Unit5

YourCareerLaunchingTeachingobjectives:1.Gainabetterunderstandingaboutthefuturecareerplanbylookingatacareeraptitudetest.2.Figureoutthemainstructureofthepassage.3.Expressyourownideasonthegiventopicsbycriticalthinking.Listentothesongandpayattentiontoallthejobsithasmentioned.

Haveyoueverthoughtofwhatkindofjobyouwillbedoinginthefuture?No,Iamnotquitereadyforthat.No,IthinkitistooearlytothinkaboutitandIamfocusingonmystudy.Yes.Idesiretobecomeabusinessman/apoliceman/anelectricengineer/aprogrammer/atourguide/apetvet/adoctor/alawyer/...LookanddiscussWhatcanyouseeinthepicture?Howwouldyouinterpretit?Thephotoshowsabusinessmanwalkingdownaremotecountryroadwithabriefcaseinhand.Itsymbolisesapersonbeginninghisorhercareerwithinfinitepossibilitiesahead.LookanddiscussWhatdoes“l(fā)aunch”meanhere?Whatdoes“l(fā)aunchingyourcareer”mean?Theword“l(fā)aunch”means“start”here.“Launchingyourcareer”meansweshouldstartthinkingaboutwhatwewanttodointhefutureandmakepreparations.LookanddiscussHowdoyouunderstandthequote?ThequoteisfromMohandasGandhi’sautobiography,TheStoryofMyExperimentswithTruth.Itmeansthatthefutureisnotset—wecanchangewhathasalreadyhappenedthroughourpresentactions.MohandasGandhi(1869-1948)wasanIndianstatesmanandactivist.Heisreferredtowiththetitle“Mahatma”,meaning“GreatSoul”.Getaheadstartonyourfuturecareeraheadstart:anadvantagethatsomeonealreadyhasbeforetheystartdoingsth(起步前的優(yōu)勢)aheadstartWhenitcomestocareerplanning,alotoffactorsshouldbetakenintoconsideration,sohowtoworkoutwhatwewanttodo?Lookatthetitle,thetableandthecharton51.Predictthemainidea.職業(yè)能力測試示例工作個性類型It’sprobablyaboutplanningyourcareerwiththehelpof“careeraptitudetests”thatanalysesyourworkpersonalitytypes.Skimthetextandfillinthetabletosummarizethemainideaofeachparagraph.ParagraphMainidea1Takingtimeto_____________________________isanessentialexerciseforyoungpeople.2Startingtothinkaboutyourdreamcareer______________isnoteasy.3___________________canhelpustogetaheadstartinconsideringourfuturecareer.4Thereare______________________careeraptitudetests.5Onepopulartestworkstoindicatetheparticipant’s_____________________.6Careersuggestionscanalsobebasedon___________________________.7Careeraptitudetestsareaveryusefultool,buttheyareonlymeantfor___________.thinkaboutyourdreamcareeratayoungageCareeraptitudetestsmanydifferentkindsofoverallworkpersonalityeducationandexperiencelevelguidanceReadthepassageandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1

Takingtimetothinkaboutyourcareerisessential.Para.2

Thebesttimetothinkaboutfuturecareers.Para.3

Careeraptitudetesthelpstogetinsightonapossiblecareerpath.Para.4

Therearemanykindsofcareeraptitudetests.

Para.5

Howthetesthelpstheparticipants.Para.6

Thetesthelpsplanyourcareerandgetyourfuturetargets.Para.7

Careeraptiudetestsareusefulbutonlymeantforguidance.Thinkingaboutpossiblecareersata

youngageis

essential

butnoteasy.Differentcareeraptitudetestscanhelpustoworkoutapossiblecareer.Careeraptitudetestsareusefulbutonlymeantforguidance.ProblemSolutionSolutionConclusionThestructureofthepassageWhatisprobablythetexttype?A.NarrativeB.ExpositionC.Argumentation√Para.1-2Para.3-6Para.7Intensivereadingformoreinformation1.Whyareyouasked“Whatdoyoudo?”whenmeetinganewperson?Becauseyourcareerisveryimportantpartofwhoyouare

andthecareeryouhave

definesyou.2.Whenisthebesttimeoneshouldstartthinkingabouthiscareer?WhenoneisstillatschoolPart1:Para.1--2It'stherighttimeforYOU(highschoolstudents)tostartitNOW!

Intensivereadingformoreinformation1.Whatisoneofthemosteffectivewaysofhelpingyouseewhichcareermayberightforyou?Tocompletea“careeraptitudetest”

Youneedtobehonest,andtherearenorightorwronganswers.2.Whatisveryimportantwhenyouarecompletingthetest?Part2:Para.3--63:Howisthecareeraptitudetestintroducedinthetext?Participantsgradetheirpreferencesforavarietyofworktasks.Theanswersareanalysedanddividedupbetweensixdifferenttypesofworkpersonalities.Theparticipantisgivenachartshowingtheirscoreforeachtypeofworkpersonality.Thecodeisusedtogeneratealistofcareersuggestions.Thetopthreescoresareusedtomakeacodethatindicatestheparticipant’soverallworkpersonality.Thesecrettoagoodcareerisfindsomethingthatyouarepassionateabout.Part3:Para.7Doyouagreewiththisstatement?Giveyourreasons.Forexample,apersonmaybepassionateaboutsinging,butlackthetalentforitortheabilitytoturnitintoacareer.Itmightbebettertofindsomethingthatheorsheisgoodatandcanbesuccessfulat,andpursueitinstead,asthatwayheorshecanatleastearnanincome.Peoplecanstillpursuetheirpassionsashobbies.Whatdoestheauthormostlikelywanttoconveyinthelastparagraph?ThekeytoagoodcareerisfindingwhatyouarepassionaboutandCATsareonlymeantforguidanceasaveryusefultool.Whatisoftenthestructureofasuggestiveexposition?ProblemConclusionSuggestiveexpositionSolution

para.1-2

para.3-6

para.7Thinkingaboutpossiblecareersata

youngageis

essential

butnoteasy.Differentcareeraptitudetestscanhelpustoworkoutapossiblecareer.Careeraptitudetestsareaveryusefultool,buttheyareonlymeantforguidance.titlebodylegend/key(圖例/圖示）Y-axisX-axisGroupwork:Grasptheinformationinchartsandgraphs.R:Realistic現(xiàn)實型I:Investigative

研究型A:Artistic

藝術型S:Social

社會型E:Enterprising

企業(yè)型C:Conventional傳統(tǒng)型12345Groupwork:Workouttheworkpersonalitytypes.tpyeTestresult:Yourworkpersonalitycodeis______.SocialConventionalEnterprisingRealisticInvestigativeArtisticMechanic;Accountant;Farmer;Carpenter(木匠)...Engineer; Biologist;Astronomer;Detective;Policespy;Librarian;Lawyer;Webdeveloper...Chef;Actor;Director;Graphicdesigner;Photographer;Musician...Dentist;Surgeon;Nurse;Teacher;Waitress;Firefighter;Counsellor...Estateagent;Salesman;CEO...Restaurantmanager;Secretary;HumanresourceAdministrator...Individualreflection:Lookupyourpossiblecareers.Thefuturedependsonwhatyoudotoday.MahatmaGandhiAlwaysremember:Abeautifulfuturedoesnotcomefromillusory(虛幻的)dreams,butdependsonourpresentconcrete(具體的)actionsthataredown-to-eartheveryday.HomeworkTalkaboutyourfuturecareercoveringthesethreepoints:Whatisyourcareergoal?Whataresomeofyourskillsandqualitiesyouhavenow,andsomethatyoudon’thavebutwouldliketodevelop?Howcanyougetaheadstartonyourfuturecareer?CareerAptitudeTest1看到手工師傅在做活，我能迅速、準確地進行模仿。2看推理小說或電影時，我常常試圖在結果出來之前準確地分析出誰是罪犯。3我常常覺得在我周圍有不少人比我更有才能。4我通常能發(fā)現(xiàn)別人組織的活動中存在的某些不足之處，并提出好的建議幫助他們改進。5我通常主動給朋友寫信或打電話。6我的心算能力較強，不會對一大堆的數(shù)字感到頭疼。7我很注意自己的儀表，這主要是為了給別人留下良好的印象。8我會用積木搭出很多造型。9我經常會不停地思考某一問題，直到想出正確答案為止。10在學習之余坐下來聽聽音樂、看看畫冊或欣賞戲劇等，是我最大的樂趣。11我看到不相識的人遇到困難時，會主動去幫助和安慰他，以表示我對他的關心。提示：請根據(jù)第一直覺快速答題,如回答“是”請標為“√”，回答“否”標為“×”CareerAptitudeTest12我能較準確地評價別人的服裝、外貌以及家具擺放等的美觀程度如何。13我喜歡把自己的住房布置得優(yōu)雅和寬敞一些，而不喜歡過于豪華和擁擠。14我喜歡智力游戲。15我喜歡從事已經很習慣了的工作，并且這種工作所承擔的責任小一些，工作時還能聊天和聽音樂等。16我在中學時喜歡做實驗。17無論填報什么表格，我都非常認真。18做一件事情前，我通常會事先分析和判斷出它的得失與利弊。19對別人借給我的和我借給別人的東西，我