Unit 5 Reading and Thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Reading and Thinking Unit 5 Launching Your Career 玉林市第一中学 黄心平 02 Look at the opening page, how would you interpret the picture? The photo shows a businessman walking down a remote country road with a briefcase in hand. It symbolises a person beginning his or her career with infinite possibilities ahead. “Launching your career” means we should start thinking about what we want to do in the future and make preparations. 02 What does the quote mean? The future depends on what you do today. — Mahatma Gandhi It means that the future is not set — we can change what has already happened through our present actions. 03 The Pursuit of Happyness《当幸福来敲门》 In 1981, Chris Gardner was a struggling salesman in little needed medical bone density scanners while his wife toiled in double shifts to support the family including their young son, Christopher. In the face of this difficult life, Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career. Even when his wife leaves him because of this choice, Chris clings to this dream with his son even when the odds become more daunting by the day. Together, father and son struggle through homelessness, jail time, tax seizure and the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make Gardner a respected millionaire. 03 The Pursuit of Happyness Why he tried so hard but still unhappy? He didn’t choose a right career. Get a head start on your future career 04 01 02 income 03 value 04 enviornment 05 skills interest When it comes to career planning, what factors will you take into consideration? ... 05 Look at the title, the table and the chart on page 50-51. Predict the main idea . 职业能力测试示例 工作个性类型 It’s probably about planning your career with the help of “career aptitude tests” that analyses your work personality types. Skim the text and fill in the table to summarize the main idea of each paragraph. Pa