Unit 5 Launching Your Career Period 1 Reading and Thinking （精讲课件）-【上好课】高二英语同步精品课堂（人教版2019选择性必修第四册）

Period 1 : Reading and Thinking 人教版2019选择性必修第四册 Unit 5 : Launching Your Career 1. To read a passage about career aptitude tests and learn how to know yourself better through self-assessment; 2. To be able to understand charts and graphs; 3. To learn as many as words about jobs; 4. To be able to talk about your ideas and the reasons behind them. Teaching objectives Contents Lead-in 1 Language Points 6 Pre-reading 2 Homework 4 5 Post-reading While-reading 3 Lead-in 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. Lead-in What would you like to be in the future? What careers interest you? engineer dentist astronaut nurse teacher Pre-reading What does “head start” mean? How do you understand it? You begin earlier or further ahead than someone else, which will be an advantage that helps you to be successful.  What are some of the ways that can help people decide which career is appropriate for them? Evaluate your strengths and skills A lot of people use personality tests to see what careers match their personalities, and career aptitude tests to see if it is a job they would enjoy doing and might have an ability at. Career aptitude tests Personality tests Seek help from mentors … Pre-reading Is it essential that teenagers decide on a career before they become adults? Why? · It depends. · For those who are ambitious, it is best to decide and start preparing for that career as early as possible. Others are better off waiting, because they do not really have enough life experience to know what career would be suitable. Pre-reading Pre-reading Skim the text and find the main advice given to readers. You should use a career aptitude test to help you determine the career you should take. Pre-reading From the title and the charts, what do you expect to read in the text? Charts and graphs are a great way to conve