Unit 5 Launching Your Career Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Reading and Thinking（Period 1） 高中英语选择性必修四 Unit 5 LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER Learing Objectives 1. To learn as many as words about jobs and descriptive words. 2. To be able to talk about your ideas about a good career and the reasons behind it. 3. To read a passage about career aptitude tests and learn how to know yourself better through self-assessment. 4. To be able to understand charts and graphs. Content 1.Opening Page 2.Pre-reading 3.While-reading 4.Post-reading 5.Summary 6.Homework Look and discuss Opening Page The future depends on what you do today. — Mahatma Gandhi What does the quote mean? What will we talk about? It means that the future is not set — we can change what has already happened through our present actions. Future, dreams, careers, efforts, ect. Watch a video and talk Pre-reading What’s mentioned in the video? Professions. professions teacher psychologist astronaut doctor musician police officer pilot judge firefighter ... What do you want to be when you grow up? What? comments demanding knowledgeable with high salary enthusiastic challenging patient creative justicial educative ... Why do you want to be a/an... when you grow up? How do you feel about these professions? Why? ways have online tests How can you choose a suitable profession? How? ask teachers or parents for advice consult experts ... search the Internet personality tests career aptitude tests A lot of people use personality tests to see what careers match their personalities. Or many people use career aptitude tests to see if it is a job they would enjoy doing and might have an ability at. Reading and Thinking Get a head start on your future career While reading Activity 1 Skim the text and find out the genre. A. Narrative essay B. Expository essay C. Argumentative essay D. Descriptive essay Activity 2 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. Activity 3 Skim the text and answer the four questions. 1. What should you do before choosing a career ? A . Complete a career aptitude test . B . Think about what exercise you must take . C . Ask your parents when you are very young . D . Devote much time to meeting some experts . 2. What is the benefit of taking a career aptitude test ? A . You can know your strengths and interests better . B . You can obtain a job as a librarian or a lawyer . C . You can get familiar with different career paths . D . You can be provided the best chance to get a high - paid job. 3. What are the top three scores of the test used to do ? A . To give a chart showing participants’ preferences. B . To get a variety of answers from the participants. C . To know the participant’s overall work personality. D . To decide what career suggestions participants hold. 4. Whom is the passage intended for ? A . Teenagers’ parents. B . Teachers in high school. C . Senior high school students. D . Experts in employment. Activity 4 Read the text and summarize the main ideas of each paragraph. paragraph Main idea 1 2 3 Taking time to think about the dream career is an essential exercise for young people. Starting to think about dream career at a young age is not easy. Career aptitude tests can help us to get a head start in considering our future career. paragraph Main idea 4 5 6 7 There are many different kinds of career aptitude tests. One popular test works to indicate the participant's overall work personality. Career suggestions can also be based on education and experience level. Career aptitude tests are a very useful tool, but they are only meant for guidance. Activity 5 Figure out the structure. Part Paragraph Topic Main idea I II III Paras. 1-2 Paras. 3-6 Para. 7 Problem Conclusion Solution Deciding on your career path early is important, but it’s not easy. Try to take career aptitude tests. Career aptitude tests are important, but you should treat them objectively. Activity 6 Read the text again and answer these questions. 1. What is one of the most effective ways of helping you see which careers may be right for you? 2. What is very important when you are completing the test? 3. According to the participant’s work personality code, what careers would you recommend? To complete a career aptitude test. It is important to be honest. Designer, lawyer, police spy, and engineer... 4. What is the participant’s work personality code? 5. What does it mean by being an “A-I-R”? It is A-I-R. Being an “A-I-R” means creative, imaginative and original jobs may be his or her favourite. Also, he or she can choose observant or intellectual job. And hands on, active or technical jobs are suitable for him or her. Activity 7 Look at these jobs and then decide on which work personality type they most closely relate to. Add more jobs to each category. Engineer, mechanic, dentist, biologist, surgeon, astronomer, actor, director, detective, graphic designer, photographer, nurse, teacher, waitress, restaurant manager, estate agent, accountant, police spy, librarian, secretary Realistic Investigative Artistic mechanic, accountant, farmer, carpenter, … engineer, biologist, astronomer, detective, police spy, librarian, lawyer, web developer, … actor, director, graphic designer, photographer, chef, musician, … Social Enterprising Conventional dentist, surgeon, nurse, teacher, waitress, firefighter, counsellor, … estate agent, salesman, manager, CEO, … restaurant manager, secretary, human resource administrator, … Post reading Work in groups and discuss. factors education interest passion status ability experience salary personal satisfaction vision ... 1.What factors will you take into consideration when you plan your career? Activity 8 Work in groups and discuss. 2. Do you agree with the text when it says “The secret to a good career is finding something that you are passionate about”? Give your reasons. I don’t agree with the idea. (Different people have different ideas.) For example, if a person may be passionate about singing, but lack the talent for it，it will be hard for him to make it his good career. Howerer, if he finds something that he is good at and can be successful at, it will be more possible for him to earn an income and pursue other goals. In the meanwhile, he can still pursue his passions as hobbies. 3. Would you like to take a career aptitude test? Why or why not? Yes, I would like to take such a test, because I think it might help me understand what kind of career I am suited to. Summary Getting a head start in considering our future career may help us for the rest of our life. Any occupation is respectable so long as they are of benefit to the progress of society. We should take into full consideration our aptitude as well as our interests before making the final decision on our career path. The future depends on what we do today. So let’s make efforts for our bright future. Dear students, Please remember the following things. ------Melody 1. Take a complete test online and get a personal assessment. 2. What do you think is the secret to a good career? Write a short passage to voice your opinion. Thank You ! Enjoy Every Day ! 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