Unit5 Launching Your Career Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高二英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Unit5 Launching Your Career Opening Page & Reading and Thinking 年 级：高二年级 学 科：英语（人教版2019） 1 CONTENTS 2 In this class, you will Know the theme of this unit based on the opening page; Read an article about career choice and use charts to understand the career aptitude test; Evaluate objectively the role of the test playing in career choice; Know yourself better though self–assessment and raise your awareness of career planning. Learning Objectives 3 Opening Page 1.What can you see here? How would you interpret the picture? A businessman is walking down a remote country road with a briefcase in hand. The picture symbolizes a person beginning his or her career with infinite possibilities ahead. (Activity: Get to know the theme ) 2. What would you like to be in the future? Why? 4 Opening Page A (send) B (start) (Activity: Get to know the theme ) The future depends on What you do today. —Mahatma Gandhi 5 Pre-reading 1.What does “head start” mean here? How do you understand it? We should early plan our future career. 2. Is it essential that teenagers decide on a career before they become adults? why? (Activity: Discuss and share) n. an advantage that sb. already has before doing sth. Get a head start on your future career 6 WORKING OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO Pre-reading chart / graph (Activity: Predict ) Topic Focus Type career choice How to work out your career? an expository essay （说明文） 7 While-reading Para.1 Why to work out your career? (Activity: Read for main idea of each paragraph) 8 While-reading Para.2 Starting to think about career is at young age but it’s not easy. ( When? ) The best time to start thinking about possible careers is while you are still at school, before you make any choices about your further education. This, however, is not always easy. Some people know what they want to do from a young age, but many others just have a few ideas bouncing around in their heads. (Activity: Read for main idea of each paragraph) v. flash 9 Para.3 One way to consider your career is to complete a “career aptitude test”. ( How? ) While-reading n. talent (Activity: Read for main idea of each paragraph) 10 There are many different kinds of career aptitude tests. Some ask questions about your personal interests and attitude. Others focus more on asking you to rate different kinds of work scenarios, like working as a librarian or a lawyer. Of course, while completing these sorts of tests, it is very important to be honest—and don’t worry— there are no right or wrong answers. Para.4 There are many different kinds of career aptitude tests. ( Types ) While-reading v. assess n. assumption (Activity: Read for main idea of each paragraph) 11 While-reading Para.5 The process of one popular test. One popular test asks the participants to grade their preferences for a variety of work tasks. Their answers are then analyzed and divided up between six different types of work personalities. The participant is then given a chart showing their score of each type of work personality. The top three scores are used to make a code that indicates the participant’s overall work personality. This code is then used to generate a list of career suggestions. (Activity: Read for main idea of each paragraph) 12 While-reading Para.6 You can look at higher-level careers. The career suggestions are also based on your education and experience level, but you can look at higher-level careers as well, which is very useful for high school students. For example, you could look at the basic careers to see what work you might like now, and then look at the more advanced careers so you know what you may like to aim for in the future. This is a great tool to help plan your career and let you know what targets you need to reach to get there. (Activity: Read for main idea of each paragraph) 13 While-reading Para.7 Career aptitude tests are a very useful tool, but they are only meant for guidance. ( Conclusion ) In conclusion, career aptitude tests are clearly a very useful tool. However, it is important to remember that they are only meant for guidance. The secret to a good career is finding something that you are passionate about. So try a few tests online and start thinking about your future career right now! (Activity: Read for main idea of each paragraph) 14 Divide the text into three parts . Part 1 （para.1-2） Part 2 （para.3-6） Part 3 （para.7） Problem Solution Conclusion While-reading (Activity: Get the structure) There are many different kinds of career aptitude tests. Some ask questions about your personal interests and attitude. Others focus more on asking you to rate different kinds of work scenarios, like working as a librarian or a lawyer. Of course, while completing these sorts of tests, it is very important to be honest—and don’t worry— there are no right or wrong answers. While-reading What is very important when you are completing the career aptitude test? (Activity: Read Part2 for specific information) It’s important to be honest. 16 The career suggestions are also based on your education and experience level, but you can look at higher-level careers as well, which is very useful for high school students. For example, you could look at the basic careers to see what work you might like now, and then look at the more advanced careers so you know what you may like to aim for in the future. This is a great tool to help plan your career and let you know what targets you need to reach to get there. While-reading 2. Why is looking at higher-level careers very useful for high school students? (Activity: Read part2 for specific information) Because it lets you know what you may like to aim for in the future. In other words, it motivates you to move on. 17 While-reading 3. Can you work out the process of one popular test? Try to make a mind map. One popular test asks the participants to grade their preferences for a variety of work tasks. Their answers are then analyzed and divided up between six different types of work personalities. The participant is then given a chart showing their score of each type of work personality. The top three scores are used to make a code that indicates the participant’s overall work personality. This code is then used to generate a list of career suggestions. 1 2 3 4 5 (Activity: Read part2 for specific information) 18 The process of one popular Career Aptitude Test. Participants grade their preference for variety of work tasks. The answers are analyzed and divided up between six different types of work personalities. The participant is given a chart showing their score for each type of work personality. The top 3 scores are used to make a code that indicates the participant’s overall work personalities. The code is used to generate a list of suggestions. (Activity: Make a mind map) While-reading While-reading grade your preferences 1 2 3 4 5 (Activity: Read the chart ) score 20 While-reading title y-axis legend （图例） body (Activity: Read the chart ) x-axis 21 R: realistic （现实型） The “do-ers” I: investigative （调研型） The “thinkers” A: artistic （艺术型） The “creators” S: social （社会型） The “helpers” E: enterprising （企业型） The “persuaders” C: conventional （常规型） The “organizers” What careers would you recommend? Writer, architect, designer, engineer. Post-reading 1.What’s the author’s attitude towards the career aptitude tests? Objective. (Activity: Think Critically) 2.Do you agree with the author’s view “The secret to a good career is finding something that you are passionate about”? Give your reasons. 23 Post-reading (Activity: Think Critically) 3. Apart from the test, what factors will you take into consideration when planning your future career? Subjective factor Objective factor Personal interest; Education; Skills and qualities; ... Income and status; Influences from the family; Development and needs of the society; ... Homework 1. Take a free test online for your career. 2. Write an essay about your future career covering three points in about 150 words: Your career goal Your skills and qualities Get a head start 25 THANKS FOR YOUR LISTENING! null 13217.911 null 21315.938 null 40985.977 $$