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Activity 5:After reading
After reading this passage,what’s your conlusion?
Career aptitude tests are_________________,but they are only meant for__________.The secret to a good career is _____
____________________________________________________
What‘s the author’s attitude to Career Aptitude Tests?
A.Supportive
B.Indifferent
C.Objective
D.Negative
√
Unit 5
Launching Your Career
Reading and Thinking
Learning Objectives
In this class, you will
1.know about how young people should figure out their
future career.
2.learn how to use Career Aptitude Tests to get insight on
a possible career path.
3.help all of you to think about what kinds of factors you
will take into consideration when you choose your future
careers.
Step 1.Lead-in
What kinds of jobs have you heard in the song ?
doctor
actor
lawyer
singer
president
policeman
firefighter
postman
How to choose a dream job?
n.律师
Step2:Before reading & Have a brainstorming
WORKING OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
1.Why should you work out what you want to do?
2.When is the best time to work out what you want
to do ?
3.What is one of the most effective ways to work out
what you want to do?
Step3.Skimming
Skim the passage and underline answers to the 3 questions.
1.Why should you work out what you want to do?
Para.1
2.When is the best time to work out what you want to
do ?
Para.2
bounce around 蹦来蹦去;弹来弹去
3.What is one of the most effective ways to work out what
you want to do?
Para.3
n.天资;天赋(gift,talent)
vt.组装;vi.集合
n.抽屉
n.乳房,胸部
n.氢气
n.镭
V.分类,归类
n.简介,概述
n.几何学
n.债务
n.手腕
n.新郎
Para. 1:
C.Make a conclusion about the article.
B.Taking time to think about dream career
is essential.
A.Introduce different career aptitude tests.
D.The best time to think about careers.
Para. 2:
Para. 3-5:
Para. 6:
Para. 7:
E.The career suggestions.
Step4:Fast reading.
Read the passage fast and match the main idea with each paragraph.
11
Para.1
Para.2
Solutions
Para.3-5
Para.6
Problem
Although
your career
Step 5:Careful reading
Read the Paragragh3-5 carefully and then fill in the chart below.
Career Aptitude Test
The advantages of using it:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The principle(原则) of using it:
____________________________________________________________________________
The types of Career Aptitude Test:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The results of the test will tell you about your strengths and interests and some tests also suggest careers that you may be suited to.
It is important to be honest.
Some ask questions about your personal interests and attitudes. Others focus more on asking you to rate different kinds of work scenarios,like working as a librarian or a lawyer.
scenario n.设想;方案
One popular Career Aptitude Test from Para.5
Preferences
a variety of work tasks
To grade participants preferences for a variety of work tasks.
answers
To read Para.5 carefully again, and then Fill in the blanks.
are
_____
______
six different types of
work personalities
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
___________________
___________________
The top
three scores
____
_________
_________
answers
analysed
divided up
Realistic-R
Investigative-I
Artistic-A
Social-S
Enterprising-E
Conventional-C
a code
career
suggestions
title标题
legend图例
body主体
scale刻度
Question:
What jobs would you recommend for this participant?
engineer mechanic dentist biologist surgon astronomer detective director writer actor photographer nurse architect accountant designer police spy
teacher estate agent engineer
n.侦探
房地产经纪人
n.间谍
After thinking about it, we got proper jobs for this participant with A-I-R code.
Participant
writer
architect
designer
engineer
The list of career suggestions the participant got is based on work personality code.
The career suggestions are also based on____________
and_______________.
(Para.3-Para.5)
(Para.6)
education
experience level
Step 6:After reading para.1-6,what’s your conclusion?
Career aptitude tests are___________________,but they are only meant for__________.The secret to a good career is _____
____________________________________________________
What’s the author’s attitude to Career Aptitude Tests?
A.Supportive
B.Indifferent
C.Objective
D.Negative
√
clearly a very useful tool
guidance
finding something that you are passionate about.
Discuss the question in groups: What factors will you take into consideration when you plan your future career? And then categorise them into two groups.
Subjective factors
Objective factors
personal interest, education, experience,
skills and qualities, work personalities
…
socio-economic status,
influences from the family,
development and needs of the society,
…
Step 7:Have a discussion.
Subjective factors and objective factors work
together to help you choose your dream careers.
Step 8: Summary.
Problem
Solutions
Conclusion
Para.1 start a topic
Para.2 come up with
a problem
Para.3-5 Career
Aptitude Test
Para.6 Other career
suggestions
The type of this passage:
Expository Writing(说明文)
Step 9:Homework
1.Try a free test online, get some career suggestions and share them with at least two friends.
2.Exercise 4 on P51: Decide on which personality type these jobs mostly relate to.
Thank you for listening!
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