1、LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER To read a passage about career aptitude tests and learn how to know yourself better through self-assessment To be able to understand charts and graphs To learn as many as words about jobs To be able to talk about your ideas and the reasons behind themWatch the video and discuss
2、 with your partner: Whats your answer to the question: what do you want to be when you grow up? Has it influenced your life? In what aspects?Look at the picture on Page 49 and discuss the questions:1. How would you interpret the picture?2. What would you like to be in the future? What careers intere
3、st you?The picture symbolizes a person beginning his or her career with infinite possibilities ahead.I would like to be a journalist. A career in journalism interests me because I love writing and telling true stories.3. What factors will you take into consideration when you plan your career?Main fa
4、ctors will be personal satisfaction, how well I will be able to help others, and the income.The future depends on what you do today. Mahatma GandhiWhat does the quote mean?It means that the future is not set we can change what has already happened through our present actions.Get a head start on your
5、 future careerBefore you read, discuss these questions in groups.1. What are some of the ways that can help people decide which career is appropriate for them?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 wou
6、ld enjoy doing and might have an ability at.2. 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 r
7、eally have enough life experience to know what career would be suitable.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.Read the text and fill in the blanks to understand the structure of it.PartsFunctions
8、Supporting details (key words)Introduction career; very important part of who you are; at schoolBody a possible career path; career aptitude tests; be honest; introduced in details; education and experience levelPara. 7Conclusion useful tool; for guidanceParas. 1-2Paras. 3-6Now listen to the text an
9、d tell whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).( )1. Adults are used to talking about the careers they have when meeting for the first time. ( )2. Completing a career aptitude test will help you find a good career. ( )3. You can know what careers you may be suited to from the resu
10、lts of the test. ( )4. Considering your future career is crucial to the rest of your life. TFTT( )5. When doing a career aptitude test, you neednt complete it with true information. ( )6. Many career aptitude tests online have high charges, so few people want to try. ( )7. The participants overall w
11、ork personality is predicted by the top four scores. ( )8. The career suggestions are based on the results of the test, the participants education and experience level. FTFFNow read the text again and answer these questions.1. What is one of the most effective ways of helping you see which careers m
12、ay be right for you?2. What is very important when you are completing the test?3. According to the participants work personality code, what careers would you recommend?To complete a career aptitude test.It is important to be honest. Director, designer, lawyer, police spy, and engineer.4. Do you agre
13、e with the text when it says “The secret to a good career is finding something that you are passionate about”? Give your reasons.I dont agree with the idea. For example, a person may be passionate about singing, but lack the talent for it or the ability to turn it into a career. It might be better t
14、o find something that he or she is good at and can be successful at, and pursue it instead, as that way he or she can at least earn an income. People can still pursue their passions as hobbies.Look at the chart on Page 51, and label the title, scale, legend, and body of the chart. scalebodytitlelege
15、ndRead the chart again, and answer the questions.1. What is the participants work personality code?2. What does it mean by being an “A-I-R”? It is A-I-R.It gives the participant career suggestions. Being an “A-I-R” means creative, imaginative and original jobs may be his or her favourite. Also, he o
16、r she can choose observant or intellectual job. And hands on, active or technical jobs are suitable for him or her. Find out what the underlined words refer to.1. The career you have defines your life, and so taking time to think about it is an essential exercise for young people. (Para. 1)2. This,
17、however, is not always easy. (Para. 2)3. This is a great tool to help plan your career and let you know what targets you need to reach to get there. (Para. 6) careerStarting thinking about possible careers at school Career aptitude test Complete the summary of the text. Your career will be part of y
18、our identity in the future so its worth thinking about it while youre still _ and before you make any further education choices. Some find deciding on a career _ while others are uncertain. Nobody wants to regret not thinking hard enough about what they really want to do for the rest of their life,
19、so its worth getting a _. at school easyhead startsuggest, head start, guide, at school, person, easyCareer aptitude tests, many of which can be done for free online, might help. Such tests look at your strengths, interests and then make _ to help you find a job you might like. There are many kinds
20、of tests. Some focus on _ interests, others on possible work situations, which are used to assess your work personality and then make career suggestions. Though useful, career aptitude tests are only a _. The secret to an ideal career is finding your passion. So try a few tests and get searching.sug
21、gestionspersonalguidesuggest, head start, guide, at school, person, easyLook 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 desig
22、ner, photographer, nurse, teacher, waitress, restaurant manager, estate agent, accountant, police spy, librarian, secretaryRealisticInvestigativeArtisticmechanic, accountant, farmer, carpenter,engineer, biologist, astronomer, detective, police spy, librarian, lawyer, web developer,actor, director, g
23、raphic, designer, photographer, chef, musician,SocialEnterprisingConventionaldentist, surgeon, nurse, teacher, waitress, firefighter, counsellor,estate agent, salesman, manager, CEO,restaurant manager, secretary, human resource administrator,Work in groups. Discuss these questions.1. Would you like
24、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.2. What could be some problems with this sort of test? What other things could you do to help you decide on possible future careers?One
25、 problem is that it might help me better understand the kinds of things I like doing, but it does not really tell me what kinds of things I am good at, or what kind of job I can best earn a living with. I think another option is to take an internship at a company in a field I think I might like and
26、try the job out to see if it is suitable.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 factorObjective factorpersonal interest, education, experience,skills and qualities, work perso
27、nalitiessocio-economic status,influences from the family,development and needs of the society,Scan the material on Page 94 and discuss the question:Whats your plan to use the summer break wisely?1. Do some research on the Internet about the career aptitude test. Take a complete test online and get a personal assessment.2. Preview the next part: Learning About Language.
