1、U5 Launching Your CareerReading&ThinkingGet a head start on your future careerTo 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.1.What can you see in the picture?
2、2.What does the quote mean?未来取决于你今天的行动。“圣雄”甘地The photo is of a businessman walking down a remote country road with a briefcase in hand.As a concept photo,it symbolises a person beginning his or her career with infinite possibilities ahead.The future depends on what you do today.Mahatma GandhiWhat do
3、 you want to be when you grow up?Lets listen to how kids respond to this question.What jobs are mentioned by the kids in the interview?haircutter/barber cashier收银员 author lawyeractor/actresspolicemanmodelsinger,dancercookprofessional soccer playerartistvideo game makerfriends storieskeeper朋友的秘密保持者 p
4、et doctorDiscussion:What is your dream job when you are a kid?What factors will you take into consideration when planning the future career?education level abilityinterest,personalitygeographic locationprospect(前景）前景）incomewelfareworking timestress.When it comes to career planning,a lot of factors s
5、hould be taken into consideration,so how to work out what we want to do?What may be talked about in the text?Some suggestive ways to help people decide what they want to be.What is probably the text type?A Narrative B Exposition C Argumentation Look at the title and predict:Divide the text into thre
6、e parts and match the main ideas.Part 1(Para._)Part 2(Para._)Part 3(Para._)Solution:Career aptitude test is an effective way to work out your possible careers.Problem:Working out ones possible careers at a young age is important but not easy.Conclusion:Career aptitude tests are useful but they are o
7、nly a guidance and the secret to a good career is ones passion.1-23-67WHYWHENHOWRead Para.1-3,and answer the question.What is very important when you are completing the test?Read Para.4,and answer the question.There are many different kinds of career aptitude tests.Some ask questions about your pers
8、onal interests and attitudes.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 dont worry-there are no right or wrong answers.Its very important to be
9、 honest,and there are no right or wrong answers.Read Para.5,and answer the question.One popular test asks the participants to grade their preferences for a variety of work tasks.Their answers are then analysed and divided up between six different types of work personalities.The participant is then g
10、iven a chart showing their score for each type of work personality.The top three scores are used to make a code that indicates the participants overall work personality.This code is then used to generate a list of career suggestions.Sort out the process of one popular career aptitude test.Read Parti
11、cipants grade their _for a variety of work tasks.Sort out the process of one popular career aptitude test.The answers are analysed and divided up between_different types of work personalities.The participants is given a_showing their score for each type of work personality.The top _ scores are used
12、to make a _ that indicates the participants overall work personality.The code is used to generate a list of_.preferencesixchart3codesuggestionsvt.打分adj.整体的vt.分析vt.生成Why is looking at higher-level careers very useful for high school students?Read Para.6,and answer the question.The career suggestions
13、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
14、 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.Because it lets you know what you may like to aim for in the future.In other words,it motivates you to move on.What is the secret to a good career?Read Para.7,and
15、 answer the question.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 fut
16、ure career right now!To find something that you are passionate about.mechanic;accountant;farmer;carpenter;.engineer;biologist;astronomer;detective;police spy;librarian;lawyer;.actor;director;graphic designer;photographer;musician;.dentist;surgeon;nurse;teacher;waitress;firefighter;counsellor;.estate
17、 agent;salesman;manager;CEO;.restaurant manager;secretary;human resource;administrator;.GROUP WORK:Look at these jobs and then decide on which work personality type they most closely relate to.Add more jobs to each category.R:Hands on,active,technical I:Observant,intellectual A:Creative,imaginative,
18、original S:Helpful,people-oriented,responsible E:Persuasive,confident C:Organised,detail-orientedR:RealisticI:InvestigativeA:ArtisticS:SocialE:EnterprisingC:Conventional1 2 3 4 5Work out your work personality code.R:Hands on,active,technical I:Observant,intellectual A:Creative,imaginative,original S
19、:Helpful,people-oriented,responsible E:Persuasive,confident C:Organised,detail-orientedtpye_scoreCompare and think:Is your dream job fit for your working code?What would you do to achieve your dream?核心短语depend on work outthink aboutthe result oflook backbe suited tofocus on取决于；依赖于考虑，思考算出，实现，解决集中于回顾，回头看各种各样的根据，以为基础总之，最后分割，分配的结果适合于现在，马上a variety ofdivide upbe based onin conclusionright now
