1、ReadingThinking Unit 5 Launching your career 1.How would you interprete the picture?Readanswer How would you interprete the picture?What would you like to be in the future?What careers interest you?What factors would you take into consideration when you plan your career?1.The picture symbolises a pe
2、rson beginning his or her career with infinite possibilities ahead.2.I would like to be a journalist.A career in journalism interests me because I love writing and telling true stories.3.Main factors will be personal satisfaction,how well I will be able to help others,and the income.Get a head start
3、 on your future careeran advantage that sb already has before they start doing sth起步前的优势起步前的优势Pre-readingReaddiscuss What are some of the ways that can help people decide which career is appropriate for them?Is it essential that teenagers decide on a career before they become adults?Why?Answer:A lot
4、 of people use personality tests to see what careers match their personalities,and career aptitude tests to see ifit is a job they would enjoy doing and might have an ability at.Answer:It depends.For those who are ambitious,it is best to decide and start preparing for that career as early as possibl
5、e.Others are better off waiting,because they do not really have enough life experience to know what career would be suitable.While-readingSkim 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.Study the structure
6、 of the text.Task 1Para.1 IntroductionWhile you are still _.Para.7 Comments on career aptitude teststhink aboutPara.2 The best time to think about your careerPara.3-6 How to work out your possible careerAbout career aptitude test_ of career aptitude testOne specific career aptitude testSome basis of
7、 career suggestionsThe career you have defines your life,so take time to _it.at schoolTypesTask 2 What is one of the most effective ways of helping you see which careers may be right for you?What is very important when you are completing the test?According to the participants work personality code,w
8、hat careers would you recommend?Readanswer Answers：1 To complete a career aptitude test.2 It is important to be honest.3 Writer,architect,designer,and engineer.31 Why is an adult often asked“What do you do”？A People are curious.B Career is important to everyone.C Jobs are hard to find.D It is a safe
9、 way to start a conversation.2 Who are these career suggetions aimed at?A College graduates.B Any job hunters.C Student with excellent grades.D High school students.Task 3Readchoose the best answer.Do you agree with the text when it says“The secret to a good career is finding something that you are
10、passionate about”?Why?Would you like to take a career aptitude test?Why or why not?What could be some problems with this sort of test?What other things could you do to help you decide on possible future careers?After-readingGroup discussion5I do not agree with that statement.For example,a person may
11、 be passionate about singing,but lack the talent for it or the ability to turn it into a career.It mightbe better to 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 hob
12、bies.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.One 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
13、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 try the job out to see if it is suitable.Lookmatch 4What jobs can you think of?Realistic:mechanic,accountant,farmer,carpenterInvestigative:engineer,biologist,astronomer,detective,
14、police spy,librarian,lawyer,web developerArtistic:actor,director,graphic designer,photographer,chef,musicianSocial:dentist,surgeon,nurse,teacher,waitress,firefighter,counsellorEnterprising:estate agent,salesman,manager,CEOConventional:restaurant manager,secretary,human resource administrator Career
15、is a very important part of _ you are and it defines your life.So you have to take some time to think about what you will do in the future.The best time _(start)thinking about possible careers is while you are still at school.One of the effective _(way)to get some insight on a possible career path i
16、s to complete _ career aptitude test.And one of the most popular tests _(ask)the participants to grade their preferences for a _(vary)of work tasks.Their answers are then analyzed and _(divide)into six different types of work personality.Then a code is made to generate a list _ career suggestions fo
17、r the participant.Though the career aptitude test is _(real)useful,it is only a guidance.The secrect to a good career is _(find)something that you are passionate about.dreamingwhoto find 根据课文内容填空。根据课文内容填空。to startwaysaasksvarietydividedofreally1.The first time I observed the process of water being s
18、plit into oxygen and _,I was deeply attracted by the charm of chemistry.So I want to become a chemist in the future.2.My aunt developed _ cancer three years ago.Seeing her suffering makes me want to become a doctor to protect people from such diseases.3.I want to become a _ because I think fairness
19、and justice is of great importance to society,and I hope I can make some contribution in that respect.Complete these sentences with words from the reading text.1lawyerhydrogenbreast4.I have always been passionate about books,so I want to be a _.By providing a comfortable reading environment and good
20、 books,I hope more people can enjoy reading.5.I always feel amazed when I see my grandfathers huge medicine chest with countless small _ that store many herbs.Now I am studying Chinese medicine and I hope I can be an expert in this field,too.Complete these sentences with words from the reading text.
21、1librariandrawers1.Hearing the news that he had made the school team,David joyfully _(n.,v.)the ball against the wall.2.The old basketball looked very used and had lost its _(n.,v.).3.The zoologists set up _(n.,v.)cameras in the panda reserve.4.There was a huge debate about whether the reporter shou
22、ld be accused of _(n.,v.)on the star couple.Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words you have learnt in this unit.Circle the part of speech.2bouncedbouncespyspyingrecordn.n.记录，记载记录，记载v.v.记录，记载记录，记载usen.n.用；使用；用途；用；使用；用途；功能功能v.v.使用；利用；使用；利用；运用运用benefitn.n.优势；益处优势；益处v.v.使受益；得益使受益；得益 于于sponsorn.n.赞助者；主办者赞助者；主办者 v.v.赞助；发起赞助；发起relayn.n.轮班，轮换轮班，轮换v.v.传达；转播传达；转播placen.n.地方；住所地方；住所v.v.放置；任命放置；任命.Think of more such words.
