Reading and Thinking,（,Period 1,）,高中英语选择性必修四,Unit 5,LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER,Learing Objectives,1.To learn as many as words about jobs and descriptive words.,2.To be able to talk about your ideas about a good career and the reasons behind it.,3.To read a passage about career aptitude tests and learn how to know yourself better through self-assessment.,4.To be able to understand charts and graphs.,Content,1.Opening Page,2.Pre-reading,3.While-reading,4.Post-reading,5.Summary,6.Homework,Look and discuss,Opening Page,The future depends on what you do today.,Mahatma Gandhi,What does the quote mean?,What will we talk about?,It means that the future is not set we can change what has already happened through our present actions.,Future,dreams,careers,efforts,ect.,Watch a video and talk,Pre-reading,Whats mentioned in the video?,Professions.,professions,teacher,psychologist,astronaut,doctor,musician,police officer,pilot,judge,firefighter,.,What do you want to be when you grow up?,What?,comments,demanding,knowledgeable,with high salary,enthusiastic,challenging,patient,creative,justicial,educative,.,Why do you want to be a/an.when you grow up?,How do you feel about these professions?,Why?,ways,have online tests,How can you choose a suitable profession?,How?,ask teachers,or parents for,advice,consult experts,.,search the,Internet,personality tests,career aptitude tests,A lot of people use personality tests to see what careers match their personalities.,Or many people use career aptitude tests to see if it is a job they would enjoy doing and might have an ability at.,Reading and Thinking,Get a head start on your future career,While reading,Activity 1,Skim the text and find out the genre.,A.Narrative essay B.Expository essay,C.Argumentative essay D.Descriptive essay,Activity 2,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.,Activity 3,Skim the text and answer the four questions.,1.What should you do before choosing a career?,A.Complete a career aptitude test.,B.Think about what exercise you must take.,C.Ask your parents when you are very young.,D.Devote much time to meeting some experts.,2.What is the benefit of taking a career aptitude test?,A.You can know your strengths and interests better.,B.You can obtain a job as a librarian or a lawyer.,C.You can get familiar with different career paths.,D.You can be provided the best chance to get a high-paid job.,3.What are the top three scores of the test used to do?,A.To give a chart showing participants preferences.,B.To get a variety of answers from the participants.,C.To know the participants overall work personality.,D.To decide what career suggestions participants hold.,4.Whom is the passage intended for?,A.Teenagers parents.B.Teachers in high school.,C.Senior high school students.D.Experts in employment.,Activity 4,Read the text and summarize the main ideas of each paragraph.,paragraph,Main idea,1,2,3,Taking time to think about,the,dream career is an essential,exercise for young people.,Starting to think about dream career at a young age is not easy.,Career aptitude tests can help us to get a head start in considering our future career.,paragraph,Main idea,4,5,6,7,There are many different kinds of career aptitude tests.,One popular test works to indicate the participants overall work personality.,Career suggestions can also be based on education and experience level.,Career aptitude tests are a very useful tool,but they are only meant for guidance.,Activity 5,Figure out the structure.,Part,Paragraph,Topic,Main idea,I,II,III,Paras.1-2,Paras.3-6,Para.7,Problem,Conclusion,Solution,Deciding on your career path early is important,but its not easy.,Try to take career aptitude tests.,Career aptitude tests are important,but you should treat them objectively.,Activity 6,Read the text again and answer these questions.,1.,What is one of the most effective ways of helping you see which careers may 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.,Designer,lawyer,police spy,and engineer.,4.What is the participants work,personality code?,5.What does it mean by being an“A-I-R”?,It is A-I-R.,Being an“A-I-R”means creative,imaginative and original jobs may be his or her favourite.Also,he or she can choose observant or intellectual job.And hands on,active or technical jobs are suitable for him or her.,Activity 7,Look 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 designer,photographer,nurse,teacher,waitress,restaurant manager,estate agent,accountant,police spy,librarian,secretary,Realistic,Investigative,Artistic,mechanic,accountant,farmer,carpenter,engineer,bi