Unit5ReadingandThinking

WorkingOutWhatYouWanttoDo

Period1英語·選擇性必修第四冊WhatDoYouWanttoDo?engineermechanicdentistbiologistsurgeondirectordetectivegraphicdesignerphotographerteacherrestaurantmanagerestateagentaccountantlawyerlibrarianUndecided？RealisticInvestigativeArtisticSocialEnterprisingConventionalWorkPersonalityTypeThinkbeforereadingIsitessentialthatteenagersdecideonacareerbeforetheybecomeadults?Why?Whataresomeofthewaysthatcanhelppeopledecidewhichcareerisappropriateforthem?WhatYouWanttoDoWorkingOut

P50ReadingandThinkingIfyouworkoutasolutiontoaproblemormystery,youmanagetofindthesolutionbythinkingortalkingaboutit.Ifyouworkouttheanswertoamathematicalproblem,youcalculateit.—fromCollinsEnglishDictioary1or2,orboth?SkimthetextandfindthemainadvicegivenCareerAptitudeTestPara.3“Oneofthemosteffectiveways...istocomplete'careeraptitudetest'”——Para.7“Inconclusion,careeraptitudetestsareclearlyaveryusefultool”aCareerAptitudeTestexampleagraphshowingyourtestresultsScanthetextandfindstepstogivingadvicePart1.Giveconcretereasonsforhisadvice.Para.1~Para.2Para.3~Para.7Part2.Provideinformationtobackuphisadvice.Para1:Asanadult,oneofthefirstquestionsyouareaskedwhenmeetingsomeonenewis.“Whatdoyoudo?”Thisisbecauseyourcareerisaveryimportantpartofwhoyouare.Thecareeryouhavedefinesyourlife,andsotakingtimetothinkaboutitisanessentialexerciseforyoungpeople.Thiswell-chosenquestionistosharpenthereaders'(seekers')understandingofthesituationandmotivation-reading(listening)attentivelyPara1:Asanadult,oneofthefirstquestionsyouareaskedwhenmeetingsomeonenewis.“Whatdoyoudo?”Thisisbecauseyourcareerisaveryimportantpartofwhoyouare.Thecareeryouhavedefinesyourlife,andsotakingtimetothinkaboutitisanessentialexerciseforyoungpeople.Yourcareerdecideswhatyourlifeisandwhatitslimitsareorwhatitislike.Para1:Asanadult,oneofthefirstquestionsyouareaskedwhenmeetingsomeonenewis.“Whatdoyoudo?”Thisisbecauseyourcareerisaveryimportantpartofwhoyouare.Thecareeryouhavedefinesyourlife,andsotakingtimetothinkaboutitisanessentialexerciseforyoungpeople.thecareerisimportantthinkingaboutitisanessentialexercisePara2:Thebesttimetostartthinkingaboutpossiblecareersiswhileyouarestillatschool,beforeyoumakeanychoicesaboutyourfurthereducation.This,however,isnotalwayseasy.Somepeopleknowwhattheywanttodofromayoungage,butmanyothersjusthaveafewideasbouncingaroundintheirheads.It'stherighttimeforYOU(highschoolstudents)tostartitNOW!Para2:Thebesttimetostartthinkingaboutpossiblecareersiswhileyouarestillatschool,beforeyoumakeanychoicesaboutyourfurthereducation.

This,however,isnotalwayseasy.Somepeopleknowwhattheywanttodofromayoungage,butmanyothersjusthaveafewideasbouncingaroundintheirheads.Thephrasalverb“bouncearound”vividlydescribesideasflashthroughthemind,whichsuggestsmanyarenotreallysurewhattheywanttodo.Discoveringwhatyoureallywanttodowithyourlifeisn’taneasytaskforanyone,norisitsomethingthatyoucanreallycreateastep-by-stepguidefor.Para.3~Para.7Part2.Provideinformationtobackuphisadvice.ReadandfindouthowtheauthorrecommendsCATPara3Para4Para5Para6Para7aconclusiononeofthemosteffectivewaysmanydifferentkindsofCATsapopulartestthecareersuggestionsarealsobasedonyoureducationandexperiencelevelDirectlyintroduceitBrieflyintroduceitskindsSpecificlyintroduceonekindProperlyaddfurtherinformationGenerallyconcludeitPara3:Oneofthemosteffectivewaystogetsomeinsightonapossiblecareerpathistocompletea“careeraptitudetest”.Theresultsofthetestwilltellyouaboutyourstrengthsandinterests,andsometestsalsosuggestcareersthatyoumaybesuitedto.Havingthisinformationwillprovideyouwithabetterchanceoffindingajobyoulike.Therearemanyfreetestsonline,sogiveoneatry.Gettingaheadstartinconsideringyourfuturecareermayhelpyoufortherestofyourlife.Youdon’twanttolookbackinyearstocomeandsay,“IwishIhadthoughtmoreaboutwhatIreallywantedtodo.”Para3:Oneofthemosteffectivewaystogetsomeinsightonapossiblecareerpathistocompletea“careeraptitudetest”.Theresultsofthetestwilltellyouaboutyourstrengthsandinterests,andsometestsalsosuggestcareersthatyoumaybesuitedto.Havingthisinformationwillprovideyouwithabetterchanceoffindingajobyoulike.Therearemanyfreetestsonline,sogiveoneatry.Gettingaheadstartinconsideringyourfuturecareermayhelpyoufortherestofyourlife.Youdon’twanttolookbackinyearstocomeandsay,“IwishIhadthoughtmoreaboutwhatIreallywantedtodo.”Youbeginearlierorfurtheraheadthansomeoneelse,whichwillbeanadvantagethathelpsyoutobesuccessful.Gettingyour

involvement

indecidingwhatyoushould

do——“giveoneatry”Para4:Therearemanydifferentkindsofcareeraptitudetests.Someaskquestionsaboutyourpersonalinterestandattitudes.Othersfocusmoreonaskingyoutoratedifferentkindsofworkscenarios,likeworkingasalibrarianoralawyer.Ofcourse,whilecompletingthesesortsoftests,itisveryimportanttobehonest—anddon’tworry—therearenorightorwronganswers.Whatisveryimportantwhenyouarecompletingthetest?tobehonestTheauthoroffershelpfulthoughtsaccordingly.Para5:Onepopulartestaskstheparticipantstogradetheirpreferencesforavarietyofworktasks.Theiranswersarethenanalysedanddividedupbetweensixdifferenttypesofw