ReadingandThinkingUNIT5LAUNCHINGYOURCAREER【版本：新人教

冊別：選擇性必修四】目錄頁Pre-readingⅠLanguagepointsⅤWhile-readingⅡHomeworkIIIⅣPost-readingcontentsⅠPre-readingPre-reading:ThinkandTalkHowdoyouunderstandthesentence?1.Whatdoes“headstart”meanhere?Howdoyouunderstandit?2.Whataresomeofthewaysthatcanhelppeopledecidewhichcareerisappropriateforthem?

3.Isitessentialthatteenagersdecideonacareerbeforetheybecomeadults?

Why?

Pre-reading:ThinkandTalkGetaheadstartonyourfuturecareerYoubeginearlierorfurtheraheadthansomeoneelse,whichwillbeanadvantagethathelpsyoutobesuccessful.

Pre-reading:ThinkandTalk1.Whatdoes“headstart”meanhere?Howdoyouunderstandit?2.Whataresomeofthewaysthatcanhelppeopledecidewhichcareerisappropriateforthem?

Alotofpeopleusepersonalityteststoseewhatcareersmatchtheirpersonalities,andcareeraptitudeteststoseeifitisajobtheywouldenjoydoingandmighthaveanabilityat.Pre-reading:ThinkandTalkItdepends.Forthosewhoareambitious,itisbesttodecideandstartpreparingforthatcareerasearlyaspossible.Othersarebetteroffwaiting,becausetheydonotreallyhaveenoughlifeexperiencetoknowwhatcareerwouldbesuitable.3.Isitessentialthatteenagersdecideonacareerbeforetheybecomeadults?

Why?

WorkingoutWhatYouWanttoDoPre-reading:GuessFromthetitleandthecharts,whatdoyouexpecttoreadinthetext?ⅡWhile-readingQ1:Whatisthemainadvicegiventoreaders?Why?

Q2:Howmanyparagraphscoverthekeyadvice“careeraptitudetest”directly?

While-readingTakeacareeraptitudetestbecause“careeraptitudetest”

ismentionedagainandagain,andthereisacareeraptitudetestexample,andachartshowingthetestresults.

Fiveparagraphs.FromPara.3“Oneofthemosteffectiveways

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‘careeraptitudetest’toPara.7“Inconclusion,careeraptitudetestsareclearlyaveryusefultool”.

Readthepassageandthinkaboutthesequestions.Q3:Sincethelastfiveparagraphsareaboutthe“careeraptitudetest”,whataboutthefirsttwoparagraphs?Thefirsttwoparagraphsserveasthereasonfortheadvice.

While-readingPara.PartMainideaPara.1IProblemPara.2Para.3IISolutionPara.4Para.5Para.6Para.7IIIConclusionTakingtimetothinkaboutdreamcareerisanessentialexerciseforyoungpeople.

Startingtothinkaboutdreamcareeratayoungageisnoteasy.

Careeraptitudetestscanhelpustogetaheadstartinconsideringourfuturecareer.Therearemanydifferentkindsofcareeraptitudetests.Onepopulartestworkstoindicatetheparticipant’soverallworkpersonality.Careersuggestionsarealsobasedoneducationandexperiencelevel.Careeraptitudetestsareaveryusefultool,buttheyareonlymeantforguidance.Readthetextagainandfindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Q1:Inwhatwaycanadvicebeeasilyaccepted?

Q2:Whatdoestheauthormentionbeforerecommendingcareeraptitudetests?How?Why?

Useful;helpful;thoughtful;constructive;practical;professional;expert;informed

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Theimportanceofcareerandthecareerplan.Bysaying“Thecareeryouhavedefinesyourlife”.Tostressitisessentialtofigureoutwhatyouwanttodoandtolistentohisfollowingadvice.

While-readingFocusonthefirsttwoparagraphsandfindoutthewaytheauthortriestomakehisadviceeffective.

Q3:What’sthefunctionofthequestionatthebeginning“Whatdoyoudo”?

Thiswell-chosenquestionistosharpenreaders’understandingofthesituationandmotivatereaderstoreadattentively.

While-readingFocusonthefirsttwoparagraphsandfindoutthewaytheauthortriestomakehisadviceeffective.

Q1:Whatisveryimportantwhenyouarecompletingthetest?

Itisimportanttobehonest.

While-readingFocusonPara.3~Para.6andfindouthowtheauthorprovidesinformationtobackuphisadvice.

Q2:Howdoestheauthorintroducethecareeraptitude?

Theauthorspecificallyintroducesitinseveralstepsandillustrationsbesidepassage.

While-readingParticipantsgradetheirpreferencesforavarietyofworktasks.Theanswersareanalysedanddividedupbetweensixdifferenttypesofworkpersonalities.Theparticipantisgivenachartshowingtheirscoreforeachtypeofworkpersonality.Thetopthreescoresareusedtomakeacodethatindicatestheparticipant’soverallworkpersonality.Thecodeisusedtogeneratealistofcareersuggestions.Accordingtotheparticipant’sworkpersonalitycode,whatcareerswouldyourecommend?LookatthechartonPage51.Chartsandgraphsareagreatwaytoconveyawiderangeofinformationinalimitedspace.Tounderstandthem,firstreadthetitleandthenthelabelsontheedgesofthechart(oftencalledthex-axis,y-axis,andthekey/legend).Writer,architect,designer,andengineer.While-readingPost-readingⅢdriversurgeontranslatorchemistBrainstorm

tofindmorejobs.architectchefpolicemancartoonistastronautbankerlawyereditorfirefightertourguidePost-readingWhatdoyouthinkofacareeraptitudetest?Whatotherthingscouldyoudotohelpyoudecideonpossiblefuturecareers?

Differentcareerteststakedifferentthingsintoaccount.Sodoingacareeraptitudetestcanbehelpfulinknowingyourskills,values,interestsandmotivations.However,youneedtodofurtherself-reflectionandresearchintojobs,sectors,industriesandthelabormarketbeforechoosingacareerpath.Theworldofworkischangingandbecomingmoremobile.Thecareeryou’rechoosingnowdoesn’tnecessarilyhavetolastforever.

Atpresent,it’ssignificanttofindtimetolearnsomethingnew,consultparentsandteachers,andfind

jobyou’llactuallyenjoy.Youcanalsotakeaninternshipatacompanyinafieldtoseeifitissuitable.Post-reading:ThinkingafterreadingLanguagepointsⅣ1makethemostof2take...intoconsideration3beappropriatefor4decideonacareer5anessentialexercise6bouncearoundinone’shead7getsomeinsighton充分利用考慮到……；把……考慮進去適合選定一個職業一項至關重要的鍛煉洞察……(想法等)在某人腦子里晃來晃去Languagepoints:Importantphrases(P49~P51)8besuitedto9give…atry10getaheadstartin11lookbackinyearstocome12assembleachestofdrawer1