Unit7CareersLesson3MEETTHENEWBOSS:YOULeadinginBUSINESS01Whatisyourdreamjob?Wouldyouliketodothejoballyourlife?Readforgistidentifythemainideaofeachparagraph.

(Para.1)

(Para.2-4)(Para.

5)Jobs

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Howtosucceedina21stcenturycareerBUSINESS1980sfollowintheirparents’footstepSJobsinthepast:Grandparents’timedothesamejobNowhavenointentionoffollowing...0rstaying...ReadParagraph1togetthegistandbasicstructure.①Upuntilthe1980s,peopleinmanycountriesregularly

followedintheirparents’footstepsbyworkinginthefamilybusinessorjoiningthesameprofessionasthem.You’dfollowyourfathertosea,ontothefarmorintotheworkshop.You’dfollowyourmotherintothekitchenorsewingroom.Inyourgrandparents’time,therewastheprospectofdoingthesamejobfromgraduationuntilretirement.Howtimeshavechanged!Mostpeoplenowhavenointentionoffollowingintheirparents’footstepsorevenstayingatonejobforverylong.第三課遇見新老板：你一直到20世紀80年代，在很多國家人們往往子承父業，參與家族生意，或選擇與父母從事同一職業。你可能會像父親一樣出海、去農場、進車間，也可能會像媽媽一樣進廚房、去縫紉室。在你祖父母的時代，人們的預期是從畢業到退休都做同樣的工作。現在時代變了！如今大多數人不再想子承父業，甚至不愿長時間做同一份工作。ReadPara.2tofindoutthereasonanditsresultjobsinthefutureReason:result:technology

strategies:conclusion:workhard/winlottery/hopeforthebestworkajobyoulikeearnadecentsalaryyoungandhealtyafterretirementlookbeyondthelittleboxcalled“career”②Infact,planningtoworkinthesamefieldorindustryforyourentireworkinglifejustisn’tpracticalanymore.Onereasonforthisistechnology.Theskillsyouhavenowareunlikelytoremainrelevantandbeenoughtohelpyouthroughyourentirecareer.Infact,theywillprobablybeoutofdateverysoon.Andthenwhatwillyoudo?Workhard?Winthelottery?Hopeforthebest?Youmightbelucky.Thesestrategiesmightbringyouanice,comfortablelife:workingatajobyoulike,earningadecentsalaryandretiringwhileyou’restillyoungandhealthy.Butmostofustodayhavetolookbeyondthelittleboxcalled“career”.

事實上，在同一個領域、同一行業工作一輩子的想法已經不現實了。其中一個原因是技術進步。你現在擁有的工作技能不可能一直有用，也不足以支撐你的整個職業生涯。事實上，這些技能可能很快就會過時，然后你會怎么做？努力地工作？中彩票？盡量往好處想？你可能會運氣不錯。這些做法可能會帶來美好舒適的生活：從事一項自己喜歡的工作，掙著一份體面的薪水，退休時還年富力強。但是，今天我們大多數人都必須跳出“職業生涯”這個小框來看待問題。ReadPara.3-4toconcludethemeasuresthatwecantaketodealwiththechallengesinfuturejobareas.MeasureslookforsmarterwaybepreparedfordevelopmentandchangesarisktakeraninnovatoraproblemsolveraharderworkertolearnbyyourselfyouwillhaveachancetochoosetobuildacareerHowtosucceedina21stcenturycareer:

developnewessentialskills.③Ifyouthinkyoucanworkeighthoursadayandbuildacareer,thinkagain.Youmightbeabletokeepyourjobifyoufinishwhatyouareaskedtodo,butthisishardlyarecipeforgreatcareersuccess.Instead,you’dbetterkeeplookingforsmarterwaystodoyourwork.You’llneedtobearisktaker,aninnovator,aproblemsolver,andahardworker.Keepdoingthis,andyoucanbecomeanexpertoraspecialistinsomethingoneday.Youhaveachancetochoosetobuildacareer,ratherthanbeingtoldtostayortogo.

如果以為一天工作8個小時就可以成就一番事業，那么你得重新想想了。完成別人安排的任務，也許可以保住你的工作，但絕不是取得巨大職業成就的方法。相反，最好要不斷尋找更巧妙的工作方法，要成為一個冒險者、一個創新者、一個問題解決者，以及一個努力工作的人。持之以恒，這樣有一天你才會成為某個行業的專家或專業人士。你有機會去選擇成就一番事業，而不是讓別人決定自己的去留。④Jobsandoccupationscomeandgoatanamazingpacethesedays.Ifyouthinkyoucan’tbereplacedbysoftware,oryourjobcan’tbeoutsourcedtosomerobotsonthemoon,youarewrong.Whatifyourjobdisappearsafterworkingfor10yearsinthefield?Youmayhavetogobacktotheclassroomandberetrainedinordertoqualifytoworkinanotherfield.Infact,inalllikelihood,youwillhavetodothismultipletimes.Butyoucanbepreparedfordevelopmentsandchangesbeforeyouarethrownoutofacareer.Itisentirelyyourchoicetolearn,ortobeforcedtolearn.

如今，工作更換、職業更替的速度驚人。如果認為自己不會被軟件所取代，或者自己的工作不可能外包給月球上的機器人，那就大錯特錯了。假如自己辛辛苦苦工作了十年的崗位消失了怎么辦？你可能不得不重新回到教室，接受再培訓，才能取得在其他領域工作的資格。事實上，你非常有可能要這樣重復很多次。但是在被職業拋棄之前，你可以為未來的發展變化做好準備。選擇主動學習還是被迫學習，完全取決于你自己。⑤Inshort,ifyouwanttosucceedin

a21stcenturycareer,youwillhavetodevelopnewessentialskills.

Lifetimesecurityfromoneemployerisnolonger

certainoreven

likely.Thetruthisthatyouarethebossofyourcareer,anditisupto

youtodecidewhatyoucandoandhowwellyoucandoit.Areyou

readyforthis?

簡言之，如果你想在21世紀的職業生涯中取得成功，就必須培養新的必備技能。從同一個雇主那里獲得終身職業保障已不再可能也不再可行。實際上，你才是自己職業生涯的老板，也只有你才能決定自己能做什么、能做多好。你準備好了嗎？jobsinthefutureReason:softskills:technologycommunicationself-motivationresponsibilityfelxibilityConclusionyouarethebossofyourcareer,anditisuptoyoutodecidewhatyoucandoandhowwellyoucando.DiscussingroupsWhydoesthewriterthinkthe“newboss”is“you”?2.Onwhatpointsdoyouagreeordisagreewiththewriter?Why?Think&Share1.Whydoestheauthorthinkthe“newboss”is“you”?

2.Onwhatpointsdoyouagreeordisagreewiththewriter?Why?

Iagreewiththeauthor.Withtherapiddevelopmentoftechnology,somecareersmaybereplacedbyrobotsormachines,forexample:driver,farmer,bankteller…Soweshouldbepreparedanddevelopsomeabilitiesandskillsneededforfuturecareers.Theauthorstatedclearlyattheend:ifyouwanttosucceedinthe21stcenturycareer,youwillhavetodevelopnewessentialskills.Lifetimesecurityfromoneemployerisnolongercertainorevenlikely.Thetruthisthatyouarethebossofyourcareer,anditisuptoyoutodecidewhatyoucandoandhowwellyoucandoit.Thismeansthatyouareresponsibleforyourfuture.GroupworkWorkasagroupoffourtodiscussthefollowingquestion.Whatawarenessandqualities(orskills)shallwedevelopifwewanttofindagoodjobandbuildacareerinthefuture?◎awareness__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________◎qualities__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________◎skills________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Post-readingUpuntilthe1980s,peopleinmanycountries1_________(regular)followedintheirparents'footstepswhenchoosingjobs.Howtimeshavechanged!Mostpeoplenowhaveno2________(intend)ofstayingatonejobforverylong.Infact,3_________(plan)toworkinthesamefieldorindustryforyourentireworkinglifejustisn'tpractical