Unit5LaunchingYourCareer

OpeningPage&ReadingandThinking年級：高二年級學(xué)科：英語（人教版2019）CONTENTSInthisclass,youwillKnowthethemeofthisunitbasedontheopeningpage;Readanarticleaboutcareerchoiceandusechartstounderstandthecareeraptitudetest;Evaluateobjectivelytheroleofthetestplayingincareerchoice;Knowyourselfbetterthoughself–assessmentandraiseyourawarenessofcareerplanning.LearningObjectivesOpeningPage1.Whatcanyouseehere?Howwouldyouinterpretthepicture?Abusinessmaniswalkingdownaremotecountryroadwithabriefcaseinhand.Thepicturesymbolizesapersonbeginninghisorhercareerwithinfinitepossibilitiesahead.(Activity:Gettoknowthetheme)2.Whatwouldyouliketobeinthefuture?Why?OpeningPageA(send)B(start)(Activity:Gettoknowthetheme)ThefuturedependsonWhatyoudotoday.—MahatmaGandhiPre-reading1.Whatdoes“headstart”meanhere?Howdoyouunderstandit?Weshouldearlyplanourfuturecareer.2.Isitessentialthatteenagersdecideonacareerbeforetheybecomeadults?why?(Activity:Discussandshare)n.anadvantagethatsb.alreadyhasbeforedoingsth.GetaheadstartonyourfuturecareerWORKINGOUTWHATYOUWANTTODOPre-readingchart/graph(Activity:Predict)TopicFocusTypecareerchoiceHowtoworkoutyourcareer?anexpositoryessay（說明文）While-readingPara.1Whytoworkoutyourcareer?(Activity:Readformainideaofeachparagraph)

While-readingPara.2Startingtothinkaboutcareerisatyoungagebutit’snoteasy.(When?)Thebesttimetostartthinkingaboutpossiblecareersiswhileyouarestillatschool,beforeyoumakeanychoicesaboutyourfurthereducation.This,however,isnotalwayseasy.Somepeopleknowwhattheywanttodofromayoungage,butmanyothersjusthaveafewideasbouncingaroundintheirheads.(Activity:Readformainideaofeachparagraph)

v.flashPara.3Onewaytoconsideryourcareeristocompletea“careeraptitudetest”.(How?)While-readingn.talent(Activity:Readformainideaofeachparagraph)

Therearemanydifferentkindsofcareeraptitudetests.Someaskquestionsaboutyourpersonalinterestsandattitude.Othersfocusmoreonaskingyoutoratedifferentkindsofworkscenarios,likeworkingasalibrarianoralawyer.Ofcourse,whilecompletingthesesortsoftests,itisveryimportanttobehonest—anddon’tworry—therearenorightorwronganswers.Para.4Therearemanydifferentkindsofcareeraptitudetests.(Types)While-readingv.assessn.assumption(Activity:Readformainideaofeachparagraph)

While-readingPara.5Theprocessofonepopulartest.Onepopulartestaskstheparticipantstogradetheirpreferencesforavarietyofworktasks.Theiranswersarethenanalyzedanddividedupbetweensixdifferenttypesofworkpersonalities.Theparticipantisthengivenachartshowingtheirscoreofeachtypeofworkpersonality.Thetopthreescoresareusedtomakeacodethatindicatestheparticipant’soverallworkpersonality.Thiscodeisthenusedtogeneratealistofcareersuggestions.(Activity:Readformainideaofeachparagraph)

While-readingPara.6Youcanlookathigher-levelcareers.Thecareersuggestionsarealsobasedonyoureducationandexperiencelevel,butyoucanlookathigher-levelcareersaswell,whichisveryusefulforhighschoolstudents.Forexample,youcouldlookatthebasiccareerstoseewhatworkyoumightlikenow,andthenlookatthemoreadvancedcareerssoyouknowwhatyoumayliketoaimforinthefuture.Thisisagreattooltohelpplanyourcareerandletyouknowwhattargetsyouneedtoreachtogetthere.(Activity:Readformainideaofeachparagraph)

While-readingPara.7Careeraptitudetestsareaveryusefultool,buttheyareonlymeantforguidance.(Conclusion

)Inconclusion,careeraptitudetestsareclearlyaveryusefultool.However,itisimportanttorememberthattheyareonlymeantforguidance.Thesecrettoagoodcareerisfindingsomethingthatyouarepassionateabout.Sotryafewtestsonlineandstartthinkingaboutyourfuturecareerrightnow!(Activity:Readformainideaofeachparagraph)

Dividethetextintothreeparts.

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SolutionConclusion

While-reading(Activity:Getthestructure)

Therearemanydifferentkindsofcareeraptitudetests.Someaskquestionsaboutyourpersonalinterestsandattitude.Othersfocusmoreonaskingyoutoratedifferentkindsofworkscenarios,likeworkingasalibrarianoralawyer.Ofcourse,whilecompletingthesesortsoftests,itisveryimportanttobehonest—anddon’tworry—therearenorightorwronganswers.While-readingWhatisveryimportantwhenyouarecompletingthecareeraptitudetest?

(Activity:ReadPart2forspecificinformation)It’simportanttobehonest.Thecareersuggestionsarealsobasedonyoureducationandexperiencelevel,butyoucanlookathigher-levelcareersaswell,whichisveryusefulforhighschoolstudents.Forexample,youcouldlookatthebasiccareerstoseewhatworkyoumightlikenow,andthenlookatthemoreadvancedcareerssoyouknowwhatyoumayliketoaimforinthefuture.Thisisagreattooltohelpplanyourcareerandletyouknowwhattargetsyouneedtoreachtogetthere.While-reading2.Whyislookingathigher-levelcareersveryusefulforhighschoolstudents?

(Activity:Readpart2forspecificinformation)Becauseitletsyouknowwhatyoumayliketoaimforinthefuture.Inotherwords,itmotivatesyoutomoveon.While-reading3.Canyouworkouttheprocessofonepopulartest?Trytomakeamindmap.Onepopulartestaskstheparticipantstogradetheirpreferencesforavarietyofworktasks.Theiranswersarethenanalyzedanddividedupbetweensixdifferenttypesofworkpersonalities.Theparticipantisthengivenachartshowingtheirscoreofeachtypeofworkpersonality.Thetopthreescoresareusedtomakeacodethatindicatestheparticipant’soverallworkpersonality.Thiscodeisthenusedtogeneratealistofcareersuggestions.12345(Activity:Readpart2forspecificinformation)TheprocessofonepopularCareerAptitudeTest.Participantsgradetheirpreferenceforvarietyofworktasks.Theanswersareanalyzedanddividedupbetweensixdifferenttypesofworkpersonalities.Theparticipantisgivenachartshowingtheirscoreforeachtypeofworkpersonality.Thetop3scoresareusedtomakeacodethatindicatestheparticipant’soverallworkpersonalities.Thecodeisusedtogeneratealistofsuggestions.(Activity:Makeamindmap)While-readingWhile-readinggradeyourpreferences12345(Activity:Readthechart)scoreWhile-readingtitley-axis

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x-axisR:realistic（現(xiàn)實(shí)型）The“do-ers”I:investigative（調(diào)研型）The“thinkers”A:artistic（藝術(shù)型）The“creators”S:social（社會型）The“helpers”E:enterprising（企業(yè)型）The“persuaders”C:conventional（常規(guī)型）The“organizers”Whatcareerswouldyourecommend?Writer,architect,de