Unit5

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CAREERGetaheadstartonyourfuturecareerToreadapassageaboutcareeraptitudetestsandlearnhowtoknowyourselfbetterthroughself-assessmentTobeabletounderstandchartsandgraphsTolearnasmanyaswordsaboutjobsTobeabletotalkaboutyourideasandthereasonsbehindthemWatchthevideoanddiscusswithyourpartner:What’syouranswertothequestion:whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?Hasitinfluencedyourlife?Inwhataspects?WarmupLookatthepictureonPage49anddiscussthequestions:Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?Howwouldyouinterpretthepicture?Thepictureisofabusinessmanwalkingdownaremotecountryroadwithabriefcaseinhand.Asaconceptphoto,itsymbolisesapersonbeginninghisorhercareerwithinfinitepossibilitiesahead.1.Whatwouldyouliketobeinthefuture?Whatcareersinterestyou?Iwouldliketobeajournalist.AcareerinjournalisminterestsmebecauseIlovewritingandtellingtruestories.engineerastronautteacherdentistnurse2.Whatfactorswillyoutakeintoconsiderationwhenyouplanyourcareer?Mainfactorswillbepersonalsatisfaction,howwellIwillbeabletohelpothers,andtheincome.Listentothesongandpayattentiontoallthejobsithasmentioned.Thefuturedependsonwhatyoudotoday.MahatmaGandhiHow

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it?Thefutureisnotset—wecanshapewhatisgoingtohappenthroughourpresentactions.GetaheadstartonyourfuturecareerWhatdoes“headstart”meanhere?Howdoyouunderstandit?Youbeginearlierorfurtheraheadthansomeoneelse,whichwillbeanadvantagethathelpsyoutobesuccessful.

1.Whataresomeofthewaysthatcanhelppeopledecidewhichcareerisappropriateforthem?Beforeyouread,discussthesequestionsingroups.2.Isitessentialthatteenagersdecideonacareerbeforetheybecomeadults?Why?Itdepends.Forthosewhoareambitious,itisbesttodecideandstartpreparingforthatcareerasearlyaspossible.Othersarebetteroffwaiting,becausetheydonotreallyhaveenoughlifeexperiencetoknowwhatcareerwouldbesuitable.personalitytests:toseewhatcareersmatchtheirpersonalities.careeraptitudetests:toseeifitisajobtheywouldenjoydoingandmighthaveanabilityat.WorkingoutwhatyouwanttodoPredict:Fromthetitleandthecharts,whatdoyouexpecttoreadinthetext?Skimthetextandfindthemainadvicegiventoreaders.Youshoulduseacareeraptitudetesttohelpyoudeterminethecareeryoushouldtake.Listentothetextandfillinthetabletosummarisethemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.Mainidea1Takingtimeto__________________________isanessentialexerciseforyoungpeople.2Startingtothinkaboutyourdreamcareer______________isnoteasy.3_________________canhelpustogetaheadstartinconsideringourfuturecareer.4Thereare_____________________careeraptitudetests.5Onepopulartestworkstoindicatetheparticipant’s_____________________.6Careersuggestionscanalsobebasedon___________________________.7Careeraptitudetestsareaveryusefultool,buttheyareonlymeantfor________.thinkaboutyourdreamcareer

atayoungageCareeraptitudetestsmanydifferentkindsof

overallworkpersonalityeducationandexperiencelevelguidanceTextstructureProblemSolutionPART1(Para1-2)PART2(Para3-6)PART3(Para7)ConclusionThinkingaboutpossiblecareersatayoungageisessentialbutnoteasy.Differentcareeraptitudetestscanhelpustoworkoutapossiblecareer.Careeraptitudetestsareaveryusefultool,buttheyareonlymeantforguidance.Nowreadthetextagainandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)..()1.Adultsareusedtotalkingaboutthecareerstheyhavewhenmeetingforthefirsttime.()2.Completingacareeraptitudetestwillhelpyoufindagoodcareer.()3.Youcanknowwhatcareersyoumaybesuitedtofromtheresultsofthetest.()4.Consideringyourfuturecareeriscrucialtotherestofyourlife.()5.Whendoingacareeraptitudetest,youneedn’tcompleteitwithtrueinformation.()6.Manycareeraptitudetestsonlinehavehighcharges,sofewpeoplewanttotry.()7.Theparticipant’soverallworkpersonalityispredictedbythetopfourscores.()8.Thecareersuggestionsarebasedontheresultsofthetest,theparticipant’seducationandexperiencelevel.

TFTTFFFTDrawaflowcharttoillustratehowtheaptitudetestworksforparticipants.Participantsgradetheirpreferencesforavarietyofworktasks.

Theanswersareanalysedanddividedupbetweensixdifferenttypesofworkpersonalities.Theparticipantisgivenachartshowingtheirscoreforeachtypeofworkpersonality.Thetopthreescoresareusedtomakeacodethatindicatestheparticipant’soverallworkpersonality.Thecodeisusedtogeneratealistofcareersuggestions.Lookatthechartonpage51.Labelthetitle,scale,legend,andbodyofthechart.title標(biāo)題legend圖例body主體scale刻度Accordingtotheparticipant’sworkpersonalitycode,whatcareerswouldyourecommend?Possiblecareers:writer,architect,designer,andengineer.Nowreadthetextagainandanswerthesequestions.1.Whatisoneofthemosteffectivewaysofhelpingyouseewhichcareersmayberightforyou?2.Whatisveryimportantwhenyouarecompletingthetest?3.Accordingtotheparticipant’sworkpersonalitycode,whatcareerswouldyourecommend?4.Doyouagreewiththetextwhenitsays“Thesecrettoagoodcareerisfindingsomethingthatyouarepassionateabout”?Giveyourreasons.Tocompleteacareeraptitudetest.Itisimportanttobehonest.

Director,designer,lawyer,policespy,andengineer...Idon’tagreewiththeidea.Forexample,apersonmaybepassionateaboutsinging,butlackthetalentforitortheabilitytoturnitintoacareer.Itmightbebettertofindsomethingthatheorsheisgoodatandcanbesuccessfulat,andpursueitinstead,asthatwayheorshecanatleastearnanincome.Peoplecanstillpursuetheirpassionsashobbies.Readthechartagain,andanswerthequestions.1.Whatistheparticipant’sworkpersonalitycode?2.Whatdoesitmeanbybeingan“A-I-R”?ItisA-I-R.Itgivestheparticipantcareersuggestions.Beingan“A-I-R”meanscreative,imaginativeandoriginaljobsmaybehisorherfavourite.Also,heorshecanchooseobservantorintellectualjob.Andhandson,activeortechnicaljobsaresuitableforhimorher.Findoutwhattheunderlinedwordsreferto.1.Thecareeryouhavedefinesyourlife,andsotakingtimetothinkaboutitisanessentialexerciseforyoungpeople.(Para.1)2.This,however,isnotalwayseasy.(Para.2)3.Thisisagreattooltohelpplanyourcareerandletyouknowwhattargetsyouneedtoreachtogetthere.(Para.6)careerStartingthinkingaboutpossiblecareersatschool

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Yourcareerwillbepartofyouridentityinthefuturesoit’sworththinkingaboutitwhileyou’restill________andbeforeyoumakeanyfurthereducationchoices.Somefinddecidingonacareer_____whileothersareuncertain.Nobodywantstoregretnotthinkinghardenoughaboutwhattheyreallywanttodofortherestoftheirlife,soit’sworthgettinga__________.

Careeraptitudetests,manyofwhichcanbedoneforfreeonline,mighthelp.Suchtestslookatyourstrengths,interestsandthenmake___________tohelpyoufindajobyoumightlike.Therearemanykindsoftests.Somefocuson________interests,othersonpossibleworksituations,whichareusedtoassessyourworkpersonalityandthenmakecareersuggestions.Thoughuseful,careeraptitudetestsareonlya______.Thesecrettoanidealcareerisfindingyourpassion.Sotryafewtestsandgetsearching.atschool

easyheadstartsuggest,headstart,guide,atschool,person,easysuggestionspersonalguideLookatthesejobsandthendecideonwhichworkpersonalitytypetheymostcloselyrelateto.Addmorejobstoeachcategory.Engineer,mechanic,dentist,biologist,surgeon,astronomer,actor,director,detective,graphicdesigner,photographer,nurse,teacher,waitress,restaurantmanager,estateagent,accountant,policespy,librarian,secretaryRealisticInvestigateArtisticSocialEnterprisingConventinalmechanic,accountant,farmer,carpenter,…engineer,biologist,astronomer,detective,policespy,librarian,lawyer,webdeveloper,…actor,director,graphic,designer,photographer,chef,musician,…dentist,surgeon,nurse,teacher,waitress,firefighter,counsellor,…estateagent,salesman,manager,CEO,…restaurantmanager,secretary,humanresourceadministrator,…Brainstormingmorejobsarchitect,astronaut,pilot,attendant,cartoonist,chef,

chemist,clerk,banker,cashier,electrician,interpreter,translator,physician,driver,lawyer,judge,editor,firefighter,tourguide,journalist,lifeguard,magician,mathematician,miner,policeman,courier(導(dǎo)游)...Workingroups.Discussthesequestions.1.Wouldyouliketotakeacareeraptitudetest?Whyorwhynot?

Yes,Iwouldliketotakesuchatest,becauseIthinkitmighthelpmeunderstandwhatkindofcareerIamsuitedto.2.Whatcouldbesomeproblemswiththissortoftest?Whatotherthingscouldyoudotohelpyoudecideonpossiblefuturecareers?

OneproblemisthatitmighthelpmebetterunderstandthekindsofthingsIlikedoing,butitdoesnotreallytellmewhatkindsofthingsIamgoodat,orwhatkindofjobIcanbestearnalivingwith.Ithinkanotheroptionistotakeaninternshipat