1、Writing an essay about careers,Project,Unit 1 Careers and skills,What qualities do the jobs need?,Questions for you:,1. What are you interested in? 2. What skills do you have? 3. What jobs do you think would be suitable for you?,A: The following is an Internet quiz. It identifies your skills and int

2、erests, and gives you a score to help you evaluate different career options. Lets do the quiz.,What is your ideal job?,You can choose more than one answer.,1. I would rather_. a. fix or mend things b. solve maths problems c. draw or paint d. lead a group discussion e. sell things or promote ideas f.

3、 set up systems on a computer,2. I am _. a. practical b. curious about many things c. creative d. friendly e. self-confident f. well organized,3. For a hobby, I prefer_. a. playing sports b. reading books c. taking photographs d. watching sport e. being in a debating society f. collecting things,4.

4、I like to _. a. build things b. do lab experiments c. design things d. play team sports e. meet important and famous people f. organize things,5. I can _. a. operate tools and machines easily b. use a computer easily c. sing, act or dance well d. work well with others e. give good speeches f. keep a

5、ccurate records,6. I like to _. a. be around animals b. solve problems c. use my imagination d. work with people to help them e. work with people to make money f. work with data,Now look at your answers and figure out how many times you have chosen,a= b= c= d= e= f=,The letters represent different t

6、ypes of people. Find the letter which you chose the most often and look at the description which corresponds with it below.,This will tell you what type of person you are and what careers would probably suit you best. If there was no one letter clearly chosen most, look at the two most frequently ch

7、osen.,a=,Realistic (The doers),These people have practical or athletic abilities and prefer to work with objects, machines, plants and animals or to be outdoors. Suitable jobs include: bus driver, butcher, carpenter, chef, electrician, firefighter, jeweller, machine operator, plumber, sailor and tai

8、lor.,b=,Investigative (The thinkers),These people like to observe, learn, analyse, evaluate and solve problems. Suitable jobs include: biochemist, biologist, chemist, dentist, engineer, geologist, mathematician and software engineer.,c=,Artistic ( The creators),These people have artistic, freethinki

9、ng or intuitive abilities and like to work in free and open situations (without regular office hours) using their imagination and creativity. Suitable jobs include: actor, architect, dancer, designer, hairdresser, fashion designer, photographer, theatre studies, music/ language teacher and writer.,d

10、=,Social (The helpers),These people like to work with people to educate, inform, help, train or cure them. Suitable jobs include: librarian, nurse, police officer, flight attendant, teacher, therapist and trainer.,e=,Enterprising (The leaders),These people take great pleasure in influencing, persuad

11、ing, performing, leading or managing an organizations successes. Suitable jobs include: computer operator, financial manager, hotel manager, journalist, lawyer, salesperson, shopkeeper, travel agent and the premier of a country.,f=,Conventional (The organizers),These people are talented at administr

12、ation, like to work with data and can carry out tasks in detail or follow other peoples instructions. Suitable jobs include: accountant, cashier, clerk, customs inspector, secretary and telephone operator.,B. You are going to write an essay about what career you want to have and how accurate you thi

13、nk the quiz is and why. Answer these questions to help you write your essay.,1. What ideas did you have about your career before you did the quiz? 2. What did you think about the quiz?,I was thinking of becoming an actor.,The quiz helped me know what kind of a man I was.,For reference,3. How did you

14、 feel about the result you got? 4. Do you think a person could be a mixture of more than one type? Why?,Very accurate. Im more fit for a thinker. I just want to be an engineer.,Yes, I do. Because there are many such people in history.,5. How accurate do you think the quiz was? Why? 6. What else can

15、you do to find out the most suitable career for you?,Very accurate, I think. Because I myself experienced it.,To practise in society.,7. Do you need advice from your teachers, parents or friends? Why or why not? 8. How will you organize and plan the information in your essay?,I think so. Because the

16、y are older and more experienced.,First, I will write about the quiz. Then some suitable jobs for me.,Example:,My career,There are many jobs in the world. There are more popular jobs such as actors, singers and dancers. There are also unusual jobs like beer tasters and firework display designers. I

17、wanted very much to be known and unusual.,So I always dreamt of being an actor. But now I know that Im more fit to be a policeman after I did the job test because ,Please go on!,Language points,correspond with/to 符合,一致 信封上的名字與里面信上的名字是否相同? Does the name on the envelope correspond with the name on the

18、 letter inside? 我保證,我將言行一致。 I promise my actions will correspond with my words.,(常與with連用)通信 to correspond with a friend 和一個朋友通信,同義短語: accord with / agree with 符合,一致,in correspondence with 和.一致;與.有通信聯(lián)系,a. 理想的,完美的,非常合適的 This place is ideal for a picnic. 這個地方野餐最理想。 n. C理想 他對人生懷有高尚的理想。 He has a high id

19、eal in life.,ideal,區(qū)別: idol n. 偶像,vt. 調查,研究 那位偵探被派去調查該罪行。 The detective was sent to investigate the crime. vi. 調查,研究(+into) 校長答應去調查那件事情。 The principal promised to investigate into that affair.,investigation n. 研究;調查 實施調查 conduct/carry out an investigation,investigative adj. 研究的,調查的,investigate,talented adj. 有天才的,有才干的 他是一個很有天賦的演員。 He is a very talented actor.,n. 才能,天資/有才能的人 He had a talent for music. 他有音樂才能。 她是一個新的跳水天才。 She is a new diving talent.,同義詞: gift; gifted,talent,請根據下列提示寫一篇英語短文, 標題為