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课件网) Unit 5 Launching Your Career Period 1 Reading and Thinking Get a head start on your future career Learning Objectives To read a passage about career aptitude tests and learn how to know yourself better through self-assessment. To be able to understand charts and graphs. To learn words and expressions about jobs. The future depends on what you do today. ———Mahatma Gandhi Brainstorming: What kind of ways can help people decide which career is appropriate for them Is it essential that teens decide on a career before they become adults What would you like to be in the future What careers interest you engineer dentist astronaut nurse teacher Predicting: What is the text probably about Step 1: Pre-reading It’s probably about planning your career. Part 1 C Make a conclusion about the article. B Start the topic of the text. A Introduce different career aptitude tests. D The best time to think about careers. Part 2 Parts 3-5 Part 6 Part 7 E The career suggestions. Skim and match the main idea with each part. Fast reading Careful reading 1. Why are you asked “What do you do ” when meeting a new person Because your career is a very important part of who you are and the career you have defines you. 2. When is the best time one should start thinking about his career When one is still at school. 3. What is one of the most effective ways of helping you see which career may be right for you To complete a “career aptitude test”. 4. What is very important when you are completing the test You need to be honest, and there are no right or wrong answers. 5. What careers would you recommend according to the participant’s work personality code To be open. food/restaurants not polite 1. Your career is a very important part in your life, so you should spend some time _____ it. 2. To complete a “ __ _____” is one of the most effective ways to learn about career. 3. One popular test makes the participants grade their _____. 4. Not only can you look at the _____, but also you should see more advanced careers. 5. Career aptitude are clearly a very _____. 6. However, they are only meant for _____. A good career is finding something that you are passionate about. Working out what you want to do The importance of career Career aptitude tests Fill in the table after your reading. Career suggestions In conclusion think about career aptitude test preferences basic career useful tool guidance Post-reading After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks. You will be asked about your career when 1. (meet) with a new person because the job you have 2. (define) who you are.However，it’s hard for young people 3. (think) about their possible careers.So，one of the most effective ways is 4. (complete) a “career aptitude test”.The results will tell you about your 5. (strength) and interests，and provide you with a better chance 6. finding a job you l ... ...
