1、What jobs are they?What qualities do they need?,Have you ever discussed your choice of career with your friends/parents/teachers? What advice did they give you?Do you think your choice will suit you? How will you know if you have made a good and right choice?,Lead-in,When choosing a career, it can b
2、e helpful to ask yourself questions about your interests and skills to help you decide what jobs would be most suitable for you.,A: The following is an Internet quiz. It identifies yourskills and interests, and gives you a score to help youevaluate different career options. Lets do the quiz.,You can
3、 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. set up systems on a computer.,You can choose more than one answer.,2. I am _.a. practical.b. curious about many things.c. crea
4、tive.d. friendly.e. self-confident.f. well organized.,You can choose more than one answer.,3. For a hobby, I prefer_.a. playing sports.b. reading books.c. taking photographs.d. watching sports.e. being in a debating society.f. collecting things.,You can choose more than one answer.,4. I like to _.a.
5、 build things .b. do lab experiments .c. design things .d. play team sports .e. meet important and famous people .f. organize things .,You can choose more than one answer.,5. I can _.a. operate tools and machines easily.b. use a computer easily.c. sing, act and dance well.d. work well with others.e.
6、 give good speeches.f. keep accurate records.,You can choose more than one answer.,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
7、you have chosen,a= b= c= d= e= f=,The letters represent different types 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 best suit you. If there was no
8、 one letter clearly chosen most, look at the two most frequently chosen.,Share the results with your partners in group of four to look at whether the final results are very different among different partners. Then read the next step together.,Now look at your answers and figure out how many times yo
9、u have chosen,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, jeweler, machine operator, plumber, sailor
10、and tailor.,Now look at your answers and figure out how many timesyou have chosen,b=,Investigative ( The thinker),These people like to observe, learn, analyse, evaluate and solve problems. Suitable jobs include: biochemist, biologist chemist, dentist, engineer, geologist, mathematician and software
11、engineer.,Now look at your answers and figure out how many times you have chosen,c=,Artistic ( The creators),These people have artistic, free thinking or intuitive abilities and like to work in free and open situations (without regular office hours ) using their imagination and creativity. Suitable
12、jobs include: actor, architect, dancer, designer, hairdresser, fashion designer, photographer, theatre studies, music/language teacher and writer.,Now look at your answers and figure out how many times you have chosen,d=,Social (The helper),These people like to work with people to educate , inform,
13、help , train or cure them. Suitable jobs include: librarian, nurse, police officer, flight attendant, teacher, therapist and trainer.,Now look at your answers and figure out how many times you have chosen,e=,Enterprising (The leader),These people take great pleasure in influencing , persuading, perf
14、orming , leading or managing an organizations success. Suitable jobs include: computer operator, financial manager, hotel manager, journalist, lawyer, salesperson, shopkeeper, Travel agent and the premier of a country.,Now look at your answers and figure out how many times you have chosen,f=,Convent
15、ional ( The organizers),These people are talented in administration, 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.,You are going to write an essay
16、about what career you want to have and how accurate you think 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 k
17、now what kind of a man I was.,For reference,3. How did you 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 a
18、ccurate do you think the quiz was? Why?6. What else can 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
19、 the information in your essay?,I think so. Because they 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
20、jobs like beer tasters and firework display designers. I wanted very much tobe known and unusual. So I always meant to be 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 信封上的名字与里面信上的名字是否相同? Does the
21、name on the envelope correspond with the name on the letter inside? 我保证,我将言行一致。 I promise my actions will correspond with my words.,(常与with连用)通信 to correspond with a friend 和一个朋友通信,同义短语: accord with / agree with 符合,一致,in correspondence with 和一致;与有通信联系,a. 理想的,完美的,非常合适的 This place is ideal for a picni
22、c. 这个地方野餐最理想。 n. C理想 他对人生怀有高尚的理想。 He has a high ideal in life.,ideal,区别: idol n. 偶像,vt. 调查,研究 那位侦探被派去调查该罪行。 The detective was sent to investigate the crime. vi. 调查,研究(+into) 校长答应去调查那件事情。 The principal promised to investigate into that affair.,investigation n. 研究;调查 实施调查 conduct/carry out an investig
23、ation,investigative adj. 研究的,调查的,investigate,talented adj. 有天才的,有才干的 他是一个很有天赋的演员。 He is a very talented actor.,n. 才能,天资/有才能的人 He had a talent for music. 他有音乐才能。 她是一个新的跳水天才。 She is a new diving talent.,同义词: gift; gifted,talent,请根据下列提示写一篇英语短文, 标题为: How to prepare for our future career 150词。要点如下： 1. 努力
24、学习，积累广博的知识； 2. 熟练运用电脑并掌握外语； 3. 加强体育锻炼，塑造健康体魄； 4. 面对各种困难，能保持乐观心态。,Homework,Try to find out what you really want to do in the future; 2. Study your professional knowledge well enough for future work; 3. Do physical exercises regularly to be sure that you have a healthy body, or your plans will be in vain without this;,For reference,4. Have more talks with your professors and try to gain the experience and lessons of life as much as possible; 5. Learn to know how to get along with your friends; 6. Make as many friends as possible; 7. Learn to be both competitive and cooperative.,