1、Writing an essay about careers,Project,Unit 1,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 interests, and gives y
2、ou 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 thingsb. solve maths problemsc. draw or paintd. lead a group discussione. sell things or promote ideasf. set up systems on a comp
3、uter,2. I am _.a. practicalb. curious about many thingsc. creatived. friendlye. self-confidentf. well organized,3. For a hobby, I prefer_.a. playing sportsb. reading booksc. taking photographsd. watching sporte. being in a debating societyf. collecting things,4. I like to _.a. build things b. do lab
4、 experimentsc. design thingsd. play team sportse. meet important and famous peoplef. organize things,5. I can _.a. operate tools and machines easilyb. use a computer easilyc. sing, act or dance welld. work well with otherse. give good speechesf. keep accurate records,6. I like to _.a. be around anim
5、alsb. solve problemsc. use my imaginationd. work with people to help theme. work with people to make moneyf. 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 types of people. Find the letter which you chose the mo
6、st 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 chosen.,a=,Realistic (The doers),These people have pract
7、ical 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 tailor.,b=,Investigative (The thinkers),These people like
8、 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, freethinking or intuitive abilities and like to work in free and
9、 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=,Social (The helpers),These people like to work with
10、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, persuading, performing, leading or managing an organizations
11、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 administration, like to work with data and can carry out tasks
12、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 think the quiz is and why. Answer these questions to help
13、 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 feel about the result you got?4. Do you think a person
14、 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 you do to find out the most suitable career for you?,Very
15、 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 they are older and more experienced.,First, I will write abou
16、t 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 wanted very much to be known and unusual.,So I always drea
17、mt 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 信封上的名字与里面信上的名字是否相同? Does the 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 corr
18、espond 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 picnic. 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。 Th
19、e 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 investigation,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.
20、,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
21、 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.,Thank you! Bye!,