推荐高中牛津教材选修模块11课本全文Word文档格式.docx
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Thelastyearofhighschoolisatimeforhardworkandalsoatimeforreflection.Atthistime,youhavetostartthinkingaboutthefutureandwhatouwanttodoaftergraduation.Inthisarticle,Iamgoingtodiscusssomeoftheoptionsavailabletoyouandwhetherpopularcareers,moreunusualjobsoreverydayjobsbettersuitedtoyou.
Whenchoosingacareer,youshouldconsideralltheaspectsofajob.Somejobsmayseemverydullbutareveryimportanttosociety,whileotherscanappearveryexcitingbutareactingbutareactuallyverydifficultandboring.Oneexampleistheso-called‘glamorousjob’ofbeingamodeloranactor.Wouldyouliketobefamous,weardiamonds,gotopartiesandrelaxoncushionsinprivatejetsorhelicopters?
Inreality,thesepeoplehavetospendlonghourstravelling,withalltheirbaggagepackedinsuitcasesandtrunks,andonlyaverysmallnumberofthemaresuccessful.Manyactors,actressesandmodelsholdordinary,lessglamorousjobs,oftenworkingaswaitersandwaitresses,inordertosupportthemselves.Meanwhile,thosewhoaresuccessfulandfamoushavetodealwithconstantmediaattention.Theyhavetobeverythick-skinnedtodealwithallkindsofcriticism.Theyarealsounderhugepressuretoappearyoungandbeautiful.Mostactorsandmodelsarealwaysonadiet,andmanyhavepainfulsurgerytomaketheirfacesandbodieslookmoreattractive.Itdoesnotseemthatglamorousnow,doesit?
Maybeacareerasalocalgrocerofflour-coveredbakerwouldbeabetteroption.
Otherpopularprofessionsforyoungpeopleincludecareersinlaworbusiness.Manypeoplehaveambitionstobecomesuccessfulasalawyerorbusinessperson,buttheydonotconsiderthestressandpressurethatcomewiththesejobs.Thesecanbewell-paidandinterestingjobs,butyoualsohavetoworkverylonghours.Also,sometimesasabossinthebusinessworld,youhavetomakedifficultdecisionsthathurtpeople,andbeingalawyercaninvolvefacingtoughmoralissues.
Incontrast,somepeoplefindmoreunusualjobsthatarebettersuitedtotheirtalentsandinterests.Afewyearsago,whenIwashikingintheGrandCanyonNationalParkintheUSA,Imetamanwhohadaveryunusaljob.Hewaslivingbyasteaminatentsurroundedbytechnicalequipment,andhisonlyneighbourswerethebirdsandsquirrelsinthenearbytrees.Hisjobwastochecknoisepollutionintheparkzones.Helovedcamping,andhisjobwaslikeaholidayforhim.Itwasveryeasytoseethatheenjoyeddoinghisjob.Therearemanyotherpeopledoingunusuljobs,suchasabeertasteratabrewery,whoprobablyconsumesonelitreofbeerperyear,apersonwhodesignsfireworksdisplaysandapersonwhotestsridesforamusementparks.Allthesepeoplelovetheirjobs,whichmightnotbepopular,butareinterestingregardless.
Similarly,manyordinaryjobsmaylookdull,buttheyareasessentialaswatertooursociety.Aswegothroughourdailylives,wemeetmanydifferentkindsofpeople-shopassistants,whosellusthingsinshops;
drivers,whodrivetramsanddbusestransportingusaroundthecity;
babers,whocutourhairinbabershops,andcleaners,whoclearupourrubbish.Thesejobsmaynotseemveryattractive,buttheyareallimportant.Forexample,ifnoonewastocollecttherubbish,thesteetswouldsoonbecomeverydirtyandunpleasant,thenumberofratswouldincrease,anddiseasewouldspread.Thesepeople,whoperformsuchordinarybutvitaltasks,allowpeopletogoabouttheirdailylives.
Whenyouthinkaboutyourfuturecareer,rememberthatsomeglamorousjobscanberatherdifficultandthatsomeordinaryjobscanbequiteimportant.
Allofthemtogether,through,helpsocietyfunction.
Readingstrategy:
readingforopinioninatext
Almostveryarticlereflectstheopinionsorviewsofitsauthor.Inmanycases,articlesareaimedatpersuadingpeopleorexpressingpersonalview,suchasthoseinanewspapercolumn.Inthetextabove,theauthorusesquitenegativelanguagestodesvribesomevareers,e.g.‘Itdoesnotseemthatglamorousnow,doesit’andverypositivelanguagetodescribesomeothers,e.g.‘Thesejobsmaynotseemveryattractive,buttheyareallimportant’.Itisclearthattheauthorisbiasedinfavourofordinarycareersanddislikessomepopularcareers.anyarticleisbiasedtosomeextent,sowhenlookingatanarticle,readersshouldpayattentiontowhatkindoflanguageisusedtodiscussdifferentthings,findouttheauthor'
sopinions,thinkcaredullyanddecidewhethertheyagreeornot.
ProjectWritinganessayaboutcareers
Whenchoosingacareer,itcanbehelpfultoaskyourselfquestionsaboutyourinterestsandskillstohelpyoudecidewhatjobswouldbemostsuitableforyou.
A.ThefollowingisanInternetquiz.Itidentifiesyourskillsandinterests,andgivesyouscoretohelpyouevaluatedifferentcareeroptions.Completethequiz.
Whatisyouridealjob?
Readeachitemandcircletheone/oneswhichdescribes/describewhatyouthinkorliketodo.Foreachitem,youcanchoosemorethanoneanswer.Therearenorightorwronganwers.
1.Iwouldrather_____
afixormendthings
bsolvemathsproblems
cdraworpaint
dleadagroupdiscussion
esellthingsorpromoteideas
fsetupsystemsonacomputer
2.Iam______
apractical
bcuriousaboutmanythings
ccreative
dfriendly
eself-confident
fwellorganized
3.Forahobby,Iprefer______
aplayingsport
breadingbooks
ctakingphotographs
dwatchingsport
ebeinginadebatingsociety
fcollectingthings
4.Iliketo_____
abuildthings
bdolabexperiments
cdesignthings
dplayteamsports
emeetimportantandfamouspeople
forganizethings
5.Ican______
aoperatetoolsandmachineseasily
buseacomputereasily
csing,actordanceweill
dworkwellwithothers
egivegoodspeeches
fkeepaccuraterecords
6.Iliketo______
abearoundanimals
bsolveproblems
cusemyimagination
dworkwithpeopletohelpthem
eworkwithpeopletomakemoney
fworkwithdata
Nowlookatyouranswerandfigureouthowmanytimesyouhavechosen.
a=___b=___c=___d=___e=___f=___
Thelettersrepresentdifferenttyesofpeople.Findtheletterwhichyouchosethemostoftenandlookatthedescriptionwhichcorrespondswithitbelow.Thiswilltellyouwhattypeofpersonyouareandwhatcareerswouldprobablysuityoubest.Iftherewasnooneletterclearlychosenmost,lookatthetwomostfrequentlychosen.
Realistic(Thedoers)
Thesepeoplehavepracticalorathleticabilitiesandprefertoworkwithobjects,machines,plantsandanimalsortobeoutdoors.Suitablejobsinclude:
busdriver,butcher,carpenter,chef,electrician,firefighter,jeweller,machineoperator,plumber,sailorandtailor.
Investigative(Thethinkers)
Thesepeopleliketoobserve,learn,analyse,evaluateandsolveproblems.Suitablejobsincluade:
biochemist,biologist,chemist,dentist,engineer,geologist,mathematicianandsoftwareengineer.
Artistic(Thecreators)
Thesepeoplehaveartistic,freethinkingorintuitiveabilitiesandliketoworkinfreeandopensituations(withoutregularofficehours)usingtheirimaginationandcreativity.Suitablejobsinclude:
actor,architect,dancer,designer,hairdresser,fashiondesigner,photographer,theatrestudies/music/languageteacherandwriter.
Social(Thehelpers)
Thesepeopleliketoworkwithpeopleeducate,inform,help,trainorcurethem.Suitablejobsinclude:
librarian,nurse,policeofficer,flightattendant,teacher,therapistandtrainer.
Enterprising(Theleaders)
Thesepeopletakegreatpleasureininfluencing,persuading,performing,leadingormanaginganorganization'
ssuccesses.Suitablejobsinclude:
computeroperator,financialmanager,hotelmanager,journalist,lawyer,saleperson,shopkeeper,travelagentandthepremierofacountry.
Conventional(Theorganizers)
Thesepeoplearetalentedatadministration,liketoworkwithdabaandcancarryouttasksindetailorfollowotherpeople'
sinstructions.Suitablejobsinclude:
accountant,cashier,clerk,customsinspector,secretaryandtelephoneoperator.
B.Youaregoingtowriteanessayaboutwhatcareeryouwanttohaveandhowaccurateyouthinkthequizisandwhy.Answerthesequestionstohelpyouwriteyouressay.
1.Whatideasdidyouhaveaboutyourcareerbeforeyoudidthequiz?
2.Whatdidyouthinkaboutthequiz?
3.Howdidyoufeelabouttheresultyougot?
4.Doyouthinkapersoncouldbeamixtureofmorethanonetype?
Why?
5.Howaccuratedoyouthinkthequizwas?
6.Whatelsecanyoudotofindoutthemostsuitablecareerforyou?
7.Doyouneedadvicefromyourteachers,parentsandfriends?
WhyorWhynot?
8.Howwillyouorganizeandplantheinformationinyouressay?
Unit2Gettingajob
A.Readthefollowinglecturetranscriptquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.
1.Whatisthelecturetranscriptabout?
2.Howmanypartsdoestheinterviewprocesshave?
3.Whatshouldyoudotoincreaseyourchancesofsuccessinaninterview?
B.Aprofessorisgivingadviceonhowtosucceedinaninterview.Readthetranscriptbelowandfindouthowtoimproveyourperformanceinajobinterview.
Tipsforjobinterviewsuccess
Goodmorning,everyone.Today,I'
llbetalkingabouthowtogetthejobyoureallywant.We'
regoingtolookatwhatyoushoulddoifyourapplicationissuccessfulandwhattodoifyou'
reaskedtogoforaninterview.
Beforeweg
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