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Unit 3 Careers and skills
Integrated skills: Making a career plan
内容分析：
本板块围绕单元话题，以“职业规划”为主题创设情境，展开一系列具有综合性、关联性和实践性的听、读、说、写等学习活动。教师首先指导学生听一段介绍如何进行个人职业规划的演讲，了解制定个人职业规划的重要性和具体步骤；接着要求学生阅读一份关于如何成为时尚设计师的职业规划书，了解职业规划书的基本形式和主要内容；然后围绕“个人职业规划”这一话题开展小组讨论；最后要求学生撰写一份个人职业规划书，培养职业规划意识，提升个人综合素养。上述活动环环相扣，每个活动既有侧重点，又关联其他活动，构成一个综合性语言实践活动。
教学目标：
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
understand the content and importance of a career plan;
analyze the steps of making a career plan;
discuss and write a personal career plan.
教学重难点：
Understand the content and importance of a career plan;
Develop their self-awareness.
教学过程：
Step 1 Lead-in
In your opinion, what is a career plan
I think a career plan is like a road map which shows the goals and directions of a
person’s career. It should involve your career goals and your plans to guide you to your destination.
【设计意图：快速引入单元话题。】
Step 2 Listening
A1. Ask students to listen to Miss Wang’s talk about making a career plan and answer the following questions.
(1) Why is it incredibly important to make a career plan at an early stage
(2) Why did John find a job writing about basketball for a local newspaper
(3) How can we know about what jobs are available
(4) Who should we seek advice from about managing a business
Suggested answers:
(1) Without good plans, it will be difficult to find a job that you'll enjoy doing.
(2) Because he wanted to match his interest to his talent when making a career choice.
(3) By looking at job ads.
(4) People who have already worked in this field.
A2. Listen to the talk again and complete the notes below.
How to make a career plan
Step 1: getting to know yourself
Find out your (1) _________________________________.
Match your interests and (2) _________________________.
Step 2: finding out about (3) _________________________
Know about the available jobs.
If there is a job you are (4) __________, try to find out as much as you can about it.
Think about what skills you need and what (5) ____________________ is required.
Step 3: starting to (6) _________________
Take some courses.
Seek advice.
Suggested answers:
(1) strengths, weaknesses and interests
(2) talents
(3) jobs
(4) interested in
(5) level of education
(6) take action
Step 3 Reading
B1 Ask students to read Connie's career plan and fill in the table.
How Connie planned her career
1
2
3
Suggested answers:
She decided to pursue fashion design as her career.
She did some research about what kind of education and skills she might need.
She decided to develop these skills and get the right qualifications by studying art at university.
Useful Expressions:
1. nice and novel 新颖美好 (para 1)
2. have great talent for ... 对……有极大天赋 (para 1)
3. combine work with one's interests and strengths将工作和兴趣特长项结合(para 1)
4. more is better 多多益善(para 3)
5. when it comes to sth. 当谈到某事时(para 3)
6. try one's hand (at ...) 试一试(para 3)
7. swing into action 立即行动(para 3)
Step 4 Discussion
C. In pairs, discuss your career plans. Use the following questions to help you.
1. What are your interests and talents
2. What kind of career would you like Why do you think it is a good fit for you
3. How can you learn more about your chosen career
4. What steps can you take to achieve your goal
Step 5 Writing
D. Write your career plan. Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.
Learning about the structure
To write a career plan, you can follow the structure below:
·Express your idea about your career goal.
·Explain your step-by-step plan. Identify the barriers that you might face and state how you can overcome them.
·Conclude with your hopes for the future.
Learning about the language
Your plan should be easy to understand and follow. You can use expressions like to start with, then, next, last but not least. Pay attention to the tense and remember to be objective and positive.
Checking your writing
Remember to check your writing after you finish and exchange drafts between you and your partner. Pay attention to the following aspects
□ Punctuation
□ Choice of words
□ Spelling
□ Style (formal/informal)
□ Grammar
□ Structure
Sample
My career plan
From a very young age, I have loved animals. I would ask my parents to take me to nature parks and zoos. I wanted to be one of the staff playing with and caring for the animals! I decided that I wanted to be a vet one day and that is my goal still.
To make my childhood dream come true, I found out that I should pursue a degree in veterinary science at university. After four to five years of successful study, I would be awarded a bachelor's degree in veterinary science. However, entry into university can be highly competitive. I will need to prepare myself in high school and work hard to produce an outstanding academic performance.
Other than following the right course of study, I can do volunteer work at a vet clinic in my spare time. Working at the clinic will give me time to observe qualified vets at work and find out the answers to the many questions I will be faced with. The clinic will also provide me with many practical skills, which I could use to get through my theoretical studies and pass all my courses successfully.
For now, I am going to ask my parents if I can keep a cat. Having a pet of my own will teach me responsibility and basic animal care. In the future, when working as a vet, I will probably take care of animals of different species. It will be challenging but rewarding at the same time.
Step 6 Homework
Polish up your writing and make a presentation to the class.
【设计意图：培养职业规划意识，提升职业规划能力；明确语篇特点，锻炼写作技能】
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