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Unit 7 Careers
Topic Talk
Think about
What is a career
A career is a job that people do for a long period of time which needs training and skills.
What am I What do I do
I am a teacher. I have a career in education.
What personal qualities or skills do I need to be a good teacher
be patient
be knowledgeable
have good communication skills
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How can I prepare myself to be a good English teacher
earn a degree in teaching or English
get a teaching certificate
take teacher training programs
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Skills:
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Personal qualities:
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Example: I want to be a lawyer. I think I need to have good communication skills.
Use the diagram to talk about what you need in your future careers.
Activity 1: Pair work
If I want to be a / an _____, I think I need to have / be ______.
What career do you want to pursue
I hope I’ll be a / an __________ .
dentist牙科医生 athlete 运动员
engineer 工程师 journalist记者
designer 设计师 physician内科医生
receptionist 接待员 architect 建筑师
editor 编辑 comedian 喜剧演员
photographer 摄影师 psychologist 心理学家
detective 侦探 producer 制作人
consultant 顾问 secretary 秘书
judge 法官 chemist 化学家
librarian图书管理员 composer 作曲家
programmer 程序员 conductor 售票员;指挥
chef主厨 clerk 接待员,办事员
What personal qualities do you need for that career
I think I need to be _________ .
Personal Qualities:
hard-working
confident
motivated
punctual
准时的
helpful
responsible
flexible
reliable
可靠的
creative
有创造性的
intelligent
聪明的
perseverant
坚持的
devoted/ committed
optimistic
open to new ideas
乐于接受新想法的
imaginative
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What skills do you need for that career
I think I need to have ____________ .
Skills:
administration skills
行政执行能力
language skills
语言技能
driving
开车
typing
打字
technical skills
专业技能
management skills
管理技能
communication skills
沟通技能
computer skills
电脑技能
e.g. I hope I’ll be a doctor. I think I need to have professional medical skills and be responsible for my patients.
Activity 2
Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.
I hope I’ll be a / an ________.
Jobs
teacher, secretary, personal assistant, physician, architect, lawyer, receptionist, dentist, chef, butcher, chemist, manager, sales consultant, librarian, radio operator, hotel clerk, salesman / saleswoman
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I’d like to work in ____________
___________________________. I’m fascinated by how ________
______________________________________________________.
Workplaces and Reasons
Workplaces: a big company, the marketing department, a school, a research institution, a hospital
Reasons: companies develop under the market economy, children use their imaginations in learning, scientists make inventions to solve real-world problems
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_______________________
______________________________
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I have excellent _________________ skills. I am _______ and I always get on well with everyone I meet.
Skills and Personal Qualities
skills: administration, language, technical, management, communication
Qualities: hard-working, confident, reliable, creative, intelligent, open to new ideas
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Information about Rona The job she is applying for Qualifications she’s got Skills and qualities she has
Activity 3
Listen and complete
P7 Ex.4 Listen and complete.
Information about Rona The job she is applying for Qualifications she’s got Skills and qualities she has
the in the has been working in for years since she left university degree at the University of Cambridge and degree at the University of London loves and is fascinated by
skills
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Information about Rona The job she is applying for Qualifications she’s got Skills and qualities she has
Activity 3
Listen and complete
the sales consultant in the international sales department
has been working in sales for 4 years since she left university
bachelor’s degree at the University of Cambridge and master’s degree at the University of London
loves maths and is fascinated by numbers
excellent communication skills
reliable
Activity 4 Think and share.
If you were Chris, would you hire Rona Why
If you were the boss, what would you look for when you hired someone
qualifications for the job
related experience
academic background
personal qualities and skills
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Activity 5 My Career Plan
What career do you want to have in 10 years’ time
Why do you want that career What fascinates you
What skills or qualities do you need for that career
What can you do to prepare for your future career
You can use the text builder on P6.
Communication—the human connection—is the key to personal and career success.
—Paul J. Meyer
I will work heart and soul for my country to the day I draw my last breath.
—Zhuge Liang
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.
—Robert Quillen
QUOTE & UNQUOTE
Those who know it are not as those who love it; those who love it are not as those who find their joy in it.
—Confucius
Activity 6 Quotes about careers
Do you know other quotes about careers
1. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” —Alice Walker
2. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
—Theodore Roosevelt
3. “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” —Vince Lombardi
4. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” —Audrey Hepburn
P7 Ex. 6 Quotes about careers
Homework
Write a short paragraph about your career plan.