Unit 5 Language Your Career教案

Reading and Thinking: Working OutWhat You Want to DO

文本簡(jiǎn)析

本單元閱讀文本向中學(xué)生推薦職業(yè)能力測(cè)試(CareerAptitude Test)，旨在建議學(xué)生利用職業(yè)傾向測(cè)試來(lái)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己更感興趣、更有潛力的學(xué)習(xí)或職業(yè)方向，并規(guī)劃自己的未來(lái)職業(yè)。

本文采用了建議性文本，全篇從職業(yè)生涯的重要意義講起，針對(duì)中學(xué)生對(duì)職業(yè)規(guī)劃比較迷茫的現(xiàn)狀，提出了職業(yè)傾向測(cè)試這一建議。全文共七段，其中第一段和第二段為第一部分，其余五段為第二部分。第一部分論述職業(yè)的重要性和職業(yè)生涯規(guī)劃的最佳時(shí)間是在校期間，第二部分提出解決職業(yè)選擇困惑可以通過(guò)完成職業(yè)能力測(cè)試，介紹了不同種類的職業(yè)傾向測(cè)試，結(jié)合圖表詳細(xì)說(shuō)明其中一種操作步驟，并提醒職業(yè)建議也基于學(xué)歷和經(jīng)驗(yàn)，最后一段概括論述，建議學(xué)生通過(guò)職業(yè)能力測(cè)試這一有效的工具，找到自己真正熱愛(ài)的事物。

在文本教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)時(shí)，要幫助學(xué)生梳理有關(guān)職業(yè)的話題語(yǔ)言。閱讀策略層面，指導(dǎo)學(xué)生通過(guò)學(xué)習(xí)圖表和圖形，在有限的空間內(nèi)獲取廣泛信息，如閱讀圖表標(biāo)題，圖表上的標(biāo)簽，X軸Y軸上的數(shù)據(jù)所指。通過(guò)解讀文本標(biāo)題、尋找段落的內(nèi)部結(jié)構(gòu)、判斷作者寫(xiě)作目的和態(tài)度，從文本結(jié)構(gòu)、寫(xiě)作技巧、建議性語(yǔ)言等幾個(gè)方面剖析文本寫(xiě)作策略，提升讀寫(xiě)能力。此外，通過(guò)本文的學(xué)習(xí)，引導(dǎo)學(xué)生去體驗(yàn)職業(yè)能力測(cè)試，嘗試更好地了解自己，為今后的大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)和將來(lái)的工作做出選擇。

第1課時(shí)

一、教學(xué)內(nèi)容

理解全文，明確文本特點(diǎn)和結(jié)構(gòu)，初步了解職業(yè)能力測(cè)試。

二、課時(shí)目標(biāo)

1.圍繞今后職業(yè)話題，思考職業(yè)規(guī)劃的意義和途徑，激活背景知識(shí)和相關(guān)話題語(yǔ)言。

2.根據(jù)標(biāo)題和圖表，預(yù)測(cè)文本的內(nèi)容，運(yùn)用略讀、歸納等策略，尋找段落主題句，梳理文本結(jié)構(gòu)。

3.通過(guò)文本分析以及問(wèn)題鏈的回答，細(xì)讀文本第一段到第五段，解讀圖表，深入了解職業(yè)測(cè)試的意義、內(nèi)容和操作步驟，感受這篇建議性文本的特點(diǎn)。研讀文本中聯(lián)系實(shí)際，啟發(fā)學(xué)生思考職業(yè)規(guī)劃。

三、教學(xué)過(guò)程

Activity 1: Talking about the future career

本活動(dòng)旨在落實(shí)課時(shí)目標(biāo)1。

Q1: What do you want to do?

T: There are various kinds of jobs to choose from.Basically, here is a summary of the six job personality and work environment typesbased on Holland, that is RIASEC.

Q2: Is it essential that teenagers decide on a careerbefore they become adults? Why?

Q3: What are some of the ways that can help peopledecide which career is appropriate for them?

S: Turn to parents, teachers and elder family membersfor advice; surf the Internet; consult some experts.

【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】通過(guò)讓學(xué)生暢談自己今后的職業(yè)，了解工作性格，思考職業(yè)規(guī)劃的意義和途徑，激活相關(guān)話題語(yǔ)言，如：work personality types, Realistic, Investigative,Artistic, Sociable, Enterprising, Conventional等，以及常見(jiàn)職業(yè)的表達(dá)，如estate agent, accountant, surgeon等(此環(huán)節(jié)也為完成課后作業(yè)掃除障礙)，自然進(jìn)入職業(yè)規(guī)劃的主題語(yǔ)境。

Activity 2:Predicting the content of the passage

本活動(dòng)旨在落實(shí)課時(shí)目標(biāo)2。

Students look at the title of the passage and thechart and the graph.

Q1: What does the phrasal verb “work out” mean inthe title?

Two definitions of it will be given for students tochoose from, but the teacher will not give the answer at that moment.

Q2: According to the title and the charts below, whatis the passage about?

S: It gives us advice on what to do in the future.

【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】引導(dǎo)學(xué)生通過(guò)解讀標(biāo)題，來(lái)預(yù)測(cè)閱讀內(nèi)容。

Activity 3: Getting the main advice and the structureof the passage

本活動(dòng)旨在落實(shí)課時(shí)目標(biāo)2。

Q1: What is the main advice given to readers? AndWhy?

S: Take a career aptitude test because “career aptitudetest” is mentioned again and again, and there is a career aptitude test example,and a chart showing the test results.

Q2: How many paragraphs cover the key advice “careeraptitude test” directly?

S: Five paragraphs. From Para. 3 “One of the mosteffective ways...is to complete career aptitude test” to Para. 7 “In conclusion,career aptitude tests are clearly a very useful tool”.

Q3: So the last five paragraphs are about the “careeraptitude test”, then what about the first two paragraphs?

S: The first two paragraphs serve as the reason forthe advice.

【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】引導(dǎo)學(xué)生通過(guò)標(biāo)題、圖表、段落布置等進(jìn)一步判斷文章主題，并快速獲知文章的結(jié)構(gòu)。

Activity 4: Focusing on the first two paragraphs andknowing the way the author tries to make his advice effective

本活動(dòng)旨在落實(shí)課時(shí)目標(biāo)3。

Q1: What advice can be effective? In what way canadvice be easily accepted?

S: Useful; helpful; thoughtful; constructive; practical;professional; expert; informed ...

Q2: What does the author mention before recommendingcareer aptitude tests? How? Why?

S: The importance of career and the career plan. “Thecareer you have defines your life”. To stress it is essential to figure out whatyou want to do and to listen to his following advice.

Q3: What’s the function of the question at the beginning“What do you do”?

T: This well-chosen question is to sharpen the readers(seekers) understanding of the situation and motivation-reading (listening) attentively

Q4: Can you find evidence in Para. 2 which confirmsthat the author gives advice to the targeted readers?

S: “The best time to start thinking about possiblecareers is while you are still at school, before you make any choices about yourfurther education. This, however, is not always easy.” Its the right time for YOU(high school students) to start it NOW!

T: It also shows that the author is thoughtful andconsiderate.

【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】引導(dǎo)學(xué)生關(guān)注文章邏輯順序，在上下文中體會(huì)“define your life”、“a few ideas bouncing around in their head”等語(yǔ)言，關(guān)注作者表達(dá)建議的語(yǔ)言技巧，進(jìn)一步領(lǐng)會(huì)建議性文體的寫(xiě)作特點(diǎn)。

Activity 5: Focusing on Paras. 3-5 and finding howthe author provides information to back up his advice

本活動(dòng)旨在落實(shí)課時(shí)目標(biāo)3。

Q1: Read and find out how the author recommends CAT.

Q2: In what way can we know the career aptitude testis effective?

S: “tell you about your strengths and interests”,“suggest careers that you may be suited to”, “provide you with a better chance”.

Q3: What is a head start?

S: You begin earlier or further ahead than someoneelse, which will be an advantage that helps you to be successful.

Q4: By saying “I wish I had thought more about whatI really wanted to do.”, what is the tone of the author?

S: Getting our involvement in deciding what you shoulddo—Give One a Try.

Q5: What is very important when you are completingthe test?

Q6: How does the author introduce one popular testin a different way?

S: The author specifically introduces it in severalsteps and illustrations beside.

Q7: Do you know how to read charts, which convey awide range of information in a limited space.

【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】引導(dǎo)學(xué)生感知文本如何有條理地介紹職業(yè)能力測(cè)試：從歸屬(是一種有效的能力測(cè)試)、種類、操作步驟、補(bǔ)充，再到小結(jié)，領(lǐng)悟到這是個(gè)清晰的、科學(xué)的闡述過(guò)程。同時(shí)，指導(dǎo)學(xué)生學(xué)會(huì)讀取圖表中隱含的大量數(shù)據(jù)。

Assignments:

1.Try a free test online, get some career suggestionsand share them with at least two friends.

2.Match six types of work personality with their descriptionson your worksheet.

3.Ex 4 on P51: Decide on which personality type thesejobs mostly relate to.

【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】學(xué)生鞏固所學(xué)語(yǔ)言內(nèi)容，強(qiáng)化主題語(yǔ)言。啟發(fā)學(xué)生研讀文本后聯(lián)系實(shí)際，真正去體驗(yàn)一次職業(yè)能力測(cè)試，積極思考職業(yè)規(guī)劃。

第2課時(shí)

一、教學(xué)內(nèi)容

繼續(xù)研讀職業(yè)能力測(cè)試，探究其可能存在的缺陷，探討有助于職業(yè)選擇的其它可行方法。

二、課時(shí)目標(biāo)

1.通過(guò)討論將不同職業(yè)進(jìn)行職業(yè)性格分類，交流個(gè)人參加職業(yè)能力測(cè)試的體驗(yàn)，形成對(duì)該測(cè)試的新認(rèn)識(shí)，培養(yǎng)求同辨異的批判性思維能力。

2.繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)文本的第六段和第七段，獲得作者對(duì)職業(yè)能力測(cè)試的觀點(diǎn)。縱觀全文，深入體會(huì)作者在推薦職業(yè)能力測(cè)試時(shí)所持的態(tài)度和方法，學(xué)會(huì)分析、歸納等邏輯思維。

3.結(jié)合文本中獲得的啟示，和實(shí)際情況——學(xué)生馬上高中畢業(yè)，面臨大學(xué)專業(yè)的選擇和將來(lái)?yè)駱I(yè)的挑戰(zhàn)，學(xué)生進(jìn)一步思考怎樣利用即將到來(lái)的暑假，為在將來(lái)的學(xué)習(xí)和工作的選擇獲得更多的參考，最后撰寫(xiě)一篇建議信，提高聯(lián)想、想象、模仿、創(chuàng)生的創(chuàng)新思維。

三、教學(xué)過(guò)程

Activity 1: Sharing the experience of an online careeraptitude test and discussing how to classify the jobs.

本活動(dòng)旨在落實(shí)課時(shí)教學(xué)目標(biāo)1，并為課時(shí)教學(xué)目標(biāo)2做鋪墊。

1.Students share their experience of an online careeraptitude test.

2.Match six types of work personality with their descriptions.Check Exercise 4 on page 51: Decide on which personality type these jobs mostlyrelate to.

T：Majority of careertests use Holland codes, developed by American psychologist Dr. John L. Holland,to match people with appropriate jobs according to their interests. Career aptitudetests are usually only able to match to generic careers like teacher, nurse andpolice officer. They don’t typically include every career option, or even more specificor unusual professions.

Q: What other factors are taken into considerationin the career suggestions?

S: Education and experience level

【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】此活動(dòng)既是第一課時(shí)作業(yè)分享，更是鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)要聯(lián)系實(shí)際，要辯證看待職業(yè)能力測(cè)試以及職業(yè)性格分類，同時(shí)激發(fā)學(xué)生思考還沒(méi)有其它影響職業(yè)建議的因素。

Activity 2: Focusing on Paras. 6-7 and finding theauthor’s attitude toward career aptitude tests and career suggestions.

本活動(dòng)旨在落實(shí)課時(shí)目標(biāo)2。

Q1: How does the author convey that there are otherfactors?

S: “also”, “as well”.

Q2: Why are higher-level careers recommended to highschool students?

Q3: What does the author most likely want to conveyin the last paragraph? What is the tone of his writing?

S: The key to a good career is finding what you arepassion about and CATs are only meant for guidance as a very useful tool.

T: The author tries to provide truly useful adviceand keep it real.

【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】學(xué)生課前體驗(yàn)了職業(yè)能力測(cè)試，又在課內(nèi)通過(guò)討論完善自己的看法，這時(shí)再通過(guò)閱讀最后兩段，尋找作者對(duì)此的觀點(diǎn)和態(tài)度，不僅對(duì)職業(yè)能力測(cè)試有更全面的認(rèn)識(shí)，也學(xué)會(huì)更客觀分析，辯證看待事物。

Activity 3: Focusing on how the author conveys hisadvice and makes it effective

本活動(dòng)旨在落實(shí)課時(shí)目標(biāo)2。

Q1: What are common ways to give advice in English?

S: should/ought to

had better

Why not …? /Why don’t …?

Conditional

would

Imperative

How about/what about + -ing?

Let’s … and let’s not …

can/could/may/ Can’t you …?

I suggest/advise/recommend...

Q2: In what way does the author recommend the careeraptitude test?

S: Imperative; can/could/may/

Q3: But why are there not so many different way. Ifin another way, say “Let’s”, is it still acceptable?

T: Giving Advice is more of an art than a science.Let’s see how he successfully makes it. And that’s also the advice we can learnfrom the passage—How to Offer Effective and Thoughtful Advice

Para. 1: To make it worthwhile, you need to make sureit’s relevant and people you’re talking/writing to actually want to receive it.

Para. 2: To make it thoughtful, youd better showyour understanding of their problem.

Paras. 3-6: To make it informed, you can provide processguidance especially with relevant expertise.

Para.7: To make it acceptable, you should be honest.

Q4: What does the phrasal verb “work out” mean inthe title? Why?

1. If you work out a solution to a problem or mystery,you manage to find the solution by thinking or talking about it.

2. If you work out the answer to a mathematical problem,you calculate it.

—from Collins English Dictionary

Ss/T: 1 and 2. Choosing a career for yourself is rarelya simple decision. By asking questions, career aptitude tests aim to challenge yourway of thinking, then recommend certain career types based on your responses. It’sthe quality of the data that determines the quality of the results.

【設(shè)計(jì)意圖】學(xué)生再次回顧文本，重新梳理作者推薦“職業(yè)能力測(cè)試”的思路和語(yǔ)言，明白并不是所有的建議都要用“should”“l(fā)et’s”等等，而是要看給建議的人和接受建議的人的身份和他們之間的關(guān)系。此文是帶有介紹性質(zhì)的建議性文體，作者應(yīng)為長(zhǎng)者或?qū)W者，面對(duì)的是學(xué)生，所用語(yǔ)言簡(jiǎn)單明了、客觀、實(shí)事求是，認(rèn)同、鼓勵(lì)但不煽情?；貧w到課文標(biāo)題，解讀出work out的兩層意思。