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高中牛津教材选修模块11课本全文

高中牛津教材选修模块11课本全文

BookⅪ

Unit1Careersandskills

Reading

A.Readthearticlequicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatdoestheauthordiscussinthearticle?

2.Canyougivetwoexamplesoftheso-calledglamorousjobs?

3.Whichjobslookdullbutareactuallyveryimportant?

B.YangMinisthinkingaboutherfuturecareer.Shehasfoundanarticleaboutjobsaroundtheworldinateenmagazine.Readthearticlewithher.

Somanyjobstochoosefrom

byDaiLingling

Thelastyearofhighschoolisatimeforhardworkandalsoatimeforreflection.Atthistime,youhavetostartthinkingaboutthefutureandwhatouwanttodoaftergraduation.Inthisarticle,Iamgoingtodiscusssomeoftheoptionsavailabletoyouandwhetherpopularcareers,moreunusualjobsoreverydayjobsbettersuitedtoyou.

Whenchoosingacareer,youshouldconsideralltheaspectsofajob.Somejobsmayseemverydullbutareveryimportanttosociety,whileotherscanappearveryexcitingbutareactingbutareactuallyverydifficultandboring.Oneexampleistheso-called‘glamorousjob’ofbeingamodeloranactor.Wouldyouliketobefamous,weardiamonds,gotopartiesandrelaxoncushionsinprivatejetsorhelicoptersInreality,thesepeoplehavetospendlonghourstravelling,withalltheirbaggagepackedinsuitcasesandtrunks,andonlyaverysmallnumberofthemaresuccessful.Manyactors,actressesandmodelsholdordinary,lessglamorousjobs,oftenworkingaswaitersandwaitresses,inordertosupportthemselves.Meanwhile,thosewhoaresuccessfulandfamoushavetodealwithconstantmediaattention.Theyhavetobeverythick-skinnedtodealwithallkindsofcriticism.Theyarealsounderhugepressuretoappearyoungandbeautiful.Mostactorsandmodelsarealwaysonadiet,andmanyhavepainfulsurgerytomaketheirfacesandbodieslookmoreattractive.Itdoesnotseemthatglamorousnow,doesitMaybeacareerasalocalgrocerofflour-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.DoyouthinkapersoncouldbeamixtureofmorethanonetypeWhy

5.HowaccuratedoyouthinkthequizwasWhy

6.Whatelsecanyoudotofindoutthemostsuitablecareerforyou?

7.Doyouneedadvicefromyourteachers,parentsandfriendsWhyorWhynot

8.Howwillyouorganizeandplantheinformationinyouressay?

Unit2Gettingajob

Reading

A.Readthefollowinglecturetranscriptquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatisthelecturetranscriptabout?

2.Howmanypartsdoestheinterviewprocesshave?

3.Whatshouldyoudotoincreaseyourchancesofsuccessinaninterview?

B.Aprofessorisgivingadviceonhowtosucceedinaninterview.Readthetranscriptbelowandfindouthowtoimproveyourperformanceinajobinterview.

Tipsforjobinterviewsuccess

Goodmorning,everyone.Today,I'llbetalkingabouthowtogetthejobyoureallywant.We'regoingtolookatwhatyoushoulddoifyourapplicationissuccessfulandwhattodoifyou'reaskedtogoforaninterview.