2019新人教高中英语选择性必修四Unit 5 Reading and Thinking公开课教案

2019新人教高中英语选择性必修四

Unit 5 Launching Your Career

Reading and Thinking公开课教案

Teaching aims:

By the end of this period, students will be able to:

1.gain a better understanding about the future career plan by looking at a

career aptitude test.

2.figure out the main structure of the text.

3.evaluate the writing purpose and the source of the text.

4.express your own ideas on the given topics by critical thinking.

Teaching key points:

1.Analyse the structure and language features of the expository essay.

2.Lead students to better understand the career aptitude test and how to

choose career.

Teaching difficult points:

1.Enable students to judge the language features of the text and catch the key

information to understand the text.

2.Lead students to put the language features into use.

StepⅠPre-reading

Share a video about two graduates and ask them a few questions.

1.What is the video mainly about?

2.Is it essential that teens decide on a career before they become adults?

3.What kinds of ways can help people decide which career is appropriate for

them?

Suggested answers:

1.It’s about the problems faced by two graduates.

2.Yes,and it’s very essential and important to do so.

3.Answers may vary.

StepⅠWhile-reading Activity 1 Prediction.

Ask students to look at the title and the pictures, and answer what the text is

probably about.

Suggested answers:

It’s probably about planning your career.

Activity 2 Scanning for the structure.

Ⅰ.Read the text quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph.

Para.1 A.The best time to think about future careers.

Para.2 B.There are many kinds of career aptitude tests.

Para.3 C.The test helps to get your future targets.

Para.4 D.Find your really passionate career.

Para.5 E.Young people should think about their future career.

Para.6 F.How the test helps the participants.

Para.7 G.The career aptitude test helps to get insight on a possible career

path.

Ⅰ. Find out the structure of the text.

Part 1(Paras.1-2)

Part 2(Paras.3-6)

Part 3(Para.7)

Suggested answers:

Ⅰ.

Ⅰ.

Activity 3 Reading for details.

*Read Part 1 and find out the following important points.

1.Why are you asked “What do you do?” when meeting a new person?

2.When is the best time one should start thinking about his career?

Suggested answers:

1.Because my career is a very important part of who I am and the career I have

defines my life.

2.When one is still at school.

*Read Part 2 and find out the following important points.

1.What is one of the most effective ways of helping you see which career may

be right for you?

2.What is very important when you are completing the test?

3.How is the career aptitude test introduced in the text?

4.How to read charts and graphs?

Your test result are below. Your work personality code is A-I-R.

Work personality types

R:Hands on, active, technical

I:Observant,intellectual

A:Creative,imaginative, original

S:Helpful,people-oriented, responsible

E:Persuasive, confident

C:Organised, detailed-oriented

Suggested answers:

1.To complete a “career aptitude test”.

2.To be honest.

3.

4.The answer is omitted.

*Ask students to read Part 3 and discuss the following questions.

1.The secret to a good career is finding something that you are passionate about.

Do you agree with this statement? Give your reasons.

2.What does the author most likely want to convey in the last paragraph?

Suggested answers: 1.Yes,I agree with it.For example, a person may be passionate about singing, but lack the talent for it or the ability to turn it into a career. It might be better to find

something that he or she is good at and can be successful at, and pursue it instead,

as that way he or she can at least earn an income. People can still pursue their

passions as hobbies.

2.The key to a good career is finding what you are passionate about and career

aptitude tests are only meant for guidance as a very useful tool.

StepⅠ Critical thinking

1.What could be some problems with this sort of test?

2.What other things could you do to help you decide on possible future careers?

Suggested answers:

1.It might help me better understand the kinds of things I like doing, but it does

not really tell me what kinds of things I am good at, or what kind of job I can best

earn a living with.

2.Answers may vary.

StepⅠ Homework

Oral homework: Introduce the career aptitude test based on the topic-related

lexical chain to your partners.

Written homework: Use your own words to briefly introduce how to choose

your own career.