您好,欢迎访问三七文档
-1-Unit1Careersandskills人到中年,如果感觉自己的工作不适合自己,想改变自己的职业。那么下列五项事情需要你慎重考虑。5ThingstoThinkAboutBeforeYouMakeaMidlifeCareerChangeTransitioningtoanewcareercanbedifficultatanyage,butmakingamidlifecareerchangecomeswithadditionalchallenges.Formanyreasons,changingyourcareerwhenyouareinyour40sand50sismuchharderthandoingitwhenyouareinyour20sor30s.Whenyouaremiddleaged,youhavemoreresponsibilities,likeamortgageandyourchildren'scollegetuition,toconsider.Youmaybehesitanttoriskastablecareerforsomethinguncertain.Afterspending,atleast,acoupleofdecadesinonecareer,youmayhaveanestablishedreputation.Itwillbehardtostartatthebottomagain.Herearefivethingsyoushouldthinkaboutbeforeyoumakeamidlifecareerchange.1.HowMuchEducationandTrainingWillYouNeed?Youmayhavechosenanewcareerthatrequiresverylittleretraining.However,ifyouhavechosenacareerthatrequiresawholenewskillset,youwillprobablyhavetogobacktoschoolorundergosomeotherkindoftraining.Areyouwillingtoputyourenergyintoit?Howlongwillitbeuntilyoucanactuallystartworking?Whenyouareinyour20s,orevenyour30s,thatmaynotbeabigconcern,sinceyouhavemanyyearsaheadofyoutowork.Ifyouareinyour40sor50s,youmustaskyourselfhowlongyouwanttokeepworking.Willyouhavetospendagreatdealoftimetrainingforacareerthatyouwillonlyworkinforashorttime?Willthereturnonyourinvestmentbesufficient?2.CanYouWithstandtheFinancialCostsofaCareerChange?Acareerchangecanbecostly.Ifyouhavetocontinueyoureducation,tuitionisveryexpensive.Evenifyoucanaffordit,balancingworkandschoolcanbedifficult.Youmayhavetocutyourhoursatyourjobtocompleteschoolinatimelyfashion.Areyoureadyforapaycut?Anewcareeroftenmeansstartingatthebottom.Thatcouldcomewithamuchlowersalarythantheoneyouarecurrentlyearning.3.DoYouHaveYourFamily'sSupport?Goingthroughamajortransitionlikeamidlifecareerchangerequiresalotof-2-supportfromthosearoundyou.Ifyourfamilyisn'tonboard,itwillbedifficulttosucceedinthisendeavor.Beforeyouembarkonsuchabigchange,talktoyourspouseandchildren.Familymembersmayhavetohelpwithhouseholdchores.4.WhatIstheTypicalAgeofPeopleWorkingintheFieldYouAreConsidering?Someindustriesarefilledwithveryyoungworkers.Theonlypeopleevennearmidlifemaybethoseinmanagement.Willtheybewillingtohireyouforanentrylevelpositionifyouareinyour40sor50s?Sure,agediscriminationisillegal,asitshouldbebutthatdoesn'tstopthoseinchargeofhiringfromcommittingit.Youwantedtoenteranewcareer,notabattle.Beforeyoumoveforward,thoroughlyinvestigatetheoccupationyouareconsideringandtheindustryorindustriesthatwouldemployyou.Talktopeoplewhoworkinittofindoutifyouhaveadecentchanceofgettinghired.5.HowLongWillItTaketoBecomeEstablishedinYourDesiredCareer?Whenyoubeginanewcareer,yourfirstjobwilllikelybeanentrylevelone.Afterdoingthatforayearortwo,youwillprobablybeabletoapplyforahigherlevelposition.Yourpriorworkexperiencemighthelpyouadvancefasterthanyourmuchyoungercolleagueswhoarejuststartingout,butitmaynot.Yourexperienceinthisnewcareermaybeallthatcounts.Itmaytakequitesometimeuntilyouareabletodothetypeofworkyouwantedtowhenyoumadethedecisiontoswitchtothiscareer.Askyourselfifyouwillbesatisfiedwiththat.Youranswermaydependonhowfarawayyouarefromtheageyouwanttoretire.1.Whyisitdifficulttomakeamidlifecareerchange?2.Whatshouldyouhavetodoifyouhavechoosenacareerthatrequiresawholenewskillset?【答案】1.Becausetherearemoreresponsibilitestoconsider,likeamortgageandchildren'scollegetuition.Besides,afterspendingacoupleofdecadesinonecareer,itwillbehardtostartatthebottomagain.2.Iwillprobablyhavetogobacktoschoolorundergosomeotherkindoftraining.SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—Preparing-3-Ⅰ.词义搭配1.suitedA.asthetruthorfactsofasituation2.actuallyB.rightorappropriateforaparticularperson,purpose,orsituation3.socalledC.athingthatisormaybechosen4.baggageD.personalbelongingspackedinsuitcasesfortravelling;luggage5.optionE.usedtoshowsomethingorsomeonethatisdesignatedbythenamespecified6.zoneF.theownerandmanagerofashop7.barberG.anareaoflandhavingaparticularpurpose,orusetoparticularrestrictions8.shopkeeperH.apersonwhocutsmen'shairandshavestheirbeardasanoccupation【答案】1.B2.A3.E4.D5.C6.G7.H8.FⅡ.用下列短语的适当形式填空besuitedto;inreality;dealwith;beonadiet;ontheotherhand;gothrough;clearup;goabout1.Thewayinwhichyou'llthetaskreallymatters.2.Therearemanydifficultiestobewhenstartinganewbusiness.3.Idon'tthinkthisworkbeginners.4.That'sthesecondtimetodaythatroomhasbeen.5.Whenhewasachild,heonehardshipafteranother.6.Supermodelslooksothinbecausetheyallthetime.【答案】1.goabout2.dealtwith3.issuitedto4.clearedup5.wentthrough6.areonadietⅢ.根据提示补全下列教材原句1.Whenchoosingacareer,youshouldconsideralltheaspectsofajob.当你选择一个职业时,你应该考虑这个工作的每一方面。2.Inreality,thesepeoplehavetospendlonghourstravelling,withalltheirbaggagepackedinsuitcasesortrunks,andonlyaverysmallnumberofthemaresuccessful.实际上,这些人不得不把所有的行李都塞进手提箱或大箱子,花很长时间在路上奔波,-4-而且其中只有极少数是成功的。3.Hewaslivingbyastreaminatentsurroundedbytechnicalequipment,andhisonlyneighbourswerethebirdsandsquirrelsinthenearbytrees.他住在小溪边的帐篷里,四周都是专业的设备,而且他唯一的邻居是附近树丛中的鸟儿和松鼠。4.Forexample,ifnoonewastocollecttherubbish,thestreetswouldsoonbecomeverydirty,thenumberofratswouldincrease
本文标题:2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 1 Careers and skills Section
链接地址:https://www.777doc.com/doc-8472260 .html