Part four   Language at Work 

Task  one  Words Match

1. Careerdevelopment                                                A提高工作效益

2. Knowledgebase                                                      B. 实现目标路径

3. Self-development                                                    C.  入门级工作

4. Clearvision                                                             D.  生活水准

5. Personalgoal orientation                                           E. 自我提高

6. Well-designedaction plans                                         F. 个人目标导向

7. Candidates                                                              G. 精心设计的行动计划

8. Employment                                                            H. 知识库

9  Pathto meet goal                                                       I 清晰目标

10  Enhanceher performance on the job                          J 候选人

11  Entry-leveljob                                                         K 就业

12  standard of living                                                     L职业发展

Task two  Put the correct words from the following words.

Theworld will soon (1) ____ who will get the “best job in the world”. The positionis for a caretaker to live on and look after a (2) ____ island off the coast ofQueensland, Australia. Duties include relaxing on the island, which is part ofthe Great Barrier Reef, and writing a blog to (3) ____ the area. Otherresponsibilities are to feed the fish, clean the pool and collect the mail. Thejob website, islandreefjob.com, tells applicants: “There are (4) ____ 1,500species of fish living in the Great Barrier Reef. Don’t worry. You won’t needto (5) ____ them all.” The successful applicant will get a salary of nearly US$100,000for the six months. Officials from Queensland’s tourism department announced onTuesday that they were (6) ____ looking at 50 candidates. Unsurprisingly, over35,000 people applied for the job.

Thenext stage in the (7) ____ process is to get the list of candidates down to 11.The tourism board will select ten people. Visitors to the website will choosean (8) ____ person. The public can look at the video applications of all 50hopeful caretakers. The eleven lucky finalists will then fly to Hamilton Island(9) ____ a formal interview. The winner will be announced on May 6, and the jobstarts on July 1. The current shortlist of 50 includes people from 22countries. They include dancers, chefs, scientists and students and they allwant a (10) ____ of paradise. Queensland Tourism Minister Desley Boyle saidthere was (11) ____ discussion to narrow down the list to 50. He toldreporters, “it boiled down to…the motivation and professionalism of theapplicants and their (12) ‘____' with the job and Tourism Queensland”.

Task 2  Fill in the right words from the bracket .

The following text gives some suggestions which you might find helpful. But these sntences are not complete. Test your knowledge of the language of jobs by choosing the correct noun to fill the gaps

                                   CareerPlan: Where to look

Most jobs are advertised ascurrent_________(position/ application/ vacancies ). They appear in the localand nation__________(press/ bodies /resource), trade______(contacts/ journals/resource), and specialist career publications. In addition, manyprofessional________(bodies/ contacts/ agency)offer an appointments servicewhich can help job seekers find a suitable__________( position/ application/vacancies )in a particular________(industry/ scheme/ ladder).Recruitment_________( bodies/ contacts/ agencies) hold details of a wide rangeof vacancies, and possibly local training_______( industry/ scheme/ ladder).The Internet is a valuable________( press/ journals /resource )- not only forvacancies but to find background information on companies.

Approximately one third of jobs are neveradvertised, but may be found by approaching a company directly. This is calleda speculative___________( position/ application/ vacancies), and is commonamong students starting at the bottom of the career_________( industry/ scheme/ladder)

Finally, don't forget to use yourpersonal_____________!( bodies/ contacts/ agencies)

Task 3 Translation 

1. 不要等到快毕业了才想起要找学校的就业指导中心。

2. 现在花点时间去了解一下你的技能，价值观，兴趣和个性是如何影响你的职业选择的。

3. 未来的雇主希望求职者具有相关的技能和工作经验，而不仅仅是课程学习或者其他学校里的成就。

4. 如果可能，你选择的学校项目最好是有关于你有意向的职业和话题。

5. 接受高等教育是值得的。

                                 Part four  Classroom Activities 

Task 1 Answer the questions

 What I like and enjoy ?

 1 My interest results (List the top three)___________, __________. ___________

 2 What  have I accomplishment in life that Ihave enjoyed ?

 _______________________________________________________________________ 

3 What do I believe I would enjoy trying ?

 _______________________________________________________________________ 

4 My learning style is_______________________________________________

          Task 2  Complete the following table to make sure whether you crareer steps .

What do you value in a career? 

Although you have no your real career, Do you wake up excited about going to work to face a new challenge that some enjoy work while others hate it?

When you started thinking careers , learning why some people enjoyed going to work, while others didn’t .If you have a job that matches your values and your personality type -you will enjoy your successful career; Today you will learn what Your CareerValues are.

What is important to you in yourcareer? Write down your answers below

Lookat the values above which you rated. Choose five and write them below, changingthe ‘you’ in each statement to ‘I’. Example:      

Value:         Challenge

Statement:   I enjoy being stretchedand given new problems to work on.

Value:         ...................................................................................................................

Statement:   ...................................................................................................................

Value:         ...................................................................................................................

Statement:   ...................................................................................................................

If you find that these personalised statements don’t quite fit you,try writing the statement in your own words. Making decisions about your career, keep your values in mind.

Task 3  How to know yourself.

  Whether you’remid-career or still in study, you need to approach any career move in the sameway. Your first step is to understand who you are and what you want –bothfrom your work and your life. To understand this, you need to exploreyour skills, interests, personality, qualities and values.

Hands –Assembly, operation and repair of machines

Words – Reading, writing,speaking

Senses –Observation, inspection, diagnosis

Analytical thinking – Researching, analyzing, prioritizing

Creativity –Invention, design

Artistic abilities – Fashioning or shaping things, decoration

Leadership –Initiating new projects, organizing, direction, decision making

Can you make sure your own type for your career ?

Tsk 4 

These are the top ten skills most valued by employers in today’s job market according to the National Association of Colleges and EmployersJob Outlook 2012.

 * Which one do you think is the most important? 

* Which one do you think is the least important? 

* Which ones are in the middle? 

* Rank them from 1 to 10 (1=Most Important and 10=Least Important)based onhowimportant you think each one is.