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listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the words and expressions you have just heard．
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1） occupations are a good match
2） each of your options
3） confirming that it is a good match for you
4） soft skills， and aptitudes
5） make a decision
6） change your career
7） long and short-term goals
8） in six months to three years
9） putting together a career action plan
10） reach your final goal of working
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What do you want to do with your life？ If you are just starting out， or if you are dissatisfied with your current career， there’s a good chance you’ve tried to come up with the answer to this question． Few decisions in life are bigger， or more complex， than choosing a career．
Why Making Career Choices Isn’t Easy
Whether you are making a career choice for the first time， or you are making a career change， the process is similar． You have to learn about yourself， find out which occupations are a good match for someone with your characteristics， research each of your options and pick the best one， and then make a plan to reach your goals．
Learn About Yourself
You should never decide to pursue any occupation without confirming that it is a good match for you．Before you can choose the right career， you must learn about yourself． Your values， interests， soft skills，and aptitudes， in combination with your personality type， will make some occupations a good fit for you．
Make Your Career Choice
After doing all your research， you should feel reasonably ready to make a decision． Based on all the information you have gathered， pick the occupation you think will bring you the most satisfaction． If you find out you made the wrong choice， or conclude that you no longer like what you are doing， you can change your career．
Identify Your Goals
Once you’ve chosen the occupation you want to pursue， it is time to identify your long- and shortterm goals． Long-term goals typically take about three to five years to reach， while you can usually fulfill a short-term goal in six months to three years．
Develop a Career Action Plan
The best way to lay out a strategy for achieving your goals is by putting together a career action plan．This is a written document that details all the steps you will have to take to reach your final goal of working in your chosen occupation， as well as what you will have to do along the way to realize your other long-term goals and other short-term ones．
Listen carefully and then decide whether each of the following statements is true or false based on the information you have just heard．
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1． T 2． F 3． T 4． F 5． T 6． F
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Your career path needs to reflect your goals and needs． As your life unfolds， you will probably find that you need to rethink your career path and make whatever changes are necessary：
Ages 22 to 34： These are the beginning years in the career that you chose in your late teens． You start to get exposed to the challenges， skills and realities of the career． This is also the point that your life may intersect with a person who will become your life partner． His or her opinion of your chosen career path may come into play． If you are a woman， you may make the choice to become a stay-at-home mom and continue some aspect of your career from home． All of this input may be the catalyst for you to reinforce or rethink your chosen career path．
Ages 35 to 50： These are the growing and prime earning years of your career． The decisions you made in earlier years， combined with the job experience and opportunities presented to you， will shape your career path． This is the point in your career when it is critical for you to make careful choices to move your career in the right direction． This is the time to make a mid-course correction if you are unhappy with your career progress or the environment of the career that you have chosen．
Ages 51 to 65： During this time， many find the need for additional career planning to accommodate a job layoff or plans for an early retirement． The need for job flexibility or spending more time on interests often results in a career path change involving entrepreneurial or more flexible working arrangements．
Watch the following video and fill in the blanks below with the information from it． Be prepared to retell what the speaker said in the video．
Step 1 Ask the students to watch the video before class and fill in the blanks．
Step 2 Play the video 1 2 times in class．
Step 3 Ask a few students to retell the speaker’s speech．
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1） decide what steps you need to take
2） achieve your future career goals
3） where you want to be
4） goals and objectives
5） what you can do with your qualification
6） making applications
7） ensure you have a good CV
8） interview
9） prepare for an interview
10） achievable and realistic
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Having a plan can focus your ideas and help you decide what steps you need to take to move forward with your job search and achieve your future career goals．
To do this you need to—Assess where you are and where you want to be． Set goals and objectives and decide what action you are going to take to achieve these．
Slide—Where are you—Re-recorded this section！
This line represents where you are now in relation to getting a job．—Identify where you currently are on this line．
If， for example， you are not sure what job or career you want to go into， perhaps one of your objectives may be to find out more about what you can do with your qualification in order to give you some ideas． You could take action by looking at options with your subject using the Prospects website and Career Development resources available to you．
If you are at the making applications stage， an objective might be to ensure you have a good CV．You could take action by getting feedback on your CV from the Career Development Team．
If you are at the interview stage， an objective might be to prepare for an interview and the action you might take is to look at the range of resources available on the graduate success website such as typical interview questions．
It is important to remember that when you are setting yourself objectives these are achievable and realistic in the time you have so that you remain positive and in control and that you are taking steps forward．
Answer the following questions ， using the information you have obtained from Passage A．
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1． Because you will probably spend roughly 35 years working， from the beginning of your career until retirement．
2． During the self-assessment step， you will learn about your interests， work-related values， personality type， aptitudes， work environments you like， developmental needs and your realities．
3． Career exploration focuses on learning about the occupations that seem to be a good fit based on the results of your self-assessment and any other professions that interest you．
4． Based on the information you gathered in Step 1 and Step 2， you will decide which occupation is the best fit for you． First， you will identify your favorite occupation． Then， you will give serious thought to your future career．
5． A career plan serves as a guide to reaching your ultimate goal of getting a job in the career which you think is a good match during Step 3．
Fill in the blanks of the outline of Passage A with the words or expressions from the passage．
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1） what to do to make a living
2） roughly ／ about／ approximately 35 years
3） you enjoy ／ like doing
4） person you are ／ personality you have
5） you can do
6） a job description
7） your favorite job
8） Fully consider your chosen career
9） a career action plan
10） education and training programs
11） a job search strategy
Fill in the blanks of the summary of Passage A with the words or expressions from the passage．
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1） satisfying career
2） career planning process
3） interests
4） characteristics
5） aptitudes
6） developmental needs
7） preliminary
8） eliminate
9） best fit
10） ultimate goal
Translate the following into Chinese．
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越来越多的公司为年轻的创业者们提供创业启动资金，这是政府一直鼓励的一大趋势。
国务院原总理李克强强调了促进就业和帮助应届毕业生创业的重要性。
然而，这需要创造力、决心和主动性。
“创业并不适合所有人，其要求极高。但对于那些找不到合适工作的人来说，我鼓励他们自主创业。它能充分发挥你的能动性。你可以做些让别人甚至让自己都惊讶的事情。”北京大学的孙祁祥教授说。
通往成功的道路是艰难的。许多年轻的毕业生仍然在寻求最适合他们的工作。而独自创业的人也面临着诸多困难。随着政府和民间团体不断伸出援手，成功的故事必定会更多。
Match the following expressions with their English equivalents．
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1-f 2-n 3-l 4-j 5-b 6-k 7-a 8-c 9-m 10-e 11-i 12-h 13-g 14-d
Fill in each of the following blanks with a proper word or expression listed in the box． Change word form when necessary．
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1． alternative 2． cognitive 3． involved 4． optional 5． underestimated
6． deemed to be 7． assess 8． pursuing 9． fall back 10． eliminated
11． conduct 12． preliminary 13． appeal to 14． trait 15． aptitude
Study the English sentences and translate the Chinese into English with the given sentence patterns located in brackets．
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1． Students will find that they will get much more than diplomas from the college study．
2． I can picture myself winning the race after training so hard！
3． As Dr． Sun Yat-sen， the great pioneer of China’s revolution， once said， “Unification is the hope of all Chinese nationals． If China can be unified， all Chinese will enjoy a happy life； if it cannot， all will suffer．”
4． He thinks that it is an ideal time to sow rice．
5． I should give serious thought to how I can better accommodate those changes．
6． It is important to retain our principles when we’re negotiating with other companies．
Work with your partner and make up your own conversations according to the following situations．
Step 1 Ask students to make up their own conversations based on the situations in pairs or groups；
Step 2 Ask the students to read them out loudly until they can memorize them；
Step 3 Have a few pairs／ groups perform the conversations．
Perform the conversations you made in Task 3． Student 1 plays the role of person A and Student 2 acts as the interpreter． Student 3 plays the role of person B and speaks Chinese while Student 4 acts as the interpreter．
Make a speech with one of the following topics．
Topic 1 How have I been planning my career？
Points： ● Why I plan my career
● What I’ve been doing to implement it
● future career， self-recognition， potential， orientation， goal， association， internship，vitality， ambition， self-analysis， real action
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Since I entered high school， I have been planning for my future career． To me， school life is a process of deepening self-recognition rather than simply learning． In everything I do， I can gradually bring out my best potentials and come to know my characters， through which I can pinpoint my orientation and goal．
During my college life， apart from studying hard， I’ve also been engaged in some associations like the Association of Finance and the Commercial Association． Besides， I have been involved in three internships， during which I further came to realize my strengths and weaknesses． In terms of my strengths， I have the vitality and ambition and always keep in mind my goal in the course of pursuing my success． I am outgoing and good at communicating． I am also self-confident， and unyielding to all setbacks． With regard to my weaknesses， sometimes I may be over-insistent and never give up what I am doing． Based on my self-analysis， I would like to choose marketing as my future development．
Making a plan is definitely important， but more importantly， I should focus on action and its real effect． Everything will become nothing without real action． I firmly believe the future belongs to those who are endeavoring to pursue！
Topic 2 How to create a job skill development plan？
Points： ● Outline your goals
● Assess your current situation： strengths and weaknesses
● Make a schedule
● professional， specific， long-term goal， current situation， determine， realistic， extensive，study and practice， reminder
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Creating a job skill development plan is a useful strategy for achieving professional growth． The following steps could be helpful to a college student and a career seeker．
Step 1 Outline your goals． Think about where you see yourself professionally in 3 to 5 years． Be specific about your long-term goals， including all details about the type of job you ultimately want and the activities of your day-to-day life．
Step 2 Assess your current situation． Determine how far you are from reaching your ultimate goal． If you want to become the manager of your own store， for example， think about the skills necessary for achieving your goal．
Step 3 Create an action plan for developing your skills． Be realistic． Some skills require extensive study and practice before they become strengths．
Step 4 Check in with yourself regularly to assess your progress． Stay focused on your goals by posting reminders on your calendar or on post-it notes．
An ideal plan identifies long-term goals and outlines a detailed approach for developing job skills．
Study the following table and complete it with your own information．
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1） self-motivated； self-disciplined； tough-minded
2） lack of analytical ability
3） A consulting company of Fortune 500．
4） People with strong execution and motivation．
5） Overseas training and promotion．
6） Both of work and life would complement one another．
7） How to break those details down into doable pieces， and how to take defined action steps...
8） As the changing focus on how work is done， a professional training is added．
Write a short-term plan for your career．
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I’ve dreamed to be a lawyer． Here’s my short-term career plan．
In the first place， I’ll acquire professional law knowledge during the years in the university． Then I’d like to take further advantage of my knowledge of taxation and finance to obtain some certificates， e．g．CPA （Certified Public Accountant） and CTA （Certified Tax Agents）． What’s more， doing part-time jobs related to law in vacations is also necessary． It’s a precious opportunity for me to practice law somehow．An internship would be ideal． After graduation， I’d like to start my career in a good law firm．
After two or three years of entry-level experience， I may put more focus on a specialized field， such as private equity funds， banking or taxation． Then I will take a decade to become an expert．
Read Passage B and fill in the blanks of the outline with the words or expressions from the passage．
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1） Math
2） the Data Analyst program
3） to get a job that would utilize his knowledge in applied mathematics
4） He grew from a child who loathed math to a young adult who relished the sense of accomplishment that solving math problems brought．
5） learning the skills he needed
6） a data analyst
7） a data scientist
Read Passage C and fill in the blanks of the summary with the words or expressions from the passage．
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1） your recent situation and your expectation
2） a new skill or new knowledge
3） education achievements
4） experiential skills and knowledge
5） new visibility
6） new recognition
7） new roles and positions
8） Making a path jump
9） horizontals and verticals
10） career path