Chapter 3Deciding on a Career

Chapter3DecidingonaCareer,Opener:Whataretheyoungmendoing?Whataresomegoodwaystolookforajob?,Passage2WhereAmI,andWhereAmIGoing?,Lead-in:Whatdoyouwanttomajorinwhenyougotocollege?Why?Whatdoyouwanttobeinthefuture?Atwhatagedoyouprefertochangeyourcareer?Whatsyourdreamlife?,Vocabularypreparation,FinishtaskBonpage59.,Fastreading:SkimthepassageandfinishtaskAonpage62.,Detailedreading:Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsbelow:1WhatsthebigdecisionTiffanyfaces?2WhydoesTiffanylikechess?3WhatwasBrianinterestedinwhenhewasachild?4HowdoesBrianfeelaboutworkingasanarchaeologist?5WhatisChrisM.goodwith?,6WhydoesntChrisM.likehiscurrentjob?7WhatisChrisM.sdreamjob?8WhatisDiegoconfusedabout?9WhydoesntDiegowanttobeateacher?,Whichtalents,passions,andstrengthsdoeseachpersonhave?Fillintheblanks.,Person,Talents,Passions,Strengths,goodwithwords,peopleskills,ownbusiness,Familyandfriends,abilitytoworkinagroup,honesty,problemsolving,abilitytobecareful,distantpast,gratitude,problemsolving,interestintheworld,sports,business,foreignlanguages,travel,interestintheworld,honesty,ThinkingofSolutions:WhatadvicecanyougivetoTiffany,Chris,andDiego?Workinsmallgroupstogiveadvice.Useshouldorshouldntandthesimpleformofaverbineachanswer.,Listeningandwords-learningImgoingtostartcollegenextyear,andIneedto_,mymainsubject.Itsabigdecisionbecause_.Heresmyproblem:Iwanttodoeverything!Iloveartandmusic,but_,too.Forexample,Imreallyinterestedinthebrainandhowpeoplethink,so_.Now,inhighschool,Idonthavetimeformany_,butIminthe_.Ireallylikechessbecause,Ireallylikechessbecause_andbecauseImgoodat_.,Imanarchaeologist,a_ofpeopleandplacesfromthepast.Asachild,Iwas_ancientpeople.Incollege,I_archaeology.Ihaveagreatloveforthingsfromthedistantpast.SometimesIdiscover_ofanancientbowl.Icarefullycleanthemandputthebowlbacktogether.Itslike_.I_itsohardthatIforgeteverythingelse.Iam_and_.Everyday,_.Its_.Itsmylife.,Ihaveagoodjobin_,designingandwriting_tosellcarsandotherthings.Peopleseemtolikemywork._,Ihaveanabilitywithwords.Mychildrenareinexpensiveschools.Wehavea_nearthePacificOcean.However,I_.Idontliketosellcars.Thereisnttimeto_.Theresalotofmoney,but_.Itshard_.WhatshouldIdo?,Iminmyfirstyearofcollege,so_.Ihear_fromeveryone.Mymothersays,“_.Youre_;youunderstandthemand_.”Theproblem?_,notgreatloveforit.The_doesntgivethiskindofadvice._,shelooksatmygradesinmyclassesandsays,“_.Inthese_youseemto_.”MyUncleRobertsadviceis,“Whatdoyoulovetodo?_inthat.Dontworryaboutmoney.Moneywillcome.”Maybehes,Right.Ilovetotravel.I_this_him.Unfortunately,thereisntamajorintraveling.,Listeningandwords-learningImgoingtostartcollegenextyear,andIneedto_,mymainsubject.Itsabigdecisionbecause_._.Heresmyproblem:Iwanttodoeverything!Iloveartandmusic,but_,too.Forexample,Imreallyinterestedinthebrainandhowpeoplethink,so_.Now,inhighschool,Idonthavetimeformany_,butIminthe_.,chooseamajor,collegewillbepreparationfor,mycareeraftercollege,Imcrazyaboutscience,Imightmajorinpsychology,after-schoolactivities,chessclub,Ireallylikechessbecause_andbecauseImgoodat_.,itschallenging,problemsolving,Imanarchaeologist,a_ofpeopleandplacesfromthepast.Asachild,Iwas_ancientpeople.Incollege,I_archaeology.Ihaveagreatloveforthingsfromthedistantpast.SometimesIdiscover_ofanancientbowl.Icarefullycleanthemandputthebowlbacktogether.Itslike_.I_itsohardthatIforgeteverythingelse.Iam_and_.Everyday,_.Its_.Itsmylife.,discoverer,crazyabout,majoredin,broken,pieces,apuzzle,focuson,notawareoftime,havenoideaofthehour,Imthankfulformywork,morethanmy,profession,Ihaveagoodjobin_,designingandwriting_tosellcarsandotherthings.Peopleseemtolikemywork._,Ihaveanabilitywithwords.Mychildrenareinexpensiveschools.Wehavea_nearthePacificOcean.However,_.Idontliketosellcars.Thereisnttimeto_.Theresalotofmoney,but_.Itshard_._.WhatshouldIdo?,advertising,TVcommercials,Iamgood,withwords,vacationhouse,Igotoworkeverydayandhateevery,minuteofit,spendwithmyfamilyorfriends,thiswealthisnt,makingmehappy,togiveupeverything,andbeginagain,Iminmyfirstyearofcollege,so_.Ihear_fromeveryone.Mymothersays,“_.Youre_;youunderstandthemand_.”Theproblem?_,notgreatloveforit.The_doesntgivethiskindofadvice._,shelooksatmygradesinmyclassesandsays,“_.Inthese_youseemto_.”MyUncleRoberts,Ineedtodecide,onmymajorreallysoon,advice,Youshouldmajorin,education,goodwithchildren,workwellwiththem,Idonthaveapassionforteaching,collegecounselor,Instead,Youdoverywellinsports,business,andforeign,language,areas,haveareal,talent,aspecialability,adviceis,“Whatdoyoulovetodo?_inthat.Dontworryaboutmoney.Moneywillcome.”MaybehesRight.Ilovetotravel.I_this_him.Unfortunately,thereisntamajorintraveling.,Major,inherited,from,Passage3TheJoyofWork?,Lead-in:Somepeopleseemtohavejoyintheirwork.Inyouropinion,whataretheirsecretsorspecialcharacteristics?Ask10classmatesfortheiropinionsandfinishtaskAonpage63.,VocabularyPreparationFinishtaskBonpage64.,Fastreading:Pleasemakeanoutlineofthepassagebylookingatthesubtitles.,TheJoyofWork?_FindtheRightPeopleDiscoverYourtalents,Passions,andStrengthsFlow:WhatIsIt?WhoExperiencesFlow?TheChracteristicsofFlowWhatDoesThisMeantoMe?,Truehappiness,FinishtaskAonpage68.,Detailedreading:Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsbelow:1Howcanweexperiencetruehappiness?2Accordingtotheexperts,whatarethestrategiesoffindingjoyinyourwork?3Whatsthemeaningofthewordmentor?4Whatdeterminesyourtalents?5Whatsthedefinitionofpassions?6Howarestrengthsdifferentfromtalents?,7Canyougivemesomeexamplesofstrengths?8Whatisflow?9Whatarethecharacteristicsofflow?,1Howcanweexperiencetruehappiness?,Toexperiencetruehappiness,weusuallymustbeactive;wemustbedoingsomething.,2Accordingtotheexperts,whatarethestrategiesoffindingjoyinyourwork?,Weshouldfindtherightpeople/ourrolemodelsanddiscoverourtalents,passions,andstrengths.,3Whatsthemeaningofthewordmentor?,Mentorsarethepeoplewhogiveyouadviceandencouragement.,4Whatdeterminesyourtalents?,Genesdetermineourtalents.,5Whatsthedefinitionofpassions?,Ourpassionsarethefeelingsofgreatloveforanactivity.,6Howarestrengthsdifferentfromtalents?,Genesdetermineourtalents.Wedonotchooseourtalents.Wecanchooseonlytousethemornot.Strengthsaremoralcharacteristics.Wecanallbuildonourstrengths,andwecanallacquirenewones.,7Canyougivemesomeexamplesofstrengths?,Kindness,honesty,self-control,gratitude,socialintelligence.,8Whatisflow?,Flowsaretimeswhenanactivitygoesverysmoothlyandbringsgreathappiness.,9Whatarethecharacteristicsofflow?,ChallengeandPossibilityFocusControlSenseoftime,TOEFL-relatedreadingReference,QuestionTypes:1.Theword_inthepassagerefersto2.Thephrase_inthepassagerefersto,AccordingtoMartinE.P.Seligman,itsespeciallyimportanttoknowourstrengths.Everyonehascertainstrengths.Wecanchoosetousethemornot,liketalents.Howaretheydifferentfromtalents?,Thewordtheyinthepassagerefersto_,strengths,Tounderstandthewordflow,thinkaboutariver.Itmovessmoothlyandeasilydownamountain,throughaforest,totheocean.Theriverflowstowardtheocean.Apersonsometimesexperiencesmomentsofflowinlife.Thesearetimeswhenanactivitygoesverysmoothlyandbringsgreathappiness.,Thewordtheseinthepassagerefersto_.,momentsofflow,Andthereistheseconddiscovery:thepersonsculture,age,likesanddislikes,socialclass,andgender-maleorfemale-dontmatter.Theyarentimportant.Thesecharacteristicsdontseemtoinfluencetheexperienceofflow.,Thewordtheseinthepassagerefersto_,thepersonsculture,age,likesanddislikes,socialclass,andgender.,Listeningandwords-learningTherearehundredsofbooksonhowtofindhappiness.Mostofthesebooksagree:_doesnotusually_suchas_orsittingonabeach._,toexperiencetruehappiness,weusuallymustbe_;wemustbedoingsomething.Surely,_.Somepeoplelovetheirjobs.Whatcanwe_them?Whataretheir_?,_-peoplewithalot_ofthistopic.,FindtheRightPeopleWhodoyou_?Whoareyour_?Thesepeopleareyour_.Theycanbe_,_Theycanbepeoplefromhistoryortodaysnews.Butwealsoneed_,_Harris._Theygiveus_:“Youcandoit!Dont_.”,_Everyonehas_talents-_,singingwell,doingmathproblems._.Itsgoodtoknowourowntalents_.Ourpassionsare_.Apersoncan_anything.,Its_toknowourstrengths._.Howarethey_talents?Seligmanexplainsthatstrengthsare_-abilitiestoknowrightandwrongandtochooseright.Wecanall_,andwecanall_.,ExamplesofSomeStrengthonSeligmans_:interestintheworld_(theabilitytonoticepeoples_and_them)kindness_theabilitytoworkinagroup_(feelingorshowingthanks),Flow:WhatIsIt?Thefamous_,Seligman,studiesawonderful_.Hecallsit“flow.”Mostofushaveexperiencewithflow._.Tounderstandthewordflow,thinkaboutariver.Itmoves_andeasilydownamountain,_,totheocean.Apersonsometimesexperiences_inlife.,Thesearetimeswhen_and_.WhoExperiencesFlow?InFlow:ThePsychologyof_Experience,Csikszentimihalyi_.First,verydifferentactivities_.Forexample,onepersondoes_.suchas_.orswimmingfromFrancetoEngland.Anotherpersondoessomething_-playsa_game,ofchessorsolves_.Anotherperson_.Theactivitiesaredifferent,butallthepeopledescribe_-greathappiness-intheiractivity.Andhereistheseconddiscovery:thepersons_,age,_,_,and_-_-dont_.Theyarentimportant._.Allpeopledescribetheirexperiences_.,TheCharacteristicsofFlowInanexperienceofflow,thereisoneof_.Usually,thereis_severalofthem:_Theactivitymustbeboth_and_forthepersonto_._or_.However,_.FocusPeople_duringtheactivity.Theydontthinkaboutanything,else.Adancerthinksaboutonlythe_.Areader_onlythestory._Peoplehavesomefeelingofcontrol.Theydontjust_._Duringtheactivity,apersonoftenexperiencestimedifferently.Anhourcan_afewminutes,or_.Thepersonlosesallsenseoftime.,_?_twothousandyearsago,Aristotleasked,“Whatisthegoodlife?”_-artists,_,andscientists,forexample-seemtoknowtheanswer.Theyoftenexperienceflowintheirwork.So_?The_agree.Thesecretseemstobethis:_.Thenfindwork_.Whatisyour_Aristotlesquestion?,Listeningandwords-learningTherearehundredsofbooksonhowtofindhappiness.Mostofthesebooksagree:_doesnotusually_suchas_orsittingonabeach._,toexperiencetruehappiness,weusuallymustbe_;wemustbedoingsomething.Surely,_.Somepeoplelovetheirjobs.Whatcanwe_them?Whataretheir_?,true,happiness,comefrompassive,entertainment,watchingTV,Instead,active,involvesdoingsomething,learnfrom,work,secrets,_-peoplewithalot_ofthistopic.,herearestrategiesfromexperts,knowledge,FindtheRightPeopleWhodoyou_?Whoareyour_?Thesepeopleareyour_.Theycanbe_,_.Theycanbepeoplefromhistoryortodaysnews.Butwealsoneed_,_Harris._.Theygiveus_:“Youcandoit!Dont_.”,admire,heroes,rolemodels,membersofyourfamily,friends,neighbors,orteachers,mentors,accordingto,Mentorshelporguideus,encouragement,giveup,_Everyonehas_talents-_,singingwell,doingmathproblems._.Itsgoodtoknowourowntalents_.Ourpassionsare_.Apersoncan_anything.,DiscoverYourTalents,Passions,andStrengths,certain,forrunning,fast,solvingpuzzles,Genesseemtodeterminethese,abilities,becauseweoftenenjoyusingthem,feelingsofgreatloveforan,activity,haveapassionfor,Its_toknowourstrengths._.Howarethey_talents?Seligmanexplainsthatstrengthsare_-abilitiestoknowrightandwrongandtochooseright.Wecanall_,andwecanall_.,especiallyimportant,Everyonehascertainstrengths,differentfrom,moral,characteristics,buildonourstrengths,acquirenewones,ExamplesofSomeStrengthonSeligmans_:interestintheworld_(theabilitytonoticepeoples_and_them)kindness_theabilitytoworkinagroup_(feelingorshowingthanks),List,socialintelligence,emotions,respondto,honesty,self-control,gratitude,Flow:WhatIsIt?Thefamous_,Seligman,studiesawonderful_.Hecallsit“flow.”Mostofushaveexperiencewithflow._.Tounderstandthewordflow,thinkaboutariver.Itmoves_andeasilydownamountain,_,totheocean.Apersonsometimesexperiences_inlife.,psychologist,condition,Trulyhappypeopleexperienceitoften,smoothly,Throughaforest,momentsof,flow,Thesearetimeswhen_and_.WhoExperiencesFlow?InFlow:ThePsychologyof_Experience,Csikszentimihalyi_.First,verydifferentactivities_.Forexample,onepersondoes_.suchas_.orswimmingfromFrancetoEngland.Anotherpersondoessomething_-playsa_game,anactivitygoesvery,smoothly,bringsgreathappiness,Optimal,sharehis,discoveries,can,produce“almostidentical”feelings,something,physicallydifficult,climbinga,mountain,mentallydifficult,challenging,ofchessorsolves_.Anotherperson_.Theactivitiesaredifferent,butallthepeopledescribe_-greathappiness-intheiractivity.Andhereistheseconddiscovery:thepersons_,age,_,_,and_-_-dont_.Theyarentimportant._.Allpeopledescribetheirexperiences_.,amathematicsproblem,createsapie