The Rules of Work

Please complete the following set of reading comprehension activities. Of course you can do the discussion tasks orally in class.

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The Rules of Work

Choosing Careers

You may have already done a bunch of these, but I thought it would be worthwhile to take a career aptitude test. The idea is to find out what kinds of jobs are best suited for your personality and interests.

Complete the following quiz and post your results in a comment below.

1) What do you think about the careers that have been suggested to you? Would you consider any of them?

2) Do you think this kind of test is accurate?

On college life

Since many of you have just mentioned your plans to go to university next year, here is something that may come in handy for you:

Transitioning to College Life and Study .mp3

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1) Listen to the first 3:00 minutes of this podcast, and complete the following chart:

2) Continue listening about the two-part study plan (2 more minutes). Answer the questions:
a) How much does a typical freshman have to study?

b) What advice is given about working? Why? 

c) What does she mean by 'part 1 studying' and 'part 2 studying'?

d) Which is the most effective?

3) Choose 5 keywords or expressions which are mentioned repeatedly by the speaker and explain them. You may use your dictionary.

Please complete the tasks in your own words and send them via e-mail (mmasuyama.nes@gmail.com)

No such thing

As the year draws to a close, I imagine you must have been thinking about what you are going to do next year. On that note, here's something I'd like you to listen to -you only need to listen to the 1st 2.15 minutes, the intro to the song:

Discuss the following questions:

1. John retells a recurrent conversation he's had with his mother. What is it about? How has his mum's attitude changed as the years went by? 

2. Do you think this reflects stereotypical teenagers and their relationship to their parents? How?

3. Have you decided 'what you are going to do with your life'? Tell us about it. How did you make this decision? What factors did you prioritise when choosing?

4. Should parents interfere with this kind of decisions? Why (not)?

Please post your answer in a comment below.