节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-04-12
难易度:Medium
关键字:strike up, anxious, issue, counselor
(Music).
Hello, and welcome to Studio Classroom.
My name is Gabe.
I'm Carolyn.
And we want to thank you for joining us today.
Our lesson is called How Do You Choose a Career?
So we're going to be learning about different points of view on this subject.
How do you go about choosing a career?
Of course, a career is different than a job.
A job you might have for a short period of time.
But a career is usually one that you would like to do for a longer period or
perhaps most of your life, your career.
So how do you choose a career?
Well, many people are interested in different things.
What were you interested in doing when you were growing up?
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Carolyn, what about you?
Well, when I was younger, I wanted to be a veterinarian,
a kind of doctor that takes care of animals instead of people eh, because I
really, really liked animals when I was little.
Well, you do know a lot about animals.
I think that would be a great career for you.
For me, growing up, actually, a lot I wanted to be an actor.
And I get to do that a little bit here at Studio Classroom.
Well, what did you want to be growing up?
Or what do you want to be in the future?
Let's get started with our first part of today's lesson - How Do You Choose a
Career?
How Do You Choose a Career?
There are many considerations when deciding on a career.
Robert sees Helen sitting at a computer in the library and strikes up a
conversation.
Hi, Helen.
What are you working on?
I'm taking a quiz to help me decide the kind of career I should have.
A career quiz?
You need to take a test to choose your career?
Well, you don't have to take a test.
Whew! I got a little anxious there thinking that I needed to study for another
test.
No. The issue is that I have no idea what career I should pursue.
I can see myself doing so many things.
I need help figuring out what is best for me based on my interests and
personality.
(Music).
It is important to look at your interests when you're deciding on a career.
And at the beginning we see: There are many considerations when deciding on a
career.
So we have this word "considerations." It just means that you need to consider
things.
So there are many things that you should think about when you are trying to
decide your career.
Well, we have a conversation here with Robert and Helen.
And Robert sees Helen sitting at a computer in the library and strikes up a
conversation.
He strikes up a conversation.
What does that mean, Gabe?
Well, I'm glad you ask, Carolyn, because these words are straight from our Word
Bank.
When you strike up something, usually I use it when I'm talking about a
conversation, actually.
When I strike up a conversation with somebody, that means I start the
conversation.
Maybe it's talking to a stranger, and I want to get to know that person.
And so I go and strike up a conversation.
I think Robert and Helen are friends.
So you can strike up a conversation with anybody.
When do you strike up conversations with people, Carolyn?
Well, I strike up conversations with people at lunch.
Usually if I see someone sitting there, I might go strike up a conversation and
sit down and have lunch with that person.
Hey, that's a good point.
That reminds me of last month's VIEWPOINT article.
Maybe it would have been good for the girls to strike up a conversation with the
girl who was sitting alone.
Well, we see here that Robert sees Helen sitting at a computer, or in front of a
computer, and he strikes up a conversation.
Um... well, it's Robert and Helen.
So I guess I'll be Robert, and you can be Helen.
Oh, that... that sounds pretty good. Yeah, I like that.
All right. Good.
Here I go.
Hi, Helen.
What are you working on?
Oh, I'm taking a quiz to help me decide the kind of career I should have.
Ooh, a quiz.
Let me pause right there for a moment.
This is not your average or normal kind of quiz here, is it, Carolyn?
No. This is a very special kind of test, the quiz, that is helping Helen to
decide what kind of career she should have.
So not really something you would study for.
OK, not something you would study for.
Usually I think of a quiz or even a test as something you would study for.
But it's not like that in today's lesson.
Robert continues:
A career quiz?
You need to take a test to choose your career?
Well, you don't have to take a test.
Right.
Well, I guess it's not a requirement.
You don't have to take a test.
And then Robert says:
Whew! I got a little anxious there thinking that I needed to study for another
test.
Well, you don't need to be anxious.
And this is another word we want to talk about.
If you are anxious about something, it means that you are worried, you are
nervous about something that's going to happen.
When are you anxious, Gabe?
Oh, that's a good question.
Actually, before a test, I might get anxious, or before a performance.
I love performing, whether it's acting or playing drums or other kinds of
musical performances, and I might get anxious.
Even if I've prepared well, I know I have to do something and do it well, so I
get anxious.
When do you get anxious, Carolyn?
Well, I think also before I perform on stage.
If I'm going to sing a song in front of people at church, then I might be a
little bit anxious before the song starts.
But once it starts, I'm OK.
And Robert thought that maybe this was a test he had to get anxious about.
He says: Whew! I got a little anxious there thinking that I needed to study for
another test.
But what does Helen say?
She says: No. The issue is that I have no idea what career I should pursue.
So the issue she is having is that she doesn't know what career she should do in
the future.
And "issue" is another word we want to talk about.
What does it mean if you have an issue, Gabe?
Well, sometimes I think of this as being a problem or a struggle, something that
you have to work through.
You don't know all the answers right now, you're trying to solve it.
You have an issue that you need to work through.
Uh, what kinds of issues are there in life, Carolyn?
Well, I think a lot of issues that people face is they don't get enough sleep.
Oh, yeah.
If you don't get enough sleep, that can be a very big issue.
That can be a big issue.
So you can talk about it as being a big issue or just a little issue.
But Helen says: The issue is that I have no idea what career I should pursue.
You can use that word "pursue" in other ways, too.
That means to go after something.
So a guy might pursue a girl and see if maybe one day she'll become his
girlfriend.
Well, Helen also continues:
I can see myself doing so many things.
I need help figuring out what is best for me based on my interests and
personality.
All right.
Well, Helen said a very important phrase there: based on my interests and
personality.
Let's talk about those words.
When you base something on something else, that means you're doing something
because of this information.
How might you use that phrase?
Well, I try to base a lot of the things I do on the Bible.
It has a lot of really important teachings that we should follow.
And I try to base my life on that.
All right.
That's a great thing to base your life on, the Bible.
Or maybe you have to make a decision, what do you base your decision on?
Why did you make that decision?
Is it because of something someone said or something else?
Well, we have more to learn with Michelle in the Language Lab.
Here we go.
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.