Unit4TaskWritingareportaboutcoursechoices●Therearealltradesandprofessionsintheworld.●Whichprofessionsattractyou?●Ifyouwanttothiskindofjob,whatknowledgeshouldyoustudy?biotechnology生物技术bioengineering生物工程学InternationalEconomicsandTradeElectronicEngineering电子工程lawlawyerITJournalismSkillsbuilding1:ListeningforoptionsandpossibiliesWhatcoursesdoyouwanttostudyatuniversity?Therearesomekeywordsorphrasesthatyoumightusefordifferentoptionsorpossibilities.PositiveaspectNegativeaspectpopularinterestingNewandexcitingDonotwantGoodatAcademic(involvingalotofreadingandstudying)notpopularboringtraditionalwantpracticalnotgoodatListentotwoconversationsbetweentwogoodfriendsaboutchoosingpossiblecoursestostudyatuniversityandtakenotes.(FillinthetableonPage58)Answers:1.Mathematics3.interesting2.solvingproblemswithcomputers4.anexperimentwillblowupthelaboratory5.InformationTechnology/IT6.PhysicsStep1;takenotes7.futurecareer8.verydifficult9.languages10.Geography11thelocationsofcities12.Journalism13.writinglastyear14.writingListeningtext1:Hi,whatcoursedoyouthinkyouwillchoosetostudy?Idon’tknot.It’ssuchadifficultchoicetomake.Well,onethingI’msureofisthatIdon’twanttostudyMathematics.Student1Student1Student2I’mnotwanttodoChemistryeitherasI’malwaysafraidthatoneofmyexperimentswillblowupthelaboratory!Lot’sofmyfriendssaythatPhysicsisapopularcourserightnow,butIreallywanttostudysomethingthat’sinterestingandnew.It’satoughdecision.Ithoughtaboutdoingsomethingrelatedtoarts,butactuallyitprovedverydifficultforme.IthinkI’llstudysomethinginvolvinglanguages,though,asI’mquitegoodatthem.Afewyearsago,youcouldonlystudyChinese,butnowtherearemanymorechoices!Student2Icertainlywon’tbetakingGeography—Ialwaysgetthelocationsofcitieswrong.I’vebeenthinkingthatImightdosomethinglikeJournalismbecauseI’vepublishedafewarticlesintheschoolmagazine.Doyourememberwhenthelocalnewspaperpublishedmywritinglastyear?Yes.Itwasareallygoodarticle.Ithinkthatwouldbegreatforyou,andJournalismsoundslikeaveryexcitingcoursetostudy.(schoolbellringing)Oh,that’sthebell.Let’stalkaboutthisagainatlunchtime.Student2Student1Student2Student1Listeningtext2:Hey!Haveyoudecideduponyourcourseyet?Notyet.Whataboutyou?Iknowyouwereabitdoubtfulabouttakingafewcoursebecauseyousaidyouwanttostudysomethingyoufindinteresting.However,Iwastalkingtoafriendofmine,andshetoldmeaboutanewcoursecalledBioengineering.Itsoundsinteresting.TherearealsocourseslikeComputerEngineeringthatmightinterestyou.Maybeyoucouldstudythatatuniversitysinceyou’regreatatsolvingproblemswithcomputers.Student1Yes,IthinkComputerEngineeringsoundsinteresting.Ialsowanttodosomethingpracticalthatwillinterestme,andIthinkBioengineeringwillbegoodformyfuturecareer.TherearesomanydifferentcoursesandIjustwanttofindtherightonethatsuitsmypersonality.Asforcomputer,yes,Idolikeworkingwiththem,soInformationTechnologyorITcouldalsobeapossibility.Student2Thesecoursesareverypopularrightnow,andlot’sofpeoplearechoosingthem.IthinkJournalismisonepopularcoursethatcouldbeagoodchoiceforme.Itcertainlyappealstomyloveofwriting;IsupposeagoodwaytofindoutmoreaboutthemistodosomeresearchontheInternet.Whatdoyouthink?Student1Wecouldalsolookinthenewspaper.Atthistimeofyear,thereareoftenarticlesdetailingthedifferentcoursesthatwecanstudyatuniversity.ReadthepassageonPage59anddecidethefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse.1.Bioengine...
