Unit-8--Job-Hunting

1、and Speakingcompetition;Unit 8 Job HuntingObjective1. read a story about job hunting in a big city;2. learn some names of occupations;3. learn about the object clause in English;4. Get some tips about having a job interview;5. learn how to write your resume;Focuses1. Vocabulary in words and expressi

2、ons of Text A and Text B.2. Comprehension of Text A and Text B.3. Grammar (The subject and object clause)4. Practical Writings :How to write a letter of applicationOutline:Period 1: Background Information; study of words and expressions in Text A;Period 2: Discussion of Text APeriod 3: Comprehensive

3、 ExercisesPeriod 4: Grammar tips; Active Words and Vocabulary Check; Grammar TipsPeriod 5: Discussion of Text B and the follow-up ComprehensionPeriod 6: Practical WritingPeriod 7: Starting Out & In-class Activities (Practical Listening and Speaking Course)Period 8: Cultural Notes & After-cla

4、ss Activities (Practical Listening Course)Methods:(1) Practice speaking and listening(2) Discussion(3) Presentation and role play(4) ExercisesTeaching Procedures:Period 1Step 1. Warm-up Discussion (5 minutes)Question:What kinds of difficulties can you imagine you might encounter in a future job sear

5、ch?Hint: Possible difficulties incude (1) sexual discriminaiton; (2) severe (3) tough interviews; (4) lack of good jobs.Step 2. Background Information (10 minutes)Traditionally, Americans believe that hard work naturally brings huge material wealth. However, in recent years, there has been a sharp d

6、ecrease in the number of high-paying jobs and ordinary Americans find themselves working longer hours for much less pay. A college diploma is critically important if one desires to have a decent job with a handsome salary. Many jobs in corporate America require that both men and women put their job

7、first and their family second.Somebusinesses provide flexible working hours and day-care centers in the building, but most do not. A number of women are choosing to drop out of the workforce and stay at home with their children, or to find work they can do at home. In spite of the ideal of equality

8、of opportunity, women generally earn less moneythan men fordoing the same work. Minorities often face similar discrimination in the workplace, earning less money than white workers with similar jobs. However, the recent arrival of millions of new immigrants is changing the makeup of the American wor

9、kforce.Step 3. Vocabulary in Text A(20 minutes)Ask Ss to read new words and expressions by themselves and then read the new words together. Explain the important points.1. purpose n . 意圖，目的做生意的唯一目的e.g. The sole purpose of conducing a business is to make money.是賺錢。Phrase: on purpose成心(地)，有意(地)e.g. He

10、 interrupted our talk on purpose. 他成心打斷了我們的談話。for the purpose of出自的目的，為了e.g. He learned English for the purpose of studying abroad.他學英語的目的是出國purposeless adj. 沒有明確目的的e.g. Time may be wasted in purposeless meetings.時間有可能在毫無目的的會上浪費掉。purposely adv. 成心地purposeful adj有清晰目的的，有明確目標的；堅決的2. attract vt.吸引e.g:

11、What attracted me most to the job was the chance to travel. 這份工作最吸引我的地方時有旅游的時機。attraction n. 吸引，吸引力e.g. The idea of working for state-owned enterprises has little attraction to young people.為國有企業(yè)工作對年輕人沒有吸引力。 attractive adj. 有魅力的，誘人的e.g. The dress is attractive to young girls.那件裙子對年輕姑娘有吸引力。3. size n.

12、大小，尺寸e.g. (1)Their apartment is half the size of ours.他們公寓面積是我們公寓面積的一半。(2)large-sized / medium-sized大號 / 中號4. luck n. 運氣，好運e.g. Good luck !/ Best of luck!祝好運！Phrase: (1)be in luck ( 出乎意料地 ) 走運(2) be out of luck不走運(3)try / chance one ' s luck 碰碰運氣lucky adj. 幸運的e.g. The lucky winner will be able t

13、o choose three different holidays. 幸運贏家可以選擇三個不同的假期。luckily adv. 幸運地e.g. Luckily for us, the rain held off all day.我們真幸運，一整天都沒有下雨。5. dismiss vt. 解雇；解散e.g. (1) Robert was dismissed from his post for negligence.羅伯特由于玩忽職守被免職了。(2) The teacher might dismiss class early today because of the snow. 由于下雪，今天老師

14、或許會提前下課。 dismissal n. 解雇，開除e.g. After the dismissal of the cook we had to make our own meals. 解雇了廚師，我們只得自己做飯。6. unemployment n 失業(yè)e.g. Closure of the plant will mean unemployment for 500 workers. 關閉這座工廠就意味著五百名工人要失業(yè)。unemployed adj 未被雇傭的，失業(yè)的 employ v. 雇傭，聘 employer n. 雇主，老板 employee n. 雇員e.g.(1)That co

15、mpany employs 1,000 people.那家公司有一千名員工。(2)The clothing industry is a large-scale employer of women.服裝業(yè)大量雇傭女工。(3)His father is an employee of local government.他的父親在當?shù)卣ぷ鳌ntonym: employment n. 就業(yè)e.g. The closure of the factory threw many workers out of employment. 工廠倒閉后，很多工人失業(yè)了。7. generally adv. 通常，一

16、般來說e.g. generally speaking 一般說來 general adj. 大體的，大致的 phrase: in general一般(大體)說來；總體上e.g. (1) In general, about 10%of the candidates are eventually offered positions. 一般說來，大約百分之十的求職者最終得到了職位。(2) We re trying to raise awareness about the enviroment in general and airpollution in particular.我們正在努力從總體上增強環(huán)

17、保意識，特別是提高對空氣污染的認識。8. benefit n. 福利，救濟金；利益e.g. unemployment benefit失業(yè)救濟金phrase: be of benefit有益，有好處e.g. The new credit cards will be of great benefit to our customers.新信用卡將會為我們的客戶帶來很多好處。Beneficial adj. 有益的，有利的e.g. Milk and vegetables are beneficial to a growing child.牛奶和蔬菜對于孩子的成長有好處。9. available adj.

18、 可得到的，可利用的e.g. (1) The university is trying to make more accommodation available to students. 該大學在設法為學生提供更多的住處。(2)The only time the president is available is Sunday afternoon. 總統(tǒng)惟一空閑的時間是周日下午。Availability n. 供給；可得到，可利用 Antonym: unavailable adj. 不可得到的，不可利用的 e.g. The new book is still unavailable at th

19、e bookstore.這本新書書店里目前仍然沒有。10. worried adj 擔憂的，發(fā)愁的e.g. (1)She s worried about her exam.她很擔憂自己的考試。(2) Jim looked up with a slightly worried expression.吉姆略帶愁容地抬頭看。worry v. & n.擔憂，發(fā)愁e.g. I worry a lot about my father' s health. 我很擔憂父親的健康。worrisom adj. 令人焦慮的worrying adj. 令人擔憂的；使人發(fā)愁的11. economy n.

20、 經(jīng)濟；節(jié)省e.g. For the sake of economy, I haven' t yet turned on the heating.為了省錢，我還未翻開供暖系統(tǒng)。economic adj. 經(jīng)濟的政府面臨一些經(jīng)濟問題。我們必須節(jié)約利用資源。他對機械知識幾乎一無所知。e.g. The government is facing economic problems. economical adj. 節(jié)儉的，節(jié)省的e.g. We must be economical with our resources. economics n. 經(jīng)濟學12. mechanic n. 技工，機修

21、工Mechanical adj. 機械的；呆板的e.g. (1) He had little mechanical knowledge.(2) He was asked the same question so manytimes that the answer becamemechanical 他被屢次問到同樣的問題，他的答復都變得機械起來。13. dream of 夢想(得到) ，夢見他夢想有朝一日能成為超級明星。他所有的努力均以失敗告終。他宣布退出總統(tǒng)競選。比賽快完畢時，他已經(jīng)筋疲力盡。e.g.He dream of becoming a superstar some day.14. e

22、nd up 約束，到頭來e.g. All of his efforts ended up in failure.15. drop out of退出e.g.He dicided to drop out of the presidential campain.16. run out 跑出去，用完，用光e.g. His strength ran out at the end of the game.17. hang around 留在附近，徘徊，閑逛e.g. Most women prefer to hang around in stores without buying anything. 大多女

23、性喜歡在商店里閑逛卻什么也不買。18. share sth with sb 與某人分享某物e.g. The girl shared a small apartment with an old lady. 那女孩和一位老太太合住 一個小公寓。19. on the edge of 在的邊緣e.g.After finishing dinner, he placed the folk on the edge of the plate.吃完飯后他把叉子放在盤子邊。20. make friends(with sb) (與某人)交朋友e.g. He likes to make friends with ev

24、eryone.他喜歡與任何人交朋友。21.live by (doing sth)靠(做某事)謀生，度日e.g. He lived by doing odd jobs.他靠打零工度日。22. be worried about 為擔憂e.g. He is extremely worried abouthis graduation speech. 他正為畢業(yè)演講大傷腦筋。23. after all畢竟，說到底't blame him; after all, children are children.別再責備他了，孩子畢竟是孩子。24. turn for the better好轉，改善e.g

25、.The continuous rain finally stopped and the weather started to turn for thebetter.陰雨綿綿的日子總算過去了，天氣開始逐漸轉好。Step 4. Vocabulary Check B &C (10 minutes)Ask the students to finish the exercise, vocabulary check (part B and C). Then check the answers.Period 2:Step 1. Language Points in Text A (30 minut

26、es)Explain the language points to Ss and analyze the structure of the passage. Pay more attention to longer sentences in Text A and try to make Ss understand.1. A city attracts them just because of its size:A city attracts them just becauseit is large.2.Some of them have dreams of success in the art

27、s or in the theater, but othersjust want to be in a place where there is always a lot of activity:Some of themcome to the city in the hope of becoming successful artists or actors, but othersjust want a colorful life in a busy place.3. Many of them end up working as taxi drivers: Many of them worked

28、 as taxi drivers, which they had not expected.end up: to come to be in a particular situation ro state, especially when one didnot plan it.e.g.(1)He 'll end up in prison if he's not careful.如果他不小心，最后會鋃鐺入獄的。(2)We were going to go out, but ended up watching videos. 我們原方案外出，但結果卻是在家看錄像。4. He was

29、 brought up in a small town in Nebraska: He grew up in a small town inNebraska.5. He dropped out of high school when he was fifteen: drop out : to leave an activity, course, etc, before the end of it.e.g. (1) Bill Gates dropped out of college and tried his hand at starting a new ventrue.蓋茨中途從大學輟學，開始

30、嘗試自己開公司。(2) He had to drop out of the race because of injury. 他由于受傷不得不退出比 賽。6. Born in a poor family, he had only fifty dollars in his pocket when he arrivedin the city: born in a poor family : Here the past participle serves as the adverbial indica ting reason, meaning “ because he was born in a po

31、or family .7. Lenny had good luck in the beginning, despite the lack of friends or relatives: Although he had no friends or relatives, he was lucky in the beginning./ Despite the fact that he had no friends or relatives, he ahd good luck in the beginning. despite : in spite ofe.g.Despite all our eff

32、orts to save the school, the country government decided to close it.盡管我們竭盡全力想保住這所學校，縣政府還是決定把它關閉。Despite the fact that : althoughe.g. She went to Spain despite the fact that the doctor had told her to rest. 盡管醫(yī)生告訴她應該休息，她還是去了西班牙。8. He was lucky then, though.Though: as an adverb it is used at the end o

33、f a class and it can be translated as "可 是，“不過，“然而e.g. Two heart attracts in a year haven't stopped him smokingthough.一年兩次心臟病發(fā)作，可是那也沒讓他把煙戒掉。9.Soon, the unemployment pay ran out:soon, he had used up all the unemploymentpay.run out : become used up so that there is no more left.e.g. (1) Our s

34、upplies soon ran out.我們的補給很快就耗盡了。(2) Finally, his patience ran out.最終他還是忍耐不住了。10. The rest of the day, he hung around the theater district:The rest of the day,he stayed near the theater district, doing nothing.hang around : spend time somewhere without any real purposee.g. There are always kids hang

35、ing around the shops.商店附近總有些孩子在閑逛。11. Lenny shared a room on the edge of the entertainment district with another boy from Nebraska : Lenny lived together with another boy from Nebraska close to the entertainment area of the city.On the edge of : close toe.g. He settled down on the edge of the bustli

36、ng city.他在這個繁華都是的邊緣安頓了下來。12. but he stayed on in Los Angeles : But he continued staying in Los Angeles.13. After all, the economy of the country was now starting to turn for the better:After all, the economy of the country was now becoming better.trun for the bette r: pick up, become better好轉，改善病人病情

37、開始有所好轉。e.g. The patient was now starting to turn for the better.Step 2. Comprehension of Text A (15 minutes)Give students 5 minutes to go through the text, ask them to finish the exercise then check the answers.Period 3:Step 1. Comprehensive Exercises (45 minutes)Ask the students to finish the exerc

38、ise then check the answers.Period 4:Step 1. Active words (20 minutes)Ask the students to pay more attention to the function of the active words and then finish the relative exercises.Step 2. Grammar Tips 英語主語，賓語從句 (The Subject and Object clause in English)(20 minutes)First, ask Ss to preview the exp

39、lanation and then give further study of the grammar tip. Do the exercises to check out whether Ss know the grammar well.主語從句英語主語從句 (The Subject Clause in English) 在復合 句中作主句的主語，它的作用相當于名詞。引導主語從句的詞有連詞 that, whether ；連接 代詞 who, what, which ；連接副詞 when, where, how, why等。賓語從句 當句子的賓語是一個主謂結構 (即一個分句 )時，這個分句就稱

40、為賓語從句， 全句那么是一個包 含賓語從句的復合句。賓語從句可以作與物動詞或介詞的賓語Step 2. Practice (5 minutes)Give students five minutes to go through and finish the relative exercises.Period 5:Step 1. Language Points in Text B (30minutes)Select some important words and expressions to explain and analyze, pay special attention to the lan

41、guage points. Then ask Ss to scan the text and conduct further study.1. As an applicant, you should demonstrate certain personal and professional qualities in the limited time available if you want to succeed in getting the desired position : As an applicant, you should impress the potential employe

42、r with your fine personality and strong working ability during the short interview if you want to get the position you desire.In the limited time available : “available is an attributive adjecti ve, modifying “the limited time .e.g. This was the only room available.只剩下這個房間可用了。the desired position: t

43、he expected position, the position the allicant hopes toget and “desired is a past participle modifying“ position 2. the interview may think that you are not serious about the interview or that you may be casual about your future work: If you dress too informally,theinterviewer may think that you ha

44、ven' t paid enough attention to the interview and won' t be devoted to your future work.that you may be casual about your future work: This is the second object clauseintroduced by think . Here “ that cannot be omitted because what this second object clause says is not closely enough related

45、 to what the first object clause communicates.be serious about : If someone is serious about something, he pays a lot of attention to it or is not joking about it.e.g. I ' m serious about learning to be a pilot.我真的想學開飛機。be casual about : the antonym of “ be serious about 'e.g. He is casual a

46、bout every task assigned to him.他對每一項分配給他的任務都漫不經(jīng)心。3. Clothes that are too expensive or too colorful may suggest that you do not understand what behavior is appropriate for the job:Wearing too expensive or toocolorful clothes could indicate that you don' t know about the suitable behaviorfor the

47、job.be appropriate for: be correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, orpurposee.g. Your clothes are hardly appropriate for a job interview.你的服裝部太適合求職面試時穿。4. It may not be true that clothes make the man : It may not be correct to judgepeople by what they wear.Here “it is a formal subject.

48、 The real subject of the clause is “thatclothes make the man .5. For this reason, you should show your confidence by speaking in a clear voice, loud enough to be heard.loud enough to be heard : an adjective phrase modifying“ voice , meaning “ whichis loud enough to be heard 6. The interviewer can de

49、termine whether your background and potential fit the position for which you are applying.Whether your background and potential fit the position fo which you are applying :an object clause introduced bywhether fit the position: be suitable for the positione.g.He is confident that his work experience

50、 fits the position.for which you are applying : an attributive clause introduced by a preposition plus a relative pronoun, modifying“ the position e.g.(1)He is telling a story of Lei Feng, of whom all of us are proud.他正在講一個雷鋒的故事，我們都以雷鋒為榮。(2)The driver was the man from whose room she had stolen the m

51、aps.該司機就是那個被她從其房間偷走地圖的人。7. Knowing something about the position helps you ask the right questions about the work and the requirements for the job:If you have some knowledge about the position you apply for, you may ask the right questions about the job and its requirements.knowing something about th

52、e position : This is a gerund acting as the subject of the sentence, implying a condition.8. It is important that you show your understanding of the requirements and your abilities for meeting these requirements.It is important that: Here “ it is a formal subject. The real subject is the following c

53、lause introduced that .meet a requirement/demand/need: to satisfy a demand, etc.e.g. The company is unable to meet these wage claims. 該公司不能滿足這些工資要求。9. to be really impressive you must show confidence in yourself and enthusiasm forwork: If you want to be impressive, you must show that you are confide

54、nt in yourself and that you have enthusiasm for work.10. The manner you dress and speak helps, of course: The way you dress and speak helps to impress the interviewer, of course.11. With just a bit of good luck : If things go well and there are no problem( 進 展順利的話 )e.g. With a bit of good luck we sh

55、ould get it finished tomorrow. 進展順利的話， 我們明天就能把它做好。Step 2. Follow-up Comprehension (15 minutes)Help students go through Text B and finish the comprehensive exercises.Period 6. Practical Writing (How to write a letter of application)It is necessary to teach some writing skills beforehand, and then stu

56、dy the sample. Ask Ss to write a note on the spot.Step 1. General Introduction (10 minutes) 在現(xiàn)代社會中，書寫個人簡歷往往是求職的第一步。典型的個人簡歷包括以下個人信息 :1) 個人根本情況(如：姓名、性別、婚姻狀況、健康狀況等) ；2) 教育背景；3) 工作經(jīng)歷(如果有的話) ；4) 獲獎情況；5) 興趣愛好； 書寫個人簡歷文字要注意簡明、扼要。Step 2. Sentence patterns in English (15 minutes):1.1 saw/heard of a vaca nt po

57、siti on ofadvertised in .2. I wish to apply for a position as 3. This is the very job I'm looking for.4. I can 't think of any job that would suit me better.5. I think my . are the very qualities for the job.6. I think my . fit the position.7. En closed please find my resume.8. I appreciate your considering my application.9.1 look forward to heari ng from you.10. Your early reply will be much appreciated.Step 3. A sample for the writing tasks in this unit:ResumeName Lin ShuAddress : 10 Sanyuan Street, Yangzhou 225000Tell: