Unit-8--Job-Hunting
-
Unit 8
Job Hunting
Objective
1.
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;
Focuses
1. Vocabulary in
words and expressions 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 application
Outline:
Period 1:
Background Information; study of words and
expressions in Text A;
Period 2: Discussion of Text A
Period 3: Comprehensive
Exercises
Period 4: Grammar tips;
Active Words and V
ocabulary Check;
Grammar Tips
Period 5: Discussion of
Text B and the follow-up Comprehension
Period 6: Practical Writing
Period 7: Starting Out & In-class
Activities (Practical Listening and Speaking
Course)
Period 8: Cultural
Notes & After-class Activities (Practical
Listening and Speaking Course)
Methods:
(1)
Practice
speaking and listening
(2)
Discussion
(3)
Presentation and role play
(4)
Exercises
Teaching Procedures:
Period 1
Step 1. Warm-up
Discussion (5 minutes)
Question:
What kinds of difficulties can you
imagine you might encounter in a future job
search?
Hint:
Possible
difficulties
incude
(1)
sexual
discriminaiton;
(2)
severe
competition;
(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 decrease 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 first and
their family second.
Some
businesses 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
of
opportunity,
women generally earn less money than
men for doing 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 workforce.
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
.
意图，目的
e.g. The
sole purpose of conducing a business is to make
money.
做生意的唯一目的是赚钱。
Phrase: on purpose
故意（地）
，有意（地）
e.g. He interrupted our talk on
purpose.
他故意打断了我们的谈话。
for the purpose of
出自
……
的目的，为了
……
e.g. He learned English for the purpose
of studying abroad.
他学英语的目的是出国留学。
purposeless
adj.
没有明确目的的
e.g. Time
may be wasted in purposeless meetings.
时间有可能在毫无目的的会上浪费掉。
purposely adv.
故意地
purposeful
adj
有清晰目的的，有明确目标的；坚决的
2.
attract
vt.
吸引
e.g: What
attracted me most to the job was the chance to
travel.
这份工作最吸引我的地方时有旅游的机会。
attraction
n.
吸引，吸引力
e.g. The
idea of working for state-owned enterprises has
little attraction to young people.
为国有企业工作对年轻人没有吸引力。
attractive
adj.
有魅力的，诱人的
e.g. The
dress is attractive to young girls.
那件裙子对年轻姑娘有吸引力。
3.
size
n.
大小，尺寸
e.g.
(1)Their apartment is half the size of ours.
他们公寓面积是我们公寓面积的一半。
(2)large-sized / medium-sized
大号
/
中号
4.
luck
n.
运气，好运
e.g. Good
luck !/ Best of luck!
祝好运！
Phrase: (1)be in luck (
出乎意料地
)
走运
(2) be out of
luck
不走运
(3)try / chance
one’s luck
碰碰运气
lucky adj.
幸运的
e.g. The lucky winner will be able to
choose three different holidays.
幸运赢家可以选择三个不同的假期。
luckily
adv.
幸运地
e.g. Luckily
for us, the rain held off all day.
我们真幸运，一整天都没有下雨。
5.
dismiss
vt.
解雇；解散
e.g. (1)
Robert was dismissed from his post for negligence.
罗伯特由于玩忽职守被免职了。
(2) The teacher
might dismiss class early today because of the
snow.
由于下雪，今天老师或许会提前下课。
dismissal
n.
解雇，开除
e.g. After
the dismissal of the cook we had to make our own
meals.
解雇了厨师，我们只得自己做饭。
6.
unemployment
n
失业
e.g. Closure
of the plant will mean unemployment for 500
workers.
关闭这座工厂就意味着五百名工人要失业。
unemployed adj
未被雇佣的，失业的
employ
v.
雇佣，聘
employer
n.
雇主，老板
employee
n.
雇员
e.g.(1)That company employs 1,000
people.
那家公司有一千名员工。
(2)The clothing industry is a large-
scale employer of women.
服装业大量雇佣女工。
(3)His father
is an employee of local government.
他的父亲在当地政府工作。
Antonym: employment
n.
就业
e.g. The closure of the factory threw
many workers out of employment.
工厂倒闭后，很多工人失业了。
7.
generally
adv.
通常，一般来说
e.g.
generally speaking
一般说来
general
adj.
大体的，大致的
phrase: in general
一般（大体）说来；总体上
e.g.
(1) In general, about 10% of the candidates are
eventually offered positions.
一般说来，大约百分之十的求职者最终得到了职位。
(2)
We
‘re
trying
to
raise
awareness
about
the
enviroment
in
general
and
air
pollution
in
particular.
我们正在努力从总体上增强环保意识
，特别是提高对空气污染的认识。
8.
benefit
n.
福利，救济金；利益
e.g.
unemployment benefit
失业救济金
phrase: be of benefit
有益，有好处
e.g. The
new credit cards will be of great benefit to our
customers.
新信用卡将会为我们的客户带来很多好处。
Beneficial
adj.
有益的，有利的
e.g. Milk
and vegetables are beneficial to a growing child.
牛奶和蔬菜对于孩子的成长有好处。
9.
available
adj.
可得到的，可利用的
e.g.
(1) The university is trying to make more
accommodation available to students.
该大学在设法为学生提供更多的住处。
(2)The only time the president is
available is Sunday afternoon.
总统惟一空闲的时间是周日下午。
Availability
n.
供应；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 the bookstore.
这本新书书店里目前仍然没有。
10.
worried
adj
担忧的，发愁的
e.g.(1)She ‘s worried about her exam.
她很担心自己的考试。
(2) Jim looked
up with a slightly worried expression.
吉姆略带愁容地抬头看。
worry
v. & n.
担心，发愁
e.g. I
worry a lot about my father’s health.
我很担心父亲的健康。
worrisom adj.
令人焦虑的
worrying
adj.
令人担心的；使人发愁的
11.
economy
n.
经济；节省
e.g. For the sake of economy, I haven’t
yet turned on the heating.
为了省钱，我还未打开供暖系统。
economic adj.
经济的
e.g. The government is facing economic
problems.
政府面临一些经济问题。
economical
adj.
节俭的，节省的
e.g. We
must be economical with our resources.
我们必须节约利用资源。
economics
n.
经济学
12.
mechanic
n.
技工，机修工
Mechanical adj.
机械的；呆板的
e.g. (1)
He had little mechanical knowledge.
他对机械知识几乎一无所知。
(2) He was
asked the same question so many times that the
answer became mechanical.
他被多次问到同样的问题，他的回答都变得机械起来。
13.
dream of
梦想（得到）
，梦见
dream of becoming a superstar some
day.
他梦想有朝一日能成为超级明星。
14.
end up
约束，到头来
e.g. All
of his efforts ended up in failure.
他所有的努力均以失败告终。
15.
drop out of
退出
dicided to
drop out of the presidential campain.
他宣布退出总统竞选。
16.
run out
跑出去，用完，用光
e.g.
His strength ran out at the end of the game.
比赛快结束时，他已经筋疲力尽。
17.
hang around
留在附近，徘徊，闲逛
e.g.
Most women prefer to hang around in stores without
buying anything.
大多女性喜欢在商店里闲逛却什么也不买。
18.
share sth with
sb
与某人分享某物
e.g. The girl shared a small apartment
with an old lady.
那女孩和一位老太太合住一个小公寓。
19.
on the edge
of
在
……
的边缘
finishing dinner, he placed the folk
on the edge of the plate.
吃完饭后他把叉子放在盘子边。
20.
make friends(with
sb)
（与某人）交朋友
e.g. He likes to make friends with
everyone.
他喜欢与任何人交朋友。
21.
live by (doing
sth)
靠（做某事）谋生，度日
e.g. He lived by doing odd jobs.
他靠打零工度日。
22.
be worried
about
为
……
担心
e.g. He is extremely worried about his
graduation speech.
他正为毕业演讲大伤脑筋。
23.
after all
毕竟，说到底
’t blame
him; after all, children are children.
别再责备他了，孩子毕竟是孩子。
24.
turn for the
better
好转，改善
continuous rain finally stopped and
the weather started to turn for the better.
阴雨绵绵的日子总算过去了，天气开始逐渐转好。
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
minutes)
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
because it is large.
of them have
dreams of success in the arts or in the theater,
but others just want to
be in a place
where there is always a lot of
activity:
Some of them come to the city
in the hope
of becoming successful
artists or actors, but others just want a colorful
life in a busy place.
3. Many of them
end up working as taxi drivers:
Many of
them worked as taxi drivers, which
they
had not expected.
end up:
to
come to be in a particular situation ro state,
especially when one did not plan it.
e.g.(1)He’ll end up in prison if he’s
not careful.
如果他不小心，最后会锒铛入狱的。
(2)We were going to go out, but ended
up watching videos.
我们原计划外出，但结果却是在家看录像。
was brought up in a small town in
Nebraska
: He grew up in a small town in
Nebraska.
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.
盖茨中途从大学辍学，开始尝试自己开公司。
(2)
He had to drop out of the race because of injury.
他由于受伤不得不退出比赛。
in
a poor family, he had only fifty dollars in his
pocket when he arrived in the city:
born in a poor family
: Here
the past participle serves as the adverbial
indicating reason, meaning
“because he
was born in a poor family”.
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 of
e all our efforts to save the school,
the country government decided to close it.
尽管我们竭尽全力想保住这所学校，县政府还是决定把它关闭。
Despite the fact that
:
although
e.g. She went to Spain despite
the fact that the doctor had told her to rest.
尽管医生告诉她应该休息，她还是去了西班牙。
was lucky then, though.
Though:
as an adverb it is
used at the end of a class and it can be
translated as“
可是
”
，
“
不过
”
，
“
然而
”
e.g. Two heart attracts in a year
haven’t stopped him smoking though.
一年两次心脏病发作，可是那也没让他把烟戒掉。
, the unemployment pay ran out:
soon, he had used up all the
unemployment pay.