Unit One Book II Teachers' Book(sking for a Job)

Unit One Book II Teachers' Book(sking for a Job) Unit One Asking for a Job 求职人生 I. Teaching Objectives 1. Teach the students useful words about seeking jobs and having interviews and help them gain knowledge of what they should do and should not do when they ask for a job. 2. Help the students to well comprehend the two texts, learn to use the important words and phrases and sentence patterns and complete the tasks and exercises in this unit. 3. Help the students review some useful suffixes such as “-able”, “-ant”, “-ive”, “-ic”, “-ical” and English grammar (non-finite verb (1) ). 4. Teach the students how to write An Application Letter in English. II. Background Information It is becoming more and more difficult to find an ideal or a life-long job nowadays. The preparations before you set down to seeking the job you want are vitally important. People sometimes wonder what preparations they should make and how to make them relatively well. This text gives you some good advice and it is absolutely of great help for your job hunting. Ten Commandments (职场“十戒”) No 1: You’re a modern day salve. There is no scope for personal fulfillment. You work for your pay-check at the end of the month. No 2: It’s pointless to try to change the system. Opposing it simply makes it stronger. No 3: What you do is pointless. You can be replaced from one day to the next by any cretin sitting next to you. So work as little as possible and spend time (not too much, if you can help it) cultivating your personal network so that you’re untouchable when the next restructuring comes around. No 4: You’re not judged on merit, but round the part. Speak lots of leaden jargon; people will suspect you have an inside track. No 5: Never accept a position of responsibility for any reason. You’ll only have to work harder for what amounts to peanuts. No 6: Make a beeline for the most useless positions (research, strategy and business development), where it is impossible to assess your “contribution to the wealth of the firm”. Avoid “on the ground” operational roles. No 7: Once you have found one of these plum jobs, never move. It is only the most exposed who get fired. No 8: Learn to identify kindred spirits who, like you, believe the system is absurd through discreet signs (quirks in clothing, peculiar jokes, warm smiles). No 9: Be nice to people on short-term contracts. They are the only people who do any real work. No 10: Tell yourself that the absurd ideology underpinning this corporation cannot last for ever. (by Renie Tonnywon) III. Class Presentation Section A Listening and Speaking Part 1 May I help you, sir? Listen to four conversations and tell what the speakers are talking about;then match each of the conversation with its topic in Column B. Column A Column B Topic A. Conversation One 3 1. Talking about a new job. B. Conversation Two 4 2. Asking candidates to prepare for an interview. C. Conversation Three 1 3. Asking for an interview. D. Conversation Four 2 4. Talking about the result of an interview. Scripts: Conversation One A: May I help you, sir? B: Yes. In yesterday’s newspaper I saw that you’re looking for a new product designer. Is that position still vacant? A: Yes, we are looking for those with knowledge of developing modern mobile phones. B: I ’d like to apply for the job. Could I have an interview? A: OK, I’ll arrange it. Please fill in this application form first. Conversation Two A: Do you know the result of yesterday’s interview? B: Yes. I just heard from the manager of the personnel department. I didn’t get the job. A: Really? Don’t worry too much about it. After all, it’s your first time. B: What am I to do now? A: You can always try again, and I’ll help you. B: It’s so kind of you. Thanks a lot. Conversation Three A: They offered me a position in an international trade company, but I’m not interested in it. B: Why? How long do you have to work every day? A: Six hours. B: I’d take it if I were you. A: But I’m not interested. B: But you need a job, don’t you? A: I might find a better job somewhere else. Conversation Four Attention, everyone. Can we begin our interview now? I’m Jack Smith, head of the Personnel Department. I’m sending around a sheet of paper for you to write down your name and telephone number. Also, please write down which position you’d like to have. Remember once you have joined us, you’ll have a lot of responsibilities, so only sign up if you are willing to bear these responsibilities. When you have finished writing down the information, please return the paper to me. Part 2 How to write a résumé? Listen to the conversation and put the following sentences in proper order. 1. Include your titles or positions held. 2. Write your name and address together with your phone number at the top. 3. Another important thing is to tell what work you once did. 4. Undoubtedly, you must state clearly what work you’d like to engage in. 5. You’ll first tell your most recent experience and work backwards. 6. Say how you are qualified to do the work you want. 7. Make it clear what job you can do. Proper order: ( 2 )—( 4 )—( 7 )—( 3 )—( 6 )—( 5 )—( 1 ) Scripts: A: Can you tell me how to write a résumé? B: Oh, your name and address go at the top and also your phone number. Then you write what job you want. Make sure your résumé focuses on the kind of work you can do and want to do. A: I see. What comes after that? B: Work experience. You list your qualifications. Begin with your most recent experience first and work backwards. A: Shall I include my titles or positions held? B: Of course. And list the years. Part 3 Job-seeking is more difficult. Listen to the passage three times and complete each blank with a word or a short phrase that you will hear. Job seeking has become more and more difficult for college students. 1) Job-hunters should know that it is 2) necessary and vitally important to learn the kind of writing skills that will be of great help to them for getting an interview. 3)Well-written résumés, letters of application and interview follow-up letters can give you an 4)advantage in the job market. Job-seekers write in their résumés a brief 5).introduction of their education and work experience. What they write should be 6)loyal to the facts and easy to read. In their letters of application, they give 7)details about the facts in the résumés and show their personality and their 8)ability to do the job they are applying for. Job-seekers should prepare well for the interview. They should prepare 9)in advance for questions that will probably be asked and have answers ready. They should present their best 10) appearance and conduct. Section B Text Learning Language points for teacher’s reference 1. The job you choose will affect the future course of your life. affect vt. to have an influence or impression on; act on 影响 e.g. The climate affected his health. 气候影响他的健康: Will the new regulation affect all of us? 新规定会影响我们所有人吗? 2. It will partially determine your range of friends ... and other important aspects of your life. determine vt. to decide; fix precisely 决定;确定 e.g. They haven’t determined a date for the conference. 他们还未决定会期: The job choice will determine the rest of your life. 职业的选择将决定你的一生: range n. extent; distance between limits 范围,幅度;差距 e.g. The annual range of temperature here is from -5? to 38?. 这里的年温差为零下五度到三十八度: Doctor Smith has a wide range of knowledge. 史密斯博士学识渊博: recreation n. play or amusement; refreshment of body and mind; sth. that pleasantly occupies one’s time after work is done 娱乐;身心的休闲;工作之余的消遣 e.g. We consider mountain-climbing as a recreation. 我们把爬山当作一种消遣: What do you usually do for recreation? 你通常以什么方式娱乐? recreational a. having recreation 娱乐的,消遣的 e.g. Jim is interested in recreational programs on TV. 吉姆对电视娱乐节目感兴趣。 aspect n. particular part 方面;特殊部分 e.g. Every aspect of this problem should be studied carefully. 应仔细研究该问题的每个方面: Do you have any idea of the other aspects of this subject? 你了解这个题目的其他方面吗? 3. Knowing the kind of occupations in which... occupation n. business; trade 职业,行业,工作;业余活动,消遣 e.g. Watching TV is a good occupation for evenings. 看电视是晚上一个很好的消遣方式: His life-long occupation is teaching English to foreign students. 他的终生职业是教外国学生英语: 4. You can gain some ideas of what other people with similar abilities and interests consider to be important and challenging in the careers they chose. similar a. like; of the same sort 类似的,同样的 e.g. They have similar tastes in music. 他们在音乐方面有相似的爱好: Sugar is similar to salt in color. 糖和盐的颜色相似: ability n. capacity or power to do sth. physical or mental (运用体力或脑力工作的)能力 have/possess ability to do sth. 有做某事的能力 e.g. I don’t doubt your ability to speak English well. 我不怀疑你能流利讲英语的能力: He possesses the ability to design world’s first-class bridges. 他具有设计世界一流桥梁的能力: 5. Weigh carefully the immediate advantages against the long-term prospects offered by the job. prospect n. something expected, hoped for or looked forward to 期望,希望,盼望之事物 e.g. The prospects for rice harvest are hard to predict this year. 今年水稻收成很难预料: All of us believe that the young man has bright prospects. 我们都认为这个年轻人前途无量: 6. Remember that when promotion occurs, preference is usually given to educated persons. occur vi. 1) to take place, happen 发生 e.g. Don’t let this occur again. 不要让这类事再发生: The traffic accident occurred here three days ago. 三天前在这儿发生了交通事故: 2) to come into one’s mind 想起,想到 e.g. A good idea occurred to me just at that moment. 就在那时我想到一个好主意: It has never occurred to us that he is a cheat. 我们从未想到他是个骗子: preference n. 1) act of preferring 较喜欢,宁愿,喜爱 e.g. I have a preference for English movies. 我比较喜欢看英文影片: I like red in preference to any other colors. 和其他颜色相比,我更喜欢红色: 2) the favoring of one more than another 优先权;优待 e.g. The teacher always gave Mary preference over others. 老师总是优待玛丽: Preference will be given to ladies. 女士优先: 7. Remember that they have a tremendous fund of experience from which you should benefit. benefit 1) vi. & vt. to do good to 对„„有益 e.g. The new subway will benefit this city. 新建的地铁对这个城市有利: We can benefit from the sea air. 我们会得益于海上的空气: 2) n. advantage, profit, help 利益,裨益,帮助 e.g. I got much benefit from this grammar book. 我从这本语法书中得益不少: His teaching is of much benefit to me. 他的教导使我受益匪浅: 8. They can stimulate you to give careful thought to what you really want to do. stimulate vt. to excite; rouse; quicken thought or feeling 刺激,激励;鼓舞 stimulate sb. to sth./to do sth. 鼓舞/激励某人做某事 e.g. Your success stimulates us to work harder. 你的成功鼓舞我们更勤奋地工作: His example stimulated the students to make greater efforts to do their duty well. 他的榜样激励学生们加倍努力地学习: 9. ...take full advantage of your personal qualities and qualifications. qualification n. training, test that qualifies a person; degree, diploma awarded at the end of such training 资格,条件,资历 e.g. a doctor’s qualification 医生资格 He is being trained to gain a teacher’s qualifications. 他正接受培训以获得教师资格: 10. Your life-long job cannot be approached in a haphazard fashion. approach v. to come near(er) to 接近 e.g. We are approaching our destination. 我们快到目的地了: It’s getting warmer because spring is approaching. 春天来了,天气暖和了: n. 1) act of approaching 渐进,接近 e.g. People take off heavy overcoat at the approach of spring. 春天来了,人们脱下了厚重的外套: 2) way, path, road 道路;方法 e.g. Do you know the nearest approach to the Olympic Sports Center? 你知道去奥体中心最近的路吗? Reading aloud is a good approach to improving your spoken English. 朗读是提高英语口语的一种好方法: haphazard a. without order of plan 随便的;无秩序的;任意的 e.g. English can’t be learned well in a haphazard way. 没有 计划 项目进度计划表范例计划下载计划下载计划下载课程教学计划下载 是学不好英语的: You can’t find an ideal job in a haphazard fashion. 你不可能随便就能找到一个理想的工作: fashion n. 1) manner of doing or making something 样子,方式 e.g. Tom behaves in a peculiar fashion. 汤姆举止很奇特: He speaks English in a native speaker’s fashion. 他的英语讲得像当地人一样地道: 2) prevailing custom, sth. that is regarded as most to be admired and imitated during a period or at a place 风尚,时尚,时样 e.g. She is always dressed in the latest fashion. 她总是打扮入时: This is the 2009’s fashion for men clothes. 这是2009 年男装时样: 11. It must be considered carefully, examined from every angle. angle n. 1) space between two lines or surfaces that meet 角,隅 2) point of view 观点,看法,角度 e.g. We should consider the matter from different angles. 我们应该从不同的角度来考虑这个问题: What angle did you make your speech from? 你是出于什么观点来演讲的? Chinese Version 求 职 1. 求职过程中，你应该想一想往后十五至二十年将干什么?记住,你选择的职业会影响你的一生,一定程度上决定你的交友,择偶,居住地,娱乐活动及生活的其他重要方面: 2. 在选择工作的时候，你要清楚地了解自己的能力，同时也要知道自己的兴趣和目标。对你的强项和弱点要实事求是:仔细审视自己是怎样的人,擅长什么,想成为何种人? 3. 要清楚像你这样的人可能取得成功或感到满意的职业是什么?和已经从事你所青睐的职业的人们交谈,你可以了解到具有同样能力和兴趣的其他人认为他们所选择的职业中哪些是重要和富有挑战性的:观察这些人的工作: 4. 仔细掂量正考虑的职业所能提供的眼前利益和长远利益之间的关系:你所选择的职业既能在开始时,又能在以后的日子里使你满意吗?要意识到各方面教育的重要性,包括技术和职业教育:牢记晋级机会到来时,在同等条件下,受过教育的人通常优先: 5. 和父母,老师,校长谈谈你的职业选择:他们具有丰富的经验,这些经验会使你获益匪浅:他们会帮助你考虑选择你满意和具有挑战性的职业:他们会鼓励你仔细考虑你想从事的工作,提供充分发挥你聪明才智的有用建议: 6. 仔细研究职业:找到最适合你的工作要花很长的时间:反复阅读和研究大量有关职业情 况的信息: 7. 正确看待你的职业:想做的工作只是一种赚钱的手段吗?对你自身及你将来的幸福和满 足是否重要?或是两者兼而有之? 8. 终身职业不可能偶然找到:必须仔细考虑,从各方面审视,听取那些了解你并能帮助你的 人们的意见:一旦你找到理想的职业,就要用智慧与耐心去把它做好: Task 1: Think about the following 3 questions and complete the answers. 1. What should you take into consideration when you apply for a job? I should consider what I want to do and what I want to be in the future. 2. From whom should you consult in choosing your job? Ask those people who have similar abilities and interests and who tend to find success and satisfaction in their work. 3. What should you do in order to achieve success in your work? I should do the work with patience and wisdom. Task 2: Comprehension check 1. In choosing a job, you should have clear knowledge of _____________. D. all of the above 2. In choosing a job, you must be very careful because your job is ____________. C. a great effect on the future course of your life 3. The most important thing you should consider in choosing a job is _____________. B. if the immediate advantages are against the long-term prospects offered by the job 4. Usually, when promotion occurs, preference is given to ________________. B. those who are well-educated and able 5. In choosing your life-long job , you are not supposed to ________________. C. act in a haphazard fashion Language Points 1. Translate the following sentences into English. 1) 考虑到他是个新手,我们觉得他已经做得非常好了: Bearing in mind he is a green hand, we think he did a very good job. 2) 找工作时,记住你要找的是什么样的工作: While seeking a job, bear in mind what kind of job you want. 2. Translate the following sentences into English. 1) 你应该清楚你擅长做什么: You should be clear about what you are good at. 2) 虽然他清楚从事这项工作是危险的，但他还是毫不犹豫地选择了它: Although he was clear about the danger of the work, he chose it without hesitation. 3. Translate the following sentences into English. 1) 当了十几年的运动员，他积累了丰富的比赛经验: Having been a sportsman for more than ten years, he has a tremendous fund of compete- tion experience. 2) 这个地区有大量可供耕作的土地: This region has a tremendous fund of land for farming. Translate the following sentences into English. 1) 与君一席谈，真是受益匪浅: I benefited a lot from the talk with you. 2) 良好的英语知识对你将来的工作大有好处: You will benefit a lot from your good knowledge of English in your future work. 4. Translate the following sentences into English. 1) 人事部经理给我们讲了一些有关面试的诀窍: The manager of the Personnel Department told us some tips as to how to take an interview. 2) 医生给了我一些建议, 在日常生活中我应该吃什么,不应该吃什么: The doctor offered me some advice as to what to eat and what not to eat in my daily life. 5. Translate the following sentences into English. 1) 出国的愿望激励他更好地学英语: His desire to go abroad stimulates him to learn English better. 2) 他的成功极大地鼓励我们勤奋工作: His great success stimulated us to work harder. 6. Translate the following sentences into English. 1) 求职时，考虑一下你能做什么，不能做什么: Give thought to what you can do and what you can’t do while seeking a job. 2) 我们作决定时，要考虑它们是否符合实际，能够实施。 When we make our decisions, we should give thought to whether they are practical and can be carried out. 7. Translate the following sentences into English. 1) 玩游戏必须要清楚游戏规则。 When you play a game, you must have a clear knowledge of the game rules. 2) 对自己有个清楚的了解是明智的。 It is considered wise to have a clear knowledge of oneself. Text-related exercises Exercise 1: Choose the best answer. 1. They have a tremendous fund of experience. Which is nearest in meaning to “fund”? A. store 2. We can certainly benefit a lot B. from physical exercise. 3. He never says big words. He is always A. honest about his strong points and weak points. 4. Prices C. tend to rise when demand is larger than supply. 5. It usually B. takes 3 hours every day for me to finish all my assignments. 6. I don’t think such a highly-paid job is within my C. approach. 7. Mary and Tom had a long talk C. as to when to hold their wedding party. 8. It takes a long time C. for us to find the work that suits us the best. 9. In the phrase “bear in mind”, “bear” can be replaced by B. Keep. 10. We were asked to C. give thought to revising the plan according to what had been discussed. Task 2: Fill in each blank with the proper form of the words given in the brackets. 1. Though my job is not satisfactory (satisfaction), I’ll hold on it. 2. The Red Cross is calling on people to pool money to fund (fund) the Hope Project. 3. Beneficial (benefit) to people’s health, jogging is very popular nowadays. 4. Tom’s success in his career is a great stimulation (stimulate) to his colleagues in their efforts to do their jobs well. 5. Oxygen, when combined (combine) with two hydrogens, forms water. 6. The employees were required to take these refreshing courses to be qualified (qualification) for their jobs. 7. The job wants highly professional techniques. It is tremendously (tremendous) hard to handle. 8. Lack of recreational (recreation) activities, they seek fun from Internet. 9. The position he wanted having been occupied (occupation), he failed again in his job hunting. 10. The patient has been challenging (challenge) his disease for almost three years. Part 2 Reading Comprehension Task 1 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5.C Task 2 6. (effective) relief 7. the tongue 8. 12/ twelve 9. every 4 hours 10. shortness of breath Task 3 11-15 ND OG AH KQ JI Task 4 16. cost (reasonable cost) 17. coverage goals 18. An agent 19. family members 20. other debts Task 5 21. B 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. C Section C Skills Development Part 1 Word Formation Task 1: Study the suffixes above and put the following into English. 1 comedy 喜剧的 comic 2 history 历史的，历史上的 historical 3 favor 有利的,顺利的 favorable 4 move 可移动的;活动的 moveable 5 break 易碎的 breakable 6 effect 有效的 effective 7 please 令人愉快的 pleasant 8 attract 有吸引力的 attractive 9 reason 合理的 reasonable 10 renew 可更新的; 可恢复的 renewable Task 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in Task 1. 1. I do think that I am reasonable in my demands. 2. We can expect a favorable balance of trade this year. 3. Some natural resources are not renewable. 4. Though in his fifties, he is still humorous and attractive. 5. I have no idea when the historical event took place. 6. These items are breakable. Please handle them with care. 7. Several moveable houses are being built for the road-building workers. 8. The beautiful mountains and fields are pleasant to the eye. 9. Tonight a comic opera will be on in Capital Theatre. 10. The board of directors decided to take effective measures to improve productivity. Part 2 Project Tips for instructing Step One The teacher introduces to the students various channels to get job information. Step Two The teacher requires the students to work in groups and ask each group to exhibit a sample job advertisement. Step Three The teacher makes a conclusion to the skills of getting job information through different job hunting channels. Step Four The teacher requires each group to prepare a résumé in both Chinese and English according to their sample job advertisement. Step Five The teacher makes comments on the résumés students have prepared. Part 3 Writing Task 1: Fill in the blanks according to the information given in Chinese. Dear Sir: In reply to your advertisement in Yangtze Evening Post of October 20, I respectfully offer my services for this position. I am thirty-one years old and a graduate of Xinan Normal University. My work experience includes three years as a secretary with the Hongxing Software Company. I am enclosing my résumé together with my photo, and I believe that they may be found satisfactory. As regards salary, I would be glad to start with 2000 yuan per month plus commission. If you would like to know more about my ability, I can be available for an interview at any time convenient to you. I’ m looking forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Zhu Zequn Task 2: Write a Letter of Recommendation according to the information given in Chinese. To whom it may concern, It’s my pleasure to give Miss Yu Fei a reference. Miss Yu has been employed as a dean of the Teaching Affairs Department with our college from July of 2008 to the present. Miss Yu has an outgoing personality, friendly attitude and good interpersonal skills. She has high expectation of herself as well as of her subordinates in her office and she is very responsible. Overall, Miss Yu is a hard-working person who knows her duties well. Everybody gives positive comments on her work. We believe she would be an asset to any college. Yours faithfully, Shen Hao Vice president