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Copyright © 2005 FLD AHUT. All rights reserved.

My First JobMy First Job

Unit 1 : Text IUnit 1 : Text I

A New English Course: Book 3A New English Course: Book 3

安徽工业大学外语系《综合英语》课程组


ObjectiveObjective

ObjectiveObjective ：： basic procedure of a job basic procedure of a job

interviewinterview ，， two-way choice of the job interview.two-way choice of the job interview.

Focal PointsFocal Points ：： job market requirements, job job market requirements, job

application, job interviewapplication, job interview

ContentsContents ：： Text I Text I My First JobMy First Job


Pre-reading Activities

Language Points

Exercises

Assignment

Text II

Background InformationBackground Information

Unit 1: Text IUnit 1: Text I


•Read for the main idea• Make a guess at what the main idea is.

• Skim the text.

• The main idea is ______.

• Key:

Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading Activities


The main idea:

The writer was interviewed The writer was interviewed by the headmaster of a by the headmaster of a school and was offered a school and was offered a job which was none too job which was none too pleasant.pleasant.




Pre-reading Questions: (T/F?)Pre-reading Questions: (T/F?)

( ) The writer tells us what his first job was like.

( ) The writer tells us something about his first job

interview.

( ) The writer found his first job unpleasant.

( ) The writer enjoyed his first job.

( ) The writer wanted to have a job because he wanted

some experience.

Pre-reading Questions: (T/F?)Pre-reading Questions: (T/F?)

( ) The writer tells us what his first job was like.

( ) The writer tells us something about his first job

interview.

( ) The writer found his first job unpleasant.

( ) The writer enjoyed his first job.

( ) The writer wanted to have a job because he wanted

some experience.


More questions

What was the outside of the school like?What can you infer from “they struggle

to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road”?

What was the inside of hall like?Describe the appearance of the headmaster.What kind of class was the writer asked to

teach?What have you learned about the young

man? Did he accepted the job in the end?


advertisement

1. classified ~ (on newspapers)

2. commercial ~ (on TV/ radio)

3. insert/ leaflet (in magazines/ newspapers) into house mailbox

4. neon light ~ ( on streets)


income

1. salary

2. wage

3. payment

4. fee

1. salary (by month / per year);

2. wage ( by hour/ day/ week/ piece of work) ;

3. payment (for a service );

4. fee


airpersonal bearing, appearance, or manner; mien〖译〗 He has a triumphant air. 他面带得意之色。〖译〗他态度神秘。He has an air of mystery.an affected, often haughty pose; affectation〖译〗 give oneself airs装腔作势 (= put on airs)〖译〗他以饱学而自傲。He put on high airs with his learning.


smell···of

to have or emit an odor

〖译〗 The house smells of paint.这房屋有油漆的气味。〖译〗这菜有大蒜味。This dish smells of garlic.


judge by

judging by( 或 from) 根据 ... 来判断judging by [from] appearances由外观上判断judging from the fact由事实上推测


have little in common(in common: the same)

• The two brothers have little in common.


be dismayed at

dismay, appall, and horrify

dismay 指“面临突然地令人惊吓、困惑或烦恼的事时 , 表现畏惧、缺乏勇气或手足无措” , 如 :

He was dismayed at his lack of understanding.他对自已的无知感到沮丧。appall 指“使惊吓”、“使丧胆” , 如 :an appalling death rate 令人吃惊的死亡率。horrify 指“使恐怖”、“使惊骇” , 如 :She felt horrified at the sight. 见这情景 , 她感到恐

怖。


More language points

• Abc…


Description of a Person

forehead: large, high, low, broad, narrow… moustache: close-cropped, drooping, pointed…eyes: bloodshot, bulging, prominent, close-set…hair: short, long, thin, thick, curled, wavy…figure: slender, stout, stooping, thin, slim…height: tall, short, of medium height…


Exercises

Teacher (Chinese)赚些钱充满血丝的眼睛没有多少共同之处按三种不同的程度悠闲自乐最无法忍受的事最大的侮辱一份教学工作上大学

Students(English)make some moneybloodshot eyeshave little in commonat three different levels enjoy leisure the last straw the ultimate indignitya teaching post/ job enter university


Exercises

当地报纸艰难的行程苟延残喘喧闹的主道以……眼神望着某人发出难闻的气味墨迹一连串的问题修课玩游戏

a local newspaperan awkward journey struggle to survivea busy main road look at sb. with an air of ... smell unpleasantly ink marksa number of questions take a subjectplay games


Exercises

盯着某人至关重要的部分说错了话让人害怕划分成几个部分一想到……就沮丧在某些方面低能 /无能 .

办学校在某人手下工作

fix sb. with one's eyesa vital part say the wrong thing fill sb. with feardivide ... into groupsbe dismayed at the thought

of...be incompetent at... run a schoolwork under sb.


Exercises

Translation: A.

1. They all believed that he had a slim chance of success.

2. I don't know why she has an air of sadness all the time.

3. It was after all the students had taken their seats that the president of the students' union proceeded to announce the camping itinerary.

4. The stomach is a vital organ of the human body; please take good care of it.

5. He considered it ridiculous for the general manager to attach so much importance to those routine trifles.


Exercises

6. Her study, which ranged over many languages and cultures, was full of challenge.

7. As is scheduled, all the members of the staff take turns to do late duty.

8. She was greatly upset at the thought of leaving her parents and living on her own in a remote area.

9. We do not worry so much about her qualifications for the job as about her health.

10. He was greatly excited about the prospect of having a cruise around the world.


Assignment

1. Write a narrative paragraph to describe a friend of yours .

2. Retell My First Job to each other.


Text II

The Interview


Questions:

1. For what purpose do you think Blakey went to the interview?

2. Why did Blakey feel uneasy when he was asked what had prompted him to want to change to medicine?

3. Why did one of the interviewers say that Blakey was capable of a change of heart? And how did Blakey take the question?


Questions:

4. What was the reason that Blakey gave for leaving University without taking a degree? What did the interviewers think of his reason?

5. Do you think Blakey at first was well-prepared to answer the question about his financial status? Give your reasons.

6. Why did Blakey at first have a sense of guilt, and why was he then stung by a sense of inadequacy?

7. What do you think was the outcome of the interview? Why do you think so?


Role Play

Act out the story in groups of four.Act out the story in groups of four.


Guidelines for skimmingGuidelines for skimming

Run the eyes over the text rapidly, read only the familiar Run the eyes over the text rapidly, read only the familiar

words and phrases and ignore the unfamiliar ones. Try to words and phrases and ignore the unfamiliar ones. Try to

piece together the bits of info gathered from the rapid piece together the bits of info gathered from the rapid

reading sensibly so that the main idea(s) is (are) grasped.reading sensibly so that the main idea(s) is (are) grasped.

Try to recognize the key words and phrases.Try to recognize the key words and phrases.

Read only the first and the last sentence of each Read only the first and the last sentence of each

paragraph, for, as a rule, the gist of a paragraph is found paragraph, for, as a rule, the gist of a paragraph is found

there. But, of course, there are always exceptions.there. But, of course, there are always exceptions.

Read the first paragraph and the last paragraph of a Read the first paragraph and the last paragraph of a

text for the same reason as 3. text for the same reason as 3.


Background Information

Croydon : city in the south east of EnglandCroydon : city in the south east of England Victorian houseVictorian house Sash-windowSash-window General School CertificateGeneral School Certificate


CroydonCroydon

• city in the south east of England


Victorian house


sash windowsash window

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