Unit 11 Work History
Objectives
Focus
Warming up
11.1 Finding someone a job
11.2 Talking about your career
11.3 Describing your first job
Sum-up
Assignment
Objectives
When the learners finish learning this unit,
they should be able to
express attitudes and feelings
describe career and experience
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Focus
Career description
Recommendation writing
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Warming up
Q1:What should one do as preparation for
job- hunting?
(hints,visit job market,draft
CV/resume,search information,get
ready for interview if there is one,etc)
Q2:What would an employer count most
regarding a candidate?
(hints,experience,qualification,
personality,previous job,education,
majors,skills,training,certificates,etc)
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11.1 Finding someone a job
A Reading
Read the file on Page 60.
Discussion:
Q1,What a letter is that?
(Recommendation )
Q2,Who is recommended?
(Yvone Projin)
Q3,Who makes the recommendation?
( Alain Le Blanc)
Q4,Who reads the letter?
( Patrick Milligan)
Suggested answer:
1988-92,Junior Clerk / ABC Pharmaceuticals
1994-1997,Assistant Manager of Export
Department
Took computing and language courses
Speaks French,English,Spanish
B Discussion
1,Q,What information should be carried in
a recommendation or a CV?
2,A recommendation or a CV,as job-
hunting device,both must carry the
following information:
1) general personal information (name,gender,
contacting way,age if required)
2) educational experience ( graduate of some
college,major,degree,and the time)
3) working experience ( position,company,
responsibility,time)
3,Try to take notes from the
recommendation in this way:
Name:
Gender:
Education:
Working experience:
Other information:
4,Compare the notes with that done by
Patrick (on Page 60).
Q1,Is there any difference between yours and
Patrick’s? (mostly yes)
Q2,Can you pick up the information mistaken in
Patrick’s? ( Line 2,4 and the last.)
C Listening
1,Listen to Yuki Hasagawa talking about his career and
complete the notes on Page 61.
1) First round,Listen and take notes if possible.
Check,What notes is taken? Have you had any difficulty in listening
the material?
2) Presenting the key proper nouns on the blackboard:
Tokyo,Matsumoto Bank,advisor,
3) Second round,Listen and get the note revised if necessary.
4) Third round,Listen and check,
Suggested answer:
Education and qualifications
1991-95,Economics / Tokyo University
Experience
1995-97; Trainee Investment Adviser,
Matsumoto Bank
1998-now,Assistant Investment Adviser,
Matsumoto Bank
Other information
Lived in Toronto for a year,
Speaks English,French.
D Writing
Draw a recommendation letter for Yuki.
1,What useful information is acquired,
studied at Tokyo Uni.(1991- 1995),majored in
economics,worked as trainee at Matsumoto
Bank as investment advisor (1995 – 1997),went
to Toronto office (1997 – 1998),got back to
Matsumoto and worked as assistant investment
advisor (1998 – now),learnt English and French.
2,How to do with a recommendation:
1st para.,who is recommended,starting with I am writing
to recommend …
2nd para.,related information of the recommended,
starting with His background is like this:…
3rd para.,supplementary information such as the
recommended’s special skills,personality etc,
4th para.,a promise for recommendation,starting with I
ensure you that you would not get disappointed with …,
5th para.,ending with an urge as If you need further
information,I’ll ask him to send you a complete resume.
3,Draft the recommendation with the
reference on Page 60,
4,Editing,show your letter to your partner
with such questions:
Who is recommended?
Where did he attend school?
What did he study at college?
Where did he work？
How long did he work there?
What was his position then?
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11.2 Talking about your career
A Presentation and language focus
1,Read the advertisement for a position of Sales
Representative on Page 62 and then fill out a
form like this (draw on the blackboard),
Position:
Quality required,… degree,majored
in…,… working experience in…,
Other skills:
2.Check the answer.
Suggested answer:
Position,(Sales Representative)
Quality required,(College) degree,majored in
(marketing,computing,or related),(at least 2
years) working experience in (marketing)
Other skills,computing,programming,at least one
European language.
B Reading and discussion
1,Read the files on Page 63,Yuki’s file,File
29 and 30.
2,Discuss,which of the four would be
favorable as candidates?
Suggested answer,all are except YUKI
(because he has no experience in marketing,
besides he is not good at programming).
3,Match the questions to the answers (Page
62):
Suggested answer:
1 f,2 c,3 d,4 b,5 a,6 e,
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11.3 Describing your first job
A Presentation
1,Do the ticking,
2,Discuss on what an ideal job is like:
(hints,challenging,stressful,pressing,
pleasant,working shifts,overtime,good perks,
nice colleagues,caring boss,easy commuting,
like,dislike,enjoy,hate,)
B Listening
1,Take a look at the file to see what job is
like,
2,Listen to the tape and fill in the files.
Suggested answer:
Veronique
Position,Secretary (6 months),
Responsibilities,Take dictation,type.
Good points,nice people,learnt English.
Bad points,Boring.
Daniela
Position,Trainee manager (18 months)
Responsibilities,working in different departments
Good points,practical,interesting.
Bad points,Bad payment.
C Reading and discussion
1,Complete the passage,
Suggested answer,
1) f,2) b,3) c,4) a,5) e
2,Discussion,What is expected for the first job?
(hints,challenge,adapting,find what potential is
in one,etc)
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Sum-up
In this unit,we learnt:
1,How to write a recommendation;
2,What information is necessary for job
hunting;
3,What stress is to be faced in career’
4,How to talk about a job.
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Assignment:
Revising the recommendation for Yuki,
Suggested answer:
I am writing to recommend Yuki Hasagawa,one of my
colleagues at Mutchmoto Bank,as he is going to New
York and would like to find a job there.
This is his background,He attended Tokyo University in
1991 and studied economics,After graduation in 1995,
he worked as a trainee of investment advisor at
Mutchmoto Bank,He was sent to Toronto by the
company in 1997 where he learnt English and French for
one year,He came back in1998 and has been working
as assistant investment advisor to now,
I would be very grateful if you could help him,
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Objectives
Focus
Warming up
11.1 Finding someone a job
11.2 Talking about your career
11.3 Describing your first job
Sum-up
Assignment
Objectives
When the learners finish learning this unit,
they should be able to
express attitudes and feelings
describe career and experience
返回
Focus
Career description
Recommendation writing
返回
Warming up
Q1:What should one do as preparation for
job- hunting?
(hints,visit job market,draft
CV/resume,search information,get
ready for interview if there is one,etc)
Q2:What would an employer count most
regarding a candidate?
(hints,experience,qualification,
personality,previous job,education,
majors,skills,training,certificates,etc)
返回
11.1 Finding someone a job
A Reading
Read the file on Page 60.
Discussion:
Q1,What a letter is that?
(Recommendation )
Q2,Who is recommended?
(Yvone Projin)
Q3,Who makes the recommendation?
( Alain Le Blanc)
Q4,Who reads the letter?
( Patrick Milligan)
Suggested answer:
1988-92,Junior Clerk / ABC Pharmaceuticals
1994-1997,Assistant Manager of Export
Department
Took computing and language courses
Speaks French,English,Spanish
B Discussion
1,Q,What information should be carried in
a recommendation or a CV?
2,A recommendation or a CV,as job-
hunting device,both must carry the
following information:
1) general personal information (name,gender,
contacting way,age if required)
2) educational experience ( graduate of some
college,major,degree,and the time)
3) working experience ( position,company,
responsibility,time)
3,Try to take notes from the
recommendation in this way:
Name:
Gender:
Education:
Working experience:
Other information:
4,Compare the notes with that done by
Patrick (on Page 60).
Q1,Is there any difference between yours and
Patrick’s? (mostly yes)
Q2,Can you pick up the information mistaken in
Patrick’s? ( Line 2,4 and the last.)
C Listening
1,Listen to Yuki Hasagawa talking about his career and
complete the notes on Page 61.
1) First round,Listen and take notes if possible.
Check,What notes is taken? Have you had any difficulty in listening
the material?
2) Presenting the key proper nouns on the blackboard:
Tokyo,Matsumoto Bank,advisor,
3) Second round,Listen and get the note revised if necessary.
4) Third round,Listen and check,
Suggested answer:
Education and qualifications
1991-95,Economics / Tokyo University
Experience
1995-97; Trainee Investment Adviser,
Matsumoto Bank
1998-now,Assistant Investment Adviser,
Matsumoto Bank
Other information
Lived in Toronto for a year,
Speaks English,French.
D Writing
Draw a recommendation letter for Yuki.
1,What useful information is acquired,
studied at Tokyo Uni.(1991- 1995),majored in
economics,worked as trainee at Matsumoto
Bank as investment advisor (1995 – 1997),went
to Toronto office (1997 – 1998),got back to
Matsumoto and worked as assistant investment
advisor (1998 – now),learnt English and French.
2,How to do with a recommendation:
1st para.,who is recommended,starting with I am writing
to recommend …
2nd para.,related information of the recommended,
starting with His background is like this:…
3rd para.,supplementary information such as the
recommended’s special skills,personality etc,
4th para.,a promise for recommendation,starting with I
ensure you that you would not get disappointed with …,
5th para.,ending with an urge as If you need further
information,I’ll ask him to send you a complete resume.
3,Draft the recommendation with the
reference on Page 60,
4,Editing,show your letter to your partner
with such questions:
Who is recommended?
Where did he attend school?
What did he study at college?
Where did he work？
How long did he work there?
What was his position then?
What skills does he have? 返回
11.2 Talking about your career
A Presentation and language focus
1,Read the advertisement for a position of Sales
Representative on Page 62 and then fill out a
form like this (draw on the blackboard),
Position:
Quality required,… degree,majored
in…,… working experience in…,
Other skills:
2.Check the answer.
Suggested answer:
Position,(Sales Representative)
Quality required,(College) degree,majored in
(marketing,computing,or related),(at least 2
years) working experience in (marketing)
Other skills,computing,programming,at least one
European language.
B Reading and discussion
1,Read the files on Page 63,Yuki’s file,File
29 and 30.
2,Discuss,which of the four would be
favorable as candidates?
Suggested answer,all are except YUKI
(because he has no experience in marketing,
besides he is not good at programming).
3,Match the questions to the answers (Page
62):
Suggested answer:
1 f,2 c,3 d,4 b,5 a,6 e,
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11.3 Describing your first job
A Presentation
1,Do the ticking,
2,Discuss on what an ideal job is like:
(hints,challenging,stressful,pressing,
pleasant,working shifts,overtime,good perks,
nice colleagues,caring boss,easy commuting,
like,dislike,enjoy,hate,)
B Listening
1,Take a look at the file to see what job is
like,
2,Listen to the tape and fill in the files.
Suggested answer:
Veronique
Position,Secretary (6 months),
Responsibilities,Take dictation,type.
Good points,nice people,learnt English.
Bad points,Boring.
Daniela
Position,Trainee manager (18 months)
Responsibilities,working in different departments
Good points,practical,interesting.
Bad points,Bad payment.
C Reading and discussion
1,Complete the passage,
Suggested answer,
1) f,2) b,3) c,4) a,5) e
2,Discussion,What is expected for the first job?
(hints,challenge,adapting,find what potential is
in one,etc)
返回
Sum-up
In this unit,we learnt:
1,How to write a recommendation;
2,What information is necessary for job
hunting;
3,What stress is to be faced in career’
4,How to talk about a job.
返回
Assignment:
Revising the recommendation for Yuki,
Suggested answer:
I am writing to recommend Yuki Hasagawa,one of my
colleagues at Mutchmoto Bank,as he is going to New
York and would like to find a job there.
This is his background,He attended Tokyo University in
1991 and studied economics,After graduation in 1995,
he worked as a trainee of investment advisor at
Mutchmoto Bank,He was sent to Toronto by the
company in 1997 where he learnt English and French for
one year,He came back in1998 and has been working
as assistant investment advisor to now,
I would be very grateful if you could help him,
返回
