Section I Listening and Conversation
Section II Reading Comprehension
Section III Writing and Translating
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Unit 9 Applying for a Job
Section I
Listening and Conversation
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Section I
Listening and Conversation
Part I Leading in
Part II Putting in use
Part III Further Practice for better use
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
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Part I Leading in
1,Pre-class Work
2,Revision
3,Warming up for the new class
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1,Pre-class Work
? Collect some posters,notices and
announcements of job applying,
? Find out the expressions for talking about
holidays and making friends as many as
possible,
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3,Warming up for the new class
1) Present your collections;
2) Teacher’s comment and put the collections
into a data bank for students’ reference;
3) New materials presentation.
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Sample1
Having a Job Interview A= April L=Li
A,Hello,Please come in and sit down,Your name is Li Fan,I see...
L,Yes.
A,So why don’t you tell me about yourself first,Mr,Li?
L,Uh,certainly,My name is Li Fan,I’m from Shanghai,but I’m living in
Binhai now,I graduated from Binhai Applied Technology College last
year.
A,OK,Very good,What job are you applying for?
L,Well,I want to apply for the position advertised by your
company — — a full-time job in sales.
A,What courses did you take in your college?
L,My major was clothing design.
A,Really? Do you have any sales experiences?
L,Yes,After graduation,I worked as a salesman for a company for
one year.
A,What about languages?
L,I can speak English very well.
A,I see your English is clear,And you dress professionally,too,Hmm.
Please wait one moment,..
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Sample 2
Applying for a Job C= Campos Y=Yu
C,Come in,Please sit down.
Y,Thanks,Mr,Campos,I’m Yu Lihong.
C,OK,what can I do for you,Mr,Yu?
Y,I saw your ad for a production technologist yesterday,And I want to apply
for that position.
C,Oh,Would you tell me why you are interested in that job?
Y,Well,I got a Mechanical Engineering diploma three years ago,and I’ve been
working in Precascon Machine Factory for two and a half years.
C,Why do you want to leave the present job?
Y,Well,I’d like to work in a large company like yours that offer more opportunities
for growth.
C,OK,Mr,Yu,it seems that you have the qualifications,Please fill out the
Application form,You’ll be hearing from us within two weeks.
Y,Thank you for giving me the chance.
C,You’re most welcome,and good luck.
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Part II Putting in use
1,Situations
2,Acting and Commenting
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1,Talk about a lecture on interpersonal
relationship.
2,Inquire about the donation for a seriously ill
student.
3,Talk about the time and location of a fashion
show,
4,Ask the clerk the ticket fair for a classical
music concert.
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Part III Further Practice
1,Furthering and Practicing
2,Listening and completing
3,Responding
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1,Furthering and Practicing
Practice the dialogues on Page 152 of
the Textbook in groups,and try to further
them
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2,Listening and completing
? Listen to a dialogue and complete it by
filling in the blanks on Page 154 of the
Textbook (Exercise 3),Also work in
groups,
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3,Responding
? Practice Exercise 2 on Page 155 of the
textbook orally,
? Give the English equivalent of the Chinese,
? The whole class work together
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The Dialogue
? I,Please come in and sit down,Make yourself comfortable,
? Y,Thank you.
? I,May I ask why you are interested in this job?
? Y,1 _______________________,(当我看到贵公司在, 中国日报, 上
? 登载的广告,我决定试一试 。 ) Well,I’ve always enjoyed a challenging
job.
? I,Why do you want to change your job?
? Y,2 _______________________,(我想尝试做不同的工作 。 )
? I,How long have you been in your present job?
? Y,Two years.
? I,Does your present employer know that you are planning to leave the
? company?
? Y,3 _______________________,(是的, 我跟他谈过此事 。 )
? I,If we hire you,how soon can you start?
? Y,4 _______________________,(嗯, 我得需要两周的时间 ) of course,
? after you give me the green light.
? I,Is there anything else you’d like to know?
? Y,5 _______________________,(现在没有 。 )
? I,Well,I enjoyed talking with you,We’ll call you within a week with an
? answer.
? Y,6 _______________________,(谢谢 。 感谢您抽出间来跟我面谈 。 )
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Part IV
Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
2,Judge after you listen
3,Make after you learn
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
5,Assignment
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1,Match after you listen
? With the given diagram,listen to
a dialogue,match the information
in Column A with the choices in
Column B.
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2,Judge after you listen
Listen to a dialogue,make a choice
from A,B,C or D to each of the questions
given on the blackboard.
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3,Make after you learn
? Make a short
dialogue of
your own
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4,Self-assessment and
Teacher’s Guidance
? Check the answers to 1 and 2;
? Give brief explanations;
? Score your own paper;
? Hand in your papers.
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5,Assignment
? A,Workbook P 136— 1-5
? B,Read fluently the passage on page
160 of your Textbook New Practical
English and try to understand it as
possible as you can by using a
dictionary.
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Section II
Reading Comprehension
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Section II
Reading Comprehension
Part I Leading in
Part II Comprehension and Practicing
Part III Further Practice
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
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Part I Leading in
1,Revision
2,Warming up for the new class
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1,Revision
? Recite the seven
practical sentences
for tourism.
? Answer teacher’s
questions according
to Passage for
tourism.
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2,Warming up for the new class
Work in groups of four
or five to talk about
one of the social
activities.
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Part II
Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
2,Retelling
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1,Checking and Explaining
? True or false questions according to the
passage on page 160 of the Textbook.
? Answer questions in detail according to the
passage.
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Language Points
1,present v,give away; introduce; show; put forward for
consideration 给予;介绍;展现;提出
He presented her with a signed copy of his book.
2,recall v,remember; call back sth; send for or take back 记得;
想起;召回;取回
I recalled that my luggage had been taken away.
3,perform v,carry out; act or show in a play; function 做;表演;
表现
He performed a dance for them on stage.
4,convince v,cause sb,to believe or feel certain; persuade 说服;
使信服;劝说
We convinced Anne to go by train rather than by
plane.
5,assume v,suppose; begin to use; take upon oneself; pretend to
be 假定;采用;承担;假装
I was often mistakenly assumed to be a Welshman because of
my surname.
6,bound a,certain; having a firm intention; have a duty to obey;
intend to travel to一定的;决意的;有义务的;驶往 ( 某地 ) 的
You are bound to succeed,next
1,(Para,1) And going back further,I can still recall
things about the stars that I should have long ago
forgotten if not for my second-grade teacher,Miss
Scorchiotti...,
再早些, 我仍然记得有关星体的知识, 若不是由于我二年级的
斯高奇奥迪老师, 我早就将其忘光了 。
This is a complex sentence,That introduces a relative
clause to modify the stars,followed by an if-clause of
condition,Attention should be paid to the subjunctive
mood used here; should have forgotten…with the latter
part being an elliptical clause which can be assumed to
be if it were not for…
Example,If not for your help,we couldn’t have finished
the experiment successfully.
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2,(Para,5) She ruffled feathers around the company but was eager
to let me in on what she thought and why.
她对公司上下指指点点, 但却愿意让我了解她的想法和做事的原因 。
Ruffle feathers is used here figuratively to mean become annoyed.
The phrase let sb,in on sth,means to allow to here or to know a
secret
Example,Don’t get your feathers ruffled about it,You are not the
boss here.
3,(Para,7) Be yourself with them and see if the self they are with
you is someone you want to learn from for a couple of years.
要与他们自然相处, 看一看与你相处的人是否是你这两三年来想要学习的人 。
Be yourself means behave naturally,The self is used as the
subject in the if-clause,they are with you is a relative clause
modifying self with that omitted.
Example,You should be yourself if you want the audience to like your
speech,
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2,Retelling the story
? Read the passage
again and retell
the story in the
first person,
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Part III Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
2,Rewriting
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Part IV
Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Translating
2,Assignment
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1,Translating
? From childhood,Stew Leonard remembered wanting to
be somebody,wanting to be noticed and appreciated.
? Stew Leonard decided to redesign his dairy business to
suit the changing times and his personality.
? More than door-to-door service,Stew Leonard found
out that customers wanted good milk prices.
? As the business grew,he created more and more of a
Disneyland Dairy Store where customers might come
and bring their children to be entertained.
? To Stew Leonard,the distinction between a
supermarket and amusement park is slight,and not
necessarily useful.
? Mr,Leonard clearly has the most fun greeting
customers,and most are delighted to see him.
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2,Assignment
1,Workbook page 123 1-3
2,Collect as many posters of social
activities as possible
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Section III
Writing and Translating
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Section III
Writing and Translating
Part I Leading in
Part II Putting in use
Part III Further Practice
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
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Part I Leading in
1,Checking the assignment
2,Warming up for new class
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? Check the answers to comprehension
exercises on the workbook orally and
comment
? Answer students; questions found in
Passage 1
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2,Warming up for new class
? Ask the students to present their
collections of resumes
? Put their collections into the data
bank on the blackboard
Part II Putting in use
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Sample 1
Michelle Martin 214 Elm Street,Tuscan,AZ 43674
(645) 873-9080/ martin@brim.com
_____________________________________________
Education
Bachelor of Arts ( 文 学 学 士 ) in Travel and Tourism / Graduation in May
1997 Summit State College,Marklesburg,AZ
?President of Travel Club
?Took courses in computer database management and accounting
?Spent two summers in Europe,traveling a lot College Activities
College Activities
?In charge of (负责 ) the Travel and Tourism College Career fair in Senior year
?Student government representative,two years
Women’s intercollegiate (校际间的 ) tennis team,three years next
Awards and honors (奖励和荣誉 )
?Nominated (被任命 ) for Best Travel and Tourism
Major in junior year
?Earned first prize in high school writing contest
Experience
1997— 1999— Lonesome Street Steak House,11
Market street,Tuscan
Waitress and cashier (收银员 )
1993— 1997— Volunteer ( 自愿 ) work,Tuscan
Recreation Committee
Organized summer activities for 6 to 10-year-olds
Helped arrange cultural activities for the city
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Sample 2
Tao Weimin
262 Tunxi Road,# 104
Hefei,Anhui Province
The People’s Republic of China
Job Objective
An electronic technician(技术员 ) with opportunity for advancement
Employment Highlights
1999 —Present Technician,Huayang Electronics Instrument Plant,Hefei,
Anhui,China
?Preparing detail drawings for manufacturing purposes.
?Working with engineers and designers on experiments for improving quality.
1990 — 1999 Mechanic,Bengpu Hardware Factory,Bengpu,Anhui,China.
?Employed as a maintenance mechanic,repairing all types of equipment in
the workshop.
?In charge of keeping machinery running in a plant with 2 000 workers.
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Educational Background
1988-1900 Took courses in Mechanical Maintenance at Bengpu Mechanical
Training Center,Graduated with a diploma
1982-1986 Bengpu No,6 Middle School
Miscellaneous,Took several training programs and continued self-study in
(其它 ) the field of machine design and manufacture
Personal Data
Born,September 10,1969 in Bengpu,Anhui,China
Nationality,Chinese
Sex,Male
Martial Status,Married with one daughter
(婚姻状况 )
Health,Excellent
References,References are available upon request,
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Part III Further Practice
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1,Presenting new material
Ask the students to read the resume.
Jiang Huaiming
27 Huanghe Street Zhengzhou
Henan Province,China
Tele,0371 4587902
Job Objective,A position related to the protection of environment.
Education and training:
March — July 1999 Professional training on analyzing polluted water in Tokyo
University,Training Certificate
July 1997 Graduated from Southwest Professional College,majoring in
Environmental Engineering
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Work experience:
Sep,1999 to present Henan Agriculture Research Institute
July 1997 to Feb,1999 Huanghe Power Plant,assistant engineer,
responsible for the control of polluted water
Personal Data:
Born,March,1974,in Qingdao,Shandong Province
Sex,Male
Health,Excellent
Marital status,Single
Interests,Reading,playing football and traveling
References,References are available upon request
2.Ask the students to fill in the resume
again with their own personal
information
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Part IV
Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Grammatical rules concerning
comparison of adjectives and adverbs
2,Applying
3,Self-assessment and Guidance
4,Assignment
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1,Grammatical rules
1,Point out the topic sentence and supporting sentences in the
following paragraph
2,Manual labor is one of the principal development resources in
any industrializing country,as the following examples
demonstrate,To begin with,plowing fields,planting and
harvesting crops,and raising livestock are all important to
development and require people who work with their hands.
Secondly,mining natural resources,building roads and
bridges,and constructing dams for irrigation and electrical
power are also important to development and also require
people who know how to use their hands skillfully,Finally,the
establishment of efficient transportation and communication
systems,essential services in a modernizing economy,relies
heavily on a labor force of expert craftsmen who take pride
in their manual skills,And of course,the manufacture as well
as the maintenance of machines of all kinds demands a large
number of trained mechanics and technicians,Clearly,in
agriculture and in industry,the progress of a country
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2,Applying
Read the following paragraph,One or more irrelevant sentences were added
to it,Identify these irrelevant sentences and cross them out.
My Favorite Hobbies
I enjoy three hobbies in my free time,My first hobby is playing with
my two-year-old son,I especially like to teach him new words,He
listens very carefully to me and copies what I say,I also like to take
him for walks,When his small hands cling to my hand,I feel so close to
him,and his wide smile warms my heart,If we play ball,he gets excited
and screams with joy,Unfortunately,the ball makes the neighbor’s dog
bark.
My second hobby is watching TV with my son,We watch Sesame
Street together almost every day,It helps us learn English,The
English on the news is too fast and really frustrates me,My son sits
beside me,and sometimes we laugh until the tears come.
My third hobby is planting flowers in my garden,When I am
watering the flowers,I feel a joy like the joy I feel when I am feeding
my son,When I see the plants and flowers grow up inch by inch,I think
of how my son is growing up,too,I wish the snails would stop eating my
plants,though,These three hobbies fill me with a special pleasure like
none I have ever experienced before.
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B,Correct the errors in the following sentences
? Combine the following sentences to make a paragraph with the first one
as the topic sentence,You may add some words,phrases or even
sentences to make the paragraph smooth and coherent.
a,Owning a car can be expensive.
b,First,you have to purchase the car itself.
c,You get the cheapest car in the showroom,You will end up paying about
$6,000.
d,You don’t have enough money for the car,and you have to finance it.
e,You have $6 000 only,and you can get a loan from the bank,but with a high
interest rate.
f,Buying the car is just the beginning of your expenses.
g,You have to buy gasoline,You buy it at over a dollar a gallon.
h,You drive an average of 100 miles a week,You spend $6 to $10 a week.
i You have to spend money for maintenance,such as tune-ups and lubrications.
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4,Assignment
? Textbook Page 171-7
? Collect some schedules
? Write down all the expressions and
patterns to making arrangements
for conferences,preside over
meetings,interview managers,
make appointment with clients or
managers or have conversations in
offices,etc..
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