Unit 9 Applying for a Job
Content
Section I Listening and Conversation (2 periods)
Section II Reading Comprehension (2 periods)
Section III Writing and Translating (2 periods)
Aims
The students should be able to:
understand the expressions and patterns used in job advertisement and interview
understand the two passages and the related information
make English resume
Important and difficult points
expressions and patterns used in job interview
passage 2 and the information related
words,phrases and sentences from passage 2
grammar,Topic Sentence and Supporting Sentences
special sentences and a passage for Tourism
Procedure and methods
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work:
2,Warming up for the new class:
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Offering the situations
3,Acting out and comments
Part III,Further Practice
1,Practicing and Furthering
2,Completing
3,Responding
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
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
2,Warming up for the new class
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
2,Retelling the story
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
2,Rewriting
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Translating
2,Assignment
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
1,Checking the assignment
2,Warming up for new class
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Presenting new materials
3,Giving the rules for a resume
4,Reading and simulating
Part III,Further Practice
1,Presenting new material
2,Simulating
3,Writing
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Checking
2,Grammatical rules concerning the Topic Sentence andSupporting Sentences
3,Applying
4,Self-assessment and Guidance
5,Assignment
Unit 9 Applying for a Job
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work,
【Instructions】 ask students to find out the patterns and expressions used for job interview as many as possible
2,Warming up for the new class,
【Instructions】 1),students present their collections
2),teacher’s comment and put the collections into a data bank for students’ reference
3),presentation of new materials
4),Practice Dialogue 1 Having a Job Interview and Dialogue 2 Applying for a Job
【Instructions】 read and act out so that the students will be familiar with the patterns and expressions that are appropriate for job interview,teacher and the students work together and remember do not spend too much time on it
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Offering the situations
Offer several situations for students to act out by referring to the data bank on the blackboard
【Instructions】 each group should choose one of the situations and work together to form a dialogue and then act out
Situations,1),Place, in a company
Characters,Mr,Smith,Tom,
Task,Mr,Smith is a teacher,he talks with his friend Tom about why he is interested in the job as a teacher
2),Place,in a meeting room
Characters,Li Ming,interviewer
Task,Li Ming takes part in the interview and tells the interviewer the reason for choosing to be a traveling sales agent
3).Place,in a room
Characters,Anne,interviewer
Task,Anne wants to find a job in the company and takes part in the interview.
3,Acting out and comments
【Instructions】 after the act of each group,the teacher will ask the fellow students to make comments on the performance and the appropriateness of their English; and then it is the teacher’s task to summarize this part
Part III,Further Practice
1,Practicing and Furthering
【Instructions】 practice the dialogues on Page 152 of the Textbook in groups,and try to further them
2,Completing
【Instructions】 ask students to work in groups to complete by filling in the blanks on Page 154 of the Textbook (Exercises 1 and 3),and then the teacher checks the answers in class.
3,Responding
【Instructions】 practice Exercise 2 on Page 155 of the Textbook orally, Teacher offers the situation in Chinese,and asks the students to give the English equivalent,the whole class work together
(The script for 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 startY, 4 _______________________,(嗯，我得需要两周的时间) of course,after you give me the green light,I, If 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。)
【Instructions】,after each activity,the teacher will check the answers and comment promptly
Part IV,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part a diagram will be given to each of the students,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.
2,Judge after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part the multiple choices to each of the questions will be given on the blackboard,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to make a choice from A,B,C or D.
3,Make after you learn
【Instructions】 in this part the students are asked to make a dialogue of their own and in the dialogue they must greet
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
【Instructions】 in this part the teacher will mainly check the answers to 1 and 2,give brief explanations when students are in difficulty and ask students to score their own paper ; as for 3,the teacher will collect the paper and correct them after class.
5,Assignment
Workbook P 136—1-5
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,
Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism and the Passage in Unit 9
【Instructions】 in this part the homework is made up of two parts,A is to reinforce what they have learned; B and C is to get ready for the next Section
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
ask several students to recite the practical sentences for tourism in Unit 9 and the others repeat
ask students to answer teacher’s questions according to the Passage for tourism in Unit 9
2,Warming up for the new class
ask students to work in groups of four to talk about job applying
teacher makes comments
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
teacher raises some questions and ask students to say true or false according to the passage on page 160 of the Textbook New Practical English to see how much they’ve understood.
teacher raises some questions and ask students to answer in details according to the passage on page 160 of the Textbook New Practical English,at the same time explaining some language points.
Possible difficult words,phrases and sentences
Words:
1,present v,give away; introduce; show; put forward for consideration 给予；介绍；展现；提出
Teacher’s,He presented her with a signed copy of his book,
Student’s,
2,recall v,remember; call back sth; send for or take back 记得；想起；召回；取回
Teacher’s, I recalled that my luggage had been taken away,?
Student’s,
3,perform v,carry out; act or show in a play; function 做；表演；表现
Teacher’s, He performed a dance for them on stage,
Student’s,
4,convince v,cause sb,to believe or feel certain; persuade 说服；使信服；劝说
Teacher’s,We convinced Anne to go by train rather than by plane,
Student’s,
5,assume v,suppose; begin to use; take upon oneself; pretend to be 假定；采用；承担；假装
Teacher’s,I was often mistakenly assumed to be a Welshman because of my surname,
Student’s,
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
Teacher’s,You are bound to succeed,
Student’s:
7,promote v,advance in position or rank; bring goods to public notice in order to increase sales; help in the growth 提升；推销产品；促进
Teacher’s,The company could do more to promote its production growth,
Student’s:
Sentences,
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,
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,
2,Retelling the story
ask students to read the passage again
ask them to retell the story
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
Do exercise 6 on page 162 of the Textbook
Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences
2,Rewriting
Do excises 8 on page 165 of the textbook
Rewrite the story in about 150 words,The following hints may be of help to you.
1),Stew’s childhood and taking over his father’s business;2),The cause and the way of modernizing the old-fashioned business;3),The features of Stew’s dairy store; 4),Stew’s business principle,
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
Translating
Ask the students to remember the words,phrases and sentence structures in the passage they have learned and translate the following sentences into Chinese orally and the teacher comments.
a,From childhood,Stew Leonard remembered wanting to be somebody,wanting to be noticed and appreciated.b,Stew Leonard decided to redesign his dairy business to suit the changing times and his personality.
c,More than door-to-door service,Stew Leonard found out that customers wanted good milk prices.
d,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.e,To Stew Leonard,the distinction between a supermarket and amusement park is slight,and not necessarily useful,f,Mr,Leonard clearly has the most fun greeting customers,and most are delighted to see him.
Assignment
A,Textbook page 160 Passage 1 and Workbook page 139 1-3
B,Ask students to collect some resumes
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
Checking the assignment
Check the answers to comprehension exercises on the workbook orally and comment
Answer students; questions found in Passage 1
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
Dividing the students into groups of four or five
Presenting new materials
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 ClubTook 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 yearStudent government representative,two years Women’s intercollegiate (校际间的) tennis team,three years
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,TuscanWaitress 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
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.
Educational Background 1988 —1990 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 the field of machine
(其它) 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,
【Instructions】 while showing the resumes,students are to read and understand the English,the teacher should point out the difference between English and Chinese resumes
Giving the rules for a resume
The teacher should remind the students what they have to pay attention to when they make a resume
Reading and simulating
Ask the students to 1) read the sample resumes on Page 166
2) make an English resume according to the information given全 名：郑力洪地 址：潞江市康平路220号出生日期：1977年4月20日性 别：男 婚姻状况：未婚 身体状况：健康 学 历：1996 — 1999燕山职业技术学院学习 专 业：服装设计 1994 — 1997潞江市102中学学习 工作经历：1999.5 — 2001.10曙光服装公司任助理服装设计师 2001.9 —现在 新思维广告公司从事广告设计个人爱好：看电影、画画、听音乐 3) ask the students to make a resume of their own
Part III,Further Practice
Presenting new material
Ask the students to read the resume
Sample
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
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 ProvinceSex,Male Health,Excellent Marital status,Single Interests,Reading,playing football and traveling
References,References are available upon request
Simulating
Ask the students to fill in the resume again with their own personal information
Writing
Ask the students to work together to write a short passage of about 100 words to introduce a person according to the information in the sample passport,
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
Checking
Ask the students to read their passage
Teacher comments and points out the grammatical errors
Grammatical rules concerning the Topic Sentence and supporting Sentence
Applying
Point out the topic sentence and supporting sentences in the following paragraph
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 depends on the busy hands of its working people.
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,
3),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.
3,Self-assessment and Guidance
1) and 2) are printed on the paper,After the teacher checks the answers,the students can score their own paper; as for 3) the teacher can collect the paper and correct after class if time is not permitted.
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..
Content
Section I Listening and Conversation (2 periods)
Section II Reading Comprehension (2 periods)
Section III Writing and Translating (2 periods)
Aims
The students should be able to:
understand the expressions and patterns used in job advertisement and interview
understand the two passages and the related information
make English resume
Important and difficult points
expressions and patterns used in job interview
passage 2 and the information related
words,phrases and sentences from passage 2
grammar,Topic Sentence and Supporting Sentences
special sentences and a passage for Tourism
Procedure and methods
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work:
2,Warming up for the new class:
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Offering the situations
3,Acting out and comments
Part III,Further Practice
1,Practicing and Furthering
2,Completing
3,Responding
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
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
2,Warming up for the new class
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
2,Retelling the story
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
2,Rewriting
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Translating
2,Assignment
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
1,Checking the assignment
2,Warming up for new class
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Presenting new materials
3,Giving the rules for a resume
4,Reading and simulating
Part III,Further Practice
1,Presenting new material
2,Simulating
3,Writing
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Checking
2,Grammatical rules concerning the Topic Sentence andSupporting Sentences
3,Applying
4,Self-assessment and Guidance
5,Assignment
Unit 9 Applying for a Job
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work,
【Instructions】 ask students to find out the patterns and expressions used for job interview as many as possible
2,Warming up for the new class,
【Instructions】 1),students present their collections
2),teacher’s comment and put the collections into a data bank for students’ reference
3),presentation of new materials
4),Practice Dialogue 1 Having a Job Interview and Dialogue 2 Applying for a Job
【Instructions】 read and act out so that the students will be familiar with the patterns and expressions that are appropriate for job interview,teacher and the students work together and remember do not spend too much time on it
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Offering the situations
Offer several situations for students to act out by referring to the data bank on the blackboard
【Instructions】 each group should choose one of the situations and work together to form a dialogue and then act out
Situations,1),Place, in a company
Characters,Mr,Smith,Tom,
Task,Mr,Smith is a teacher,he talks with his friend Tom about why he is interested in the job as a teacher
2),Place,in a meeting room
Characters,Li Ming,interviewer
Task,Li Ming takes part in the interview and tells the interviewer the reason for choosing to be a traveling sales agent
3).Place,in a room
Characters,Anne,interviewer
Task,Anne wants to find a job in the company and takes part in the interview.
3,Acting out and comments
【Instructions】 after the act of each group,the teacher will ask the fellow students to make comments on the performance and the appropriateness of their English; and then it is the teacher’s task to summarize this part
Part III,Further Practice
1,Practicing and Furthering
【Instructions】 practice the dialogues on Page 152 of the Textbook in groups,and try to further them
2,Completing
【Instructions】 ask students to work in groups to complete by filling in the blanks on Page 154 of the Textbook (Exercises 1 and 3),and then the teacher checks the answers in class.
3,Responding
【Instructions】 practice Exercise 2 on Page 155 of the Textbook orally, Teacher offers the situation in Chinese,and asks the students to give the English equivalent,the whole class work together
(The script for 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 startY, 4 _______________________,(嗯，我得需要两周的时间) of course,after you give me the green light,I, If 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。)
【Instructions】,after each activity,the teacher will check the answers and comment promptly
Part IV,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part a diagram will be given to each of the students,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.
2,Judge after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part the multiple choices to each of the questions will be given on the blackboard,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to make a choice from A,B,C or D.
3,Make after you learn
【Instructions】 in this part the students are asked to make a dialogue of their own and in the dialogue they must greet
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
【Instructions】 in this part the teacher will mainly check the answers to 1 and 2,give brief explanations when students are in difficulty and ask students to score their own paper ; as for 3,the teacher will collect the paper and correct them after class.
5,Assignment
Workbook P 136—1-5
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,
Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism and the Passage in Unit 9
【Instructions】 in this part the homework is made up of two parts,A is to reinforce what they have learned; B and C is to get ready for the next Section
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
ask several students to recite the practical sentences for tourism in Unit 9 and the others repeat
ask students to answer teacher’s questions according to the Passage for tourism in Unit 9
2,Warming up for the new class
ask students to work in groups of four to talk about job applying
teacher makes comments
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
teacher raises some questions and ask students to say true or false according to the passage on page 160 of the Textbook New Practical English to see how much they’ve understood.
teacher raises some questions and ask students to answer in details according to the passage on page 160 of the Textbook New Practical English,at the same time explaining some language points.
Possible difficult words,phrases and sentences
Words:
1,present v,give away; introduce; show; put forward for consideration 给予；介绍；展现；提出
Teacher’s,He presented her with a signed copy of his book,
Student’s,
2,recall v,remember; call back sth; send for or take back 记得；想起；召回；取回
Teacher’s, I recalled that my luggage had been taken away,?
Student’s,
3,perform v,carry out; act or show in a play; function 做；表演；表现
Teacher’s, He performed a dance for them on stage,
Student’s,
4,convince v,cause sb,to believe or feel certain; persuade 说服；使信服；劝说
Teacher’s,We convinced Anne to go by train rather than by plane,
Student’s,
5,assume v,suppose; begin to use; take upon oneself; pretend to be 假定；采用；承担；假装
Teacher’s,I was often mistakenly assumed to be a Welshman because of my surname,
Student’s,
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
Teacher’s,You are bound to succeed,
Student’s:
7,promote v,advance in position or rank; bring goods to public notice in order to increase sales; help in the growth 提升；推销产品；促进
Teacher’s,The company could do more to promote its production growth,
Student’s:
Sentences,
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,
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,
2,Retelling the story
ask students to read the passage again
ask them to retell the story
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
Do exercise 6 on page 162 of the Textbook
Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences
2,Rewriting
Do excises 8 on page 165 of the textbook
Rewrite the story in about 150 words,The following hints may be of help to you.
1),Stew’s childhood and taking over his father’s business;2),The cause and the way of modernizing the old-fashioned business;3),The features of Stew’s dairy store; 4),Stew’s business principle,
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
Translating
Ask the students to remember the words,phrases and sentence structures in the passage they have learned and translate the following sentences into Chinese orally and the teacher comments.
a,From childhood,Stew Leonard remembered wanting to be somebody,wanting to be noticed and appreciated.b,Stew Leonard decided to redesign his dairy business to suit the changing times and his personality.
c,More than door-to-door service,Stew Leonard found out that customers wanted good milk prices.
d,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.e,To Stew Leonard,the distinction between a supermarket and amusement park is slight,and not necessarily useful,f,Mr,Leonard clearly has the most fun greeting customers,and most are delighted to see him.
Assignment
A,Textbook page 160 Passage 1 and Workbook page 139 1-3
B,Ask students to collect some resumes
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
Checking the assignment
Check the answers to comprehension exercises on the workbook orally and comment
Answer students; questions found in Passage 1
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
Dividing the students into groups of four or five
Presenting new materials
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 ClubTook 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 yearStudent government representative,two years Women’s intercollegiate (校际间的) tennis team,three years
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,TuscanWaitress 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
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.
Educational Background 1988 —1990 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 the field of machine
(其它) 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,
【Instructions】 while showing the resumes,students are to read and understand the English,the teacher should point out the difference between English and Chinese resumes
Giving the rules for a resume
The teacher should remind the students what they have to pay attention to when they make a resume
Reading and simulating
Ask the students to 1) read the sample resumes on Page 166
2) make an English resume according to the information given全 名：郑力洪地 址：潞江市康平路220号出生日期：1977年4月20日性 别：男 婚姻状况：未婚 身体状况：健康 学 历：1996 — 1999燕山职业技术学院学习 专 业：服装设计 1994 — 1997潞江市102中学学习 工作经历：1999.5 — 2001.10曙光服装公司任助理服装设计师 2001.9 —现在 新思维广告公司从事广告设计个人爱好：看电影、画画、听音乐 3) ask the students to make a resume of their own
Part III,Further Practice
Presenting new material
Ask the students to read the resume
Sample
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
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 ProvinceSex,Male Health,Excellent Marital status,Single Interests,Reading,playing football and traveling
References,References are available upon request
Simulating
Ask the students to fill in the resume again with their own personal information
Writing
Ask the students to work together to write a short passage of about 100 words to introduce a person according to the information in the sample passport,
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
Checking
Ask the students to read their passage
Teacher comments and points out the grammatical errors
Grammatical rules concerning the Topic Sentence and supporting Sentence
Applying
Point out the topic sentence and supporting sentences in the following paragraph
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 depends on the busy hands of its working people.
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,
3),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.
3,Self-assessment and Guidance
1) and 2) are printed on the paper,After the teacher checks the answers,the students can score their own paper; as for 3) the teacher can collect the paper and correct after class if time is not permitted.
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..
