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三江学院讲稿、教案专用纸Unit Two Jobs and CareersLearning Objectives1. Listen and Talk about Jobs and Careers2. Grasp the main idea of the two passages3. Master the key language points 4. Practice reading skills: scanning5. Practice writing skill: unreal conditions6. Learn to write a resume Passage A Your Dream Job: A Click AwayI. Pre-reading Tasks A. Introductory Questions1. Do you often log on the Internet? What do you usually do online?2. What is job application online? Have you ever tried it?3. Do you think the Internet will be used more extensively in your lifetime?B. Introductory RemarksSince most students will choose to work after graduation, job-hunting is of great importance to them. They will write plenty of resumes about their education and send them to the companies they want to work for. It takes both time and energy to do so. Now, thanks to the development of the Internet, job-hunt has become much easier. Job-hunters can find a job just by clicking a mouse on the computer. Many of them make their dream come true through the Internet.This article describes the experiences of five people who used online sources to look for new jobs. Theresa Smith used the JOB-TRAK website to find an administrative assistants job at a university. Steven Tools used the CareerBulder website to find a marketing management position. Madeline Gragg used Yahoo to find a job teaching English in Japan. Nedzad Dozlic used a newspaper website to find a drivers job with a car dealership. Wendy Mello used another website to calculate the cost of living in her new location and to decide what salary to request. All these are typical examples of online job searches, since many different types of jobs can now be found this way.II. While-reading ActivitiesA. Language Points1. refer to ： 1consult, look into the dictionary eg. 1) Refer to the dictionary when you come across unfamiliar words while reading. 2) I had forgotten the date of the battle so I referred to a history book.2meaneg. 1) I knew the lady was referring to Bill when she spoke of a bright young lad. 2) When I said some people are stupid I wasnt referring to you.3 go for eg. 1) What I said to Tom just now refers to all of you here.2) This rule refers to freshmen only.4 mention, speak abouteg. 1) I referred to your plan at last meeting. 2) The author begins by referring to the early history of India.5 send sth. to sb., let sb. deal with a problem eg. 1) The dispute between the two countries was referred to the United Nations. 2) His case will be referred to a higher law-court. 6 be considered as, be thought of as eg. 1) The professor referred to him as a graduate student with a bright future. 2) The speaker referred to him as an up-and-coming politician. 7 owe to eg. 1) He always referred his success to the good teaching hes had. 2) He referred his wealth to his own hard work. 2. criteria: n. (pl.) an established rule, standard, or principle eg.1) What criteria do you use when judging a students work? 2) Each individual is required to state the criteria on which his judgments are based.3. fill out/in: put in eg.1) After Tom passed his driving test he filled out an application for his drivers license. 2) The policeman filled out a report of the accident.4. fill up: make completely fulleg.1) The room soon was filled up with people. 2) The rain filled up the ditches again. 5. available: adj. able to be got, used, or reached eg. 1) This book is not available in our town, so Ive sent away for it. 2) The hall is available on Friday night. 6. elevate: v. make better, higher, or more educated eg.1) The vice-present was elevated to president of the company. 2) The government is trying to elevate the living standards of the people.7. scan: vt. 1 look through quicklyeg.1) He scanned the newspaper while having his breakfast. 2) He scanned the articles that might give the information he needed. 2 examine carefully eg.1) His mother scanned his face to see if he was telling the truth. 2) After the storm the people on the shore anxiously scanned the lake for any sign of the boat.8. spot: v. 1 recognize, pick out quicklyeg.1) The teacher spotted every mistake in my paper. 2) I spotted him at the very back of the crowd. 2 make dirty eg. 1) He spotted his reputation by lying repeatedly. 2) She spotted her reputation by not paying off the loan the bank had made to her on time. 3 be decorated with eg.1) I chose a white cloth spotted with green. 2) The green fields were spotted with colorful flowers, which makes a beautiful landscape. n. 1a place eg. 1) This is the very spot where the accident occurred. 2) On this map x marks the spot where the treasure is buried.2 a dirty dot eg. 1) He wiped a spot of black paint off the door handle. 2) His tie was blue with white spots. 3 position eg. 1) She finished in the number one spot in the world tennis ranking. 4 a little amount eg. 1) Lets have a spot of lunch. 2) May I borrow a spot of sugar? adj. latest, of the place, prompt eg. spot news spot coverage of the debate spot answers spot test 9. via: prep. by means of eg.1) The message was broadcast all over the world via radio. 2) I sent a message to Mary via her sister.10. financial: adj. of money eg.1) In that case they would receive financial aid from the state. 2)They are now confronted with a serious financial crisis.11. flash: vi. 1come suddenly eg.1) A brilliant idea flashed into /through his mind. 2) Then it flashed upon me that she was her wife. 2 appear or pass suddenly, show for a momenteg. 1)The cars flashed by; I could not count them. 2) A flight of aircraft flashed low across the field. 12. detailed: adj. with a lot of facts given eg.1) He gave me a detailed account of his work. 2) He kept a detailed diary of the meeting. B. Sentence Explanation1. The career placement center referred the liberal-arts major to JOB-TRAK, an Internet site listing 45,000 entry-level positions. (para. 1)The career placement center advices the student majoring in liberal arts to visit JOB-TRAK, a website containing 45,000 jobs for new workers.2. Smith is one American who clicked her way into a job. (para. 4)Casebeer is one American who found a job online. 3. The Internet is like hiring a personal assistant, says Tools. Effortlessly you can become aware of opportunities that may elevate your career. (para. 6)The Internet is like a personal helper. It can easily tell you about new chances to improve your career.4.Most major newspapers and trade publications have on-line versions of their classified listings, enabling job-seekers to scan for work available across town, in another state, or around the world. (para. 7)Most major newspapers and specialist journals have their job advertisements online, to help job-seekers quickly spot job vacancies anywhere in the world.5.A refugee of the war in Bosnia, Dozlic had had a variety of jobs but was now ready for something new. (para. 11)Dozlic, who escaped from the war in Bosnia, had done several different jobs but was now ready to find a new one.6.To find out more about the company, she clicked on to Artitrons home page and that of its parent company, Ceridian Corp., where she reviewed an annual report and the companys financial performance. (para. 13)To learn more about the company she entered its website and the website of its headquarters, and studied its the companys yearly report and financial situations.III. After-reading Tasks:1. Do some exercises after the text.2. Dictation.3. Practice making sentences with the important words or expressions.Passage B My First JobI. Pre-reading Tasks A. Introductory Questions1. Have you had any working experience?2. When did you get your first part-time job?3. Do your parents encourage you to work part-time? Explain the reasons for it.B. Introductory Remarks. Louis Calderas first job was helping his parents clean the parking lot in a shopping center three nights a week, starting at 3 A.M. he did this for two years. It was hard work and had to be done by hand. From this experience Caldera learned discipline and a strong work ethic. In high school he worked full time while taking a full load of classes. Later he attended West Point and Harvard, and then became a state legistator and a high military official. Suze Ormans first job was as a waitress. Her customers loaned her $50,000 to start her own restaurant, but she lost the money in the stock market. Then she became a good stockbroker and eventually paid back all the money. Now she is a successful career woman.II. While-reading ActivitiesA. Language Points1. imbue: vt. fill sb. with sth eg. 1) The speech imbued us with a desire to help. 2) Churchill imbued Englishmen with enormous patriotism.2. make ends meet: get enough money to support the family eg.1) mother said that she couldnt make ends meet this year because of the inflation. 2) With high taxes and his small income, Henry has great difficulty in making both ends meet.3. stress: v. emphasize that is very important eg.1) He stressed the importance of careful driving. 2) Father stressed the value of hard work n. mphasis eg. 1) Too little stress was placed on the safety regulations. 2) The school puts stress on reading and writing. 4. discount: n. reduction, a cutting-down in the usual priceeg. 1) His shopkeeper took off 5 percent discount for each. 2) Students get a discount on air and train fares. vt. 1 make a discount eg. 1)Tour prices are being discounted as much as 33%.2)This has forced airlines to discount fares heavily in order to encourage demand. 2 do not believe eg. 1)Much of what he says must be discounted; he imagines things. 2)You should discount a great deal of what appears in the daily press.5. pick up: 1 learn or get unconsciously and written particular effort eg.1) Children pick up foreign languages easier than adults. 2) When I lived in China, I picked up some ideas for good cooking.2 begin again, start againeg. 1) We picked up the story where John has lost his job at the newspaper office. 2) They met after 2 years, and picked up their friendship as if there had been no interruption. 3 be bettereg. 1)The economy is picking up. 2)He is beginning to pick up. 4speed up eg. 1)The train picked up its speed. 2)The writers personal appearance picked up the sales of the book considerably. 5lift eg. 1)The bus stopped at the corner to pick up the passengers. 2)I might get my brother to come and pick me up. 6 recover eg. 1)A bit of something might pick you up. 2)pick up ones courage 7 get sth. from the ground/flooreg. 1) Mary picked up a wallet from the ground. 2)The telephone rang and Tom picked it up.6. balance n. the even or equal state of sth. eg.1) lose ones balance /out of balance 2) keep ones balance 3) a good sense of balance 4) throw sb. off balance 5) be/hang in the balance v. consider in relation to sth. elseeg.1) He balanced himself on the tight rope. 2) In order to balance their trade, they would have to buy less goods in the United States. 7. pay off: be worthwhile, rewarding eg. 1) His hard work paid off when he got the promotion. 2) John studied hard before the examination, and it paid off. He received an A.8. dignity: n. respect, self-esteem eg.1) The real dignity of a man lies in what he is; not in what he has. 2) A mans dignity depends on his character, not his wealth.9. alike: adv. Equally, the same eg.1) She treats all her children alike. 2) English and French novelists were alike when faced with the same problem.10. thanks to: owing to, because of eg.1) Thanks to the precautionary measures they had taken, the typhoon did not work much damage.2) Good fruit is scarce and costly thanks to this years drought.11. dream of: hope to do sth. eg.1) When I was young I dreamed of becoming a surgeon. 2) Young girls are dreaming of become movie stars.12. invest: vt. put money in a business. eg.1) The country has invested an enormous amount of money in the building of the information superhighway. 2) The government has invested a lot of money in the production of these fast new planes, and does not want to see it wasted. 13. deliberation: n. a careful consideration eg.1) After much deliberation, she decided to accept their offer. 2) The crime was planned with great deliberation.14. pay back: return what is owing eg. 1) It is high time he paid me back the $100 he owes me. 2) The sum was paid back to the bank with interest.B. Sentence Explanation1. My parents imbued in me the concepts of family, faith and patriotism when I was young. (para. 1)My parents taught me to understand and love family, faith and motherland when I was a child. 2.I acquired discipline and a strong work ethic, and learned at an early age the importance of balancing lifes competing interests - in my case, school, homework and a job. (para.3)I learned to be diligent and work hard, and even when I was very young, I learned to find time for doing different things to go to school, to do homework, and to do my job.3.The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we should honor. (para. 4)The experience taught me that any job people do to support themselves and their families deserves respect.4.Thanks to the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. (para. 7)With the new confidence I learned from Helen I hoped to own my own restaurant someday.5.I shared my dream with him and said, Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me. (para. 8)I told Fred about my hopes and said I knew Id succeed if someone would trust me.6.My investments soured, though, and I lost the money. (para.10)But my investments did badly and I lost the money.7. I got a thank-you note from Fred, which will be imprinted on my heart forever. (para. 12)Fred sent me a thank-you note which I will never forget.8.Who else could have invested in a counter girl with a million-dollar personality and watch that investment mature into a very successful career woman. (para. 12)Who else could have the chance to give a loan to a trustworthy waitress and watch her become a successful professional?III. After-reading Tasks1. Do some exercises after the text.2. Dictation.7
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