新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Unit 1

My First Job

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Work in pairs, and tell each other your own experience in doing your first part-time job. What’s the procedure to find a job?

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Procedure of applying for a jobAds in the newspaper, TV ads, ads in magazines, in the Internet Write a letter, make a phone call, go and inquire by yourself

Search for employment (wants) information Contact the target company Do homework (Try to learn as much as about the target company) Go to an interview

Contact the target company for information

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Global reading

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Read quickly and decide whether the statements are true or false:

1.The writer thought that the likelihood of him getting the job was not great. T 2). The headmaster like the young man at the first sight. F 3). The headmaster saw eyes to eyes with the writer as far as children’s games are concerned. F 4). The writer was not happy about his having to teach algebra and geometry, but he did not mind having to walk a mile along the dusty road to the park. T 5). The young man was satisfied with the salary he would get. F 6). The writer did not feel unhappy at the idea of working under the headmaster’s wife. F

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Writing style and structure of the text It is a piece of Narration. Told in the first person, the text gives a vivid and detailed account of the author’s applying for a job before going to college.

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Four types of text Description(描述) is painting a picture in words of a person, place, object, or scene. Narration (记叙)writing includes stories , real or imaginary, biographies, histories, new items, and narrative poems. Exposition(说明) is perhaps the type of writing that is more frequently used by a student, a scientist, or a professional, exposition means expounding or explaining. Argumentation(议论) essay tries to make the reader agree with its point of view and support it, to persuade him to change his mind or behavior, and to approve a policy or a course of action that it proposes.

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Six elements of a NarrationTime (When) Place (Where) Figures (Who) Cause Events (What) Process

On a hot June morningAt a school in the Suburb of London

I and the headteacher Line 1 - 5 Line 6 - 38

Climax & end

Line 39 - 40

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

We can say “the interview goes from bad to worse”. How does the author achieve the effect. Read and find the indicators.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

He felt his chances of getting the job were slim when he first applied for it.

The journey to the interview proved to be awkward and depressing.The school was set in a dirty and noisy surroundings. They had little in common, which might make his work difficult. They had little in common, which might make his work difficult. He was not satisfied with the salary, which was too low. By the end of the interview he learned that he had to work under the headmaster’s wife, which was something he could not bear.

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Structure The story can be divided into three parts: a. The first part (Line1-5) is

about the reason for applying for a job. b. The second part (Line6-38) is about the whole process of the interview. c. The third part (Line39-40) is the ending of the story.

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

work out the main idea of each paragraph1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.Advertisement and application On the way to the interview The school

The headmasterThe room and interview Subjects taught The teaching set-up The salary

The last blow of the day

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Detailed reading

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Advertise L. 11) advertise ( for ) ( vi) : to make known to people by printing a notice in a newspaper, on TV, etc e.g. The company is advertising for typists in the newspapers. 这家公司正在报纸上招聘打字员。 这个老太太登广告出租房子。 ★ The old lady advertised for a house to rent. 我们应该登广告聘用一个人来照料花园。 ★ We should advertise for a man to look after the garden. 您能告诉我哪家公司招聘管理人员吗？

Could you tell me which company advertises for managers ?★

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Apply for L. 31) apply for : write to ask for ( a job, membership , etc ) e.g. To apply for a job, you must fill out a form. 申请工作你要填表。 我听说你公司需要一名会计，我想申请这一职位。 ★ I’ve heard that your company needs an accountant, I’d like to apply for it. 您能告诉我在网上如何申请工作？

★ Could you tell me how to apply for a job on the Internet?

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Paraphrase 1. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, feeling as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience my chances of landing the job were slim. Because I was in bad need of money and was eager to do something useful, I applied for the job. But at the same time that I did so, I was afraid that the possibility for me to get the job was very small because I didn’t have a university degree, nor did I have any teaching experience.

新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Reorder and retell