1、Home Unit 1 My First JobBackground InformationExtended ReadingWarm-up QuestionsFree DiscussionBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingDetailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobWarm-up Questions1. Do you know how to apply for a job? What are some possible means by which one can find a job?Nowadays,

2、the means of applying for a job vary. You can apply for a job:Before Reading Global Reading After ReadingAA. through the job market. BB. through the newspapers and magazines. CC. through the Internet.Detailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First Job2. Have you ever had a job before? If you have, what kind of

3、 job is it? If you havent, what kind of job are you expecting as a college student?Before Reading Global Reading After ReadingWarm-up Questionstutoringclerkteaching-assistantDetailed Readingbaby-sittingHome Unit 1 My First Job_1. The writer described what his first job was like. 2. The writer wanted

4、 to have a job because he wanted some experience. 3. The writer found his first job unpleasant. 4. The writer enjoyed his first job.3. Look at the title of this text. What do you think the author is going to talk about? Tick off the statements which you think are likely to tell the content of the te

5、xt.Before Reading Global Reading After ReadingWarm-up QuestionsDetailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobThe British Primary and Secondary School SystemBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingBackground InformationCultural Background Children go into a class depending on the age that they will beco

6、me between 1st September and the following 31st August. The Academic Year begins on 1st September.Key StageSchool YearOther DescriptionBirthday During the School YearApproximate US GradePreschoolChildren enter preschool sometime after they are 2 years and 6 months old. They do not wait until Septemb

7、er to start.Key Stage 1ReceptionRising 5s5thPKYear 1Infants6thKindergartenYear 2Top Infants7th1stDetailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingKey Stage 2Year 3Bottom Junior8th2ndYear 42nd Junior9th3rdYear 53rd Junior10th4thYear 6Top Junior11th5thKey Stage 3Year

8、7First Form12th6thYear 8Second Form13th7thYear 9Third Form14th8thGCSE 1stYear 10Fourth Form15th9thGCSE 2ndYear 11Fifth Form16th10thA Levels 1stYear 12Lower Sixth Form17th11thA Levels 2ndYear 13Upper Sixth Form18th12thDetailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobBefore Reading Global Reading After Reading

9、Background InformationGeographical BackgroundCroydon: A city in the southeast of England, just south of London.Detailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobExtended ReadingListen to the following information for a better understanding of the situation of part-time jobs for university students. While list

10、ening, please fill in the blanks with the information you hear. Directions:As a result of university tuitions, many students are finding it necessary to take on jobs. To make finding jobs easier, the put together a listing of what is available in local areas. For some students, these part-time jobs

11、could lead to work after graduation as they may offer in their own fields, placement services _rising _full-time_part-time_experience_Before Reading Global Reading After ReadingDetailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First Jobbe that finance, marketing, or even management. For example, National Savings Bank

12、offers work on a half-time : that is twenty hours a week. Retail stores and restaurants have positions requiring hours, even less time for those providing . We have a number of families with us who are looking for for as few as four hours a week. For students who prefer outdoor work, there are posit

13、ions right on campus working with the and landscaping teams. Those often require the most time and are the least in terms of . Stop by our office to see a complete list of these and other jobs available, including the salaries offered and the hours required. In addition, our will give you hints abou

14、t successful interviews.Before Reading Global Reading After Readingbasis _fewer_child care_registered_babysitters_seasonal_gardening_flexible_scheduling_counselors_Detailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First Job1. Are part-time jobs in the Western countries the same as those in China? What are the similari

15、ties and differences? 2. According to the information listed in Extended Reading, what kind of job do you think the author in our text can find as a senior high graduate? Free DiscussionBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingDetailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobPart Division of the TextFurthe

16、r UnderstandingSkimmingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingDetailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobSkimming1. What kind of writing does this text belong to?A. Argumentation.B. Narration.Before Reading Global Reading After ReadingC. Description.D. Exposition.2. Did the author accept the job at

17、 last?A. Yes.B. No.Detailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobThe talked to the author.headmaster_The author went to the school for .an interview_SkimmingBefore Reading Global Reading After Reading3. Complete the chart below which presents the process of the authors job hunting.The author saw in a loca

18、l newspaper.a teaching post_The author the job.applied for _The author received .a letter_The author finally the job.refused_Detailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobDirections: Please divide the text into 3 parts and summarize the main idea of each part.Part Division of the TextMain IdeasParts 12Par

19、as123The description of the school and its sur-roundings.The author applied for a teaching job in Croydon and went there for an interview.349The interview between the headmaster and the author.Before Reading Global Reading After ReadingDetailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First Job1. The writer thought th

20、at the likelihood of him getting the job was not great though he was young and eager to do something useful.Further UnderstandingTThe headmaster did not like the young man when he went for an interview. He looked at him with surprised disapproval and, instead of showing welcome to the young man, he

21、just grunted, which was an expression of irritation and displeasure.( )Before Reading Global Reading After Reading2. The headmaster liked the young man at first sight.F( )True or FalseDetailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First Job4. The writer was not happy about his having to teach algebra and geometry,

22、but he did not mind having to walk a mile along the dusty road to the Park.3. The headmaster saw eye to eye with the writer as far as childrens games were concerned. Further UnderstandingF( )They did not think alike. To the headmaster, games played an essential role in a boys education but the write

23、r did not consider games of such high importance to the boys.T( )Before Reading Global Reading After ReadingDetailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First Job5. The young man was satisfied with the salary he would get.FThe young man would only get twelve pounds a week including lunch, which was by no means a

24、good pay. Of course the writer was not satisfied. However, before he could say anything about the poor pay, the headmaster had stood up and asked the young man to meet his wife.( )Further UnderstandingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingDetailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First Job6. The writer di

25、d not feel unhappy at the idea of working under the headmasters wife.FThe writer thought it was something he could hardly bear. To him, for a young man to work under a woman would be shameful and would result in a loss of dignity and self-respect.( )Further UnderstandingBefore Reading Global Reading

26、 After ReadingDetailed ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobWhile I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a local newspaper a teaching post advertised at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing

27、as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience of teaching my chances of landing the job were slim.However, three days later a letter arrived, summoning me to Croydon for an interview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at le

28、ast a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous.Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingMy First Jobby Robert BestHome Unit 1 My First JobThe school was a dreary, gabled Victorian house of red brick and with big staring sash-windo

29、ws. The front garden was a gravel square; four evergreen shrubs stood at each corner, where they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road.It was clearly the headmaster himself that opened the door. He was short and rotund. He had a sandy-coloured moustache, a freckled forehead a

30、nd hardly any hair. He was wearing a tweed suit one felt somehow he had always worn it and across his ample stomach was looped a silver watch-chain.Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobHe looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel mi

31、ght look at a private whose bootlaces were undone. “Ah yes,” he grunted. “Youd better come inside.” The narrow, sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage; the cream-printed walls had gone a dingy margarine colour, except where they were scarred with ink marks; it was all silent. His study,

32、judging by the crumbs on the carpet, was also his dining room. On the mantelpiece there was a salt cellar and pepper-pot. “Youd better sit down,” he said, and proceeded to ask me a number of questions: what subjects had I taken in my General School Certificate; how old was I; what games did I play;

33、then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes, he asked me whether I thought games were a vital part of a boys education. I mumbled something about not attaching too much importance to them. He grunted. I had said the wrong thing. The headmaster and I obviously had singularly little in common.Deta

34、iled ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobThe school, he said, consisted of one class of twenty-four boys, ranging in age from seven to thirteen. I should have to teach all subjects except art, which he taught himself. Football and cricket were played in the Park

35、, a mile away on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.The teaching set-up appalled me. I should have to split the class up into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels; and I was dismayed at the thought of teaching algebra and geometry two subjects at which I had been completely i

36、ncompetent at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of Saturday afternoon cricket. It was not so much having to tramp a mile along the dusty streets of Croydon, followed by a crocodile of small boys that I minded, but the fact that most of my friends would be enjoying leisure at that time.Detailed Read

37、ingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobI said diffidently, “What would my salary be?” “Twelve pounds a week plus lunch.” Before I could protest he got to his feet. “Now,” he said, “youd better meet my wife. Shes the one who really runs this school.”This was the last st

38、raw. I was very young: the prospect of working under a woman constituted the ultimate indignity. Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobWhile I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a local newspaper a teaching post advertised at a school in a suburb o

39、f London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience of teaching my chances of landing the job were slim.However, three days later a letter arrived, summoning me to Croy

40、don for an interview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous.My First Jobby Robert BestDetailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading Aft

41、er ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobThe school was a dreary, gabled Victorian house of red brick and with big staring sash-windows. The front garden was a gravel square; four evergreen shrubs stood at each corner, where they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road.It was clearly

42、the headmaster himself that opened the door. He was short and rotund. He had a sandy-coloured moustache, a freckled forehead and hardly any hair. He was wearing a tweed suit one felt somehow he had always worn it and across his ample stomach was looped a silver watch-chain.Detailed ReadingBefore Rea

43、ding Global Reading After ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobHe looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone. “Ah yes,” he grunted. “Youd better come inside.” The narrow, sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage; the cream-

44、printed walls had gone a dingy margarine colour, except where they were scarred with ink marks; it was all silent. His study, judging by the crumbs on the carpet, was also his dining room. On the mantelpiece there was a salt cellar and pepper-pot. “Youd better sit down,” he said, and proceeded to as

45、k me a number of questions: what subjects had I taken in my General School Certificate; how old was I; what games did I play; then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes, he asked me whether I thought games were a vital part of a boys education. I mumbled something about not attaching too much i

46、mportance to them. He grunted. I had said the wrong thing. The headmaster and I obviously had singularly little in common.Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobThe school, he said, consisted of one class of twenty-four boys, ranging in age from seven to t

47、hirteen. I should have to teach all subjects except art, which he taught himself. Football and cricket were played in the Park, a mile away on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.The teaching set-up appalled me. I should have to split the class up into three groups and teach them in turn at three diff

48、erent levels; and I was dismayed at the thought of teaching algebra and geometry two subjects at which I had been completely incompetent at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of Saturday afternoon cricket. It was not so much having to tramp a mile along the dusty streets of Croydon, followed by a cr

49、ocodile of small boys that I minded, but the fact that most of my friends would be enjoying leisure at that time.Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobI said diffidently, “What would my salary be?” “Twelve pounds a week plus lunch.” Before I could protest

50、 he got to his feet. “Now,” he said, “youd better meet my wife. Shes the one who really runs this school.”This was the last straw. I was very young: the prospect of working under a woman constituted the ultimate indignity. Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingHome Unit 1 My Fir

51、st JobWhat is the grammatical function of “being very short of money and wanting to do something useful”?It is an “-ing” participle phrase used as an adverbial to indicate cause or reason.Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a deg

52、ree and with no experience of teaching my chances of landing the job were slim.Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingBeing a homely girl, her chances of winning the first place in the Beauty Contest are slim.Home Unit 1 My First JobParaphrase this sentence.Because I was in bad n

53、eed of money and was eager to do something useful, I applied for the job. But when I did so, I was afraid that there was little possibility for me to get the job because I did not have a university degree, and I didnt have any teaching experience, either.Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading

54、 After ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobParaphrase this sentence.Three days later, I received a letter, asking me to go to Croydon to have an interview. three days later a letter arrived, summoning me to Croydon for an interview.Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingHome Unit 1 My

55、 First JobCan you imagine what kind of house and windows the author was talking about?gabled Victorian house of red brick and with big staring sash-windows.Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After Readinggable: the triangular portion of the wall, between the enclosing lines of a sloping r

56、oof Home Unit 1 My First JobDetailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingVictorian times refer to the reign of Englands Queen Victoria (1837-1901). More generally, it refers to the second half of the nineteenth century. The typical features of Victorian houses are multi-textured or mul

57、ticolored walls, strongly asymmetrical facades, and steeply pitched roofs. Home Unit 1 My First JobDetailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After Readingsash-window: a kind of window that may be movable or fixed and that may slide in a vertical planeHome Unit 1 My First JobWhat are “staring sas

58、h-windows”?Those sash-windows are very big, so large that they look like wide open eyes staring at people.Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After ReadingHome Unit 1 My First JobWhat does this sentence mean?The shrubs did their best to remain alive in spite of the dust and smoke from a ma

59、in road with heavy traffic.What kind of figure of speech is used in this sentence?Personification (擬人). The shrubs are described as if they were human beings.Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Reading After Readingwhere they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road.Home Unit

60、1 My First JobWhat kind of sentence is it? What is special about its structure?It is an inverted sentence (倒裝句). The normal order should be “ a silver watch-chain was looped across his ample stomach”. across his ample stomach was looped a silver watch-chain.Detailed ReadingBefore Reading Global Read