UNIT7CAREERSWRITINGWORKSHOP—READINGCLUB2GETREADYFORWRITINGPairWorkIfyouaregoingtoapplyforapart-time

jobwiththelocalnewspaper，whatwillyouincludeinyourapplicationletter?Activity1READFORWRITINGReadthejobadvertisementbelowandtheapplicationletteronthenextpage.Answerthequestions.Activity2

Part-timeJobAdvertisementStudentPostWearelookingforapplicationsforthefollowingposts：·photographer

forschoolnews·reporterforlocalevents·editorofthemusiccolumn

·websiteengineerApplicants

withrelevantexperiencecanwritetoThomasCowl（thomascowle@com）Inyourapplication，saywhichjobyouareinterestedin，whyyouarethemostsuitablecandidate

forthepositionandgivedetailsaboutyourself.

Shehasbeengoodatwritingandhasreadmanynovels. 1

WhatreasonsdoesLiMeilinggiveforapplyingfor

thejob?2

Whatevidence

doesshegivetoshowthat：·sheishard-workingandcommitted?·shegetsonwellwith

peoplefromdifferentbackgrounds?

·shewouldbeagoodreporter?Activity2Shewantstobecomeajournalist.Sheparticipatesinavolunteerprogramme.Shehasworkedwithmanykindsofpeopleonmanyprojectsforlocalevents.Activity3FOCUSONSTRUCTUREANDLANGUAGEReadtheletteragain.Matchthefiveparts（1-5）intheletterwiththemaintopicsorfunctions（a-e）below.a

signingoff

b

personalqualitiesc

qualificationsd

reasonsforbeinginterestedinthejobe

statingthepositionapplyingforDearMrCowle，IamwritingtoapplyforapositionatStudentPost，whichIsawadvertisedintheschoolnewspaperlastweek.Iwouldbeinterestedintheroleofreporterforlocalevents.Ienclose

acopyofmyCV.Iam17yearsoldandIaminmysecondyearatNo.5SeniorSecondary

School.IwouldliketoworkforyoubecauseIamveryinterestedinbecomingajournalist.Iwouldalsoliketolearnmoreaboutthethingsthataregoingoninthecity，asIfeelthatitisimportanttoknowaboutthecitywelivein.Iamahard-workingandcommittedperson.Ihaveparticipatedin

avolunteerprogramme，visitingelderly

peopleinmyareaforthelastthreeyears.Moreover，IfeelthatIcangetonwellwithpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundssinceIhaveworkedwithlotsofdifferentpeopleonmanyprojectsforlocalevents.IthinkIhavethelanguageskillstobeagoodreporter.IhavealwaysbeengoodatwritingandIhavereadmanynovels.Lastyear，IwonsecondprizeinourDistrict

WritingCompetition.Inaddition，Iamalsoagoodphotographer，whichmightbeusefulforsomeofthearticles.Ilookforwardto

hearingfromyou.Yourssincerely，LiMeiling

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a edbcChooseapart-timejobintheadvertisement.Write2-3sentencesaboutyourinterests，qualitiesorqualificationsforyourapplication.UsetheSentenceBuildertohelpyou.Activity4SentenceBuilderLinkingWords：AdditionalPointsandReasonsmoreover

sinceMoreover，IfeelthatIcangetonwellwithpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundssinceIhaveworkedwithlotsofdifferentpeople...inaddition

alsoInaddition，Iamalsoagoodphotographer... COPOSEYOURWRITINGOutliningCompletetheoutlineofyourletterofapplicationbasedonActivity3.Activity5Activity6DraftingUseyouroutlineandtheWritingHelptowriteanapplicationletterforthejobyouchose. WritingHelpWritingaLetterofApplicationIt’simportantto：·statethepositionyouareapplyingforclearly；·includepersonalinformation，personalqualities，educationandqualifications，personalskillsandinterests；·uselinkingwordsforadditionalpointsandreasons；·beformal. Ⅰ閱讀理解（根據課文內容選擇正確答案）1.WhydoesLiMeilingwritetoMrCowle?A.Sheintendstoseekhelp.B.ShewouldliketointerviewMrCowle.C.Sheplanstoapplyforapositionintheschoolnewspaper.D.Sheisinterestedinapost.2.WhydoesLiMeilingapplyforthepositionasareporter?A.Shehopestoignorewhat’shappening.B.Shecanbewellpreparedforherfuturejob.C.Shelikesbecomingajournalist.D.Shethinksitisnouseknowingaboutthecity.3.Whichofthefollowingwordscan’tbeusedtodescribeLiMeiling?A.Diligent.B.Committed.C.Easy-going.D.Mean.4.WhydoesLiMeilingthinkshehasthelanguageskillstobeagoodreporter?A.Sheisgoodatwritingnovels.B.ShewonsecondprizeintheCityWritingCompetition.C.Sheisskilfulinwriting.D.Sheisagoodphotographer.20Ⅱ語法填空（根據課文內容和語法規則完成短文）DearMrCowle，

Iamwritingtoapply1

apositionatStudentPost，whichIsaw2____________（advertise）intheschoolnewspaperlastweek.Iwouldlike3

（work）foryoubecauseIamveryinterestedin4（become）ajournalist.Iwouldalsoliketolearnmoreaboutthethingsthataregoingoninthecity.Iamahard-workingand5___________（commit）person.I6

（participate）in44avolunteerprogramme，visitingelderlypeopleinmyareaforthelastthreeyears.Moreover，IfeelthatIcangetonwellwithpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundssinceIhaveworkedwithlotsofdifferentpeopleonmany7_______（project）forlocalevents.IthinkIhavethelanguageskillstobeagoodreporter.Lastyear，I8

（win）secondprizeinourDistrictWritingCompetition.9_____addition，Iamalsoagoodphotographer，10

mightbeusefulforsomeofthearticles.

Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou.Yourssincerely，LiMeiling

foradvertisedtoworkbecomingcommittedhaveparticipated

projectswonInwhichLanguagepoints核心詞匯教材原句p.18ApplicantswithrelevantexperiencecanwritetoThomasCowle...有相關經驗的申請人可以寫信給托馬斯·考爾……1applicant

n.

申請人jobapplicants求職人員applicantsforaloan貸款申請人Asthesalaryofthejobwaslow，therewerefewapplicantsforit.因為工資低，沒有幾個人申請這份工作。［詞匯復現］Therearemorethanfiftyjobapplicantswaitingoutsidetheofficetocompeteforaposition.有五十多名求職者等在辦公室外面競爭一個職位。【歸納拓展】-ant結尾表示“……者，……人”的常見的詞匯有：assistant助手servant仆人consultant顧問accountant會計participant參與者immigrant移民【詞語積累】applyv.

申請；涂，敷；應用applicationn.

應用（程序）；申請題組練·領悟方法題組練·領悟方法單句語法填空（1）Wehavehadlotsof

（applicant）forthesepositions.（2）His

（apply）formembershipoftheorganisationwasrejected.（3）Thatapplicant

thejobwasaskedtofillinanapplicationformbeforeacceptingtheinterview.（4）Thereareanastonishingnumberof

（apply）fortheonlytwopositionsinthecompany.（5）Someother

（apply）havebeenfoundaboutAIinthepastfewyears.

applicantsapplicationforapplicantsapplications教材原句p.19Inaddition，Iamalsoagoodphotographer，whichmightbeusefulforsomeofthearticles.此外，我也是一個很好的攝影師，這可能對其中一些文章有用。2inaddition

除此之外 Icanposttheletterforyou.Inaddition，doingsomewalkingdoesmegood. 我可以幫你寄這封信。此外，散步對我有好處。 I’dliketoknowhowtheaudiencereacttohislecture.Inaddition，whathesaysisalways impressivetome. 我想知道聽眾對他的演講有何反應。此外，他說的話總是讓我印象深刻。［詞匯復現］ 【學法點撥】 inaddition=besides/moreover/furthermore/what’smore此外（還），加之 【誤區警示】（1）inaddition相當于副詞，單獨作狀語，可放于句首或句中；（2）inadditionto相當于介詞，意為“除……之外（還）”，后接名詞、代詞或動名詞。MrBlackisaspecialistinchemistry.Inaddition，heisafamousscreenwriter.布萊克先生是一位化學專家。此外，他也是一位著名的電影劇本作家。Inadditiontothenamesonthelist，therearesixotherapplicants.除了名單上的名字外，還有另外六位申請人。單句語法填空（1）Youneedmoneyandtime；

addition，youneeddiligence.（2）Inaddition

entertainment，wewillprovidefreeInternetconnection.（3）Inadditionto

（be）considerate，anurseshouldbepatientwithherpatients.完成句子（4）

（除……之外）nativeplants，thisgardencontainsnumeroustreesfromoverseas.（5）［詞匯復現］Hehasgothismaster’sdegree.

（此外），hehasalsogottwooffers.同義句轉換（6）［詞匯復現］Heworksasaconsultantinacompanyinadditiontoanarchitect.=Heisanarchitect.

，heworksasaconsultantinacompany.

intobeingInadditiontoInadditionInaddition教材原句p.21Also，treatyourteammembersrespectfullyasequals.并且，恭敬地以平等的身份對待你們隊的成員。3respectfully

adv.有禮貌地，恭敬地 Moststudentsbehavedrespectfullytowardstheirteachers. 大部分學生對老師的態度很恭敬。［詞匯復現］ 【詞語積累】 respectn.&v.尊重，尊敬respectfuladj.恭敬的；有禮貌的respectableadj.體面的；值得尊敬的；相當好的 【詞語辨析】respectable與respectful 這兩個形容詞均可表示“可尊敬的”之意。（1）respectable指因為品質、人格或身份等高尚或高貴而受到他人的尊敬。（2）respectful指對人表示尊敬或敬意。 Imustgoandputonacleanshirtandmakemyselflookrespectable. 我必須去穿件干凈的襯衫，讓自己看起來體面些。 Thechildreninourfamilyarealwaysrespectfultotheirelders.

我們家的孩子總是很尊敬他們的長輩。 單句語法填空（1）［詞匯復現］ThearchitectdeclinedtheinvitationofanAmericancompany

（respectful）anddeterminedtomakesomecontributionstohishometown.（2）Shereceivedguestswitha

（respect）attitude.（3）Hecamefromaperfectly

（respect）middle-classfamily.完成句子（4）［詞匯復現］They

（恭恭敬敬地站著）whenthecliententeredtheroom.respectfullyrespectfulrespectablestoodrespectfully教材原句p.22Therearefewtransportationoptionsandit’sbadforhealth.交通選擇很少，而且對健康有害。4option

n.選擇；（計算機的）選項；選擇權搭配 havenooptionbuttodosth除了做某事之外別無選擇 keep/leaveone’soptionsopen暫不表態，留有回旋余地

Thegovernmenthastwooptions：toreducespendingortoincreasetaxes. 政府有兩種選擇：減少開支，或是增加稅收。 Hehadnooptionbuttoturntothelawyerforhelpatlast. 最后，他不得不向律師求助。［詞匯復現］ Ifyoukeepyouroptionsopenfortoolong，thoseoptionswillnolongerbeavailabletoyou. 如果你一直遲遲未做決定，那些選擇權你將不可再用。［詞匯復現］ 【學法點撥】（1）option的同義詞有choice，alternative，selection等。

havenooptionbuttodo havenochoicebuttodo（2） havenoalternativebuttodo 不得不做 candonothingbutdo can’thelpbutdo can’tchoosebutdo

【詞語積累】 optionaladj.可選擇的；選修的 Schoolsinourcityprovideavarietyofoptionalclassestocatertostudentsofdifferentlevels. 我們市里的學校提供各式各樣的選修課，以滿足不同水平的學生。

單句語法填空（1）Nowwehavenooptionbut

（go）forwardwiththeproject.（2）Chineseisour

（option）coursetousstudentsofscience.一句多譯［詞匯復現］那位雇主不得不提高雇員們的工資以促進生產。（3）Theemployer

thesalaryoftheemployeestopromotetheproduction.（option）（4）Theemployer

thesalaryoftheemployeestopromotetheproduction.（choice）（5）Theemployer

thesalaryoftheemployeestopromotetheproduction.（alternative）（6）Theemployer

thesalaryoftheemployeestopromotetheproduction.（donothingbut）（7）Theemployer

thesalaryoftheemployeestopromotetheproduction.（choose）（8）Theemployer

thesalaryoftheemployeestopromotetheproduction.（help）

togooptional

hadnooptionbuttoraisehadnochoicebuttoraisehadnoalternativebuttoraisecoulddonothingbutraisecouldn’tchoosebutraisecouldn’thelpbutraise重點句式教材原句p.21Learningorworkinginanewenvironment，youneedtohaveagoodsenseofjudgementwhenjoiningadiscussionormakingadecision.在一個新的環境中學習或工作，參加討論或作決定時，你需要有良好的判斷力。 【句式分析】本句中learningorworkinginanewenvironment是現在分詞短語作條件狀語； whenjoiningadiscussionormakingadecision是“連詞+現在分詞”構成的狀語從句的省略，在句 中作時間狀語。 “連詞+現在分詞”構成狀語從句的省略 在含有時間、條件、讓步等狀語從句的復合句中，如果主