Unit 1 My First job part2 reading

• 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.
Reorder and retell
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A Victorian house is a house typical of the time Queen Victoria(1819— 1901)reigned over Britain. From the sentence we may visualize a house with triangular upper parts of the wall at the end of a ridged roof and with large windows of two frames which open by sliding one frame up or down behind or in front of the other.
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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.
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test yourself!
Step 1 Listening In and Speaking out !
1 Prepare for the new words 2 Listen and try to understand
1. When you receive a job offer, what issues must you consider before making a decision?
Unit 1
Text I My First Job Text II How to do well on a Job Interviewing Listening Comprehension Writing a Diary
suburb, summon, awkward, dreary, gabled, ever-green, fume, an air of, disapproval, colonel, grunt, dingy, proceed, margarine, mumble, attach importance to, consist of, appall, split, dismayed, diffidently, protest, get to one’s feet, last straw, prospect
－ Arnold Toynbee
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to
work a day in your life. － Confucius
好之者不如乐之者。——出自《论语·雍也》

3. Speaking out
What kind of job do you think is an ideal job for you?

my first job阅读理解英文回答：What was my first job?I started working at a local grocery store when I was16 years old. I was a cashier and my main job was to scan items and process transactions. I worked there for about a year and learned a lot about customer service and retail operations.What did I learn from my first job?I learned a lot from my first job, including:The importance of customer service I learned how to interact with customers in a professional and helpful manner, and how to resolve their issues quickly and efficiently.The basics of retail operations I learned how to operate a cash register and how to process transactions, as well as how to stock shelves and maintain a clean and organized work area.The value of hard work I learned that there is no substitute for hard work, and that if you put in the effort, you will be rewarded.The importance of teamwork I learned how to work as a team with my coworkers to achieve common goals.The importance of continuing education I learned thatit is important to continue learning and developing new skills, especially in the retail industry.How did my first job help me in my career?My first job helped me in my career in a number of ways, including:It gave me the opportunity to learn valuable skills incustomer service, retail operations, and teamwork.It helped me to develop a strong work ethic and a commitment to excellence.It gave me the confidence to pursue a career in the retail industry.It helped me to build a network of contacts in the retail industry.It gave me the opportunity to learn about thedifferent career paths available in the retail industry.Overall, my first job was a valuable experience that helped me to develop the skills and knowledge that I needed to pursue a successful career in the retail industry.中文回答：我的第一份工作是什么？我 16 岁时开始在一家当地杂货店工作。

Unit 1My First JobI.Teaching AimsAfter studying the text, the students may:1.improve reading skills and enrich vocabulary;2.grasp the main idea and structure of the text;3.master the key language points and grammatical structure in the text;4.understand the importance of team-spirit while doing a job.II.Teaching Focuses1.Structure and main idea of the whole passage2.Understanding of the spirit in the textIII.Teaching AidMulti-mediaIV.Teaching Arrangement4 class hoursV.Teaching ProcedureStep 1: Listening & Speaking1. GreetingsCommon formal greetings are Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening. These expressions can also be used when leaving people. Note that Good night is only used when leaving people, never when meeting them. The most usual answer to Good morning, etc. is to use the same expression. Less formal greetings are Hello or Hi. Goodbye, Bye are used when leaving people.How are you? is the most common way to ask about someone's health. Common answers are: V ery well, thank you or Fine, thank you; Very well (or Fine), thanks is more informal.Informal enquiries are: How're things? How's everything? How's it going? Informal answers are: Not too bad; So-so; Can't complain; (It) could be worse; OK; All right.Note that How do you do?does not mean the same as How are you?It is used when one is introduced to a stranger. The normal answer is to use the same expression-How do you do? In American English, How are you? is used both when asking about someone's health and in introductions.After we have given an answer to How are you? we often repeat (And) how are you? Or add And you? Or What about you? to the question.2. The teacher presents conversations and monologue on P3-4, and then ask students to make their own dialogues/monologues.Step 2: Words & PhrasesAsk 2 students to read the new words, and then the teacher explains some of them.1.eatery: informal especially American English a restaurant or other place to eat·eatery vs. restaurant: words of specific vs. generic categories. (Encourage the students to find more words of this relationship from the story.) For example, diner vs. customer, shoe shining and mopping vs. duties.2.diner vs. customer:“diner” means a person who eats, esp. in a restaurant.“customer” is someone who buys goods or services from a shop, company or restaurant, etc.3.reshine: to shine (look bright/give out light) again4.beam: smile brightly and happilye.g. —Dad would beam whenever he mentioned his boy’s work.— She beamed with satisfaction.5.mop: n. a thing for washing floors6.guy: a man or a boy in informal English.7.standard: n. a level sb./ sth. is judgede.g. meet/ set/ reach a standard; high/ low standardadj. accepted as normal or usuale.g. standard English/ spelling/ pronunciation: Br. E the form of English, spelling, pronunciationetc.that most people in Britain use8.punctual: adj. --- n. punctualityarriving, happing at exactly the time that has been arrangede.g. She is always very punctual for appointments.9.buddy: a close friend, used in informal English10.figure: figure out1)(sth.) to think about a problem or situation until you find the answer or understand what hashappenede.g. Can you figure out how to do it?2)(sb.) to understand why someone behaves in the way they doe.g. Women. I just can’t figure them out.11.owe: v. 1) have to pay money to sb. because they lent it to youe.g. I owed my brother 50 dollars.2) feel grateful to sbe.g. He admitted that he owed his parents a lot.He owes his success to good luck.owing to: because ofe.g. Owing to the shortage of knowledge, he can’t get a good job.12.negotiate: v. discuss in order to reach an argument (negotiation)[with]: The government refused to negotiate with the terrorists.13.promote: v. give sb a better job or rank n. promotione.g. Helen was promoted to senior managerdemote: v. make someone’s position or rank lower14.concern: if an activity, situation, etc. concerns you, it affects you or involves you adj. convernedconcern oneself with/ about sth. 关心……As/so far as ... be concerned: This expression is used to focus attention to announce what we are goingto talk about. It’s often placed at the beginning of the sentence.e.g. As far as our desire is concerned, we don’t want to fight.15.involve: include or take part ininvolve doing/involve sb in sth/ be involved ine.g. Nobody wanted to be involved in this war.16.pitch in/into: work with energye.g. If everyone pitches in, we'll soon have the job finished.17.bring in: 1) bring in sth.: to introduce sth. or to produce a particular amount of profite.g. bring in a new fashion/ topicThe sale of the house only brought in about $45,000.2) bring in sb.: to allow sb. to involve in a discussion, etc.18.clean up: to make sth. completely clean and tidy19.reach for: stretch out one’s hand in order to touch, grasp or take somethinge.g. She reached for the phone and dialed the number of a friend.Step 3: Leading inPre-reading tasks:The teacher presents 3 pre-reading questions to the students and ask them to answer:1) Would you like to take shoe-shining as your job? Why and why not?2) Should children get paid for what they have done for their families? Why and why not?3) In order to get a job what qualities should one need?Intelligence ability loyalty devotion creativity willingness to work hard team-spirit What does the narrator think is the most important quality one needs to do a good job?Step 4: Text analysisThe teacher asks the students to get the main idea of each paragraph.Para. 1: My parents ran a small eatery in Charleroi, and my first real job was there.·run: manage·open: ready for business and letting customers come in·satisfied/ satisfactoryQuestion: What kind of family was the narrator from?A: · A small family business· Open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week· Everyone in the family was involved in running the business, even including the narrator when he was a child of 6.Para. 2: My duties increased as I grew older.·duties: responsibilities·mop guy: a boy who cleans sth. with a mopQuestion: How did the father teach him to do a good job?A: · “A good job” meant customers were satisfied with the service.· Dad taught him to ask the customer if the job was well done and to offer reshining the shoes if the customer was not satisfied.Para. 3: Standards of my work·I was pitching in for the good of the whole family: I made my contributions to the prosperity of my family restaurant·made … clear: explain or express sth. clearlyQuestion: How did the boy feel about working for the family business?A: · Doing a good job became a source of pridePara. 4: Mistakes I made·How about ...: a colloquial expression for making a suggestion or an offer. One may also say “ What about ...?”.e.g. How about another piece of pie?How about going for a walk?Questions: What mistake did he make one day?A: He asked his Dad to pay him for his work.What lesson did he learn from his mistake?A: When you negotiate, you should know the other sid e’s arguments as well as your own.Para.s 5.6: I remember coming home to Charleroi after being away in the Army about two years. ·remember doing sth. = remember what one has done, or what has happenedremember to do sth. = remember what one has to doe.g. I remembered locking the door when I left yesterday.forget doing sth. forget to do sth.stop doing sth. stop to do sth.regret doing sth. regret to do sth.· Janitor’s day off: The janitor is not working today.“off” following expressions of time, such as day, week, means “the person concerned doesn’t need to come to work”Question: What kind of reception did the narrator expect when he returned home?A: His parents would treat him like a VIP, not a “mop guy” or a janitor.Para. 7: Loyalty to a team comes first.Question: What was the lesson the narrator learned from working for his father?A: · Whatever you do, do it right.· Loyalty.Step 4: Summarize the whole passageThe teacher summarizes the whole passage.This passage tells a story of a six-year-old boy who started his first job in an eatery run by his parents. He was to shine the diners' shoes. When he grew up, he was a captain in the Army. However, when he came home full of pride, his parents regarded him as a member of the family restaurant other than an officer. This teaches us that loyalty to a team comes first. It doesn't matter whether that team is involved in a family restaurant or Operation Desert Storm.Story structureStep 5: AssignmentAsk the students to finish the exercises on pages 8-13.。