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Chapter Three

Job-seeking Correspondence

3.1 Cover Letter/Application Letter

A Cover letter is a sales letter in which you as a job applicant market your

skills, abilities, knowledge, experiences, etc. to leave the first impression on

your potential employer.

Design Tips: how to sell yourself

1. Individualizing your letter

To leave a good first impression ...

• General style: simple, human, personal, specific and brief

• Format: a standard business letter

• Tone: confident (Do not show a sense of self-inferiority, nor boast)

2. Addressing a specific person

3. Catching your reader's attention

4. Highlighting your qualifications

5. Other tips

Basic Structure

•Address

•Introducing yourself

•Knowledge of the company you are seeking employment with

•Qualifications

•Closing

Template

Your Address

Date

Chapter 3 Blind man and eyes in fire drama ( P28-29) 5 （中文）

1． 五种感官 ( 视、听、嗅、味、触觉) five senses ( sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch)

2． 心灵之窗 the window of the brain

3． 帮助我们保持平衡 help us to keep balance

4． 为了 （四种） so that, in order that / in order to , so as to,

5． 包含一个耳鼓 / 击鼓 contain a drum / play the drums

6． 用你的舌头 / 摔倒 use your tongue / fall down

7． 停止做某事 stop doing sth.

8． 停下来开始做某事 stop to do sth.

9． 蔓延到你的全身 be spread over your whole body

10．属于某人 belong to sb.

11．火警、火灾脱险 in fire drama

12．一……就…… as soon as

13．走进龙头宾馆 （两种） enter / walk into the Dragon’s Head Hotel

14．前台、接待台（动词） the reception desk ( receive )

Chapter 3 Troubles 教案

hapter 3 Troubles

Period One Troubles

知识目标: (1) 了解英语日记的写法. (2) 学习新的词汇

(3) 了解如何处理问题

技能目标: (1) 用英语解释词汇 (2) 说 --- 如何处理问题

过程与方法: (1) 通过略读课文,大体了解将要学习的内容.

（2）通过讨论了解日常生活中如何处理问题.

情感, 态度与价值观

学习和了解如何处理日常生活中问题.

教学步骤:

Pre-task Preparation

Warm up questions: 1. Have you ever been in a trouble?

2. How did you deal wuble?

While-task Procedure

I. Axercise A on Page 30.

1. Have you ever been on a ferry? If aaawhat kinddo

youwill be?

2. What number do you dial to call the police / an ambulance /vice?

II. Talk about a diary

1 What is a diary?

2 Whadadiaries?

3 What do you think Paul will write aboudiary?

III. New words and exaboard:a ship, boat, plane, bus

or train

2 argue: speak angrilbodw you disagree with him/wd:

a large numble gathering togdeal with: act, behave

in a certain situation, handle a probldial:

Chapter 3 The Modern Period

I. Background

In the early 20th century, nothing had more important and long-lasting effect on America than the two great

world wars. America entered the era of big industry and big technology, a mechanized age that deprived

individuals of their sense of identity. The war affected young writers' attitude toward life, society, and writing.

Also during the interval between the two wars, some significant events exerted great influence on American

literature.

II. Modern period characters

First, many young American writers and artists lived abroad for months and years.

Second, Marxism and Freudianism were widely studied. They changed people's view of society and themselves.

Third, up to this point, the typical American writer had been native-born, white, more or less rich, Protestant