综合英语教程1-Unit1 My first job-Part2,3

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Comprehension Work
4. What mistake did he make one day?
• He wanted his Dad to pay him for his work. 5. What lesson did he learn from his mistake?
intelligence creativity ability loyalty willness to work hard devotion team-spirit
Text My First Job
Read the text and try to figure out the topic sentence for each paragraph. You may discuss with your partners. My first job was shining diners’ shoes. 1. _______________________________________________ My duties increased as I grew older. 2. _______________________________________________ I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. 3. _______________________________________________ Except for the shoe shining job, I was never paid. 4. _______________________________________________ 5. As far as Dad was concerned, I was just another member of the team. _______________________________________________ Loyalty to a team comes first. 6. _______________________________________________ What does the narrator think is the most important quality one needs to do a good job?
Text Analysis
• Para 1:
Comprehension Work 1. What kind of family was the narrator from? Give a brief account of his family background.
• A small family business—a restaurant/eatery/diner • 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 six.
Para 2 & 3
Comprehension Work 3. How did the narrator feel about working for the family business?
• He learned what it meant to do a good job. • Doing a good job became a source of pride.
Language Points • • 1. A janitor is a person whose job is to look after a building. 看门人 Synonyms(同义词):caretaker/doorkeeper
Para 2
• 2. beam: v. to have a big smile on your face 笑容 满面,眉开眼笑 e.g. He beamed at his friends. She beamed with satisfaction. 笑逐颜开 • 3. mop guy: a man/boy who cleans the floors. with a mop, mostly working in supermarkets/shopping malls/public buildings like hospitals and schools. • 4. pitch in: to join in and help with an activity. 投 入,参与,支援 e.g. Everyone pitched in with the work. 投入 Local companies pitched in with tents and medical facilities. 支援
Text Analysis
• Para 1:
Comprehension Work
2. How did the father teach him to do a good job?
• “A good job” meant customers was 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.
Second Reading
• Read the text carefully again and discuss with your group members the questions on page 6. (Comprehension Work A) • Figure out in which paragraph you can find the answers to these questions.
• When you negotiate, you’d better know the other side’s arguments as well as your own.
Para 4
Language Points
• 1. except for: not including 除了 • e.g. Your article is really good, except for your grammar. Everyone went to the farewell party except me. • 2. bring in: to supply or carry in from an outer place; to introduce 请来,引进,吸引 e.g. They've brought in experts to advise the government. We need to bring in a lot more new business.
Para 1
• 5. offer: v. provide; show the willingness to do/give, etc. 提出,提供,开价等 e.g. The company offered the job to someone else. We offered him the house for£30,000. 6. …, and my first real job, when I was six years old(插入语) , was shining diners’ shoes. …, so he taught me how to do it right, telling me to ask the customer… 现在分词短语作伴随状语
Para 3
• 6.But my father made it clear I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. • "it" refers to "I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team". • make it clear (to sb.) that…: explain or express sth. clearly 弄清楚,说明白 • meet:v. satisfy 满足 e.g. meet a need/requirement/condition/wishes Paraphrase: But my father told me clearly that I had to meet some special qualifications if I want to be a member of the team.
Para 4
• 3. buddy: close friend, especially a male friend of a man used in informal English 伙伴,好朋友,哥们 • 4. figure (out): v. 1) to calculate, to count 计算 e.g. The boss figured (out) that it would be about five hundred yuan. 2) to think or decide sth will happen or is true 认为,认定 e.g. I figured that he wouldn’t come. • figure out: to understand sth. by thinking 理解,弄懂 e.g. I can‘t figure out why he said that. • 5. owe: v. 1) to be in debt to sb. for sth.; 欠(债) e.g. He owed his father $50. (= He owed $50 to his father.) 2) to feel gratitude to; to contribute to 欠情,感激,归功于 e.g. I owe much to my family. You owe me a favor! 你还欠我个人情呢! He owes his success to hard work.
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Part 2 Reading and Language Activities Text My First Job • Pre-reading tasks (Group Discussion)
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. Which of the following qualities does one need in order to do a good job?
Text Analysis
Language Points • 1. My parents ran the Pagonis Restaurant, a small eatery in Charleroi, Pa. "a small eatery" is in apposition to "the Pagonis Restaurant". run: v. to manage e.g. These music halls are virtually run by him. • 2. eatery: American slang, a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food • eatery vs. restaurant: informal vs. formal small vs. large Para 1:
Para 3
• 5. for the good of sth./sb.: for the sake of为了…的 好处;为了…的利益 e.g. The decision was made for the good of our company. • Working in the restaurant was a source of pride because I pitch in for the good of the whole family. Paraphrase: Working in the restaurant gave me pride because I made contributions to the prosperity of my family.
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