新标准大学英语4 B4U1教案

Unit 1 Nine to Five

Section 1 Lead-in

1.Video and Questions

Watch the video and answer the questions.

Clip One.

1). Why is the girl, Ryden Malby, screaming in the end?

Clip Two.

1). What does Ryden respond to the question “What are you up to” at the party?

2). What does she say about her situation?

Clip Three.

1). Watch the clip to see if there is any difference between the three fathers’ attitudes and

behaviors? Which one do you prefer?

2.Discussion

1) What is the first problem facing the students leaving university?

2) How do you think they will react if they can’t find a job?

3) What do you think their parents will do if they can’t find a job?

3. Listening in

1). Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.

This is an article by an Education Correspondent, Alexandra Blair, published in September 2008 in The Times, a long-established British quality newspaper. For many graduates finding a job became harder in 2008 and 2009 because of the economic downturn – then a recession (萎缩). After their final exams, some student’s rested in the summer before looking for jobs and then found that it was difficult to find employment in their field or at the level they wanted. The article addresses the problem of such new graduates who might be stuck at home. The style is partly of a report, but also of a humorous comment for light entertainment.

2). Listen to the passage and answer the questions.

① Why are there more graduates looking for jobs?

Because universities in Europe, particularly in Britain, have expanded greatly in the last fifteen years.

② Why did the competitive situation of job market become even worse in 2008?

Because of the credit crunch and economic depression that year.

③ What is the advice the author gives to the students?

Active to seek a job, they need to fill in many application forms and try to get job interviews: they won’t find employment by lying on the sofa at home.

Listening Script:

Universities in Europe, especially in Britain, have expanded greatly in the last fifteen years, so there are more graduates looking for jobs. This competitive situation became a lot worse in 2008 onwards with the credit crunch and economic depression, which means that there were fewer jobs available and a rise in unemployment. Thus new graduates have to be active to seek a job, they need to fill in many application forms and try to get job interviews: they won’t find employment by lying on the sofa at home.