新视野大学英语视听说教程第三册第4单元教案

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Unit 4 The devil finds work for idle hands

Ⅰ. Teaching Plan (2 periods)

1st period: Lead-in; Listening (Pair discussions about career; Listening practice)

2nd period: Speaking (Oral English practice)

Ⅱ. Teaching Objectives

Students will be able to:

1handle resumes and prepare for job interviews;

2give advice;

3describe requirements;

Ⅲ. Lead-in (15 minutes)

Ask Ss to work in pairs discussing the following questions and then share their answers with the whole class.

1. What do you think people will choose: a low-paid job one likes, or a boring well-paid job?

Hint: a sense of achievement and happiness, a job close to one’s heart, in financial difficulty, afford the luxury, dream job, the top priority.

Possible answer:

I think many people prefer to find a job that they really like. After all, most people want to enjoy themselves rather than have plenty of money without a sense of achievement and happiness.

On the other hand, some people may choose a well-paid job instead of a job close to their heart to earn more money. If one is in serious financial difficulty, one can hardly afford the luxury of a dream job. Money is the top priority.

2. Do you think one’s character is important in finding a job? Why or why not?

Hint: lay emphasis on, candidate, educational background and work experience, career, contemporary society, coordination, professionally skilled, accomplish a large project, assume a leading position, subordinates, EQ (emotional quotient)

Possible answer:

I think it is. Although many employers lay emphasis on candidates’ education al background and work experience, some believe that candidates’ character is equally important for a successful career.

In contemporary society, many projects are so large that they require the coordination of a group of people rather than a sing le person’s effort. Therefore, a good team player is often welcomed. Professionally skilled people may not be able to accomplish a large project if they are easily angered and cannot get along with their colleagues.

If you want to assume a leading position, you should be firm of important issues while allowing your subordinates plenty of freedom.

In fact it is becoming increasingly common for companies to test candidates’ EQ (emotional quotient) before they decide to hire them.

3. Wh at courses are useful for one’s job?

Hint: turn out to be, future careers, basic courses, lay a solid foundation for, future development, enhance one’s ability, logical reasoning, literature, with great ease, sense of balance and beauty, of great relevance and value, career development.

Possible answer:

In fact, all courses may turn out to be useful in our future careers. The basic courses we take in the first two years of university lay a solid foundation for our future development. In the case of computer majors, for example, the math they have learned will enhance their ability for logical reasoning. The English courses they have followed will help them read the literature in their fields with greater ease. Art courses may increase their sense of balance and beauty.

However, the courses in their specialties are often of greater relevance and value for their career development. For instance, computer majors may find courses such as programming, computer network, database, and CAD (Computer Aided Design) more closely related to their future work.

4. What questions do you think are often asked in an interview? Why are they

asked?

Hint: gather information, acquire the basic knowledge, apply for, weaknesses and strengths, show