Unit 24 Finding a job

Lesson 93 教学设计方案

Step 1　 Revision
　　1 Check the homework exercises.
　　2　Get Ss to have a dialogue like the one in Part 2 of Lesson 92, in pairs, with their books shut.
Step 2　 Presentation and discussion
　　SB Page 67, Part I. Ask Ss to give you the names of as many jobs as they can think of, while you write these on the Bb. Put the Ss in pairs and let them discuss which of the jobs on the Bb they would like to do and which jobs they would not like to do. Get Ss to talk about the picture and describe what they can see.
Step 3　 Reading for general understanding
　　Read aloud the task and check that Ss know what to do. Allow the Ss enough time to read the text and write down their titles. Collect the titles from the class, write them on the Bb and invite Ss to choose the best one.
Step 4　 Reading
　　Ask the following questions on the reading passage.
　　How many types of jobs are there in the world? (About 40,000. )
　　Does “finding a job” mean the same thing as “choosing a job ”? (No.)
Is it easy to choose the right one ? (No.)
　　Haw can you find a job that is suited? (Recognize what kind of person you are, which special qualities you have and what you are interested in; examine your skills and abilities.)
　　What kind of research work does the writer suggest doing ? (To find out different kinds of work. )
　　Let the Ss read the whole passage carefully and answer the questions, working in pairs or small groups. Check the answers with the whole class. 　　　This is a good time to deal with any language problems.
Step 5　 Reading aloud
　　Speech Cassette Lesson 93. Play the tape of the passage for the Ss to listen and follow. Play the tape of part of the passage once more; this time the Ss listen and repeat. Pay attention to stress and intonation, and the sentence stress of longer sentences.
Step 6　 Discussion
　　SB Page 68, Part 2. Make sure that you set aside enough time for this discussion. Make sure that all the Ss write down the answers to all the questions before they begin the discussion phase.
Step 7　Job application form
　　SB Page 68, Part 3. The purpose of this task is to make sure that Ss are able to fill in forms and to help others do the same. Get Ss to fill in the form and then exchange them.

Lesson 94 教学设计方案

Step 1　 Revision
　　1　Check the homework exercises.
　　2　Ask Ss to give you the names of different subjects that they might study after school, while you write these on the Bb. Put the Ss in pairs and let them discuss which of the subjects on the Bb they would like to study and which subjects they would not like to study.
Step 2　 Presentation
　　SB Page 69, Part 1. Tell the Ss Young people sometimes have problems and disagreements with their parents. When this happens, it is a good idea for the young people to talk to someone, or write to someone. In this lesson, we have two letters, from two young people asking for advice.
Step 3　 Reading for general understanding
　　Read aloud the two general comprehension questions. Allow the Ss enough time to read the letters and write down the answers. Put them in pairs to discuss their answers, then check them with the class. (1 May wants to study engineering but her father says this is not a suitable subject for a girl to study; Joan wants to study in Australia for a year, but her parents do not want her to go. 2 May should speak to her father and ask him to speak to her teachers; Joan should invite her parents to celebrate her success with her.)
Step 4　 Reading
　　Ask the following questions about the letters. What is May interested in? (Engineering.) What does her father want her to study? (Geography.) Why doesn't May agree with her father? (She thinks geography is boring.) What's Abby's idea? (It is important to follow her own interests and abilities. May should have a talk with her father and explain why she insists on studying engineering. She should trust her own thinking. ) What news has Joan got to tell Abby? (She has got a scholarship at a university in Australia for her further education.) What's Joan's parents' attitude? (They don't want her to leave home.) What is Abby's advice? ( Joan should try to educate her parents by inviting them to celebrate her success with her, make them realize that it is not right that their feelings should decide the movements of their children.) Let the Ss read the whole passage carefully and answer the questions, working in pairs or small groups. Check the answers with the whole class. This is a good time to deal with any language problems.
Step 5　 Reading aloud
　　Speech Cassette Lesson 94. Play the tape for the Ss to listen and follow. Play the tape of one of the letters once more; this time the Ss listen and repeat, Pay attention to stress and intonation.
Step 6　 Interview
　　SB Page 70, Part 2. The aim of this activity is to give Ss fluency practice in speaking. Make sure you allow enough time for this activity. Here is one possible procedure for doing this activity.
　　1　Divide the class into groups of four： managers, receptionists, sales assistants, editors and journalists.
　　2　Put the Ss in pairs and get them to prepare their roles. The people interviewing need to prepare their questions; the people being interviewed need to prepare their answers to possible questions and to prepare details of any experience they may have had.
　　3　Get the Ss to find a different partner for the interview; managers interview receptionists / sales assistants and editors interview journalists.
　　4　Pairwork： the interview.
　　5　Get three pairs of good students to act out their interviews, one for the hotel job, one for the shop job and one for the newspaper job.
　　6　Change. Managers become journalists and editors become receptionists / shop assistants. Ss find a new partner and do another interview which they have not prepared, but which they have seen demonstrated.
Step 7　Workbook
　　Wb Lesson 94, Exx. 1- 3.
　　Ex. 1 can be used as consolidation of the reading passages (letters). Get the Ss to make up dialogues in pairs. Then call out some of them to demonstrate the dialogues in class.
　　For Ex. 2, allow the Ss enough time to prepare their retelling. Then ask some of them to tell the problems of May and Joan, and Abby's advice. If there is time, take up Ex. 3 in class. Discuss the questions in pairs or groups. Ask Ss to write down their names and school names and tick the answers in the questionnaire. Finally call out some Ss to give their answers and reasons.
Homework
　　Read the letters again.
　　Finish off the Workbook exercises.

Lesson 95 教学设计方案

Step 1　 Revision
　　Check the homework exercises.
Step 2　 Grammar study
　　SB Page 71, Part 1. Go through the Grammar study section with the class, getting students to translate the sentences. Draw attention to any difficult points suggested below. If students have difficulty, do not spend too much time explaining.　 Instead, prepare a short revision exercise and produce it in class when you revise the grammatical category in the lesson.
Step 3　 Grammar practice
　　SB Page 71, Part 2. Do the first sentence together with the Ss making sure they know what to do. Teach the new word conceited. Then get the Ss work in pairs. Check the answers with the whole class.
Step 4　 Workbook
　　Wb Lesson 95, Exx. 1-2.
　　Go through the words in the box in Ex. 1 and make sure that the Ss understand them. Allow them enough time to work in pairs. Then check the answers with the whole class.
　　Do the first two sentences in Ex. 2 with the whole class as a demonstration. Then get Ss to work in pairs. Check the answers with the class. Ask Ss to translate the sentences into Chinese, paying attention to the different meanings of similar words.
Homework
　　Finish off the Workbook exercises.

Lesson 96 教学设计方案

Step 1　 Revision
　　Check the homework exercises.
Step 2　 Preparation for listening
　　SB Page 72, Part 1. Wb Listening, Unit 24. Tell the Ss In this conversation, an editor of a newspaper is talking about interviewing young people for jobs. Then read aloud the task in Ex. 1 and make sure the Ss understand what to do.
Step 3　 Listening
　　Listening Cassette Unit 24. Do each exercise in turn. Play the tape, then let Ss discuss their answers in pairs. Play the tape again if necessary, then check the answers with the whole class.
Step 4　 Speaking
　　SB Page 72, Part 2. Check the forms： go through the expressions for making appointments. Get Ss to practise the expressions in pairs.
　　Read through the instruction. Then put the Ss in pairs and let them decide which of them is A and which is B. Get the A Ss to cover B's diary and vice versa. Tell them： B rings up A. So A answers the telephone and speaks first. Then let the Ss do the activity. If you like you can get a pair of Ss to act out their dialogue at the end. Note that A and B can only meet on Tuesday afternoon.
Step 5　 Workbook
　　Wb Lesson 96, Exx. 1-3.
　　Ex. 1 provides Ss with an opportunity to read a job advertisement. There are a few new words in it. Encourage Ss to guess the meaning or look them up in the dictionary. Get them to read through the advertisement. Ask one of them to tell what kinds of job Asia Hotel can offer and which they are interested in. They should give their reasons. Go over the instruction and the letter of application for a job in Ex. 2. Ask the Ss to write a letter of application for the job of a secretary. Set this for the Ss' homework.
Ex. 3 is a translation exercise that practises the Adverbial Clause. Do the exercise first in pairs. Then check the answers with the whole class.
Step 6　 Checkpoint
　　Go through the Grammar study section in the previous lesson. Revise Adverbial Clauses, especially if any Ss had difficulties, and deal with any language points that you or the Ss wish to raise.
Step 7　 Test
　　Give the Ss the end of semester test which you have prepared.
Step 8　 Writing
　　SB Page 72, Part 3. The aim of this writing task is to practise writing a business letter. Read through the letter aloud and check that Ss know what to do. (Reply, say you cannot come to the interview on May 18th and suggest other possible dates.) Check the format of the letter on the Bb before Ss start to write (see the sample letter below).
　　If you like, teach the useful expression I look forward to hearing from you.
　　Finally get them to write their letter either in class or for homework.
SAMPLE LETTER
　　22　 Guangming Road
　　Xi' an
　　6th May 199…
　　R. J. Lively
　　Three Towers Hotel
　　Xi' an
Dear Mr Lively,
　　Thank you for your letter of May 3rd asking me to come to an interview on Friday, May 18th at 2：30 p.m.
　　Unfortunately, I shall not be in Xi'an that day, as I have another appointment. May I suggest another date for the interview? I could come to an interview on Monday 21st May, Tuesday 22nd, or the morning of Wednesday 23rd.
I hope that one of these dates will be possible for you, as I am extremely interested in the post.
　　I look forward to hearing from you.
　　Yours sincerely,
　　(Name)
Homework
　　Finish off the Workbook exercises.
　　Write the letter.