新视界大学英语综合教程4-unit1

TalkingpointWarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingWarmingup➊Listenandunderlineanywordsorexpressionswhicharedifferentfromwhatyouhear.MoreMoreA:So,areyouenjoyingthenewjob?B:Ohyes.It’smuchbetterthanbeinginafactory.Itgivesmealotofsatisfaction,becauseI’mworkingwithpeople,notmachines,butit’shard.What’smore,it’sevenharderifyou’renewonthejob–Igetallthetasksthatnoneofmycolleagueswanttodo,likebeingondutyatopeningtime,orhavingtosortoutallthethingsthatgetlosteveryday.ButIsupposethat’snormalanywhereintheworld–Imean,togivethenewcolleaguethehardesttasks.A:So,areyouenjoyingthenewjob?B:Ohyes.It’smuchbetterthanbeinginafactory.Itgivesmealotofsatisfaction,becauseI’mworkingwithpeople,notmachines,butit’shard.What’smore,it’sevenharderifyou’renewonthejob–Igetallthetasksthatnoneofmycolleagueswanttodo,likebeingondutyatopeningtime,orhavingtosortoutallthethingsthatgetlosteveryday.ButIsupposethat’snormalanywhereintheworld–Imean,togivethenewcolleaguethehardesttasks.WarmingupNowlistenagainandcorrecttheinformation.A:Sowhatdoyouenjoyaboutthejob?B:Thefactthateverydayisdifferent.Thefactthatyouhavetobecritical,youhavetosolveproblems,youhavetoreassurecolleagues.Thefactthateverydayismentallychallengingandphysicallydemanding.WhenIgetbackhomeI’mexhausted,andIlookbackoverthedayandrealizehowmanythingsIdidwrong.Butthat’snormaltoo.I’mlearningonthejob,justasthechildrenaretoo–Ihope!A:Sowhatdoyouenjoyaboutthejob?B:Thefactthateverydayisdifferent.Thefactthatyouhavetobecritical,youhavetosolveproblems,youhavetoreassurecolleagues.Thefactthateverydayismentallychallengingandphysicallydemanding.WhenIgetbackhomeI’mexhausted,andIlookbackoverthedayandrealizehowmanythingsIdidwrong.Butthat’snormaltoo.I’mlearningonthejob,justasthechildrenaretoo–Ihope!A:Sowhatdoyouenjoyaboutthejob?B:Thefactthateverydayisdifferent.Thefactthatyouhavetobecritical,youhavetosolveproblems,youhavetoreassurecolleagues.Thefactthateverydayismentallychallengingandphysicallydemanding.WhenIgetbackhomeI’mexhausted,andIlookbackoverthedayandrealizehowmanythingsIdidwrong.Butthat’snormaltoo.I’mlearningonthejob,justasthechildrenaretoo–Ihope!WarmingupAnswer:1afactoryanoffice2machinescomputer3openingtimelunchtime4Imean5criticalcreative6colleaguesthechildrenWarmingup➋Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.1Whydoesthemanlikehisjob?Hefindstheworksatisfyingandenjoysthefactthatitisnotroutine.Newthingsarealwayshappeningandthereisnotimetofeelbored.2Whatisdifficultaboutthejob?Theworkistiringandhiscolleaguesgivehimsomeofthehardesttasks.3Whatdoyouthinkthejobis?Heisworkingwithchildren,somostprobablythejobisteaching;itisalsopossiblethatheisworkinginahomeforchildrenororphanage(孤儿院).Warmingup4Doyouagreethatanewpersononajobalwaysgetsthehardesttasks?Itdependswhatyoumeanby“hardest”.Idon’tthinknewcomersaregiventhemostdifficulttasksastheydonothavetheexperiencetohandlethemwell,buttheymaybegiventhetasksnoonelikesdoing–that’sjustsomethingajuniorhastoaccept.5Whatkindofsatisfactiondoyouhopetogetfromajob?IhopeIcandosomethingwhichwillmakemefeeluseful.IwouldliketofeelIamcontributingtosocietyandnotjustmakingmoney.Warmingup➊Lookatthetitleofthepassageandreadthefirstparagraph.Check(✓)thepoint(s)youexpectthewritertomakeinthepassage.☐1Mencanteachsmallchildrenjustaseasilyaswomencan.☐2Menfindithardtoteachsmallchildren.☐3Peopledon’texpectmentoteachsmallchildren.☐4Womendon’tthinkmenshouldteachsmallchildren.☐5Itisn’teasyformentomakeacareerasateacherofsmallchildren.NowreadthepassagebyDanielMeierandcheckyouranswers.Skimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage5.TaskSkimming➋Check(✓)thetaskswhichthewriterdoesonatypicaldayasafirst-gradeteacher.Answer:1,2,6,7☐1findinglostshoes☐2cleaningupmessthatchildrenhavemade☐3tellingjokes☐4inventingcrosswordpuzzles☐5completingalotofpaperwork☐6helpingchildrenwhohavehurtthemselves☐7mendingbrokentoys☐8showingvideosofWinniethePooh☐9climbingladdersSkimming➌Answerthequestions.1Whatpicturedoesthewritergiveofhisclassroom?Abusyandlivelyplacewithallsortsofthingsgoingonatonce.2Doyouthinkitisahappyclass?Why/Whynot?Yes,thechildrenareinteractinghappilywiththeteacher,enjoyingthemselves.Ofcourse,therearemomentsofupset,buttheysoonpass.3Howisteachingfirstgradersdifferentfromothertraditionalmalejobs?Itdoesnotinvolveachaseaftersomethingortheconquestofaproblem.Itisaboutcaringandinvolvestheheart.Skimming4Whatdidthewritertelltheinterviewerswhenhewasapplyingforthejob?Hetoldtheinterviewersthathewantedtoobserveandcontributetotheintellectualgrowthofamaturingmind.5Whatdidn’thetellthem?Hewouldprefertotalkabouthispersonalinteractionswithchildrenratherthanabstractintellectualpoints.6Howdidtheinterviewersreacttowhathesaid?Theinterviewerslikedthewriter’sresponseandnoddedapprovingly.Skimming7Whatdomenaskthewriterwhentheyfindouthe’safirst-gradeteacher?Mostmenaskaboutthesubjectsthewriterteachesandthetrainingcourseshetook.8Howdowomenreactwhentheyfindouthe’safirst-gradeteacher?Womentalkaboutchildrenofthatage.9Thewriterdescribeshimselfas“softaroundthe