上外全新版大学英语综合教程讲义-book4-unit3-Job-Interview

1CollegeEnglish----IntegratedCourse4UnitThreeJobInterviewPreviewassignment:1.Trytofindsomeinformationaboutjobinterviewfrominternet,books,othersoryourpersonalexperience.2.PreviewthefollowingwordsandexpressionsintextA:interview;prospective;endeavor;employment;generously;incidentally;courteous;blurt;pry;(as)thesayinggoes;doone’shomework;makeadifference;intheneighborhoodof;fromone’s/thestandpoint(of);asIseeit;takeacrackTeachingobjectives:Studentswillbeableto:1.graspthemainidea(Everyoneshouldmakehisorherowntracksinwhateverheorshedoes)andstructureofthetext;2.appreciatetheexpositoryskillsdemonstratedinthetext(beginanessaywithapersonalstory),andrealizetheimportanceoftheuseofexamplesinillustratingone’spoints;3.masterthekeylanguagepointsinthetext;4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.ThefirsttwoperiodsI.Introductiontotheunit:Nomatterwhereyouwenttoschool,nomatterwhatyourGPAis,nomatterhowmuchexperienceyouhave,nomatterwhoyouknow---ifyouaren’tabletointerviewsuccessfully,youwon’tgetthejob.Sojobinterviewisveryimportant.Inthisunitwewilllearnhowtodothiseffectively.Let’sseewhattheauthorsaidintextAfromtheperspectiveofaninterviewerandwhattheyounggirldidintextBasaninterviewee.II.Checkthepreviewingresult:Askstudentstousethekeywordsandphrasestomakesentences.III．GroupDiscussionBeforewestudytextA,firstlet’shaveagroupdiscussion.Imaginethatyouareanapplicant,trytobrainstormhowtoprepareforajobinterviewanddiscusswithyourpartners.Intheend,youaresupposedtorecommendseveralclassmatestopresentyourideastothewholeclass.Suggestedanswers:Knowtheexactplaceandtimeoftheinterview,theinterviewer’sfullname,thecorrectpronunciationandhisorhertitle.Learnpertinentfactsaboutthecompanysuchasannualsalesrevenue,principallinesofbusinessandlocations.Findoutwhythehiringmanagerand/orclientrepresentativeisinterestedinyourqualifications.Determinehowtheopportunitywillimpactyourimmediateandlong-termcareerdevelopment.Aninterviewisa“two-waystreet”.Knowwhatquestionstoaskduringtheinterview.Yourquestionsallowthehiringmanagertoevaluateyourprofessionalandpersonalneeds.Insightfulquestionshelpbothofyoudetermineifyourrelationshipwillbemutuallyrewarding.Lastly,thebetteryouunderstandtheopportunity,themoreyouwillbeabletocommunicateyourinterestintheposition.2Putyourbestfootforward.Alwayswearproperattireandgreetyourinterviewerwithafirmhandshakeandanenthusiasticsmile.Teachersumsupandleadsintothetextbysaying:fromthediscussionwecanseeyouhavesomeideaaboutjobinterview.Theyaregoodforyourfuturejobinterview.Nextlet’sstudytextAandseewhattheauthorsaysaboutthekeystojobinterviewfromtheperspectiveofanemployerandinterviewer.IV.Culturalnotes:1.MichaelJordan(Para12)(1963-):Americanprofessionalbasketballplayer,consideredbymanytobethegreatestplayerinbasketballhistory.The6ft6in(198cm)shootingguardfirstbecameknownasanexplosiveindividualscorer,butashematuredasaplayerheadoptedamoreteamorientedapproachtothegame.JordanledtheChicagoBullstosixNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)championships(1991-1993,1996-1998).Hiswidespreadappealtofanshashelpedkeepbasketballoneoftheworld’spopularspectatorsports.2.JohnMichaelLandy(Para18)(1930-):Australianathlete,andthesecondrunner,afterEngland’sSirRogerBannister,tobreakthefour-minutemile.Hedidsoin3minutes58secondsin1954,twomonthsafterBannistersethismark.3.SirRogerBannister(Para18)(1929-?):Britishphysicianandthefirstathleteinhistorytorunamileinlessthan4min.BorninHarrow,England,hewaseducatedattheUniversityofOxfordandatSaintMary’sHospitalMedicalschool.AtameetinOxfordonMay6,1954,Bannisterranthemilein3min59.4sec,establishingaworldrecord.ThiswasbetteredlessthantwomonthslaterbytheAustralasianathleteJohnLandy,whosetarecordof3min58sec.BanninsterdefeatedLandyinamileraceheldatVancouver,Canada,inAugust1954.Althoughneithersetarecord,bothmenagainranthemileinlessthan4min.BanninsterretiredfromathleticcompetitioninDecember1954topracticemedicine.Hewroteanautobiography,FourMinuteMile,publishedin1955,andwasknightedin1975.4.TheNewYorkMarathon(Para19):inthefall,thelargestrunningeventintheU.S.,annuallyattracting30,000ormoreentrantsinaracethroughthefiveboroughs.V.Writingstrategy:1.Beginninganessaywithapersonalstory1)ReadquicklythroughtheWritingStrategypartinUnit4,whichisonwaystobeginanessay,thenlookatthebeginningofTextAofthisunit,anddecidewhatmethodisusedheretointroducethetopic.Thereareusuallyfivewaystobeginanessay:usingaquotation,statingthetimeandplaceoftheeventtobedescribed,providingrelevantbackgroundinformation,andgivingasurprisingorinterestingfact.TextAofthisunitstartswithapersonalstory,whichcouldalsobeveryappealingtoreaders.Personalexperiencessoundreal.Theycanalsonarrowthedistancebetweentheauthorandthereader.2)Lookatthefourpiecesofadviceofferedbytheauthor,anddecidewhatwaysareusedtobegineachofthem.Theauthoroffersfourkeystogettinghired.Allareinstructiveyeteachisbeguninawaydifferentfromthereststylistically.Let’shaveacloserlookatthemonebyone.Key1startswithaquotation–“Ifyoumissonedayofpractice,younoticethedifference,”thesayinggoesamongm