BOOK Ⅱ
Unit Three Career Planning
Teaching Aims:
In this unit students are required to :
1) get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about English culture;
2) do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills;
3) grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary;
4)read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their reading comprehension;
5) do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills.;
6) translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities.
I. Preparation
1. What Are They?
Work in pairs and try to figure out the occupations of the people in the pictures on page 56. ? director ? surgeon ? air hostess ? pilot ? cook/chef ? conductor ? lawyer ? receptionist ? policeman ? butcher
? Doctor/physician ? auto-repairman
? scientist/research worker ? nurse
2. What kind of job would you like to do?
What factors will influence you in choosing a job?
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----personal interests ----salary
----opportunity for promotion, travel, etc. ----working hours
----contribution to the society ----the opinions of other people
II. Pre-Reading Activities
Work in pairs and discuss the following questions.
1. Are you planning your future career? If so, what is the career you are aiming
for?
2. how are you preparing for your future career？
III. Enriching Your Word Power
1. invent -inventor logical -illogical moral -immoral pursue -sued, -suing
e.g. Bad luck pursued us. 厄运纠缠着我们。 2. vigilant -vigilance
weight: importance or influence 分量；重要性；（说话的）力量 e.g: How much weight will be attached to his decision? The weight of evidence is in his favor. This is an idea which bears weight with us.
3. course of action 行动的步骤；行动的途径，行事的办法
e g : Your best course of action is to forget about me whole unfortunate matter.
This course of action seems inadvisable to me .
4. hyper- above, too much 超过/超越的，过度的，非常的 hypersensitive ( too sensitive)过度敏感的 hyperactive ( too active )过度活跃的 hyperacidity 胃酸过多的 hypercorrect 吹毛求疵的 hypercritic 严酷的批评家
IV. In-Class Reading
Career Planning
1. in reality :in fact; in practice; 实际上；事实上
e.g. We thought he was serious but in reality he was joking.
He is much smaller in reality than he looks on the television. 2. Nothing/not much :非大量的；少量；价值不大；不重要 e.g. There is nothing much we can do .
Anything interesting happening? No ,nothing much.
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I got up late and did nothing much all day.一整天没做什么事 3. at stake :at risk; in danger; 冒险
e.g. The business must succeed; our livelihoods are at stake . His reputation was at stake.
The peace of the country is at stake . You whole future is at stake.
4.to confront :出现在…面前; …前面的
? Now tasks now confronted the working class.
? …to confront 面临，面对，和…对抗 ? We must confront the future with optimism. ? He decided to confront his enemies.
? to be confronted with/by 面对，面临，碰上
? As soon as he was confronted with the evidence he admitted his guilt. ? Confronted with the evidence, he confessed. 5. to face : 正视，承认…的存在；面临（问题等）；摆在…面前 ? The government faced many problems. ? Face the facts; we are getting old.
? The difficulty that faces us today is one of supplying food to these in need.
? to be faced with 面临，面对（困难，危险，死亡，毁灭等） ? We are now faced with the burning threat of war. 6. to resort to +n. 求助于
? When his wife left him ,he resorted to drink.
? The mother resorted to punishment to make the child obey.
? When she did not answer the telephone, I resorted standing outside her window
and calling up to her .
? to resort to +n. to go to (a pleasant place); (often) visit 常去（某处） ? Many people resort to the beaches in hot weather. ? We resort to the hotel for some coffee
? resort n. 常去的地方；
sb or sth resorted to 可以在困难中依靠的人或物。 ? This restaurant is one of his favorite resorts. ? Books are her best resort when he is lonely.
? as a last resort/in the last resort : in the last reason ? We shall use force only as a last resort.
? We could ask our parents for the money, as a last resort.
? In the last resort we shall have to borrow the money, though I hope that will not
be necessary.
7. to seize on/ upon : to take and use eagerly 抓住（加以利用）.
? He seized upon the suggestion as a way of getting out of his financial difficulties. ? She had always wanted to go to London ,so she seized on the offer of a free trip. ? He would seize upon any excuse to justify himself. 8. to work out：devise ,invent 拟订，制定，定出 ? We must work out a plan as quickly as we can.
? to work out: to calculate 算出
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? We worked out the cost of the holiday and decided that we could afford it.
? to work out: solve :find the answer to
? I’ll give you five minutes to work out this problem. ? Have you worked out this problem yet?
9. in case :because of a possibility of sth happening 因为可能发生某事；以防万一， ? In case I forget it ,please remind me about it . ? Take warm clothes in case the weather is cold. ? Take your coat in case it rains/it should rain.
10．every so often :from time to time ; occasionally 偶尔，不时，有时 ? They stopped every so often to rest. ? We get a letter from him every so often.
? It was hot work, but every so often , Susan would bring us something cold to eat. ? Every so often he would make some mistakes in his spelling.
? more often than not
? More often than not all the patient wants is a bit of comfort and encouragement. 11．to take stock of: (fig) review(a situation);estimate(one’s abilities etc)
（喻）审定（情况）；估计（某人的能力）；估量（形势）
? The general took stock of the enemy and decide to attack at once.
? After a year in the job, she decided it was time to take stock of her situation. 12．to take steps/take a step to do sth : to take action to do sth 采取措施 ? We must take steps to help the families of those who were hurt. ? The government is taking steps to control the rising crime rate. 13. to talk over: to discuss
? We must leave them to talk over the arguments.
? Talk it over with your wife and give me your answer tomorrow. ? I have much to talk over with you. ? to start over :
? Maybe we can forget what has happened and start over. ? I’d like to throw out everything old and start over.
? The farmer pulled down the old house and started over building a new one.
V. Post-Reading Activities
1．Translation
1) He underwent major heart surgery several years ago.
2) We estimated that it would take a week to finish the work.
3) Many women find it difficult to combine pursuing a career and having a child /children.
4) You may love someone without necessarily wanting to marry him/her.
5) When she did not answer the telephone, I resorted standing outside her window and calling up to her .
6) It may rain---you’d better take an umbrella (just)in case.
7) Britain has requested a summit to take stock of the fundamental changes in the world order.
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8) She is very religious, so death holds no for her.
2． Make a list of factors that can contribute to job satisfaction. ---a high salary
---lots of perks (e.g. a company car, travel expenses, vacation) ---good promotion prospects.
---an opportunity, through your job, to sever others in the community /in society. ---pleasant, friendly working atmosphere.
---short working hours---not more than 35 hours a week. ---a good boss
---pleasant colleagues ---career orientation
---suitable for one’s natural/professional talents/skills ---interesting tasks ---good safety record ---clean environment ---canteen for the staff
---good location (near bus stop, etc) ---opportunities for travel
---opportunities for professional development /job training ---daycare facilities ---school nearby
3．Write an article about how to prepare for a job interview no less than 100 words. Sample
How to Prepare for a Job Interview
If you wish to pursue your professional career successfully, it is essential to find a satisfactory job. A job interview, in some cases, can be of critical importance for you to obtain a job you like.
Since a job interview is so important, we should be well-prepared for it. Here are some of my suggestions.
First of all, consider your qualifications and background and decide whether they satisfy /meet the requirements /needs/demands of the job. If they do, get familiar with them in case you are asked about them during the interview.
Secondly, remember your special abilities or hobbies, such as playing basketball or chess. Mention them if necessary. They may surprisingly attract the interviewers.
My final advice is that you should take special care of your appearance, the first impression is very important.
I believe that the above suggestions will help you a lot in a job interview. Nevertheless, they are not quite enough. Self-confidence, proper use of words and ways of talking also play a very important role in an interview.
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