Unit 2 Jobs and Careers - 图文

Unit 2 Jobs and Careers

Passage A Your Dream Job: A Click Away

Teaching Objectives:

1. first listen, and then learn to ask about job opportunities and go for job interviews; 2. read about online job applications and first job experiences; 3. learn new words and expressions; 4. write your own résumé;

5. know some new terms in careers;

Part I Before Reading 1. Warm up exercises

Work in pairs to have small dialogues on the following questions.

1) What do you usually do on the internet? Do you think you will use the internet more extensively in your future study? In which ways?

2) What is job application on line?

3) Have you had any part-time work experience? Please describe it. What have you learned from this experience?

4) Compare jog-seeking on the Internet and job-seeking on newspapers or at job markets. What are the strengths and limitations of each?

5) Can you explain the following terms to your partner in your own words?

blue-collar worker, white-collar worker, pink-collar worker, gold-collar worker, SOHO, freelance.

2. Background information 1) Northwestern University

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A private, coeducational institution with campuses in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois. Being founded in 1851.

Opening for instruction in 1855 with only ten students. Beginning to admit women in 1869.

Conferring bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees in a wide range of fields.

2) JobTrak.com

? The largest and most popular job listing service on the Web.

? Allowing employers to reach job-seeking students and alumni with the choice of more than

1,000 colleges and university career centers, MBA programs, and alumni associations. ? Being utilized by more than 450,000 employers.

3) CareerBuilder

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An online recruiting and job awareness service.

Exposing job seekers to more than 300,000 updated jobs.

Representing more than 25,000 of the top employers in almost every industry and field. Easy for employers to reach the audiences they want and hire the talent they need. Being visited by more than 6 million each month.

More than 4 million active resumes in its extensive resume database.

4) The State of Illinois

? A state in the north central United States, in the heart of the Midwest. ? Entering the Union on December 3, 1818, as the 21st state.

? One of the most productive agricultural and industrial states in the Union.

Part II While Reading 1. Part Division Part I Part II Part III Para1-3 Para4-6 Para7-11 It is extremely easy for people to use internet to find a dream job, even without any special training. Effortlessly people can become aware of opportunities that may elevate their career via the Internet. With the development of online version of major newspapers and trade publications, Internet provides

people job listings of non-technical jobs and jobs around the world as well Part IV Para12-16 Since there are so much information on line, Internet is regarded as an easy and effective way of hunting jobs. 2. Questions on Part I 1) What is JOB-TRAK?

2) How can you locate a potential job vacancy you are interested in online? 3) Does one need to have a lot of knowledge about the Internet before using it?

3. Questions on Part II

4) How did Tools get the job as a marketing manager?

5) Why does Tools think Internet helps him elevating his career?

4. Questions on Part III

6) Why did Gragg apply to teach English in Japan? 7) What is Dozlic's job now?

5. Questions on Part IV

8) What preparations did Mello make before she went for her interview?

Part III Close Reading 1. Difficult Sentences

1) The career placement center referred the liberal-arts major to JOB-TRAK, an Internet site

listing 45,000 entry-level positions. (para. 1)

The career placement center advices the student majoring in liberal arts to visit JOB-TRAK, a website containing 45,000 jobs for new workers.

就业指导中心建议这位文科生去查查JOB-TRAK网站，该网站上列出了45,000个初级水平的职位。

2) Smith is one American who clicked her way into a job. (para. 4) Smith is one American who found a job online.

不少美国人鼠标一点，就找到了自己的工作。史密斯就是其中一个。

3) \Internet is like hiring a personal assistant,\says Tools. \you can become

aware of opportunities that may elevate your career.\ The Internet is like a personal helper. It can easily tell you about new chances to improve your

career. “有了因特网，就像雇了一个私人助理， ”图尔斯说。“你可以毫不费劲地留意到一些机会，让你

的事业更上一个新台阶。”

4) Most major newspapers and trade publications have on-line versions of their classified listings,