Unit 6to work or not to work

Unit 6 to work or not to work---that is the question ⅠObjectives:

1. To talk about the effects of part-time employment 2. To further understand the text 3. To apply the phrases and patterns 4. To master the paragraph writing skill

Ⅱ Teaching Focus and Difficulties 1. understand the structure of the text

2. apply the writing skills to organizing a paragraph

ⅢTeaching aids

Multimedia, chalk and blackboard Warming up activities

Ⅳ Teaching Procedure Step 1.Warm-up activities

The title of the text is ?to work or not to work—that is the question?. Does this sentence pattern sound familiar to you? This sentence pattern is quite similar to a famous saying ?To be or not to be—that is the question?. Have you ever heard about it? Do you know where this famous saying comes from? It?s from Shakespeare?s Hamlet.Hamlet is Prince of Denmark, his fatherKing Hamlet died suddenly. His uncle Claudius, that?s his father?s brother, took throne for himself and got married to Hamlet?s mother. All these crushed the young prince?s life. He suffered from great pain, frustration and suspicion. he said, ?To be or not to be—that is the question?. For him it is a life-or-death question. Chinese meaning:生存还是毁灭,这是一个值得考虑的问题. Hamlet took revenge for his father, and killed his uncle King Claudius. How is Hamlet?s fate, live or die? Of course he died. If he lived, that?s a comedy. Hamlet is a tragedy. A tragedy often has a sad ending, usually involving death. Shakespeare has four great tragedies and Hamlet is one of them. Do you know the other three tragedies?

四大悲剧《哈姆雷特》Hamlet 《奥赛罗》Othello《李尔王》 King Lear《麦克白》Macbeth 一千个读者，就有一千个哈姆雷特

英语原句是：There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. people think differenlyt about the same thing.

1) If you are given a chance to have a part-time job, will you do it? Why or why not?

Yes.To meet their financial needs; students can earn some money to support themselves and relieve their parents?burden.

Strengthen students’ ability to deal with things. Students,not only should they study hard, but they should

learn to how to deal with things so that they can be more independent. Doing part-time job can practice their ability to manage things, so it is a good chance for students to take part-time job to practice themselves.

To make friends andacquire communicative skills;During the part-time job, students meet different kinds of people. They have to learn to how to deal with them and work with. That is a good chance for them to learn how to communicate with others.

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To gain experience for future jobs. For many companies, they prefer students with lots of newylc10.com practical experience. Therefore, students with more practical experience would bemore outstandingcomparing to the other job seekers.

To cultivate our concept towards risks and uncertainties. There is much spare time in university and most students tend to waste it by sleeping or playing computer games.

No. To have less time to devote to school assignments; /To get too tired to study because of part-time jobs;/To view school less rewarding; /To have low correlation between part-time jobs and their majors.

Firstly, education as a long-term investment, it needs a lot of money and time to maintain. Doing part-time jobs with low costs is only a drop in the bucket to ease economic pressure. On the other hand, most of the money the students earn is spent on themselves. They would buy high-priced items.

Secondly, it is a way to be independent but not the only one. Students also can get confidence in various campus activities. Thirdly,Some students may be cheated or hurt by their employers, because they don't know how to protect themselves. We can often see reports of students? being cheated or hurt. Society is very complex; students are easily fooled during part-time jobs.

Fourthly, students have less time to devote to school assignments But the part-time job will influence the students? study as it takes them much time and energy. They get too tired to study .They may fall behind or fail in their studies. Putting the cart before the horse is absolutely not the way we agree. And the university time is very important. It?s important to improve our practical ability, but it is better to use more time to learn in the library during the four years? valuable time. We can work after graduation from university. But it?s less likely for us to improve our cultural knowledge when we enter the work world.

Finally, College students can gain some experience, but not all part-time job play the role of exercising practical ability. Most students do the simple things and they can hardly get valuable experience from the job.

2.) Compound Dictation

Step 2. Structure of the text

The text is a report about research on the effects ofpart-time employment on student performance .(Para. 1) Research objective: to measure how part-time work affects student achievement.

Three research methods were used in the research:

Part I — Para.1It gives a brief account of the research objective (to “measure the impact of employment on student achievement ”) and the research methods.

According to the research, how does a heavy commitment to part-time work affect school performance? (Para. 2)

Undermines and significantly interferes with school achievement and commitment.

According to the research, what is the sage amount of working tine that does not affect school performance significantly? (Para. 3) 10 hours per week or less

What is the positive result after students stop working or reduce their work hours? (Para. 4)

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Become interested in study again.

Part II — Paras. 2-4: It reports the research findings.

Part III — Paras. 5-8 The author provides explanations for the findings, that is, why working part-time has such negative effects on students? academic studies. They have less time to devote to school assignments. (Para.5)

Working students are too tired from work to study because they get less rest and eat less healthy meals. (Para. 6)

The excitement of earning large sums of spending money makes school seem less rewarding and interesting. (Para. 7)

Working students take drugs and use alcohol more often than non-working students. (Para. 8)

What is the overall attitude of the author regarding doing part-time jobs while studying? (Para. 9) Acceptable, work no more than 10 hours a week.

Main idea of the passage:

This passage is a report of a study on the relationship between part-timeemployment and students’ commitment to studies. It focuses on some undesirable effects that part-time jobs may have on students’ academic performance The author then suggests that students should work no more than 10 hours a week to ensure academic success.

Structure of the text

Research methods-- Research findings-- Explanations for the negative effects --Conclusion of the research

Summary of the text

Step 3: language points 1.contrast

1). She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis. (contrast A with B比;对照)

她将当时的情况和目前的危机进行对比。

When you compare things, you consider them and discover the differences or similarities between them.

If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things.

2). contrast with 截然不同;有明显差异;对比鲜明

Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss. 约翰逊的亲和力和他老板易怒的性格形成了鲜明的对比。

3). The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance. ( n. 差异,差别; 对比) 4). by /in contrast 相比之下;与…相反

in contrast to 与…相反;与…截然不同;

2. stake

1) .(pl.) 赌注，风险

They finally rejected the idea of building a shopping center in the small town because the stakes

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were high.

2.)(赛马、牌局等) 赌注，押金For a dollar stake, you can win up to ﹩ 10,000. 3). 股本，股份He holds a 30% stake in the firm.

4). At stake is the success or failure of world trade talks. 处于危险境地;处于成败关头 世界贸易谈判正处于成败的重要关头。

5). Jane is determined to stake her claim as an actress.(提出权利要求;主张权利) 简决心主张自己作为一名女演员的权利。

3.undermine（常指逐渐或反复）削弱，损害, 破坏

? undermine her authority 削弱她的威信

? undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement破坏希望通过谈判来达成协议的努力 ? 前缀：表示\在……下\不足,不够\

? underpopulated 人口稀少 undergraduateundergo ? underneath 在下面 undergroundunderline ? undertake承担, 担任, 许诺, 保证 underwear 内衣 underestimate 4. interfere

1).干涉;干预;介入 The UN cannot interfere in the internal affairs of any country.

联合国不能干涉任何国家的内政。 2). 妨碍;阻止

? Drug problems frequently interfered with his work. 吸毒问题频频妨碍了他的工作。 interfere, intervene 均含“干涉，干预”之意。

? interfere：用在更广泛的区域，侧重指无权或未获允许而妨碍、阻扰、干涉他人之事。 ? intervene： 书面用词，出现一些新闻这样的文体中，特指介入争端或战争，进行调

停的意思。 intervene in Syrian crisis

Ⅵ Homework

Finish the after class exercise.

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