上外全新版大学英语第四册课件u3b4课件

BR-main,Before Reading,1. An English Song - Get a Job,2. Background Information,3. Warm-up Exercises,Michael Jordan,John Michael Landy,Sir Roger Bannister,Marathon,BR1,An English Song - Get a Job,Fill in the Blanks,Listen to the Song,BR1.1,Fill in the Blanks,The song you are about to hear was written by one of a group of four singers known as the Silhouettes. He wrote the song back in the , shortly after leaving the army. It is easy to that it may well his own experience of suddenly finding himself having to look for a job. If the song is anything to go by, his wife was largely , suspecting him of and not trying hard enough. Every morning she would get him out of bed, telling him to get a job; every breakfast she would throw the,II,1950s,_,imagine,_,reflect,_,laziness,_,unsympathetic,_,Listen to the introduction to the song and fill in the following blanks.,BR1.2,paper down in front of him, the jobs he could apply for. And when he got home at the end of the day without having had any she would him of lying about his job hunting, , no doubt, that he had not to try.,accuse,_,bothered,_,suspecting,_,success,_,pointing out,_,Fill in the Blanks,BR1.3,Listen to the Song,II,BR2.1,American professional basketball player, considered by many to be the greatest player in basketball history. The 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) shooting guard first became known as an explosive individual scorer, but as he matured as a player he adopted a more team-oriented approach to the game. Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association (NBA) championships (19911993, 19961998). His widespread appeal to fans has helped keep basketball one of the worlds most popular spectator sports.,Michael Jordan,II,BR2.2,II,John Michael Landy,Australian athlete, and the second runner, after Englands Sir Roger Bannister, to break the four-minute mile. He did so in 3 minutes 58 seconds in 1954, two months after Bannister set his mark.,BR2.3-1,4. After retiring from athletic competition, Bannister became a lawyer.,Sir Roger Bannister,2. Sir Roger Bannister received higher education.,3. On May 6, 1954, Bannister established a world record, and this record was not bettered for a long time.,Roger Bannister was the first athlete who ran a mile in less than 5 min.,5. Sir Roger Bannister was knighted 21 years after he retired.,T,( ),T,( ),F,( ),F,( ),F,( ),II,BR2.3-2.1,British physician and the first athlete in history to run a mile in less than 4 min. Born in Harrow, England, he was educated at the University of Oxford and at Saint Marys Hospital Medical School. At a meet in Oxford on May 6, 1954, Bannister ran the mile in 3 min 59.4 sec, establishing a world record. This was bettered less than two months later by the Australian athlete John Landy, who set a record of 3 min 58 sec. Bannister defeated Landy in a mile race held at Vancouver, Canada, in August 1954. Although neither set a record, both men again ran the mile in less than 4 min. Bannister retired from athletic competition in December 1954 to practice medicine. He wrote an autobiography, Four-Minute Mile, published in 1955, and was knighted in 1975.,BR2.4-1,Marathon race, long-distance foot race deriving its name from Marathon, Greece. According to legend, in 490 B.C., Pheidippides, a runner from Marathon, carried news of victory over the Persians to Athens.,II,Marathon,In the first modern Olympics of 1896, a commemorative event retraced his route. The race soon became an Olympic event, its distance standardized in 1908 at 26mi, 385yd (42.195 km). The popularity of running as part of a physical fitness boom in the 1970s engendered a proliferation of,BR2.4-2,marathons, some of them televised. Races in Tokyo, New York City, and elsewhere joined the famed Boston Marathon (begun in 1897). Tens of thousands of runners entered these and less celebrated marathons seeking to achieve personal records and to test their endurance. One of the most influential male runners was Bill Rodgers, who won the Boston and New York City marathons four times each between 1975 and 1980. Until the 1970s, women were largely ignored in (or excluded from, as at Boston) marathon racing, but in 1984, American Joan Benoit won the first Olympic race for women, and Grete Waitz won the New York City marathon nine times in 19781988.,BR2.4-3,1. What is the origin of the Marathon?,2. What is the distance of a standardized marathon?,26 miles and 385 yards.,According to legend, a runner from Marathon carried news of victory over the Persians to Athens.,3. When does running become popular?,4. How many times did Bill Rodgers win between 1975 and 1980?,5. Were women allowed to take part in Marathon from the very beginning?,In the 1970s.,Eight times.,No.,BR3.1-1,Warm-up Exercises,1. Preparations for a Job Interview Discuss with your partner to see what preparations we should make before taking part in a job interview.,Tips:,Know the exact place and time of the interview, the interviewers full name, the correct pronunciation and his or her title. 2. Learn pertinent facts about the company such as annual sales revenue, principal lines of business and locations. 3. Find out why the hiring manager and/or client representative are/is interested in your qualifications.,BR3.1-2,Tips:,4. Determine how the opportunity will impact your immediate and long-term career development. 5. An interview is a “two-way street.“ Know what questions to ask during the interview. Your questions allow the hiring manager to evaluate your professional and personal needs. Insightful questions help you determine if your relationship will be mutually rewarding. Lastly, the better you understand the opportunity, the more you will be able to communicate your interest in the position. 6. Put your best foot forward. Always wear proper attire and greet your interviewer with a firm handshake and an enthusiastic smile.,BR3.2-1,2. Some “Dos” and “Donts” Read the following items with your partner and fill them into the chart. Item 1: Do plan to arrive on time or a few minutes early. Item 2: Do wait until you are offered a chair before sitting. Sit upright, look alert and interested at all times. Item 3: Talk as much as you can, so that the interviewer can understand you better. Item 4: You can inquire about salary, vacations, so that the interviewer will think you are really serious to get this job. Item 5: You can call the interviewer by his first name if you are sure of it.,BR3.2-2,Item 6: When asked about your present or former employers, you can make some derogatory remarks. Item 7: You should try to get the interviewer to describe the position and the duties to you early in the interview so that you can apply your background, skills and accomplishments. Item 8: When the interviewer steers the conversation into politics or controversial issues, you should try to do more listening than speaking.,BR3.2-3,“Dos”,“Donts”,Item 1,Item 2,Item 7,Item 8,Item 3,Item 4,Item 5,Item 6,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,BR3.3-1,3. A Job Interview You will hear a dialogue between an employer and a job applicant. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.,Apart from academic qualifications, what kind of character is very important to an employee?,2. Is the employee required to take a medical examination?,Yes.,The employee should be industrious, cooperative and honest.,3. Before the employee really works, what should he take?,He should take some special training.,II,BR3.3-2,BR3.4-1,4. Oral Practice Work with your partner, and practice the scene of Job Interview.,5. The Key to Career Fair Success,When you take part in a career fair. The key to success is to develop a commercial. You have 30 seconds to get an employer interested in you. If you cant, theyll move on. Practice a 30-second commercial to introduce yourself and your career goals. Be short and concise, but add a specific instance to grab attention. The following is how an American student “sells” herself at a career fair.,BR3.4-2,“Hello Ms. Smith. Im Samantha Ward and Ive been interested in OmegaTron ever since I read that Business Week article about your new multimedia software program. Im a computer science major with an art minor, and Im really excited about combining these two interests. Ive actually developed an interactive educational program to teach children how to draw. Would you like to see a copy of the website I designed?”,6. Writing Task Ask the students to write a one-minute self-introduction.,GR-main,Global Reading,1. True or False,2. Part Division of the Text,For Part 1,For Part 2,Text Analysis,3. Further Understanding,Table Filling,Questions and Answers,Todays graduates will most probably have the same job for the rest of their lives.,GR-true1-1,True or False,The writer is the owner of Mackay Envelope Corporation, a manufacturing company.,2.,T,The answers the writer got from the college graduate who wanted a job were all positive.,( ),Scan Text A and decide whether the following statements are true or false.,1.,3.,F,( ),F,( ),GR-true1-2,Todays graduates will most probably have the same job for the rest of their lives.,True or False,The writer is the owner of Mackay Envelop Corporation, a manufacturing company.,2.,T,The answers the writer got from the college graduate who wanted a job were all positive.,( ),Scan Text A and decide whether the following statements are true or false.,1.,3.,F,( ),F,( ),T,( ),F,( ),F,( ),The answer to every question was the same: no.,Gr-true1-3,Todays graduates will most probably have the same job for the rest of their lives.,True or False,The writer is the owner of Mackay Envelope Corporation, a manufacturing company.,2.,T,The answers the writer got from the college graduate who wanted a job were all positive.,( ),Scan Text A and decide whether the following statements are true or false.,1.,3.,F,( ),F,( ),F,( ),Employment experts believe that todays graduates could face many job changes.,Once it was decided that to cover a mile in four minutes was physically impossible for humans.,The 90-year-old tennis player insisted on playing the backhand court during the match because he wanted to work on his weaknesses.,GR-true2-1,4. 5. 6.,T,( ),True or False,Scan Text A and decide whether the following statements are true or false.,T,( ),Curt Carlson was so happy because they landed at the airport safely at last.,F,( ),GR-true2-2,Once it was decided that to cover a mile in four minutes was physically impossible for humans.,The 90-year-old tennis player insisted on playing the backhand court during the match because he wanted to work on his weaknesses.,4. 5. 6.,T,( ),F,( ),True or False,Scan Text A and decide whether the following statements are true or false.,T,( ),Curt Carlson was so happy because they landed at the airport safely at last.,T,( ),T,( ),He was happy because he found that there were no tracks in the snow when they were taxiing down the runway, which showed that they were first to be there that day.,GR-text,Part Division of the Text,Part,Lines,Main Ideas,1,2,3,16,727,2831,A recent college graduate failed to answer the questions because of lack of preparation.,Four pieces of advice on being a successful interviewee.,Everyone should make his or her own tracks in whatever he or she does.,GR-Part1-Q.1,Questions and Answers,1. How does the author introduce the topic in Text A? Why?,It starts with a personal story, which could be very appealing to readers because personal experiences sound real. They can also narrow the distance between the author and the reader. There are several ways to introduce a theme. 1. Stating the topic directly. 2. Posing a question. 3. Quoting a famous saying. 4. Relating an anecdote or an incident.,GR-Part1-Q.2,Questions and Answers,2. What is the writer according to what he says at the beginning of the text?,He is the owner of Mackay Envelope Corporation, a manufacturing company with 350 employees.,3. What conclusion did the writer draw from the young applicants answers?,The young applicant was not well prepared and incompetent for the job since his answers to all the questions were simply no.,GR- Part 2-1,Table Filling,The writer supports his suggestions about job application with a number of examples. Fill in the following table with the suggestions the writer puts forward and the instances he uses to illustrate them.,1) Prepare to win.,Examples,2) Never stop learning.,3) Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.,4) Find a way to make a difference.,Suggestions,4),3),2),1),Michael Jordan,_,New York cabdrivers,_,the four-minute mile, the New York Marathon and the Vietnam veteran,_ _,a 90-year-old tennis player,_,GR- Part 2 -2,Text Analysis,The author offers four keys to getting hired. All are instructive yet each is begun in a way different from the rest stylistically. Please match these strategies with each suggestion.,1. Prepare to win.,starts with a quotation,2. Never stop learning.,starts with a surprising fact,3. Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.,begins with a question,3. Find a way to make a difference.,begins with a personal opinion,Get the Job You Want,I run a manufacturing company with about 350 employees, and I often do the interviewing and hiring myself. I like talking to potential salespeople, because theyre our link to customers.,Article1_S,When a recent college graduate came into my office not too long ago looking for a sales job, I asked him what he had done to prepare for the interview. He said hed read something about us somewhere.,Had he called anyone at Mackay Envelope Corporation to find out more about us? No. Had he called our suppliers? Our customers? No. Had he checked with his university to see if there were any graduates working at Mackay whom he could interview? Had he asked any friends to grill him in a mock interview? Did he go to the library to find newspaper clippings on us?,Did he write a letter beforehand to tell us about himself, what he was doing to prepare for the interview and why hed be right for the job? Was he planning to follow up the interview with another letter indicating his eagerness to join us? Would the letter be in our hands within 24 hours of the meeting, possibly even hand-delivered?,Article2_S,As I see it, there are four keys to getting hired: 1. Prepare to win. “If you miss one day of practice, you notice the difference,” the saying goes among musicians. “If you miss two days of practice, the critics notice the difference. If you miss three days of practice, the audience notices the difference.”,Article3_S,The answer to every question was the same: no. That left me with only one other question: How well prepared would this person be if he were to call on a prospective customer for us? I already knew the answer.,The same preparation applies in every form of human endeavor. If you want the job, you have to prepare to win it.,Article4_S,When we watch a world-class musician or a top athlete, we dont see the years of preparation that enabled him or her to become great. The Michael Jordans of the world have talent, yes, but theyre also the first ones on and the last ones off the basketball court.,When I graduated from college, the odds were good that I would have the same job for the rest of my life. And thats how it worked out. But getting hired is no longer a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Employment experts believe that todays graduates could face as many as ten job changes during their careers.,Article5_S,That may sound like a lot of pressure. But if youre prepared, the pressure is on the other folksthe ones who havent done their homework. You wont get every job you go after. The best salespeople dont close every sale. Michael Jordan makes barely half of his field-goal attempts. But it takes no longer to prepare well for one interview than to wander in half-prepared for five. And your prospects for success will be many times better.,Article6.1_S,2. Never stop learning. Recently I played a doubles tennis match paired with a 90-year-old. I wondered how things would work out; I shouldnt have. We hammered our opponents 6-1, 6-1!,As we were switching sides to play a third set, he said to me, “Do you mind if I play the backhand court? I always like to work on my weaknesses.” What a fantastic example of a person who has never stopped learning. Incidentally, we won the third set 6-1.,As we walked off the court, my 90-year-old partner chuckled and said, “I thought youd like to know about my number-one ranking in doubles in the United States in my age bracket, 85 and up!” He wasnt thinking 90; he wasnt even thinking 85. He was thinking number one. You can do the same if you work on your weaknesses and develop your strengths. To be able to compete, youve got to keep learning all your life.,Article6.2_S,Article7_S,3. Believe in yourself, even when no one else does. Do you remember the four-minute mile? Athletes had been trying to do it for hundreds of years and finally decided it was physically impossible for humans. Our bone structure was all wrong, our lung power inadequate. Then one human proved the experts wrong. And, miracle of miracles, six weeks after Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile, John Landy beat Bannisters time by nearly two full seconds. Since then, close to eight hundred runners have broken the four-minute mile!,Several years ago my daughter Mimi and I took a crack at running the New York Marathon. At the gun, 23,000 runners startedand 21,244 finished. First place went to a Kenyan who completed the race in two hours, 11 minutes and one second. The 21,244th runner to finish was a Vietnam veteran. He did it in three days, nine hours and 37 minutes. With no