英语课件学习unit-3-job-interview

1、2021/3/141Now please tell your partner what you really want to be in the future and why.Different jobscollege professor / civil engineer / teacher/ programmer / engineer/ administrator/ architect / sales manager /lawyer /scientist/ tour guide/ banker/ writer/ photographer/ financial managerInformati

2、on for practice2021/3/142Unit 3 Job InterviewUnit 3 Job Interview 2021/3/143How can we stand out from the crowd of job applicants?2021/3/144A formal meeting at which someone is asked questions in order to find out whether he/she is suitable for a job, course of study, etc. Definition of Interviewint

3、erviewerintervieweeIf you are unable to interview successfully, you wont get the job. 2021/3/145give an interview to sb. 接见某人接见某人 have(hold) an interview with sb.会见某人会见某人 to go for an interview 进行面试进行面试request an interview with sb. 要求面见某人要求面见某人 to obtain an interview from 获得一个被面试机获得一个被面试机会会ask (beg)

4、 for an interview with sb. 请求面见请求面见某人某人 2021/3/146What do you think is the most important thing before an interview?2021/3/147Research the Company Research the company thoroughly Tailor your skills to companys needs (review job description)Development of the companyServices or productsCompetitors wi

5、thin the industryGrowth patternReputationNew products or projectsCulture and values2021/3/148Have a Great Resume!The resume is usually received by the employer before the interview, but it never hurts to bring some extra copies.Your resume should include things like objective, education, working exp

6、erience, and skills.RESUME2021/3/149Practice Interview Questions! Why do you want to work for this company? What positive attributes do you feel you can bring to this company? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Do you prefer working individually or in a team atmosphere and why?2021/3/1410Dont F

7、orget to be there Early!Get directions to the interview ahead of time.Adapt to your surroundingsIf traveling a long distance to the interview, make traveling plans ahead of time. 2021/3/1411 Natural, clean looking face/makeup Nicely styled hair Press your clothes Clean your fingernails Shoes shined

8、No Gum, Candy, or cigarettes at the Job Interview! Avoid strong perfumes or colognes 2021/3/1412Other Tips for the Interview Smile regularly Remember “Please” and “Thank you” (Good manner of speaking)Stand up to meet peopleKeep good eye contactBe confident and enthusiasticIf you feel nervous try bre

9、athing techniques. Use Mr. or Ms. unless asked to use first nameDont answer with a simple “yes” or “no”. 2021/3/1413Details Needed for Follow-up Ask for their business card Send a short thank you note within 24 hours Remind them of key points from the interview Emphasize your interest2021/3/1414 It

10、takes time and persistence to reach your goal Consider every interview a learning experience 2021/3/1415 Role Play: if you were an interviewer, what sort of job applicants would you prefer? CreativeHard-workingHonestLoyalWell- experienced Text A Text A GET THE JOB YOU WANTGET THE JOB YOU WANT- Harve

11、y B. MackayMackay Envelop Corporationa personal story (Paras1-6)four keys to getting hired The end :to sum up the four points2021/3/1417Understanding of Part I (1-6)1. In Paragraph 1 Line 2, how do we understand “potential salespeople”? They are people who _.A. have already become salespeople B. may

12、 not become salespeople in the future C. like to become salespeople in the futureD. are likely to become salespeople in the future2. What job did the graduate hunt for in the authors company?3. Did the new college graduate interview successfully ? Why or why not?Main idea: A recent college graduate

13、failed his interview because of lack of _.2021/3/1418Language Points applicant: a person who applies for sth, esp. a post Graduate schools generally require applicants to submit scores on the Graduate Record Exam. 惯用搭配惯用搭配job applicant / an applicant for a positionan applicant for admission to a sch

14、ool /an applicant for Party membership易混:applianceQ: Today housework has been much easier by electrical _.A. instruments B. appliances C. applicants D.equipment2021/3/1419 grill: question intensely; cook under or over direct heat( used in the pattern: grill sb about/ on sth)Tom was grilled by custom

15、s officers for several hours.The senior detective grilled the young suspect about the robbery case.Q: When the woman _ him as the criminal, he was _ beforethe police accepted his alibi(不在犯罪现场的证据）. A. identified; released B. unidentified; grilled C. identified; grilled D. unidentified; released 2021/

16、3/1420mock adj. Not real, but intended to be very similar to a real situation, substance etc 模拟war games with mock battles mock examination follow up : take additional steps to further ( followed by with) 采取进一步行动 We are worried that terrorists will follow up their threats with bomb attacks. The sale

17、sman usually follow up a letter with a visit. 推销员往往在写了信之后又上门拜访. Translation: 你应该打完电话后你应该打完电话后,再接着去一封信。再接着去一封信。2021/3/1421 : 渴望,急欲做某事 我热切希望能出国旅行。 sth in sbs hands: in sbs possession 在某人手中;为某人所拥有 Adequate proofs are in my hands showing that he is innocent .His fathers company has been in his hands for

18、 some years. 2021/3/1422at sbs hands:from sb 出自某人之手 I did not expect such unkind treatment at your hands. out of hand: out of control The football fans have got completely out of hand. On one hand, On the other hand 2021/3/1423prospective: likely to become or beAt an interview, do look a prospective

19、 employer in the eye while speaking.Confusable word: perspective n.透视画法, 透视图, 远景, 前途, 观点, 看法, 观点, 观察 The article is written from the perspective of an interviewer.2021/3/1424Reflections upon Writing Techniques Ways to begin an essay1) Using a quotation.2) Asking a question.3) Stating the time and pl

20、ace to the event to be described.4) Providing relevant background information.5) Giving a surprising or interesting fact. Now read the four tips offered by the author, and decide what ways are used to begin each of them.lThe author offers four keys to getting hired.lKey 1 starts with a _.lKey 2 star

21、ts with a _. lKey 3 begins with a _.lKey 4 begins with a _ _.questionquotationsurprising factpersonal opinion2021/3/1425: in my opinionAs I see it ,this press conference is the most successful one we have ever had.与与as I see it意义相近的表达方式意义相近的表达方式:From my point of viewTo my mind as to mefrom my standp

22、ointas far as I am concerned As I see it, its a very sound investment.2021/3/1426(as) the saying goes :used to introduce a particular phrase that people often sayEg: As an old English saying goes, “ No pains, no gains”.1. Prepare to win.俗话说俗话说:“有志者事竟成。有志者事竟成。”As the saying goes, “Where there is a wi

23、ll there is a way.常言道常言道:“木已成舟（事已成定局木已成舟（事已成定局,无可挽回）。无可挽回）。”As the saying goes, “What is done cannot be undone.”2021/3/1427The Michael Jordans of the world have talent, yes, but theyre also the first ones on and the last ones off the basketball court. (para. 9)“The Michael Jordans” refers to “such p

24、eople as successful as Michael Jordan”世界上诸如迈克尔.乔丹这样的顶尖人物无疑具有非凡的才能,但他们在篮球场上也是第一个到,最后一个走。2021/3/1428Michael Jordan (1963-)l American professional basketball player, considered by many to be the greatest player in basketball history. The 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) shooting guard 得分后卫得分后卫first became known as a

25、n 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 (1991-1993, 1996-1998). His widespread appeal to fans has helped keep basketball one of the world

26、s most popular spectator (观观众众) sports.2021/3/1429 endeavor: n. an effort or attempt to do sth尝试,试图; 尽力,竭力 Sweden has failed in its endeavor to rank among the world powers in table tennis. Please make every endeavor to arrive punctually. v. try to do sth The company endeavors to deal with clients co

27、mplaints as promptly as possible. 翻译:We always_(竭尽全力向顾客提供优质的服务）.endeavor to give customers excellent service2021/3/1430 The odds were good that:表示表示“极有可能极有可能,机会很大机会很大” Odds: chances or opportunitiesWhen he graduated from university, the odds were good that he would be accepted by a lucrative joint v

28、enture.look for employment找工作找工作 be in employment有工作有工作/职业职业 get/obtain employment找到工作找到工作 lose employment失业失业 be out of employment 失业失业 312021/3/14Expressions for Unemployment 1. I got fired. 我被炒鱿鱼了。 2. I got the boot. 我被开除了。 3. I got the ax. 我被开除了。 4. I got sacked./ I got the sack.我被开除了。 5. They k

29、icked me out. 他们把我踢出来了/把我开除了。 6. My boss showed me the door yesterday. 我老板昨天叫我走路。 7. I was canceled. 我被开除了。 8. I was laid off. 我被解雇了。 9. The boss told me that I dont have to come in tomorrow, or any other day. 老板告诉我说,我明天或以后都不必来公司了。 10. My boss told me to find a better job.老板叫我“另谋高就”2021/3/1432do one

30、s homework: make preparations beforehand David had done his homework before he exchanged ideas with his colleagues. Good odds will favor the one who has done his homework best.2021/3/1433You wont get every job you go after. The best salespeople dont close every sale. (para. 12) go after: try hard to

31、 obtain 努力争取;追求 He went after first prize in the English speech contest. Are you planning to go after Peters job when he leaves?close every sale: complete every sale or be successful in every sale 最好的售货员也不可能每次都做成生意.2021/3/1434 But it takes no longer to prepare well for one interview than to wander i

32、n half-prepared for five. And your prospects for success will be many times better.(L40L42)【注释】第一句话的主干为“it takes no longer tothan to 。”译为“做某事儿所花的时间不会比做另一件事儿花费的时间更长多”Half-prepared表示“准备一半的,准备不充分的”many times better是一个倍数的表达方式其形式为“倍数times形容词 副词比较级than” The output of coal in 1979 was six times greater tha

33、n that in 1972. 但认真准备一次面试的时间不会多于马马虎虎准备五次面试的时间,而你成功的可能性要多得多。2021/3/14352. Never stop learning.l活到老,学到老。l“It is never too old to learn.”l“One is never too old to learn.”lWhat conclusion can you draw from the 1st tip? -Success goes to those who are well prepared.What example does the writer use in supp

34、ort of his second suggestion?2021/3/1436doubles tennis match paired with a 90-year-old: I had a 90-year-old man as my partner in a doubles tennis match.Language Points: hammer: v. to defeat someone completely a t sport Arsenal hammered Manchester United in yesterdays game.work on ones weakness: to p

35、ractice and overcome or conquer ones weak points2021/3/1437 incidentally: by the way (used when adding more informationto what was said before, or when you want to talk about sth.else you have just thought of) n我得走了。顺便提一句我得走了。顺便提一句,如果你要那本书如果你要那本书,我下次把它带来我下次把它带来(考研考研,93）I must go now. Incidentally ,i

36、f you want that book ,Ill bring it next time.Incidentally, your proposal has been put to the discussion at the meeting.382021/3/14chucklevt. laugh quietlyHearing the news, she chuckled to herself.(chuckle to oneself : 暗喜暗喜;自笑自笑）The baby chuckled at/over the sight of sweets.2021/3/1439Bracket (L.52):

37、 n. a group or a category that has a particular rangeThe occupation requires pretty girls in the 18-25 age bracket. This new car is out of my price bracket. What can you learn from the example? -Success goes to those who keep learning.2021/3/14403. Believe in yourself, even when no one else does. Ro

38、ger Bannister (1929-)British physician and the first athlete in historyto run a mile less than 4 min.John Landy (1929- ):lAustralian 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

39、 set his mark.2021/3/1441 take/have a crack at: try to do sth He said he didnt know how to swim but would take a crack at it.I would like to take a crack at the Olympic title again before I retire. At the gun, 23,000 runners started. (para. 19)at the gun: when the starting gun signaled the start of

40、a race 发令枪一响,23,000名运动员冲出起跑线。422021/3/14deadlinen. a time limit by which sth.must be done 截止日期截止日期; 最后期限最后期限e.g.Tomorrow is the deadline for the students to hand in their term paper.432021/3/14identifyvt. 1. 识别识别;鉴别鉴别 2. 使等同于使等同于e.g. 1.She identified the man as her attacker. 2. One cannot identify h

41、appiness with wealth.他很容易就辨认出自己的行李来。他很容易就辨认出自己的行李来。It was easy for him to identify his baggage among the others.2021/3/14444. Find a way to make a difference.make a difference: change the situation or outlook; have an effect 改变现状或观点;产生影响 Adopting an appropriate learning approach can make all the dif

42、ference for you. Whatever she did, it made no difference.翻译翻译:锻炼使她的健康有显著改变。锻炼使她的健康有显著改变。“耐寒耐寒”人才挤爆招聘会人才挤爆招聘会 应聘者达万人应聘者达万人2021/3/1445blurtvt. utter abruptly and thoughtlessly 未加思索地冲口说出e.g. Peter blurted the secret (out) before we could stop him.As soon as the teacher put forward the question, he blur

43、ted the answer out.Translation:我还没来得及阻止他我还没来得及阻止他, 他已冲口说出了这个坏消息他已冲口说出了这个坏消息. 2021/3/1446 pry:try to look into private facts about a person ( used in the patterns: pry into sth) Some reporters like to pry into film stars private life. pry into ones affairs / secrets 2021/3/1447Hes living proof that y

44、ou can always shift the odds in your favor.living proof: if someone is living proof of a particular fact, they are a good example of how true it isin sbs favor : if something is in your favor, it helps you or gives you an advantage 对某人有利 The decision went in his favor. 2021/3/1448Understanding of Pa

45、rt 3 1. Who is Curt Carlson? . 2. How did he help the writer to get to a meeting in New York? 3.What happened at the airport? 4. How old was Curt Carlson at the time? What was he excited about? 2021/3/1449 in the neighborhood of : about I am hoping to buy an apartment in the neighborhood of 300,000

46、yuan.翻译翻译:他年薪大约有他年薪大约有40,000美元。美元。He has an annual salary in the neighborhood of $40,000.比较比较: in the neighborhood 在附近地区在附近地区 Are there any hotels in the neighborhood?2021/3/1450 Sentence to explain: It happened to be a day Minnesota was hit with one of the worst snowstorms in years.(L99L100)碰巧那天是明尼

47、苏达州遭受了罕见的暴风雪袭击【注释】主干:It happened to be a day happen to do sth: to do or have sth by chance 碰巧,凑巧 我在回家的路上碰巧遇见了他。我在回家的路上碰巧遇见了他。 2021/3/1451 Sentence to explain: As we were taxiing down it: taxi: v. if a plane taxis, it moves along the ground before taking off or after landing e.g.: The plane taxied to

48、 a halt. 解析: as the jet moved slowly on a runway2021/3/1452Curt Calson, 70 years old at the time, rich beyond anyones dreams, could still sparkle with excitement about being first. beyond anyones / ones wildest dreams: more than anyone/one can ever imagine Own a car of Benz, it is beyond my wildest

49、dreams. 十年之前我做梦都没有想过能在网上购物。十年之前我做梦都没有想过能在网上购物。Ten years ago it was beyond my wildest dreams that I could buy goods online.2021/3/1453sparkle v. 1) to shine in small bright flashes 闪耀;闪烁 The diamond ring sparkled in the sunlight.2) If someones eyes sparkle, they shine brightly, esp. because the perso

50、n is happy or excited 用眼神表达, 发光闪烁 Peters eyes sparkled with excitement. His eyes sparkled with delight.542021/3/14from ones/the standpoint (of)from ones/the viewpoint(of) 从从的观点来看的观点来看From my standpoint, finding a desirable job is more difficult than one can imagine.近年来近年来,一些心理学家试图用生物学的观点解释智力。一些心理学家试

51、图用生物学的观点解释智力。In recent years, some psychologists have tried to explain intelligence from a biological standpoint.2021/3/1455A recent college graduate failed to answer the questions at an interview because of lack of preparation.Prepare to winNever stop learningBelieve in yourself Find a way to make

52、a differenceThe end :to sum up the four pointsPage 802021/3/14562. 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.Suggestions Examples 1)2)1)2)P

53、repare to win. Michael Jordan Never stop learning. A 90-year-old tennis player 2021/3/14573) Believer in yourself,even when no one else does.3) the four-minute mile, the New York Marathon and the Vietnam veteran4) Find a way to make a difference.4) New York cabdrivers2021/3/1458Useful Expressions 1.

54、 模拟面试模拟面试mock interview2. 采取进一步行动采取进一步行动follow up3. 在某人手中在某人手中,为某人所拥有为某人所拥有in ones hands4. 亲手送交的亲手送交的hand-delivered5. 可能的客户可能的客户prospective customers2021/3/14596. 在我看来在我看来as I see it7. 俗话说俗话说(as) the saying goes8. 极有可能极有可能the odds are good that9. 一生中仅有一次的经历一生中仅有一次的经历a once-in-a-lifetime experience 1

55、0. 事先做好准备事先做好准备do ones homework2021/3/146011. 努力争取努力争取, ,追求追求go after12. 交换场地交换场地switch sides13. 发扬长处发扬长处develop ones strengths14. 尝试尝试take/have a crack (at)15. 奇迹中的奇迹奇迹中的奇迹miracle of miracles2021/3/146116. 实现你的目标实现你的目标accomplish your goals17. 改变现状或观点改变现状或观点; ; 产生影响产生影响 make a difference18. 大约大约in t

56、he neighborhood of 19. 做梦也想不到的做梦也想不到的 beyond ones/anyones wildest dreams20. 从从的观点来看的观点来看from ones/the standpoint (of)2021/3/1462 What is the best way to impress a 1) employer when you go for a job interview? 2) ,the best things is to demonstrate that you have 3) and know all about the firm 4) .You s

57、hould make every 5) ,for example, to show that you know something about the 6) of the company ,including the different lines of products it turns out and the chief business 7) it is working with. 8) in a spontaneous manner and let the interviewer know that you are not frightened by new challenges, b

58、ut are willing to 9) at anything. Try to look at the situation 10) of the person offering the opportunity of employment. What sort of qualities is he likely to be looking for ?Enthusiasm, certainly. So don not leave your application waiting until just before the deadline. Apply early. Another thing

59、that can 11) is to 12 ) your interview with a letter expressing your enthusiasm to join the company.Summary :2021/3/1463 What is the best way to impress a 1) prospective employer when you go for a job interview? 2) As I see it ,the best things is to demonstrate that you have 3) done your homework an

60、d know all about the firm 4) beforehand .You should make every 5) endeavor ,for example, to show that you know something about the 6) structure of the company ,including the different lines of products it turns out and the chief business 7) partners it is working with. 8) Respond in a spontaneous ma