实用英语综合教程unit 6.Work_Text A

1、Unit6Work,TextAWorkingHardorHardlyWorking?,work,SomethingAboutWork,Itisnousedoingwhatyoulike;Youhavegottolikewhatyoudo.不能爱哪行才干哪行，要干哪行爱哪行。Thebestpreparationforgoodworktomorrowistodogoodworktoday.为把明天的工作做好，最好的准备是把今天的工作做好。,SomethingAboutWork,Whenworkisapleasure,lifeisjoy!Whenworkisduty,lifeisslavery.工作

2、是一种乐趣时，生活是一种享受！工作是一种义务时，生活则是一种苦役。Idonotlikework-nomandoesbutIlikewhatisinthework-thechancetofindyourself.我不喜欢工作没有人会喜欢工作。但是我喜欢在所从事的工作中找到发现自己的机会。,Discussion1.Whoseemtoworkharder,peoplenoworinthepast?2.Whymostemployeesworkinglongerhoursnowthaneverbefore?3.Domostpeoplebelievemoretimemeansmorework?,Pre-R

3、eadingActivity,WordsandExpressions,WorkingHardorHardlyWorking?,Hecouldhardlywaittohearthenews.Thereshardlyanycoalleft.,hardad.withgreateffort,Lookhardatthispicture.Thinkhardandworkhard.,hardlyad.almostnot,findout:tolearnordiscover(afactthatwashiddenornotknown)发现,Iwonttellyouyoumustfindoutforyourself

4、!Pleasefindoutwhetherthereisanexpresstrainat10:00.,attheendof:Thetaskwasfinishedattheendof1995.atanend:finishedTheend:atlastItwillturnoutallrightintheend.,Themorehegiveshischildren,themoretheywant.Themoreyoupractise,thebetteryoucanspeakEnglish.,themore/less,etc.,themore/less,etc.:

5、,Thequalityofperformancehasfallenoffsincelastyear.BusinessfelloffafterChristmas.,falloff:tobecomeworseorbecomelessinquality,amount,etc.,Inadditiontotheapplesyouaskedfor,Iboughtyousomeoranges.InadditiontoEnglish,hehastostudyasecondforeignlanguage.,inadditionto:aswellas,Sheworkseverythingouteffectivel

6、y.effectiveHemadeaneffectivespeech.efficientworkingwellandwithoutwasteHisworkisefficient.,effectivelyad.inaneffectiveway,searchout:tofind(out)oruncoverbysearching,Thelawyersearchedouttheweaknessesinthewitnesssstatement.Hesearchedoutthebookandhandedittome.,Hehashadthebenefitoffirst-classeducation.Its

7、ofgreatbenefittoeveryone.,benefitn.advantage;profit;goodeffect,Hemadeaprofitof$1000onthesale.Theresverylittleprofitinsellinglandatpresent.,profitn.moneygain;moneygainedbyabusinessorapieceofbusiness,Exercise3DecidewhetherthestatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F)accordingtothepassage.,1.Manypeoplebelievethatm

8、oretimemeansmorework.2.Sometimesitmaybedifficultforindividualstorealizethattheirperformanceisdecreasing.3.Inordertogetthejob,thetwocandidatesfirsthadtheirqualificationsforthejobcompared.4.Besidesmoney,theremaybesomeotherreasonswhypeopleareworkinglonghours.5.Peoplewanttofindacompanywheretheycanbothwo

9、rkhardandworkwell.,After-ReadingTask,T,T,F,T,F,TextAWorkingHardorHardlyWorking?1Accordingtoarecentsurvey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursthanemployeesdidin1979.Theyalsotakeshortervacations.ItseemsthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Orarethey?Amanagementconsultant,BillMeyer,d

10、ecidedtofindout.Forthreedays,heobservedaninvestmentbankerhardatwork.Meyerwrotedowneverythingthebankerdidduringhislongworkdaythebankerworked80hoursaweek.Attheendofthethree-dayperiod,Meyerreviewedthebankersactivitieswithhim.Whatdidtheyfindout?Theydiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingbusywor

11、k.,While-ReadingTask,Forexample,heattendedunnecessarymeetings,maderedundanttelephonecalls,andspenttimepackingandunpackinghistwobigbriefcases.,ParIAmericansseemtobeworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.,2Apparently,manypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoresheorheaccomplishes.However,thec

12、onnectionbetweentimeandproductivityisnotalwayspositive.Infact,manystudiesindicatethatafteracertainpoint,anyonesproductivityandcreativitybegintodecrease.Furthermore,itisnotalwayseasyforindividualstorealizethattheirperformanceisfallingoff.,While-ReadingTask,ParaIITheconnectionbetweentimeandproductivit

13、yisnotalwayspositive.,While-ReadingTask,3Partoftheproblemisunderstandable.Whenemployersevaluateemployees,theyoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.Employeesknowthis.Consequently,theyworklongerhoursandtakelessvacationtimethantheydidnineyearsago.Althoughmanyworkingpeoplecandot

14、heirjobeffectivelyduringaregular40-hourworkweek,theyfeeltheyhavetospendmoretimeonthejobafternormalworkinghourssothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemseethem.,ParIIIEmployeeshavetospendmoretimeontheirjobbecauseemployeesoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.,While-ReadingTask,4Agroup

15、ofhead-hunters(peoplewhosearchoutexecutivepersonnelforcompanies)wereaskedtheiropinionaboutasituation.Theyhadachoiceoftwocandidatesforanexecutivepositionwithanimportantcompany.Thecandidateshadcomparablequalificationsforthejob.Forexample,theywerebothreliable.Onecoulddothejobwellina40-hourworkweek.Theo

16、therwoulddothesamejobinan80-hourweekjustaswell.Accordingtoahead-huntingexpert,the80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejob.Thetimethiscandidatespendsonthejobmayencourageotheremployeestospendmoretimeatwork,too.,ParaIVEmployersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklater,theymayactuallydomorework,whichmayenco

17、urageotheremployeestospendmoretimeatwork,too.,Employersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklater,theymayactuallydomorework.,5Peopledonotworklonghoursonlyformoremoney.Insuchfieldsasadvertising,showbusiness,andjournalism,theglamourandpublicityareworthmorethananymonetarybenefit.Ontheotherhand,manyemploy

18、eesarenotwillingtospendsomuchextra,unproductivetimeattheoffice.Oncetheyfinishtheirworksatisfactorily,theywanttorelaxandenjoythemselves.Forthesepeople,thesolutionistofindacompanythatencouragespeopletodoboth.,While-ReadingTask,ParaVPeopledonotworklonghoursonlyformoremoney.,Outline,After-ReadingTask,Am

19、ericansseemtobeworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.,Theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivityisnotalwayspositive.,Employeeshavetospendmoretimeontheirjobbecauseemployersoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.,Outline,After-ReadingTask,Employersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklat

20、er,theymayactuallydomorework,whichmayencourageotheremployeestospendmoretimeatwork,too.,Peopledonotworklonghoursonlyformoremoney.,SummaryofTextA,Asshownbyarecentsurvey.Americansworklongerhoursandtakeshortervacationsthantheydidin1979.Thoughmoretimeonthejobdoesntnecessarilymeangreaterefficiency.Inspite

21、ofthis,peoplestillworkextrahourssimplybecausetheyhopetobepromotedbytheiremployers.Head-huntersofacompanyalsotendtobelieveintheseemingtruththatmoretimeleadstomorework.However,itshouldbenotedthatthisattitudetowardworkdoesvaryfrompersontopersonandfromonecircleofsocietytoanother.,Exercise4Readthepassage

22、again.Givethemainideaofeachparagraphbycompletingthesentences.,After-ReadingTask,Americans_,but_.,Timeandproductivity_.,Employees_,becauseemployers_.,worklongerhoursnow,takeshortervacationsthantheydidin1979,arenotalwaysconnectedpositively.,havetospendmoretimeonthejob,oftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthe

23、jobinadditiontojobperformance,Exercise4Readthepassageagain.Givethemainideaofeachparagraphbycompletingthesentences.,After-ReadingTask,Iftwopeoplehadequalqualifications,_.because_.,Manypeopleworklonghours_,butothers_.,theonewhoworkslongerhoursismorelikelytogetthejobthantheother,theemployersbelievethat

24、iftheemployeesstayatworklater,theymayactuallydomorework.,inordertogetmoremoney,dontliketospendsomuchextra,unproductivetimeattheoffice.Whattheywantisthatoncetheyfinishtheirworksatisfactorily,theywanttorelaxandenjoythemselves.,Exercise5TranslatetheexpressionsintoChineseorEnglish.,1.socialsurvey_市场调查ma

25、keasurveyoftheprices_对形势作调查2.anexpertcarpenter_anexpertatmathematics_anexpertinskindiseases_anexpertoninternationaltrade_,社会调查,marketsurvey,做价格调查,makeasurveyofthesituation,手艺高超的工匠,数学专家,皮肤病专家,国际贸易专家,After-ReadingTask,Exercise5TranslatetheexpressionsintoChineseorEnglish.,3.extrapay_额外的工作anextrahighpri

26、ce_特大尺码4.athree-dayperiod_a40-hourworkweek_10分钟的休息_24小时的服务_3000米赛跑_五星级宾馆,额外的工资,extrawork,特别高的价格,extralargesize,3天的时间,40小时的工作周,aten-minutebreak,twenty-four-hourservice,a3000-metrerace,afive-starhotel,After-ReadingTask,Exercise6Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsgiven.Changetheformifnecessary.,1.

27、appear,apparent,apparentlya.Hetriedto_honestandreliable.b.Theresultsofyourhardworkwillsoonbe_.c._,duct,production,productive,productivitya.Wehaveintroducedanumberofsuch_lines.b.Thisschemeisthe_ofourcarefulthought.c.Itissaidthatdese

28、rtcanbeturnedinto_land.d.Weshouldconcentrateoureffortsonincreasingthe_oflabor.,appear,apparent,Apparently,production,product,productive,productivity,After-ReadingTask,Exercise6Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsgiven.Changetheformifnecessary.,3.effect,effective,effectivelya.Themeasureturnedoutt

29、obevery_.b.The_ofsomemedicinearenotimmediate.c.Inordertodeal_withairpollution,wewillsetupaspecialcommittee.4.satisfy,satisfaction,satisfactorya.Itwasobviousthattheroyalfamilywerenot_withthepresentsituation.b.Themanagementofthebusinessisnot_itneedsimprovingimmediately.c.IhopeIwillbeabletodoeverything

30、toyour_.,effective,effect,effectively,satisfied,satisfactory,satisfaction,After-ReadingTask,Exercise7Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiven.,1.Thefailureoftheschemewasduetobad_(manage).2.Oneofthemain_(attract)ofthejobisitshighsalary.3.Hemadealotofmoneyfroman_(invest)ingovernmentsecurities.4.

31、Developingcountriesaregenerallyinneedoftechnical_(person).5.In_(add)totherequiredcourses,therearesomecoursestobefreelychosen.,management,attractions,investment,personnel,addition,After-ReadingTask,Exercise7Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiven.,6.Mr.Smithhasbeenhuntingfora_(rely)andefficien

32、tassistant.7.Thereissome_(connect)betweencigarettesmokingandcertaindiseases.8.Inmyopinion,perhapseconomyisthe_(solve)tohismonetaryproblems.9.Thenumberofhis_(employ)hasincreasedthreetimesrecently.10.Theelderlygentlemanworkedforthesame_(employ)allhislife.,reliable,connection,solution,employees,employe

33、r,After-ReadingTask,Exercise8Rewritethesentencesbyusing“themore.themore.”.Makeanyproperchangeswherenecessary.,MODEL:Workhardandyouwillmakegreatprogress.Theharderyouwork,thegreaterprogressyouwillmake.,After-ReadingTask,1.Hetriedhardbutheseemedtomakelittleprogress.2.Wewontfeelhappierunlesswedomorefort

34、hepeople.3.Ifyouhavemorefriends,youwillfeelhappier.4.WheneverIseeofhim,Idontlikehim.5.Itwillbegoodifyoucansellasmanyticketsaspossible.,Exercise8Rewritethesentencesbyusingthemore.themore.”.Makeanyproperchangeswherenecessary.,Themoreticketsyoucansell,thebetter.,Theharderhetried,thelessprogressheseemed

35、tomake.,Themorewedoforthepeople,thehappierwewillfeel.,Themorefriendsyouhave,thehappieryouwillfeel.,ThemoreIseeofhim,themoreIdislikehim./ThemoreIseeofhim,thelessIlikehim.,After-ReadingTask,Exercise9Rewritethesentencesusing“so.that”or“such.that”.,MODEL:Theteacherspeaksveryclearlyandeveryonecanundersta

36、ndher.Theteacherspeakssoclearlythateveryonecanunderstandher.,After-ReadingTask,Exercise9Rewritethesentencesusing“so.that”or“such.that”.,1.Thewindwasverystronganditblewtheroofoffthehouse.2.Shegotashockandshedroppedthebag.3.Herwritingwasverysmall.Icouldhardlyreadit.4.Itprovedtobeaverydifficultproblem.

37、Nobodycouldsolveit.5.Wehadaverygoodtime.Wedidntwanttogohome.,Wehadsuchagoodtimethatwedidntwanttogohome.,Thewindwassostrongthatitblewtheroofoffthehouse.,Shegotsuchashockthatshedroppedthebag.,HerwritingwassosmallthatIcouldhardlyreadit.,Itprovedtobesuchadifficultproblemthatnobodycouldsolveit.,After-Rea

38、dingTask,ThreeLittlePigs,EnglishSongs,EnglishSongs,YesterdayOnceMore,WhenIwasyoungIdlistentotheradioWaitingformyfavoritesongsWhentheyplayedIdsingalong,Itmakemesmile.ThoseweresuchhappytimesandnotsolongagoHowiwonderedwheretheydgone.ButtheyrebackagainjustlikealonglostfriendAllthesongsIlovesowell.EveryS

39、halalaeverywowostillshines.Everyshing-a-ling-a-lingthattheyrestartingtosingsofineWhentheygettothepartWherehesbreakingherheartItcanreallymakemecryjustlikebefore.Itsyesterdayoncemore.,EnglishSongs,EnglishSongs,(shoobiedolanglang)LookingbackonhowitwasinyearsgonebyAndthegoodtimesthatIhadMakestodayseemra

40、thersad,Somuchhaschanged.ItwassongsoflovethatIwouldsingtothemAndIdmemorizedeachword.ThoseoldmelodiesstillsoundsogoodtomeAstheymelttheyearsawayEveryshalalaeverywowostillshinesEveryshing-a-ling-a-lingthattheyrestartingtosingsofineAllmybestmemoriescomebackclearlytomeSomecanevenmakemecryJustlikebefore.I

41、tsyesterdayoncemore.,(shoobiedolanglang)Everyshalalaeverywowostillshines.Everyshing-a-ling-a-lingthattheyrestartingtosingsofineAllmybestmemoriescomebackclearlytomeSomecanevenmakemecryJustlikebefore.Itsyesterdayoncemore.(shoobiedolanglang)everyshalalaeverywowostillshines.everyshing-a-ling-a-lingthatt

42、heyrestartingtosingsofine,EnglishSongs,EnglishSongs,TextBWorkingforFunandProfit,FleaMarket,Afleamarketisatypeofbazaarwhereinexpensiveorsecondhandgoodsaresoldorbartered.Itmaybeindoors,suchasinawarehouseorschoolgymnasium;oritmaybeoutdoors,suchasinafieldorunderatent.Thefleamarketvendorsmayrangefromafam

43、ilythatisrentingatableforthefirsttimetosellafewunwantedhouseholditemstoacommercialoperationincludingalargevarietyofusedmerchandise,scoutswhorovetheregionbuyingitemsforsalefromgaragesalesandotherfleamarkets,andseveralstaffwatchingthestalls.,Discussion1.Whatdoyouoryourfamilyusuallydowithyourunwantedho

44、useholdgoods?2.HaveyoueverheardofFleaMarket?,WordsandExpressions,Outline,After-ReadingTask,Youcometoyourfirstgaragesale.,Yourfriendcomestohisfirstfleamarket.,GaragesalesandfleamarketsarepopularintheUnitedStates.,FleamarketsandgaragesalesgiveAmericansanopportunityofworkingforfunandforprofit.,Whatafle

45、amarketis.,Whatagaragesaleis.,SummaryofTextB,GaragesalesandfleamarketsarepopularintheUnitedStates.ManyAmericansfindtheycanmakealittleextramoneyandhavefunbeing“weekendentrepreneurs”.Fleamarketsopenspacesinoroutoftownthatbecomesalesbusycentersonweekends.Peoplewhowanttosellneworusedclothing,toolsorbook

46、srentaspaceforthedayforasmallamountofmoneyandselltheiritems.Garagesalesaresmallerthanfleamarkets.Onweekendswhentheweatherisnice,severalfamiliesgathertheirunwantedhouseholdgoodsandselltemtogether.FleamarketsandgaragesalesgivemanyAmericansanopportunityofworkingforfunandprofit.,Exercise2Decidewhetherth

47、estatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F)accordingtothepassage.,After-ReadingTask,1.Fleamarketsareonlyfoundoutoftown.2.GaragesalesaremorepopularthanfleamarketsintheUnitedStates.3.Ifyouwanttosellyourgoodsinafleamarket,youhavetopaysomemoneytorentaspace.4.Somepeoplebuygoodsfromafleamarketandresellthemintheirowns

48、tores.,F,T,T,F,Exercise2DecidewhetherthestatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F)accordingtothepassage.,After-ReadingTask,F,T,F,T,5.Thereismoremerchandiseingaragesalesthaninfleamarkets.6.Merchandiseisgenerallymoreexpensiveinfleamarketsthaningaragesales.7.Peoplesometimescangetinformationaboutgaragesalesfromthea

49、dsinthenewspapers.8.FleamarketsandgaragesalesprovideAmericansanopportunitytomakealittleextramoneyandalotoffunaswell.,After-ReadingTask,curiousblockequipmentgenerallycommonfrequentlygathersignexceptforasetoflookoversearchforconsistofputupforfun,Exercise3Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsgiven.C

50、hangetheformifnecessary.,1.Whentheyhaveagaragesale,theyusuallymaketheirown_withalloftheimportantinformationaboutthesale.2.Onweekends,Jeanusuallygoestoafleamarketto_someunusualhouseholditems.3.Weusually_theinformationaboutgaragesalesfromthelocalnewspapers.4.Iwonderifyouwouldbesokindasto_mypaperbefore

51、Ihanditin?5.Wefrequentlyhavegaragesalesjust_,notforprofit.,forfun,signs,searchfor,gather,lookover,After-ReadingTask,Exercise3Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsgiven.Changetheformifnecessary.,curiousblockequipmentgenerallycommonfrequentlygathersignexceptforasetoflookoversearchforconsistofputupf

52、orfun,6.Thecoupleboughtsomepiecesof_forthekitchenatalocalfleamarket.7.Theauthorlistedtheten_askedquestionsaboutgaragesalesandfleamarkets.8.Everythingwasperfect_theweather.9.Itisquite_forpeopletohavegaragesalesbeforetheymovetoanewplace.10.Healwayskeeps_toolsinthebackofhiscar.,equipment,frequently,exc

53、eptfor,common,asetof,Exercise3Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsgiven.Changetheformifnecessary.,After-ReadingTask,curiousblockequipmentgenerallycommonfrequentlygathersignexceptforasetoflookoversearchforconsistofputupforfun,11.ThisroomlooksverybareImight_oneortwoposters.12.Theywere_tofindoutwha

54、tDoloresdidatthefleamarket.13.Itsasimpledishtoprepare,_mainly_riceandvegetables.14.Hisattitudetomewas_kindandfriendly.15.Thenearestfleamarketisfour_awayfromwherewelive.,putup,curious,generally,blocks,Exercise4Fillineachofthefollowingblankswithaprepositionoranadverb.,After-ReadingTask,1.Write_everythingyouleanaboutthecar,fromtheInternet,magazines,andespeciallyfromthesalesman.2.Todaythereismoreawarenessoftheconnection_foodandhealth.3.Sometimespeopleareactuallynotawarethattheirperformanceisfalling_.4._theotherhand,weworkwithsomeb