Unit 1 My first jobTeaching objectives1. to be familiar with the writing style of narration2. to be familiar with the uses of the –ing and –ed participles3. to be familiar with the building style of the Victorian age4. to be familiar with the school system in the U.K.text 1Teaching procedureI. pre-reading questions1.Self-introduction2. How did you spend your summer holiday? Anything interesting/special to share with the whole class?3.How many of you hold a part-time job? Can you tell us your experience of getting the first job? Were you interviewed by the child’s parents or the head of the school?II. the main idea（3 minutes for reading）1. choosing the statement best sum up the content2. reading comprehension in work book P1（1）discussing and checking the answers in group（2）checking the answersIII. reading or listening to the recording again1. for new words and expressions2. for difficult sentences（1）find out sentences employing –ing or –ed participles and –ing or –ed phrasesIV.Main ideas of each paragraph:-school ten miles away (para.1)-uncertainty before interview-inconvenient transportation (para.2)( awful journey to school)-state of mind after the journey-simple description of schoolhouse (para.3)-environment around the schoolhouse- simple description of the schoolhouse(poor surroundings)-simple description of the schoolmaster (para.4)(unfavorable impression)-simple description of the hallway (para.5)-simple description of the study-the questions asked of me-my answer-my reaction-the pupils at the school (para.6)--terrible teaching program/set-up-my responsibilities (para.7)-my annoyance (para.8)(meager salary)-the last straw (para.9)(working under a woman)V．analysis of the textParagraph 1Q1: Why did the author apply for the job?1. a teaching post …: 宾语后置（postponement, 强调）New information, key partsand long or complicated information are often put at the end of the sentence. ·We heard from his own lips the story of how he had been caught in a trap for days without food.2. teaching post: -ing participle modifying “post”3. advised at a school: -ed participle, function as object complement4. being very short of money: adverbial（reason）→adverbial clause of cause or reasonAs I was short of money and w anted to do something useful,…Being in poor health and lacking in teaching experience, he was dismissed.Not having his telephone number, I couldn’t ring him back.5. experience of teaching: gerund = teaching experience: -ing participle6.chances of landing the job: gerund, there is little possibility of7. short of: short of1) having an inadequate supply of: …供给不够的：We're short of cash. 我们现在现金不足。

short of hands 缺少人手short of breath 呼吸短促2）Other than; without resorting to: 除…以外；没有诉诸于：Short of shouting at him, I had no other way to catch his attention.除了大声向他喊叫，我真想不出还有什么办法能引起他的注意。

for short: as an abbreviation: 作为缩写：He's called Ed for short. 人们用简称叫他埃德in short:in summary; briefly 总之；简而言之8. …land the job…:land: informal To win; secure:【非正式用语】获得；获取：land a big contract. 签了一笔大合同He attributed his landing the valuable prize to hard work.land, acquire, earnland: informal 指得到很难得到的工作或合同，常译为“捞到，搞到”。

acquire: to get by one's own efforts: 逐渐地、一步一步地、积少成多地去取到、获得。

She acquired a knowledge of the English by careful study.Some people go back for their education to acquire another degree or diploma to impress the society.Some smoking and alcoholic drinks are an acquired taste and are not in born. earn: to gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work; to acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action强调努力的程度与所得之间的关系，多指得到钱财、名声或某种利益等。

earns a large salaryHis honesty earned the admiration of his friends.The young player earned his place in the team by training hard.9. slim: there is little possibility ofI believe his chances are slim/ scant/ slender/ small.slim, leanslim: small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length; slender苗条的，修长的; small in quantity or amount; meager微小的，微薄的;lean: not fleshy or fat; thin消瘦的：没有肉或脂肪的；not productive or prosperous; meager:收益差的.The farmer tried to fatten the lean cattle for market.lean meat; lean yearsParagraph 2Q1: How was the journey to Croydon?1.summoning me to : which summoned me （a relative clause）To call together; convene.召集；召唤The teacher summoned all the children to the room.Law To order to appear in court by the issuance of a summons.【法律】传唤：发送传票而命令某人出庭summon him to appear before the court /to the presence of the queensummon up: bring (a quality) of oneself especially, with an effort 唤起；引起summon up one’s courage/strength/the thought2.a ten-minute bus ride·a three-week holiday, a two-month-old baby （cardinal number with a noun）·a first-rate opera, a second-hand book（ordinal number with a noun）3.as a result: therefore·He slipped and broke his leg. As a result, he will be absent from class for two or three months.·Meanwhile disease and famine spread as a result of the flood.Paragraph 3Q1: Why “big staring sash-windows” is used here?Q2: What is the implied meaning of “they struggle to survive …”?Q3: Is it a beautiful school?Q4: What do you know about Queen Victoria?Victoria (queen) (1819-1901), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and empress of India (1876-1901). Her reign was the longest of any monarch in British history and came to be known as the Victorian era.Queen Victoria was the official head of state not only of the United Kingdom but also of the growing worldwide British Empire, which included Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, and large parts of Africa.In 1839 Victoria fell in love with her first cousin, Prince Albert, of the small German principality of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. They were married in February 1840, Between 1840 and 1857, Victoria and Albert had nine children.Some of Victoria’s children and grandchildren eventually married the heirs to thrones of Spain, Russia, Sweden, Norway, and Romania. Because of her many descendents, Victoria became known as the “Grandmother of Europe.”Victoria was important because she brought morality, good manners, and a devotion to hard work to her role as constitutional monarch. She took pride in her role as formal head of the world’s largest multiracial and multireligious empire, and her honesty, patriotism, and devotion to family life made the queen an appropriate symbol of the Victorian era.（Unit 5 Appearance）1. … big staring sash windows ….stare: keep one’s eyes open and fixed on something in woder, fear, anger or deep thoughtHe stared at me, trying to remember who I was.gaze: look steadily at something often with admiration or pleasureWe stood gazing at the beautiful scenery.gape: look hard in surprise, with the mouth openThey gaped at me when I told them about the gold I had found.glare: look angrily or foolishlyHe bore down on me with glaring eyes.2. survive: stay alive in…or despite…; live or exist longer thanHe survived the explosion.How many of the country’s early customs survive?survive all perils 历经危难而未死He survived his wife for many years.他比妻子多活好多年。