• Exposition(说明) is perhaps the type of writing that is more frequently used by a student, a scientist, or a professional, exposition means expounding or explaining.
Reorder and retell
Victorian house
A Victorian house is a house typical of the time Queen Victoria(1819— 1901)reigned over Britain. From the sentence we may visualize a house with triangular upper parts of the wall at the end of a ridged roof and with large windows of two frames which open by sliding one frame up or down behind or in front of the other.
working under the headmaster’s wife. F
Writing style and structure of the text
• It is a piece of Narration. Told in the first person, the text gives a vivid and detailed account of the author’s applying for a job before going to college.
I and the headteacher Line 1 - 5 Line 6 - 38 Line 39 - 40
We can say “the interview goes from bad to worse”. How does the author achieve the effect. Read and find the indicators.
Sash window
Survive L. 11
survive : to continue to live esp. after coming close to death; endure; live longer than e.g. She was the only one who survived the crash. 她是这次空难唯一幸存者。
• Because I was in bad need of money and was eager to do something useful, I applied for the job. But at the same time that I did so, I was afraid that the possibility for me to get the job was very small because I didn’t have a university degree, nor did I have any teaching experience.
Paraphrase
• 1. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, feeling as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience my chances of landing the job were slim.
6. Subjects taught
7. The teaching set-up
8. The salary
9. The last blow of the day
Detailed reading
Advertise L. 1
1) advertise ( for ) ( vi) : to make known to people by printing a notice in a newspaper, on TV, etc e.g. The company is advertising for typists in the newspapers.
• 3). The headmaster saw eyes to eyes with the writer as
far as children’s games are concerned. F
• 4). The writer was not happy about his having to teach algebra and geometry, but he did not mind having to
reason for applying for a job. • b. The second part (Line6-38) is about the
whole process of the interview. • c. The third part (Line39-40) is the ending
1. He felt his chances of getting the job were slim when he first applied for it. 2. The journey to the interview proved to be awkward and depressing. 3. The school was set in a dirty and noisy surroundings. 4. They had little in common, which might make his work difficult. 5. They had little in common, which might make his work difficult. 6. He was not satisfied with the salary, which was too low. 7. By the end of the interview he learned that he had to work under
这家公司正在报纸上招聘打字员。
这个老太太登广告出租房子。 ★ The old lady advertised for a house to rent. 我们应该登广告聘用一个人来照料花园。
★ We should advertise for a man to look after the gkly and decide whether the statements are true or false:
• 1.The writer thought that the likelihood of him getting
the job was not great. T
• 2). The headmaster like the young man at the first sighFt.
Contact the target company
Do homework (Try to learn as much as about the target company)
Go to an interview
Contact the target company for information
Global reading
Ads in the newspaper, TV ads, ads in magazines, in the Internet
Write a letter, make a phone call, go and inquire by yourself
Search for employment (wants) information
Four types of text
• Description(描述) is painting a picture in words of a person, place, object, or scene.
• Narration (记叙)writing includes stories , real or imaginary, biographies, histories, new items, and narrative poems.
the headmaster’s wife, which was something he could not bear.
Structure
• The story can be divided into three parts: • a. The first part (Line1-5) is about the
Unit 1
My First Job
• Work in pairs, and tell each other your own experience in doing your first part-time job.
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• What’s the procedure to find a job?
Procedure of applying for a job
of the story.
work out the main idea of each paragraph
1.
Advertisement and application
2. On the way to the interview
3. The school
4. The headmaster
5. The room and interview
Six elements of a Narration
Time (When) Place (Where) Figures (Who)