Born on March 3, 1847, inEdinburgh,Scotland, Alexander Graham Bell was the son and grandson of authorities in elocution and the correction of speech. Educated to pursue a career in the same specialty, his knowledge of the nature of sound led him not only to teach the deaf, but also to invent the telephone. In 1876, at the age of 29, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.Bellmight easily have been content with the success of his invention. His many laboratory notebooks demonstrate, however, that he was driven by a genuine and rare intellectual curiosity that kept him regularly searching, striving, and wanting always to learn and to create.
Understand the reading skills.
教学方法
Communicative teaching;
Task-based language teaching;
Pair work.
教学过程
1.Warm-up activities;
2.Understanding the text
(Ask the students some questions related to the text.);
3. Guide students to the correct use of the words, expressions in the textby doing the related exercises;
4. Lead discussions among students onsources of information.
3. Detailed studies of the text;
4. Grammar and exercises;
5. Writing skills introduction.
辅助手段
Multimedia software; blackboard
作业
1.Write a paragraph of around 80 words about what you should do to track down information on job openings.
III. ailed studies of the text
Culture Notes
1.Difference between Job and Career
Many people believe that choosing a job and choosing a career are the same; however they’re different. Each job is a tool to provide income to reach financial goals. On the other hand,a career is a vocation in whichtalents and skills are expressed throughout a lifetime.
Step 1: Students are provided with chances to practice their spoken English by delivering a speech alone or cooperatingwith hispartner;
Step 2:Listen and Talk
Most people choose jobs and work environments that fit lifestyle choices. Careers are chosen to leverage education and experience for advancement and progression.A job offers stability and security. A career stimulates talents in a way that aligns with personal aspirations.A job represents routine, low risk and stability. A career embodies flexibility, risk and opportunity.
Language points
1.careern.
—a job or profession for which one is trained and whichone intends to follow for the whole of one’s life
Examples
•There are many morecareersopen to women now than fifty years ago.
Listen to the passageaboutYour Dream Joband try to fill theblanks;
Step 3: Communicative Tasks
Work with the partner and take turns to start the conversations.
The company was founded by Lars Henrik Friis Molin in 1988 while he was still an MBA student. He began with a local student survey and an ambition to improve communication between students and the employers who want to recruit them.
II. Understanding the text
1. Analyze the structure of the passage;
2. Introduce the main idea of thePassageA. Explain and illustrate the cultural background and language points in the text;
It can be said that in a job one works to live, and in a career one lives to work.
2.Universum:
Universum is an international corporation headquartered inStockholm,Sweden. And it is a global leader in employer branding.
Having a job rarely involves any planning. But a career always requires careful career planning and preparation.A job becomes less satisfying over time especially if your true gifts and abilities are not utilized. A career allows you to cultivate and focus your passion and interests.
2. Exercisesand after-class reading.
课外
阅读
书目
1.Kingsley Amis---Lucky Jim
2.Jane Austen---Pride and Prejudice
教学内容
Passage AYour Dream Job: A Click Away
I.Warm-up activities
•There are severalcriteriaof a good school.
4.salaryn.
— fixed (usually monthly) pay for regular work
Examples
•My father draws hissalaryat the end of every month.
•Theresidentsof the town are proud of its new library.
Examples
•TheLocal Courthasreferredthe whole casetothe High Court.
•The dispute between the two countries wasreferred tothe United Nations.
3.criterian.(pl.)
—an established rule, standard, or principle, on which a judgment is based
Examples
•Whatcriteriado you use when judging the quality of a student’s work?
•Florence Nightingale made nursing hercareer.