surroundings Part three (par. 4-9): The interview between the headmaster and
the author
Questions for discussion:
1. Why did the writer apply for a teaching post?
1). When you receive a job offer, you must consider many issues before making a decision, such as: Will the organization be a good place to work? Will the job be interesting? Are there opportunities for advancement? Is the salary fair? Does the employer offer good benefits?
7. Tell what you know about the young man.
8. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this narrative passage?
Writing style and structure of the text
－ Arnold Toynbee
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to
work a day in your life. － Confucius
好之者不如乐之者。——出自《论语·雍也》
If you have a job without any aggravations, you don’t have a job.
examinations, which are necessary for entrance to a university. The GCE was replaced by General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in 1988.
Reading comprehension What is the main idea of this passage?
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.
－ Malcolm S. Forbes
Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.
－ H. Jackson Browne
It is easier to do a job right than to explain why
you didn’t.－ Martin Van Buren
The writer was interviewed by the headmaster of a school and was offered a job which was none too pleasant.
Scanning
Prereading
Skimming
Scanning
AfterReading
2. Describe the surroundings of the school.
3. Describe the appearance and manners of the headmaster.
4. What kind of class was the writer asked to teach?
Argumentation(议论) essay tries to make the reader agree with its point of view and support it, to persuade him to change his mind or behavior, and to approve a policy or a course of action that it proposes.
与花时间 解释你为什么没有做好相比，直接 做好一件工作要简单得多
Background
General School Certificate 普通教育证书
General Certificate of Education (GCE) stands for an educational qualification in Britain. There are two levels of examinations in the British GCE. Schoolchildren at the age of 15 or 16 may take any number of examinations in a range of subjects and, after passing the examinations, are awarded “O” Level (ordinary level) GCEs. Students aged 17 or over may take “A” Level (advanced level)
2. Can you ask your potential employer directly about such issues?
Yes, you can ask your potential employer directly about such issues, and you should also do some checking on your own.
3. Why is a job with a lack of opportunities considered a bad offer?
Because a lack of opportunities can dampen interest in the work and result in frustration and boredom.
Mature, competent, experienced reliable, honest, responsible creative, highly-motivated Independent, resourceful Ambitious, aggressive Energetic, open-minded Sociable, selfless/unselfish
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.
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 collest Job Text II How to do well on a Job Interviewing Listening Comprehension Writing a Diary
suburb, summon, awkward, dreary, gabled, ever-green, fume, an air of, disapproval, colonel, grunt, dingy, proceed, margarine, mumble, attach importance to, consist of, appall, split, dismayed, diffidently, protest, get to one’s feet, last straw, prospect
test yourself!
Step 1 Listening In and Speaking out !
1 Prepare for the new words 2 Listen and try to understand
1. When you receive a job offer, what issues must you consider before making a decision?
Step 2 Reading famous sayings
There are no menial (humble) jobs, only menial attitudes.
－ William J. Bennett
The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.
3. Speaking out
What kind of job do you think is an ideal job for you?
Work surroundings Interest Opportunity potential Salary Benefits
What kind of personal qualifications do you think you should have?
Questions for discussion:
5. What were the teaching arrangements for the writer?