新标准大学英语4 B4U1教案

Unit 1 Nine to Five

Section 1 Lead-in

1.Video and Questions

Watch the video and answer the questions.

Clip One.

1). Why is the girl, Ryden Malby, screaming in the end?

Clip Two.

1). What does Ryden respond to the question “What are you up to” at the party?

2). What does she say about her situation?

Clip Three.

1). Watch the clip to see if there is any difference between the three fathers? attitudes and

behaviors? Which one do you prefer?

2.Discussion

1) What is the first problem facing the students leaving university?

2) How do you think they will react if they can?t find a job?

3) What do you think their parents will do if they can?t find a job?

3. Listening in

1). Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.

This is an article by an Education Correspondent, Alexandra Blair, published in September 2008 in The Times, a long-established British quality newspaper. For many graduates finding a job became harder in 2008 and 2009 because of the economic downturn – then a recession (萎缩). After their final exams, some student?s rested in the summer before looking for jobs and then found that it was difficult to find employment in their field or at the level they wanted. The article addresses the problem of such new graduates who might be stuck at home. The style is partly of a report, but also of a humorous comment for light entertainment.

2). Listen to the passage and answer the questions.

① Why are there more graduates looking for jobs?

Because universities in Europe, particularly in Britain, have expanded greatly in the last fifteen years.

② Why did the competitive situation of job market become even worse in 2008?

Because of the credit crunch and economic depression that year.

③ What is the advice the author gives to the students?

Active to seek a job, they need to fill in many application forms and try to get job interviews: they won?t find employment by lying on the sofa at home.

Listening Script:

Universities in Europe, especially in Britain, have expanded greatly in the last fifteen years, so there are more graduates looking for jobs. This competitive situation became a lot worse in 2008 onwards with the credit crunch and economic depression, which means that there were fewer jobs available and a rise in unemployment. Thus new graduates have to be active to seek a job, they need to fill in many application forms and try to get job interviews: they won?t find employment by lying on the sofa at home.

Section 2 Passage Learning

1.Background information

Cultural Note: Honors Degree

1)Most people get a second.

2)Traditionally, in the British university system, BA (文学学士) and BS (理学学士) are

awarded in different categories: a first class degree (I), a second (IIi or IIii called “a two one”

and “a two two”), a third (written III) and a pass degree.

3)There are also ordinary degrees with more general courses of study without these categories.

Key: 2,1,3

Generation Y and Grunt

1). Work in pairs and answer the question. How to name the generations and characterize them?

2). Why is Generation Y is also called Generation Grunt?

Complete the passage with the words in the box.

express children available experience

It is an ironic name referring to repetitive, low status, routine or mindless work – this may be the only work available to some graduates, who may have to take very ordinary jobs to get experience . “Grunt” also refers to coarse behavior or bad manners and to the deep sound that is made by a pig. When people “grunt” they express disgust but do not communicate with words – this may be how the parents of new graduates think their children communicate with them!

2.Text organization

General structure:

Problems after graduation

↓

Advice for dealing with the problems

Detailed structure:

Looking at the from various

↓

viewpoints

↗↗↖↖

parents(Paras 1-2) author(Para 3) graduates (Paras 4-6) mother(Paras 7-9)

Psychotherapist → ← author(Para 16)

(Paras 10-15)

↓ ↓

Parents? balance:

positive → not making More examples

life too comfortable

↓

Better for fathers

to help boys after a job setback.

↓

It?s a good idea to

get some jobs like bar work, shelf-stacking.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/ec3881649.html,rmation analysis

Work in pairs. Look at the sentences and discuss the implied meanings unsaid.

1）“Will he ever get a job?” Who is asking this question? What mood does it express?

The parents are asking the question.

The mood seems to express patience or resignation because the word “ever” suggests that getting

a jo

b will take a long time.

2）Who describes Generation Y as “rebels without a cause”? Is it a fair description?

This is th e writer?s description to indicate that this generation is rebelling against parents or society, but they have nothing particular to rebel against.

This does not seem very fair because the students are trying to find work –it is just that they don?t like their parents nagging them.

3）[Jack] “walked into the university careers service and straight back out again”.

What does this suggest about Jack?s character?

It suggests that Jack is not very determined. As soon as he saw the queue he left without waiting and without trying to ask about jobs or careers.

4）Jack spent the summer “hiding”.

Hiding from what? Why are quotation marks used?

Hiding from the world of work, staying at home and not looking for a job.

The quotation marks tell us that he wasn?t literally hiding, he just spent a lot of time at home.

5）How is Mrs. Goodwin?s point of view affected by her own personal experience?

In one way her experience hasn?t affected her attitude. She left school and went immediately to a job (without going to university) and has been working full-time since then and yet she is sympathetic and takes a soft line.

6）How is Lindenfield?s point of view affected by her own personal experiences?

Her personal experience was that she worked in a bar before finding her first proper job as an aerial photographic assistant. So she says such work is a great networking opportunity. If new graduates are good at such work and bright, cheerful and polite, they will soon be promoted. Her personal experience thus reflects – or perhaps has created – her point of view.

7）What would the first two paragraphs have focused on if they had been presented from the point of view of the students rather than the parents?

The first two paragraphs would have focused on the need for the new graduates to rest for a bit after their hard studies. It is OK for students to relax with the TV or to socialize with friends for a while, then they can start a serious search for employment after that.

4.Theme Discussion

1）Do you think the Goodwins are good parents?

Yes. If they take a hard line with Jack, it will just make him angry: He has already tried to find work and he needs rest and sympathy now. His parents are letting him go to South America.

But after that he will have to make a more seriou s effort and he?ll need to contribute to the household budget, which means he must find work then. So the soft line is the best approach.

No, their soft line is not good enough. They should insist that he make more effort and they should actively help him to find work, even a temporary job. Their soft approach just encourages him to delay and by the time he comes back from his holiday all the likely jobs will have been taken. So they are not really helping at all. How can they let him take a three week holiday abroad when he hasn?t got a job to come back.

2）Which advice Lindenfield gives to parents do you agree with (if any), and why?

I agree with her advice that parents should strike the right balance between being positive and

understanding without making life too comfortable, otherwise students will not look for a job.

Her advice about working in a bar or supermarket seems sensible too, because one job can lead to another.

3 ）Is Jack?s point of view that he doesn?t want to do temporary bar work justifia ble?

No. He thinks that kind of work is a dead-end job and not suitable for him. But he?s wrong because he has the wrong attitude toward work. A new graduate may expect to start at the bottom: That?s OK while you get experience. If you have a good attitude and work well, you will soon be promoted or you can find a much better job later. He?s unrealistic, I think.

4）Do you agree that men can give boys better advice than women when they are stuck in setbacks?

Why / Why not?

Yes. Men will understand the male point of view better and conversely women will understand a female point of view better. So each gender will give the best advice to someone of their own gender.

No, to understand setbacks in the search for work is not a gender issue. I think anyone who knows the situation can give good advice, whether they are male or female.

5）Do you think the passage is a fair overview of the problem of graduate unemployment?

No, because there is no mention of those who persistently apply for many jobs but don?t get interviews or offers of employment. The article seems to suggest that new graduates sit around at home, but I know many people who really search hard for work. Some find it, some don?t. It?s easy to say that this is a matter of luck, it is a matter of having a positive attitude and being flexible about the first job – you can always change your field of work later.

5.Summary

Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.

This text is a newspaper article with individual examples of job searching and problems after graduation. The problems are examined from different people?s viewpoints: parents? attitudes towards their jobless children, students? quote about looking for jobs, psychologists? summery of the viewpoints of parents and advi ce for dealing with the problems, and the author?s own comments. In the end the author concludes that if the graduates cannot find an ideal job, they can take a temporary one.

6．Language points

Difficult sentences

1.Those memories of forking out thousands of pounds a year so that he could eat well and go to the

odd party, began to fade. (Para 1)

2. I passed the exams, but at the interviews they accused me of being …too detached? and talking in

language that was …too technocratic?, which I didn?t think possible, but obviously it is. (Para 5)

3. I went to a comprehensive and I worked my backside off to go to the good university, … (Para 6)

4. Carry on life as normal and don?t allow them to abuse your bank account or sap your reserve of

emotional energy. (Para 11)

5. After that the son or daughter needs to be nudged firmly back into the saddle. (Para 12)

Words to note:

1. revert

2. comprehensive

3. proceed

4. transition

Phrases:

1. in the same boat

2. come full circle

3. take a soft/hard line

4. strike the right note

Useful expressions:

Section 3 Exercises

Instructions

Compulsory Work:

1. Learn all the new words and expressions of this unit (V ocabulary Handbook).

2. Complete Ex. 3-7 on P5-6. (Ex. 3-4 should be finished when students preview the text.)

3. Read the passage in “Active reading (2)” after class and finish Ex. 4-7 on P9.

4. Read the passage in “Reading across cultures” after class and finish Ex. 1 on P14.

5. Finish “Language in Use” on P12-13.

Compulsory Work:

1. Learn all the new words and expressions of this unit (V ocabulary Handbook).

2. Complete Ex. 3-7 on P5-6. (Ex. 3-4 should be finished when students preview the text.)

3. Read the passage in “Active reading (2)” after class and finish Ex. 4-7 on P9.

4. Rea d the passage in “Reading across cultures” after class and finish Ex. 1 on P14.

5. Finish “Language in Use” on P12-13.

Keys – Active reading (1) (P4)

Reading and understanding

2. Choose the best answer to the questions.

1. c

2. b

3. a

4. c

5. c

6. d

Dealing with unfamiliar words: 3

1. proceed

2. transition

3. detached

4. upcoming

5. slump

6. revert

7. recount

Dealing with unfamiliar words: 4

1. transition

2. slumped

3. proceed

4. recounting

5. detached

6. upcoming

7. revert

Dealing with unfamiliar words: 5

1. comprehensive

2. cop

3. aerial

4. clutched

5. advocate

6. healed

Dealing with unfamiliar words: 6

1. b

2. a

3. a

4. a

5. b

Dealing with unfamiliar words: 7

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. a

5. a

6. a

7. a

8. a

Keys – Active reading (2) (P9) Reading and understanding

2. Choose the best answer to the questions.

1. a

2. d

3. a

4. b

5. c

6. c

Dealing with unfamiliar words: 4

1. amusing

2. fortunately

3. loan

4. deduct

5. highlight

6. sympathize

7. demanding

Dealing with unfamiliar words: 5

1. sympathize

2. fortunately

3. loan

4. demanding

5. amusing

6. highlight

7. deducted

Dealing with unfamiliar words: 6

1. belongings

2. dropouts

3. gamble

4. exceeded

5. odds

6. thriving

7. honesty

Dealing with unfamiliar words: 7

1. b

2. b

3. a

4. a

5. b

6. a

7. a

8. a

9. a

Keys – Language in use (P12)

1. word formation: compound nouns

Look at the sentences from the passage Looking for a job after university? First, get off the sofa.

… proudly clutched his honors degree for his graduation photo.

I don't want to do bar work.

Paying for career consultations, train fares to interviews or books …

It's a great antidote to graduate apathy.

Now write the compound nouns which mean:

1) a degree which is awarded a first class

a first-class degree

2) work in a hospital

hospital work

3) a ticket for a plane journey

a plane ticket

4) a discount for students

a student discount

5) a pass which allows you to travel on buses

a bus pass

6) a room where an interview is held

an interview room

7 ) a period spent in training

a training period

2. word formation: noun phrases

Look at the sentences from the passage Looking for a job after university? First, get off the sofa . … most in these financially testing times have no idea what to do next.

Now write the noun phrases which mean:

1) a career which is rewarding from the financial point of view

a financially rewarding career

2)legislation which has been introduced recently

recently introduced legislation

3)instructions which are more complex than usual

unusually complex instructions

4)an institution which is orientated towards academic

an academically orientated institution

5)work which makes physical demands on you

physically demanding work

6 ) information which has the potential to be important

potentially important information

7）candidates who have been selected after a careful procedure

carefully selected candidates

8）a coursebook in which everything has been planned beautifully

a beautifully planned course book

3. try as … might

Look at the sentence.

I try very hard to stay cheerful, but all I ever get is hassle.

You can rewrite it like this:

Try as I might to stay cheerful, all I ever get is hassle.

Now rewrite the sentences using try as … might.

1）I?m trying to fill this last page, but I just can?t think of anything.

Try as I might to fill this last page, I just can?t think of anything.

2）I try to be friendly with Marta, but she doesn?t seem to respond.

Try as I might to be friendly with Marta, she doesn?t seem to respond.

3）I try hard to get to sleep, but I can?t help thinking about my family.

Try as I might to get to sleep, I can?t help thin king about my family.

4）He just doesn?t seem to get the promotion he deserves, even though he keeps trying.

Keep trying as he might, he just doesn?t seem to get the promotion he deserves. / Keep trying as he might to get the promotion he deserves, he just doesn?t seem to get it.

5）I keep trying to remember her name, but my mind is a blank.

Keep trying as I might to remember her name, my mind is a blank.

4. given that …

Look at the sentence.

Since I had a good degree, I thought I?d like to go on to get my master?s.

You can rewrite it like this:

Given that I had got a good degree, I thought I’d like to go on to get my master’s.

Now rewrite the sentences using given that ....

1）Since I know several languages, I thought I would look for work abroad.

Given that I know several languages, I thought I would look for work abroad.

2）Xiao Li has the best qualifications, so she should get the job.

Given that Xiao Li has the best qualifications, she should get the job.

3) Since we?re all here, I think it would be a good idea to get down to some work.

Given that we?re all here, I think it would be a good idea to get down to some work.

4) Since it?s rather late, I think we should leave this last task until tomorrow.

Given that it?s rather l ate, I think we should leave this last task until tomorrow.

5. clauses introduced by than

Look at the sentences from the passage Looking for a job after university? First, get off the sofa.

He … has seen more daytime television than is healthy.

Lindenfield believes that men are often better at helping their sons, nephews, or friends? sons than are mothers and sisters.

Now rewrite the sentences using clauses introduced by than.

1)She?s experienced at giving advice. I?m more experienced.

I?m more experienced at giving advice than is she.

2）You eat too much chocolate. It isn?t good for you.

You eat too more chocolate than is good for you.

3）She worked very hard. Most part-timers don?t work so hard.

She worked harder than do most part-timers.

4）You have arrived late too many times. That isn?t acceptable.

You have arrived late too more times than is acceptable.

5）I don?t think you should have given so much personal information. It isn?t wise.

I think you have given more personal information than is wise.

6. collocations

Read the explanations of the words. Answer the questions.

1）highlight A highlight is the most exciting, impressive, or interesting part of an event.

(a) What would you like to be the highlight of your career?

I would like the highlight of my student career to be to receive a national award for the best

student research project.

(b) How can you highlight an important sentence in a text?

You can underline it with a pencil or pen or you can use highlighters.

(c) What are the edited highlights of a football match?

The highlights are when someone scores a goal or prevents from being scored.

2）loan A loan is an amount of money someone borrows from someone else.

(a) Have you ever taken out a loan?

No, I haven?t. But my parents have taken out several loans to buy houses.

(b) What is the best way to pay off a loan?

The best way is to pay a loan off quickly, although you will still have to pay some interest.

(c) If you have a library book on loan, what do you have to do with it?

You have to return it before the date it is due, otherwise you may have to pay a fine.

3）thrive To thrive means to be very successful, happy or healthy.

(a) What sort of business thrives best in your part of the country?

In my part of the country, light industries and electronics companies thrive best.

(b) Which sort of plants thrive in a hot climate?

In a hot climate you can see tropical plants and trees thrive.

(c) Why do you think some couples thrive on conflict?

It is difficult to understand why some couples thrive on conflict. Maybe each one wants to compete with the other, or maybe they enjoy “kissing and making up” after the conflict.

7. Translate the paragraphs into Chinese.

If you ask me, real life is not all it?s cracked up to be. Twelve years at school and three years at university, teachers banging on about opportunities in the big wide world beyond our sheltered life as students, and what do I find?

依我看，现实生活并没有人们想象的那么好。我们上了12年的中、小学，又上了3年的大学，这期间老师们一直在没完没了地谈论在备受呵护的学生生活之外的那个广阔天地里的各种机会，可我遇到的又是什么呢？

Try as I might to stay cheerful, all I ever get is hassle, sometimes with people (especially boys, god, when will they grow up?), but mostly with money. It?s just so expensive out here! Everyone wants a slice off you. The Inland Revenue wants to deduct income tax, the bank manager wants repayments on my student loan, the landlord wants the rent, gas, water, electricity and my mobile bills keep coming in, and all that?s before I?ve had anything to eat. And the n some bright spark calls me out of the blue, asking if I?m interested in buying a pension. At this rate, I won?t even last till the end of the year, let alone till I?m 60.

（翻译时可以根据上下文增译，即增加原文暗含的、但没有直接表达出来的意思，如最后一句译文加了“领养老金”，点出了与上一句的关联。）

无论我怎么想保持心情愉快，可麻烦事总是接踵而来：有时是和人发生矛盾（尤其是跟男孩子，天哪！他们什么时候才能长大？），但通常是为钱发愁。这个地方什么东西都很贵！人人都想从我身上赚点钱：税务局要收个人所得税，银行经理要我偿清学生贷款，房东催我交房租、燃气费、水费、电费，手机账单也不断地寄来。所有这些还没算上吃饭的钱。更可气的是，不知从哪里冒出一个自作聪明的家伙给我打电话，问我要不要买养老金。照这样下去，我甚至都支撑不到年底，更别提活到60岁领养老金了。

8. Translate the paragraphs into English.

我认为，选修第二专业并不适合每一位本科生。我大学本科主修英语专业，大一时就开始辅修经济学了。无疑，我是班里最用功的学生。我竭尽全力想同时达到两个不同专业的要求，但还是有不及格的时候。因为经济学需要良好的数学基础，我不得不花大量时间钻研数学，因而忽略了英语学习。(if you ask me; by all odds; try as … might; given that)

If you ask me, taking a second major isn?t good for every undergraduate. In my freshman year as an English major, I took economics as my minor. By all odds, I was the most hard-working student in my class. But try as I might to meet the requirements of the two different subjects, I still couldn?t do well enough to pass all the exams. Given that the study of economics required a good command of mathematics, I had to spend so much time on math that I neglected my English.

Language in Use

第二学期,《英国文学》及《宏观经济学》两门课不及格给我敲响了警钟，这可是我一生中第一次考试不及格，这大大打击了我的自信心。虽然我不是一个容易向命运低头的人，在暑假结束的时候，我还是决定放弃经济学，以免两个专业都难以完成。当我只需修一个专业的时候，一切似乎又回到了正轨。(sap one?s confidence; bow to fate; come to a close; for fear that; now that) Failing English Literature and Macroeconomics in the second term sounded the alarm for me. This was the first time I did not pass a course in my life, which had greatly sapped my confidence. Although I was not a man who would easily bow to fate, as the summer break came to a close, I decided to give up economics for fear that I would fail both subjects. Now that I had only one subject to attend to, everything seemed to be on the right track again.

Section 4 Unit Project

Directions: Search the Internet to collect the information about employment situation of college students . Then write a paper no less than 400 words based on the following outline.

Outline:

Research and Analysis on Employment Situation of College Student

1.调查大学生就业现状

（结合具体数据分析大学生就业现状和总体趋势，如毕业生就业率及近几年的就业率波动情况）

2.分析大学生就业困难的原因

（从个人社会学校等角度分析大学生就业困难的深层次原因）

3.简述作为在校大学生自己对未来职业的规划

（分析自己性格兴趣优势和特长，简述以及实现职业目标的计划）

4.结合自身经历写一份求职简历。

教师参考评分标准：

语言40%;

内容60%: 第一部分现状描述10%，

第二部分观点分析20%，

第三部分个人论述20%

第四部分简历写作10%