高职高专版 英 语 English Book two

Unit 5 To Get the Job : A Big Challenge  Background information  Words and expressions explanation.  Dialogues and passage analysis.  Grammar Focus

Background Information  Career plans: Here is a simple way for you to get started.Take a blank sheet of paper and draw a very large “T” on the paper.Write on the left side of the t skills or jobs you have most enjoyed over the years; on the other half of the T skills or jobs you did not enjoy.Consider your past work history,hobbies and volunteer experiences when filling in your “T” area.  Then get additional career ideas. Make a note of them and add them to your list of potential careers to further research.

 Choose a career you can enjoy, not one that is only directed at making money.You will need passion and enthusiasm to learn new things and push yourself to great height.  After searching careers you find interesting, narrow down your career selections.  Put your plan together.For example, do you need more education and additional financial resources ?Do you need support from your family ? Write a plan of action,then follow it step by step.

words and expressions explanation 1. Advantage :n. a favorable condition that may help one to gain something. e.g. Her teaching experience gave her a big advantage over the other applicants for the job. One of the advantages of this method is that it saves a lot of fuel. 2. Advantageous: a. helpful to particular aim e.g. The new process should be particularly advantageous to small companies.

3. Bronze: n. a hard metal made mainly of copper and tin. e.g. There are several newly-bulit bronze statues in the street. 4. Candidate :n. a person who wants to be chosen for a job or related to a position. e.g. They’re interviewing candidates for the job of sales manager.

5. Challenge: n. an invitation to compete in a match e.g. He accepted his friend’s challenge to swim across the river. 6. Contest: n. a struggle to gain advantage ;a competition judged by a group of specially chosen judges. e.g. He won the speech contest. He took first place in the beauty contest.

9. enlarge: v. to cause to grow larger or wider. e.g. This photograph probably won’t enlarge well. The medical tests showed that he was suffering from an enlarged liver. 10. exchange: v. to give and receive in return. e.g. The two teams exchanged presents before the game. 11. reply : v. to answer or to say as an answer e.g. Have you replied to him/his suggestion?

Dialogues and passage analysis.  The Eastern hotel intends to enlarge its business and it will have more customs next year.  I understand you have a position here for a receptionist.  The manager of the hotel is quiet friendly and provides her with the necessary information.  Reference letter

 And then you can fill out this application form and I will put it into our file.  List her advantages over other applicants.  What is more,she once studied in a secretarial school and got a certificate.  He is going to put her on the short list.  A receptionist has to work overtime sometimes.

Grammar focus  英语表示将来时间的方法除了使用 shall/will 外，还其它几种形式。 1. Be going to + 动词（原形） 1) 基本构成形式：肯定式，否定式和疑问式 肯定 We are going to apply for the job. 否定 They are not going to apply for the job. 疑问 1 Are you going to apply for the job? 疑问 2 What is she/he going to do?

2) 用法 (1) 表示主观上打算做某事： I am going to apply for the job. (2) 表示有迹象表明某种动作或情况很可 能发生： Look at the sky. It’s going to rain. (3) 表示计划或安排某项活动或事情： They are going to take the final examination next week.

2. be + to + 动词（原形） 此种表达方法强调将来活动的计划性。 The hotel is to enlarge its business next year. 3. be + 动词 + ing ( 动词的现在进行时） 此种表达方法表示计划安排将来的某活动 或某事。 Three other applicatants are coming to see us later today They are leaving for home tomorrow.

 此种表达方式多用于动向动词，这类动词包 括： go,come,leave,start,return,sta

 List her advantages over other applicants.  What is more,she once studied in a secretarial school and got a certificate.  He is going to put her on the short list.  A receptionist has to work overtime sometimes.