高三上册 Unit 16 Social and personal Lesson 61 Part-time jobs

Do you think that college students should take part-time jobs?

Tick some good reasons for taking part-time jobs You can be financially independent: □ from your parents. □ It is good preparation for the outside world. □ You can learn the value of the money. □ It greatly helps you with your studies. □ You learn to work with others in a team. □ It can surely earn enough money to start your own business after graduation. □ You have a greater chance of finding a suitable job. √ × √ × √ × √

Further comprehension(1) What’s the passage mainly about? _____ A. It gives some tips about how to find a suitable part-time job. B. It tells about how Fred began his part-time job. C. It proves that taking part-time jobs is really helpful. D.It’s mainly about the advantages and disadvantages of working part-time. C

Further comprehension(2) 2. Fred Pearson was going to ____ when a tourist stopped him and asked for directions. A. attend classes B. listen to a lecture C. deliver a lecture D. visit the university town of Oxford B

Further comprehension(3) 3. Fred decided to show the tourist around the university town because ______. A. he was very kind and ready to help others in trouble B. he wanted to make money by doing it C. he did not want to listen to the boring lecture D. he found it enjoyable walking and talking with the tourist D

Further comprehension(4) 4. Taking part-time jobs is helpful, and it can help students ___. A. make a fortune B. be dependent on their parents C. prepare themselves for the future D. get nothing but some work experience C

Read the first paragraph again and fill in blanks: Fred Pearson was walking_______the university town of Oxford one morning in 1961.He was on his way to a lecture, _____a tourist stopped him and asked him for directions.____ Fred was going in the same direction, he walked ______with the tourist. They_____ on so well that Fred decided _____to go to the lecture ____to show the tourist around the university_______. They spent a full and very ______morning together, and Fred _______that he had a____ for making a visit interesting and______. At lunchtime, the tourist thanked him and gave him ten pounds,_______was a lot of money in those days. through when As along not butinstead got enjoyable discoveredgift lively which

Language points 1.Fred Pearson was walking through the university town of Oxford one morning in 1961.He was on his way to a lecture, when a tourist stopped him and asked him for directions. ※ I was just coming along to see you ______ I ran into Wilson. A. while B. when C. whenever D. on which B

Language points 2. As Fred was going in the same direction, he walked along with the tourist. They got on so well that Fred decided not to go to the lecture but to show the tourist around the university instead. ※ I saw a police officer was coming ________ our direction. A. on B. to C. toward D. in D

Language points They spent a full and very enjoyable morning together, and Fred discovered that he had a gift for making a visit interesting and lively. ※ Ann is a born teacher, I mean she has a _____ for teaching. A.ability B. present C. gift D. possibility C

Language points 4. For one thing,when you earn money,you will not have to keep on asking your parents for money.You can buy whatever you need if you have enough money. ※ They tried to keep____ the same speed. A.on B.with C.out D.up D

Language points 1Another good reason for taking a part-time job is that employers usually prefer to hire someone who has already had some work experience.They value someone who leads an active life and is anxious to learn. ※ Mrs. Smith was _______ about her daughter being out so late at night. A. eager B. anxious C. excited D. keen B