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1).Watchthecliptoseeifthereisanydifferencebetweenthethreefathers’attitudesandbehaviors?
Whichonedoyouprefer?
2.Discussion
1)Whatisthefirstproblemfacingthestudentsleavinguniversity?
2)Howdoyouthinktheywillreactiftheycan’tfindajob?
3)Whatdoyouthinktheirparentswilldoiftheycan’tfindajob?
3.Listeningin
1).Listentotherecordingandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.
ThisisanarticlebyanEducationCorrespondent,AlexandraBlair,publishedinSeptember2008inTheTimes,along-establishedBritishqualitynewspaper.Formanygraduatesfindingajobbecameharderin2008and2009becauseoftheeconomicdownturn–thenarecession(萎缩).Aftertheirfinalexams,somestudent’srestedinthesummerbeforelookingforjobsandthenfoundthatitwasdifficulttofindemploymentintheirfieldorattheleveltheywanted.Thearticleaddressestheproblemofsuchnewgraduateswhomightbestuckathome.Thestyleispartlyofareport,butalsoofahumorouscommentforlightentertainment.
2).Listentothepassageandanswerthequestions.
①Whyaretheremoregraduateslookingforjobs?
BecauseuniversitiesinEurope,particularlyinBritain,haveexpandedgreatlyinthelastfifteenyears.
②Whydidthecompetitivesituationofjobmarketbecomeevenworsein2008?
Becauseofthecreditcrunchandeconomicdepressionthatyear.
③Whatistheadvicetheauthorgivestothestudents?
Activetoseekajob,theyneedtofillinmanyapplicationformsandtrytogetjobinterviews:
theywon’tfindemploymentbylyingonthesofaathome.
ListeningScript:
UniversitiesinEurope,especiallyinBritain,haveexpandedgreatlyinthelastfifteenyears,sotherearemoregraduateslookingforjobs.Thiscompetitivesituationbecamealotworsein2008onwardswiththecreditcrunchandeconomicdepression,whichmeansthattherewerefewerjobsavailableandariseinunemployment.Thusnewgraduateshavetobeactivetoseekajob,theyneedtofillinmanyapplicationformsandtrytogetjobinterviews:
Section2PassageLearning
1.Backgroundinformation
CulturalNote:
HonorsDegree
1)Mostpeoplegetasecond.
2)Traditionally,intheBritishuniversitysystem,BA(文学学士)andBS(理学学士)areawardedindifferentcategories:
afirstclassdegree(I),asecond(IIiorIIiicalled“atwoone”and“atwotwo”),athird(writtenIII)andapassdegree.
3)Therearealsoordinarydegreeswithmoregeneralcoursesofstudywithoutthesecategories.
Key:
2,1,3
GenerationYandGrunt
1).Workinpairsandanswerthequestion.Howtonamethegenerationsandcharacterizethem?
Yearsofbirth
Names
Characteristics
1946–1960
Babyboomers
Borninthegreatincreaseofbirths
1960–1980
GenerationX
independent,informal,entrepreneurial
1980s–1990s
GenerationYor
MillennialGeneration
spoiltbyparents;
havestructuredlives;
teamwork;
2).WhyisGenerationYisalsocalledGenerationGrunt?
Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.
expresschildrenavailableexperience
Itisanironicnamereferringtorepetitive,lowstatus,routineormindlesswork–thismaybetheonlyworkavailabletosomegraduates,whomayhavetotakeveryordinaryjobstogetexperience.
“Grunt”alsoreferstocoarsebehaviororbadmannersandtothedeepsoundthatismadebyapig.Whenpeople“grunt”theyexpressdisgustbutdonotcommunicatewithwords–thismaybehowtheparentsofnewgraduatesthinktheirchildrencommunicatewiththem!
2.Textorganization
Generalstructure:
Problemsaftergraduation
↓
Advicefordealingwiththeproblems
Detailedstructure:
Lookingattheproblemsfromvarious
viewpoints
↗↗↖↖
parents(Paras1-2)author(Para3)graduates(Paras4-6)mother(Paras7-9)
Psychotherapist→Advice←author(Para16)
(Paras10-15)
↓↓
Parents’balance:
positive→notmakingMoreexamples
lifetoocomfortable
↓
Betterforfathers
tohelpboysafterajobsetback.
It’sagoodideato
getsomejobslikebarwork,shelf-stacking.
3.Informationanalysis
Workinpairs.Lookatthesentencesanddiscusstheimpliedmeaningsunsaid.
1)“Willheevergetajob?
”Whoisaskingthisquestion?
Whatmooddoesitexpress?
Theparentsareaskingthequestion.
Themoodseemstoexpresspatienceorresignationbecausetheword“ever”suggeststhatgettingajobwilltakealongtime.
2)WhodescribesGenerationYas“rebelswithoutacause”?
Isitafairdescription?
Thisisthewriter’sdescriptiontoindicatethatthisgenerationisrebellingagainstparentsorsociety,buttheyhavenothingparticulartorebelagainst.
Thisdoesnotseemveryfairbecausethestudentsaretryingtofindwork–itisjustthattheydon’tliketheirparentsnaggingthem.
3)[Jack]“walkedintotheuniversitycareersserviceandstraightbackoutagain”.
WhatdoesthissuggestaboutJack’scharacter?
ItsuggeststhatJackisnotverydetermined.Assoonashesawthequeueheleftwithoutwaitingandwithouttryingtoaskaboutjobsorcareers.
4)Jackspentthesummer“hiding”.
Hidingfromwhat?
Whyarequotationmarksused?
Hidingfromtheworldofwork,stayingathomeandnotlookingforajob.
Thequotationmarkstellusthathewasn’tliterallyhiding,hejustspentalotoftimeathome.
5)HowisMrs.Goodwin’spointofviewaffectedbyherownpersonalexperience?
Inonewayherexperiencehasn’taffectedherattitude.Sheleftschoolandwentimmediatelytoajob(withoutgoingtouniversity)andhasbeenworkingfull-timesincethenandyetsheissympatheticandtakesasoftline.
6)HowisLindenfield’spointofviewaffectedbyherownpersonalexperiences?
Herpersonalexperiencewasthatsheworkedinabarbeforefindingherfirstproperjobasanaerialphotographicassistant.Soshesayssuchworkisagreatnetworkingopportunity.Ifnewgraduatesaregoodatsuchworkandbright,cheerfulandpolite,theywillsoonbepromoted.Herpersonalexperiencethusreflects–orperhapshascreated–herpointofview.
7)Whatwouldthefirsttwoparagraphshavefocusedoniftheyhadbeenpresentedfromthepointofviewofthestudentsratherthantheparents?
Thefirsttwoparagraphswouldhavefocusedontheneedforthenewgraduatestorestforabitaftertheirhardstudies.ItisOKforstudentstorelaxwiththeTVortosocializewithfriendsforawhile,thentheycanstartaserioussearchforemploymentafterthat.
4.ThemeDiscussion
1)DoyouthinktheGoodwinsaregoodparents?
Yes.IftheytakeahardlinewithJack,itwilljustmakehimangry:
Hehasalreadytriedtofindworkandheneedsrestandsympathynow.HisparentsarelettinghimgotoSouthAmerica.Butafterthathewillhavetomakeamoreseriouseffortandhe’llneedtocontributetothehouseholdbudget,whichmeanshemustfindworkthen.Sothesoftlineisthebestapproach.
No,theirsoftlineisnotgoodenough.Theyshouldinsistthathemakemoreeffortandtheyshouldactivelyhelphimtofindwork,evenatemporaryjob.Theirsoftapproachjustencourageshimtodelayandbythetimehecomesbackfromhisholidayallthelikelyjobswillhavebeentaken.Sotheyarenotreallyhelpingatall.Howcantheylethimtakeathreeweekholidayabroadwhenhehasn’tgotajobtocomeback.
2)WhichadviceLindenfieldgivestoparentsdoyouagreewith(ifany),andwhy?
Iagreewithheradvicethatparentsshouldstriketherightbalancebetweenbeingpositiveandunderstandingwithoutmakinglifetoocomfortable,otherwisestudentswillnotlookforajob.Heradviceaboutworkinginabarorsupermarketseemssensibletoo,becauseonejobcanleadtoanother.
3)IsJack’spointofviewthathedoesn’twanttodotemporarybarworkjustifiable?
No.Hethinksthatkindofworkisadead-endjobandnotsuitableforhim.Buthe’swrongbecausehehasthewrongattitudetowardwork.Anewgraduatemayexpecttostartatthebottom:
That’sOKwhileyougetexperience.Ifyouhaveagoodattitudeandworkwell,youwillsoonbepromotedoryoucanfindamuchbetterjoblater.He’sunrealistic,Ithink.
4)Doyouagreethatmencangiveboysbetteradvicethanwomenwhentheyarestuckinsetbacks?
Why/Whynot?
Yes.Menwillunderstandthemalepointofviewbetterandconverselywomenwillunderstandafemalepointofviewbetter.Soeachgenderwillgivethebestadvicetosomeoneoftheirowngender.
No,tounderstandsetbacksinthesearchforworkisnotagenderissue.Ithinkanyonewhoknowsthesituationcangivegoodadvice,whethertheyaremaleorfemale.
5)Doyouthinkthepassageisafairoverviewoftheproblemofgraduateunemployment?
No,becausethereisnomentionofthosewhopersistentlyapplyformanyjobsbutdon’tgetinterviewsoroffersofemployment.Thearticleseemstosuggestthatnewgraduatessitaroundathome,butIknowmanypeoplewhoreallysearchhardforwork.Somefindit,somedon’t.It’seasytosaythatthisisamatterofluck,itisamatterofhavingapositiveattitudeandbeingflexibleaboutthefirstjob–youcanalwayschangeyourfieldofworklater.
5.Summary
Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.
Thistextisanewspaperarticlewithindividualexamplesofjobsearchingandproblemsaftergraduation.Theproblemsareexaminedfromdifferentpeople’svie