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1、My First Job 文档教案My First JobFour types of the 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. Exposition(说明) is perhaps the type of writing t

2、hat is more frequently used by a student, a scientist, or a professional, exposition means expounding or explaining. 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 ac

3、tion that it proposes. Time Before entering the universityPlace The school in CroydonCharacters Author and the headmasterCause Being very short of money and wanting to do something usefulplot The whole experiences of interviewingEnd This was the last strawPoint of view In the third personPara.1 the

4、reason why the young man wanted to find a jobPara2 8 his disappointing experience to find the jobPara.9 the most important reason why he refused the jobThe story can be divided into three parts:a. The first part (Line1-5) is about the reason for applying for a job.b. The second part (Line6-38) is ab

5、out the whole process of the interview.c. The third part (Line39-40) is the ending of the story.the main idea of each paragraph the main idea of each paragraphadvertisement and applicationon the way to the interviewthe schoolthe headmasterthe room and the interviewsubjects taughtthe teaching set-upt

6、he last blow of the dayDiscuss the writing techniques in the text -narration (the process of job hunting) his application for the job a mind full of misgivings: no teaching experience, no degree the job interview: this is probably the most important aspect of the job-seeking process and the crucial

7、factor as to whether one will be employed. -description (of the school and of the headmaster) the school: dreary, gabled Victoria house, red brick, big staring sash windows, front garden, gravel square, evergreen shrubs, dust and fumes, busy main road. The headmaster: short and rotund, a sandy-color

8、ed moustache, a freckled forehead and hardly any hair, a tweed suit, ample stomach, silver watch-chain the development of the themeschool being a long way from his homeinconvenient transportationan awkward journeyhot weatherpoor surroundings: outside the school buildingbusy main road, dusty and full

9、 of fumes; inside the school buildingdirty and untidyUnfavorable impression of the headmasterhis untidy study and suit, his strange, distasteful appearanceterrible teaching set-upa class of 24 boys from 7 to 13, three different levels; compelled to teach two subject the writer was not good at; requi

10、red to take the pupils to the Park a mile away to play cricket on Saturday afternoons.meager salaryworking under a woman -narration (the process of job hunting) his application for the job a mind full of misgivings: no teaching experience, no degree the job interview: this is probably the most impor

11、tant aspect of the job-seeking process and the crucial factor as to whether one will be employed. Writing style and structure of the text My First Job is a piece of Narration. Told in the first person, the text gives a vivid and detailed account of the authors applying for a job before going to coll

12、ege. Analyze the characteristics and personalities of the headmaster and the young man. the headmaster 1) short, stout, freckled forehead, a bald man with a pot belly 2) not neatly dressed ( having always worn the same suit ) 3) not so kind to the young man 4) great demanding and henpecked 5) know l

13、ittle about teachingthe young man 1) a school leaver 2) was badly in need of money 3) full of vitality and energy 4) inexperienced in both life and teaching 5) look very bashful and diffident-description (of the school and of the headmaster) the school: dreary, gabled Victoria house, red brick, big

14、staring sash windows, front garden, gravel square, evergreen shrubs, dust and fumes, busy main road. the headmaster: short and rotund, a sandy-colored moustache, a freckled forehead and hardly any hair, a tweed suit, ample stomach, silver watch-chainLanguage Points1. I saw in a local newspaper a tea

15、ching post advertised at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived.Postponement (后置) Paraphrase In a local newspaper I saw an advertisement for a teaching job/position at a school in a suburb of London ten miles away from the place I lived.Postponement (后置) EmphasisEnd focus;

16、 end weight; balance I saw in a local newspaper a teaching post advertised at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived.End focus; end weight: She visited him that day.She visited her best friend that day.She visited that day an elderly and much beloved friend.2. Being very s

17、hort of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience of teaching my chances of landing the job were slim.-ing participle as an adverbial denoting cause or reasonBecause I need money and the sense of usefulnessfearing.-ing part

18、iciple as an adverbial denoting accompanying circumstancesas I did socomplement to “fear” that without a degree and with no experience of teaching my chances of landing the job were slimObject clause of “fear”Revised:my chances of landing the job were slim without a degree and with no experience of

19、teachingBeing very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience of teaching my chances of landing the job were slim.Paraphrase Because/As/Since I was in bad need of money and was eager to do something of use, I applie

20、d for the job. But at the same time that I did so, I was afraid that the possibility for me to get the job was very small because I didnt have a university degree, nor did I have any teaching experience. As I had little money and wanted to do some useful thing, I applied for the job and at the same

21、time I was afraid that the possibility of getting the job was small for I had no academic degree or teaching experience.Translation 1. 他们都认为他成功的可能性很小.They all think that he had a slim chance of success.They all think that his chance of success is slim.They all believed that he had little chance of s

22、uccess.3.three days later a letter arrived, summoning me to Croydon for an interviewSummon: to order to come; send for summon the witness 传证人快去叫警察！ Summon the police quickly! summon (up) ones courage for a task to do sth. 鼓起勇气干工作做某事Summoning.As a relative clause equivalent. (Which summoned)three day

23、s later a letter arrived, summoning me to Croydon for an interviewParaphrase Three days later, I received a letter asking me to go to Croydon to have an interview.4.It proved an awkward journey.Prove: to be found or shown (to be); turn outHe proved to be invaluable. The conclusion prove true.Awkward

24、:difficult, unsmooth an awkward question一个棘手的问题 A difficult, awkward climb. 艰苦的、笨拙的攀登 As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous.Depressed: low in spirits; downcast HAPPY IS UP; SAD IS DOWNIm feeling up. That boosted my spirits. My spirits rose. Youre in high spirits.

25、Thinking about her always gives me a lift.As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous.Im feeling down. Im depressed. Hes really low these days. I fell into a depression. My spirits sank.As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous.5. The sch

26、ool was a dreary, gabled Victorian house of red brick and with big staring sash-windows.1. Victorian house 2. The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, Massachusetts, showing four gables in this view.3. The Saitta House, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, New York built in 1899 has many prominent gables.A Georgia

27、n house in England with sash windowsWhy big staring sash-windows?Large, so large they look like peoples wide open eyesfour evergreen shrubs stood at each corner, where they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road.they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main roa

28、d.Implies: They did their best to remain alive in the surroundings of the dust and smoke from a main road with heavy traffic.6. It was clearly the headmaster himself that opened the door.The Emphatic Pattern It is (was)+被强调部分(主语、宾语或状语)+that. It was in that very room the Republicans held the importan

29、t meeting. It was not until he entered the classroom he realized that he had forgotten to do the homework. More often it is the President, appeal and not the members of his cabinet, to the populace. 7. He was wearing a tweed suit one felt somehow he had always worn it and across his ample stomach wa

30、s looped a silver watch-chain. Full Inversion a silver watch-chain was looped across his ample stomach8. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone.air a concerned air 关切的神情He has an air of mystery. 他态度神秘。give oneself airs摆架

31、子put on airs装腔作势He put on high airs with his learning. 他以饱学而自傲。 He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone.Paraphrase He cast a look at me with the same surprise and dislike as a colonel would look at a soldier when his bootlaces came loose.Translation 2. 我不知道她为何总带有一种闷闷不乐的神情.I dont know why she has an air of sadness all the time.His study, judging by the crumbs on the carpet, was also his dining room.See Note 7Paraphrase Seein