Unit 4 L. Listen and talk Lead in Dialogue 1 Working as a Salesperson Key words and patterns Have you ever worked part-time? I worked after. and during. for minimum wage What kind of job did you do? I worked at I brewed coffee. and worked I have remembered the pride I felt Dialogue 2 Working as a Tutor Key words and patterns Where are you heading to help Tom with That must be fun! aser enjoy working Which do you prefer, to work as.or.? II. Read and explore Passage ■ Think about lt
1 Unit 4 I. Listen and Talk • Lead in Dialogue 1 Working as a Salesperson Key words and patterns: Have you ever worked part-time? I worked after…and during…for minimum wage What kind of job did you do? I worked at… I brewed coffee…and worked as… I have remembered the pride I felt… Dialogue 2 Working as a Tutor Key words and patterns: Where are you heading? …to help Tom with…. That must be fun! … be curious and eager to learn… … enjoy working… Which do you prefer, to work as…or…? II. Read and Explore • Passage A ◼ Think About It
1. Do you have any work experience? What kind of work do you think you would enjoy? 2. Where did the author go? what did the author do and how did she enjoy her work experience there? She went to England and worked in a bank near Buckingham Palace. The people were nice and the work was interesting 3. What main lessons did the author learn from her time abroad? She learned about British culture and her own ability to succeed in a new situation, and sh improved her resume Related Information BUNAC(British Universities North American Club) Working adventures WORLDWIDE Work-travel progra for students and people It is a program from the USA. BUNAC currently offers US students and young people work/travel programs to Britain, Australia, New Zealand, etc. Each participating country offers a unique insight into life in a comp pletely new culture and a chance to spend extended time working and traveling overseas. US students can work anywhere in Britain for up to six month at any time during the year and explore the whole of the uK while they are there Bank holiday Bank holiday A holiday of national importance such as Christmas or New Year's Day when banks and ome other businesses are closed (altogether there are8-10 of these per year in the UK) a Merrill Lynch International Bank Merrill lynch International Bank A very large international company which specializes in a variety of financial services such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, credit cards, and checking accounts. It has offices in 38 countries
2 1. Do you have any work experience? What kind of work do you think you would enjoy? 2. Where did the author go? What did the author do and how did she enjoy her work experience there? She went to England and worked in a bank near Buckingham Palace. The people were nice and the work was interesting. 3. What main lessons did the author learn from her time abroad? She learned about British culture and her own ability to succeed in a new situation, and she improved her resume. ◼ Related Information ◼ BUNAC (British Universities North American Club) Working adventures WORLDWIDE Work-travel programs for students and young people It is a program from the USA. BUNAC currently offers US students and young people work/travel programs to Britain, Australia, New Zealand, etc. Each participating country offers a unique insight into life in a completely new culture and a chance to spend extended time working and traveling overseas. US students can work anywhere in Britain for up to six month at any time during the year and explore the whole of the UK while they are there. ◼ Bank Holiday Bank Holiday A holiday of national importance such as Christmas or New Year’s Day when banks and some other businesses are closed (altogether there are 8-10 of these per year in the UK) ◼ Merrill Lynch International Bank Merrill Lynch International Bank A very large international company which specializes in a variety of financial services such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, credit cards, and checking accounts. It has offices in 38 countries
Notes to the text i decided early in my college years that I wanted to experience living abroad before entering the"real world. "(Para 1) Shortly after I entered college I made the decision that I should not find a job after graduation. I would first go and live in a foreign country for a while 进大学不久我就下定决心,在进入“现实世界”前先到国外呆一段。 2. During my senior year, while most of my friends were interviewing for"real world"jobs, I was investigating how I could go work in a different country.(Para 1) During the last year of my 4 years at college, most of my classmates were looking for jobs and aving interviews while I was asking for information about how I could go and work in a foreign 四年级的时候,我的大多数同学都在忙着为“现实世界”的工作面试,我却在研究怎么才能 去另外一个国家工作。 3. At the early stage of my inquiry I was pretty open about where to go and what kind of work to undertake. (Para 1) When I first asked about the possibility of experiencing living abroad, I didnt have a specific idea as to where to go and what kind of work to take, and would consider almost anything that looked attractive 刚开始打听的时候,我对去哪,干什么都很随便。 day after I arrived, I experienced my first British holiday-a Bank holiday, a national holiday where everything is closed for the day. ( Para 3) Bank Holiday is a holiday of national importance such as Christmas or New Years Day when banks and some other businesses are closed (altogether there are 8-10 of these per year in the 到的第二天,我度过了我的第一个英国假日—银行休假日。这是个全国性的假日,到处 关门歇业。 5. It wasnt until my third day that I visited the BUNAC office and went through orientation
3 ◼ Notes to the Text 1. I decided early in my college years that I wanted to experience living abroad before entering the "real world." (Para 1) Shortly after I entered college I made the decision that I should not find a job after graduation. I would first go and live in a foreign country for a while. 进大学不久我就下定决心，在进入“现实世界”前先到国外呆一段。 2. During my senior year, while most of my friends were interviewing for "real world" jobs, I was investigating how I could go work in a different country. (Para 1) During the last year of my 4 years at college, most of my classmates were looking for jobs and having interviews while I was asking for information about how I could go and work in a foreign country. 四年级的时候，我的大多数同学都在忙着为“现实世界”的工作面试，我却在研究怎么才能 去另外一个国家工作。 3. At the early stage of my inquiry I was pretty open about where to go and what kind of work to undertake. (Para 1) When I first asked about the possibility of experiencing living abroad, I didn’t have a specific idea as to where to go and what kind of work to take, and would consider almost anything that looked attractive. 刚开始打听的时候，我对去哪，干什么都很随便。 4. The day after I arrived, I experienced my first British holiday-a Bank holiday, a national holiday where everything is closed for the day. (Para 3) Bank Holiday is a holiday of national importance such as Christmas or New Year’s Day when banks and some other businesses are closed (altogether there are 8-10 of these per year in the UK) 到的第二天，我度过了我的第一个英国假日——银行休假日。这是个全国性的假日，到处 关门歇业。 5. It wasn’t until my third day that I visited the BUNAC office and went through orientation
On the third day I visited the bNUac office and had a formal process of learning about my new circumstances 直到第三天,我才去了“北美学生英国大学俱乐部”的办事处,熟悉了一下情况。 6. I was most scared about finding a job since my financial resources were running low and I needed to get a paycheck soon. ( Para 3) I was not sure and thus worried if I could find a job but I needed a job badly because I had very little money left and no easy way to get any 我最关心怎么找工作,因为我带的钱已所剩无几,得尽快弄一份薪水 7. It was easy to adjust to life in London. And there is so much to see that after 6 months exploring I probably covered only half of what I intended. (Para 5) It was easy to make the changes needed to live in London. After staying there for 6 months, I probably visited and did only half of the places and activities I had initially intended 适应伦敦的生活并非难事。不光如此,这儿值得一看的东西太多了。我在这儿呆了六个月 可能只去了一半我打算要去的地方。 8. Most of my coworkers were British so I feel like I really got to know and learn the british culture through such a huge aspect of a British persons daily life. Para 6) Living in London where most of my coworkers were English, I felt as though I really got to know and learn about quite a bit about English culture 我的大多数同事都是英国人,因此通过大量接触英国人的日常生活,我确实觉得自己学习 了解了英国文化 ■ Summary of the Text Summarize the passage using the tips below. The heroine in the article. marcela The idea she had in mine experiencing living abroad before entering the real world The program she entered: BUNAC The country she chose England
4 (Para 3) On the third day I visited the BNUAC office and had a formal process of learning about my new circumstances. 直到第三天，我才去了“北美学生英国大学俱乐部”的办事处，熟悉了一下情况。 6. I was most scared about finding a job since my financial resources were running low and I needed to get a paycheck soon. (Para 3) I was not sure and thus worried if I could find a job but I needed a job badly because I had very little money left and no easy way to get any. 我最关心怎么找工作，因为我带的钱已所剩无几，得尽快弄一份薪水。 7. It was easy to adjust to life in London. And there is so much to see that after 6 months exploring I probably covered only half of what I intended. (Para 5) It was easy to make the changes needed to live in London. After staying there for 6 months, I probably visited and did only half of the places and activities I had initially intended. 适应伦敦的生活并非难事。不光如此，这儿值得一看的东西太多了。我在这儿呆了六个月， 可能只去了一半我打算要去的地方。 8. Most of my coworkers were British so I feel like I really got to know and learn the British culture through such a huge aspect of a British person's daily life. (Para 6) Living in London where most of my coworkers were English, I felt as though I really got to know and learn about quite a bit about English culture. 我的大多数同事都是英国人，因此通过大量接触英国人的日常生活，我确实觉得自己学习 了解了英国文化。 ◼ Summary of the Text Summarize the passage using the tips below. The heroine in the article: Marcela The idea she had in mind: experiencing living abroad before entering the real world The program she entered: BUNAC The country she chose: England
The work she got as an office clerk in Merrill Lynch International Bank The benefits of entering the program a) got to learn the culture b) he c)gained valuable work experience and internationalized herresume Reference Summary The student in the article decided to find a temporary job in another country before starting her career in her home country. So she entered a well-known program to place students in such jobs. After arriving in London, England she had to find a place to live and prepare to find a job The program helped her but she had to do most of it on her own After three interviews she accepted a job in an international bank and stayed there for six months. This gave her valuable work experience, improved her resume, and exposed her to a foreign culture, it also helped her develop the confidence to make other good decisions in the future a Words and Expressions 1. adjust to ors to make necessary changes in order to make right or make suitable for a particular purpose Some people from small towns have trouble adjusting to the fast pace of urban life After the kids become grown-ups the parents must adjust to having fewer people in the house 2. choose from to pick out or select(sb. /sth. that one prefers or considers the best, most suitable, etc. from a number of alternatives Students have many different majors to choose from Drivers have many different brands of cars to choose from 3. cover to include(sth ) deal with; travel(a certain distance xamples
5 The work she got: as an office clerk in Merrill Lynch International Bank The benefits of entering the program: a) got to learn the culture b) had an economical way to live and work in another country c) gained valuable work experience and internationalized her resume Reference Summary The student in the article decided to find a temporary job in another country before starting her career in her home country. So she entered a well-known program to place students in such jobs. After arriving in London, England she had to find a place to live and prepare to find a job. The program helped her but she had to do most of it on her own. After three interviews she accepted a job in an international bank and stayed there for six months. This gave her valuable work experience, improved her resume, and exposed her to a foreign culture, it also helped her develop the confidence to make other good decisions in the future. ◼ Words and Expressions 1. adjust to to make necessary changes in order to make right or make suitable for a particular purpose or situation Examples: ·Some people from small towns have trouble adjusting to the fast pace of urban life. ·After the kids become grown-ups the parents must adjust to having fewer people in the house. 2. choose from to pick out or select (sb. / sth. that one prefers or considers the best, most suitable, etc.) from a number of alternatives. Examples: ·Students have many different majors to choose from. ·Drivers have many different brands of cars to choose from. 3. cover to include (sth.); deal with; travel (a certain distance) Examples: