Unit2WelcometotheunitGettingajobIntoday’smodernworld,itisbecomingmoreandmoredifficulttofindasuitablejob.Nowadaysmanygraduatesfromcollegesanduniversitiesarefacinganincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Howcanwefindthejobwewant?LeadinginWhatdoweneedtodoaftergraduation?Weneedtofindajob.Wherecanyougettheinformationaboutajobadvertisement?Newspaper;Internet;localjobcentre…searchingforjobsinthenewspaperWhereandhowcanyoufindajob?Youcanfindjobopeningsadvertisedinnewspapers.Whereandhowcanyoufindajob?Youcanfindinformationandhelpwithjobhuntinginthelocaljobcentre.Whereandhowcanyoufindajob?Writingagoodcoveringletterwillincreaseyourchanceofgettinganinterview.openingWhereandhowcanyoufindajob?Moreandmoreyoungpeoplearediscoveringthecareerbenefitsofagapyear?Questions:1.Doyouthinkthesepeoplearedoingtherightthingtofindajob?2.Whataresomeotherwaystopreparewhenlookingforajob?3.Ifyoucouldnotfindthejobyouwant,whatwouldyoudo?Reading

TipsforjobinterviewJobinterviewPre-reading

Whatadvicedoyouthinktheprofessorwillgive?Whatadvicewouldyougivesomeonegoingforajobinterview?Whatshouldyounotdoatajobinterview?Beforeyoureadthetext,youshouldthinkthefollowingquestions:ReadingcomprehensionReadthelecturetranscriptquicklyandanswerthequestionsinPartAonP18.1.Whatisthelecturetranscriptabout?Tipsforjobinterview.FastreadingThree.Followitupbywritingandthinkingthemforgivingyoutheinterview.2.Howmanypartsdoestheinterviewprocesshave?3.Whatshouldyoudoaftertheinterview?Howwelldoyouunderstandthelecturetranscript?Readitagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisthefirstpartoftheinterviewprocess?Preparation.Detailedreading2.Whyisiteasynowadaystofindoutaboutdifferentcompanies?Becausemostcompanieshaveawebsitethattellsyoumostthingsyouneedtoknow.3.Whatshouldyoudotoprepareforpossiblequestions?Thinkaboutsomeofquestionsyoumightbeaskedandhowtobestanswerthem.Dopracticeinterviewswithafriend.5.Whendoestheinterviewerbegintojudgeyou?4.Whatshouldyouwearonthedayoftheinterview?Theinterviewerwillbegintojudgeyouassoonasheorsheseesyouinthewaitingroom.Smartandconservativeclothesthatmakeyoufeelconfident.6.Whenshouldyouarriveintheinterview?7.Whyshouldyoualwayslooktheinterviewerintheeye?Arriveontimeorevenalittlebitearly.Becauseitisoneofthequickestwayofmakingabond,anditalsogivestheimpressionthatyou’reconfidentevenifyoufeelquitenervous.8.Canyougiveanexampleofusingbodylanguageintheinterview?Nodyourheadwhenyouagreewithsomething./Keepyourbackstraightanddon’tmovearoundtoomuch.Thearticlementionsthethreestagesoftheinterviewprocess.MatchthethingsyouShoulddoineachstagewiththecorrectstage.

a.Prepareforpossiblequestionsc.Bedressedsmartlyg.MakeeyecontactBeforetheinterviewb.Beconfidentd.Collectinformatione.Beenthusiasticf.Showyourinterestinthejobh.ListencarefullyBeontimej.Sellyourselfbysendingathank-youletter.DuringtheinterviewAftertheinterviewWhenyourapplicationissuccessfulyou’reaskedtogoforani________.Thepurposeoftheinterviewisnotonlytofindthes______personfortheposition,butalsoprovideso__________forjobcandidatestofindoutmoreaboutthejob.Interviewprocesscans___intothreeparts:first,p__________,thek___togettingthejob;second,theinterviewConsolidationnterviewuitablepportunityplitreparationeyitself;andfinally,whatyoushoulddoaftertheinterview.Next,thinkaboutsomequestionsyoumightbeasked.Don’tworryabouthaving____________________duringtheinterview.Firsti__________areimportant,sowearings_____clotheswhenyou’regoingforaninterview.butterfliesinstomachmpressionsmartWhenyousetoffforappointment,makesureyouare_______.Duringtheinterview,remembertobee__________.Using______________toexpressyourselfinperfecttime.Listentothequestionandanswerthemwell.Afterinterviewyoushouldfollowupbywritingandthankingthemforgivingyoutheinterview.ontimenthusiasticbodylanguageReadingstrategyUnderstandingincompletesentencesusedforemphasis.Intermsofincompletesentencestodenoteemphasis,whatpartsofthesentencearemissing?Asubject,apredicateorboth.2)Whichwordsdoesthiskindofsentenceoftenbeginwith?And,or,so,but.Analysethefollowingincompletesentences.Orbetteryet,dopracticeinterviewswithafriend.2.Butdon’tthinkthatthere’snothingelseyoucandooncetheinterviewisover.Answers:D:1d2e3f4b5g6c7aE:1aseasyaspie2shave3madeallowancefor4parking5yawning6offthetopofmyheadWhatdoyouthinkaboutlookingforjobsandjobinterviews?

Discussthesequestionswithyourpartner.Usingthefollowingconversationasanexample.DiscussionA:Haveyoueverhadajobinterview?B:Yes.Iwantedtoworkduringthesummerholidays,soIhadtogoforaninterview.A:Howdidyoupreparefortheinterview?B:IdidsomeresearchontheInternetandthoughtabouttheanswerstothepossiblequestions.Theinterviewerwasveryimpressed.A:That’sgreat!

pleasegoon!1.Don’tworryabouthavingbutterfliesinyourstomachbeforetheinterview.havebutterfliesinone’sstomach(做某事前)驚慌，緊張e.g.IalwayshavebutterfliesinmystomachjustbeforeIperformonstage.Languagepoints2.Smilewhenyoushakehandswiththeinterviewer,andlookhimorherintheeye.looksomebodyintheeye直視某人，正視某人e.g.Iaskedhimtolookmeintheeyeandtellmewhathehaddonewithmybike.3.Youshouldfollowitupbywriting…followup對……采取進一步行動，加強e.g.Lucyfollowedupherinterviewwithatelephonecall.4.Nodyourheadwhenyouagreewith…nodone’shead點頭e.g.Shenoddedherheadtoshowthatsheagreedwithme.5.Wecansplittheinterviewprocessintothreeparts….Thewordsplitisaverbmeaning‘tobreakordividesth.intotwoormoreparts’.e.g.Let’ssplitthisbigtopicintofoursmallerones.MrSmithsplithismoneyamonghistwosonsandthreedaughters.6.Thisallowsyoutopreparegoodanswersandmeansyouwon’thavetoanswerquestionsoffthetopofyourheadduringtheinterview.Theidiomoffthetopofyourheadmeans‘fromtheknowledgeyouhaveinyourmemory’.e.g.Hewasfamousforbeingabletoanswerdifficultquestionsoffthetopofhishead.Offthetopofmyhead,Icanonlythinkofonepostofficenearhere.7.Itcanalsogiveyoutheedgeover

othercandidates….Theidiomgiveyoutheedgeoversb./sth.means‘tohaveasmalladvantageoversb./sth.’.e.g.Goodboxersarealwayslookingforsomethingtogivethemtheedgeover

theiropponentsinafight.YoumightbebetteratmathsbutIhavetheedgeoveryouinsports.★Howtowritealetterofaapplication

1.Toexplainwheretheapplicanthasgottheinformationaboutthevacancy.

Forexample,hecanlearnitfromhisfriends,orintheadvertisement,orinsomepapers,orhejustwantstotryhis