Unit 1

My First Job

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Contents

Listening and Speaking1

Reading Comprehension2

Extended Activities3

Exercises on Workbook4

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Situations

Situation 1: A: On the first day when you entered your

dormitory room, you saw a girl / boy in it. Introduce yourself.

B: Respond to introduction.

Situation 2:

You and your classmate, Jane is taking a walk on the campus, and then you come across one of your fellow countrymen. Introduce them to each other.

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Useful Structures

Introducing Yourself

1. Hello / Hi! I’m … / My name is …. 2. How do you do? I’m ….3. Excuse me, my name is ….4. Excuse me. I don’t think we’ve met

before. My name’s Steven White.5. Allow me to introduce myself: David

Smith.6. First let me introduce myself:…7. May I introduce myself:…

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Useful Structures

Introducing Somebody

1. Meet my brother, Walker.2. Oh look, Wendy’s here. Wendy, come and

meet Whitman.3. By the way, do you know each other? John

Brown, Susan Smith.4. Oh, Bob, I’d like you to meet Jane, a famous

writer.5. This is John Brown, manager of D.C.

Company.6. Let me / Allow me to introduce our director Mr.

Sidney Carson.7. I’d like to introduce Mrs. Jenny Sampson,

Chairman of World Wild Life.

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Useful Structures

Responding to Introduction

1. How do you do?2. Happy to know you.3. (I’m) glad / pleased to meet you.4. I have often heard of you. 5. I know you very well by reputation. 6. Yes, I don’t think I have. Well pleased to meet

you.7. Mr. Truman has often talked about you.8. I’m very glad to have the opportunity to meet

you.9. It’s a privilege to know you, Mr. Black.

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1. Classroom language

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Ok, everybody. Now we’re going to listen (1) ___ two conversations about how people (2) ____ when they meet and part from each (3) _____. I want you to tick the (4) _______ to the following questions as you listen. I will let you listen twice. During the first listening, make (5) ____ you understand what people are talking about. During the second listening, (6) ____ the answers to the questions. If there is any word you don’t understand, just (7) ____ me.

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otheranswers

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2. Predicting and guessing

Predict the main idea of the two conversations.

Guess the meanings of unknown or unfamiliar words.

confirm: 1) We have confirmed the report. 2)The news confirmed my resolution. 3) The President confirmed him as

Secretary of State.

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3. Listening comprehension

Answers to Conversation One:

Answers to Conversation Two:

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1. c 2. b 3. b 4. b

1. a 2. c 3. b

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Examples: James Arthur Phillips Dan D. Newton John Smith

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The Addressing System

Notes to Conversation One

Most Americans have three names: first name (given name), middle name (or an initial), last name (family name, or surname).

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People who do not know each other well or who differ in status use formal address:

title + family (last) name Example: Dr. Johnson

People who know each other will use: first names (in both informal and formal situations)

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To change from a formal naming relationship to an informal one, the superior (in age, position, etc.) should suggest it:

A: Why don’t you call me Bill? B: All right, Bill.

(often happens in an informal situation, such as a party or a social event)

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Notes to Conversation Two

The train will be arriving at Shanghai: will + be + v-ing, the future continuous tense for a scheduled event which is coming soon

It’s been nice talking to you: In American English, people also use “It’s nice to talk to you.”

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Read Conversation One and Conversation Two aloud.

Make similar ones with the words in the substitute boxes.

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Notes

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1. Do you like to take shoe-shining as your job? Why or why not?

2. Should children get paid for what they have done to help the family? Why or why not?

3. Which of the following qualities does one need in order to do a good job?

intelligence ability loyalty devotioncreativity hard-working team-spirit

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Work in groups and try to figure out the topic sentence for each paragraph.

1. _______________________________________

2. _______________________________________

3. _______________________________________

4. _______________________________________

5-6.

_____________________________________

7. _______________________________________

My first job was shining diners’ shoes.

My duties increased as I grew older.

I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team.

Except for the shoe shining job, I was never paid.

As far as Dad was concerned, I was justanother member of the team.

Loyalty to a team comes first.

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Time I (did) Father (did & said)

Lessons

6 years old

by age ten

one day

being an officer

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Time I (did) Father (did & said)

Lessons

6 years old

shine diners’ shoes

teach the boy to shine shoes, tell him how to satisfy customers

be punctual, hard-working and polite

by age ten

clear tables, be the janitor

beam and praise the boy

one day ask his Dad to pay for his work

ask the boy to pay him $ 40 a week

When you negotiate, you’d better know the other side’s arguments as well as your own.

being an officer

be promoted to captain and was full of pride

ask the boy to clean up

Loyalty to a team comes first.

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Word Study

1. a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food

2. reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong

3. to make (an object made of leather, metal, or wood) bright by rubbing it again

4. to smile broadly

5. close friend, especially a male friend of a man used in informal English

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6. to try to reach an agreement by discussion with others

7. a caretaker or doorkeeper of a building 8. to clean or soak up liquid by wiping

9. happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time

10. calculate or work out (an amount or value) arithmetically

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Word Study

1. eatery2. argument3. reshine4. beam5. buddy6. negotiate7. janitor8. mop9. punctual10. figure

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Word Study

1. argument n. 1) They are having an argument about whose

turn it is to do the cooking. I had a big argument with my mother this

morning. I don’t want to get into an argument with her.

2) There is not much meat in this argument.

3) The government's argument is that they must

first aim to beat inflation. What are the arguments in favour of change?

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2. negotiate v.

1) try to reach an agreement by discussion with others Rents are individually negotiated between landlord and

tenant. They have refused to negotiate on this issue. He will negotiate with us on behalf of a foreign company.

2) obtain or bring about by negotiating He negotiated a new contract with the sellers.

3) find a way over or through (an obstacle or difficult path)

There was a puddle to be negotiated. The flight of steps was quite difficult to negotiate with a

heavy suitcase.

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Word Study

→ negotiation n.

Negotiations have just been completed.

The proposal is now under negotiation.

The final price is open to negotiation.

The problem should be resolved through negotiation.

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3. punctual adj.

1) doing something at the agreed or proper time

He's the sort of man who's always punctual. I am not myself a particularly punctual person. I have to go now because I must be punctual

for class.

2) happening at the agreed or proper time The bus is punctual today.

→ punctuality n. punctually adv.

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4. figure adj.

1) calculate or work out (an amount or value) arithmetically

Figure the total and I'll pay it with a cheque.

2) (informal) think, consider, or expect to be the case I figure that wearing a suit makes you look like a bank

clerk. He figured himself as a good candidate.

→figure sth. / sb. out: (informal) solve or discover the cause of a problem

He was trying to figure out why the camera wasn't working. I never could figure him out.

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eatery vs. restaurant: words of non-standards (American slang) vs. standard

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buddy vs. guy

buddy: close friend, especially a male friend of a man used in informal English

guy: a man or a boy in informal English; In American English, it also can refer to females when it is in plural. For example, “you guys” can mean “you girls”.

boy: A man can be addressed as a boy, especially by someone who is his superior, in informal English.

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Synonyms

1. run 2. eatery3. punctual 4. figure 5. How about …6. promote7. duty 8. as far as sb. is

concerned …9. take (a day) off10. except for

1. manage 2. restaurant3. on time 4. calculate 5. What about …6. get a rise, advance 7. responsibility8. in sb.’s opinion

9. be away from work

10. apart from

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Notes

right adv.1) I'm right out of ideas. 2) Harriet was standing right behind her. 3) I'll be right back. 4) He had guessed right.

duties: a task or action that someone is required to perform 职责，职务

Do you know what the queen's official duties are?

Your duties will include operating the switchboard.

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Expressions

1. pitch in 2. for the good of… 3. meet (certain) standards 4. part of 5. except for 6. make the mistake of doing sth. 7. bring in 8. be full of pride 9. as far as sb. is concerned 10. reach for 11. come first 12. be involved in

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pitch in

1) to join forces with others; help or cooperate

If everyone pitches in, we'll soon have the job finished.

2) throw sth. into… Please pitch your waste paper in here.

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except for

1) with the exception of His composition is excellent except for some

grammatical mistakes. Except for smoking and drinking, he is a

thrifty man.

2) often used to state the person or the thing that would prevent your statement from being completely true.

All was quiet in the room except for the ticking of a clock.

She is pretty except for the fact that her eyes are too big.

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as far as … concerned

1) in one’s personal opinionThe pay for cleaning the hospital

wards is very good, as far as I’m concerned.

2) The topic being discussed As far as the educational reform is

concerned, we all have the right to voice/express our opinions.

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bring in

1) The policeman brought in two boys whom he had caught stealing.

2) The farmers are bringing the apples in early this year because of the warm weather.

3) The sale brought in ￡ 250.

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1. When the prime minister’s health problems continued, ________________.

2. ___________, I think it’s hard to grasp.

3. Don’t interrupt him, for ___________.

4. Just at that moment,___________ with his foot.

5. _____________, we will get the job finished this afternoon.

6. The translation is well done _________.

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Whether vs. If

1. The problem is ___________ it is worth trying.

2. __________ she comes or not makes no difference.

3. They are faced with the problem __________ they should continue the work.

4. Please let me know _____________ you need the book.

5. He was worried about ____________ he has passed the French examination

6. I don’t know ____________ to go or to wait.

7. ____________ it rains or snows, I will start next week.

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Whether

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whether/if

whether

whether

Whether

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Passage dictation

A Henpecked Husband and His Wife

There was once a large, fat woman who had a small, thin husband.

He had a job in a big company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening.

As soon as he got home on Fridays, his wife used to make him give her all his money,

and then she used to give him back only enough to buy his lunch in his company every day.

One day, the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living-room. His wife was listening to the radio and eating

chocolates there. “You will never guess what happened to me today,

dear,” he said. He waited for a few seconds and then added, “I won

ten thousand dollars on the lottery!” “That is wonderful!” said his wife delightedly. But then she pulled a long face and added angrily,

“But how could you afford to buy the ticket?”

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1. Mr. Manager, may I take a day off tomorrow? My mother is coming to see me.

2. The police offered a reward for clues about the bank robbers.

3. When I was ill last week, she offered to look after my child.

4. Except for the small kitchen, the flat is satisfactory.

5. She was promoted to branch manager last year.

6. Everyone was exhausted except John.

7. Who’s running this company?

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Key to Translation

Analysis

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Read the Cultural Information, and make a comparison between what you read and the situation in China.

Where do job seekers find information about job vacancies? What are the procedures/steps involving in applying for a job? What factors are important for a job seeker to get a job?

Consider these factors: qualifications, experience, one’s appearance, education, positions, awards and prizes, internal relations, language abilities, family background, sex, special talents, manners, etc.

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Listening comprehension

Speaker One:

babysitpreferrednastyto the best of one’s abilitysuperior

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Listening comprehension

Speaker Two:

McDonaldsubmitopeningpersistencepay offwork atdo one’s part

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Test I. Write down the words dictated.

II. Write out the following phrases and expressions.

1. 计算出；弄明白 2. 达到一个高标准 3. 是……中的一部分 / 一员 4. 涉及，牵涉到…… 5. 犯了个……错 6. 充满了自豪 7. 带进来 8. 使某人丢脸 9. 作为回报 10. 按照……而行动

III. Make sentences with the following phrases. 1. pitch in 2. except for 3. reach for 4. It’s pointless… 5. stick to

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Test

IV. Translate the following sentences. 1. 在餐馆里工作是我骄傲的资本，因为我也在为

家里的生计出把力。 2. 这件事给了我一个教训：在谈判时，你不仅要

知道自己想说什么，你还要搞清楚对方会说些什么。

3. 为父亲做事使我明白了一个道理，对团队的忠诚是第一位的。

4. 在父亲的眼里我只是团队中的一名成员。 5. 随着年龄的增长，我的活也多了起来。

V. Write a summary of the text within 100 words.