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1、Unit 1To the Students BookTEXT 11. Pre-Reading Questions1. The writer describes what his first job was like._2. The writer wanted to have a job because he wanted some experience.3. The writer found his first job unpleasant_4. The writer enjoyed his first job2.The Main Idea(P4)(3)The writer was inter
2、viewed by the headmaster of a school and was offered a job which was none too pleasant.3.Vocabulary(P5)A. Guessing the meanings of words: 1. f2. h3. c4. b5. g6. e7. d8. aB. Looking up words in a dictionary: 1. inconvenient and uncomfortable 2. sad; low in spirits 3. gloomy; cheerless 4. make a short
3、, deep, rough sound (like a pig), showing dissatisfaction 5. very necessary 6. shock deeply; fill with fear 7. timidly 8. greatest; extreme 4.Questions(P7)1. What are big staring sash-windows? Reference Answer: They are very large windows, so large that they look like peoples wide open eyes. 1. What
4、 is the implied meaning of they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road? Reference Answer: They (the four evergreen shrubs) did their best to remain alive in spite of the dust and smoke from a main road with heavy traffic. 2. Describe the appearance of the headmaster in your ow
5、n words. Reference Answer: He was short and stout. He grew a moustache which was pale reddish yellow. His forehead was covered with freckles. 3. What impression did the hall give the writer? Reference Answer: It was a narrow, dim (unlighted) hall which had an offensive odor of dried up cabbage. The
6、walls, once painted in cream color, had darkened to the color of margarine and in a few places were marked with ink stains. Silence prevailed in the hall. 5. Why do you think the headmaster had bloodshot eyes? Reference Answer: Perhaps he liked to have a drop too much. 6. What kind of class was the
7、writer asked to teach? Reference Answer: It was a class of 24 boys who were from seven to thirteen years. 7. Why was the writer diffident when asking about his salary? Reference Answer: Because he had little self-confidence as he was young and it was the first time he had had an interview. Besides,
8、perhaps he was not used to asking about money matters. 8. What is meant by This was the last straw? Reference Answer: The phrase the last straw comes from the saying It is the last straw that breaks the camels back. What the saying means is that straw is very light in weight, but if you increase the
9、 burden on the camels back straw by straw, eventually you will put on his back one straw too many, and that last straw will break his back. When used figuratively, the last straw means an addition to a set of troubles which makes them unbearable. Here in the text, the writer regards his having to wo
10、rk under a woman as an additional source of annoyance which would make the job all the more intolerable. 9. What was the writers impression of the headmaster? How did he arrive at this? Reference Answer: His impression was unfavorable. To the writer, the headmaster was a short, stout, freckle-forehe
11、aded, bald man, with a big unpleasant paunch. As the headmaster was not as neatly dressed as a gentleman was supposed to be, he gave the impression of having always worn the same suit. Probably he was badly off. He received the young man with a look of surprised disapproval and during the whole inte
12、rview he assumed an air of condescension, 4 which was quite annoying to the young man. Moreover, the headmaster made great demands on the young man, while he himself did not seem to know much about teaching. 10. Tell what you know about the young writer. Reference Answer: The writer was a young scho
13、ol leaver waiting to enter university. He was badly in need of money and he seemed to be a man of vitality and energy. He wanted to do something useful that could bring him some money. He did not have much experience in life, nor in teaching. He looked very bashful, having little self-confidence. Fe
14、aring that he might not get the job, he was careful about what he said. He had to do what he did not like to do. To make matters worse, he had to work under a woman, which was the most humiliating thing to a man of his age, but whether he liked it or not, he had to take the job.TO WORKBOOKTEXT 1 ( P
15、2 )My First JobComprehensionA. True (T) or False (F)?1. The writer thought that the likelihood of him getting the job was not great though he was young and eager to do something useful.T2. The headmaster liked the young man at first sight.FThe headmaster did not like the young man when he went for a
16、n interview. He looked at him with surprised disapproval and, instead of showing welcome to the young man, he just grunted, which was an expression of irritation and displeasure3. The headmaster saw eye to eye with the writer as far as childrens games were concerned.FThey did not think alike. To the
17、 headmaster, games played an essential role in a boys education but the writer did not consider games to have so much importance to the boys.4. The writer was not happy about his having to teach algebra and geometry, but he did not mind having to walk a mile along the dusty road to the Park.T5. The
18、young man was satisfied with the salary he would get.FThe young man would only get twelve pounds a week including lunch, which was by no means good pay. Of course the writer was not satisfied. However, before he could say anything about the poor pay, the headmaster had stood up and asked the young m
19、an to meet his wife.6. The writer did not feel unhappy at the idea of working under the headmasters wife.FThe writer thought it was something he could hardly bear. To him, for a young man to work under a woman would be shameful and would result in a loss of dignity and self-respect.B. Explain the fo
20、llowing in your own words.1. Being 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.Because I was in bad need of money and was eager to do something of use, I appli
21、ed 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.2. .three days later a letter arrived, summoning me to Croydon for an interview. three days late
22、r I received a letter, asking me to go to Croydon to have an interview.3. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone.He cast a look at me with the same surprise and dislike as a colonel would look at a soldier when his bootl
23、aces came loose.4. The headmaster and I obviously had singularly little in common.Apparently the headmaster and I had no similar interests or beliefs.5. The teaching set-up appalled me.The way teaching was organized filled me with terror (or, I was shocked at the teaching arrangements).6. I should h
24、ave to split the class up into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels.I should have to divide the class into three groups of three different levels and teach them one after another.7. It was not so much having to tramp a mile along the dusty streets of Croydon, followed by a c
25、rocodile of small boys that I minded, but the fact that most of my friends would be enjoying leisure at that time.I felt troubled not because I had to walk for a mile along the dusty streets of Croydon, followed by a group of boys, but because at that time most of my friends would be having a good t
26、ime and relaxing.8. The prospect of working under a woman constituted the ultimate indignity.The fact that I would have to work under a woman in future made me feel totally humiliated.TEXT 2 ( P3 )How to Do Well on a Job InterviewComprehensionTrue (T) or False (F)1. Most people think that a job inte
27、rview is a terrible experience. Key: T2. Youre often given a reason if youre not hired after an interview.Key: F If you dont get the job, youre rarely given any reason why.3. You should neither wear casual student clothing nor overdress yourself when going to an interview. Key: T4. To demonstrate yo
28、ur ability to be politely sociable, you should initiate small talk before getting down to business.Key: F You should follow the interviewers lead and should not initiate any small talk or drag it out.5. You should be frank and list all your flaws to the interviewer. Key: FYoull come across as more b
29、elievable if you admit a flaw but make it one that an employer might actually like.6. A thank-you note shortly after the interview is one more chance to help you make a good impression. Key: TTEXT 3 ( P4 )Comprehension1. F (It is looking for people who are able to sell the benefits of the classified
30、 columns by telephone.)2. T3. F (It is important.)4. F (Drive here is a noun, meaning “a forceful quality of mind or spirit that gets things done” or “initiative” (动力、干劲). Applicants must possess this sort of “drive.”)5. F (Its a job that anyone who thinks he is qualified can apply for.)6. TGUIDED W
31、RITING1.Sentence Combination( P5 )Reference Version: I love travelling by train. Fast expresses, slow local trains which stop at every station, suburban trains taking businessmen to their offices and home again; I enjoy them all. It must be the element of romance that attracts me. There is no romanc
32、e on motorway, which is a box of metal and rubber on a strip of concrete, or in flying through the air in a pressurized tube from one identical plastic and glass airport to another. But trains are different. On a train, you can walk around, look at the scenery, observe your fellow passengers; wherea
33、s in a plane all you can see are the clouds and the back of other peoples heads. And then there are the stations. Some, Im afraid, have become too like airport; others, fortunately, are old and dirty, full of unexpected details and with their own individual peculiarities. Traveling by train remains
34、an adventure, as you try to interpret the timetable, persuade the booking office clerk to sell you a ticket and understand the incomprehensible messages coming over the loudspeaker system. Then there is that delightful uncertainty as you wonder whether you are on the right train, or the right part o
35、f the train. Theres nothing like it.2.Precis writing ( P7 ) I applied for my first job before I entered university because I was short of money. The school where I applied for a job was ten miles away from where I lived and I was not sure if I could get the job. However, after a terrible journey I w
36、as so depressed that I no longer felt nervous. The Victorian schoolhouses stood amid fumes and dust main road. The headmaster was not at all scholarly, neither was the inside of the house academic looking. By and by I discovered that the headmaster and I had very little in common. He wanted me to te
37、ach twenty-four boys from seven to thirteen who, were to be split up into three levels. I had to teach everything including the subjects I abhorred (憎恶). Furthermore, I had to work on Saturdays too. The pay was low. To top it all, I had to work under a woman, the headmasters wife, who was the real m
38、anager of the school.3. Paragraph Writing( (略)4.Letter Writing (P8)1.Flat 301, 574 Daxing StreetXining, Qinghai 81005615 June, 20 _ Dear Prof. Qing,2.Flat 402, 583 Ningpo Road,Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325008December 20, 20 _ Dear Uncle Ming, 3.609 Grant StreetEnterprise, OR 97828U.S.A.March 2, 20 _COMPREHE
39、NSIVE EXERCISES1. Spelling ( P9 )1. advertise2. suburb3. range4. interview5. quarter6. depress7. dreary8. indignity9. disapproval10. geometry11. singularly12. leisure2. Dictation ( P9 )The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Sullivan, came to me. It was
40、the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old. On the afternoon of that eventful day, I stood on the porch, dumb, expectant, I guessed from my mothers signs and from the hurrying in the house that something unusual was about to happen, so I went to the door and waited on the st
41、eps. Hanging down from the porch was sweet-smelling honeysuckle. My fingers lightly touched the familiar leaves and blossoms which had just come forth to greet the sweet southern spring. I did not know what surprise the future held for me.I felt approaching footsteps. I stretched out my hand as I su
42、pposed to my mother. Someone took it, and I was caught up and held close in the arms of her who had come to help me discover all things to me, and, more than anything thing else, to love me.3. Listening Comprehension ( P10 )A. True (T) or False (F)?1. Henry would have liked his interview to begin at
43、 once. T2. The secretary waited in the managers office while the manager signed the letters.FThe manager signed the last letter and then rang the bell for his secretary to come in and take the letters away.3. The technical journals were very carefully arranged on the top shelf.FIt looked as if the t
44、echnical journals might at any moment slip off the shelf and fall to the ground.4. The managers desk was very tidy. T5. The manager had no idea what job Henry had come for.FThe manager knew what job Henry had come for; he said, “Youve come about our advertisement for a clerk in the accounts section,
45、 havent you?”B. Complete the following sentences with relevant information from the passage.1. The telephone rang just as the manager was explaining t that he was waiting for a long-distance call from Manchester.2. The manager apologized for keeping Henry waiting.3. The bookcase was so large that it
46、 covered the greater part of one wall.4. In the box which marked OUT, the manager dropped the letters which he had signed.4. Translation ( P10 )A. Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English.1. 他们都认为他成功的可能性很小。They all believed that he had a slim chance of success.(“可能性小”可以用a slim cha
47、nce来表示)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.(air有“神态、外观”的意思,这里的“神情”即可用air表示)3. 等到所有同学都就座后,学生会主席才开始宣布野营的日程安排。It was after all the students had taken their seats that the president of the students union proceeded to announce the camping itinerary.(这句话翻译的时候可以用强调
48、句,强调前半句;另外,proceed to本意是“着手、继续”,这里的“开始宣布”可以翻译成proceed to annouce)4. 胃是人体至关重要的器官,请善待之。The stomach is a vital organ of the human body; please take good care of it.(“至关重要”用vital表示,“善待之”可以用take good care of it表示)5. 他认为总经理如此重视那些日常琐事是荒唐的。He considered it ridiculous for the general manager to attach so much importance to those routin