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1、 Teaching Goal Make the students comprehend the text fully. Tutor the students to appreciate the story. Deal with important language points. I. Warming-up exercises II. Detailed explanation of the text III. Summary of the text IV. Language points V. Homework I. Warming-up exercises 1. Job Intervi

2、ew (求職面談 ) When people in the West look for a job, they usually follow the following procedures: 1) Read the“ Want Ads” (招聘廣告 ) in the newspapers for suitable vacancies (空缺 ). 2) Phone or write, depending on the instructions given in the ad, to the contact person. 3) The contact person, either th

3、e employer (雇主 ) himself or a representative (代理人 ) of his, will advise the applicant (申請人 ) about the job if it has not yet been taken, and grant the applicant an interview if he or she chooses to. Occasionally an interview may take place by phone, but most often the contact person would want to se

4、e the applicant or vice versa. 4) If an interview is granted, the applicant will be asked many questions both personal and professional so that the employer can decide whether or not the applicant is suitable for the job. The applicant may also ask questions as he or she, too, must make sure about t

5、he suitability of the job. Words 2. Reading of the new words application n. apply /2=plai/ vi. write to ask for ( a job, membership, etc.), esp. officially 申請 Words advertise /=8dv2taiz/ vt. make known to people by printing a notice in a newspaper, etc. or by broadcasting on television, etc.

6、 為 做廣告 interview /=int2vju:/ n. 面試；接見；會見 advertisement n. Words post n. job or position 職位 local /=l2uk2l/ of, special to, a place or district 當(dāng)?shù)氐模坏胤叫缘? suburb /=s0b2:b/ n. outer area of a town or city, where people live 郊區(qū) Words depress /di=pres/ vt. make sad 使沮喪 slim /slim/ a. sma

7、ll, slight; slender 微小的；苗條的 depression n. Words gravel /=gr8v2l/ n. 礫石 brick /brik/ n. 磚 evergreen /=ev2gri:n/ a. with green leaves throughout the year 常綠的 Words fume /fju:m/ n. strong-smelling smoke, gas or vapour 濃烈難聞的煙、氣、汽 shrub /5r0b/ n. low bush with several woody stems 灌木 head

8、master n. (中、小學(xué)的 )校長 Words moustache /=m2s=ta:5/ n. hair growing on the upper lip 小胡子 sandy-coloured /=s8ndi=k0l2d/ a. yellowish-red 沙色的 , 黃中帶紅的 disapproval /;dis2=pru:02l/ n. unfavorable opinion or feeling; dislike 不贊成； 不滿 Words private /=praivit/ n. soldier of the lowest rank 列兵；士兵 col

9、onel /=k2:nl/ n. 上校 bootlace /=bu:tleis/ n. shoelace for a high shoe or boot 靴帶 Words ah /a:/ interj. (a cry of surprise, pity, pain, joy, dislike, etc. ) 啊 undo vt. untie, unfasten 解開；松開 grunt /gr0nt/ vt. 咕噥著說出 Words stale /steil/ a. not fresh 不新鮮的 unpleasantly ad. 令人不愉快地 cabbage /

10、=k8bid6/ n. very small, broken piece of bread or cake 面包屑；糕餅屑 Words certificate /s2=tifikit/ n. 證 (明 )書 carpet /=ka:pit/ n. heavy woven material for covering floors or stairs 地毯 bloodshot /=bl0d53t/ a. (眼睛 ) 充血的 Words mumble /=m0mbl/ vt. speak (words) unclearly 含糊地說 vital /=vaitl/ a. v

11、ery necessary; of the greatest importance 必不可少的，極其重要的 attach /2=t8t5/ vt. give (to) ; fasten (to) 把 給予；系，貼 Words obviously /=3bvi2sli/ ad. it can be easily seen; plainly 明顯地，顯然 importance n. the quality of being important obvious a. Words range /reind6/ vi. vary between certain limits (在一

12、定范圍內(nèi) ) 變動 consist (of ) /k2n=sist/ vi. be made up (of ) 組成，構(gòu)成 cricket /=krikit/ n. 板球 Words dismay /dis=mei/ vt. make discouraged or afraid 使灰心；使害怕 set-up n. arrangement algebra /=8ld6ibr2/ n. 幾何學(xué) Words competent a. opposite of incompetent incompetent /in=k3mpit2nt/ a. completely unskil

13、lful; not good enough at doing a job, etc. 無能力的；不勝任的 leisure /=le62,=li:62/ n. free time; time which one can spend as one likes 閑暇；悠閑 Words salary /=s8l2ri/ n. fixed (usually monthly) pay for regular work 薪水 plus /pl0s/ prep. with the addition of 加 (上 ) protest /pr2=test/ vi. express a str

14、ong objection 抗議；反對 Words straw /str3:/ n. 稻草；麥桿 prospect /=pr3spekt/ n. sth. expected or considered probable; possibility 期望中的事；展望；前景 constitute /=k3nstitju:t/ vt. form; make up; be 組成，構(gòu)成 Words ultimate /=0ltimit/ a. greatest; utmost; last or final 最大的；終極的；最終的 indignity /in=digniti/ n.

15、 injury to ones dignity; insult 侮辱 II. Detailed explanation of the text Trying to make some money before entering university, the author applies for a teaching job. But the interview goes from bad to worse... 1. While I was waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a te

16、aching post at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. 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 in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. MY FIRST JOB Robert Best W

17、hat job was advertised in the local newspaper? ( A teaching job at a village school near London. ) How far was the school from where I lived? ( About ten miles away. ) Why did he want to find a job? ( He was very short of money and also he wanted to do something useful. ) Why did he feel anxious

18、after he applied for the job? ( He had no degree and no experience in teaching. ) 1. While I was waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do some

19、thing useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. MY FIRST JOB Robert Best London is the capital of England and of Great Britain, the political centre of the Commonwealth, and a major port from the mouth of

20、 River Thames. 1. While I was waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree

21、and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. MY FIRST JOB Robert Best 2. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an interview. It proved an awkward journey; a train a to Croydon station; a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at le

22、ast a quarter of a mile. As result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous. 3. The school was a red brick house with big windows. The front garden was a gravel square; four evergreen shrubs stood at each corner, where they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy ma

23、in road. 4. It was clearly the headmaster himself that opened the door. He was short and fat. He had a sandy-coloured moustache, a wrinkled forehead and hardly any hair. 5. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone. Ah ye

24、s, he grunted. Youd better come inside. The narrow, sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage; the walls were dirty with ink marks; it was all silent. His study, judging by the crumbs On the carpet, was also his diningroom. Youd better sit down, he said, and proceeded to ask me a number

25、of question: what subjects I had taken in my General School Certificate; how old I was what games I played; then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes, he asked me whether I thought games were a vital part of a boys education. I mumbled something about not attaching too much importance to them.

26、 He grunted. I had said the wrong thing. The headmaster and I obviously had very little in common. 6. The school, he said, consisted of one class of twenty-four boys, ranging in age from seven to thirteen. I should have to teach all subjects except art, which he taught himself. Football and cricke

27、t were played in the Park, a mile away on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. 7. The teaching set-up filled me with fear. I should have to divide the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels; and I was dismayed at the thought of teaching algebra and geometry two subj

28、ects at which I had been completely incompetent at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of Saturday afternoon cricket; most of my friends would be enjoying leisure at that time. 8. I said shyly, What would my salary be? Twelve pounds a week plus lunch. Before I could protest, he got to his feet. No

29、w, he said, youd better meet my wife. Shes the one who really runs this school. 9. This was the last straw. I was very young; the prospect of working under a woman constituted the ultimate indignity. Did he feel nervous when he got there? ( No. He was too depressed to feel nervous. ) What did the

30、headmaster look like? ( Short, fat, and bald, with a sandy-coloured moustache and a wrinkled forehead. ) Was the school large? ( No. Only one class of 24 boys. ) Were the boys at the same level? ( No. At three different levels. ) How was I supposed to deal with the class? ( “ I” would have to di

31、vide the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels. ) What subject was he expected to teach? ( He would have to teach all subjects except art. ) Who was the real boss in the school? ( The headmasters wife. ) 2. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to

32、 go to Croydon for an interview. It proved an awkward journey; a train to Croydon station; a ten- minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous. Croydon is an Outer London town in England, on the southern ou

33、tskirts of London. 2. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an interview. It proved an awkward journey; a train to Croydon station; a ten- minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed

34、to feel nervous. 2. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an interview. It proved an awkward journey; a train to Croydon station; a ten- minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to

35、 feel nervous. 3. The school was a red brick house with big windows. The front garden was a gravel square; four evergreen shrubs stood at each corner, where they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road. 4. It was clearly the headmaster himself that opened the door. He was shor

36、t and fat. He had a sandy-coloured moustache, a wrinkled forehead and hardly any hair. 5. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone. Ah yes, he grunted. Youd better come inside. The narrow, sunless hall smelled unpleasan

37、tly of stale cabbage; the walls were dirty with ink marks; it was all silent. His study, judging by the crumbs On the carpet, was also his diningroom. Youd better sit down, he said, and proceeded to ask me a number of question: what subjects I had taken in my General School Certificate; how old I

38、was what games I played; then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes, he asked me whether I thought games were a vital part of a boys education. I mumbled something about not attaching too much importance to them. He grunted. I had said the wrong thing. The headmaster and I obviously had very li

39、ttle in common. 一種吃驚的、不以為然的神態(tài) 5. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone. Ah yes, he grunted. Youd better come inside. The narrow, sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage; the walls were dirty with ink ma

40、rks; it was all silent. His study, judging by the crumbs On the carpet, was also his diningroom. Youd better sit down, he said, and proceeded to ask me a number of question: what subjects I had taken in my General School Certificate; how old I was what games I played; then fixing me suddenly with

41、his bloodshot eyes, he asked me whether I thought games were a vital part of a boys education. I mumbled something about not attaching too much importance to them. He grunted. I had said the wrong thing. The headmaster and I obviously had very little in common. A colonel is an officer of iddle ra k

42、 in the army. 5. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone. Ah yes, he grunted. Youd better come inside. The narrow, sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage; the walls were dirty with ink marks; it was all sil

43、ent. His study, judging by the crumbs On the carpet, was also his diningroom. Youd better sit down, he said, and proceeded to ask me a number of question: what subjects I had taken in my General School Certificate; how old I was what games I played; then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes,

44、 he asked me whether I thought games were a vital part of a boys education. I mumbled something about not attaching too much importance to them. He grunted. I had said the wrong thing. The headmaster and I obviously had very little in common. A private is a soldier of the low st rank. 5. He looked

45、 at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone. Ah yes, he grunted. Youd better come inside. The narrow, sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage; the walls were dirty with ink marks; it was all silent. His study, judging by

46、the crumbs On the carpet, was also his diningroom. Youd better sit down, he said, and proceeded to ask me a number of question: what subjects I had taken in my General School Certificate; how old I was what games I played; then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes, he asked me whether I thou

47、ght games were a vital part of a boys education. I mumbled something about not attaching too much importance to them. He grunted. I had said the wrong thing. The headmaster and I obviously had very little in common. Cabbage is a type of large round vegetable with thick green le ves wrapped round it

48、s short stem. 5. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone. Ah yes, he grunted. Youd better come inside. The narrow, sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage; the walls were dirty with ink marks; it was all sil

49、ent. His study, judging by the crumbs On the carpet, was also his diningroom. Youd better sit down, he said, and proceeded to ask me a number of question: what subjects I had taken in my General School Certificate; how old I was what games I played; then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes,

50、 he asked me whether I thought games were a vital part of a boys education. I mumbled something about not attaching too much importance to them. He grunted. I had said the wrong thing. The headmaster and I obviously had very little in common. The General School Certificate (G.S.C) was a standardi

51、zed (標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化 ) school examination in Britain. It was replaced by the General Certificate of Education (普通教育證書 ) (G.C.E.) in 1965. At present there are two levels of examination. 5. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone

52、. Ah yes, he grunted. Youd better come inside. The narrow, sunless hall smelled unpleasantly of stale cabbage; the walls were dirty with ink marks; it was all silent. His study, judging by the crumbs On the carpet, was also his diningroom. Youd better sit down, he said, and proceeded to ask me a

53、 number of question: what subjects I had taken in my General School Certificate; how old I was what games I played; then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes, he asked me whether I thought games were a vital part of a boys education. I mumbled something about not attaching too much importance

54、to them. He grunted. I had said the wrong thing. The headmaster and I obviously had very little in common. The General Certificate of Secondary Education (普 通中學(xué)教育證書 ) (G.C.S.E.) taken between ages 15 and 16 and Advanced Level Examinations (G.C.E. A level) (高級水平考試 ) taken between ages 17 and 19.

55、 A level passes, students will stand a very good chance of being accepted by universities. 5. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone. Ah yes, he grunted. Youd better come inside. The narrow, sunless hall smelled unp

56、leasantly of stale cabbage; the walls were dirty with ink marks; it was all silent. His study, judging by the crumbs On the carpet, was also his diningroom. Youd better sit down, he said, and proceeded to ask me a number of question: what subjects I had taken in my General School Certificate; how

57、old I was what games I played; then fixing me suddenly with his bloodshot eyes, he asked me whether I thought games were a vital part of a boys education. I mumbled something about not attaching too much importance to them. He grunted. I had said the wrong thing. The headmaster and I obviously had v

58、ery little in common. 6. The school, he said, consisted of one class of twenty-four boys, ranging in age from seven to thirteen. I should have to teach all subjects except art, which he taught himself. Football and cricket were played in the Park, a mile away on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.

59、 Football is any of several games for two teams in which a ball is kicked about a field in an attempt to get goals. (BrE = soccer; AmE=American football) 6. The school, he said, consisted of one class of twenty-four boys, ranging in age from seven to thirteen. I should have to teach all subjects e

60、xcept art, which he taught himself. Football and cricket were played in the Park, a mile away on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Cricket is a very popular game played in England with bat and ball on a large field between two teams of eleven men each. 6. The school, he said, consisted of one cl

61、ass of twenty-four boys, ranging in age from seven to thirteen. I should have to teach all subjects except art, which he taught himself. Football and cricket were played in the Park, a mile away on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. 7. The teaching set-up filled me with fear. I should have to divid

62、e the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels; and I was dismayed at the thought of teaching algebra and geometry two subjects at which I had been completely incompetent at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of Saturday afternoon cricket; most of my friends would be

63、 enjoying leisure at that time. teaching arrangements 教學(xué)安排 7. The teaching set-up filled me with fear. I should have to divide the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels; and I was dismayed at the thought of teaching algebra and geometry two subjects at which I

64、 had been completely incompetent at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of Saturday afternoon cricket; most of my friends would be enjoying leisure at that time. two subjects in mathematics 代數(shù)與幾何學(xué) 7. The teaching set-up filled me with fear. I should have to divide the class into three groups and t

65、each them in turn at three different levels; and I was dismayed at the thought of teaching algebra and geometry two subjects at which I had been completely incompetent at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of Saturday afternoon cricket; most of my friends would be enjoying leisure at that time. 8.

66、 I said shyly, What would my salary be? Twelve pounds a week plus lunch. Before I could protest, he got to his feet. Now, he said, youd better meet my wife. Shes the one who really runs this school. 9. This was the last straw. I was very young; the prospect of working under a woman constituted the ultimate indignity. This was really the worst coming to the worst and too much to put up with. 我再也無法忍受了。 8. I said shyly, What would my salary be? Twelve pounds a week plus lunch. Before I cou