Inordertointroducethetopicofjobhunting，itisimportanttomakesurethatthestudentsknowwhattheyaregoingtolearndirectlyandeasier．Askthemtolookatthelead-inparttohaveawholepictureofthisunit．
Wedon'thavetimetodomorethantwolonglisteningandspeakingwithin-classlisteningandspeaking，butforadditionalpracticetherearelisteningtasksforstudentstocompleteathome．Studentsareencouragedtopracticemoreiftheyhavedifficultyfollowingthevideopart．
Thestudentsarerequiredtopracticethedialogueswiththeirpartnersandyoucanmakeaspotcheck，asktwogroupstodotherole-playinginclass．Otherstudentsarerequiredtoobserveandraisequestions．Thesewillbegradedasperformanceinclass．
The2ndclassperiod
Askstudentstodothepreviewworkandgetthemselvesfamiliarwiththewholejobhuntingprocess：careerorientationassessment，jobapplicationandjobinterview．Recommendsomewebsitesrelatedtothem．Groupwork：Letthestudentsdiscussthesomequestions．Whatdoyouusuallydowhenpreparingforjobapplication？Whatcanyoudoaftersubmittingyourapplicationform？Whatcanyoudototurntheunfavorablejobhuntingsituation？
Thetexttellsastoryabouthowaninexperiencedgraduatelandinghisfirstjob．Playtheaudioofthetexttostudentsandthenaskthemtoreadthetext，correctthewordswhichthestudentshavedifficultyinpronunciation．
The3rdclassperiod
Herearetwowaystocheckstudents’study：oneistoaskthestudentstoretellthetext（individual）；anotheristoaskthestudentstomakeashortplayaccordingtothetextandperformitinclass（groupwork）．Thekeywordsandexpressionslearnedinthetextshouldbeusedintheirshortplay．Afterwatchingtherestgroupswillassesstheperformanceandbegraded．
The4thclassperiod
Askthestudentsthefollowingquestions：Howtofindthepotentialjobopenings？Howcanyouknowwhattypeofjobsuitsyou？Whendoyoustartjobsearching？
ThenaskthemworkonPassageBwithpartnersandreporttheideastheauthormentionedinthetexttotheclass．Theassessmentfromtheirclassmatewillbegraded．
The5thclassperiod
Askthestudentsdothispartindividually．Theycandiscusswiththeirpartnerswhennecessary，andthentheywillchecktheanswerwiththeirpartners．Gothroughtheanswerswiththewholeclass．Analyzetheexerciseswherethestudentshaveproblem．
Weofferthewritingsampleforthestudentsandalsooffertheinformationtohelpthemfinishtheirownapplicationletter．ForPresentationandDoYourProject，teacherscanorganizegroupcompetitionwhichcanstimulatestudents’teamspirits．
Whataretheytalkingabout？Completethefollowingsentenceswiththecorrectanswers．
Key：
1）leave
2）secretary
Activity1Writedownusefulexpressionsfromthesampledialoguesaboveforinterviewingandtrytoaddmore．
Reference：
Usefulexpressionsforquestioningtheinterviewee
1．Whichschoolareyoufromandwhat'syourmajor？
2．Doyouhaveanyworkexperiences？
3．Whatcourseshaveyoucompleted？
4．Doyouhaveanycertificates？
5．Whatkindofpositionareyouinterestedin？
6．Whydoyouwanttoworkforus？
Usefulexpressionsforansweringtheabovequestions
1．I'vejustgraduatedfrom…andImajoredin…
2．Yes．Ieverworkedas…for…
3．IhavecompletedInternationalTrade，BusinessEnglish，andForeignTradeCorrespondence…
4．Yes．IhavegotanNCRE-3Certificate，aSecretarialQualificationCertificate，aBECHigherLevelandadrivinglicence．
5．I'minterestedinthepositionas…
6．BecauseIthinkI'llbegivenmoreopportunities．
Activity2CompletethefollowingdialoguebytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninthebrackets．
1）ImajoredinInternationalTrade
2）skillfullyuseOfficeSoftware
3）anNCRE-3Certificateandadrivinglicense
4）I'minterestedinthepositionasasecretary
5）I'llbegivenmoreopportunitiesinasmallbusiness
6）mystartingsalarywillnotbelessthan3，500yuan
Activity3Taketurnstoaskandanswerthefollowingquestions，andthenmakeyourownconversationaboutinterviewingaccordingtothecluesgivenbelow．
Mr．Smith：Goodmorning，HanQi．
HanQi：Goodmorning，Mr．Smith．
Mr．Smith：Wheredidyougetthenewsthatwewantedacomputerprogrammer？
HanQi：Fromnewspaper．
Mr．Smith：Haveyoueverheardaboutourcompany？
HanQi：Yes，ofcourse．Oneofmyschoolmatesworkedinyourcompanyforseveralyearsandhestronglyrecommendedthispositiontome．
Mr．Smith：Great，whatisyourmajor？
HanQi：ComputerScienceandTechnology．
Mr．Smith：Whatisyourworkingexperience？
HanQi：Ihaveeverworkedforasmallcomputercompany．
Mr．Smith：Andwhatqualificationsdoyouhaveforthejob？
HanQi：IhaveanNCRE-3Certificate，aBECHigherLevelandaSecretarialQualificationCertificate．Besides，Ihaveadrivinglicense．
Mr．Smith：Whatdoyouwanttoknowaboutourcompany？
HanQi：NeedIoftenworkovertime？
Mr．Smith：Sometimes，butyouwillgetextrapaid．Anyotherquestions？
HanQi：I'mafraidnot．Thanks．
Mr．Smith：Nicetalk．Wewillinformyouassoonaswemakeadecision．
HanQi：Thankyouverymuch．
WatchandAnswer
1．project
2．difficulty
3．15years
4．withpeople
5．toomuch
Script：
Voiceover：Now，youaregoingtowatchamovie．
TheFirstInterview：
Allison：Well，weareveryinterestedinyourapplicationforthepositionofprojectmanager．
Sam：Well，I'mveryexcitedabouttheposition．
Allison：Well，Icanseefromyourresumethatyouhavealotofworkexperience．
Sam：Yes，Ihavemanyjobresponsibilities．
Allison：Whatdoyouconsideryourgreateststrength？
Sam：I'mveryreliable．Ialwaystrytodomyworkontime．
Allison：Isee．Verygood！MayIaskwhatyourgreatestweaknessis？
Sam：Ihavedifficultysayingno．Ioftenworkovertime．SometimesIevenforgetwhatourcompany'snormalworkinghoursare．
Allison：Veryimpressive．MayIaskwhyyou'dliketoworkforthiscompany？
Sam：Yourorganizationisverysuccessfulandknownthroughouttheworld．
Allison：Soyouhopetohaveaninternationalcareer？
Sam：Yes，Ihavestudiedabroadbefore，buthaven'tworkedforaninternationalcompanyyet．
Allison：Well，wemaybeabletogiveyouthatchance．Assoonaswereviewallourcandidates，we'llletyouknowourdecision．
Sam：Thankyou．Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou．
TheSecondInterview：
Man：Canyousendinthenextapplicant，please？
Vivian：Hello，Sir！
Man：Hello！
Vivian：Vivian．Nicetomeetyou！
Man：Nicetomeetyou！Thankyou！Haveaseat！SoyouareinterestedinthepositionofrunningthevolunteeringfortheOlympics？
Vivian：Yes，That'sright．
Man：OK．Thisisyourresume？Thankyou．Vivian，good．Well，canyoutellmealittlebitaboutyourself？Whatcouldyou…haveyoudoneinthepast？
Vivian：Yes．Iactuallyhavebeenvolunteeringfor15years．IstartedvolunteeringwhenIwas13yearsold．Ivolunteeredattheartcamp，bandcamp，sportscamp，sciencecamp．Everything．Younameit，volunteering，Igotit．
Man：Wow，yousurelyliketoworkforfree．So…
Vivian：I'mpleased．Iliketohelp．
Man：Good！CanIaskyouafewquestions？SoMayIaskyouwhatyouconsidertobeyourgreateststrength？
Vivian：Oh，Ithink，youknow，I'mreallygoodatworkingwithpeople．LikeIsaid，Ihavebeenvolunteeringfor15years．I'mreallydedicatedtomyjob．Iliketohelp．Alwaystheretovolunteermyservices，likecoordinatingthings，organizingthings．Younameit，Idoit．
Man：Great，OK．MayIalsoaskwhatyouconsidertobeyourgreatestweakness？
Vivian：Er…MaybeIvolunteertoomuch．
Man：Er…MayIaskwhyyouareinterestedinthisposition？
Vivian：Becausethisisthegrandslamsofallvolunteeringevents．Iwanttobepartofit．
Man：Iunderstand．MayIaskyouonemorething…Canyoutellmewhatyouconsidertobeyourgreatestachievement？
Vivian：Ithoughtyounevergonnaask．Well，MygreatestachievementIthinkisbackwhenIwas18yearsoldandIgottheentireartcamptocreateclaypots…
Man：Claypots？
Vivian：Yes．
Man：That…maycomeinhandyasjob．
Man：OK．Thankyou，Vivian，forcomingin．
Vivian：Thankyou，sir．Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou．
Dialogue1Listentothedialoguetwice，andthenfillintheblankswiththeinformationyougetfromit．
1）saleswoman
2）newchallenges
3）in1950
4）inquality
5）popular
M：Goodmorning，MissLin．
W：Goodmorning，sir．
M：Iseefromyourresuméthatyouhavebeenworkingasasaleswoman？
W：Yes，sir．IhaveworkedfortwoyearsinanAmericancompany．
M：MayIaskwhyyouwanttoleavethatcompany？
W：BecauseIwanttochangemyworkingenvironmentandseeknewchallenges．
M：Tellmewhatyouknowaboutourcompanyplease．
W：Well，thecompanywasfoundedbyMarkWardinNewYorkin1950，anditisthelargestcompanyinitsfield．
M：Whatdoyouknowaboutourmajorproducts？
W：Yourproductsaregoodinqualityandbeautifulindesign．Nowadays，theyarequitepopularwithChinesepeople．
M：Thankyou．Iamgladtohearthat．
Dialogue2Listentothedialoguetwice，andthenanswerthequestionswiththeinformationyougetfromit．
1．business
2．BusinessEnglish
3．InternationalTrade
4．HigherLevel
5．Twomonths
M：Goodafternoon，MissZhang．I'mthedirectoroftheHumanResourcesDepartmentofthiscompany．
W：Goodafternoon，sir．
M：Wearelookingforasalesmanagerwithabusinessbackground．Weexpectthatyoumightbethesuitablepersonforthisjob．
W：IhopeIcanmeetyourrequirements．
M：Well，pleasetellmeyoureducationbackground．
W：IgraduatedfromChongqingCityManagementCollege．ImajoredinBusinessEnglish．
M：Whatcourseshaveyoucompleted？
W：IhavecompletedInternationalTrade，BusinessEnglish，andForeignTradeCorrespondenceandsoon．
M：Haveyougotanyprofessionalcertificates？
W：Yes，I'vegotaSecretarialQualificationCertifiateandaBECHigherLevel．
M：Doyouhaveanyworkingexperiences？
W：Yes，Ihaveeverworkedinaforeigntradecompanyfortwomonthsasanassistanttothesalesmanager．
M：Good，that'sallfornow．Thankyouforcoming．
PassageListentoashortpassagetwiceaboutjobhunting，andthenanswereachquestioninnomorethan3wordswiththeinformationyougetfromit．
1．stressful
2．popularmajors
3．largecities
4．specialskills
5．positive
Jobhuntingisstressfulforcollegestudentsnowadays．Somegraduatesstillhavenoideawheretogoorwhattodoaftergraduation．Thereasonsforthisproblemarevarious．Ontheonehand，afewyearsagocollegesenrolledsomanystudentsinpopularmajorsthatthenumberofgraduatesisgreaterthantheneedinthemarket．Ontheotherhand，mostgraduateswouldratherstayinlargecities．Thisproblemcanbesolvedifbothcollegesandstudentstakeparticularmeasures．First，studentsshouldresearchthemarketanddevelopspecialskillstosuitmarketneeds．Second，students'attitudetowardsemploymentlocationshouldbealwayspositive．Thereareplentyofopportunitiesforyoungpeopleinsmallercitiesaroundthecountry．
AfterClassActivityFollowthetipsbelow．
Content：Howtoself-introduce，answerandaskquestionsinaninterview．
Trytopracticetheexpressionsyou'velearnt．
Makeanoutlineorwrittendraftfirst．
Beforethejobinterview，youshouldmakeafullpreparation．
1．makesureyouknowthetargetcompanyandthetargetpositionwell．Youmayaskyourself：whataremajorproductsofthecompany？whataretherequirementsoftheposition？
2．youshouldalsoknowyourselfwellandpreparenecessaryqualificationsandcertificates．Youmayaskyourselfaboutyourmajorandyourstrongpoints
3．Prepareforthecommoninterviewquestions：Whydoyouwanttojoinourcompany？Doyouhaveanyworkingexperiences？
4．Youmaypreparesomequestionsaboutsalaryandotherbenefits：Whatisthestartingsalary？Doyouofferpaidvacation？
Activity2Watchthevideoandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyougetfromit．
1）Followup
2）questions
3）interview
HappyNewYear！Nowistheperfecttimetorefreshyourjobsearchandreallyhitthegroundrunning．Findinganewjobprobablymadeitontoyourlistofresolutionsanyway．Checkoutthesefivetipstomakesurethatthisistheyearyougethired．
1．Reflect．
Nomatterhowsuccessfulyouwereduringyourlastyear’sjobresearch，thinkaboutwhatworkedandwhatdidn’t．Trytofindanylessonsyoucanuseinthisnewyear．Didyoupreparefortheinterviews？Didyouforgettousespellcheck？Goingoveryourpastmistakescanmakeahugeimpactonyourjobsearchgoingforward．
2．Followup．
Alllastyearwereallyencouragedyoutofollowupandthisyearisnodifferent．It’sasupereasywaytoreallystandoutamongotherapplicants．Besuretocheckthejobpostingtomakesuretheemployerrequeststhatyoudon’treachout．Ifyou’reintheclear，waitthreetofivedaysandthencall，emailorgoinpersontoaskaboutthestatusoftheapplication．Whoknows？Youmightevenlandanonthespotinterview！
3．Reachouttoyourjobsearchcoach．
WhatdoyouthinkI’mherefor？Tohelpwithyourjobresearch！Ifyouhaveanyquestions，wehaveinsidertipsandexpertadvicestraightfromouremployers．YoucanreachouttousonFacebook，YouTube，Instagram，PinterestandTwitter！Anddon’tforgettocheckoutourblogatsnagajob．com／resources．
4．Prepareforallcommonjobinterviewquestions．
Somejobseekerstypicallythinktheycanwingitinaninterview．Andthat’sabigno-no．Youshouldbereadytoanswersoyoureallydon’tcomeacrossunpreparedtotheinterviewer．Andjusttohelpyouout，we’veputtogethervideosonhowyoushould（andshouldn’t）answerthemostcommonjobinterviewquestions．
5．DoaMockinterview．
Whilepreparingissoimportant，thereisnothingmorebeneficialthanactualpractice．Doingamockinterviewwithatrustedfriendorfamilymembercanhelpreallycalmyournervesbeforethebigdayandshowyouwhatyoumayneedtoworkonbeforetheevent．Maybeyousay“um”alotortwirlyourhair．Catchingthesethingsearlywillmakesureyounailthejobinterview．
Sowhatareyouwaitingfor？Makethisyearyouryeartolandanewjob．
Beforeyoustarttoreadthepassage，pleasecompletethequestionnairebelow．
Key：Open．
Usefulsentencepatternsforreport：
Tointroduce：Thepurpose／aimofthisreportis…
Asrequested，thissurveywascarriedout／conductedbymeansof…
Thequestionnaireconsistedof…
Togeneralize：ingeneral／generally／onthewhole…
Torefertoafact：Thefactisthat…／infact…／inpractice…
Toconclude／summarize：inconclusion／allthingsconsidered／tosumup／allinall…
Itisnoteasytoreachanydefiniteconclusions，but…
Ifanyconclusionsmaybedrawnfromthedata，itisclearthat…
Thesurveyshows／indicates／demonstrates…
Activity1Readthepassagequicklyandfillintheblanks．
1）mymajorproblem
2）impulse
3）plot
4）sportsnews
5）trick
Activity2Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswithproperwordsorphrases．Thentrytoreciteit．
1）sportswriter
2）appliedfor
3）experience
4）staff
5）hired
Activity3Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage．
1．B
2．A
3．C
4．B
5．C
Activity4Taketurnstoaskandanswerthefollowingquestions．
1．Becausetheauthor'smajorisEnglish，andmostpeoplealreadyspeakEnglish．
2．Theauthor'smajorproblemwasthathehadneverdoneanyprofessionalsportswritingbefore．
3．Everydayhewrotealettertothesportseditortoimpresshim．
4．Yes，hedid．
5．Neveraccept“no”atfacevalue．Letrejectionmotivateyoutogetmorecreative．
Activity5Workwithyourpartneraccordingtothecluesgivenbelow．
A：Iwanttotakepartinthejobinterviewheldbyalargecompanynextweek．IamwonderingwhatpreparationIshalldoinadvance？
B：Well，youshouldwriteanapplicationlettertothecompanyfirst．Second，aresumeisamust．
A：Whatwilltheintervieweraskduringtheinterview？
B：Theinterviewermightbeinterestedinyourmajororcertificatesyou'veattained．Hemayalsoaskwhetheryouhaveanyworkingexperience．
A：ThenwhatshallIaskaboutthefuturejob？
B：AttheendoftheinterviewyoumayinquireoftheHRmanageraboutthepossiblesalaryonoffer．Ofcourse，abonusisalsoworthinquiringabout．
Exercise1Fillintheblankswiththeproperwordsorexpressionsgivenbelow，changingtheformwhennecessary．
1．beoverwhelmedwith
3．applyfor
2．havenowayof
4．facevalue
5．commenton
Exercise2Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets，andthenmakeasentenceaccordingtotherequirement．
1．creative
Nowthechildrenaretakentotheparktodosomethingmorefunandcreative．
2．typical
Heknowsheisnotyourtypicalcustomer．
3．motivate
Todothat，sheneedstomotivatethem，listentothem，connectwiththem，andsupportthemwhentheyneedit．
4．express
Shecannotexpresstoyouhowgratefulsheis．
5．professionally
However，oneexpertsaysthisphaseofoverseasinvestmentislikelytobemoreprofessionallymanaged．
Exercise3PayattentiontotheitalicizedpartsintheEnglishsentencesandtranslatetheChinesesentencesbysimulatingthestructureoftheEnglishsentences．
1．Myheartisoverwhelmedwithgratitude．
Iamoverwhelmedwithdelight．
2．Youneedtopreparetohavetheseonceyouapplyforaloan．
Wewillapplyforyourmedicalinsurancetomorrow．
3．Herdecisionseemstoshowalackofjudgment．
Itisnotdifficulties，butalackofcouragetofacethemthatleadstohisfailure．
4．ItriedtogivethemallasmuchcareandattentionasIcould．
ItelephonedMothertocomeassoonasshecould．
5．Shewalkedsohurriedlythatsheleftthepurseonthedesk．
Thereisnosetbackssoheavythatcannotbedealtwithbyabraveheart．
1．ImadethemascreativeandcleverasIcould，commentingonthesportsnewsoftheday，andlettingthemknowhowgreatafitIthoughtIwasfortheirstaff．
Analysis：（Para．6）本句中ascreativeandcleverasIcould，表示“尽可能地做某事”，相当于“as…aspossible”。“commentingon…”现在分词短语作伴随状语修饰主句。
Paraphrase：Itriedmybesttomakethemcreativeandclever，commentingonthesportsnewsoftheday，andlettingthemknowhowgreatafitIthoughtIwasfortheirstaff．
2．Andsecondofall，theyprovedtomethatyouwantedthepositionmorethantheothercandidatesdid．
Analysis：（Para．12）本句中“…candidatesdid”中“did”指代前面已经出现过的“wanted”。
Paraphrase：Andsecondofall，theyprovedtomethatcomparingwithothercandidates，youwantedthepositionmost．
3．Thereasontheywouldn'thiremewasbecauseIhadnoexperience．
Analysis：按传统的语法规则，Thereason…isbecause…句型是错误的，because应改为that才对。如ThereasonIwasnotthereisbecauseIwasoutoftown．应该是ThereasonIwasnotthereisthatIwasoutoftown．然而英美报刊中不时出现Thereason…because…句型。参考美国传统词典because词条的UsageNote：Atraditionalruleholdsthattheconstruction“thereasonisbecause”isredundant，andshouldbeavoidedinfavorof“thereasonisthat．”Theusageiswellestablished，however，andcanbejustifiedbyanalogytoconstructionssuchas“Hispurposeincallingherwassothatshewouldbeforewarnedofthechangeinschedule”or“ThelasttimeIsawherwaswhenshewasleavingforcollege”．Allthreeconstructionsaresomewhatlessthangraceful，however．可见，专家们想让人用isthat，但是isbecause的用法已经摆脱了语法的束缚，逐渐进入正确的语言行列，成为既成事实了。这种句型近年来在口语中用得颇多。
1．overwhelmvt．淹没；压倒；受打击；覆盖；压垮
e．g．beoverwhelmedwith充满
Sheworriesthatshemightbeoverwhelmedwiththework．
她担心自己的工作可能会很忙。
Iknowyourmindmusthavebeenoverwhelmedwithconfusion．
我知道你现在非常混乱。
我实在是太高兴了。
beoverwhelmedby无法承受
e．g．Iwasoverwhelmedbysuchatemptation．
我经受不住那样的诱惑。
2．applyvt．申请；涂，敷；应用
vi．申请；涂，敷；适用；请求
e．g．Theseregulationsapplytoeveryone，withoutexception．
这些规章对谁都适用，没有例外。
Butwedonotknowhowtoapplytheseinspace．
但我们不知道如何把这些应用于太空。
Wewillapplyforyourhealthinsurancetomorrow．
我们明天会帮你申请健康保险。
3．impulsen．冲动；（电子）脉冲；刺激；神经冲动；推动力vt．推动
e．g．Idon'tknowhowtoresistmyimpulse．
我不知道怎样抑制自己的感情冲动。
Whichimpulsewillyouactupon？
那个冲动会让你行动吗？
4．plotn．情节；图；阴谋
vt．密谋；绘图；划分；标绘
vi．密谋；策划；绘制
e．g．Lotsofpilotsplottodottherottenrobot．
大批领航员策划给腐烂的机器人打点。
Tomany，alegendmustbeastory，withcharactersandsomesortofplot．
其中绝大部分人认为都市传奇必须是一个有人物、有情节的故事。
5．trickn．诡计；恶作剧；窍门；花招；骗局；欺诈
vt．欺骗；哄骗；装饰；打扮
vi．哄骗；戏弄
e．g．Howdidshelookthroughhistrick？
她是怎么识破他的把戏？
Smilingcantrickthebodyintohelpingyouchangeyourmood．
微笑可以“欺骗”你的身体，从而帮助你改变心情。
6．motivatevt．刺激；使有动机；激发……的积极性
e．g．Youhavefirstgottomotivatethechildrenandthentoteachthem．
你首先得激发孩子们的学习兴趣，然后再去教他们。
Theymotivateyouandteachyousafeworkoutsyoucandoathome．
在教练的激励和指导下，你可以在家安全地完成训练。
我大学毕业获得了英语学士学位，但是并没有很多公司抢着雇用我，因为大多数人都会讲英语。因此，我决定去亚利桑那州图森市一家晚报应聘体育记者一职。我以前曾当过四年兵，但高中毕业后就再没有写过有关体育的文字了。
申请这份工作时他们告诉我，我的问题主要是以前从未从事过专业体育写作。公司因为你没有实际经验而不雇用你，这很正常。但是，没有公司雇用你，你又怎么获得经验呢？
我首先想到的是既然他们说了“不”就不要再争辩了，毕竟他们就是这样说的。最后我决定把它放在一边并问自己一个问题：“难道你不能想出更有创意的办法吗？”
回到家里我开始思考并谋划下一步行动。他们不聘用我不就是因为我没有经验吗？当我问他们经验为什么重要时，他们微笑着回答：“我们不能确定你能否写出体育报道，仅仅是英语专业毕业是不够的。”
我很受打击，真正的问题不是我缺乏经验，而是他们不了解我。既然他们不知道我的写作能力，我就来解决这个问题。我开始给他们写信。我知道他们面试的还有四个人，而且一个月内就要作决定。我每天给体育编辑雷吉斯·麦克奥利写一封信（他是一个获奖作家，来图森之前在克利夫兰就已经出名了）。
面试快结束时（我是第二个面试者）麦克奥利问了我最后一个问题。
“斯蒂夫，我问你一下，”他说，“如果我们录用你，你能不能答应我你不再给我写那些没完没了的信了？”
我说不会了。他笑着说道，“你被录用了，周一来上班吧。”
麦克奥利后来告诉我，那些信还真起了作用。
“首先，那些信表明你能写，”他说，“其次，那些信向我证明，你比其他候选人更想得到这份工作。”
当你想得到职业生涯中的某种东西但又得不到时，你不要把你听见的这个“不”当作一个真正问题。“难道你不能想出更有创意的办法吗？”表面的价值绝不接受，让拒绝成为激励你更有创新力的动力。
Objective：
TohelpstudentslearntousewhattheyhavelearnedfromPassageA，especiallytheimportantwordsandexpressions，toenhancetheirunderstandingoftheessentialsforajobinterview．
Procedures：
1．Theteacherdividestheclassintofourorfivegroups；
2．Eachgroupworksasateamtodesigntheinterviewquestions；
3．Eachgroupassignsarepresentativetoconductaninter-groupinterviewandtrytoelicitorgetasmuchaspossiblefromothergroups'opinionsaboutwhattheyshoulddotopreparetheinterview．Everyrepresentativewritescommentsdownonthepaper．Themore，thebetter．
4．Aftertheinterview，everyrepresentativegoesbacktohis／hergroup，andreportstoothergroupmemberswhattheclassmatesinanothergroupthoughtoftheinterviewquestions；
5．Lastly，theteacheraskstherepresentativeofeachgrouptostatetheirgroup'sfindingsinclass．Theclassisrequiredtolistencarefullyanddecidewhichofthequestionstheythinkaremostinterestingandinsightful．
Wordsandexpressionsthatstudentsmayuseforthisactivity：
●resumé／CurriculumVitae／CV
●applicationletter
●majorandcertificates
●workingexperience
●salary
●bonus
●Beforetheinterview，Iwillprepare…
●…isamustforpreparingforajobinterview．
●Theinterviewerwillaskwhether…
●TheHRmanagermightbeinterestedin…
●IfIhaveaninterview，Iwouldliketoknow…
●Iwanttobeinformedof…
Suggestedquestionsthatstudentsmayuseforthisactivity：
●Whatpreparationswillyoudoforajobinterviewinadvance？
●Whatquestionsdoyouthinktheinterviewerwillaskyou？
●Whatwillyouinquireaboutconcerningyourfuturejob？
Activity1Readthepassagequicklyandthenfillintheblanks．
1）Learnaboutyourself
2）alackofexperience
3）onefootatatime
4）anyprogressisgoodprogress
5）Haverealisticexpectations
Activity2Readthepassagecarefullyandcompletethefollowingsentences．
1．forethoughtandpreparation
2．totryit
3．makingabaddecision
4．seriousfinancialproblems
5．moreenergized
Exercise1Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets．
1．option
2．promotional
3．unobtainable
4．pursue
5．passionate
6．compelling
7．energized／energetic
8．prospect
Exercise2TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish．
1．Chinesecultureandforeigncultureshavealotincommon．
2．IfeelcompelledtowriteandtellyouhowmuchIenjoyedyourbook．
3．Thelocallibrariesaremakinganeffortto／makingeffortstointerestmoreyouth．
4．Wemustlookaheadbeforewemakeadecision．
5．Inthequesttopursuethedream，everyoneislikelytohaveupsanddowns．
Exercise3Let’ssortoutandbuildyourvocabulary．
1．（Para．1）Doyouwishtherewasanotheroption，onethatwouldleadtoanexciting，unique，andfulfillinglineofwork？
Analysis：本句中one是option的同位语，后面的that从句是定语从句修饰one。
Paraphrase：Doyouwishtohaveanotherjobwhichisuniqueandcanbringyouexcitementandachievement？
Translation：你是否想多一种选择，拥有一份令人激动的、独一无二的、充满成就感的职业呢？
2．（Para．3）Unobtainableasadreamjobmightsound，withtherightamountofforethoughtandpreparation，youcanmakethemoveaswell．
Analysis：本句中as引导了一个让步状语从句。as引导的让步状语从句语气强，从句需用倒装语序。
Paraphrase：Althoughanidealjobseemstobeinaccessible，withforethoughtandpreparation，youcanapproachyourdream．
Translation：虽然理想的职业听起来有点遥不可及，但只要有远见并且准备充分，你就有可能实现你的梦想。
3．（Para．9）Therewillbesomedaysyou'llfeelliketurningthealarmoffandgoingbacktosleep，butmanymorewhenyou'llfeelmoreenergizedbytheprospectofworkthanyoueverthoughtpossible！
Paraphrase：Therewillbesomedaysyou'llfeelliketurningthealarmoffandgoingbacktosleep，butformostofthedaystheamazingfutureofyourjobmaymotivateyoutoputmoreofyourselfintothework．
Translation：有时你也许想关掉闹钟继续睡觉，但是更多时候你会被工作的前景所激励而斗志昂扬。
1．persistencen．thefactofcontinuingtotrytodosth．despitedifficulties，especiallywhenotherpeopleareagainstyouandthinkthatyouarebeingannoyingorunreasonable坚持；锲而不舍
e．g．Hispersistencewasfinallyrewardedwhentheinsurancecompanyagreedtopayforthedamage．
保险公司同意赔偿损失，他的坚持不懈终于得到了回报。
Itwashersheerpersistencethatworethemdownintheend．
最终把他们拖垮的纯粹是她的不屈不挠。
2．forethoughtn．carefulthoughttomakesurethatthingsaresuccessfulinthefuture深谋远虑
e．g．Someforethoughtandpreparationisnecessarybeforeyoustarttheproject．
你着手进行这个项目之前必须有所考虑，有所准备。
IfI'dhadtheforethoughttobringmyraincoat，Iwouldn'thavegotwetinthestorm．
我如果想到要带雨衣，便不会被暴风雨淋湿了。
3．compelv．toforcesb．todosth．；tomakesth．necessary强迫；迫使；使必须
e．g．Thelawcancompelfatherstomakeregularpaymentsfortheirchildren．
这项法律可强制父亲定期支付子女的费用。
IfeelcompelledtowriteandtellyouhowmuchIenjoyedyourbook．
我觉得必须写信告诉你我是多么欣赏你的书。
4．deterv．tomakesb．decidenottodosth．orcontinuedoingsth．，especiallybymakingthemunderstandthedifficultiesandunpleasantresultsoftheiraction制止，阻止；使不敢
e．g．ShehadtoldTomshewasn'tinterestedinhim，butTomwasn'tdeterred．
她已经告诉汤姆对他不感兴趣，可汤姆就是不罢休。
Thehighpriceoftheservicecoulddeterpeoplefromseekingadvice．
这么高的服务费可能使咨询者望而却步。
5．energizev．tomakesb．enthusiasticaboutsth．使充满热情
e．g．Hisencouragementmademefeelenergized．他的鼓励让我充满干劲。
Ipreferanenergizingfruitdrink．我更喜欢增加体能的果汁饮料。
6．inertian．lackofenergy；lackofdesireorabilitytomoveorchange缺乏活力；惰性
e．g．Ican'tseemtothrowoffthisfeelingofinertia．我好像无法摆脱这种无力的感觉。
Wecan'tignoretheforcesofinstitutionalinertiaintheeducationalsystem．
我们不能忽视教育体制内的惰性。
你是否和他人一样做着一份平常的工作？你是否还在寻找一份朝九晚五的工作？你是否想多一种选择，拥有一份令人激动的、独一无二的、充满成就感的职业呢？
为了我的新书，我近期访谈了100余人，他们现在都拥有自己梦想的工作。这些人有一个共同点，那就是坚持不懈。
虽然理想的职业听起来有点遥不可及，但只要有远见并且准备充分，你就有可能实现你的梦想。以下六点将帮助你开启成功之门：
2．不要被缺乏经验束缚住手脚。在做求职简历或者其他求职材料时，首先想一下你目前的能力和特长怎样才能在新的岗位职责中发挥作用。比如说，在多数情况下，具备诸如项目管理、客户关系、信息技术以及销售技巧等方面的知识将有助于你在求职历程中走得更远。
3．进入新的职业领域前应先试一试。这或许意味着你在领着现有工作薪水的同时，去兼职尝试一下新领域的工作，或者周末参加成人学校的课程或讲座。确定你对新职业是否有热情的唯一方法就是身体力行。
4．坚信任何进展都是有益的。即使非常自信的人有时也会干着他们自己都不满意的工作，因为他们觉得这样比较安全，因为他们害怕作出错误的抉择。然而要想找到一份有意义的工作你就必须克服惰性这个大敌。从小事做起，比如通过邮件建立联系或参加某项活动等，这将使你更接近你的宏大目标。
5．早做准备。在你没有家庭责任和经济负担的羁绊以及职业发展尚未达到难以回头之前，你更容易发现自我的价值。
6．现实点，别期望太高。即使你现在非常幸运，已经拥有了理想的职业，但是肯定还有难以尽善尽美的地方。每一种职业都有它的优势和劣势，有我们喜欢的一面，也有我们不喜欢的一面。理想的职业并不意味着轻松地工作。正如你母亲常说的那样，这个世界上的一切都要靠努力才能得来。有时你也许想关掉闹钟继续睡觉，但是更多时候你会被工作的前景所激励而斗志昂扬。
Exercise1Thefollowingisalistofexpressionsofletterparts．Afterreadingit，youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalenttothosegiveninChinesebelow．
1．LJ
2．NB
3．AG
4．EO
5．IK
Exercise2FillintheblankswiththeexpressionsofletterpartsinExercise1．
1．heading
2．salutation
3．insideaddress
4．body
5．signature
6．complimentaryclose
Exercise3Readthesampleaboveandthenwriteajobapplicationletteraccordingtothegiveninformationbelow．
ChongqingCityManagementCollegeCollegeTownShapingbaDistrict，Chongqing，401331May17，2021
JohnSmith
ThePersonnelManager
WisdomComputer
23YingbinAvenue
YuzhongDistrict，Chongqing
DearMr．Smith，
IamwritingtoapplyforyouraccountingpositionadvertisedintheChongqingEvening．
IgraduatedfromChongqingCityManagementCollege，majoringinAccounting．Ibelievemyproficiencyinaccountingskillsandmyexperienceasapart-timeaccountantthatwillmakemeaverycompetitivecandidateforthisposition．
Fromyouradvertisement，Icanseeyouarelookingforcandidateswithexcellentcomputerskills．Iexcelatallpopularcomputerapplications，asprovenbytheenclosedNCRE-3Certificate．
Ihaveattachedmyresume，mycertificatesandreferencesasrequested．Iamlookingforwardtoanopportunitytomeetwithyou．Youcancontactmeat15215001111．Thankyouforconsideringmeforthisposition．
Verytrulyyours，JinYanJinYan
Thejobapplicationletter'ssolepurposeistohavetherecipientreadyourCV．Itshouldbeclear，conciseandstraighttothepoint．YouaresimplytellingtheemployerthattheCVisworthhavingalookat．
Theapplicationlettershouldbebrief，nomorethanonepageinlength．Itshouldbeeasytoreadandunderstand．Itshouldonlyincludetheabsolutenecessaryinformation．Likemostotherthings，thereisaformulathatworksextremelywellforpreparingjobapplicationletters．Inthefollowingweexplaintheessentialcomponentsofajobapplicationandalsogiveyousomeguidelinestofollow．
Addressingjobapplicationletters：
Thestyleyouchooseisnotsoimportantastherearemanydifferentstylesofjobapplicationletters．Itreallycomesdowntoapersonalpreference．Howeversomewhereatthetopwhetheritis，ontherightorlefthandsidethereshouldbeyouraddressandthedate．Followingthisonthelefthandsideyoushouldaddressthelettertothepersonofconcern．Ensureyouincludethenameoftheperson，histitle，thecompanynameandaddress，andanypositionreferencenumber．
Theintroductoryparagraph：
Thefirstparagraphshouldsimplystatewhyyouarewritingtohim．Ifitisanadvertisedposition，mentionthepositiontitleandwhereitwasadvertised．Ifyouaremakinga“coldcall”toacompanythenyoushouldspecifythatyouareapplyingforanycurrentorfutureemploymentopportunities．
Aneasywaytostartthisparagraphiswiththefollowingstatement：“PleasefindenclosedmyCV，whichIamforwardingtoyouasanapplicationforthepositionof…”
Themainbodyofjobapplicationletters：
Themainbodyofanapplicationlettershouldbetwotothreeparagraphsatthemost．Ifitistoolongitmaybeskipped．Whenthereaderbeginstoskipthetext，itishardtogethimtorefocus．HereiswhereyoutellhimwhatyoucanofferandwhyheshouldreadyourCV．Thisisagoodtimetoreadthejobadvertisementagain．Inoneparagraph（twoatthemost）youneedtosummarizeyourexperienceandskills，andatthesametime，youneedtorespondtothepositionrequirementsaspertheadvertisement．
Analyzeyourcareerandsummarizeitinafewsentences．Highlightwhatyouspecializeinorhowmanyyearsyouhaveworkedintheindustryoreventhelevelthatyouhavereached．ThisparagraphshoulddirectthereadertoyourCVandshouldsellyouonsomeuniquepointsthatyoumighthave．
Agoodwaytostartthisparagraphiswithastatementlikethis：“YouwillnotefrommyenclosedCV…”Thengoaheadandtellhimsomethingaboutyourcareerwhichwillimmediatelygethisattentionorinterest．
Thenextpartofthebodyofthelettershouldbeabriefdescriptionofyourpersonalskills．Againreadtheadvertisementandresponddirectlytotheirneeds．Ifthecompanyisaskingforsomeonewithgoodcoordinationskills，thenensureyoumentionsomethingtothateffect．Ifitiscommunicationorperhapsleadershipskillsthecompanyvalues，thentellhimthatyouhavethese．Useadjectiveslike“demonstrated”，“well-developed”，“strong”，etc．
Theclosingparagraphjobapplicationletters：
Theclosingparagraphshouldaskforsomeactionfromtherecipient．Thisiswhereyouaskforaninterview．Itshouldalsostatewhereandhowtheycanreachyou，anditshouldthanktherecipientforgivingyoutheopportunitytoapply．Youcanincludethingslike“Shouldyourequirefurtherinformation…”
Finishtheletterbyaddingaclosingremark，either“yourssincerely”，“yoursfaithfully”orwhateveryoufeelcomfortablewithandobeyinggeneralletterwritingetiquette．Leaveafewspacesforyoursignatureandthenprintyourfullname．
Inthispart，youarerequiredtodescribethefollowinggraphinEnglish．
Accordingtothelinechart，maleworkersinITindustryhavealwaysbeentakingamuchhigherproportionthantheirfemalecompetitors．Themale／femaleratioisabout4∶1in2012．However，asfarastheemploymentstructureisconcerned，thetrendhaschangedfromYear2018witharapidgrowthintheshareoffemaleworkersengaginginITindustry，from13％in2018to22％in2021．
Tips：
表达趋势的单词与词组，例如：
上升：grow；increase；rise；climb…
下降：decline；decrease；drop；fall…
轻微变动：gradually；slowly；minimally…
剧烈变动：sharply；rapidly…
e．g．ThemaleworkersengaginginITindustrydecreaseby9％from2018to2021．
ThemaleworkersengaginginITindustrygrowfrom80％in2012to84％in2015．
建议开学初教师列出各单元的项目主题，学生以小组为单位选择1～2个单元主题项目做Project。教师应根据学生小组总数设定选择单元主题项目的最大组数，确保每个单元都有学生小组选择。教师在每个单元选择1～2个小组做Presentation。
Theteachergivescommentsandhelpsstudentsmakeimprovement．
SuggestedSteps＆Tips：
1．tofigureoutwhatCareerOrientationAssessmentmeans
2．tocollecttheonlinereportsofrecommendedcareerchoiceswhicharegivenbythewebsitesafteryourroommatesorgroupmemberstooktheassessmenttest
3．tosummarizeandanalyzethestatistics
4．tomaketheprojectreportbyPowerPoint
Exercise1
1．mycousin来自…Harris（mycousin）wasemployedbyafairlylargeorganization．HeofferedtohelpmegetajobthereandsetupaninterviewwithMark．
2．humorousjoke来自…Idecidedtoiteratewhatwasapparentlyaveryhumorousjoke，andtoldhim“I'mlookingforajob．IthoughtofgoingthroughHRbuteveryonesaystheyareuseless．”
3．stiffenedup来自…Isawthereceptioniststiffenupasifimitatingawoodenplank．
4．DirectorofHR来自…Marksaid，motioningtothereceptionist，“thisisBetsy；she'stheDirectorofHRhere．”
5．nepotism来自…Istillreceivedanoffer．Thankgoodnessfornepotism．
Exercise2
1．C．来自…Harris（mycousin）wasemployedbyafairlylargeorganization．Heofferedtohelpmegetajobthere…
2．D．来自…hewarnedme，“Whateveryoudo，don'tgothroughHR．Theyarecompletelyuseless．Theydon'tknowhowtojudgeacandidate．”
3．B．来自…Marksaid，motioningtothereceptionist，“thisisBetsy；she'stheDirectorofHRhere．”
4．B．来自…ItrytodecideifIshouldsimplyboltfromtheroom…
5．D．来自…Istillreceivedanoffer．Thankgoodnessfornepotism．
1．wordofmouth来自…Byfar，mostpeoplefoundtheirjobeitherbydirectlycontactinganemployerorbywordofmouth．
2．employeesorcolleagues来自…employersmayasktheiremployeesorcolleaguesforrecommendationsofpossibleapplicants．
3．contacts来自…Theyalsousewhatevercontactstheyhavetolearnofprospectiveopeningsandworkatdevelopingnewcontacts．Thistechniqueisknownasnetworking．
4．want-adsoremploymentagencies来自…traditionalwant-adsoremploymentagenciesarenottheonlygatewaystojobopportunities．
5．Contactinghumanresources来自…contactinghumanresourceswithinabusinessisalsonecessary．
1．toughtime来自Areyouhavingatoughtimejobhunting？
2．proactiveandpositive来自Itiscriticalthatjobseekersmaintainaproactiveandpositiveapproach．
3．submittingyourapplication来自Mostpeoplejustemailtheresumeorsubmittheapplicationinthehopesthatsomeonewillreply．
4．nolongeropen来自Muchofthejobseekerfrustrationcomesfromapplyingforjobsthatnolongerareopen…
5．seasonalwork来自…werecommendgivingseasonalworkatry．
1．C来自…byestablishingconcretegoalsandsettingasideadequatetimeeachweek．
2．A来自…Thereshouldbealeastthreeattemptsatfollowingupincludingphoneandemail．
3．B来自…becausemostjobboardshaveout-of-datepostingsinordertolook“busy”．
4．B来自…Forthosewithanadventurousspiritorsimplywantingtotakeadifferentapproachtotheirjobhunt，werecommendgivingseasonalworkatry．
5．D来自…Anyonecandoajobforthreetosixmonthsandseeiftheylikeit．6H5MQoWMcwNK81+qtbjirVwTXg+ZJTT3mBe5C6o7Q8IBVNm4w2zV9xqUeD0viFr7