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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 exercisesII.Detailed explanation of the textIII.Summary of the textIV.Language pointsV.Homework,I.Warming-up exercises,1.Job Interview(求职面谈),When peo
2、ple in the West look for a job,they usually follow the following procedures:,1)Read the“Want Ads”(招聘广告)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 the employer(雇主)himself or a represen
3、tative(代理人)of his,will advise the applicant(申请人)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 see the applicant or vice versa.,4)If an interview
4、 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 the suitability of the job.,2.Reading of the new words
5、,application n.,apply/2=plai/vi.,write to ask for(a job,membership,etc.),esp.officially 申请,advertise/=8dv2taiz/vt.,make known to people by printing a notice in a newspaper,etc.or by broadcasting on television,etc.为 做广告,interview/=int2vju:/n.,面试；接见；会见,advertisement n.,post n.,job or position 职位,local
6、/=l2uk2l/,of,special to,a place or district 当地的；地方性的,suburb/=s0b2:b/n.,outer area of a town or city,where people live 郊区,depress/di=pres/vt.,make sad 使沮丧,slim/slim/a.,small,slight;slender 微小的；苗条的,depression n.,gravel/=gr8v2l/n.,砾石,brick/brik/n.,砖,evergreen/=ev2gri:n/a.,with green leaves throughout t
7、he year 常绿的,fume/fju:m/n.,strong-smelling smoke,gas or vapour 浓烈难闻的烟、气、汽,shrub/5r0b/n.,low bush with several woody stems 灌木,headmaster n.,(中、小学的)校长,moustache/=m2s=ta:5/n.,hair growing on the upper lip 小胡子,sandy-coloured/=s8ndi=k0l2d/a.,yellowish-red 沙色的,黄中带红的,disapproval/;dis2=pru:02l/n.,unfavorable
8、 opinion or feeling;dislike 不赞成；不满,private/=praivit/n.,soldier of the lowest rank 列兵；士兵,colonel/=k2:nl/n.,上校,bootlace/=bu:tleis/n.,shoelace for a high shoe or boot 靴带,ah/a:/interj.,(a cry of surprise,pity,pain,joy,dislike,etc.)啊,undo vt.,untie,unfasten 解开；松开,grunt/gr0nt/vt.,咕哝着说出,stale/steil/a.,not
9、fresh 不新鲜的,unpleasantly ad.,令人不愉快地,cabbage/=k8bid6/n.,very small,broken piece of bread or cake 面包屑；糕饼屑,certificate/s2=tifikit/n.,证(明)书,carpet/=ka:pit/n.,heavy woven material for covering floors or stairs 地毯,bloodshot/=bl0d53t/a.,(眼睛)充血的,mumble/=m0mbl/vt.,speak(words)unclearly 含糊地说,vital/=vaitl/a.,ve
10、ry necessary;of the greatest importance 必不可少的，极其重要的,attach/2=t8t5/vt.,give(to);fasten(to)把给予；系，贴,obviously/=3bvi2sli/ad.,it can be easily seen;plainly 明显地，显然,importance n.,the quality of being important,obvious a.,range/reind6/vi.,vary between certain limits(在一定范围内)变动,consist(of)/k2n=sist/vi.,be mad
11、e up(of)组成，构成,cricket/=krikit/n.,板球,dismay/dis=mei/vt.,make discouraged or afraid 使灰心；使害怕,set-up n.,arrangement,algebra/=8ld6ibr2/n.,几何学,competent a.,opposite of incompetent,incompetent/in=k3mpit2nt/a.,completely unskillful;not good enough at doing a job,etc.无能力的；不胜任的,leisure/=le62,=li:62/n.,free ti
12、me;time which one can spend as one likes 闲暇；悠闲,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 strong objection 抗议；反对,straw/str3:/n.,稻草；麦杆,prospect/=pr3spekt/n.,sth.expected or considered probable;possibility 期望
13、中的事；展望；前景,constitute/=k3nstitju:t/vt.,form;make up;be 组成，构成,ultimate/=0ltimit/a.,greatest;utmost;last or final 最大的；终极的；最终的,indignity/in=digniti/n.,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 teachi
14、ng 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 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 di
15、d so,that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim.,MY FIRST JOB,Robert Best,What 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
16、 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 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
17、 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,London is the capital
18、 of England and of Great Britain,the political centre of the Commonwealth,and a major port from the mouth of 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 s
19、hort 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,2.However,three days later a letter arrived,asking me to go to Croydon for an interview.It proved
20、an awkward journey;a train a to Croydon station;a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at least 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 shrub
21、s 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 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 disa
22、pproval,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 the crumbs On the carpet,was also his diningroom
23、.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 thought games were a vital part of a boys education.I mumbled
24、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.,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 a
25、rt,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 divide the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels;and I was dismayed at the thought o
26、f 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.I said shyly,What would my salary be?Twelve pounds a week plus lunch.Before I could
27、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.,Did he feel nervous when he got there?,(No.He was too depressed to feel nervou
28、s.),What did the 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 div
29、ide 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 go to Croy
30、don 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 outskirts of London
31、.,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 feel nervous.,2.However
32、,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 feel nervous.,3.The school was a r
33、ed 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 short and fat.He had a sandy-coloured moustache
34、,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 unpleasantly of stale cabbage;the walls were dirty with ink mark
35、s;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 his bloodshot
36、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.,一种吃惊的、不以为然的神态,5.He looked at me with an air of surprised
37、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 the crumbs On the carpet,was also his dining
38、room.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 thought games were a vital part of a boys education.I mumb
39、led 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 middle rank in the army.,5.He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval,as a colonel might look at a privat
40、e 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 the crumbs On the carpet,was also his diningroom.Youd better sit down,he said,and proceeded
41、 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 thought games were a vital part of a boys education.I mumbled something about not attaching too much impo
42、rtance 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 lowest rank.,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 bet
43、ter 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 of question:what subjects I had take
44、n 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.He grunted.I had said the wrong thing.The
45、 headmaster and I obviously had very little in common.,Cabbage is a type of large round vegetable with thick green leaves wrapped round its 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 bette
46、r 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 of question:what subjects I had taken
47、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.He grunted.I had said the wrong thing.The h
48、eadmaster and I obviously had very little in common.,The General School Certificate(G.S.C)was a standardized(标准化)school examination in Britain.,It was replaced by the General Certificate of Education(普通教育证书)(G.C.E.)in 1965.,At present there are two levels of examination.,5.He looked at me with an ai
49、r 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 the crumbs On the carpet,was
50、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 thought games were a vital part of a boys e
