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1、Return to Menu,Unit 4,Passage A Think About It Read About It Talk About It Write About It,1. Do you have any work experience? What kind of work do you think you would enjoy?,Open.,Reference:,2. Where did the author go? What did the author do and how did she enjoy her work experience there?,She went
2、to England and worked in a bank near Buckingham Palace. The people were nice and the work was interesting.,Reference:,3. What lessons did the author learn from her time abroad?,She learned about British culture and her own ability to succeed in a new situation, and she improved her rsum.,Reference:,
3、Read About It Language Points Content Awareness Language Focus,It turns out that finding a job was just as easy as making a CV! The BUNAC program is very well-known in London and many employers participate in the program. As a result there are many employers in many different fields to choose from.
4、My job search began when I chose three different business employers and faxed them my cover letter1 and CV. That first week I had three interviews. I accepted my first offer working for Merrill Lynch International Bank. The Merrill Lynch office I worked at was in a beautiful, old building located tw
5、o blocks from Buckingham Palace. The people were nice and the work was interesting. It was easy to adjust to life in London. And there is so much to see that after six months exploring I probably covered only half of what I intended.,. I wanted to experience living abroad before entering the “real w
6、orld”.,Examples I experienced my first British holiday. You have the chance to gain valuable work experience.,Note “experience” is used as a verb here, it means to suffer, feel, or know. It can also be used as a noun, meaning knowledge or skill which comes from practice rather than from books, or th
7、e gaining of it.,. before entering the “real world”,Examples We are supposed to work out an outline before writing our compositions (. before we write our compositions). They were so confident before having the exam (. before they had the exam), but after it they realized that there was still much f
8、or them to learn.,Note This is a prepositional phrase. We may express the same idea by using an adverbial clause: “. before I entered the real world.”,. while most of my friends were interviewing for “real world” jobs,Paraphrase ?,Key . while they were looking for jobs and having interviews.,. I was
9、 pretty open about where to go and what kind of work to undertake,Paraphrase ?,Key I didnt have a specific idea as to where to go and what kind of work to take while facing several options.,open v. not completely decided,Examples Lets leave it open. Try to keep an open mind on the subject until you
10、have heard all the facts.,undertake v. to take up or accept (a duty or piece of work, esp. one that is difficult or needs effort),Examples She undertook the responsibility for the changes. The lawyer undertook the case without a fee.,learn about get to know about, become informed of,Examples I like
11、reading historical stories because I learn about the lives that people led long ago. How did you learn about our product?,It wasnt until my third day that I visited the BUNAC office and went through orientation.,Note “It is / was not . until .” is an emphatic pattern.,Examples It wasnt until 10 oclo
12、ck that he came back to his dorm. (At 10 oclock he finally came back.) It wasnt until 10 years later that they found their lost son. (10 years later they finally found their lost son.),orientation n. an introduction that helps one adjust to new surroundings or introductory instruction concerning a n
13、ew situation,Examples The university required that all new student arrive early for a ten-minute orientation to the library facilities. In many companies the orientation of new employees is the duty of the training office.,. my financial resources were running low.,Paraphrase ?,Key I had not much mo
14、ney left.,It turns out that . in the end; it happens to be ,Examples It turned out that the person seated next to me on the train was one of my old friends. It turned out that my new job was much easier than I expected.,participate in be involved in,Examples Its good for students to participate in a
15、 variety of activities. Some people are too shy to participate in karaoke.,choose from to pick out or select (sb./sth. that one prefers or considers the best, most suitable, etc.) from a number of alternatives,Examples Students have many different majors to choose from. Drivers have many different b
16、rands of cars to choose from.,adjust to to make necessary changes in order to make right or make suitable for a particular purpose or situation,Examples Some people from small towns have trouble adjusting to the fast pace of urban life. After the kids become grown-ups, the parents must adjust to having fewer people in the house.,cover v. to include (sth.); deal with; travel (a certain distance),Examples The class covered only half of what the teacher intended. O
