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1、Module 1 Working life,1.1 Working life,4,Vocabulary: Describing working life,1,2,3,5,Reading: Attitudes to work,Grammar: Gerund and infinitive,Listening: The future of human resources,Vocabulary Preparation,self-employed lay off pediatrics flipside personal summary interpersonal skill covering lette
2、r commune rule out preconceive,个体经商的 解聘 儿科 相反情况，反面 个人情况介绍（简历首段） 人际交往技能 附信，说明信 市镇，公社 排除，取消 事先构成的看法,Vocabulary,1. What does this quotation mean to you?,Describing working life,Life is what happens to you while youre busy making other plans - John Lennon,“Life is what happens to you while youre busy ma
3、king other plans.” I had planned to follow after my aunts footsteps and become a lawyer but I ended up in advertising. I had planned to shift careers but more than a decade later, I am still in the same job. I had planned to share many years with loved ones but they passed on earlier than expected.,
4、The force of life is so strong that I can not control the course of it and seem to be predestined to suffer the arrangements or misfortunes of life even though we are busy making plans to change it. The attitude that we can preach that everything is about choice and that we can “take control of our
5、lives and succeed” is overly simplistic. Some things are genuinely beyond our control the behavior of others, natural disasters, unexpected illness or injuries all of which can influence our lives in dramatic ways.,Ways of working,Live for the moment,Think and plan for the future,What implication do
6、es this have for the kind of work you will do?,Useful expressions People who have their eyes and minds fixed upon the future are prone to be absent-minded about whats going on now. whats going on NOW is life. Most of the time the goals for future are not met. The plans dont work. People who have a m
7、ind so fixed on the future tend to ignore the beauty in the everyday life. Live for the moment. Appreciate every minute. Time is money, but money can never buy time. Life is short and time is swift. Life is unpredictable. Lost time is never found again. Tomorrow never comes. Never put off till tomor
8、row what you can do today.,2. Discuss these questions.,How many jobs do you expect to have in your life? 1-3, 4-7, 8 or more,Would you prefer to be self-employed or an employee? Why?,In fifteen years time, do you expect to be working more or less than now?,At what age do you expect to stop working?
9、55, 65, 75,Useful expressions I expect to have at least 5 jobs, because with age and experience, I may develop new interests and aptitudes, therefore, I may change my job accordingly. I cant expect to have only one job because nowadays the employment market is subject to change. I like changes, I li
10、ke meeting different people and I want higher salary, so I may change jobs often until I find the job which can give me great job satisfaction. I want to be self-employed, because I dont want to work for somebody else. I want to be my own boss.,Useful expressions If Im self-employed, I can earn more
11、 money. I want to be an employee because I dont want to work long hours. In fifteen years time, people will work less because with the introduction of new technology into office work efficiency will be raised and time can be saved. People may tend to work more time because working hours will become
12、flexible in fifteen years time, which will no longer be confined to 8 hours a day.,4. Make sentences with the words you didnt use in Exercise 3,I was driven to resign. He applied for a leave of absence. He paid $ 10 down payment and agreed to pay the rest in monthly installments. He was dismissed fo
13、r being late. It takes patience to educate children. The world is changing, so peoples minds have to change with it. This factory employs many young workers. The newspaper staff always worked overtime. Im looking for a part-time job. We always go on holiday in June.,Reading: Attitudes to work,Descri
14、be the “entitlement generation” Compare your attitudes to work with your parents in the following aspect What is more important? salary, achievement, honor, pride What do you expect from the job?,Remember: your attitude to work can define who you are,6. Do you think that people starting work now hav
15、e a different attitude to work than their parents did? If so, in what ways?,Useful expressions Be willing/unwilling to work longer hours. Be more/less bent on the work. (dont) ask for extra pay for overtime work. (dont) follow orders. Want more benefits. Work is something that must be done whether o
16、ne likes it or not. Performance doesnt matter. Be unwilling to give full 100 percent to every endeavor. Be less dedicated to work. Want spacious and comfortable working environment. Want paid holiday and flexible working hours. Stick to the same job. Job-hunt frequently.,Voc & Special Terms,Radio sales (marketing) A radio sales person is commonly called a station account executive (AE). His job is to sell on-air radio advertising time, normally receiving from
