Unit 31 A New Job

1. Unit 31 A New Job • Objectives of this unit • Three sessions • Focus of this unit • Homework

2. In this unit, you should • Learn and practise vocabulary relating to jobs and work （学习与工作有关的词汇）; • Use multi-word verbs (练习短语动词）； • Use prepositions with verbs, nouns and adjectives ( 学习使用与动词、名词和形容词搭配的介词）.

3. Session One New words and expressions in activity 1 • Resign from: 辞职 • e.g. She’s just resigned from her job. 她刚刚辞职。 Resign your post/position Resignation (n) : hand in your resignation

4. 2. Consider doing sth: 考虑做某事情 e.g. I’m consider applying for that job. (我在考虑应聘那个职位。） consideration (n) : take …into consideration (account) e.g. Your teachers will take your recent illness into consideration when making your exams. 考试时，老师会考虑到你近来生病会影响你的考试成绩。 Considerate (adj) : 体贴的 : considerate of sb to do sth Considerable (adj) : 大量的

5. 3. Decide to do sth =make up one’s mind to do sth ：决定做某事情 e.g. He decides to give up smoking. 4. Be fed up with : be annoyed or bored; be tired of: 对…厌倦 e.g. I’m really fed up with this weather --- why can’t it be sunny for a change? 我真的佷讨厌这个天气－－为什么天气不晴呢？

6. 2. Benefit: (n) : 好处 have the benefit of e.g. She has had the benefit of a first-class education. 她得益于受过的一流教育。 Benefit (v) e.g. I can see the advantages of this for you, but how will I benefit? 我可以看到你从中获得的好处，但我能得到什么呢？ Benefit from /by e.g. A majority of people can benefit from this book.

7. 3. Get on well with sb: 与…某人相处融洽 e.g. How does she get on with her colleagues? 4. Look for: 寻找 e.g. I’m looking for Mike--- have you seen him? 5. Talk about / of : 谈论 e.g. We were talking about our childhoods and realized we both went to the same school.

8. Talk to: e.g. Who was that you were talking to at the party? Talk with: e.g. Bob was talking with a pretty woman from the English department. 6. Agree with sb : 同意某人的意见 approve of sb e.g. My boyfriend suggests going to see the film tonight. I agree with him. agree on a plan/ a date/ a decision 7. Pick out : 选择 choose , select e.g. Pick out all the words in the poem that suggest despair.请从这首诗里选择出表示绝望的单词。

9. 8. Apply to : 申请 e.g. I applied to four universities and was accepted by all of them. apply for a post / a job : 申请职位/ 工作 9. Help sb with sth: 帮助某人某事情 e.g. I wanted to help my mother with the housework. He always helps me with my lessons. 10. Experience: 经历 （可数名词）；经验 (不可数名词） Have experience of : I have experience of helping the bookshop with selling books.

10. 11. Be worried about : be anxious about 担心 e.g. You needn’t worry about me. I am pretty fine. She is so worried about her exams. Worry (v) about: You’ve really got no need to worry about your weight. Worry that 宾语从句 e.g. He is worried that he might lose his job. Worry sb : (使某人担忧） e.g. The recent changes in the Earth’s climate are beginning to worry scientists. ( 近来大气变暖问题使科学家越来越担忧。） He who is always late for class worries me a lot.

11. 12. Lack （n) of :缺少 e.g. I felt difficult to live in this modern city because of lack of money. lack (vt) sth: 缺少某样东西＝be short of e.g. Her real problem is that he lacks confidence (信心）. 13. Think of :考虑, 关心, 想起, 想象, 有...的看法, 记起 e.g. Do you think of going back home during the weekend? Have you thought of helping the teacher to correct our test papers?

12. 14. Hear from sb: 收到某人的来信 e.g. I haven’t heard from you recently. So what have you been doing? 15. Be fluent in : 说的流利 e.g. She is fluent in English, French and Japanese as well. 16. Depend on：依靠＝rely on e.g. The students can’t only depend on the teacher. be dependent(adj) on: Now a large proportion of children are dependent on their parents in life.

13. Be independent of : 独立 e.g. Robert aimed to be independent of his parents by the time he was twenty. 17. Own: 拥有，(不用在进行时中） e.g. 1) Who owns that beautiful house? 2) Mr Silver owned a large printing firm (印刷厂）. owner: 拥有者 e.g. I met the owner of the local (当地的） hotel.

14. 18. Provide sth for sb = provide sb with sth 给某人提供某物 e.g. The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests. 这个旅馆给顾客提供了擦鞋服务。 This is a project which can provide young people with work. 这个计划能给年轻人提供工作的机会。 19. Be able to do sth = be capable of doing sth: 有能力做某事情 e.g. I am able to swim. She is capable of speaking many languages, such as English, French and Russian.

15. 20. Allowance: 补贴 housing allowance: 房屋补贴 e.g. His salary includes a monthly travel allowance. 21. Find out: 发现 e.g. I found out that he is right. 22. Be patient (adj) with: 耐心 e.g. His wife was very patient with him when he was ill. have(lose) no patience with : 没有（失去了）耐心 e.g. Mother has no patience with my younger brother.

16. 23. Be interested in sth/sb: 对….感兴趣 e.g. He is interested in going out for a walk in the evening. take/lose an interest in : 对…感兴趣（失去兴趣） e.g. Babies soon begin to take an interest in the world around them. The older ones soon lost interest in the game. 24. Look after sb= take care of sb: 照顾某人 e.g. Susan looks after us very well because she is an excellent cook. Don’t worry, and I will take care of the kids tomorrow.

17. 25. Available (for):可用到的, 可利用的, 有用的, 有空的, e.g. The university is trying to make more accommodation available for students. 大学正努力给学生提供更多的有用的宿舍。 26. Be / get/stay in contact with : 有联系 e.g. We stay in contact with each other by telephone. make / lose contact with: 有联系 （失去联系） e.g. I’ve lost contact with most of my school friends.

18. 27. Be familiar with sth : 熟悉 e.g. Are you familiar with this type of machine? sth be familiar to sb : e.g. The voice on the phone sounded familiar to me. (我好像熟悉电话里的声音。） 28. Be responsible for : 对…付责任 e.g. You should be responsible for the mess (一团糟）in the room. take responsibility for sth/sb: 承担责任 e.g. He should take responsibility for breaking the vase. (打破花瓶）

19. 29. Be keen on : 喜爱 e.g. He is very keen on table tennis. be keen to do sth: 热心，急于做某事情 e.g. She is out of hospital and keen to get back to work. Focus of this unit 重点在于这个章节的所有词组大家都要记住，也要知道如何使用。这个章节没有重要的语法点。

20. For , since 表示时间的区别 1. For 后面接的是时间段，而since 后常接具体的时间。 e.g. 1) I have worked in that factory for 5 years. 2) They lived in shanghai for 10 years. 3) I have been reading that novel since last night. 4) My sister has finished her paper since five days ago. I have been using this computer ____ 1998. We have been living in this house ___ 11 years. He has been using a wheelchair ____ 2 years.