Unit3 Career Planning

1. Unit3 Career Planning • Objectives: • Learn the new words and expressions related to career. • Get to know the step of career planning. • Know how to write application form and application letter.

2. Part1 Preparation Synonyms of “Job”: job – regular paid employment business – trade and the getting of money trade – an occupation, esp. one needing special skill with hands labor —work, esp. is hard or heavy occupation – a job; employment职业，固定工作，指“职业”的一般用词 e.g. -- lose one’s ~ -- What’s your father’s ~ and yours?

3. career– a job or profession for which one is trained and which one intends to do for the whole of one’s life. (作为终身的)职业 e.g. – He made the Church his career. profession – a form of employment, esp. one that is respected, honorable, for and educated person training in some special branch of knowledge, such as law, medicine, and the Church. 职业，专业（尤指需要高等教育和特殊训练的人）(professional, amateur athlete) e.g.– He is a lawyer by ~. task – a piece of esp. difficult work

4. What are they? -- look at the pictures in ex.1 and figure out the occupations of the people. 1)director 2) surgeon 3)stewardess(steward)/ air hostess( air host) 4)pilot 5)cook/chef 6)conductor 7)lawyer 8)receptionist 9)policeman 10)butcher 11)doctor/physician 12)auto-repairman 13)scientist/chemist 14)nurse

5. Job Hunting

6. Procedures and requirements • 1. Decide what kind of job you would hunt for. Reference:After-class PI+II, Ex.2 • 2. Know how to write a resume and an application letter. Some suggestions. • 3. Write your own resume and application letters to at least two companies listed in the script. Model: Ex. 6, (Real name, please) • 4. Get your resume and application letter ready for Monday class. (check and modify on Monday)

7. Wednesday • 1. Interviewers will ask you some questions, take notes of what you do, and give a reply. • 2. The interviewers’ notes and reply will decide whether you can get a reward. For example, if you pass the interview, you will be rewarded. If no notes can tell your interview experience, you will get….

8. Application Form Job___ Name___ Sex: Male___ Female___ Age___ Nationality___ Marital Statue: Married___ Single___ Address___________ Phone Number_________ Education Second School___ Technical School___ University___ Work Experience _______________________ Skills _______________________ Hobbies& Interests______________________ References______________________

9. For Interviewers • 1. Job Ads. (translate from Chinese to E) • 2. Prepare Posters or Signs. • 3. Job Ads must be ready for Monday class.(check and modify). • 4. During the interview, ask questions, collect application letters and resumes, take notes, and give a reply. • 4. When it is over, sort out all the materials including the reply and then hand in.

10. Ten professions & P143, your choice: • The lawyer • The accountant • The scientist • The physicist • The economist • The civil engineer 土木工程师 • The electrical engineer 电子工程师 • The mechanical engineer 机械工程师 • The sales representative 销售代表 • The estate agent 房地产经纪人

11. Oral practices: Pair work– What factors will influence you in choosing a job? personal interests, salary, opportunity for promotion, working hours, working conditions, contribution to the society, the opinions of other people, personality etc.

12. Part3 In-class reading Language points: • “follow”(l.1)– adhere to • “place weight on”(l.1~2)– lay emphasis on • “estimating”(l.4) v./n. – judge or calculate the approximate size, cost, value etc. of sth. e.g.– They ~d that the company will go bankrupt within two years. -- The number of people who applied for the course was 120 compared with an initial estimate of between 50 and 100.

13. estimation n.– one’s opinion of the value, nature of sb. or sth. e.g.– He was, in my ~, not capable of doing the job. 4) “courses of action”(l.4)– steps of action 5) “cite”(l.7)– quote 6) “the work force”(l.9)– employee/applicant 7) “flaw”(l.13)– mistake, error 8) “challenging information”(l.16)– unfavorable information 9) “demonstrate”(l.16)– show 10) “stake”(l.19) n./v. — risk v. a) risk money on a race or competition e.g.– William staked his whole fortune on one card game. b) risk losing sth. valuable or important(~ sth. on sb. or sth.) e.g.– The president is ~ing his reputation on these trade talks.

14. 11) “that”(l.19)– refers to the previous clause “complacency is appropriate… at stake”. 12) “confront”(l.21)& “face”(l.70) confront– to face, meet or deal with (a difficult situation or person) face– to (cause or be forced to) recognize, think about, accept or deal with (a problem or difficulty) 13) “resorting to”(l.22) v. –求助于，诉诸与 n. – a) person or thing turned to for help e.g. – Our only ~ is to inform the police. b) recourse 诉诸,求助 e.g.– Congress has a responsibility to ensure that all peaceful options are exhausted before ~ing to war. c) popular holiday center 度假胜地 e.g. – In recent years, this little town has grown into a fashionable ~. d) as a last ~/ in the last ~ 作为最后的手段/凭借

15. e.g. – Nuclear weapons should be used only as a last ~. - In the last ~ we can always walk home. 14) “implications”(l.23)– potential effects 15) “rationalization”(l.23)—文过饰非 16）“examining alternatives”(l.25~26)– thinking about chances or possibilities 17) “hypervigilance”(l.27)– to be excessively worried -- hypercritical, hyperactive, hypersensitive, etc. 18) “overlooking”(l.29)– neglecting 19) “time blocks”(l.46)– various phases 20) “take stock of”(l.52)– examine 21) “downward”(l.63)– to a lower level 22) “stigma of instability”(l.65)—不安分的罪名 23）“Ignorance… is not bliss.”(l.78)— “Ignorance is bliss”– If you stay ignorant, you’ll be happy.

16. Useful Expressions: career planning— 择业筹划 follow routine or logical steps— 遵循常规的或合乎逻辑的步骤 place weight on— 侧重于 gather information— 收集信息 estimate the probable outcomes— 估计可能的后果 be at stake— 冒险 defensive avoidance— 消极回避

17. resort to wishful thinking or daydreaming— 依赖于想入非非和白日梦 search frantically for career possibilities— 焦急狂乱地寻找就业机会 seize on hastily invented solutions— 匆忙地作出臆想的决定 overlook the consequences— 忽视结果 work out contingency plan— 制定应急计划 crystallize your thinking— 使你的想法变得明确清晰 new insights into your possibilities— 对自己的可能性有新的了解

18. take stock of your situation— 估量自己的形势 downward movement— 走下坡路 career shifts— 职业变换，跳槽 ignorance is bliss. -- 无知是福 • Assignment • Task1 – work in groups to write a “Want Ad.” according to the example in the textbook. • Task2 prepare an application form

19. After-class reading • Questions for Passage1 • What are the procedures for looking for a summer job? • Why is it important to find a summer job?

20. Part 4 Further Development • Interpreting ProverbsLooking for a job • Simulated Interview Step1 Work in groups to design several interview questions based on the “want ad.” prepared before. Step2 Each group elects 2 members to be simulated interviewers, the others pretend to be applicants and can choose any companies they are interested in to have an interview, and they should show their application forms to the interviews. Then the interviewers can ask questions and choose the right people for their companies.

21. Debate – Is it good for university students to do part-time jobs? • Writing – write an application letter to the company you have just gone for interview according to the example. • Quiz