Unit2WritingacoveringletterTeachingAims:1.Studentsareexpectedtolearnhowtotalkaboutpersonalqualities,getadvicefromacareersofficerandformatacoverletter.2.Enablestudentstounderstandanduse.TeachingImportantanddifficultPoints:Developthestudents’abilitybywritinganacoveringletter.TeachingMethods:Listening,speakingreadingandwriting.TeachingProcedures:Skillbuilding1:UnderstandingajobadvertisementReadthispartandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whenreadinganadvertisement,weshouldpaymoreattentionto_____.1)_____________________________2)_____________________________3)_____________________________2.Readtheadvertisementandanswer:1)Whatpositionisbeingoffered?2)Thesortofpersonthecompanyislookingfor?3)Howtoapplyforthejob?Step1ListeningtoajobadvertisementSkillbuilding2Talkingaboutyourpersonalqualities.Ihavesomejob-huntershere.Pleasefindouttheirqualities.Johnisaconstructionworker.Hecanworkverywellwithothers.Heis___Thisgirllikestolearn.Sheisalwaysimprovingherknowledgeandskills.Sheis___Sheisasuccessfulwoman.Shecanworkonherownwithoutbeingtoldwhattodo.Sheis____Billisanastronaut.Healwayshasstrongreasonsforwantingtodosomething.Heis____Thebeesarehappytoworkhard.Theyare____Sheisafilmstar.Sheisalwaysfeelingandshowingexcitementandinterestinwhatshedoes.Sheis___Heisafamouscompere.Hefindsiteasytotalkandlistentootherpeople.Heis____Step2:gettingadvicefromacareersofficerSheisacareersofficer.Andyouareajobhunter.Youwanttoworkingroupswithothertraineestoconductresearchandsupportmanagers.Herearesomeusefulwords.Pleaseroleplayitinpairscanworkwithotherpeople,finditeasytotalkwithandlistentoothers,ateamplayer.Youwanttobeafamousarchitect.Youwanttobuildmorebeautifulhouses.Roleplaythescene.Wanttoimproveknowledgeandskills.Willingtolearn,fulltrainingcourse.Youwanttorunacompanyandbeabossyourself.workonyourownwithoutbeingtoldwhattodohavestrongreasonsforwantingtodoyourworkfeelingandshowingexcitementandinterestinworkYouareastudent.Youwanttofurtheryourdegreebutlackmoney.Youwanttoworkextrahours.Forexample,weekend.Behappytoworkhard.Skillsbuilding3Formattingacoveringletter1.Whyshouldwewriteagoodcoveringletter?2.Whatshouldyourletterbelike?3.Howmanyparagraphsdoesausualcoveringletterhave?4.Whatshouldyousayinparaone?5.Whatshouldyousayinparatwo?6.Whatshouldyousayinparathree?7.Whatshouldyousayinparafour?8.Whatshouldyoudoafteryouhavefinishedtheletter?9.Whathadyoubetterdowhenyourletterisready?10.Whenshouldyousendyourletter?Step3writeacoveringletterHomework:writeacoveringletterYouareawould-begraduatefromTsinghuaUniversitymajoringinEnglish.Writealettertoacompanyapplyingforaposition.Yourlettershouldinclude:1.Anintroductionofyourself.2.Yourqualificationfortheposition.3.Askingforaninterview.
