Unit16FindingjobsPart1SampleTeachingPlansGoals◆Talkaboutjobandcareerplans◆Practisetalkingaboutlikesanddislikes,wishesandexpectations◆Integrativelanguagepractice◆WriteapersonalstatementPeriod4Let’sreadandwrite!(WHYDOYOUTHINKYOUWOULDBEGOODATTHISJOB？)Goals◆Readaboutsomeapplications◆LearntowriteasuccessfulapplicationProceduresStep1:Listeningandreadingaloud.Hello,everyone.Thismorningwearegoingtoreadandwrite!FirstreadaloudtotherecordingofthetextWHYDOYOUTHINKYOUWOULDBEGOODATTHISJOBonpage143.Payattentiontothepauses,thepronunciationandtheintonationwhilelisteningandreadingaloud.Step2:Makingalistof“DosandDon’ts”forwritinganapplicationformDos:*Doyourresearch.*Convincethereaderthatyouknowaboutthecompany.*Showthatyouhavetheability.*Giveyourevidenceofinterests,qualificationsorexperience.*Behonest.*Makeyourapplicationformclearandeasytoread.*Makeyourpersonalstatementinterestingandoriginal.Don’tsDon’tholdbackandbemodest.Don’tmakemistakesinyourapplicationform.Don’tbetoogeneral.QuestionsNevertoAskataJobInterview1.What，exactly，doesyourcompanydo？2.Whatdoesthejobpay?3.Howmanyvacationandpersonaldaysdoyouallow？4.Howlongwillittakemetogetpromoted？5.Isthatyourhusbandinthepictureonyourdesk？6.WhatareyougoingtodoaboutthepoorperformanceofProductX？7.What'syourcompany’strackrecordonpromotingwomenandminorities？8.So，whendoIstart？Step3:ReadinganddiscussingReadthetwostatementsfrompage144anddiscusswhetherthewritershavefollowedtheDosandDon’tsonthelist.Choosethebetterone.用心爱心专心115号编辑Step4:Copyingdownexpressions.Asisknown,languageismadeupofwordsandexpressions.So,whynotreadthearticleagainandwritedownallthoseexpressionswhichareusefultoyou!UsefulexpressionsfromWHYDOYOUTHINKYOUWOULDBEGOODATTHISJOB？fillout,anapplicationform,givesomeadviceon…,furthereducation,inageneralway,personalstatement,aresponseto…,aspecificquestion,begoodat…,achancetodosth,beinterestedin…,makeagoodimpression,ask…for…,tipson…,createapositiveeffect,doresearch,convincesbthat…,havetheabilitytodosth,bydoingsth,holdback,evenif,avoiddoingsth,forexample,makealistofsth,becarefulwith…,getonwellwith,bepoliteto,servethecustomers,lookgoodonsb,beabletodo…,introducesbtosth,beelected…for…,highquality,astartto…,accordingto,plantodosthStep5:Writinganapplicationform.Thinkaboutyourfuturecareerandajobyouwouldliketodo,orasubjectyouwouldliketostudy.Thenchooseoneofthequestionsinthefirstparagraphofthetextonpage143andwriteapersonalstatementforanapplicationtoanemployer,organizationoruniversity.Asamplewriting:anapplicationforuniversityDearSirsandMadams,BeinghighlyawareofthesuperbreputationofQueenslandUniversity,andhavingmyinvestigationaboutyourteachingsystem,Ihavenohesitationinapplyingforyourschool.Ihopethatyouwillgivemetheprivilegeofcontinuingmyundergraduatestudiesatyourfineinstitution.IamagraduatefromBeijingForeignLanguageUniversity.Inthepastfouracademicyears,Ihaveprovedmyselftobeastraight,self-motivatedstudentwhoiseagertolearn.Iamalsoawardedasuccessionofscholarships.MyEnglishisparticularlygoodandGermanhappenstobemysecondforeignlanguage.AsastudentofEnglishforBusiness,mygoalistobecomeanoutstandingmanagerandausefulpersontocontributemylearningtooursociety.ButwhatIhaveisnotenough,soIwanttohavefurtherstudies.IhopetogotoGraduateSchoolatQueenslandUniversityatthefollowingtwoyearstoenrootmyself,toimprovemyEnglishapplication,toenlargemyviewanddevelopmywisdom,becauseIamsureQueenslandUniversityisthebestonethatcanoffermethiscondition.IfitcanbetrueIbelieveitrepresentsthenextimportantchallengeinmylife.I’velearnedinternationalbusinessandIwanttokeepmakingprogressanddevelopment.I’mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Thankyou!Yourssincerely,XXX用心爱心专心115号编辑
