新标准大学英语4 B4U1教案.docx

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新标准大学英语4B4U1教案

Unit1NinetoFive

Section1Lead-in

1.VideoandQuestions

Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.

ClipOne.

1）.Whyisthegirl,RydenMalby,screamingintheend?

ClipTwo.

1）.WhatdoesRydenrespondtothequestion“Whatareyouupto”attheparty?

2）.Whatdoesshesayabouthersituation?

ClipThree.

1）.Watchthecliptoseeifthereisanydifferencebetweenthethreefathers’attitudesandbehaviors?

Whichonedoyouprefer?

2.Discussion

1）Whatisthefirstproblemfacingthestudentsleavinguniversity?

2）Howdoyouthinktheywillreactiftheycan’tfindajob?

3）Whatdoyouthinktheirparentswilldoiftheycan’tfindajob?

3.Listeningin

1）.Listentotherecordingandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.

ThisisanarticlebyanEducationCorrespondent,AlexandraBlair,publishedinSeptember2021inTheTimes,along-establishedBritishqualitynewspaper.Formanygraduatesfindingajobbecameharderin2021and2021becauseoftheeconomicdownturn–thenarecession（萎缩）.Aftertheirfinalexams,somestudent’srestedinthesummerbeforelookingforjobsandthenfoundthatitwasdifficulttofindemploymentintheirfieldorattheleveltheywanted.Thearticleaddressestheproblemofsuchnewgraduateswhomightbestuckathome.Thestyleispartlyofareport,butalsoofahumorouscommentforlightentertainment.

2）.Listentothepassageandanswerthequestions.

①Whyaretheremoregraduateslookingforjobs?

BecauseuniversitiesinEurope,particularlyinBritain,haveexpandedgreatlyinthelastfifteenyears.

②Whydidthecompetitivesituationofjobmarketbecomeevenworsein2021?

Becauseofthecreditcrunchandeconomicdepressionthatyear.

③Whatistheadvicetheauthorgivestothestudents?

Activetoseekajob,theyneedtofillinmanyapplicationformsandtrytogetjobinterviews:

theywon’tfindemploymentbylyingonthesofaathome.

ListeningScript:

UniversitiesinEurope,especiallyinBritain,haveexpandedgreatlyinthelastfifteenyears,sotherearemoregraduateslookingforjobs.Thiscompetitivesituationbecamealotworsein2021onwardswiththecreditcrunchandeconomicdepression,whichmeansthattherewerefewerjobsavailableandariseinunemployment.Thusnewgraduateshavetobeactivetoseekajob,theyneedtofillinmanyapplicationformsandtrytogetjobinterviews:

theywon’tfindemploymentbylyingonthesofaathome.

Section2PassageLearning

1.Backgroundinformation

CulturalNote:

HonorsDegree

1）Mostpeoplegetasecond.

2）Traditionally,intheBritishuniversitysystem,BA（文学学士）andBS（理学学士）areawardedindifferentcategories:

afirstclassdegree（I）,asecond（IIiorIIiicalled“atwoone”and“atwotwo”）,athird（writtenIII）andapassdegree.

3）Therearealsoordinarydegreeswithmoregeneralcoursesofstudywithoutthesecategories.

Key:

2,1,3

GenerationYandGrunt

1）.Workinpairsandanswerthequestion.Howtonamethegenerationsandcharacterizethem?

Yearsofbirth

Names

Characteristics

1946–1960

Babyboomers

Borninthegreatincreaseofbirths

1960–1980

GenerationX

independent,informal,entrepreneurial

1980s–1990s

GenerationYor

MillennialGeneration

spoiltbyparents;havestructuredlives;teamwork;

2）.WhyisGenerationYisalsocalledGenerationGrunt?

Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.

expresschildrenavailableexperience

Itisanironicnamereferringtorepetitive,lowstatus,routineormindlesswork–thismaybetheonlyworkavailabletosomegraduates,whomayhavetotakeveryordinaryjobstogetexperience.

“Grunt”alsoreferstocoarsebehaviororbadmannersandtothedeepsoundthatismadebyapig.Whenpeople“grunt”theyexpressdisgustbutdonotcommunicatewithwords–thismaybehowtheparentsofnewgraduatesthinktheirchildrencommunicatewiththem!

2.Textorganization

Generalstructure:

Problemsaftergraduation

↓

Advicefordealingwiththeproblems

Detailedstructure:

Lookingattheproblemsfromvarious

↓

viewpoints

↗↗↖↖

parents（Paras1-2）author（Para3）graduates（Paras4-6）mother（Paras7-9）

Psychotherapist→Advice←author（Para16）

（Paras10-15）

↓↓

Parents’balance:

positive→notmakingMoreexamples

lifetoocomfortable

↓

Betterforfathers

tohelpboysafterajobsetback.

↓

It’sagoodideato

getsomejobslikebarwork,shelf-stacking.

3.Informationanalysis

Workinpairs.Lookatthesentencesanddiscusstheimpliedmeaningsunsaid.

1）“Willheevergetajob?

”Whoisaskingthisquestion?

Whatmooddoesitexpress?

Theparentsareaskingthequestion.

Themoodseemstoexpresspatienceorresignationbecausetheword“ever”suggeststhatgettingajobwilltakealongtime.

2）WhodescribesGenerationYas“rebelswithoutacause”?

Isitafairdescription?

Thisisthewriter’sdescriptiontoindicatethatthisgenerationisrebellingagainstparentsorsociety,buttheyhavenothingparticulartorebelagainst.

Thisdoesnotseemveryfairbecausethestudentsaretryingtofindwork–itisjustthattheydon’tliketheirparentsnaggingthem.

3）[Jack]“walkedintotheuniversitycareersserviceandstraightbackoutagain”.

WhatdoesthissuggestaboutJack’scharacter?

ItsuggeststhatJackisnotverydetermined.Assoonashesawthequeueheleftwithoutwaitingandwithouttryingtoaskaboutjobsorcareers.

4）Jackspentthesummer“hiding”.

Hidingfromwhat?

Whyarequotationmarksused?

Hidingfromtheworldofwork,stayingathomeandnotlookingforajob.

Thequotationmarkstellusthathewasn’tliterallyhiding,hejustspentalotoftimeathome.

5）HowisMrs.Goodwin’spointofviewaffectedbyherownpersonalexperience?

Inonewayherexperiencehasn’taffectedherattitude.Sheleftschoolandwentimmediatelytoajob（withoutgoingtouniversity）andhasbeenworkingfull-timesincethenandyetsheissympatheticandtakesasoftline.

6）HowisLindenfield’spointofviewaffectedbyherownpersonalexperiences?

Herpersonalexperiencewasthatsheworkedinabarbeforefindingherfirstproperjobasanaerialphotographicassistant.Soshesayssuchworkisagreatnetworkingopportunity.Ifnewgraduatesaregoodatsuchworkandbright,cheerfulandpolite,theywillsoonbepromoted.Herpersonalexperiencethusreflects–orperhapshascreated–herpointofview.

7）Whatwouldthefirsttwoparagraphshavefocusedoniftheyhadbeenpresentedfromthepointofviewofthestudentsratherthantheparents?

Thefirsttwoparagraphswouldhavefocusedontheneedforthenewgraduatestorestforabitaftertheirhardstudies.ItisOKforstudentstorelaxwiththeTVortosocializewithfriendsforawhile,thentheycanstartaserioussearchforemploymentafterthat.

4.ThemeDiscussion

1）DoyouthinktheGoodwinsaregoodparents?

Yes.IftheytakeahardlinewithJack,itwilljustmakehimangry:

Hehasalreadytriedtofindworkandheneedsrestandsympathynow.HisparentsarelettinghimgotoSouthAmerica.Butafterthathewillhavetomakeamoreseriouseffortandhe’llneedtocontributetothehouseholdbudget,whichmeanshemustfindworkthen.Sothesoftlineisthebestapproach.

No,theirsoftlineisnotgoodenough.Theyshouldinsistthathemakemoreeffortandtheyshouldactivelyhelphimtofindwork,evenatemporaryjob.Theirsoftapproachjustencourageshimtodelayandbythetimehecomesbackfromhisholidayallthelikelyjobswillhavebeentaken.Sotheyarenotreallyhelpingatall.Howcantheylethimtakeathreeweekholidayabroadwhenhehasn’tgotajobtocomeback.

2）WhichadviceLindenfieldgivestoparentsdoyouagreewith（ifany）,andwhy?

Iagreewithheradvicethatparentsshouldstriketherightbalancebetweenbeingpositiveandunderstandingwithoutmakinglifetoocomfortable,otherwisestudentswillnotlookforajob.Heradviceaboutworkinginabarorsupermarketseemssensibletoo,becauseonejobcanleadtoanother.

3）IsJack’spointofviewthathedoesn’twanttodotemporarybarworkjustifiable?

No.Hethinksthatkindofworkisadead-endjobandnotsuitableforhim.Buthe’swrongbecausehehasthewrongattitudetowardwork.Anewgraduatemayexpecttostartatthebottom:

That’sOKwhileyougetexperience.Ifyouhaveagoodattitudeandworkwell,youwillsoonbepromotedoryoucanfindamuchbetterjoblater.He’sunrealistic,Ithink.

4）Doyouagreethatmencangiveboysbetteradvicethanwomenwhentheyarestuckinsetbacks?

Why/Whynot?

Yes.Menwillunderstandthemalepointofviewbetterandconverselywomenwillunderstandafemalepointofviewbetter.Soeachgenderwillgivethebestadvicetosomeoneoftheirowngender.

No,tounderstandsetbacksinthesearchforworkisnotagenderissue.Ithinkanyonewhoknowsthesituationcangivegoodadvice,whethertheyaremaleorfemale.

5）Doyouthinkthepassageisafairoverviewoftheproblemofgraduateunemployment?

No,becausethereisnomentionofthosewhopersistentlyapplyformanyjobsbutdon’tgetinterviewsoroffersofemployment.Thearticleseemstosuggestthatnewgraduatessitaroundathome,butIknowmanypeoplewhoreallysearchhardforwork.Somefindit,somedon’t.It’seasytosaythatthisisamatterofluck,itisamatterofhavingapositiveattitudeandbeingflexibleaboutthefirstjob–youcanalwayschangeyourfieldofworklater.

5.Summary

Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.

Thistextisanewspaperarticlewithindividualexamplesofjobsearchingandproblemsaftergraduation.Theproblemsareexaminedfromdifferentpeople’s