1、Active reading 1,Mapping,Embarkation,Navigation,Destination,Resources,Look for a job after university? First, get off the sofa,Active reading 1: Mapping,Understanding different view points and reasoning with them.Speaking to give different viewpoints.Developing thinking skills by giving examples.,Vi
2、deo and questions,About this article,Active reading 1: Embarkation,Why so many unemployed?,Cultural notes,Honors degree,Generation Y & Grunt,More,Video and questions,Watch the video and answer the questions.,Clip One. 1. Why is the girl, Ryden Malby, screaming in the end? 2. What is the first proble
3、m facing the students leaving university?,More,Video and questions,Watch the video and answer the questions.,Clip Two. What does Ryden respond to the question “What are you up to” at the party? What does she say about her situation? How do you think students will react if they cant find a job?,Video
4、 and questions,Watch the video and answer the questions.,Clip Three. What do you think the students parents should do if their children cant find a job? Watch the clip to see if there is any difference between the three fathers attitudes and behaviors? Which one do you prefer?,More,About this articl
5、e,Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.This is an article by an Education Correspondent, Alexandra Blair, published in September 2008 in The Times, a long-established British quality newspaper. For many graduates _ a job became harder in 2008 and 2009 because of the
6、 economic _ then a recession (萎缩). After their final exams, some students _ in the summer before looking for jobs and then found that it was difficult to,finding,downturn,rested,About this article,find employment in their field or at the level they wanted. The article addresses the _ of such new gra
7、duates who might be _ at home. The style is partly of a report, but also of a humorous comment for _ entertainment.,problems,stuck,light,More,Why so many unemployed?,Listen to the passage and answer the questions.,Why so many unemployed?,1. Why are there more graduates looking for jobs?,Because univ
8、ersities in Europe, particularly in Britain, have expanded greatly in the last fifteen years.,2. Why did the competitive situation of job market become even worse in 2008?,Because of the credit crunch and economic depression that year.,click,click,click,3. What is the advice the author gives to the
9、students?,Active to seek a job, they need to fill in many application forms and try to get job interviews: they wont find employment by lying on the sofa at home.,Cultural Notes Honors Degree,Put the sentences in order according to the meanings:,Most people get a second. Traditionally, in the Britis
10、h university system, BA (文学学士) and BS (理学学士) are awarded in different categories: a first class degree (I), a second (IIi or IIii called “a two one” and “a two two”), a third (written III) and a pass degree. There are also ordinary degrees with more general courses of study without these categories.
11、Key:,2 1 3,More,Generation Y and Grunt,Work in pairs and answer the question. How to name the generations and characterize them?,Baby boomers,Generation X,independent, informal, entrepreneurial,Generation Y or Millennial Generation,spoilt by parents; have structured lives; teamwork;,2. Why is Genera
12、tion Y is also called Generation Grunt?,It is an ironic name referring to repetitive, low status, routine or mindless work this may be the only work _ to some graduates, who may have to take very ordinary jobs to get _. “Grunt” also refers to coarse behavior or bad manners and to the deep sound that
13、 is made by a pig. When people “grunt” they _ disgust but do not communicate with words this may be how the parents of new graduates think their _ communicate with them!,Complete the passage with the words in the box.,express children available experience,available,experience,express,children,Text o
14、rganisation,Text exploration,Text evaluation,Active reading 1: Navigation,Understanding text,Interpreting,Text organisation,Problems after graduation,Advice for dealing with the problems,click,click,Text organisation,Looking at the problems from various,parents (Paras 1-2),author (Para 3),mother (Pa
15、ras 7-9),graduates (Paras 4-6),viewpoints,Back,Text organisation,Advice,Parents balance: positive not making life too comfortable,Better for fathers to help boys after a job setback.,Its a good idea toget some jobs like bar work, shelf-stacking.,psychotherapist (Paras 10-15),author (Para 16),More ex
16、amples.,Back,Understanding text,Watch the video and spot the relevant paragraphs in the text by putting their numbers in the table. Sometimes one clip of the video may match more than one paragraph.,14,15,16,1,Interpreting,click,click,Work in pairs. Look at the sentences and discuss the implied mean
17、ings unsaid.,“Will he ever get a job?” Who is asking this question? What mood does it express? 2. Who describes Generation Y as “rebels without a cause”? Is it a fair description? 3. Jack “walked into the university careers service and straight back out again”. What does this suggest about Jacks cha
18、racter? 4. Jack spent the summer “hiding”. Hiding from what? Why are quotation marks used?,click,click,More,Interpreting,click,click,Work in pairs. Look at the sentences and discuss the implied meanings unsaid.,5. How is Mrs. Goodwins point of view affected by her own personal experience? 6. How is
19、Lindenfields point of view affected by her own personal experiences? 7. What would the first two paragraphs have focused on if they had been presented from the point of view of the students rather than the parents?,click,Interpreting,“Will he ever get a job?”,Who is asking the question? What mood do
20、es it express?,The parents are asking the question. The mood seems to express patience or resignation because the word “ever” suggests that getting a job will take a long time.,Back,Interpreting,2. Who describes Generation Y as “rebels without a cause”? Is it a fair description?,This is the writers
21、description to indicate that this generation is rebelling against parents or society, but they have nothing particular to rebel against. This does not seem very fair because the students are trying to find work it is just that they dont like their parents nagging them.,Back,Interpreting,3. Jack “wal
22、ked into the university careers service and straight back out again”.,What does this suggest about Jacks character?,It suggests that Jack is not very determined. As soon as he saw the queue he left without waiting and without trying to ask about jobs or careers.,Back,Interpreting,4. Jack spent the s
23、ummer “hiding”. Hiding from what? Why are quotation marksused?,Hiding from the world of work, staying at home and not looking for a job. The quotation marks tell us that he wasnt literally hiding, he just spent a lot of time at home.,Back,Interpreting,5. How is Mrs. Goodwins point of view affected b
24、y her own personal experience?,In one way her experience hasnt affected her attitude. She left school and went immediately to a job (without going to university) and has been working full-time since then and yet she is sympathetic and takes a soft line.,Back,Interpreting,6. How is Lindenfields point
25、 of view affected by her own personal experiences?,Her personal experience was that she worked in a bar before finding her first proper job as an aerial photographic assistant. So she says such work is a great networking opportunity. If new graduates are good at such work and bright, cheerful and po
26、lite, they will soon be promoted. Her personal experience thus reflects or perhaps has created her point of view.,Back,Interpreting,7. What would the first two paragraphs have focused on if they had been presented from the point of view of the students rather than the parents?,The first two paragrap
27、hs would have focused on the need for the new graduates to rest for a bit after their hard studies. It is OK for students to relax with the TV or to socialize with friends for a while, then they can start a serious search for employment after that.,Back,Text evaluation,Pair work with 5 questions for
28、 discussion. When Student A expresses his or her own opinions about the questions, Student B tries to think about opposite answers whether he or she basically agree or not. Then change the role.,More,Text evaluation,1 Do you think the Goodwins are good parents? 2 Which advice Lindenfield gives to pa
29、rents do you agree with (if any), and why? 3 Is Jacks point of view that he doesnt want to do temporary bar work justifiable? 4 Do you agree that men can give boys better advice than women when they are stuck in setbacks? Why / Why not? 5. Do you think the passage is a fair overview of the problem o
30、f graduate unemployment?,click,click,click,click,click,Text evaluation,1 Do you think the Goodwins are good parents?,Yes. If they take a hard line with Jack, it will just make him angry: He has already tried to find work and he needs rest and sympathy now. His parents are letting him go to South Ame
31、rica. But after that he will have to make a more serious effort and hell need to contribute to the household budget, which means he must find work then. So the soft line is the best approach.,More,Text evaluation,1 Do you think the Goodwins are good parents?,No, their soft line is not good enough. T
32、hey should insist that he make more effort and they should actively help him to find work, even a temporary job. Their soft approach just encourages him to delay and by the time he comes back from his holiday all the likely jobs will have been taken. So they are not really helping at all. How can th
33、ey let him take a three week holiday abroad when he hasnt got a job to come back.,Back,Text evaluation,2. Which advice Lindenfield gives to parents do you agree with (if any), and why?,I agree with her advice that parents should strike the right balance between being positive and understanding witho
34、ut making life too comfortable, otherwise students will not look for a job. Her advice about working in a bar or supermarket seems sensible too, because one job can lead to another.,More,Text evaluation,2 Which advice Lindenfield gives to parents do you agree with (if any), and why?,I dont agree tha
35、t parents should be sympathetic believe parents can do more to help their offspring find a job. They shouldnt allow their son to go on holiday! On the other hand I agree that a temporary job in a bar or supermarket is a good idea: At least its a job, which is better than being unemployed. The proble
36、m is that new graduates will not want such humble jobs they think that their qualifications mean that they deserve a better job.,Back,Text evaluation,3. Is Jacks point of view that he doesnt want to do temporary bar work justifiable?,No. He thinks that kind of work is a dead-end job and not suitable
37、 for him. But hes wrong because he has the wrong attitude toward work. A new graduate may expect to start at the bottom: Thats OK while you get experience. If you have a good attitude and work well, you will soon be promoted or you can find a much better job later. Hes unrealistic, I think.,More,Tex
38、t evaluation,3. Is Jacks point of view that he doesnt want to do temporary bar work justifiable?,Back,Text evaluation,4 Do you agree that men can give boys better advice than women when they are stuck in setbacks? Why / Why not?,Yes. Men will understand the male point of view better and conversely w
39、omen will understand a female point of view better. So each gender will give the best advice to someone of their own gender.,More,Text evaluation,4 Do you agree that men can give boys better advice than women when they are stuck in setbacks? Why / Why not?,No, to understand setbacks in the search fo
40、r work is not a gender issue. I think anyone who knows the situation can give good advice, whether they are male or female.,Back,Text evaluation,5. Do you think the passage is a fair overview of the problem of graduate unemployment?,Yes, because those who are really active in their search for jobs a
41、nd who start looking early will get jobs. Those who take long holidays and watch TV for weeks do not really show the qualities that most employers will be looking for, so it is not surprising if they find that the jobs they wanted are already taken.,More,Text evaluation,5. Do you think the passage i
42、s a fair overview of the problem of graduate unemployment?,No, because there is no mention of those who persistently apply for many jobs but dont get interviews or offers of employment. The article seems to suggest that new graduates sit around at home, but I know many people who really search hard
43、for work. Some find it, some dont. Its easy to say that this is a matter of luck, it is a matter of having a positive attitude and being flexible about the first job you can always change your field of work later.,Back,Summarising,Talking point,Active reading 1: Destination,Summarising,Listen to the
44、 passage and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.,This text is a newspaper article with individual examples of job searching and problems after graduation. The problems are examined from _ peoples viewpoints: parents attitudes towards their jobless children, students quote about looking for j
45、obs, psychologists _ of the viewpoints of parents and advice for dealing with the problems, and the authors own _. In the end the author concludes that if the graduates can not find an _ job, they can take a temporary one.,different,summery,ideal,comments,Talking points,Work in pair and discuss the
46、questions.,Do you agree there is a generation gap? Do your parents have plans for your future? Are they different from your own plans? How much useful advice do you get from your parents? How difficult is it for your parents to understand your problems? How difficult is it for you to understand thei
47、rs?,click,click,click,click,click,click,Talking points,Do you agree there is a generation gap?,Yes. Look at the attitudes to electronic communication, music, fashion, studying at the university. In their days, the parents and grandparents didnt have the opportunity for these things so they dont know
48、 much about them.,Yes, but if you think of basic human value and experience of life, I dont think there really is a gap. I can talk about anything serious with my parents and grandparents. I would say the idea of a generation gap is a creation of the media. Anyway, it doesnt apply to my family.,Back
49、,Talking points,2. Do your parents have plans for your future?,Yes. I am sure they have ideas and aspirations for me, but they dont make me follow their ideas. Actually they seem more interested that I should have my own plans and decide what my future is, but they expect me to work hard at whatever I do and to have a good outlook on life.,
