1、FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITYNothing strengthens the judgment andquickens the conscience like individualresponsibility. Elizabeth Cady StantonThe main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Stephen R. Covey6UNIT6UNIT To work or not to work Tha
2、t is the questionTo apply the phrases and patternsTo talk about the effects of part-time employmentTo further understand the textTo master the paragraph writing skillSection AWarming-up activities Text study Language application SummaryWarming-up activitiesSection A1. Why do some students like to ta
3、ke part-time jobs? To meet their financial needs; To learn to be responsible; To make friends; To acquire communicative skills; To gain experience for future jobs.Short Answer Questions To have less time to devote to school assignments; To get too tired to study because of part-time jobs; To view sc
4、hool less rewarding; To have low correlation between part-time jobs and their majors.2. What problems will students face with when they take part-time jobs?Short Answer Questions To make a balance between learning and part-time working; To improve the overall quality; To strengthen the awareness of
5、self-protection and legal protection.3. What suggestions will you put forward toward students planning to work part-time?Short Answer QuestionsLook at the pictures and answer the following questions.Look and Talk12 341. What jobs are the students in the pictures doing?2. If you are going to work par
6、t-time, what job would you like to take? Why? Look and Talk1. What jobs are the students in the pictures doing?A teaching assistant in kindergarten or a tutor; A cashier in a store;A waitress in a restaurant;A car cleaner. Look and Talk2. If you are going to work part-time, what job would you like t
7、o take? Why? Look and Talk I would like to work as a teaching assistant in kindergarten: Enjoy spending time with small children; Thinking of working as a teacher in kindergarten in the future.2. If you are going to work part-time, what job would you like to take? Why? Look and Talk I would like to
8、work in a company: Plan to establish my own business in the future; Experience on working in a company; Knowledge of how a company is run and what job a boss should do.The South African Department of Labor reported last month that the nation has too few jobs for _ laborers. The department also said
9、there are not enough workers for highly skilled _.(From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.) Listen to a short passage concerning unemployment in South African and fill in the missing information.unskilled positionsCompound DictationCompound Dictation The sharp _ between jobs and ski
10、lls were _ recently when officials advertised a job opening in the government. The position was that of auditor-general or chief financial supervisor. With a 26 percent _ rate nation-wide, there was no _ interest in the job. differencesapparent unemployment shortage ofListen to a short passage conce
11、rning unemployment in South African and fill in the missing information.Compound Dictation 90 people asked to be considered. But officials said many of them lack the necessary skills or education. The auditor-general is _ supervising and independently examining South Africas finances. The advertisem
12、ent said, the position required the person to be a trained _. responsible foraccountantListen to a short passage concerning unemployment in South African and fill in the missing information.Compound Dictation It said candidates had to have at least a _ and years of experience. Yet among the job-hope
13、fuls were _, a security guard, a secretary and some whose highest education level was high school. Masters degree laborersListen to a short passage concerning unemployment in South African and fill in the missing information.Text studySection AMain Ideas of the PartsResearch objective: to measure ho
14、w part-time work affects student achievement.The text is _ about research on the effects of _ on _.(Para. 1)a reportpart-time employment student performanceThree research methods were used in the research:Comparing grades of students working a lot with those working much less Contrasting workers wit
15、h non-workers in terms of commitment to education Following students and assessing the effects of different employment patternsResearch methodsMain Ideas of the PartsIt gives a brief account of the research objective (to “measure the _ of employment on _”) and the research methods.impactstudent achi
16、evementPart I Para. _1 Main Ideas of the PartsAccording to the research, how does a heavy commitment to part-time work affect school performance? (Para. 2) Undermines and significantly interferes with school achievement and commitment. Main Ideas of the PartsPara. 3 On the other hand, we also detect
17、ed a different pattern. Working for approximately _ seemingly does not _ school performance. Nevertheless, given that half of all employed seniors, about one-third of all juniors, 10 hours per week or lesstake a consistent toll on Main Ideas of the PartsPara. 3and about one-fifth of all second-year
18、students work above the 20-hour limit, indications are that a large number of students are _ compromising their school careers with their part-time jobs. at risk ofMain Ideas of the PartsWhat is the positive result after students stop working or reduce their work hours? (Para. 4)Become interested in
19、 study again.Main Ideas of the PartsPart II Paras. 2-_ It reports the research _. findings4 Main Ideas of the PartsPara. 5 We uncovered numerous explanations for the undesirable effects of working on students engagement in school. First, 由 于紧 张 的 打 工 日 程 , they have less time to devote to school ass
20、ignments. Main Ideas of the PartsPara. 5One common response to this time pressure is that working students 偷 懒by taking easier classes, copying assignments from other students, 逃 课 , or refusing to do work assigned by their teachers. Over time, as these become established practices, students commitment to school is 逐 渐 地 减 少 . Main Ideas of the PartsWhat is the second explanation? (Para. 6) Working students are too tired from work to study because they get less rest and eat less healthy meals. Main Ideas of the PartsExplanation 3 (Para. 7)Main Ideas of the Parts
