Chapter 8

Work

Goals of this chapter:√Talk about present and past jobs

√ Talk about job skills

√ Understand and respond to“Help Wanted” ads

√ Fill out a job application√ Talk about what to do at job interviews

√ Practice interviewing for a job √ Use can for ability

√ Use object pronouns

√ Use the past tense of be

Lesson One Jobs

1. Where is the “Help Wanted ” section and advertisement on this newspaper?

2. On the application form, where can you fill in your working experience and skills?

Listen and point to these words:

1. newspaper

2. “Help Wanted” section (Classifieds)

3. advertisement []

4. pay

5. interview [ ]

Listen and point to these words:

6. handshake []

7. interviewer [ ]

8. application []

9. experience []10. skills

Group competition:

Which group can tell the most names of jobs in Guangzhou?

Practice the conversation with a partner.

A: What’s her job?B: She’s a waitress.A: Was she a waitress three years

ago?B: No, she wasn’t. She was a factory

worker. three years agonow

Past simple tense

It is the one most often used to talk about the past. It can refer to :

1) Short, quickly finished actions and events2) Longer actions and situations3) Repeated happenings.

e.g. 1) He walked into the bar and ordered a vodka. 2) I lived in London until I was fourteen. 3) When I was a child we always went to the

seaside in August.

A bank teller

a construction worker

homemakers

mechanics

lifeguards

Lesson two Finding a job

HELP WANTEDCOOK P/T, evenings, $7.00/hr.no exp.nec.call for appl. 55

5-6784 P/T TEACHER’S AIDE Mon-Thurs, 1:00pm-5:00pm, 2 yrs.exp.nec., $13.5

/hr.Apply in person 10am-5pmPinker School of Language

HELP WANTEDSALESPERSON F/T, M-F, 2yrs.exp.nec.gd.bnfts.call John at 555-67

13 F/T CASHIERWANTED M-F, 8am-4pmno exp.nec., &8.50/hrcall for appl.(8

18) 555-3456 TAXI DRIVER P/T. Sat.& Sun. 6pm-1am$9.00 per hr. plus tipsno

exp.nec., apply in person at 656 River Ave.

阅读以下三则求职广告，用打钩或打叉来完成下面的表格 :

DELIVERY PERSON P/T. Wed.---Sat., 6pm-1amgd. driver, no exp.nec.,

$13/hr.call for appl. 213-334-4565 RECEPTIONIST F/T, M-F, 8pm-4pmgd. phone skill, exp.nec.,$8.15

/hr.apply in person at 233 Ave. B HELP WANTEDCASHIER F/T, Mon.-Sat., 8pm-3pm or 3pm-10pmexp.nec.,

￥ 20/hr.apply in person at Parken Shop need experience? full-time? part-time? call for ap

plication?

job ads

abbreviations

abbreviations

Lesson 3: Applying for a Job

Answer the question:1.What job is Ahmed applying for?2.What days can he work?3.What hours can he work?4.Does he have experience?5.What was his last job?6.Where was he a server?7.What years was he a server?8.What was he from 2001 to 2002?

Manager

Monday to Saturday

9am to 4pm

Not as manager

Server

The tea leaf cafe

2002-2005

A dishwasher