Topic : Part-Time Jobs

1. Topic : Part-Time Jobs

2. Part 1 Warm-up • 1. What kind of after-class activities are you interested in? • 2. What entertainment does your college offer during the weekend? • 3. Is it difficult for you to pay your tuition and fees at college? • 4. What do you think of students taking a part-time job while in school? • 5. What do you think colleges should do to help students finance their education?

3. Part 2 Useful words and expressions • hourly jobs钟点工作 flexible working hours弹性工作时间 Overtime加班 workload 工作量 • human relations人际关系 probation period试用期 training courses 培训班internship实习 promotion campaigns促销活动 • qualifications资格 resume履历 applicant应征者 self-marking推销自己 potential employer潜在雇主 interviewing skills面试技巧 • stage fright怯场 recruit招聘 career counselor择业顾问 role model模范

4. Part 3 Dialogue—Planning your future career (A=Dr. Anderson, a career counselor; B=Bill, a college student) A: Hello, Bill. How’s it going? B: Just fine. Dr. Anderson, I’d like your advice on my career preparation. As a junior, I guess I should start to prepare for my professional goal. A: Yes, It’s time. Oh, how time flies! Just think the first time you came to me—when you were a nervous and kind of scared college freshman. B: Ah, how funny I looked then. It was you who gave me confidence. A: I was happy that I could be of help. B: Through talking with you, I learned that what I should choose to do as a leaving depended greatly on the characteristics I had. A: And what u did was really a brilliant job during the first two years on campus! B: Well, I admit that throughout my freshman year, I sought every chance to develop my skills and abilities and build up a wide range of interest.

5. A: So, when college became a familiar routine to u in your sophomore year, you started learning about profession. B: Yes. Under your guidance, I began to seek information from the world of work and make a long list of professions that match my skills, values and interest. I’ve researched the duties, qualifications, salary and employment outlook for each job I am interested in, read books and periodicals and talked to professionals in the field. A: I know. And I remember how excited and confident u looked when you came to me and told me that u finally selected your professional goal. B: Yeah. It was good for me to begin planning for the transition from college to career at an early point. Actually I’ve gained quite a lot both in knowledge and experience. A: I’m very glad you’ve had a good beginning. But do remember that u still have a long way to go. a college education helps u to start on your career journey, however, it is up to u to manage the direction, duration, and success.

6. B: Yes. That’s why I come here to ask for your advice. As a junior, how can I best prepare for my future career. A: Well, the best preparation is that u acquire the necessary education and experience. They will facilitate your pursuit of a full-time career. B: Does that mean besides taking relevant courses I should get involved in internship or part-time jobs to obtain related work experience? A: That’s right. Your academic training and work experience will form a good basis and will help greatly open many employer’s doors.

7. Part 4 Pair work • According the previous dialogue, there’re four steps in career planning. Can you describe each of them? Step 1: ______________________ Step 2: ______________________ Step 3: ______________________ Step 4: ______________________ • How are you planning for your future career?

8. Part5 Speaking task • Now let’s talk about part-time jobs for college students. Here is a list of part-time jobs, please choose one type of the jobs, describe it, and tell your opinion of that job. • Part-time jobs: 1) Tutoring children 2) Working on campus 3) Selling things from door to door or in the street 4) Working for a company

9. Part 6 A Debate • Now we all have some ideas of the different part-time jobs students can do. Let’s discuss this topic further in debate. • The proposition(命题) College students should (not) take a part-time job. • Rule: The affirmative side(正方) and the negative side (反方) should both refute the other’s idea and prove oneself true through reasoning and exemplification.

10. Part 7 Look and Talk

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