unit 2 getting a job project

课件20张PPT。ProjectUnit 2Planning a gap yearTom is 18. He is British.
He has chosen to take a
one-year break between
finishing school and
starting university. He
just wants to broaden his horizons by visiting
Australia.
Branny has just left senior
school. But she doesn’t
want to enter a university.
She just wants to take a
year off to do charity
work around the world
before going to university.
She is taking a gap year. If you have a chance to take a year
off between leaving school and going
to university, would you do it?
2. Do you think this would help you get
a better job once you finished your
studies?Questions for you Scanning: Para 1 What is the traditional course of a
student leaving school? He or she would go straight to university
and study for three or four years before
joining the world of work and begin the
slow climb up the career ladder.2. How long is it since thousands of young
people took the gap?Three years.3. Which part of the world is not a
destination of the students who take one
year gap?The Antarctic. Paras 2-31. Who are in favour of the gap year?The government, universities and
employers.2. Why do more and more employers
prefer to hire graduates who have
taken a gap year?Because a gap year gives young people
an opportunity to learn skills and gain
life experience.Para 41. What was Carol’s project last year?To help saving the Amazon rainforest.2. What were the benefits of her gap year?She became more independent and helped conserve the rainforest.Para 5 What did Daniel Jones do in his gap
year? Teaching in Ghana.2. How did he feel living among poor local
people?Challenging but rewarding.3. How bad was the situation there?No basic things like fridges and kettles
and no electricity.4. What is he ready to do in the future?To face challenges.Para 61. What did Martin do in his gap year?He helped build a school in a poor part of India.2. What did he want to learn?How to deal with difficult situations.3. What had he never done before?Helping people harvest their crops before they rotted.4. How did he feel like being a part of
another culture?SpecialParas 7-8 What is exactly the sort of skills
employers are looking for? The skills of how to work with a group of strangers and how to look after themselves without the help of family and friends.2. How do you understand the sentence
“doing a gap year may give students
an edge in the job market”?Students are more likely to get a job by doing a gap year.Language pointsmind vt. 注意，留心
Mind your step.
Mind that you arrive on time.
Mind what you said.Mind (you)! I don’t say that it is certain.
请注意,我并没说这是肯定的。Mind you, I don’t mind minding the children so long as they mind me.
请注意，我不介意照看孩子们，只要他们听我的话。mind one’s own business
少管闲事up to a year 长达一年
(1) 直到,到……为止(用于地点,数量,时间)
The girl ran up to her father.
She was here up to a few minutes ago.
她几分钟前还在这儿。
(2) 由某人决定
It’s up to you to decide it.
(3) 策划,计谋
I knew what he was up to. make a/no/some/a lot of/little
difference
有/没有/有些/有很大/几乎没有不同/作用/
关系/影响
The rain didn’t make much difference to
the game.
It makes no difference to me whether he
goes or not.
make all the difference (to sb./sth.)
关系重大;大不相同He found living among local people
there to be challenging but rewarding.
(Line 28)
他发现和当地人住在一起很有挑战性，
但也非常有益。
find…(to be) + adj./n./adv.
发觉……怎么样
I found the book (to be) very instructive.
You will find him difficult to get along
with.Important Phrases
mind the gap
把握大学入学前的休学实践年
2. go straight to university
直接读大学
3. climb up the career ladder
攀爬事业的阶梯
4. travel to every point of the compass
奔赴世界各地
5. more than just a holiday
不仅仅是一个长假6. hit a light switch
打开电灯开关
7. be capable of sth. / doing sth
能够做…..
8. personal growth
个人成长
9. give students an edge in the job market
让学生在找工作时占据优势1. Finish the tasks in this part.
2. Review the whole unit.HomeworkThank you! Bye!