新视界大学英语综合教程3-unit-4

WarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointWarmingup➊Listenandunderlineanywordsorexpressionswhicharedifferentfromwhatyouhear.Nathan:Sowhat’veyoudoneoverthelasttwoyears,sinceweleftcollegeandbecameunemployablesciencegraduates?Brett:I’vebeenontheroad.I’vebeeneast,toChina,Japan,Thailand…ItaughtEnglishforafewmonthsinTokyo…andyourself?MoreMoreNathan:Sowhat’veyoudoneoverthelasttwoyears,sinceweleftcollegeandbecameunemployablesciencegraduates?Brett:I’vebeenontheroad.I’vebeeneast,toChina,Japan,Thailand…ItaughtEnglishforafewmonthsinTokyo…andyourself?WarmingupNathan:Nothingsoexciting.I’vebeenheremostofthetime,doingoddjobs–dealingwithonlineordersforasupermarket,deliveringpizzas,gardening,cat-sitting(notquiteasdifficultasbabysitting!),replyingtoemailsforalocalpolitician,andwhatelse?Ohyes,Ispenttwomonthsinacallcentre,whichwasn’tverywell-paid,andIdidsometouristinformationresearch,interviewingpeoplearrivingatthestation.AndI’vedonesometeachingtoo,givingmathslessonstostudentspreparingforuniversityentrance.Brett:Forsomeonewho’sunemployableitlooksasifyou’vebeenratherbusy!Nathan:Nothingsoexciting.I’vebeenheremostofthetime,doingoddjobs–dealingwithonlineordersforasupermarket,deliveringpizzas,gardening,cat-sitting(notquiteasdifficultasbabysitting!),replyingtoemailsforalocalpolitician,andwhatelse?Ohyes,Ispenttwomonthsinacallcentre,whichwasn’tverywell-paid,andIdidsometouristinformationresearch,interviewingpeoplearrivingatthestation.AndI’vedonesometeachingtoo,givingmathslessonstostudentspreparingforuniversityentrance.Brett:Forsomeonewho’sunemployableitlooksasifyou’vebeenratherbusy!WarmingupNowlistenagainandcorrecttheinformation.Answer:scienceart;TokyoBangkok;cat-sittingdog-walking;verywell-paidmuchfun;stationairport;mathshistoryWarmingup➋Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.1WhatjobshasNathandonesinceheleftuniversity?2Whichofthemwouldyoudescribeastraditional?Whichofthemarenew?3WhydoesNathandescribethembothas“unemployable”?4Hastheworldofworkchangedforyoungpeople?Ifso,why?5WhydoyouthinkNathanandBretthavenotstartedsecurecareersyet?Warmingup1WhatjobshasNathandonesinceheleftuniversity?Dealingwithonlineordersforasupermarket,deliveringpizzas,gardening,dog-walking,replyingtoemailsforalocalpolitician,workinginacallcentre,doingtouristinformationresearchandgivinghistorylessonstostudentspreparingforuniversityentrance.Warmingup2Whichofthemwouldyoudescribeastraditional?Whichofthemarenew?Traditional:gardening,marketresearch,tutoring–therestareofmorerecentdate,thoughdeliveryboysasagrouparearguablytraditional.3WhydoesNathandescribethembothas“unemployable”?Presumablytheyhavenotbeenabletofindjobs.Perhapsheisalsoreferringtothehighjoblessrateforfreshgraduatesinmanyeconomies.Warmingup4Hastheworldofworkchangedforyoungpeople?Ifso,why?Itislessstable–jobschangefastersopeopleneedtoretrain.Companiescontinuallylookforsavingsandnewtechnologyallowsthemtoautomatetasks.Workersnowspendmostoftheirtimeinfrontofscreens.Workislesssocial.5WhydoyouthinkNathanandBretthavenotstartedsecurecareersyet?Theyhavenothadthesortofjobofferstheywant.Thecompetitionamongnewgraduatesisintense.ItseemsBrettisnotquitereadytosettledownyetandenjoysbeingfreetotravel.WarmingupListentothepassageandfilltheblanks.Therearemanymethodsofwoodworkingandeachculturehasitsown____________.Artisticwoodcreationsincludearchitectural_____________onbuildings,furnitureforthehomeorevencarvedanimals.Forexample,inThailand,_______detailedcarvingsfromteakandotherhardwoodsareanimportantpartof________palacesandreligiousbuildings.Woodcarverswereaveryimportantgroupof________.Apersonneededmanyyearsoftrainingwithexpertstobeawoodcarver.Woodcarvingsoftenincludeplantformssuchasthelotusfloweraswellas_______takenfromHinduandBuddhistreligiousstories.traditionsdecorationrichlyancientartistsfiguresWarmingup➊Lookatthefirstsentenceofthepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestion.Itisnotsurprisingthatmodernchildrentendtolookblankanddispiritedwheninformedthattheywillsomedayhaveto“gotoworkandmakealiving”.WarmingupWhydoyouthinkitisn’tsurprisingthatchildrenareunhappythatonedaytheywillhaveto“gotowork”?(a)Mostofthemhaveneverdoneanyhardworkintheirlives.(b)Theyfeeldemotivatedaboutthequalificationstheywillhavetoget.(c)Theycan’tmakeuptheirmindswhattheywanttodo.(d)Theydon’tunderstandwhatmostoftoday’sjobsare.(a)Mostofthemhaveneverdoneanyhardworkintheirlives.(b)Theyfeeldemotivatedaboutthequalificationstheywillhavetoget.(c)Theycan’tmakeuptheirmindswhattheywanttodo.(d)Theydon’tunderstandwhatmostoftoday’sjobsare.Skimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage75.TaskSkimming➋Choosethebestsummaryofthepassage.1Intoday’sAmericajobsarenotwhattheyusedtobe.Everythingismadebymachines,notpeople.Nearlyallthejobstodayareofficejobs,andforanoutsider,suchasachild,itisdifficulttounderstandwhatthesejobsreallyare.2MachineshavemadeworkinAmericaunnecessary.Apartfromthefewmanualjobswhichareleft,almostalloftoday’sjobsarenotworthdoing,andmanypeoplespendalltheirtimeinof