1Toworkornottowork—ThatisthequestionUnit6SectionAFOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERSITYNothingstrengthensthejudgmentandquickenstheconsciencelikeindividualresponsibility.—ElizabethCadyStantonThemainthingistokeepthemainthingthemainthing.—StephenR.Covey16UNITSectionA16Earnasyoulearn?UNITToworkornottowork—ThatisthequestionToapplythephrasesandpatternsObjectivesTotalkabouttheeffectsofpart-timeemploymentTofurtherunderstandthetextTomastertheparagraphwritingskillContentsToworkornottowork—ThatisthequestionSectionAWarming-upactivitiesTextstudyLanguageapplicationSummary5Warming-upactivitiesLead-inPre-readingactivitiesToworkornottowork—ThatisthequestionSectionA1.Whydosomestudentsliketotakepart-timejobs?Tips•Tomeettheirfinancialneeds;•Tolearntoberesponsible;•Tomakefriends;•Toacquirecommunicativeskills;•Togainexperienceforfuturejobs.Lead-inShortAnswerQuestions7TipsLead-in•Tohavelesstimetodevotetoschoolassignments;•Togettootiredtostudybecauseofpart-timejobs;•Toviewschoollessrewarding;•Tohavelowcorrelationbetweenpart-timejobsandtheirmajors.2.Whatproblemswillstudentsfacewithwhentheytakepart-timejobs?ShortAnswerQuestions8TipsLead-in•Tomakeabalancebetweenlearningandpart-timeworking;•Toimprovetheoverallquality;•Tostrengthentheawarenessofself-protectionandlegalprotection.3.Whatsuggestionswillyouputforwardtowardstudentsplanningtoworkpart-time?ShortAnswerQuestions9Lookatthepicturesandanswerthefollowingquestions.LookandTalkPre-readingactivities1234101.Whatjobsarethestudentsinthepicturesdoing?2.Ifyouaregoingtoworkpart-time,whatjobwouldyouliketotake?Why?LookandTalkPre-readingactivitiesTipsTips111.Whatjobsarethestudentsinthepicturesdoing?①Ateachingassistantinkindergartenoratutor;②Acashierinastore;③Awaitressinarestaurant;④Acarcleaner.TipsLookandTalkPre-readingactivities122.Ifyouaregoingtoworkpart-time,whatjobwouldyouliketotake?Why?LookandTalkIwouldliketoworkasateachingassistantinkindergarten:•Enjoyspendingtimewithsmallchildren;•Thinkingofworkingasateacherinkindergarteninthefuture.Pre-readingactivitiesTips132.Ifyouaregoingtoworkpart-time,whatjobwouldyouliketotake?Why?LookandTalkIwouldliketoworkinacompany:•Plantoestablishmyownbusinessinthefuture;•Experienceonworkinginacompany;•Knowledgeofhowacompanyisrunandwhatjobabossshoulddo.Pre-readingactivitiesTips14TheSouthAfricanDepartmentofLaborreportedlastmonththatthenationhastoofewjobsfor____________laborers.Thedepartmentalsosaidtherearenotenoughworkersforhighlyskilled_________.(FromVOALearningEnglish,thisistheEconomicsReport.)ListentoashortpassageconcerningunemploymentinSouthAfricanandfillinthemissinginformation.unskilledpositionsCompoundDictationPre-readingactivities15CompoundDictationThesharp____________betweenjobsandskillswere__________recentlywhenofficialsadvertisedajobopeninginthegovernment.Thepositionwasthatofauditor-generalorchieffinancialsupervisor.Witha26percent______________ratenation-wide,therewasno_____________interestinthejob.differencesapparentunemploymentshortageofListentoashortpassageconcerningunemploymentinSouthAfricanandfillinthemissinginformation.Pre-readingactivities16CompoundDictation90peopleaskedtobeconsidered.Butofficialssaidmanyofthemlackthenecessaryskillsoreducation.Theauditor-generalis_______________supervisingandindependentlyexaminingSouthAfrica’sfinances.Theadvertisementsaid,thepositionrequiredthepersontobeatrained__________.responsibleforaccountantListentoashortpassageconcerningunemploymentinSouthAfricanandfillinthemissinginformation.Pre-readingactivities17CompoundDictationItsaidcandidateshadtohaveatleasta____________________andyearsofexperience.Yetamongthejob-hopefulswere__________,asecurityguard,asecretaryandsomewhosehighesteducationlevelwashighschool.Master’sdegreelaborersListentoashortpassageconcerningunemploymentinSouthAfricanandfillinthemissinginformation.Pre-readingactivities18Mainidea&structureLanguagefocusCriticalthinkingTextstudyToworkornottowork—ThatisthequestionSectionA19Mainidea&structureMainIdeasofthePartsResearchobjective:tomeasurehowpart-timeworkaffectsstudentachievement.Thetextis_________aboutresearchontheeffectsof____________________on_____________________.(Para.1)areportpart-timeemploymentstudentperformance20Mainidea&structureMainIdeasofthePartsThreeresearchmethodswereusedintheresearch:ComparinggradesofstudentsworkingalotwiththoseworkingmuchlessContrastingworkerswithnon-workersintermsofcommitmenttoeducationFollowingstudentsandassessingtheeffectsofdifferentemploymentpatternsResearchmethods21Itgivesabriefaccountoftheresearchobjective(to“measurethe______ofemploymenton_____________________”)andtheresearchmethods.impactstudentachievementPartI—Para.___MainIdeasofthePartsMainidea&structure122TipsAccordingtotheresearch,howdoesaheavycommitmenttopart-timeworkaffectschoolperformance?(Para.2)Underminesandsignificantlyinterfereswithschoolachievementandcommitment.MainIdeasofthePartsMainidea&structurePara.3Ontheotherhand,wealsodetectedadifferentpattern.Workingforapproximately________________________seeminglydoesnot________________