home,Objectives,In this unit, you will,Objectives, see how a college student got a part-time job; enlarge your vocabulary for part-time jobs; learn about summer jobs for American students; study the indefinite tense; read and write diary entries.,main,Listening and Speaking,Text A,Grammar Tips,Text B,Comprehensive Exercises,Practical Reading and Writing,Warm-up,Warm-up-Background Information,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,Part-time jobs are quite popular among college students. According to a survey conducted by the Chinese Youth Survey Center in 2005, 33.9% college students took part-time jobs on campus such as librarian assistants, dining hall cleaners, etc., while the percentage of part-time job takers outside campus reached 59.2%, with tutor, deliverer, market researcher, receptionist, typist, promotion seller at the top of the job list.,Warm-up-Background Information,Background Information,Discussion,Warm-up,The reasons for college students to take part-time jobs vary from person to person. Some take part-time jobs because they want to be financially independent; some hope to enrich their work and social experience so as to prepare themselves for the future job; others dont have a good reason but just need to do something to keep busy. Anyway part-time jobs seem to have become part of college life.,Warm-up- The use of the Internet,Warm-up,Background Information,Discussion,Question1: Have you ever had a part-time job? If yes, what was the job? And did you like it?,Warm-up- Discussion,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,Question2: Go through the list of common part-time jobs in the textbook (page 110 in the Students Book). Choose three out of the thirteen part-time jobs that you would most like to have and give your reasons.,Warm-up- Discussion,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,yard worker: easy, requiring no special skills, but boring, tiring, low-paid cleaner: easy, but dull, disrespected, low-paid babysitter: well-paid, comfortable working conditions, short working hours, reviving ones child-hood memories, particularly suitable for girls, but requiring great patience and a sense of responsibility, can be tedious sometimes,Hints,Warm-up- Discussion,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,tutor: well-paid, comfortable working conditions, regular working hours, a good chance to review acquired knowledge, but time-consuming, requiring patience and a sense of responsibility salesclerk: well-paid, a chance to meet all types of people, good working conditions, usually in decent uniforms, but requiring good communication skills waiter / waitress: a chance to meet many people, well-dressed, moderately paid, but long working hours, tedious, requiring patience and good manners,Warm-up- Discussion,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,usher / usherette: free access to concerts, operas or movies, presentably dressed, very comfortable working environment, moderately paid, but requiring graceful posture and good looks newsboy / newsgirl: stable, easy, regular working hours, moderately paid, but requiring a good sense of responsibility and endurance in all weather flier distributor: easy, flexible working hours, but low-paid, disrespected, unstable,Warm-up- Discussion,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,bagger: easy, comfortable working environment (always in supermarkets), but tedious, unstable, low-paid, long working hours receptionist: well-paid, cozy working environment, but requiring good communication skills, good appearance and good manners, long working hours librarian: free access to books, comfortable and quiet working conditions, moderately paid, respectable, regular working hours, but boring sometimes,Warm-up- Discussion,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,guide: well-paid, a chance to meet visitors from different countries, free visits to scenic spots, but requiring good knowledge about tourism, good command of foreign languages, physically and mentally demanding.,A. Choose the best answer to each question according to the dialogue you have heard.,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,I. Listening,Script,A. She cannot read. B. Nobody can tell. C. She has no watch. D. She is too busy.,1.,Listening,A. A doorkeeper. B. A librarian. C. A bookseller. D. A publisher.,2.,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,Listening,A. He thinks the examination is very difficult. B. He doesnt believe it is true. C. He wants to know who is telling the truth. D. He finds the news hard to believe.,3.,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,Listening,A. To meet the woman. B. To see Professor Zhang. C. To attend a meeting. D. To wait for Professor Zhang.,4.,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,Listening,A. Jane is always late for her class. B. Jane is a newcomer. C. Jane had nothing to do this morning. D. Jane went to bed late last night.,5.,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,Doing a part-time job has many advantages for college students. First, the income from a part-time job can lighten their parents financial burden. It is especially (1) for those who come from poor families. Second, a part-time job can make students realize that it is not easy to earn money. Third, the students can (2) more work and social experience. Of course, there may be some disadvantages as well. It will probably,