Unit 8 Supply and DemandUnit 8 Supply and Demand

ObjectivesObjectives FocusFocus Warming upWarming up 11.1 Finding someone a job11.1 Finding someone a job 11.2 Talking about your career11.2 Talking about your career 11.3 Describing your first job11.3 Describing your first job Sum-upSum-up AssignmentAssignment

ObjectivesObjectives

When the learners finish learning this uniWhen the learners finish learning this unit, they should be able to t, they should be able to

express attitudes and feelings express attitudes and feelings describe career and experiencedescribe career and experience

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FocusFocus

Career description Career description

Recommendation writing Recommendation writing

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Warming upWarming up

Q1:What should one do as Q1:What should one do as preparation for job- hunting? preparation for job- hunting?

(hints(hints ：： visit job market, draft CV/resuvisit job market, draft CV/resume, search information, get ready for ime, search information, get ready for interview if there is one, etc)nterview if there is one, etc)

Q2:What would an employer count Q2:What would an employer count most regarding a candidate?most regarding a candidate?

(hints: experience, qualification, (hints: experience, qualification, personality, previous job, personality, previous job, education, majors, skills, training, education, majors, skills, training, certificates, etc)certificates, etc)

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11.1 Finding someone a 11.1 Finding someone a jobjob

AA ReadingReading

Read the file on Page 60.Read the file on Page 60.

Discussion:Discussion: Q1: What a letter is that?

(Recommendation )

Q2: Who is recommended? (Yvone Projin)

Q3: Who makes the recommendation?

( Alain Le Blanc)

Q4: Who reads the letter?

( Patrick Milligan)

Suggested answer:Suggested answer:

1988-92: Junior Clerk /1988-92: Junior Clerk / ABC PharmaceuticalsABC Pharmaceuticals

1994-1997: Assistant Manager of 1994-1997: Assistant Manager of Export Export DepartmentDepartment

Took computing and language coursesTook computing and language courses

Speaks French, English, Speaks French, English, SpanishSpanish

B DiscussionB Discussion

1. Q: What information should be 1. Q: What information should be carried in a recommendation or a carried in a recommendation or a CV?CV?

2. A recommendation or a CV, as job-2. A recommendation or a CV, as job-hunting device, both must carry the hunting device, both must carry the following information:following information:

1) general personal information (name, 1) general personal information (name, gender, contacting way, age if required)gender, contacting way, age if required)

2) educational experience ( graduate of 2) educational experience ( graduate of some college, major, degree, and the some college, major, degree, and the time)time)

3) working experience ( position, company, 3) working experience ( position, company, responsibility, time)responsibility, time)

3. Try to take notes from the 3. Try to take notes from the recommendation in this way:recommendation in this way:

Name:Name:

Gender:Gender:

Education:Education:

Working experience:Working experience:

Other information:Other information:

4. Compare the notes with that done 4. Compare the notes with that done by Patrick (on Page 60).by Patrick (on Page 60).

Q1: Is there any difference between yours Q1: Is there any difference between yours and Patrick’s? and Patrick’s? (mostly yes)(mostly yes)

Q2: Can you pick up the information Q2: Can you pick up the information mistaken in Patrick’s? mistaken in Patrick’s? ( Line 2 , 4 and the ( Line 2 , 4 and the last.)last.)

C ListeningC Listening

1. Listen to Yuki Hasagawa talking about his career 1. Listen to Yuki Hasagawa talking about his career and complete the notes on Page 61.and complete the notes on Page 61.

1) First round: Listen and take notes if possible.1) First round: Listen and take notes if possible.

Check: What notes is taken? Have you had any difficulty in Check: What notes is taken? Have you had any difficulty in listening the material?listening the material?

2) Presenting the key proper nouns on the blackboard:2) Presenting the key proper nouns on the blackboard:

Tokyo, Matsumoto Bank, advisor, Tokyo, Matsumoto Bank, advisor,

3) Second round: Listen and get the note revised if necessary.3) Second round: Listen and get the note revised if necessary.

4) Third round: Listen and check .4) Third round: Listen and check .

Suggested answer:Suggested answer:

Education and qualificationsEducation and qualifications

1991-95: Economics / Tokyo 1991-95: Economics / Tokyo UniversityUniversity

ExperienceExperience

1995-97; Trainee Investment 1995-97; Trainee Investment Adviser, Matsumoto BankAdviser, Matsumoto Bank

1998-now: Assistant Investment 1998-now: Assistant Investment Adviser, Matsumoto BankAdviser, Matsumoto Bank

Other informationOther information

Lived in Toronto for a year. Lived in Toronto for a year.

Speaks English, French.Speaks English, French.

DD WritingWriting

Draw a recommendation letter for Yuki.Draw a recommendation letter for Yuki.

1. What useful information is acquired :1. What useful information is acquired :

studied at Tokyo Uni.(1991- 1995), studied at Tokyo Uni.(1991- 1995), majored in economics, worked as trainee majored in economics, worked as trainee at Matsumoto Bank as investment advisor at Matsumoto Bank as investment advisor (1995 – 1997), went to Toronto office (1995 – 1997), went to Toronto office (1997 – 1998), got back to Matsumoto and (1997 – 1998), got back to Matsumoto and worked as assistant investment advisor worked as assistant investment advisor (1998 – now), learnt English and French.(1998 – now), learnt English and French.

2. How to do with a recommendation:2. How to do with a recommendation:

1st para.: who is recommended, starting with I am writin1st para.: who is recommended, starting with I am writing to recommend …g to recommend …

2nd para.: related information of the recommended, star2nd para.: related information of the recommended, starting with His background is like this:…ting with His background is like this:…

3rd para.: supplementary information such as the recom3rd para.: supplementary information such as the recommended’s special skills, personality etc,mended’s special skills, personality etc,

4th para.: a promise for recommendation , starting with I 4th para.: a promise for recommendation , starting with I ensure you that you would not get disappointed with ensure you that you would not get disappointed with ….….

5th para.: ending with an urge as If you need further info5th para.: ending with an urge as If you need further information, I’ll ask him to send you a complete resume.rmation, I’ll ask him to send you a complete resume.

3. Draft the recommendation with the 3. Draft the recommendation with the reference on Page 60. reference on Page 60.

4. Editing: show your letter to your partner 4. Editing: show your letter to your partner with such questions:with such questions:

Who is recommended?Who is recommended?

Where did he attend school?Where did he attend school?

What did he study at college?What did he study at college?

Where did he workWhere did he work ？？

How long did he work there?How long did he work there?

What was his position then?What was his position then?

What skills does he have?What skills does he have? 返回返回

11.2 Talking about your 11.2 Talking about your careercareer

A Presentation and language focusA Presentation and language focus

1. Read the advertisement for a position of 1. Read the advertisement for a position of Sales Representative on Page 62 and then Sales Representative on Page 62 and then fill out a form like this (draw on the fill out a form like this (draw on the blackboard) :blackboard) :

Position:Position: Quality required: …degree, majored in…, Quality required: …degree, majored in…,

…working experience in…, …working experience in…, Other skills:Other skills:

2.Check the answer.2.Check the answer.

Suggested answer:Suggested answer:

Position: Position: (Sales Representative)(Sales Representative)

Quality required: Quality required: (College)(College) degree, majored in degree, majored in (marketing, computing, or related)(marketing, computing, or related), , (at least (at least 2 years)2 years) working experience in working experience in (marketing)(marketing)

Other skills: computing, programming, at Other skills: computing, programming, at least one European language.least one European language.

B Reading and discussionB Reading and discussion

1. Read the files on Page 63, Yuki’s 1. Read the files on Page 63, Yuki’s file, File 29 and 30.file, File 29 and 30.

2. Discuss: which of the four would be 2. Discuss: which of the four would be favorable as candidates?favorable as candidates?

Suggested answer: Suggested answer: all are except YUKIall are except YUKI

(because he has no experience in (because he has no experience in marketing, besides he is not good at marketing, besides he is not good at programming).programming).

3. Match the questions to the answers 3. Match the questions to the answers (Page 62):(Page 62):

Suggested answer:Suggested answer:

1 f, 2 c, 3 d, 4 b, 5 a, 6 e. 1 f, 2 c, 3 d, 4 b, 5 a, 6 e.

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11.3 Describing your first 11.3 Describing your first jobjob

A PresentationA Presentation

1. Do the ticking. 1. Do the ticking.

2. Discuss on what an ideal job is like:2. Discuss on what an ideal job is like:

(hints: challenging, stressful, pressing, (hints: challenging, stressful, pressing, pleasant, working shifts, overtime, good pleasant, working shifts, overtime, good perks, nice colleagues, caring boss, easy perks, nice colleagues, caring boss, easy commuting, like, dislike, enjoy, hate, )commuting, like, dislike, enjoy, hate, )

BB ListeningListening

1. Take a look at the file to see what 1. Take a look at the file to see what job is like. job is like.

2. Listen to the tape and fill in the files.2. Listen to the tape and fill in the files.

Suggested answer:Suggested answer:

VeroniqueVeronique

Position: Secretary (6 months). Position: Secretary (6 months).

Responsibilities: Take dictation, type.Responsibilities: Take dictation, type.

Good points: nice people, learnt English.Good points: nice people, learnt English.

Bad points: Boring.Bad points: Boring.

DanielaDaniela

Position: Trainee manager (18 months)Position: Trainee manager (18 months)

Responsibilities: working in different Responsibilities: working in different departmentsdepartments

Good points: practical, interesting.Good points: practical, interesting.

Bad points: Bad payment.Bad points: Bad payment.

C C Reading and discussionReading and discussion

1. Complete the passage :1. Complete the passage :

Suggested answer: Suggested answer:

1) f, 2) b, 3) c, 4) a, 5) e1) f, 2) b, 3) c, 4) a, 5) e

2. Discussion: What is expected for the first 2. Discussion: What is expected for the first job?job?

(hints: challenge, adapting, find what (hints: challenge, adapting, find what potential is in one, etc)potential is in one, etc) 返回返回

Sum-upSum-up

In this unit, we learnt:In this unit, we learnt:

1. How to write a recommendation;1. How to write a recommendation;

2. What information is necessary for 2. What information is necessary for job hunting;job hunting;

3. What stress is to be faced in career’3. What stress is to be faced in career’

4. How to talk about a job.4. How to talk about a job.

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Assignment:Assignment:

Revising the recommendation for Revising the recommendation for Yuki .Yuki .

Suggested answer:Suggested answer:

I am writing to recommend Yuki Hasagawa, one of I am writing to recommend Yuki Hasagawa, one of my colleagues at Mutchmoto Bank, as he is going my colleagues at Mutchmoto Bank, as he is going to New York and would like to find a job there.to New York and would like to find a job there.

This is his background: He attended Tokyo This is his background: He attended Tokyo University in 1991 and studied economics. After University in 1991 and studied economics. After graduation in 1995, he worked as a trainee of graduation in 1995, he worked as a trainee of investment advisor at Mutchmoto Bank . He was investment advisor at Mutchmoto Bank . He was sent to Toronto by the company in 1997 where he sent to Toronto by the company in 1997 where he learnt English and French for one year. He came learnt English and French for one year. He came back in1998 and has been working as assistant back in1998 and has been working as assistant investment advisor to now. investment advisor to now.

I would be very grateful if you could help him. I would be very grateful if you could help him. 返回返回