新航标职业英语·综合英语预备级·学生用书Unit

Unit 4 Work Routines

Background

Common work routines

Companies make specific work routines to get their employees disciplined in order to be productive. There are some common work routines that everyone should keep in mind. The following listed are just a few. punctual (准时)

the company’s dress code (遵守公司的着装要求)

attention to personal and public hygiene (注意个人和公共卫生) ’t waste company resources at will(不随便浪费公司资源)

’t do anything irrelevant for your work during office hours(上班时间不做与工作无关的事)

the company’s good image (维护公司形象)

Suggested teaching plan Items Objectives Suggested Time Getting Ready To learn how to read numbers, time, day 10 min. or date in English. Text A To get a general idea about good and bad 80 min. work routines To master the important expressions and structures in the text and be able to apply them in practice Language To have a good command of the core 45 min. Focus vocabulary and structures in Text A To learn to use possessive and reflexive pronouns Text B To have an overview of writing your work 45 min. days in blogs Vocational To get a general idea about the things 90 min. Focus people do on weekdays Skill Focus To learn the differences between some 45 min. —Listening similar sounds in English and Speaking To learn to express time in English To learn the use of frequency words Skill Focus To consolidate the use of possessive and 40 min. —Practical reflexive pronouns Writing Practical To get familiar with common office work 5 min. Learning routines Getting Ready 1. Have the students answer the question—How should we read numbers, time, day or date in English Give some hints if necessary. (2 min.) 2. Have the students listen to the recording and choose the right answer. (4 min.) 3. Have the students check their answers and give some explanation about the reading of numbers, time, day or date. (4 min.) Listening Scripts of Getting Ready 1. Tina goes to work by train, and she usually catches the 7:15 train. 2. She usually arrives at her company at about 8:55, and work starts at 9:00. 3. But she goes to work by bike every Friday, because she thinks it is good for her health. 4. She is a quality controller and she works a 45-hour week. 5. She has two 15-minute breaks every day for a cup of coffee, at 10:30 in the morning and 2:45 in the afternoon. 6. She has a lunch break from 12:00 to 12:50 in the afternoon, and she always goes to the nearest restaurant for a sandwich and a beer. 7. She finishes work at 6 . 8. She goes to a bar for a drink with her friends, and she will not be home before 9:30 in the evening. 9. May 14 is her birthday and is a Saturday, so she doesn’t have to work. 10. She is going to have a party at her house from 6 ., and it will last until early Sunday morning. Key to Getting Ready :15 2. 8:55 3. Friday 4. 45 5. 10:30, 2:45 6. 12:50 7. 6 8. 9:30 9. 14 10. Sunday 1. Have the students first listen to the recording of the new words and expressions, and then have them read them aloud and get familiar with their meanings. (10 min.) 2. Have the students listen to the recording of the text, and read the text more carefully and do the exercise in “Understanding your reading”. (25 min.) 3. Have the students check their answers with each other and then ask some students to give their final answer. (10 min.) 4. Ensure the students have a deep understanding of the Text A text by explaining the language points. If time permits, have the students practice using them by composing new sentences. (25 min.) 5. After an in-depth reading of the text, have the students work in groups to find out more good and bad work routines. (10 min.) Key to Text A Exercise 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T Language Points Paragraph 1 a. 不可或缺的，必不可少的 Cars have become an indispensable part of our lives. 汽车已成了我们生活中必不可少的一部分。 She made herself indispensable to the department. 她成为这个部门不可缺少的一分子。 2. routine n. 日常工作，例行公事；常规 Make exercise a part of your daily routine. 让锻炼成为你日常生活的一部分。 We are trying to get the baby into a routine for feeding and sleeping. 我们试着让婴儿按时进食和睡觉。 【拓展】routine a. 常规的，日常的；平常的 The mistake was discovered during a routine check. 这个错误是在一次常规检查中发现的。 The operator has to be able to carry out routine maintenance of the machine. 操作员必须能对机器进行日常维护。 He died of a heart attack during a routine operation. 他在一次普通手术中死于心脏病。 Paragraph 2 assign v. 指派，分配 This big house has been assigned to us. 这栋大房子分配给了我们。