Using LanguageⅡ教学目标

Unit 5 ------ Launching your career 1.教学目标

1) To improve the students’ ability to write an application letter; to mater the strucuture of this letter and to grasp some useful words, phrases and sentenes which can be written in an application letter. 2) To help the students know what advantages are important in finding a job 3) To get the students to be more interested in writing

2. 教学重点和难点

Teaching important points：the structure of an application letter Teaching difficult points：some useful words, phrases and sentences 3. 学情分析

Students have learnt how to write some other types of letter before, so they know the structure of a letter. But they have a limited vocabulary and they can’t express their advantages very well. Through this lesson, they can write an excellent application letter. 4.教学过程

Step 1 lead-in To begin with, let’s watch a short vedio. Please watch it carefully and I will ask you some questions.

①what does the girl do in this TV show?

②how does the girl ithntroduce herself to the bosses? Step 2 Pre-writing 1. Before we start to write a letter, I would like you to read a model letter. Take out your learning plan and do exercise 1. Read and answer the following questions: 1)

How many parts are there in this letter? 2)

What did Lihua want to apply for and where did she find this job information? 3)

How many advantages did Lihua introduce? 4)

Please circle the linking words that he used. 5)

What did Lihua say at the end of the letter? 2. Do you know how to write an application letter?

Part 1

purpose and information source

Part 2

advantages

work experience

study experience

good character

Part 3

hope and promise

3. Next, we will learn more about these three parts, especially the second part. Give three

minutrs to finish the questions in exercise 2. 1)

How will you start your letter? What sentences can you use ? Learning from the newspaper that you are looking for a …, I am writing to apply for this position. Having known that your company needs a…,I would like to apply for a job.

I am so interested in this job you are offering on the internet that I am eager to apply for it. 2)

What will you introduce in the second part?

Good character: Study experience:1. I graduated from...

2. My major is... 3.Having studied…for many years,

I have a good knowledge of...

4. I once won the first prize of

…… in our school.

Work experience：

1. I did a part-time job in a … company during my school life.

2. I’ve taken part in many social activities, in which I performed well and gained rich experience. 3. Having participated in voluntary work before, I have gained rich experience. 3)

List linking words that you can use on introducing? First, Second, Third, Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly, In addition, Besides,

What’s more, Moreover, Also, Last but not least,

Finally, …

4) What will you say at the end of the application letter?

Thank you for taking my application into account and I am looking forward to meeting you in the near future. I promise that I will do everything I can to perform my job well.I would appreciate it if you could give me this chance and I am looking forward to your reply. Step 3 Practice The second part is the most important part, so let’s make a practice. There is a website offering four jobs. You can choose one of them to intriduce your advantages. Work in groups and then show your writing. http://www.zhaopin.comAn English translator1.外语院校毕业2.能流利地将汉语翻译成英语3.在校期间参加过相关比赛4.有工作经验者优先A computer technician1.男性优先2.电脑专业毕业3.时间充裕，精力充沛4.有工作经验者优先A volunteer for Beijing Winter Olympic Games in 20221.……A pet caregiver1.……

Step 4 Writing tips politeness, clearness, conciseness and correctness Step 5 Homework

Choose a job you want to apply for and write an application letter.