《My First Job》.ppt

My First Job Robert Best Let’s warm up! Do you have working experience? If so, describe your first job. What problems did you meet in your first job? Can you think about the importance of one’s first job? Victorian Age 维多利亚时代 维多利亚女王（亚利山德拉·维多利亚，Alexandrina Victoria ）（1819年5月24日～1901年1月22日）于1837年继承王位（当时她18岁），英国历史上在位时间最长的君主，在位时间长达63年。维多利亚女王是第一个以“大不列颠与爱尔兰联合王国女王和印度女皇”名号称呼的英国君主。她在位的63年期间（1837年6月20日~1901年1月22日），是英国最强盛的所谓“日不落帝国”时期，她在位期间直到她去世后，到第一次世界大战开始的1914年，英国都称为维多利亚时代，1914年以后，英国开始走向衰落。 维多利亚时期建筑风格 维多利亚时期建筑风格 The main idea The writer was interviewed by the head of a school and was offered a job which was none too pleasant. Writing style narration: 记叙文 narration simply means storytelling, it is a basic pattern of organizing our thoughts which we use daily. In a broad sense, it could include stories, news items, biographies and even narrative poems. Guidelines for effective narration Present the events in a logical and coherent order Tips: time sequence, flashback, inserting an event Select details carefully. Tips: choose the details that are necessary to bring the readers to climax. Show as well as tell Tips: use description and some examples Choose a proper perspective Description 描写文 Description aims at presenting pictures in words of people, places, objects, scenes, or events. It sometimes stands alone; sometimes it enriches other writing, making narration and exposition more lively and interesting. How to describe someone? Forehead: large, high, low, broad, narrow, domed or retreating/receding Moustache: close-cropped, drooping or pointed Eyes: bloodshot, bulging, prominent, close-set, dark, deep-set, sunken Hair: short, long, thin, thick, straight, curled, curly, wavy, sparse, unkempt, disheveled color: black, dark, red, grey, silver, chestnut, white, brown, fair, blond(e), golden, jet-black, dyed Figure: slender, stout (fat, plump), stooping, thin slim Height: tall, short, of medium (average) height Vocabulary Part A Can you guess the meanings o