Step one Introduction 1.Warm-up questions Give the students the following topics to discuss and then ask them to answer these questions (1)Have you ever take a full-time or part-tome job?If the answer is yes,what kind of job is it? (2)What kind of job do you want to have after graduation? (3)What kind of a person do you want to have as your future boss? 2.Background Information (1)A brief introduction to London London is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom.The city covers 1,580 sq km and has a population of 6,378,600(1991).Settled by the Romans as an important shipping point for crops and minerals,it gradually developed into the wealthy capital of a thriving industrial and agricultural nation.The expansion in the 19th century of the British Empire increased London's influence still further. Since World War II the city's prominence on the international stage has diminished,but it remains a flourishing financial center and home to one of the world's most important stock exchanges.Some famous places of interest in London:Big Ben,Tower Bridge,The Tower of London,Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square,The British Museum,The National Gallery. (2)Education in U.K. British state schools Old system-“eleven plus'”examination Under the old system,children took an examination called the "eleven plus" at the age of eleven.If they passed this examination,they went to a grammar school (high school)and if they failed,they went to a secondary modern school. New system-“streamed”&“unstreamed”school Under the new system.there is no "eleven plus"examination,and the grammar schools and secondary modem schools have been replaced by large Step one Introduction 1. Warm-up questions: Give the students the following topics to discuss and then ask them to answer these questions. (1) Have you ever take a full-time or part-tome job? If the answer is yes, what kind of job is it? (2) What kind of job do you want to have after graduation? (3) What kind of a person do you want to have as your future boss? 2. Background Information (1) A brief introduction to London London is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. The city covers 1,580 sq km and has a population of 6,378,600 (1991). Settled by the Romans as an important shipping point for crops and minerals, it gradually developed into the wealthy capital of a thriving industrial and agricultural nation. The expansion in the 19th century of the British Empire increased London’s influence still further. Since World War II the city’s prominence on the international stage has diminished, but it remains a flourishing financial center and home to one of the world’s most important stock exchanges. Some famous places of interest in London: Big Ben, Tower Bridge, The Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, The British Museum, The National Gallery. (2) Education in U. K. British state schools Old system – “eleven plus” examination Under the old system, children took an examination called the “eleven plus” at the age of eleven. If they passed this examination, they went to a grammar school (high school) and if they failed, they went to a secondary modern school. New system – “streamed” & “unstreamed” school Under the new system, there is no “eleven plus” examination, and the grammar schools and secondary modern schools have been replaced by large