重点知识突破
1．employ v．雇用；利用(时间、精力等)；使用，运用
(1)employ sb. to do... 雇用某人做……
employ...as... 雇用……当……
employ oneself in doing sth.＝be employed in doing sth. 从事于……，忙于……
(2)employment n. 雇用；工作；就业
employer n. 雇主，老板
employee n. 雇工，雇员
基础练习——单句语法填空
①For the past three years he has been employed ________ a firefighter in the fire station.
②Giving ________ (employ) the tools enables them to communicate honestly.
③John has been out of ________ (employ) for three years and these days he is depressed.
能力提升——句式升级
He was employed in reading and he didn't see Tom come in.
④________________________， he didn't see Tom come in. (用过去分词短语作状语改写)
⑤________________________， he didn't see Tom come in. (用现在分词短语作状语改写)
