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Whatdoesthemansayaboutsomeelderlypeople?
12.
Rodmustbeinabadmoodtoday.What’swrongwithhim?
Hewaspassedoverintheselectionprocessforthedeanoftheadmissionsoffice.He’dbeenhopingforthepositionforalongtime.
Whatdoesthemanmean?
13.
WhatagreatsingerJustinis!
Hisconcertisjustawesome.Andyou’llneverregretthemoneyyoupaidfortheticket.
Yeah.Judgingbytheamountoftheapplause,everyonewasenjoyingit.
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
14.
IreceivedanemailyesterdayfromHenry.Doyouremember?
Hewasoneofthechairpersonsofourstudentsunion.
Yes,butIhaven’theardfromhimforages.ActuallyI’vebeenoutoftouchwithhimsinceourfirstreunionaftergraduation.
Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?
15.
Drivingatnightalwaysmakesmetired.Let’sstopfordinner.
Fine.Andlet’sfindamotel,sothatwecangetanearlystarttomorrow.
Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?
16.
Let’slookatthesurveyonconsumerconfidenceweconductedlastweek.Howreliablearethesefigures?
Theyhavea5%marginoferror
Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
17.
Lookatthiscatalogue,John.IthinkIwanttogetthisredblouse.
Err,Ithinkyou’vealreadyonelikethisinblue.Doyouneedeverycolorintherainbow?
18.
Thisnoticesaysthatalltheintroductorymarketingclassesareclosed.
Thatcan’tbetrue.There’ssupposedtobe13ofthemthissemester.
ConversationOne
Iseeonyourresumethatyouworkedasamanagerofastorecalled“ComputerCountry”.Couldyoutellmealittlemoreaboutyourresponsibilitiesthere?
Sure.Iwasresponsibleforoverseeingabout30employees.Ididalloftheorderingforthestore,andIkepttrackoftheinventory.
Whatwasthemostdifficultpartofyourjob?
Probablyhandlingangrycustomers.Wedidn’thavethemveryoften,butwhenwedid,Ineededtomakesuretheywerewelltakencareof.Afterall,thecustomerisalwaysright.
That’showwefeelheretoo.Howlongdidyouworkthere?
Iwasthereforthreeandahalfyears.Ileftthecompanylastmonth.
Andwhydidyouleave?
MyhusbandhasbeentransferredtoBoston.AndIunderstandyourcompanyhasanopeningtheretoo.
Yes,that’sright.Wedo.Butthepositionwon’tstartuntilearlynextmonth.Wouldthatbeaproblemforyou?
No,notatall.Myhusband’snewjobdoesn’tbeginforafewweeks.SowethoughtwewouldspendsometimedrivingtoBostonandstoptoseemyparents.
Thatsoundsnice.Sotellme,whyareyouinterestedinthisparticularposition?
Iknowthatyourcompanyhasagreatreputation,andawonderfulproduct.I’vethoughtmanytimesthatIwouldliketobeapartofit.WhenIheardabouttheopeninginBoston,Ijumpedtotheopportunity.
WellI’mgladyoudid.
19.Whatwasthewoman’spreviousjob?
20.Whatdoesthewomansaywasthemostdifficultpartofherjob?
21.WhyisthewomanlookingforajobinBoston?
22.Whencanthewomanstarttoworkifshegetsthejob?
ConversationTwo
TodayinthestudiowehaveAlbertoCortez,thewell-knownBrazilianadvocateoftheanti-globalmovement.He’sheretotalkabouttherecentreport,statingthatby2050Brazilwillbetheoneottheword’swealthiestandmostsuccessfulcountries.Alberto,whatdoyousaytothereport?
Youknowthisisn’tthefirsttimethatpeoplearesayingBrazilwillbeagreateconomicpower.Thesamethingwassaidoverahundredyearago.Butitdidn’thappen.
Yes,butyoumustadmittheworld’saverydifferentplacenow.
Ofcourse.InfactIbelievethere’smaybesometruthinthepredictionthistimearound.Firstofall,though,wemustremembertheproblemsfacingBrazilatthemoment.
Suchas…?
There’sanenormousgapbetweentherichandthepoorinthiscountry.InSalPaulo,youcanseeshoppingmallsfullofdesignergoodsrightnextdoortotheslamareaswithoutproperwaterandelectricitysupplies.Alotofworkneedstobedonetohelppeopleinthoseareasimprovetheirlives.
Whatneedstobedone?
Education,forexample.ForBraziltobesuccessful,weneedtooffereducationtoallBrazilians.SuccessfulcountrieslikeSouthKoreaandSingaporehaveexcellenteducationsystems.Brazilneedstolearnfromthesecountries.
Soyouarehopefulforthefuture.
AsIsaidearlier,I’mhopeful.Thisisn’taneasyjob.WeneedtomakesurethattheseimportantopportunitiesforBrazilaren’twasted,astheywereinthepast.
23.WhatdoestherecentreportsayaboutBrazil?
24.WhatproblemdoesAlbertosayBrazilfacesnow?
25.WhatdoesAlbertosayabouteconomicallysuccessfulcountries?
SectionB
PassageOne
WilmaSubrahadnointentionofbecomingapublicspeaker.Aftergraduatingfromcollegewithdegreesinchemistryandmicrobiology,shewenttoworkatGulfSouthResearchInstituteinLouisiana.Aspartofherjob,sheconductedfieldresearchontoxicsubstancesintheenvironment,ofteninminoritycommunitieslocatednearlargeindustrialpolluters.Shefoundmanyfamilieswerebeingexposedhigh,sometimesdeadly,levelsofchemicalsandothertoxicsubstances,butshewasnotallowedtomakeherinformationpublic.
Frustratedbytheserestrictions,Subraleftherjobin1981,createdherowncompany,andhasdevotedthepasttwodecadestohelpingpeoplefightbackagainstgiantindustrialpolluters.Sheworkswithfamiliesandcommunitygroupstoconductenvironmentaltests,interprettestresults,andorganizeforchange.Becauseofherefforts,dozensoftoxicsitesacrossthecountryhavebeencleanedup,andonechemicalindustryspokespersoncallsher“atopgunfortheenvironmentalmovement.”
HowhasWilmaSubraachievedallthis?
Partlythroughherscientifictraining,partlythroughhercommitmenttoenvironmentaljustice.Butjustasimportantisherabilitytocommunicatewithpeoplethroughpublicspeaking.“Publicspeaking,”shesays,“istheprimaryvehicleIuseforreachingpeople.”
IfyouhadaskedSubrabefore1981,“Doyouseeyourselfasamajorpublicspeaker?
”Shewouldhavelaughedattheidea.Yettodayshegivesmorethan100presentationsayear.AlongthewayshehaslecturedatHarvard,testifiedbeforeCongress,andaddressedaudiencesin40states,aswellasinMexico,Canada,andJapan.
26.WhatdidWilmaSubradoaspartofherjobwhileworkingatGulfSouthResearchInstitute?
27.WhatdidWilmaSubraleaveherjobin1981?
28.WhatresultshaveWilmaSubra’seffortshadintheparttwodecades?
29.WhatdoesthespeakersayhascontributedtoWilmaSubra’ssuccess?
Passage2
Oneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstodayistherapidadvanceofglobalization.Themarketplaceisnolongernationalorregional,butextendstoallcornersoftheworld.Andthisrequiresaglobalreadyworkforce.Universitieshavealargeparttoplayinpreparingstudentsforthe21stcenturylabormarketbypromotinginternationaleducationalexperiences.Themostobviouswayuniversitiescanhelpdevelopglobalworkforceisbyencouragingstudentstostudyabroadaspartoftheircourse.Studentswhohaveexperiencedanotherculturefirsthandaremorelikelytobeglobalreadywhentheygraduate.
Globalworkforcedevelopmentdoesn’talwayshavetoinvolvetravelabroadhowever.Ifstudentslearnanotherlanguageandstudyothercultures,theywillbemoreglobalreadywhentheygraduate.Itisimportanttopointoutthatstudentsalsoneedtohaveadeepunderstandingoftheirownculturebeforetheycanbegintoobserve,analyzeandevaluateothercultures.Inmulti-culturalsocieties,peoplecanstudyeachother’scultures,todevelopinterculturalcompetencies,suchascriticalandreflectivethinking,andintellectualflexibility.Thiscanbedoneboththroughthecurriculumandthroughactivitiesoncampus,outsideoftheclassroom,suchasartexhibitions,andlecturesfrominternationalexperts.Manyuniversitiesarealreadyembracingthischallenge,andprovidingopportunitiesforstudentstobecomeglobalcitizens.Studentsthemselves,however,maynotrealizethatwhentheygraduate,theywillbecompetinginagloballabormarket,anduniversitiesneedtoraiseawarenessoftheseissuesamongstundergraduates.
Questions30-32
Q30:
Whatisoneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstoday?
Q31:
Whatshouldstudentsdofirstbeforetheycanreallyunderstandothercultures?
Q32:
Whatshouldcollegestudentsrealizeaccordingtothespeaker?
Passage3
Toseeifhaircoloraffectsaperson’schancesofgettingajob,researchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityasked136collegestudentstoreviewtheresumeandphotographofafemaleapplicantforajobasanaccountant.Eachstudentwasgiventhesameresume.Buttheapplicant’spicturewasaltered,sothatinsomephotosherhairwasgolden,insomeredandinsomebrown.Theresult?
Withbrownhair,thewomanwasratedmorecapable,andshewasofferedahighersalarythanwhenshehadgoldenorredhair.Otherstudieshavefoundsimilarresults.Manyrespondentsratewomenwithgoldenhairwithlessintelligentthanotherpeople,andredheadsasmoretemperamental.Womenwithredorgoldenhairarevictimsofthecommonpracticeofstereotyping.
Astereotypeisasimplisticorexaggeratedimagethathumanscarryingintheirmindsaboutgroupsofpeople.Forexamp
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