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Uint4

II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

M:

Didyoupickupthepaperformetoday?

Ireallywanttocheckthejobvacancies.

W:

Iknow,it’soverthere.There’snotmuchhappenthough.Ihadalookalready.MaybeyoushouldlookontheNetinstead.

Q:

Whatisthemanlookingfor?

2.Script

M:

Youdon’thaveenoughexperienceorqualificationsforthisrole.Whatmakesyoubelieveyoucouldhandletheposition?

W:

I’mafastlearnerandenjoylearningonthejob.Mynaturalskillslieinthisarea,andI’mconfidentthatIcouldhandlethechallenge.Givenachance,Iwouldprovemyself.

Q:

Whatisthewomansaying?

3.Script

M:

Couldyouhelpmewithmyresume?

Janesaidyou’regoodwiththesethings,andIreallyneedsomeonetoeditit.It’swaytoolong.

W:

Sure,noproblem,giveItome.Agoodresumeshouldbenomorethanonepage,youknow.Anditshouldlistyouexperienceinreversechronologicalorder.Icanseewe’vegotsomeworktodo!

Q:

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

4.Script

M:

Couldyoutellmewhyyouwouldliketoworkforourcompany?

W:

Well,ithasagoodreputationasanemployer,anditsproductsarequitepopularinthemarketplace.Iwouldfeelproudtoworkforacompanylikethisandtocontributeagreatdealtoitssuccess.

Q:

Whydoesthewomanapplyforthejob?

5.Script

W:

Wheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyears’time?

M:

Iaimtohavebeenpromotedtoseniormanagerattheveryleast.I’mveryambitiousandwanttoclimbupthecareerladderasfastaspossible.Idon’twanttofeelmiserableonthefirstrunginfiveyears’time,watchingeverybodyaboveme.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanwantinfieyears?

Keys:

1.C2.D3.A4.C5.B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:

Tellmeaboutyourself.

Script

M:

Tellmealittleaboutyourself.

W:

I’mfromGuilinCity.

M:

Whatbroughtyoutotheeastcoast?

W:

IcametoQingdaotoattendcollege.I’mimpressedbythiscity’sdynamiceconomy.I’vecometoloveitsomuchthatI’vedecidedtostayandworkhere.

M:

Whatworkexperiencedoyou?

W:

Iworkedasaninternforasmallshippingcompany.Andmyprimaryresponsibilitiesweretomaintainthecompany’stieswiththeexistingcustomersandtrytofindnewcargosources.

M:

Andwhatdidthatexperienceteachyou?

W:

Ilearnedthatcommunicationskillsareextremelyimportant.TheknowledgeIacquiredfromtextbooksisindeed,butitisequallyessentialtobeabletopersuadeapotentialclientttotrustyou.

M:

Howwouldyourformeremployerdescribeyou?

W:

Hetoldmethatmyabilitytofindonecustomerafteranotherwasanassettothecompany.Hethankedmeformyloyalty.Healsoappreciatedmyteamspiritasshowninmycooperationwithmycolleague.

M:

Youseemverymatureforyourage.AndIseefromyourresumethatyouareverygoal-oriented.

W:

Thankyou.IbelieveI’veacquiredmanygoodqualitiesfrommyparents.They’remyrolemodels.However,IknowIstillhavealottolearn.

ThewomanwentfromGuilinCitytotheeastcoastcityofQingdaotoattendcollege.Shewasimpressedbythelatter’sdynamiceconomy.Nowshiisbeinginterviewedforajob.Shesayssheonceworkedasaninternforasmallshippingcompanytomaintainthecompany’stieswiththeexistingcustomersandtrytofindnewcargosources.Thereshelearnedtheimportanceofcommunicationskills.Shehasrealizedthatbookknowledgeisindeednecessary,butitisequallyessentialtopersuadepotentialclientstotrusther.Herformeremployersaidherabilitytofindcustomerswasanassettothecompany.Heappreciatedtheloyaltyandteamspirit.Theinterviewerfindshermatureforherageandverygoal-oriented.Andshebelievesthatshehasacquiredmanygoodqualitiesformherparents,butstillhasalottolearn.

Task2:

AWorkQualificationTest

Script

MurphyappliesforanengineeringpositionatanIrishfirmbasedinDublin.AnAmericanappliedforthesamejob.Quitebycoincidence,thetwoamplifications,andwereaskedtotakethesametestbythemanageroftheHumanResourceDepartment.Uponcompletionofthetest,bothmenmissedonlyoneofthequestions.ThemanagerwenttoMurphyandsaid,“Thankyouforyourinterest,butwe’vedecidedtogivetheAmericanthejob.”

Bewilderedbythemanager’sdecision,Murphyasked,“Whywouldyoubedoingthat?

Webothgotninequestionscorrect.ThisbeingIrelandandmebeingIrish,Ishouldgetthejob!

”

Themangeransweredcalmly,“Wehavemadeourdecisionsbasedonthecorrectanswers,butonthequestionyoumissed.”

Unconvincedandsomewhatindignant,Murphyquestion,“Andjusthowwouldoneincorrectanswerbebetterthantheother?

”

Themanager’smasertookhimbysurprise,“Simple,onQuestionNo.5,theAmericanputdown‘Idon’t’know’,andyouputdown‘NeitherdoI’.”

Keys:

FTTTFT

ForReference

1.Hemadehisdecisionbasedonthewronganswerstotheonequestiononemissed,ratherthanonthecorrectanswers.

2.Bywriting“NeitherdoI”,itseemsthatMurphycopiedtheAmericanansweronthetest.

Task3:

AGuidetoaSuccessfulJobInterview

Script

Therearetimesthatyouwillbeaskedahardquestionduringajobinterview.Don’tpanic,theyjustwanttoseehowyouhandleadifficultsituation.Beingpreparedisalwaysthebestpolicy.Herearesomesamplesofquestionsandsomeadviceonhowtohandlethemproperly.

Whyshouldwechooseyou?

Tothisquestion,youcanaskyourselfwhyyouapplied,whatmakesyousuitableforthisquestion,whatthecompanycangainfromhiringyou,whatyouhavetooffer,howyouwouldhandlethisjib,etc.

Oftentheyaskyoutotellthemaboutyourself.Youcansplityouranswerintotwo,theprofessionalandthepersonallevel.Bothareimportant,andhowyoumovefromonetotheotherdependsonwhatyouhavetosay.Youcangiveabriefsummaryofyourlife,professionalandpersonal,withlessemphasisontheearlypast,andmoreemphasisonthepresentandthefuture.

Whenasked“Whatareyourweakness?

”,don’tsay,“Idon’thaveany.”Everyonehasweakness,andittakessomethingpositivelike,“Ihaven’thadalotofexposureontheon-sitework,butI’mlookingforwardtobeingmoreinvolvedindealingwithcustomersdirectlyandlearningtheirneeds.”

Anothercommonquestionis:

“Whatareyourstrengths?

”Youshouldcustomizeyouranswertomeetthepositionrequirement.Keepinmindthethingstheyaskedforintheadvertisement.Tellthemyourstrengths,butalsoshowthemhowtheywouldapplytothisjob.Toshowhowyourstrengthswerevaluable,usethe“Why,where,when,how”todemonstrateandproveyourstrengths.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

2.WhatdoesthespeakerNOTmentionasananswertothequestion,“Whyshouldwechooseyou?

”?

3.Whatdoesthespeakersayyoushouldstresswhenintroducingyourself?

4.WhatdoesthespeakeradviceyouNOTtosaywhenasked,“Whatareyourweaknesses?

”

5.Whatshouldyousaywhenaskedaboutyourstrongpoints?

Kes:

1C2.C3.B4.A5.D

ForReference

“Whyshouldwechooseyou?

”,“Tellmeaboutyourself.”,“Whatareyourweaknesses?

”,and“Whatareyourstrengths?

”

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Canyougivemesometipsabouthowtogetagoodjob?

Susan:

John,canyougivemesometipsabouthowtogetagoodjob?

John:

Didyougotothejobfairsandmeetwithcompanies?

Susan:

Yeah,Idid.Buttheydidn’tseemtobeinterestedinwomen.Ithoughtaboutsuingthenforsexualdiscrimination.

John:

I’mafraiditwon’tbemuchhelp.Haveyoulookedatthewantadsinthenewspaper?

Susan:

I’vebeencheckingthewantadseverydayforaweek,butIcan’tfindanythinginterestingthatI’mqualifiedfor.AndthefewthatIhaveseenareverylow-paying.

John:

ThentrytheInternet.Youcanuseasearchenginetofindajobsiterelatedtoyourfield.

Susan:

Goodthinking!

Thanks!

IthinkI’lllookforsomethinginelectronicengineering.

John:

Hey,IjustsawajobopeningatacompanycalledE-Tech.Itcouldbejustthesortofthingyou’relookingfor.

Susan:

Great,I’lltrymyluckthere.

John:

Yeah,butifIremember,thedeadlineisthisafternoon.

Susan:

Thisafternoon?

Ohno!

I’dbettergetonlinequicklyandseeifIcansubmitmyresumebyE-mail.

John:

Wait,haveyouupdatedyourresume?

You’dbetterincludeyourworkexperiencefromtheITcompanylastsummer.

Susan:

Don’tworry.It’sallset.Thanks,mate.

John:

Anytime,Sue.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:

Canyougivemesometipsabouthowtogetagoodjob?

B:

Whathaveyoudonesofar?

A:

I’veaskedafewfriendsandrelativesforjobinformation,butit’snotofmuchuse.

B:

Thatmethodisoutofdate.Youshouldgotothejobfairandmeetwitcompanies.

A:

Yes,Idid.ButITindustryseemstohavebeenbadlyhittheeconomicrecession,andnotmanycompaniedcametothejobmarket.Asforthosewhodidcome,theysetahighstandardforthecandidates.

B:

Tofindmoreopportunities,youmightaswelllookatthewantadsinthenewspaper.

A:

I’vebeencheckingthewantadsregularlyformonths,andIcan’tfindanythinggoodthatI’mqualifiesfor.AndthefewthatIhaveseenareverylow-paying.

B:

OntheInternetyoucanfindmorejobads.Youcanuseasearchenginetofindjobsitesrelatedtoyourfield.

A:

Goodidea!

IthinkI’lllookforsomethinginsoftwaredevelopment.

B:

IjustfoundajobavailableatacomputercompanyontheNettheotherday.Itmightbejustthesortofthingyou’relookingfor.

A:

Great!

I’lltakeachanceonthat.

B:

Remembertoupdateyourresumebeforeyousenditin.It’llbeplusforyouifyouincludeyourrecentworkexperienceattheITcompany.

A:

Sure.Thanks.

MODEL2Doyouhaveanytipsforasuccessfulinterview?

Scr