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Unit4
Unit4JobandCulture
RelatedInformation
Mostofushavefeltswampedatonetimeoranother.Withhecticworkschedules,familyresponsibilities,andsocialengagements,therejustdoesn’tseemtobeenoughtimeforeverythingweneedandwanttodo.However,thereislightattheendofthetunnel.Althoughlifewillalwaysprovideuswithitslittletwistsandturns,oncewelearntomanageourtimewisely,muchofthedaytodaychaosinourlivescanbereducedoreveneliminated.Thefirststepinlearninghowtomanageyourtimeistodevelopageneralworkschedule.Afteryou’vedefinedthemajorelementsofyourworkload,thenextstepistoprioritizethembyidentifyingcriticaldeadlines,routinemaintenanceitems,andfun/relaxationtime.Settingprioritiesdependsondeadlines,howmanypeopleyoumustcalltogettheinformationyouneed,andwhetheryoucandelegateorgetassistancefromothers.Ifyouareinvolvedingroupprojects,reserveadditionaltimeforcommunicationandproblemsolving.
Lead-in
1.Listening
1.B2.A3.B4.C5.A6.C
TapeScript:
MikeHarding:
Goodmorning.
JennetPitman:
Goodmorning.
MikeHarding:
I’veneverseenyoubefore.Areyounewhere﹖
JennetPitman:
Yes,it’sonlytheseconddayIhavebeenworkinghere.
MikeHarding:
Whichdepartmentdoyouworkfor﹖
JennetPitman:
Purchasingdepartment.
MikeHarding:
Whatdoyoudothere﹖
JennetPitman:
Iworkasasecretary.
MikeHarding:
Yeah,Iknow.Mariaispregnantandtheyneedanewonetotakeherplace.MayIknowyourname﹖
JennetPitman:
JennetPitman.
MikeHarding:
Jennet.Anicename.I’mMikeHarding,thesecretaryincustomerservice.Howisyournewjob,Jennet﹖
MikePitman:
Well,it’sgood.Youknow,it’saresponsiblejob.EveryoneI’mworkingwithisverykind.But...
MikeHarding:
Isee.Theremustbealotofwork.
JennetPitman:
Isupposeso.Receivevisitors,typeletters,takeminutes,distributemailsandsometimessortthroughposts...Iamsoworried.IevendoubtwhetherIamcompetentforthejob.
MikeHarding:
Takeiteasy.IhaveeverstoodinyourshoeswhenIbecameasecretaryhereattheearlystage.
JennetPitman:
Really﹖
MikeHarding:
Believeme.Timereallyhelps.Aslongasyougetfamiliarwithyourroutinework,everythingwillbefine.Andsoonyouwillbecomeasecretaryofgreatability.
JennetPitman:
It’sverykindofyou.Thankyouverymuch.
2.Role-play
(Open)
3.Listening
1.Speaker1–Accountant
2.Speaker2–Lawyer
3.Speaker3–Reporter
4.Speaker4–HumanResourcesAssistant
5.Speaker5–RealEstateAgent
4.Catchinginformation
SPEAKER
JOBRESPONSIBILITIES
WORKHOURS
Speaker1
keeptrackofacompany’smoney
generallyworkastandard
40-hourweek
Speaker2
givepeopleandcompaniesadvice,sometimestaketheirsideincourtagainstotherpeopleorcompanies,oragainstthegovernment
worklonghours,especially
duringatrialincourt
Speaker3
gatherinformationandwritenewsstories
usuallyworkfromearlymorninguntilafternoon,sometimeshavetochangeworkhoursortravelsomewheretofollowastory
Speaker4
keeprecordsofacompany’semployees,updateinformationandanswerquestionsaboutemployees,createreportsformanagers,helptohireworkers
usuallyworkastandard
40-hourweek
Speaker5
helppeoplebuyorsell
houses
oftenworkmorethan40hoursaweek,mustworkintheeveningoronweekends
TapeScript
●Accountant
Iworkintheofficetokeeptrackofacompany’smoney.Thecompany’smanagersandpeopleoutsidethecompanyreadmyreports.Managerslookatmyre-portstoseehowwelltheircompaniesaredoing.Governmentsusethereportstotellhowmuchtaxacompanyshouldpay.Somepeoplereadthemtodecideiftheywanttodobusinesswiththecompany.Othersusethemtodecideiftheywanttolendmoneytothecompanyornot.Igenerallyworkastandard40-hourweek.
●Lawyer
Idomostofmyworkinoffices,lawlibraries,andcourtrooms.Peopleandcompanieshiremetogivethemadviceandtotellthemwhattheycanandcan’tdounderthelaw.Sometimes,theyhiremetotaketheirsideincourtagainstotherpeopleorcompanies,oragainstthegovernment.Ispendalotoftimedoingresearchandinterviewingpeopletogetinformation.Afterthat,ImakeargumentstoshowthatthepeopleIworkforshouldwinincourt.Ialsospendtimewriting.Iwritethearguments.Ialsowritelegaldocumentslikecontractsandwills.Ioftenworklonghours,especiallyduringatrialincourt.
●Reporter
Igatherinformationandwritenewsstories,suchasanaccident,arally,oracompanygoingoutofbusiness.Thesestoriesappearinnewspapers.Togetinformation,Ilookatdocuments,observethesceneandinterviewpeople.Iusuallyworkfromearlymorninguntilafternoon.ButsometimesIhavetochangemyworkhoursortravelsomewheretofollowastory.Imustmeetdeadlines.
●HumanResourcesAssistant
Ikeeprecordsofacompany’semployees.Theserecordshavefacts,suchaseachworker’sname,address,jobtitle,pay,andhealthinsurancebenefitsandotherbenefits.Everyday,Iupdateinformationandanswerquestionsaboutemployees.Ialsocreatereportsformanagers.Ihelptohireworkers.IsometimesdoresearchontheInternettofindqualifiedapplicantsforjobs.Itellpeopleaboutjobopenings.Igetinformationfromjobapplicantsabouttheireducationandworkexperience.Igiveouttestsandexplainthecompany’srules.Iusuallyworkastandard40-hourweek.
●RealEstateAgent
Peoplewhowanttobuyahouseoftenaskmetohelpthem.Theymeetwithmetotellmewhatkindofhousetheywantandhowmuchmoneytheycanaffordtospend.Ithentakethemtoseehousesforsale.Ialsosellhousesforpeople.Ihelpthesellersetthepriceforthehouseandmakesurethatpotentialbuyersseeadsforthehouse.Often,Imusthelpthebuyertogetaloanfromthebanktopayforthehouse.Ioftenworkmorethan40hoursaweek.Ioftenmustworkintheeveningoronweekends.Thisisbecausemostbuyersandsellersarefreeonlyatthosetimes.
5.Discussion
(Open)
TextA
LanguageStudy
1.atstake
thatcanbewonorlost,dependingonthesuccessofaparticularaction
▲Wecannotaffordtotakeriskswhenpeople’slivesareatstake.
▲Theprizeatstakeisaplaceinthefinal.
2.Businessestendtostayopenonweekendstoincreaseprofits,usecapitalefficientlybynotkeepingitidleandprovideextendedhoursofserviceforconsumers,theMcMasterstudyargues.
tendto之后有三个并列结构:
其一,stayopenonweekends...;其二,usecapitalefficiently...,其三,provideextendedhours...
tendto
①tobelikelytodosthortohappeninaparticularwaybecausethisiswhatoftenorusuallyhappens
▲WhenI’moverworked,Itendtomakemistakes.
▲Thesituationtendstogetworseifthereisafallininterestrates.
②totakeaparticulardirectionoroftenhaveaparticularquality
▲Hisviewstendtowardstheextreme.
▲Priceshavetendeddownwardsoverrecentyears.
capitaln.
①alargeamountofmoneythatisinvestedorisusedtostartabusiness
▲Itisdifficulttosetupabusinesswithastartingcapitalof£100,000.
▲Thecompanydeclaredbankruptcyowingtolackofcapital.
②themostimportanttownorcityofacountry,usuallywherethecentralgovernmentis
▲CairoisthecapitalofEgypt.
▲Parisisthefashioncapitaloftheworld.
3.mental
a.relatingtothehealthorstateofsomeone’smind
▲Stresshasaneffectonbothyourphysicalandmentalhealth.
▲Thecentreprovideshelpforpeoplesufferingfrommentalillness.
mentalpicture/image
apicturethatyouforminyourmind
▲Itriedtogetamentalpictureofhimfromherdescription.
makeamentalnote
tomakeaspecialefforttoremembersomething
▲SarahmadeamentalnotetoaskJanineaboutitlater.
mentalblock
adifficultyinrememberingsomethingorinunderstandingsomething
▲Igotacompletementalblockassoonastheintervieweraskedmeaquestion.
antonym:
physical
4.ultimately
ad.finally,aftereverythingelsehasbeendoneorconsidered
▲Ultimately,thedecisionrestswiththemanager.
▲Thisisalongbutultimatelysuccessfulcampaign.
5.decrease
①v.tobecomelessorgodowntoalowerlevel,ortomakesomethingdothis
▲Unfortunately,thesalesoflastyeardecreasedto5.2million.
▲Pricesareexpectedtodecreasebylessthan1percentthisyear.
②n.theprocessofbecomingless,ortheamountbywhichsomethingbecomesless;reduction
▲Profitswere$1million,whichisadecreaseof5percentonlastyear.
▲Therehasbeenasteadydecreaseofenergyconsumptioninthatcountry.
antonym:
increase
synonym:
reduce
6.pursuevt.
①todosthortrytoachievesthoveraperiodoftime
▲Weintendtopursuethispolicywithdetermination.
▲Shewishestopursueamanagerialcareer.
②tocontinuetodiscuss,findoutaboutorbeinvolvedinsth
▲Wecandonothingbuttopursuelegalaction.
▲Wehavedecidednottopursuethematter.
③tofolloworchasesb/sth,especiallyinordertocatchthem
▲Sheleftthetheatre,hotlypursuedbythepress.
▲Policepursuedthecarathighspeed.
7.socializewith
tospendtimewithotherpeopleinafriendlyway
▲Peopledon’tsocializewiththeirneighboursasmuchastheyusedto.
▲Everyoneshouldlearntosocializewithpeoplearound.
8.Theunderlyingthemeofourpaperisthathealthyworkingtimeisanimportantcomponentofworkers’health.
这是一句由that引导的表语从句。
underlying
a.thatisthemostimportant,althoughitisnoteasilynoticed
▲theunderlyingcausesoftherecessionhavebeenignored.
▲Thereisanunde
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