Part III Listening and Thinking
A Passage
I Listen to the passage and write down the missing words.
“Never mind the credit crunch; if you’re feeling sick, then don’t come to work,” with 1.____in the banking sector 2.______________________ reluctant to stay at home, British bosses say.
Almost three-quarters of employers said staff should stay at home if they feel ill rather than drag themselves to their desks, according to a 3._____________________ of 1,000 bosses on Tuesday.
The BCC survey, carried out with medicine maker Benylin, found that 73 percent of bosses think employees should stay at home and recover when they fall 4. ________________ , with more than four out of five believing that poorly staff are less 5. __________________ .
They were also concerned about the “domino effect” where a sick employee comes to work and spreads the germs to other staff.
However, a 6.__________________ poll of British workers found many are worried or feel 7._________about taking a day off sick, with 57 percent saying they would have to be 8. ________________ ill before deciding to stay at home.
Those working in the banking sector on average took the fewest number of days off sick in the last year, followed by staff in the hotel and restaurant 9.__________________.
“Given the gap between employer and employee views, the findings suggest that there needs to be a bit more common 10. ________________ about taking sick leave when you’re ill and maybe employers need to spell this out more clearly,” Hannant said.
II Listen again and answer the following questions.
1. What is the general idea of the passage?
2. If an employee is sick and still working, what will he be viewed as in Chinese and Western companies respectively?
Words and Expressions
B News Broadcast
I Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
II Listen again and answer the following questions.
What kind of device can help users determine their risk level according to the passage?
What is another cool feature added to Alexa?
Enjoying Movie Clips
