Part II Listening and Speaking
A Warming Up
Look at the pictures and work in pairs to discuss the following questions.
1. What can you see in Picture A? What is he carrying in your opinion? Is he willing to do so?
2. What can you see in Picture B? What are they doing? What should they do if they want to complete the task smoothly?
B Vocabulary and Sentences
I Listen to the following words and phrases and write down the Chinese meanings.
II Listen and complete the sentences with the right words.
1. What does your job_____________________________ (evolve, involve)?
2. Right now I want to_____________________________ (show, shore) you the rules of our company.
3. I will try my best to do_____________________________ (whatever, whichever) work I am given.
4. Your responsibility is to make_____________________________ (sure, assure) everything is organised.
5. There are always lots of small system faults that I have to_____________________________ (deal, seal) with.
6. I_____________________________ (forgot, failed) to meet a deadline last week.
7. I’m_____________________________ (eagle, eager) to find out what I will be doing here.
8. Do you understand your_____________________________ (studies, duties)?
9. My main job is to go______________________________(along, around) to sell our products.
10. He or she must give______________________________(leadership, readership) to all the company officers.
III Listen to the dialogues and choose the sentences you hear.
1. — In my opinion, a secretary must be familiar with the office routine.
—_________
A. That’s true. I will try my best to do whatever work I am given.
B. That’s true. I will try to do my best to do whatever work I am given.
2. — I’m going to tell you all about your job responsibilities.
―_________
A. OK. I’m eager to find out what I will be doing here.
B. OK. I’m eager to find out what I will do here.
3. — What does your job involve?
—_________
A. I have to write some in-house programs for the company.
B. I have to develop in-house programs for the company.
4. —_________
— I’m not quite sure, but I think it should be typing, filing and answering phones.
A. Do you understand your duties?
B. Do you know about your duties?
5.—_________
— He or she must give leadership to all the company officers.
A. What does a CEO do anyway?
B. What should a CEO do everyday?
6. —_________
— My main job is to go around to sell our products.
A. What’s your main job?
B. What’s your main work?
7. — Right now I want to show you the rules of our company.
—_________
A. Thank you for your instruction.
B. Thanks for your introduction.
8. — What is my responsibility?
—_________
A. Your responsibility is to make sure everything is organised.
B. Your duty is making sure everything is organised.
9. — What’s up?
―_________
A. Well, actually I didn’t meet a deadline last week.
B. Well, actually I failed to meet a deadline last week.
10. — What do you do in detail?
—_________
A. There are always lots of small system faults I have to deal with.
B. There are always lots of system programming I have to work with.
C Process Viewing
Video Episode 1
Tania will take over Miss Lin’s job as a secretary. She wants to know more about the job from Miss Lin.
I Watch the video episode and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
_____1. Tania knows how to do her job well.
_____2. A secretary must be familiar with the daily business of the office.
_____3. Tania is good at file management.
II Watch the video episode again and choose the sentences you hear.
_____1. A. Make sure not to be late for work.
B. Make sure not to be late or absent.
_____2. A. Can you give me some advice on it?
B. Can you provide some advice on it?
Words and Expressions
Video Episode 2
Tania meets Aaron for the first time at the office. She is curious about Aaron’s job.
I Watch the video episode and choose the missing words according to what you hear.
1. What do your responsibilities__________________ (include, exclude)?
2. Do you have to__________________ (pronounce, produce) any reports?
II Watch the video episode again and choose the correct answers.
1. Aaron works as a__________________ in the company.
A. computer analyst B. computer trainer
C. computer technician D. computer engineer
2. Which one does not belong to Aaron’s job responsibilities?________
A. Developing programs. B. Dealing with system faults.
C. Producing some reports. D. System administration.
3. Aaron thinks his work is__________________ .
A. boring B. tired C. easy D. stressful
Words and Expressions
Video Episode 3
Tania is having a chat with Richard about her feeling on working as a secretary.
I Watch the video episode and choose the possible sentences which have the same meanings as the sentences you hear.
_____1. I heard you are responsible for the meeting arrangements this time.
A. I heard the meeting is your duty this time.
B. I heard you are in charge of the meeting arrangements this time.
_____2. I failed to meet a deadline last week.
A. I didn’t finish my work last week.
B. I worked to meet a deadline last week.
II Watch the video episode again and answer the following questions.
1. Will the new conference room be used in the meeting?
2. Why does Tania feel down?
3. What distracts Tania from work?
Words and Expressions Challenge yourself. Work in pairs to dub for Tania and Miss Lin in Video Episode 1. Pay attention to your intonation and pronunciation.
D Situational Viewing
Video Episode 4
Tania is sent to work in a branch office and she is talking with her new boss Mr. Sparks.
I Watch the video episode and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Tania knows the company’s rules well.
2. Mr. Sparks is a careful man.
II Watch again and put the sentences in order according to the sequence they are mentioned.
( ) Tania greets her new boss Mr. Sparks.
( ) Mr. Sparks shows Tania where the filing cabinet is.
( ) Mr. Sparks tells Tania something about the office routine.
Words and Expressions
Video Episode 5
Tania meets Steve in the company. She is talking with him about his job.
I Watch the video episode and choose the correct answers.
1. What does Steve do?________
A. He is a writer.
B. He is a journalist.
C. He is a publisher.
D. He is a sales rep.
2. Which of the following does NOT belong to Steve’s business?________
A. Selling books.
B. Selling CD-ROMs.
C. Going around to the universities.
D. Promoting e-learning.
3. The major customers of Steve are__________________ .
A. the high schools
B. the private language schools
C. the universities
D. all of the above
II Watch again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
_____1. Steve is a sales representative in the Central China region for Longman.
_____2. Steve doesn’t promote the traditional textbooks.
Words and Expressions
Video Episode 6
Tania is complaining about her boss with Richard in the tea room.
I Watch the video episode and choose the correct answers.
1. Tania thinks her boss is .
A. kind B. tired C. strange D. bossy
2. Tania didn’t get the .
A. letter B. memo C. notice D. e-mail
3. Richard is explaining a CEO’s .
A. salary B. duty C. vacancy D. character
II Watch the video episode again and answer the following questions.
1. Why is Tania’s boss so stressed and bossy lately?
2. What does a CEO do in a company?
Words and Expressions
Work in pairs to make up a dialogue with your partner according to the following situation.
Suppose you are Tania. You want to change your post of secretary into a sales representative. Now you are talking with the general manager Mark about it.