Part II Listening and Speaking
A: Warming Up
Look at the pictures and work in pairs to discuss the following questions.
1. He is job-hopping. Because he thinks the new job makes it possible to earn more money and get promoted.
2. I can see that the man has got promoted from the picture. I think skills, abilities, personal qualities and interests can affect one’s future career.
B: Vocabulary and Sentences
I. Listen to the following words and phrases and write down the Chinese meanings.
1. career planning 职业规划
2. annual leave 年假
3. employment rate 就业率
4. fat salary 高薪
5. job-hopping 跳槽
6. turnover intention 离职倾向
7. employee turnover rate 员工流动率
8. paid leave 带薪休假
9. heavy workload 超工作负荷
10. resignation letter 辞职信
11. self-assessment 自我评估
12. team spirit 团队精神
13. meet challenges 迎接挑战
14. upside potential 上升空间
15. self-value 自我价值
II. Listen and complete the sentences with the right words.
1. I would like to follow the management career path.
2. I would like to try the secretary career track.
3. I'd like to be a senior manager of your company in five years.
4. She finally found her right job after several job-hoppings.
5. How can I decide which occupation is appropriate for me?
6. I want to work for a firm that is appropriate for me.
7. Would you please tell me something about your goals?
8. He stuck to one lifelong job.
9. Why do you always change your jobs?
10. Do you have a clear career path to follow?
III. Listen to the dialogues and choose the sentences you hear.
Script:
1. —Why do you always change your jobs?
—Because I have not found my right job.
2. —What kind of work would you like to try?
—I would like to try the secretary career track.
3. —What’s your goal in five years？
—I'd like to be a senior manager of your company in five years.
4. —Do you want to go on working in management?
—Yes, I would like to follow the management career path.
5. —Has she found her job now?
—Yes, she finally found her right job after several job-hoppings.
6. —How can I decide which occupation is appropriate for me?
—You can use self-assessment tools or career tests.
7. —Would you please tell me something about your goals?
—Yeah, I’d like to become a teacher after graduation.
8. —How many jobs did he do in his life?
—He stuck to one lifelong job.
9. —Do you have a clear career path to follow?
—I’m not sure about my career path.
10. —What kind of firm do you want to work in?
—I want to work in a firm that is appropriate for me.
Keys:
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. A
6. A 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. B
C: Process Viewing
Video Episode 1
Script:
（Jane is not satisfied with her job, and she wants to find a better one.）Jane: Mary, I feel trapped in such a dead, hopeless job!
Mary: What’s wrong with you, Jane?
Jane: First of all, the chance of being promoted is little no matter how hard I work, for I am the newest clerk to this company. Secondly, the old colleagues around me are almost snobbish.
Mary: Er... I’m sorry to hear that. Are you going to change to another better job?
Jane: Yeah, I am looking for another more suitable job in which I can thoroughly perform my ability.
Mary: I hope you will succeed in the future.
Jane: Thank you. I will apply for a new job as soon as possible.
(简对她的工作不满意，想找一个更好的工作。)
简：玛丽，我觉得现在的工作一点前途也没有。
玛丽：你怎么了，简？
简：首先，因为我是新来的职员，所以无论我怎么努力工作，升职的希望总是很渺茫。其次，
我周围的那些老员工都很势利。
玛丽：很抱歉听到这些，你想换一个好一点的工作吗？
简：是的，我想找一个能展示我的能力，更适合我的工作。
玛丽：祝你成功！
简：谢谢，我将尽快申请新的工作。
Keys:
I. Watch the video episode and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. T 2. F 3. T
II. Watch the video episode again and choose the sentences you hear.
1. A 2. B
Video Episode 2
Script:
（Jane is applying for a new job, and Paul is the personnel manager.）Paul: Come in. Please sit down.
Jane: Thanks, Mr. Paul. I’m Jane.
Paul: OK, what can I do for you, Jane?
Jane: Well, I’ve worked here as a typist for about a year, and I’d like to have a chance of advancement.
Paul: What job are you applying for?
Jane: I’d like a secretarial job in the clerical department.
Paul: Is your English good enough?
Jane: I hope so. I’m studying English at a language school.
Paul: What about your typing speed?
Jane: I can type 50 words per minute.
Paul: OK. Jane, you have the seniority and I know you can do the job. Do you understand probation?
Jane: Yes, I think so. I have 30 days to learn the job, right?
Paul: That’s right. You can start on the 1st of July, OK?
Jane: No problem. I’ll try my best to learn the new job.
Paul: Well, good luck.
(简正在申请一份新工作，保罗是人事经理。)
保罗：进来，请坐。
简：您好，保罗先生，我是简。
保罗：我能为你做什么，简?
简：我已经当了一年的打字员，希望能有个发展的机会。
保罗：你申请做什么工作？
简：我希望在办公部门申请一份秘书工作。
保罗：你的英语够好吗？
简：希望如此，我在一所语言学校学习英语。
保罗：好的，简，你有资历，我知道你能胜任这份工作。你了解试用期吗？
简：我知道，这意味着我需要在30天内学会新工作，对吗？
保罗：是的，你可以从7月1号开始，好吗？
简：没问题，我会尽力做好新工作的。
保罗：祝你好运！
Keys:
I. Watch the video episode and choose the missing words according to what you hear.
1. Well, I’ve worked here as a typist for about a year, and I’d like to have a chance of advancement.
2. I’d like a secretarial job in the clerical department.
II. Watch the video episode again and choose the correct answers.
1. A 2. C 3. B
Video Episode 3
Script:
（Jane is just promoted to manager assistant. Her colleague Sue is congratulating her on her promotion.）
Sue: I heard you got a promotion.
Jane: Yeah, I am going to be the manager assistant.
Sue: Congratulations. How long have you been in this company?
Jane: I have been here for five years. I have done different types of jobs, like typist, secretary etc. I have made every effort on the jobs.
Sue: Well, you’ve adapted yourself very well. Everyone in our office thinks you’ve made great progress in the past five years. What is your secret?
Jane: It is so encouraging to hear this remark. The secret is to make plans. Write down your goals—short-term and long-term, and make detailed plans for a week or a month. Then just work hard.
（简刚被提升为经理助理，她的同事苏正在祝贺她升职。）
苏：听说你升职了。
简：是的，我要当经理助理了。
苏：恭喜你。你在这家公司工作多久了？
简：我在这里工作五年了，我做过不同类型的工作，如打字员、秘书等。我工作一直都很努力。
苏：嗯，你已经适应得很好了，我们办公室的每个人都认为你在过去五年里取得了巨大进步。你的秘诀是什么？
简：听到这些评价真是受鼓舞，秘诀是制定计划。写下你的目标，短期的和长期的，制定每周或每月的详细计划，然后努力工作。
Keys:
I. Watch the video episode and choose the possible sentences which have the same meanings as the sentences you hear.
1. A 2. B
II. Watch the video episode again and answer the following questions.
1. Manager assistant.
2. Five years.
3. The secret is to make plans. Write down your goals-----short-term and long-term, and make detailed plans for a week or a month. Then just work hard.
Speaking
Omitted.
D: Situational Viewing
Video Episode 4
Script:
（Jerry wants to quit his job. Tom is asking about the reason.）
Jerry: I’ve found a new position in another company.
Tom: Yeah, I’ve heard about it. May I ask you why?
Jerry: Well, I feel I’ve grown professionally as much as I can here, and I need some new challenges.
Tom: I see. Are there any other reasons?
Jerry: To be honest, the chances for advancement and the salary are just too good to turn down.
Tom: Is there any reason that could change your mind?
Jerry: I have made up my mind.
Tom: I suppose it’s too late to make any change.
Jerry: It was the chance of a lifetime, and I really felt I couldn’t turn it down.
Tom: Well, I’m sad to see you go. But I do wish you all the best in your new career.
Jerry: Thank you. I’ll do my best.
(杰瑞想要辞职，汤姆在问原因。)
杰瑞：我已经在另一家公司找到了一份新工作。
汤姆：嗯，我听说了。为什么呢?
杰瑞：嗯，我觉得在这里能学到的专业知识已到了极限，我需要新的挑战。
汤姆：我懂了。还有其他的原因吗?
杰瑞：老实说，新公司晋升的机会很好，而且薪水高，简直让人无法拒绝。
汤姆：还有能让你改变主意的原因吗？
杰瑞：我已经下定决心了。
汤姆：我想，现在提出任何要让你改变心意的建议都为时太晚了。
杰瑞：这是个一生难得的机会，我觉得实在无法拒绝。
汤姆：哎，你要走，我真的很难过，但我真心希望你新工作事事顺利。
杰瑞：谢谢，我会努力的。
Keys:
I. Watch the video episode and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. T 2. F
II. Watch again and rearrange the following sentences in sequence of happening.
2—1—3
Video Episode 5
Script:
（Jerry is applying for a new job, and he is talking with the interviewer Sam.）
Sam: What do you expect for the position?
Jerry: I hope to apply my knowledge and experience to the job and make further improvement.
Sam: What do you think about occupational planning?
Jerry: It is quite important for all of us. Without clear goals, one may lose direction and cannot pave
the way for his future.
Sam: Tell me something about your goals.
Jerry: I am so young and it may be more important to develop myself effectively in my future work.And whatever job I may take, I will make the best efforts.
Sam: If you are confronted with difficult tasks, what will you do?
Jerry: I will make full use of the chance and get myself ready for the challenges all the time.
Sam: Would you care much about your salary?
Jerry: Salary is, admittedly, important, but I will care more about what I can learn from the job.
Sam: If you are assigned some work which you are not so interested in, would you take it or not?
Jerry: I would take it. After all, interest is not the only thing one should care about.
(杰瑞正在申请一份新工作，他正在与面试官山姆谈话。)
山姆：对于这个职位，你有什么期望?
杰瑞：我希望可以把自己的经验和学识应用到工作中，并且取得进步。
山姆：对于职业规划，你如何看待?
杰瑞：职业规划对于我们所有人来说，都很重要。如果没有明确的目标，就可能会失去方向，无法为自己的未来铺平道路。
山姆：说说你的目标吧。
杰瑞：我还年轻，如何在未来的工作中提高自己似乎更为重要。不论我从事什么工作，我都会全力以赴。
山姆：如果面临艰巨的工作，你会怎么做？
杰瑞：我会充分把握机会，时刻准备迎接挑战。
山姆：你会不会过分在意薪水?
杰瑞：薪水固然重要，但是我更看重自己能在工作中学到些什么。
山姆：如果派给你一份并不感兴趣的工作，你会不会接受?
杰瑞：会的。毕竟，兴趣不是唯一值得在意的事情。
Keys:
I. Watch the video episode and choose the correct answers.
1. B 2. D 3. C
II. Watch again and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1. F 2. T
Video Episode 6
Script:
（Jerry is new to the company, and he is talking about his work experience with Mike.）
Mike: So, Bob told me you joined the company recently.
Jerry: That’s right. I started applying for jobs last January and was hired in March.
Mike: What lines of business are you in?
Jerry: Our company trades mainly in desktop personal computers, notebook personal computers, cell phones and servers.
Mike: I heard that it is a big company.
Jerry: Yes. Our company is the world’s fourth-largest PC maker, and has long dominated the Chinese market.
Mike: What did you do before that?
Jerry: Before that, I was a freelance consultant.
Mike: Really? I heard consultants earn great salaries. Why did you quit that?
Jerry: It was too stressful moving from job to job. I wanted steadier work and I have found the work
I’m involved in now is very interesting and exciting.
（杰瑞是公司新来的员工，他正在与迈克谈论他的工作经历。）
迈克：鲍勃告诉我你是新来的。
杰瑞：是的，我是一月份申请的，三月份被录用的。
迈克：你是做什么行业的？
杰瑞：我们公司主要经营台式电脑、笔记本电脑、手机及服务器。
迈克：听说是一家大公司。
杰瑞：是的，我们公司是世界第四大电脑制造商，已经长期占据了中国市场。
迈克：你以前是做什么的？
杰瑞：我以前是自由职业顾问。
迈克：是吗？我听说这个职业工资很高，你为什么放弃呢？
杰瑞：工作换来换去压力太大，我想要一份比较稳定的工作，我发现我现在从事的工作就很有趣，也令人兴奋。
Keys:
I. Watch the video episode and choose the correct answers.
1. B 2. D 3. C
II. Watch the video episode again and answer the following questions.
1. Jerry’s new company trades mainly in desktop personal computers, notebook personal computers,cell phones and servers.
2. Because he thinks it is too stressful moving from job to job. He wants steadier work.
Speaking
Work in pairs to make up your dialogue with your partner according to the following situation.Suppose you are Jerry and want to quit your job. Your colleague Tom is asking about the reasons.
Reference:
Tom: Jerry, you seem a little down these days, what’s up?
Jerry: Tom, I want to quit my job. It’s a hard decision for me.
Tom: Could I know the reasons?
Jerry: The chance of being promoted is little no matter how hard I work.
Tom: Any other reasons?
Jerry: I think the job pays little. I need to make more money to pay for my house loan and support my family.
Tom: I hope that you’d better find a better job that is suitable for you before quitting.
Jerry: Thanks for your advice.