体验商务英语第二册Unit-1--Careers

Unit1CareersQuotation‘Chooseajobyouloveandyouwillneverhavetoworkadayinyourlife.’Confucius(551–479BC)ChinesephilosopherFormanypeopleajobismorethananincome–it'sanimportantpartofwhoweare.MorequotationsaboutcareerThinknotofyourselfasthearchitectofyourcareerbutasthesculptor.Youhavetodoalotofhardhammering,chiseling,scrapingandpolishing.Whatistherecipeforsuccessfulachievement?Tomymindtherearejustfouressentialingredients:Chooseacareeryoulove,giveitthebestthereisinyou,seizeyouropportunities,andbeamemberoftheteam.OverviewVocabulary(aboutcareer)Listening(humanresources&recruitment)Reading(femaletraindrivers)Languagereview(Modals2:ability,requestandoffers)Skills(Telephoning:makingcontact)Casestudy:Fast-TrackInc.StartingupDiscussthesequestions.A1.Areyouambitious?Doyoulikeambitiouspeople?Why?2.Doyouhaveacareerplan?Wheredoyouwanttobein10years’time?3.Whichwouldyouprefertodo?a)Workforonecompanyduringyourcareerb)Workforseveraldifferentcompaniesc)WorkforyourselfBWhichofthefollowingareaswouldyouliketoworkin?Sales&MarketingAdministration&PersonnelFinanceProductionManagementR&DStartingupYoushouldgivereasonsforyourchoiceofwork.CWhatshouldyoudotogetaheadinyourcareer?ChangejobsAttendconferencesNetworkWorkhardStudyextraqualificationsGethelpfromothersSupplementaryReadingCareerbreakisaperiodoftimeoutfromemployment.Traditionally,thiswasformotherstoraisechildren,butitisnowusedforpeopletakingtimeoutoftheircareerforpersonalorprofessionaldevelopment.Acareerbreakisusuallybetweenonemonthandtwoyearslong.Sixmonthsto2yearsisthemostcommonperiodoftimeforacareerbreak.Thecareerbreakhasgrowninpopularityoverthelastfiveyears,with75%oftheBritishworkforcecurrentlyconsideringacareerbreak.Around90,000professionalsareestimatedtotakeacareerbreakeveryyear.ItismostcommonintheUK,whereitgrewoutofthegapyearconcept.Thecareerbreakissometimesreferredtoasan'adultgapyear',whichreflectsthecommitmenttowardsdevelopingskillsandgainingexperiencewhileoutoftheworkforce.HowtomakeyourcareermoveDon'tpickajob.Pickaboss.Yourfirstbossisprobablythebiggestfactorinyourcareersuccess.Abosswhodoesn'ttrustyouwon'tgiveyouopportunitiestogrow.Abosswho'stooeasyonyouwon'tdriveyoutoimprove.Whenyouacceptyourfirstjob,you'rehiringatutortoteachyouaboutwork.Besuretohirewisely.Overtime,themostimportantskillforadvancingyourcareerislearninghowtoworktoanagendaratherthantoaschedule.Asuccessfulbusinesspersonalwayskillsmorethanonebirdwithonestone.Figureoutwhatneedstohappen,thenfindwaystomakeithappen.A30-secondelevatorexchangecanbeasproductiveasaone-hourmeeting,butonlyifyouknowinadvancewhatyouneedfromtheencounter.WilliamRaduchelVicePresidentofSunMicrosystemsPattyStonesiferPresidentandChairmanGatesLibraryFoundationRedmond,WashingtonIleftagreatjobasheadofinteractivemediaatMicrosoftforonereason:thepassionwasgone.Mypocketbook,ego,andsenseofexcitementwerebeingsatisfied,butInolongerhadpassionforthechallengesIfacedeachday.LotsofpeoplethoughtIwascrazytowalkawayfromitall.ButIfeltlikeajuggler--managingprojects,budgets,andpeople.EventuallyIfoundmydreamjob.Italignsmypersonalexpertiseandgoalswithanopportunitytoputtechnologyinthehandsofpeoplewhootherwisewouldnothaveaccesstoit.Nomatterhowhighyourcareerregistersontheconventionalcharts,you'vegottolistentoyourheartCareermovesVocabularyAThephrasesbelowallincludetheword‘career’.Matchthemtotheircorrectmeaning.1careerladder2careermove3careerbreak4careerplan5careeropportunitiesa)somethingyoudoinordertoprogressinyourjobb)periodoftimeawayfromyourjobto,forexample,lookafteryourchildrenc)seriesoflevelsthatleadtobetterandbetterjobsd)chancestostart/improveyourcareere)IdeasyouhaveforyourfuturecareerBCompletethefollowingsentenceswiththeverbsfromthebox.makeclimbtakehavedecideoffer1.Employeesinlargemultinationals________excellentcareeropportunitiesiftheyarewillingtotravel.2.Somepeople________acareerbreaktodosomethingadventurouslikesailingroundtheworldorgoingtrekkinginIndia.3.Onewayto________acareermoveistojoinasmallbutrapidlygrowingcompany.4.Insomecompaniesitcantakeyearsto________thecareerladderandreachseniormanagementlevel.5.Certaincompanies________careeropportunitiestothelong-termunemployedortopeoplewithoutformalqualifications.6.Ambitiouspeopleoften________onacareerplanwhiletheyarestillatschooloruniversity.Lookatthegroupsofwordsbelow.Crossoutthenounornounphrasewhichdoesn’tgowiththeverbineachgroup.1.makeafortune4.doresearchprogressamistakealivingajobatrainingcourseyourbest2.getprogress5.takeapensionapromotiontimeoffthesackearlyretirementanine-to-fivejobabreak3.earnabonus6.workflexitimeapart-timejobanti-socialhoursmoneyovertime40thousandanofficejobCCareermovesVocabulary1.他凭借在电脑业的发展赚了钱。2.我上学期英语学习有了很大进步。3.他靠卖矿泉水谋生。4.她因工作表现出色获得提升。5.毕业以后，他在一家广告公司找到一份朝九晚五的办公室工作。6.她因工作表现不佳被解雇了。7.John靠周末加班挣了一笔奖金。8.人人都想轻轻松松挣大钱。9.他刚找到一份工作，年薪4万。10.Henry是大学教授，做环境研究。11.别再责怪她了，她已经尽力了。12.我只是做自己的工作，别无他求。13.你如果累了就休息一下。14.她因健康原因提前退休了。15.我们有十分钟的课间休息。16.员工们要求实行弹性工作时间。17.这份工作还可以，但我就没时间与人交往了。18.我几乎每天都要加班。Translationexercise1.Hehasmadeafortunewithacareerincomputers.2.ImademuchprogressinmyEnglishstudieslastterm.3.Hemakesaliving