Unit 5Careers and Professions
Think ahead/Warm up
What kind of career would you like to follow after your graduation? /what would you like to do after your graduation?
What characteristics and skills do you need to be successful in that job? /what characteristics and skills do you think are the prerequisite for a job?
Part 1
Task 2
Exercise 1
1. F
2.T
3.F
4.T
Exercise 2
1.find assignments on the company’s core project/ work on core project
2.build a relationship with the boss
3.Be prepared.
Part 2
Task 1
Exercise 1
English level: fluent, got the certificate of the Secondary English Training
Health condition: in top condition
Working experience: two years of nursing experience, and now
working as a nurse in a hospital
Height: one meter and sixty-eight centimeters/168cm
Eyesight: never had any vision problems
Strengths: friendliness, open-minded attitude, a warm personality Weak points: hard to tell others when she does n’t like what they are doing
Exercise 2
flying into the blue sky
working with people
quite fluent
make the passenger relaxed and happy
in top condition
any vision problem
speak in another language
use gestures and draw pictures
Task2
Exercise 1
C A B A D
Exercise 2
1. space store run
2. technical computer-related
3. health paid vacation
4. training
5. startup
Additional listening
Exercise 2
1.a decade
2.fortune’s best companies to work for list
3.flexibility, financial security, opportunity to get things done
4.make a positive impact on the environment
5.form a green strategy group
Part 1
Task 2
Recession- proof your job
History shows that employers generally stop hiring and start staff during a downturn. The most recent recession in 1991 and 2001 saw significant job cuts as soon as the recession started. So far, government debt on the job’s market shows that hiring is slowing but many economists believe we’ll see layoffs in the coming month.
So what can you do to recession-proof your job? Our placement firm challenger gray & Christmas makes a few suggestions.
Fir st, find assignments on the company’s core projects. If the effort is central to the firm’s revenue, working there makes you that much safer. Secondly, build a relationship with the boss. Many employees fly under the radar in a time of cutbacks, being more than just and enormous name on the payroll can help keep your job safe. Finally, be prepared. In a downturn, it’s important to have savings ready, should you be laid off and brush up the resume.
With the ABC news money minute, I’m Betsy stark in New Y ork.
Job interview
Interviewer=I applicant=A
I: what made you decide on this type of occupation?
a: oh, to tell you the truth, I love the sky. When I was a child, I imagined flying into the blue sky some day. Now, I think the day has come. My dream will come true. And I like traveling very much and I enjoy working with people.
I: can you make yourself understood in English without too much difficulty?
A: yes, I think I am quite fluent in English; I got the certificate of the secondary English training last month.
I: do you know what the responsibilities are for a stewardess?
A: the main responsibility of the stewardess is to make the passengers relaxed and happy during the flight. And good service is also important.
I: are you in good health?
A: I just had a complete physical examination and I am I top condition.
I: have you had any nursing experience?
A: yes, I have two years of nursing experience, and now I am working a nurse in a hospital.
I: how tall are you? What about your weight?
A: my weight is one meter and sixty-eight centimeters. I’ve never had any vision problems.
I: what would you say are your strengths and weaknesses?
A: one of my strengths is my friendliness and open-minded attitude and also I think I have a warm personality. But sometimes, I f ind it is hard to tell others when I don’t like they are doing.
I: if a passenger can’t understand what you say, what should you do?
A: I will try to speak in another language or I’ll try my best to use gestures and draw
