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Uint5
II.BasicListeningPractice
1.Script
W:
Whydosomepeoplestayinonejobforlifewhileothersswitchjobsfromtimetotime?
M:
Somepeoplewantafixedroutinesothattheydon’thavetoadapttotnewcircumstancesoverandoveragain,whileothersthinkvarietyisthespiceoflife.
Q:
Accordingtothedialog,whydosomepeoplesticktoonejobforlife?
2.Script
M:
Kathleen,you’vebeenlateforworksomanytimeslatelythatIhavetowarnyouthatanyrepetitionwillresultinyourdismissal.
W:
I’msorry.I’lltrymybesttogethereearlierinthefuture.PerhapsIcouldworklatertomakeupthetimeI’velost.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansay?
3.Script
M:
Mr.Brown,mytimeherehasbeenfrustratingforme.Ihaveabetteropportunitywithanotherfirm,andI’mtakingit.
W:
Wewon’tbesorrytoseeyouleave,Richard.You’vedoneyourbesttomakeeveryonehereasmiserableasyouare.
Q:
Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman’sleaving?
4.Script
W:
Mr.Armes,IwantedtotellyouinpersonthatattheendofthismonthI’llbeleavingthecompany.
M:
Well,Sylvia,wearecertainlygoingtomissyouhere,butIwishyouthebestofluck.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanwant?
5.Script
W:
Time,Ihatetotellyouthis,butwe’recaughtinabudgetcrunch,andwemustlayyouoff.I’msorry.
M:
Iunderstand.I’veenjoyedmytimehere,andI’mconfidentIcanfindsomethingelse.
Q:
Whatistheman’sresponse?
Keys:
1.B2.D3.A4.C5.D
III.ListeningIn
Task1:
HowtoAvoidBankruptcy
Manager:
Adam!
Haveyouanysuggestionsabouthowwecanavoidbankruptcy?
Adam:
Downsizingwouldcertainlyreduceouroperatingcosts.Youknow,makeusleanandmean,thewayyouhavetobeintoday’smarket.
Manager:
Wheredoyousuggestwestartmakingthesestaffcuts?
Adam:
Thelogicalplacetostartwouldbeinadministration.Theyusuallyoverstaffed.
Manager:
That’snotgoingtogooververywellwithouremployees.Someofthemhavebeenwiththecompanyforyears.
Adam:
It’spainfulprocess,butthere’snochoice.They’lljusthavetogetusedtotheidea.
Manager:
Wecangivethemafairlydecentseverancepackagewhenthey’refired.
Adam:
Iknow.AndIthinkthatifwecomputerizetheoffice,wecouldreduceofficestaffbyabout20percentjustbyeliminatingalotofpaperwork.
Manager:
OK.Ifwelayoff20percentoftheadministrativestaff,willthatbeenoughtogetthecompanybackonitsfeet?
Adam:
Unfortunatelynot.We’llalsoneedtomakesomecutsintheservicedepartment.
Manager:
Howcanwedothatandmaintainthelevelofservicethatweofferourpassengers?
Adam:
Well,we’llhavetoretraintheservicestaffandstreamlineouroperations,sowewon’tneedasmanypeopletorunthingssmoothly.
Manager:
Well,thisisserious,butIreallydon’tthinkwehaveanyotherchoice.Ifwekeeplosingmoneylikethis,we’llhavetoshuteverythingdown.
Keys:
1B2.A3.C4.C5.D
Task2:
Keys:
FTFTF<不是很确定>
Task3:
Layoffscanbepredicted.
Script
Insomecasescompaniesinformtheiremployeesinadvancethatlayoffsarecoming.Inothercases,theycomewithoutwarning:
YouarriveontimeforworkonaFriday,butyouaretoldnottocomenextweek.Ouch!
Ineithercase,youmaybeabletosensesomebadsignsinadvance.Maybethecompanyhastriedveryhardtoavoidlayoffs;maybeithasbeenpreparingfortheworstforquitesometime.Ifyouthinkaboutthebadomenscarefully,youmightknowasmuchormorethansomeoftheemployeesinmanagerialpositionswithmanagementresponsibilities.
Forexample,ifyouworkinsales,youmightknowthatquotashavenotbeenmet.Ifyouworkinfieldengineering,youmightnoticefarfewercustomerinstallations.Ifyourcompany’scompetitors,suppliersorcustomersarelayingoffemployees,it’slikelyyourcompanywilltoo,especiallyifeconomicconditionsareaffectingyourindustry.CheckthelayoffstatisticsfromtheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics.SearchtheNetandyourlocalnewspapertooforarticlesconcerninglayoffsinyourindustry.
Dothingslikebadsalesalwaysmeanthatlayoffsarecomingtoyourcompany?
Notnecessarily.Companieshaveseasonalandeconomicsalesdipsallthetime,andarealwayslookingforwaystoimprovetheirperformance.So,ifyouseeonlyoneortwobadsigns,don’tjumptoahastyconclusion.Butifyouseemore,especiallyalongthelinesofearningswarnings,budgetcuts,hiringfreezes,restructuring,andmassivelayoffsinyourindustry,itmightjustbetimetogetyourresumeuptodateandstartlookingforanewjob.Also,itmighteagoodideatocancelyourvacation,implementmoney-savingmeasures,andbecomemoreusefulonyourjob.Youshouldprepareinadvanceifyouthinkyoumightgettheaxesoon.
1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
2.Accordingtothepassage,whencanonesenselayoffsarecoming?
3.Whatismentionedasabadsignforthefieldengineeringdepartment?
4.Accordingtothepassage,whatdobadsalessignal?
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasasignforyoutoupdateyourresume?
Keys:
1D2.C3.B4.C5A
IV.SpeakingOut
MODEL1We’regoingtomissyou.
Susan:
Excuseme,Helen,doyouhaveaminutetotalk?
Helen:
Thatquestionalwayscarriessomeweight,Sue.What’sup?
Susan:
Well,uh…Heregoes…Myuniversitywantsmetogobacktoupdatetheuniversitywebsite.
Helen:
Sowhat?
Youcangobackontheweekend,orintheevening.
Susan:
Butit’salargeproject.SoI’mafraidIhavetoterminatemyworkherebeforemyinternshipisover.IhavetogobacknextThursday.
Helen:
Oh?
Thisisquiteasurprise,Sue.I’msadthatyou’llbeleavingus.Yourunthisplacewithclockworkefficiency,youknow.We’regoingtomissyou.
Susan:
Ihopethisone-weeknoticewillgiveyoutimetohireandtrainareplacement.
Helen:
Thanksforthenotices,Sue.Assistantslikeyouareoneinamillion.Iguesswe’dbetterstartlookingassoonaspossible.
Susan:
Withyourapproval,I’llputoutnoticetodayandscreentheapplicationmyself.
Helen:
Thatwouldbegreat.Scheduletheminasyouseefit.Oh,Sue,thingscertainlywon’tbethesamewithoutyouaroundhere.
Susan:
Thankyouforyourkindwords.Ifyouhaveanyproblem,pleasefeelfreetocallme.
MODEL2Wehavetoletyougo.
Helen:
Tom,thereasonIcalledyouintomyofficeisyourwork.
Tom:
Really?
Helen:
Thetruthis..I’mnotsatisfiedwithyourjobperformance.
Tom:
AreyousureIhaven’tbeendoingagoodjob?
Helen:
Tom,you’vebeenreprimandedanumberoftimesforbeinglateandforusingcompanytimeforpersonalmatters.What’smore,youusethecompanyphonetotalkwithyourfriendsforhours.
Tom:
IknowI’vebeenlateacoupleoftimes;mymotorcyclehasbeenbreakingdown.I’mreallysorry.Ipromisetodobetterinthefuture.
Helen:
I’mafraidit’stoolate.Rightnow,yourtardinessistheleastofmyproblems.
Tom:
Whatdoyoumean?
Helen:
Mysecretaryhasproofthatyouhavemisappropriatedcompanyfundsonseveraloccasions.Wewon’tbeprosecuting,butthissimplycan’tbeallowed.
Tom:
:
Ididn’tstealanymoney!
Yoursecretaryislying!
Helen:
I’msorry,wehavetoletyougo.
Tom:
You’refiringme?
Youaregivingmemypinkslip?
Helen:
Exactly.I’msorryithadtoturnoutthisway.Yourterminationiseffectiveimmediately.
MODEL3I’mtheoneyou’vebeenlookingfor.
Helen:
So,Bill,tellmeaboutyourlastjob.Whatkindsofworkdidyoudo?
Bill:
Marketinvestigation,salespromotion,after-saleservices,riskanalysis,investmentplanning–tonamejustafew.
Helen:
Whydidyouleave?
Bill:
Downsizing.Thecompanywasn’tperformingefficiently.It’sbeenoperatingataloss.Sotheonlywayoutwastolayoffredundantemployees.
Helen:
Whydoyouthinkourcorporationmakesagoodcareermoveforyou?
Bill:
Myexperienceatthelastcompanyiscompletelytransferabletoyourcompany,sinceyoudealinthesameproducts.
Helen:
Goon.
Bill:
What’sevenbetter,yourcorporationisawell-knownmultinational,andit’sworkingtobecomeanindustryleaser.Ilikethat.
Helen:
Andthatwouldbearealboosttoyourcareer?
Bill:
Definitely.Mylastemployerdealtwithonlysmallinvestments.Butyourcompanyishandlinglargeprojects.Thatwillhelpmegrowprofessionally.
V.Let’sTalk
Keys:
(1)supermarkets;<2>afactory;<3>capacity;<4>kitchen;<5>commercial;
<6>six;<7>against;<8>myown;<9>appeal;<10>larger;<11>high-risk;
<12>gamble;<13>oneman;<14>support
VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking
Task1:
ProblemsofJoblessness
Joblessnesscanleadtoaseriesofproblem,anditisnoteasytosolvethem.
Firstofall,beingwithoutajoboftenmeanslackingsocialcontractwithfellowemployees,andlackingapurposeformanyhoursoftheday,.Also,itobviouslyaffectsyourabilitytopaybillsandtopurchasethenecessitiesoflife,Lackofthisabilityisespeciallyseriousforthosewitfamilyobligations,debts,ormedicalcosts,anditisespeciallytrueidinacountryliketheUnitedStates,wheretheavailabilityofmedicalinsuranceisoftenlinkedtoholdingajob.
Somemaintainthatjoblesspeoplecanrelyonunemploymentinsurance,butthisisnotrue.UnemploymentinsuranceintheU.S.typicallydoesnotevenreplace50percentoftheincomeonereceivedonthejob,andonecannotreceiveitforever.Therefore,theunemployedoftenendupapingwelfareprogramssuchasFoodStamps—oraccumulatingdebt:
bothformaldebttobanksandinformaldebttofriendsandrelatives.
Someholdthatlow-incomejobsprovidesolutiontojoblessness,butthisisnottrue.Sinceitisdifficultorimpossibletogetunemploymentinsurancebenefitswithouthavingworkedinthepast,job-seekershavetoacceptlow-incomejobs.Thus,unemploymentinsurancekeepsareadysupplyoflow-paidworkers.Tomakethingsworse,manyemployerstakead
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