新编剑桥商务英语高级第三版 11.docx

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新编剑桥商务英语高级第三版11

1.1Workinglife

1Whatdoesthisquotationmeantoyou?

`Lifeiswhathappenstoyouwhileyou'rebusymakingotherplans.'

johnLennon,Englishsinger&songwriter（1940-19830）

2Discussthesequestions.

1Howmanyjobsdoyouexpecttohaveinyourlife?

1-34-78ormore

2Wouldyouprefertobeself-employedoranemployee?

Why?

3infifteenyears’time,doyouexpecttoworkmoreorlessthannow?

4atwhatagedoyouexpecttostopworking?

556575

3Underlinetirebestwordtocompleteeachsentence.

1Atthemoment,peoplegenerallyretire/resignat65

2Ijoined/appliedforthecompanywhenIwas25andhaveworkedthereeversince

3What'sthebestwaytopay/rewardouremployeesforgoodperformance?

4About700staffwerelaidoff/dismissedwhenthecompanylostthecontractto

supplyToyota

5Wehaveeducated/trainedourstaffintheuseoflaserequipment.

6I'mgoingtoleave/changethecompanyattheendoftheyear.

7EandCConsultantsrecruits/employsfromthetopbusinessschools.

8Companiesneedtoofferparentsofyoungchildrenmoreflexible/overtimehours-

9theyusedonlytoofferpermanentposts,butnowmostnewcontractsare

temporary/part-timeones.

10Ihaveonedayoff/holidayaweektoattendacourseatcollege.

4MakesentenceswiththewordsyoudidntuseinExercise3.

5Makenounsfromthefollowingverbs.

verb

noun

verb

noun

1employ

6recruit

2promote

7apply

3retire

8dismiss

4resign

9pay

5train

10reward

Attitudetowork

6Doyouthinkthatpeoplestartingworknowhaveadifferentattitudetoworkthan

theirparentsdid?

ifso,inwhatways?

7Lookatthenewspaperarticleandreadthetitle.Whatdoesthetitlesuggesttoyou?

Readthearticlearidcheckifyouwererfight.

YoungworkersWantitall,now

Oh,andthey’llneedtotakenextFridayoff,too

TETROIT一KurtJennings,hopingtostartacareerinradiosales,thoughthe

waspreparedtoansweranyquestionduringhisrecentinterview.Thenthe

radioexecutiveopenedtheinterviewwith,`So,wecallyouguystheEntitlementGeneration".Youimagineyou'reentitledtoeverything.'

Thereisanimpressionthatthecurrentgenerationofyoungworkershashigh

expectationsforsalary,responsibilityandjobflexibility,butlittleappetite

forhardworkandlittlesenseofloyaltytoacompany

`Alotoftwenty-somethingshaveahardtimemakingthetransitiontoworktypicallyKidswho'vehadsuccessearlyinlifeandwho'vebecomeusedtogettinginstantgratification,'saysDr.LeviCohen,apeadiatricsprofessor.Hesaysthatcoddlingparentsandcollegesoftenfailtopreparestudentsfortherealitiesofadulthoodandworkinglife.

Manyemployers,fromcorporateexecutivestorestaurateurs,agree.

`Itseemstheyexpecttohoveinthenfirstweekeverythingthattheveteranhas

worked20or30yearstoearn,'saysMikeAmor,theownerofaSaltLake

Citychainofrestaurants.

Kurthadthisreply'forhisintervieweeattheradiostation:

`Maybewewere

spoiledbyyourGeneration.But"entitled"istoostrongaword,'hesaid.`Dowe

thinkwe'redeservingifwe'redoingtogooutthereandbreakourbacksforyou'?

Yes..'

Heendedupgettingthe-job.

Butsomeexpertssaythat'havinghigh

expectations,andtellin}}yourbosswhattheyare,isn'tnecessarilyabadthing.

`It'struethey'renotallrushingtoburythemselvesinacubiclea}记followordersforthenext40years,butwhyonearthshouldthey?

'asks.leafBartlctt,aUniversityofCarolinapsychologist

8Doyouthinktheyoungergenerationisspoiledandexpectstoomuch?

.ordoyouthinktheoldergenerationsacrificedtheirlives（andfunintheirlives）forwork?

9Whatdothefollowingphrasesfromthetextmean?

1littleappetiteforhardwork

2twenty-somethings

3instantgratification

4coddlingparentsandcolleges

5wewerespoiledbyyourgeneration

6breakourbacksforyou

7burythemselvesinacubicle

Gerundandinfinitive

1Whichoftheverbsorphrasesintheboxtakethegerund（-ing）andwhichones

taketoinfinitive（todo）?

Begoodatplan/intend/aimbeworthfailbereluctant

havetrouble/difficultyhope/expectmanagesucceedin

decidethinkabout/considerenjoyavoidinvolvehave

beusedto/accustomedtobewilling/prepared

2Whichofthefollowingpairsofphrasesistheoddoneoutgrammatically?

Why?

1begoodat一bebadat

2bewilling一bereluctant

3succeedin一fail

4enjoy一dislike

3Completethesesentences.

0whenIretire,Iplantodosomevoluntaryworkforcharity

1WhenIretire,Iplan…

2IthinkI'mquitegoodat…

3Beforeattendingajobinterview,it'sworth…

4Myjobinvolves…

5WhenspeakingEnglish,Ioftenhavedifficulty…

6AtworkIfeelsatisfiedifImanage…

7Formysummerholidaythisyear,Iamconsidering…

8IfIwasofferedmoremoney,Iwouldbewilling…

9Thehardestthingaboutstartinganewjobisgettingusedto…

10Igetannoyedwithcolleaguesiftheyfail…

4Choosefiveofthephrases

workinglife.

inexercise1andmakesentencesaboutyourownworkinglife

Thefutureofhumanresources

5Youwillhearfivehumanresources（HR）manages0stalkingshoutthekey

issuesinhumanresourcesfacingcompaniestoday.

·Thefirsttimeyoulisten,indicatewhichemployeegroupintheworkforcetheyaretalkingabout.

·Thesecondtimeyoulistenindicatewhatactionstheyproposetotaketodealwitheachissue.

TASKONE一EMPLOYEEGROUP

Aolderemployees（50-GO）

Bnewrecruits

Ctrainees

Dseniormanagement

Eyounghighlyqualifiedemployees

Fwomen

Gretiredemployees

Hdisabledworkers

Aeffortstoretaingoodemployees

Btheintroductionofmoreflexibleworking

arrangements

Clinltingsalariesmorecloselytoresults

Dmorefocusonjobtrainingforemployees

Eencouragingpeoplebackfromretirement

Fmoresupportforworkingparents

Gdevelopingamorepositiveattitude

towardsolderworkers

Hreducingstaffcosts

6You'veheardtheprioritiesofHRmanagers.Whatareyourprioritiesforyour

workinglife?

Considerthefollowing:

.flexiblehours

·workingenvironment

.pay

。

training

.careerprospects

.retirement

CDsandpersonalsummaries

1Whatdoyoucallsomeonewho

0employspeople

1isemployedbyainn

2appliesforajob

3isinterviewedforajob

4isseeking（lookingfor）ajob

5participatesinsomething

6hasleftuniversitywithadegree

2Dothisexercisefromanonlineguideforemployers.

Guideforemployers

CVsandcoveringlettersareessentialtoolsinthesearchfor

therightcandidateforthejobandyoushouldusethemasa

snapshotofapotentialcandidate.Beingabletoread

betweenthelineswillhelpyouinyourtaskofputtingtheright

personintherightjob.Lookatthesethreeexamplesof

personalsummariesfromfirst-timejobapplicantsreceivedby

aleadingconsultancyfirm.Whichapplicantwouldyou

employandvvhy?

1AdynamicandknowledgeableITgraduatewhocanbring

successtoyourbusiness,Ihaveexcellentinterpersonalskills

andconsiderableexperienceofdesigningsoftwaresolutions.

Whetherworkingaspartofateamorindependently,Ihave

theabilitytocomeupwiththegoods.

2Iamasuccessfulbusinessentrepreneurseekingtoreturntoa

largeorganisationafteryearsofrunningmyowncompany.I

haveexperienceofallaspectsofbusinessandwouldwelcome

thechancetosharethisexpertisewithclientsofaforward-

lookingconsultancyfirm.

3Aself-motivatedgraduatewithamastersineconomics,Ihave

pre-courseexperienceintheEconomicStudiesdepartmentof

asubsidiaryofExxonMobil,whereIenjoyedsixmonths

workingwiththebackofficeteam.Adaptable,efficientand

keentolearn.

TheanonymousCD

3UnderlinewhichelementsshoulddefinitelyheincludedinaCV（theotherare

`optioagalc:

xtra}'）.

1name11goadsandobjectives

2address12education一primary,secondary,highereducation

3telephonenumber13otherskillsorqualifications（membershipof

associations,drivinglicence,etc）

4emailaddress

5age/dateofbirth

6sex

7maritalstatus

8nationality

9personalsummary

10personalqualities

14employmenthistory一company,jobtitle

responsibilities,results

15hobbiesandinterests

16languages

17references

18personalachievements

4Readthefirstpartofthetext.whatistheideabehindananonymousCV?

GenevafightsprejudicewithanonymousCVs

ProspectiveemployeesinGenevaaretosend

inanonymousjobapplicationsaspartofa

pilotprojecttotacklediscrimination.

Thetrial,thelustofitskindinSwitzerland,

hasbeenlaunchedbythecanton"sintegration

officeandinvolvesthreemajoremployers.

RetailerMigros,energyproviderSIGand

thecommuneofVernierhaveallsignedupto

participateinthescheme.

Underthetermsoftheproject,whichwill

lastforthreemonths,job-seekerswillsendin

CVsdetailingtheirskillsandexperiencebut

omittingtheirname,address,age,sex,any

religionordisabilityandphoto

Theaimistogiveallapplicantsanequal

chanceofbeingcalledupforinterview.

`Itisimpossibletoquantifybutweknow

thereismuchmorediscriminationthanweare

awareof.Therearesomeunemployedpeople

whoarenotabettinginterviewsbecausethey

areofadifferentnationality,colouror

religion,'AndreCastella,headoftheproject,

ColdSwissinfo.

`Theimportantthingisthatcandidateswho

havetherightskillsforajobshouldbeseen,

andwewanttogivethemthechancetobe

heard.Thereareemployersouttherewho

refusetoconsiderAfricans’

5Readthesecond1]artofthetextandputonewordineachspace.

Castellasaidanothe