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II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

M:

Doyouseeyourselfasaleaderormoreofateamplayer?

W:

Well,itdependsonthecircumstances.Iusuallyenjoyworkingaspartofateamandhelpingeveryoneworktogether.Butiftheleadershipisweak,I’mnotafraidtotakeoverinordertoachievethegoalathand.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwanttobe?

2.Script

W:

Goodmorning,IhaveanappointmentwithMr.Daviesat11o’clock.

M:

Yes,heleftamessageforyousayinghe’sterriblysorrybuthe’sstuckintrafficandisrunning15minuteslate.Pleasetakeaseatandhe’llbehereassoonaspossible.Wouldyouliketeaorcoffee?

Q:

Whereistheconversationprobablytakingplace?

3.Script

W:

Youdon’thappy.Didyougetthatpromotion?

M:

No,theybroughtinsomenewguy.I’mnotgoingtohangaroundformuchlonger,Ican’tassureyou.

Q:

Whyisthemanunhappy?

4.Script

W:

Mr.Jonesisaself-mademillionaire,andI’mhonoredtohaveworkedforhimforthepastthirtyyearsashisaccountant.

M:

Hemustbepleasedtohavealoyalandfaithfulemployeesuchasyourself.

Q:

Whatistrueofthewoman?

5.Script

W:

Jane,we’reconsideringyouforthenewofficemanager’sposition.We’vebeenverypleasedwithyourwork.

M:

Thankyouverymuch.I’vealwaysenjoyedworkinghere,andIwouldwelcomeanopportunityformoreresponsibility.

Q:

Whichofthefollowingistrue?

Keys:

1.C2.B3.A4.B5.D

III.ListeningIn

Task1:

You’refired!

Joan:

Comein,comein.Haveaseat.Ah…uh…Iwantyoutoknowthisisgoingtohurtmemorethanitwillhurtyou.

Carl:

Yes,ma’am.ButI’mnotquitesurewhatyou’retalkingabout.

Joan:

You’refired.That’swhatI’mtalkingabout.

Carl:

Ifindthatsurprising,MissJackson.Afterall,Isoldtwenty-fivepercentmoreofourproductsthananyothersalesperson.

Joan:

Look,I’mnotheretoargue.You’refired.Understand?

Carl:

Iunderstandperfectly.Ijustwonderwhat’sgoingtohappentothecontractI’vebeenarranging.Itwouldbeashametoloseit;itcouldmeanalotofourcompany.AndI’mtheonlyonewhoknowsthedetails.

Joan:

Nooneisindispensable.Justclearoutyourdesk,andthat’stheendofit.DoImakemyselfclear,Mr.Westlake?

Carl:

Crystalclear—apartfromonesmalldetail.

Joan:

Andwhat,praytell,isthatdetail?

Carl:

I’mnotMr.Westlake.I’mCarlSmith.

Joan:

Wellthen,that’sadifferentkettleoffish,Mr.Smith.Iknowyou’vebeenworkinglatealmosteverynightandcominginonSaturdaystogetworkdone.Thecompanyisveryhappywithyourprogress.

Carl:

That’sgoodtoknow.IwasbeginningtothinkthatIwasn’tappreciated.

Joan:

You’redoingwell.Wehaveapprovedyourfirstsalaryincrease.

Carl:

That’sgreat!

Thankyou!

I’llcertainlytrytoliveuptothetrustyouhavedemonstratedinmewiththisraiseinpay.

1.Whyisthemansurprisedatthebeingfired?

2.Whatisthesecondreasonmentionedofthemantoobjecttohisbeingfired?

3.Whatmistakedidthewomanmake?

4.Whatdoyouknowabouttheman’sworkperformance?

5.Whatdoesthemanfinallyget?

Keys:

1C2.B3.D4.A5.A

ForReference

1.Iwantyoutoknowthisisgoingtohurtmemorethanitwillhurtyou.

2.That’sgreat!

Thankyou!

I’llcertainlytrytoliveuptothetrustyouhavedemonstratedinmewiththisraiseinpay.

Task2:

SOHO

Script

Themodernconceptofsmallofficeandhomeoffice,orsmallandhomeoffice,often（S1）shortedtoSOHO,isconcernedwithbusinessthatemployfromonetotenworkers.Also（S2）knownasavirtualbusiness,theSOHOhasnotevolvedbeyondtheideaofan（S3）independentbusinesspersonwhohasafewsupportstallmembers.

Business（S4）enterprisesthatarelargeareoftencalledSmallandMedium-sizedEnterprises.

Beforethe19thcenturyandthe（S5）spreadoftheindustrialrevolutionaroundtheglobe,（S6）nearlyallofficesweresmallofficesorhomeoffices,withonlyafewexceptions.Mostbusinessesweresmall,and（S7）sowastheamountofpaperworkthatwentwiththeirbusinessactivities.

Attheendofthe20thcenturyandthebeginningofthe21st,theterm“SmallorHomeOffice”and（S8）theacronymSOHOhavebeenusedttogreatextentbycompaniesthatsellproductstolargenumberofsmallbusinesswithasmall-sizedoffice.

SomeproductsareoftendesignedspecificallyfortheSOHOmarket.（S9）Manybooksarewrittenandsoldspecificallyforthistypeofofficetotellpeoplehowtoequipasmalloffice.

Nowadaysmanyconsultants,lawyers,andrealestateagentsinsmallandmedium-sizedtownsoperatefromsuchhomeoffices.

（S10）Inthefieldofsoftwaredevelopment,engineersoftenhavetowork20hoursormoreatastretch,sotheycanhardlyadapttonormalofficehours.Theyoftenworkinsmallofficestohavemorefreedom.

Task3:

TheRoleofJobDescriptions

Script

Peoplewhodon’tunderstandwhattheiremployersexpectthemtodomaybeheadedforoneofthemostcommonandyetmostavoidablecareertraps.Ifyourbossdoesn’ttakethetimetoexplainproperlywhatyouareexpectedtodoinyourposition.Thenkeepaskingquestionsuntilyouknowpreciselywhatitis.Don’tlimityourquestionstomatterofeverydayroutine.LeeColby,amanagementconsultantbasedinMinneapolis,offershisadvice.Hesaysyoucanaskmoresignificantquestionslike,“Whatareourdepartmwnt’sgoals?

Howdoesmyworkfitinwiththeoverallobjectiveofthecompany?

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ThatmethodhelpedLisaJames,anassistantmanageratanelectronicscompany.WhenJameswastransferredtoanewdepartmentsevenyearsago,shefoundherselfnotonlyworkingforthemanagerofqualitycontrol,butassistingthreeothermanagers.Becausethejobwasbothdemandingandill-defined,Jameshadtoputinten-hourdaysaswellastakeworkhome.Toclarifywhatwasexpectedofherandwhatshehopedtogetfromherjobintermsofcareerdepartment,shedraftedalistofgoalsincollaborationwithherprincipalboss.Thelistprovedsowellthoughoutthatherbossuseditasthebasisforherannualperformancereviews.Shortlyafterwards,shewasgivenaraiseforherefficientwork.

Ifyourbossisvagueaboutwhatyourgoalsshouldbe,trythistechniquesuggestedbyAtkinSimon,directorofaBoston-basedmanagement-consultingfirm:

Readyourpositiondescription,whichmostlargefirmsprovide,andidentifythetwoorthreemostimportanttasksitmentions.Thenmeetwithyourboss,pointoutthetasksyou’vechosenandaskiftheyaccuratelyreflectwhatyourbossconsidersimportant.

1.Ifyourbossdoesnotdescribeyourjobresponsibilityclearly,whatcanyoudo?

2.Whatkindofquestionscanyouaskaboutyourjob?

3.WhenJameswastransferredtoanewdepartment,howmanymanagersdidshehavetoworkfor?

4.WithwhomdidJamesdraftalistofgoals?

5.Howwasherlistofgoalsreceived?

Keys:

1B2.D3.D4.A5.C

ForReference

Readyourpositiondescriptionandidentifythetwoorthreemostimportanttasksitmentions.Thenmeetwithyourboss,pointoutthetasksyou’vechosenandaskiftheyaccuratelyreflectwhatyourbossconsidersimportant.

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1I’vegottotalktoMrs.Parker.

Susan:

ParkerElectronicsSusanspeaking.HowmayIhelpyou?

Mrs.Jones:

ThisisWilliamJonesofSea-landLimited.I’mcallingfromAustralia.WouldyoupleasetransfermetoHelenParker,extension513?

Susan:

Pleasehold,Mr.Jones.I’llseeifMrs.Parkeridavailabletotakeyourcall…I’msorry,Mrs.Parkerisoutoftheoffice.Cananyoneelseassistyou?

Mrs.Jones:

No.I’vegottotalktoMrs.Parker.It’surgent.Whenwillshebeback?

Susan:

I’mafraidsheisoutforthewholeday.MayItakeamessage?

Mrs.Jones:

TellherImusttalktoherrightaway.Yourlastshipmentwasdamaged.

Susan:

Oh,whatapity.Isthereaparticulartimeyouwanthertocallyou?

Mrs.Jones:

Shecangetintouchwithmeanytimetomorrowat613-2775-2940.

Susan:

Letmerepeatthatback:

Mr.JonesofSea-land,613-2775-2940;callassoonaspossibleregardingthedamagedcargo.Youcanbereachedalldaytomorrow.

Mrs.Jones:

Thesoonerthebetter.Thosemissingpartsareholdingupourproduction.

Susan:

I’llgiveherthemessage,Mr.Jones.She’llgetbacktoyouassoonasshecan.

Mrs.Jones:

Thankyou.Good-bye.

MODEL2Somethingunexpectedhascomeup.

Script

Bob:

Hello.

Susan:

Hello,it’sSusanSmithfromParkerElectronics.

Bob:

Hi,Sue,Bobhere.Howisitgoing?

What’sonyourmindday?

Susan:

I’mcallingonbehalfofmyboss,Mrs.HelenParker.Shewantssomeofyourinexpensivelate-modelDVDplayer.

Bob:

Wehaveagoodselectionthatshouldberightupyouralley.Doyousupposewecouldarrangeameeting?

Susan:

Shewashopingtogettogetherwithyouthisweek,ifpossible.Shewantstogetgoingonthisrightaway.

Bob:

Letmecheckmyschedule.Yes,I’mfreeasthebreezeonFriday.

Susan:

Whynotmeetataboutteninthemorningatyouroffice?

Bob:

Soundgood.Let’sconfirmthat.I’lllookforwardtoseeingherattenonFriday.

Susan:

I’msureit’llbearewardingmeeting.Thankyou.Good-bye.

[Later]

Bob:

Hello,BobSmithspeaking.

Susan:

Hello,Bob,thisisSusan.Somethingunexpectedhascomeup.I’mafraidwehavetocancelthemeetingwithyouonFriday.

Bob:

That’sdisappointing.Shallwemeetsomeothertime?

Susan:

She’dliketopostponethemeetinguntilMondayafternoon.Wouldthatbeconvenientforyou?

Bob:

Well,I’vegotafullscheduleonMonday,butI’dbefreeafterfive.

Susan:

Couldwemakeitfivethirtythen?

Bob:

Fivethirty’sperfect.I’llseeHelenatfivethirtyonMonday.

Susan:

Ok.Great!

Thanks.Bye.

MODEL3It’smuchmorethanjustsatisfactory.

Script

Helen:

Youknow,Susan,I’vebeenlookingoverthereviewofyourp