视听说4最新版Unit5.docx

1、视听说4最新版Unit5Uint5II. Basic Listening Practice1.ScriptW: Why do some people stay in one job for life while others switch jobs from time to time?M: Some people want a fixed routine so that they dont have to adapt tot new circumstances over and over again, while others think variety is the spice of lif

2、e.Q: According to the dialog, why do some people stick to one job for life?2.ScriptM: Kathleen, youve been late for work so many times lately that I have to warn you that any repetition will result in your dismissal.W: Im sorry. Ill try my best to get here earlier in the future. Perhaps I could work

3、 later to make up the time Ive lost.Q: What does the woman say?3. ScriptM:Mr. Brown, my time here has been frustrating for me. I have a better opportunity with another firm, and Im taking it.W:We wont be sorry to see you leave, Richard. Youve done your best to make everyone here as miserable as you

4、are.Q:How does the woman feel about the mans leaving?4. ScriptW:Mr. Armes, I wanted to tell you in person that at the end of this month Ill be leaving the company.M:Well, Sylvia, we are certainly going to miss you here, but I wish you the best of luck.Q:What does the woman want?5. ScriptW: Time, I h

5、ate to tell you this, but were caught in a budget crunch, and we must lay you off. Im sorry.M: I understand. Ive enjoyed my time here, and Im confident I can find something else.Q: What is the mans response?Keys: 1.B2.D3. A 4.C 5.DIII. Listening InTask 1: How to Avoid BankruptcyManager:Adam! Have yo

6、u any suggestions about how we can avoid bankruptcy?Adam: Downsizing would certainly reduce our operating costs. You know, make us lean and mean, the way you have to be in todays market.Manager:Where do you suggest we start making these staff cuts?Adam: The logical place to start would be in adminis

7、tration. They usually overstaffed.Manager:Thats not going to go over very well with our employees. Some of them have been with the company for years.Adam: Its painful process, but theres no choice. Theyll just have to get used to the idea.Manager:We can give them a fairly decent severance package wh

8、en theyre fired.Adam: I know. And I think that if we computerize the office, we could reduce office staff by about 20 percent just by eliminating a lot of paperwork.Manager:OK. If we lay off 20 percent of the administrative staff, will that be enough to get the company back on its feet?Adam: Unfortu

9、nately not. Well also need to make some cuts in the service department.Manager: How can we do that and maintain the level of service that we offer our passengers?Adam: Well, well have to retrain the service staff and streamline our operations, so we wont need as many people to run things smoothly.Ma

10、nager:Well, this is serious, but I really dont think we have any other choice. If we keep losing money like this, well have to shut everything down.Keys: 1B 2.A3.C 4.C 5.DTask 2:Keys: FTFTF Task3: Layoffs can be predicted.ScriptIn some cases companies inform their employees in advance that layoffs a

11、re coming. In other cases, they come without warning: You arrive on time for work on a Friday, but you are told not to come next week. Ouch!In either case, you may be able to sense some bad signs in advance. Maybe the company has tried very hard to avoid layoffs; maybe it has been preparing for the

12、worst for quite some time. If you think about the bad omens carefully, you might know as much or more than some of the employees in managerial positions with management responsibilities.For example, if you work in sales, you might know that quotas have not been met. If you work in field engineering,

13、 you might notice far fewer customer installations. If your companys competitors, suppliers or customers are laying off employees, its likely your company will too, especially if economic conditions are affecting your industry. Check the layoff statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Se

14、arch the Net and your local newspaper too for articles concerning layoffs in your industry.Do things like bad sales always mean that layoffs are coming to your company? Not necessarily. Companies have seasonal and economic sales dips all the time, and are always looking for ways to improve their per

15、formance. So, if you see only one or two bad signs, dont jump to a hasty conclusion. But if you see more, especially along the lines of earnings warnings, budgetcuts, hiring freezes, restructuring, and massive layoffs in your industry, it might just be time to get your resume up to date and start lo

16、oking for a new job. Also, it might e a good idea to cancel your vacation, implement money-saving measures, and become more useful on your job. You should prepare in advance if you think you might get the axe soon.1.What is the passage mainly about?2.According to the passage, when can one sense layo

17、ffs are coming?3.What is mentioned as a bad sign for the field engineering department?4.According to the passage, what do bad sales signal?5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a sign for you to update your resume?Keys: 1D 2.C3. B 4.C 5AIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 Were going to miss you.Susan:Ex

18、cuse me, Helen, do you have a minute to talk?Helen:That question always carries some weight, Sue. Whats up?Susan:Well, uhHere goesMy university wants me to go back to update the university website.Helen:So what? You can go back on the weekend, or in the evening.Susan:But its a large project. SoIm af

19、raid I have to terminate my work here before my internship is over. I have to go back next Thursday.Helen:Oh? This is quite a surprise, Sue. Im sad that youll be leaving us. You run this place with clockwork efficiency, you know.Were going to miss you.Susan: I hope this one-week notice will give you

20、 time to hire and train a replacement.Helen:Thanks for the notices, Sue. Assistants like you are one in a million. I guess wed better start looking as soon as possible.Susan:With your approval, Ill put out notice today and screen the application myself.Helen:That would be great. Schedule them in as

21、you see fit. Oh, Sue, things certainly wont be the same without you around here.Susan:Thank you for your kind words. If you have any problem, please feel free to call me.MODEL2 We have to let you go.Helen: Tom, the reason I called you into my office is your work.Tom: Really?Helen:The truth is .Im no

22、t satisfied with your job performance. Tom: Are you sure I havent been doing a good job?Helen:Tom, youve been reprimanded a number of times for being late and for using company time for personal matters. Whats more, you use the company phone to talk with your friends for hours.Tom:I know Ive been la

23、te a couple of times; my motorcycle has been breaking down. Im really sorry. I promise to do better in the future.Helen:Im afraid its too late. Right now, your tardiness is the least of my problems.Tom: What do you mean?Helen:My secretary has proof that you have misappropriated company funds on seve

24、ral occasions. We wont be prosecuting, but this simply cant be allowed.Tom:I didnt steal any money! Your secretary is lying!Helen:Im sorry, we have to let you go.Tom: Youre firing me? You are giving me my pink slip?Helen:Exactly. Im sorry it had to turn out this way.Your termination is effective imm

25、ediately.MODEL3 Im the one youve been looking for.Helen:So, Bill, tell me about your last job. What kinds of work did you do?Bill: Market investigation, sales promotion, after-sale services, risk analysis, investment planningto name just a few.Helen:Why did you leave?Bill: Downsizing. The company wa

26、snt performing efficiently. Its been operating at a loss. So the only way out was to lay off redundant employees.Helen:Why do you think our corporation makes a good career move for you?Bill:My experience at the last company is completely transferable to your company, since you deal in the same produ

27、cts.Helen: Go on.Bill:Whats even better, your corporation is a well-known multinational, and its working to become an industry leaser. I like that.Helen:And that would be a real boost to your career?Bill: Definitely. My last employer dealt with only small investments. But your company is handling la

28、rge projects. That will help me grow professionally.V. Lets TalkKeys：(1)supermarkets;a factory;capacity;kitchen;commercial; six;against;my own;appeal;larger;high-risk;gamble;one man;supportVI.Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: Problems of JoblessnessJoblessness can lead to a series of problem, and

29、 it is not easy to solve them.First of all, being without a job often means lacking social contract with fellow employees, and lacking a purpose for many hours of the day,. Also, it obviously affects your ability to pay bills and t o purchase the necessities of life, Lack of this ability is especial

30、ly serious for those wit family obligations, debts, or medical costs, and it is especially true id in a country like the United States, where theavailability of medical insurance is often linked to holding a job.Some maintain that jobless people can rely on unemployment insurance, but this is no tru

31、e. Unemployment insurance in the U.S.typically does not even replace50 percent of the income one received on the job, and one cannot receive it forever. Therefore, the unemployed often end up aping welfare programs such as Food Stampsor accumulating debt: both formal debt to banks and informal debt

32、to friends and relatives.Some hold that low-income jobs provide solution tojoblessness, but this is not true. Since it is difficult or impossible to get unemployment insurance benefits without having worked in the past, job-seekers have to accept low-income jobs. Thus, unemployment insurance keeps a ready supply of low-paid workers. To make things worse, many employers take ad