Part four Language at work
Task 1
Match the phrasein column A with the equivalent in column B
Column A Column B
A seek a job 1 做决定
B make a decision 2 填写申请表
C short-list candidate 3 按照指示
D submit an application 4 找工作
E fill in the application 5 工作经验
F follow instructions 6 第二职业
G employment history 7 候选人名单
H second job 8 提交申请
Task 2
What should Fenglin do when sheis finding a job and how could she behave in a job interview? Please help herto find the right answers.
1. For a job interview you need________________. ( a lot of make up / a Punk haircut/ a clean outfit )
2. You can have ____________________________.(provocative clothes / new shoes / subtle perfume and jewelry )
3. You can bring ____________________( your new portable phone / a friend / a portfolio) to look serious.
4. Having_______________( apiercing/ a driving license / a heavy bag) is important.
5. You can sit when the bosssays: ______________( Come in/ How are you / Have a seat )
6. It can be dangerous ________________(becominga soldier / become a soldier/ for become a soldier ).
7. Being a fireman is very ______________(rewarding/ boring/ funny) because you save lives.
8. A surgeon is a person who ____________________(savespeople’s lives).
9. You must _________________(haveto use / used to / get used to ) working long hours.
10. I am used to________________(gettingup early/ stand at hours / wake up on time) .
Task 3
Read the job duties and match them with the job titles.
Job Titles
| a) Cashier | b) Manager | c) Photographer | d) Accountant
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| e) Pharmacist | f) Painter | g) Interpreter | h) Nurse
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| i) Veterinarian | j) Carpenter | k) Sales clerk | l) Tour guide
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| m) Engineer | n) Postal clerk | o) Gardener | p) Seamstress
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| q) Chef | r) Driver | s) Psychologist | t) Decorator
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Job Duties
1. ___ Hires and supervises workers
2. ___ Checks bills for mistakes and prepares tax reports
3. ___ Interprets languages for people
4. ___ Builds houses
5. ___ Guides tourists to see city sights
6. ___ Sorts and delivers mail
7. ___ Trims bushes and trees
8. ___ Sews clothing
9. ___ Creates new recipes
10. __ Inspects buildings
11. __ Sells things in stores
12. __ Takes care of sick people
13. __ Takes pictures of people
14. __ Operates a cash register
15. __ Paints houses and buildings
16. __ Cares for animals
17. __ Prepares medications forprescriptions
18. __ Decorates rooms in buildings
19. __ Drives cars, trucks, or buses
20. __ Studies the way people behave
Task 4
Fill in the blanks with theright words in the bracket .
A Frenchman who was [unemployed / unemployment] ________ tried a new way to get a job.He put his CV (résumé) on [the / a] _____ giant billboard. The billboard wasnext to a very [busily / busy] __________ road. It was four metres long andthree metres [high / height] ____________. There was a photo of the man [wears/ wearing] ________a Santa Claus hat.There was a message on the billboard that said: "Trilingual operationsmanager [seeks / seems]_________ position in hotels, restaurants, tourism and [leisurely / leisure]__________." About 70,000 people a [day / daytime] ___________ could see the CV fromtheir car. Jobseeker Laurent Le Bret, 41, said: "All I want for Christmasis a job." His idea [worked / working]_______ . A holiday resort contactedand interviewed him. He started his new position as an operations manager tendays [later / after] ________ he put his résumé on the billboard.
Task 5
Task 6
Translation
根据对市场拓展能力不正确的观点来看，人们总是有一种过高估计自己能够容易找到工作的倾向。这会导致他们因长时间找不到工作而受到的挫败感和失落感，而这种失落感对他们来讲要远大于对找到工作的期望值。
Part five Classroom Activities
Activity 1
Understanding job advertisements
Circle TRUE or FALSE.
1 The receptionist’s job is full time. TRUE FALSE
2 The trainee hairdresser’s job is full time. TRUE FALSE
3 The receptionist works on Wednesdays. TRUE FALSE
4 The trainee hairdresser works at the weekend. TRUE FALSE
5 The trainee hairdresser can go to college. TRUE FALSE
6 You can phone about the hairdresser’s job on Saturday. TRUE FALSE
Activity 2 Try to learn the job application process. Arrang the sentences into the right order according to the picture.
Activity 3
1 Read this article to learn responsibilities and departments in workplace. Write these job titles in the career profiles .
Commercial Manager
Logistics Manager
Customer Development Director
Financial Director
2 There are two verbs in bold in each profile. Match them to these definitions.
A is the boss of people or a company: ___________________________
B organizes(a project) in advance :____________________________
C makes sure information is correct :____________________________
D manages someone or something :____________________________
E become bigger and more successful :__________________________
F is the person in charge of something :____________________________
G does the tasks of a job :____________________________
H make something do what you want :_____________________________
