公共英语考试

JobsandOccupation

1Dialogues&Monologue

(1)Aninterviewbetweenawomanandanofficerofthecompany.

Officer:Iwonderifyou'dmindtellingmeyourfullnameplea,MissHoward?

Woman:MirandaHoward.

Officer:,youwereanEnglishmajor,weren'tyou?

Woman:Yes,that'atedfromNewHampshireSateCollege.

Officer:Whenwasthat?

Woman:In1997.

Officer:Soyou'vebeenoutofschoolforabout5years?

Woman:Right.

Officer:Andcouldyoutellmewhatkindofofficeexperienceyou'vehad?

Woamn:Well.I'mworkingforBritainAirlinesatthemoment.

Officer:Andwhatdoyoudothereexactly?

Woman:I'minfinancialdepartment.

Officer:longhaveyoubeenwiththem?

Woman:Forfouryears.

Officer:Andwouldyoumindtellingmeyourprentsalary?

Woman:Forfouryears.

Officer:Andwouldyoumindtellingmeyourprentsalary?

Woman:I'mmakingfifteenhundredamonthatprent.

Officer:Fifteemhundred?,well,youhavereadthejobdescriptionforthisposition.

(2)WangLin,astudentfromChina,istellingGeorge,anEnglishfriend,whyhecametostudy

architectureinEngland.

George:Whatdidyousayyouweregoingtotakeupasacareer?

Wang:ly,I'vealreadystarted.

George:Whatareyougoingtodowhenyoufinish?

Wang:Oh,'sagreatdealofscopeforarchitectsin

mycountryandalotofufulworktobedone.

George:WillyouneedEnglishinyourjob?

Wang:I'llbeufulinmanywaysbecauthere'salotaboutarchitecturewritteninEnglishand

besiu

atteninternationalconferences,Englishissooftentheofficiallanguage.

George:Whatmadeyoudecidetochooarchitectureasacareer?

Wang:Well,IwasgoodatMathsandArtatschoolandIthinkIhadacertainfeelingfordesign.

AndIalsosuppomypersonalqualitiesmademechooarchitecture.

(3).

Moore:Let'sdiscussyoureducationalbackground,ealawmajor,weren't

you?

White:'ybestsubjectatcollege.

Moore:ldyoutellmewhatkindofworkexperienceyou'vehad?

White:'salawfirminchicago.

Moore:Andwhenwasthatexactly?

White:From1993to1996.

Moore:Uhhuh.

White:BeforethatIworkedforSoftLogicComputerCo.,Ltd.

Moore:Well,,outellmewhatkind

ofsalaryyouareexpecting?

White:Well,inmylastjobIwasmaking$standthathtispositionhasa

startingsalaryofaround$2000amonth.

Moore:That'sright.

White:Thatwouldbefinewithme.

Moore:Isthereanythingyou'dliketoaskaboutthejob?

White:Yes.I'dliketoknowifthecompanyprovidesopportunitiesforfurthereducation.

Moore:loyeesareallowedtotakeupsixhoursaweekatfullpay,toattendcollege

cours.

White:That'sgreat!

Moore:Anythingel?

White:No,notatthistime.

Moore:Well,we'llcallyouthisweek.

White:ciateyourtalkingwithme.

(4)Thefollowingmonologueisabouttheentertainmentprofession.

Theentertainmentprofessionor"showbusiness"attrctsmanyyoungpeople,butonlyfew

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agoodmanager,nisimportantinthisbusiness,too.

Aperformermustchangehis"act"truefor

actors,dancersandcomedians,ngerhastoworkvery

enhehassucceeded,andhisrecordsaresoldeverywhere,be

mustworkharderthanevertostaypopular,becautherearealways

eof

nlyrelaxwhenheisalone,becaueverythinghe

doesiswatchedandreportedinthespecialnewspaperwritenforthe"fans".Thefansarethemost

ycanbe

annoying,mestheirenthusiasmgetssohystericalthattheydoanythingotgeta"

souvenir".Theystealhankerchiefs,theytearoffbuttons,andtheyevencutoffpiecesofthe

unfortunatesinger'ngershavebeenforcedtohide,andsomewhohavenotbeenso

luckyotescapeevenhavebeenstrippedpracticallynakedbytheirfans.

2Passage

HowtoWriteaWinningResume

There

hefamiliar"tombstone"thatlistswhereyouwenttoschoolandwhereyou

eriswhatIcallthe"functional"resume--descriptive,

funtoread,uniquetoyouandmuchmorelikelytolandyouaninterview.

It'shandytohavea"tombstone"spectiveemployersthrowaway

mostofthounrequested"tombstone"lists,preferringtointerviewthequickratherthanthe

dead.

Whatfollwsaretipsonwritingafunctionalreumethatwillgetread--aresumethatmakesyou

comealiveandlookinterestingtoemployers.

Putyourlffirst:Inordertowritearesumewhichotherswillreadwithenthusiasm,youhave

tofeelimportantaboutyourlf.

Sellwhatyoucando,notwhoyouare:Practicetranslatingyoupersonalitytraits,character,

accomplishments,reatleastfivethousandskillareasin

theworldofwork.

Tootyourownhorn:ink

theyhavenoneatall!Buteveryonedoes,andoneofyoursmayjustbetheticketanemployer

wouldbegladtopunch--ifonlyyoushowit.

Bespecific,beconcrete,andbebrief!

Turnbadnewsintogood:avetomention

yours,lookforthepositiveside.

Neverapologize:Ifyou'rereturningtotheworkforceafterfifteenyearsasaparent,simply

writeashortparagraph(summaryofbadkground)'t

apologizeforworkingatbeingamother:it'avenospecialtraining

orhighereducation,justdon'tmentioneducation.

Howtopsychyourlfup:Thecretistothinkaboutthelfbeforeyoustartwritingabout

urorfivehousrsoffnotnecessarilyconcutive,andsimplywritedownevery

'tworryatfirst

tudyyourlist,youwill

comeclortothemeaning:udiscoverpatterns,give

namestoyourclusterofaccomplishments(leadershipskills,budegetmanagementskills,child

developmentskills,etc.).Trytolistatleastthreeaccomplishmentsunderthesameskillsheading.

akefourdraftsormore,andweveral

weeks,beforeyou'rereadytoshowittoastranger(friendsareusuallytookind)forareaction.

Showsanemployerthatyouregardjobhuntingasriouswork.

3SupplementaryReading

LearntoLoveYourJob

Isyourjobrunninyouoverlikealawnmower?Youspendtoomuchtimeatworktobe

hmadness!Youcangothroughbyputtingthefollowingadviceintoaction.

BeHomestwithYourBossYourbossmaybetalentedandinspirational,butprobablynota

refrustratedatwork,sshasarightotkhowifyouare

feelingundervalued,burnedout,ordesperatelyinneedofadon'tsoundwhinyorhopelessly

osscan

achance,andbehonestinyour

dissussion.

LettheJobBringoutYourBestIfyouhaveajobthatmatchesyourskillspoorly,youwillend

mple,overted,quietpersonislikelyto

bshouldfitlikeaglove,notforceyou

ingjobscaustress,accordingtopsychologistBillGawford,

stressisasignalthatsomethingneedstochange."Sufferingiswhenwedon'tmakethechange,"

Crawfordexplains,"oftenwedon'tlistentothesignalofstessinourlivesuntilitbecomesa

vereproblem."Ifyourjboisnotfulfilling,cechangesarenotalways

withstrongfinancialanalysisskillwhowaxperienceinggreatjob

pturedhisloveformusicbyacceptingajobasCFOforasymphony

ove!

AcknowledgeYourAngerIfyourreallyhateyourjob,it'slikelyyouarefiredupabout

e

Weisinger,thereare5mainanger-provokingworksituations:(1)ng

acceptedbyyourpeersverelylimitshoweffectiveyoucanbeonthejob,andshakesyour

fundamentalneedforacceptance.(2)kingbossareinfuriating.(3)Not

yourbestandit'sneveracknowledged.(4)Beingmalignedby

ictimizedbyfalrumorsisaconsistentangerarour.(5)Incompetent

ictimizedbyfalrumorsisaconsistentangerarour.(5)

incompetentbosscanstifleyourenthusiasmandtorpedoyourchancesforjobsatisfaction.

GetRidofGrudgesWhenpeopleworktogether,hurtfeelings,misunderstandings,andcross

remistreatedatwork,you'ful:

youhavebeentreatedunfairly,youcan

racticingforgivenessmaybethelastthingyouwanttodo,itisoften

ersmaynotderveyourkindness,butyou'ivingabusivejerks,

,youcanquityourjobinahuffandekgreener

lacewherepeopletreatyouwithtehlove,andrespectthatyou

?Wrong!Youwillfind"challenging"stlook

'dbebetterofffindingwaystoliveinpeacewithpeople

withvariousvaluesystems.

Aboveallel,ckisto

gthetipsintopracticewillhelpyougaingreater

nyouconsiderthathappyemployeesaremorelikelytogetalong,

isn'tthatagoalworthsmilingabout?