Unit 1 Careers

Unit1CareersQuotationNothingwillworkunlessyoudo.MayaAngelouUSauthorFormanypeopleajobismorethananincome–it'sanimportantpartofwhoweare.MorequotationsaboutcareerThinknotofyourselfasthearchitectofyourcareerbutasthesculptor.Youhavetodoalotofhardhammering,chiseling,scrapingandpolishing.Whatistherecipeforsuccessfulachievement?Tomymindtherearejustfouressentialingredients:Chooseacareeryoulove,giveitthebestthereisinyou,seizeyouropportunities,andbeamemberoftheteam.OverviewVocabulary(Careermoves)Listening(Discussingwaystoimproveyourcareer)Reading(Tenwaystoimproveyourcareer)LanguageReview(Modals1:can,could,would)Skills(Telephoning:makingcontact)CaseStudy:Fast-TrackInc.StartingupDiscussthesequestions.A1.Howambitiousareyou?Doyoulikeambitiouspeople?2.Doyouhaveacareerplan?Wheredoyouwanttobein10years’time?3.Whichwouldyouprefertodo? Workforonecompanyduringyourcareer Workforseveraldifferentcompanies WorkforyourselfBWhichofthefollowingareasdoyouworkin(orwouldyouliketoworkin)?Sales&MarketingAdministration&PersonnelFinanceProductionManagementR&DStartingupYoushouldgivefullreasonsforyourchoice.CWhatshouldyoudotogetaheadinyourcareer?ChangejobsoftenAttendconferencesNetworkWorkhardStudyextraqualificationsGethelpfromothersAttractyoursuperiorsBeenergetic&enthusiasticSupplementaryReadingCareerbreakisaperiodoftimeoutfromemployment.Traditionally,thiswasformotherstoraisechildren,butitisnowusedforpeopletakingtimeoutoftheircareerforpersonalorprofessionaldevelopment.Acareerbreakisusuallybetweenonemonthandtwoyearslong.Sixmonthsto2yearsisthemostcommonperiodoftimeforacareerbreak.Thecareerbreakhasgrowninpopularityoverthelastfiveyears,with75%oftheBritishworkforcecurrentlyconsideringacareerbreak.Around90,000professionalsareestimatedtotakeacareerbreakeveryyear.ItismostcommonintheUK,whereitgrewoutofthegapyearconcept.Thecareerbreakissometimesreferredtoasan'adultgapyear',whichreflectsthecommitmenttowardsdevelopingskillsandgainingexperiencewhileoutoftheworkforce.HowtomakeyourcareermoveDon'tpickajob.Pickaboss.Yourfirstbossisprobablythebiggestfactorinyourcareersuccess.Abosswhodoesn'ttrustyouwon'tgiveyouopportunitiestogrow.Abosswho'stooeasyonyouwon'tdriveyoutoimprove.Whenyouacceptyourfirstjob,you'rehiringatutortoteachyouaboutwork.Besuretohirewisely.Overtime,themostimportantskillforadvancingyourcareerislearninghowtoworktoanagendaratherthantoaschedule.Asuccessfulbusinesspersonalwayskillsmorethanonebirdwithonestone.Figureoutwhatneedstohappen,thenfindwaystomakeithappen.A30-secondelevatorexchangecanbeasproductiveasaone-hourmeeting,butonlyifyouknowinadvancewhatyouneedfromtheencounter.WilliamRaduchelVicePresidentofSunMicrosystemsPattyStonesiferPresidentandChairmanGatesLibraryFoundationRedmond,WashingtonIleftagreatjobasheadofinteractivemediaatMicrosoftforonereason:thepassionwasgone.Mypocketbook,ego,andsenseofexcitementwerebeingsatisfied,butInolongerhadpassionforthechallengesIfacedeachday.LotsofpeoplethoughtIwascrazytowalkawayfromitall.ButIfeltlikeajuggler--managingprojects,budgets,andpeople.EventuallyIfoundmydreamjob.Italignsmypersonalexpertiseandgoalswithanopportunitytoputtechnologyinthehandsofpeoplewhootherwisewouldnothaveaccesstoit.Nomatterhowhighyourcareerregistersontheconventionalcharts,you'vegottolistentoyourheart.CareermovesVocabularyAThephrasesbelowallincludetheword‘career’.Matchthemtotheircorrectmeaning.1careermove2careerbreak3careerplan4careeropportunitiesa)chancestostart/improveyourcareerb)Ideasyouhaveforyourfuturecareerc)somethingyoudoinordertoprogressinyourjobd)periodoftimeawayfromyourjobto,forexample,lookafteryourchildrenBCompletethefollowingsentenceswiththeverbsfromthebox.maketakehavedecideoffer Employeesinlargemultinationals________excellentcareeropportunitiesiftheyarewillingtotravel.2.Somepeople________acareerbreaktodosomethingadventurouslikesailingroundtheworldorgoingtrekkinginIndia.3.Onewayto________acareermoveistojoinasmallbutrapidlygrowingcompany.4.Certaincompanies________careeropportunitiestothelong-termunemployedortopeoplewithoutformalqualifications.5.Ambitiouspeopleoften________onacareerplanwhiletheyarestillatschooloruniversity.Lookatthegroupsofwordsbelow.Crossoutthenounornounphrasewhichdoesn’tgowiththeverbineachgroup.1.makeafortune4.doresearchprogressamistakealivingajobatrainingcourseyourbest2.getprogress5.takeapensionapromotiontimeoffthesackearlyretirementanine-to-fivejobabreak3.earnabonus6.workflexitimeapart-timejobanti-socialhoursmoneyovertime40thousandanofficejobCVocabularyCareermovesGoranis59,buthedoesnotwantto_____________.Infact,heistakingonmorework!Whenyou____________,youcanarrangeyourownschedule,sothisisveryconvenientwhenyouhavechildren.Lukeisquiteambitiousanddoesnotwanttobeasalesassistantallhislife.Infact,hehopesto__________verysoon.Mostuniversitylectureshaveto__________intheirspecialistarea.Inadditiontoyoursalary,youwill__________forachievingmonthlytargets.VocabularyDCompleteeachsentencewiththeappropriateformofawordpartnershipfromExerciseC.takeearlyretirementworkflexitimegetapromotiondoresearchearnabonusCareermoves 他凭借在电脑业的发展赚了钱。 我上学期英语学习有了很大进步。 他靠卖矿泉水谋生。 她因工作现出色获得提升。 毕业以后，他在一家广告公司找到一份朝九晚五的办公室工作。 她因工作表现不佳被解雇了。 John靠周末加班挣了一笔奖金。 人人都想轻轻松松挣大钱。 他刚找到一份工作，年薪4万。10.Henry是大学教授，做环境研究。11.别再责怪她了，她已经尽力了。12.我只是做自己的工作，别无他求。13.你如果累了就休息一下。14.她因健康原因提前退休了。15.我们有十分钟的课间休息。16.员工们要求实行弹性工作时间。17.这份工作还可以，但我就没时间与人交往了。18.我几乎每天都要加班。Translationexercise1.Hehasmadeafortunewithacareerincomputers.2.ImademuchprogressinmyEnglishstudieslastterm.3.Hemakesalivingbysellingmineralwaters.4.Shegotapromotionforherexcellentperformance.5.Aftergraduation,hegota9-to-5clericaljobinanadvertisingcompany.6.Shegotthesackforpoorperformance.7.Johnearnedabonusbyworkingonweekends.8.Everyonewantstoearnbigmoneyinaneasyway.9.Hehasjustgotajob,earning$40,000peryear.10.Henryisaprofessor,doingresearchonenvironment.11.Don’tblameheranymore.Shehasdoneherbest.12.I’mjustdoingmyjob.That’sit.13.Ifyouaretired,youcantakesometimeoff.14.Shetookearlyretirementforhealthreasons.15.Wetakea10-minutebreakbetweenclasses.16.Theemployeeswanttoworkflexitime.17.ThejobisOK,butI’vetoworkveryanti-socialhours.18.Ihavetoworkovertimealmosteveryday.KeytotranslationexerciseVocabularyCareermovesReadingTenwaystoimproveyourcareerADiscussthesequestionsinpairs.1.Whathelpswhentryingtomoveaheadinyourcareer?Personalfactors:ambition,motivation,willingnesstosuccess,confidence,expertiseknowledgeandskills,clearcareerplan,etc.Workplacefactors:goodinterpersonalrelations,goodpersonalcredit,promotionopportunity,etc.2.Whatpracticaladvicecouldyougivetosomeonewhowantstogetaheadintheircareer?Makealistofthreetofivepoints.a.Haveaclearcareergoalandadetailedcareerplan;b.Keeplearningexpertiseknowledgeandupgradeyourself;c.Getwellalongwithyourcolleaguesandyoursuperior;d.Evaluateyourperformancefromtimetotime.ScanthearticlequicklytofindoutifanyofthepointsyouhavelistedinExerciseAarementioned.ReadingTenwaystoimproveyourcareerBCDecidewhichtipeachofthefollowingsentencescouldbeaddedto. Thesearealsoagreatwaytonetworkwithinfluentialpeople. Eachday,takeasmallstepthatbringsyouclosertothattarget. Ifyourbossrefuses,askhimorherwhatyouneedtoachieveinordertoqualifyforone. Itwillalsoestablishyouasateamplayerwithinthecompany. Payattentiontoeverysingletaskthatyoudo. Youmaydiscoverasecrettalentorahiddenpassion.468527Matchtheverbs(1-5)withthenounphrases(a-e)toformexpressionsfromthearticle.toreachtogetaheadtoevaluatetodeservetomasterapromotionaskillagoalinone’scareerone’sprogressReadingTenwaystoimproveyourcareerDEInpairs,discusswhichthreeofthetentipsinthearticlearethemostimportant.Listentotwopeople,DebbieandNikola,discussingTenWaystoImproveYourCareer.Completethetablebelowwiththenumberofthethreetipstheyconsiderthemosthelpful.ListeningImprovingyourcareerA617647BDiscussthesequestions. WhatdoyouthinkistherelationshipbetweenDebbieandNikolar?Why? Inyouropinion,wherearetheyfrom,andhowoldarethey? Debbie Nikola 1 Tipno.____ Tipno.____ 2 Tipno.____ Tipno.____ 3 Tipno.____ Tipno.____Listentotheseextractsfromthediscussionandcompletethem.DebbieIfyouwanttomoveaheadinyourcareer,youalsoneedtoevaluateyourprogressregularly.Ifyoudothat,yougetabetterideaof__________________,andalsooftheareasthatyouneedto___________.DebbieWhenachallengepresentsitself,youhaveto__________.Ifyouplayitsafeallthetime,ifyoujustsettle_____________,you’llnevermoveaheadinyourcareer.NikolaIfyoualwaysdowhatyou’vealwaysdone,you’llonlyget______________________.ListeningImprovingyourcareerCDLookatNikola’scommentinExerciseC.Doyouagreewithit?Why(not)?Whatyou’regoodatworkontakeitonintoaroutineWhatyou’vealreadygotModalverb:can(ability,requests&offer)MakearequestCanImakeaquickphonecallinyouroffice?Canyoutellmemoreaboutyourself?Couldyoupleasebookaflightticketforme?DescribeabilityIcanspeakEnglishandGerman.Icanplaythepianoandviolin.Icanworkonweekends.MakeanofferCanIhelpyouwithyourluggage?CanIgetyousomecoffee?Icanshowyouthewaytothelibrary.Icanposttheletterforyouonmywayhome.LanguagereviewARearrangethewordsin1to9tomakequestionsandthendecidewhethereachquestionisa)makingarequest,b)makinganofferorc)askingaboutability. GetyoucanIanything? detailscontactyourconfirmIcould? canyousoftwarepackageusethis? speaklanguagesanyotheryoucan? abouttellyoujobusyourpresentmorecould? tellyourcurrentsalarymeyoucould? wouldyouassoonaspossibleyourdecisionletusknow? startyouwhencan? Likecoffeesomemoreyouwould?CanIgetyouanything?(offer)CouldIconfirmyourcontactdetails?Canyouusethissoftwarepackage?Canyouspeakanyotherlanguages?Couldyoutellusmoreaboutyourpresentjob?Couldyoutellmeyourcurrentsalary?Wouldyouletusknowyourdecisionassoonaspossible?Whencanyoustart?Wouldyoulikesomemorecoffee?(request)(ability)(ability)(request)(request)(request)(ability)(offer)LanguagereviewBMatchthequestionsinExerciseAwiththeanswersbelow. It’s43thousand.6 Yes,Iuseitalotinmycurrentjob. Icanletyouknownextweek. Thankyou.Acoffee,please. Yes,theaddressisthesame,butmye-mailhaschanged. I’dlovesome.Thankyou. Well,I’mcurrentlyresponsibleforEuropeansales. Yes,IcanspeakFrenchandSpanish. Mynoticeperiodistwomonths.37129548LanguagereviewCompletethesesentenceswiththeappropriateform(positiveornegative)ofcan,couldorwould.I__________liketoworkovertime,evenifthepaywasverygood.I__________speakanyforeignlanguageswhenIwastenyearsold.I______useacomputerofcourse,butunfortunatelyI_____usespreadsheets.It’ssomethingIreallywanttolearn.Ifpossible,I_______liketoworkregularhours.Fiveyearsago,I_______speakEnglishatall.LanguagereviewCDTickthesentencesinExerciseCthataretrueforyou.Rewritetheotheronessoastomakethemtrue.Thendiscussyouranswersinpairs.WordStudy noticeperiod:Aperiodoftimebeforewhichanemployee,bycontractorbycourtesy,mustinformhis/heremployerofhis/herintentiontoleavethecurrentjob.Ifnospecificnoticeperiodissetinacontract,thenitisusuallyassumedtobetwoweeks. spreadsheets:acomputerprogramthatisused,forexample,whendoingfinancialorprojectplanning.Youenterdatainrowsandcolumnsandtheprogramcalculatescosts,etc.fromit.wouldn’tcouldn’tcancan’twouldcouldn’tSkillsTelephoning:MakingcontactGroupdiscussionAWhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkismosteffectiveforcommunication?Whichdoyouusemostoften?Why?A.TelephoneB.E-mailC.Face-to-faceWhatkindsoftelephonecallsdoyoumakeinEnglish?Whatusefultelephoneexpressionsdoyouknow?What’sthedifferencebetweenatelephoneconversationandaface-to-facetalk?Howcanyoumanagetosoundpleasantlyinaphonecall?HowcanyoumakeagoodfirstImpressionwhenmakingoransweringphonecalls?Whatcanmakeyoufeelunhappyorannoyedinaphonecall?Howcanyoutrytoavoiditwhentalkingonthephone?1.31.41.5AmancallsaboutajobadvertinCareersNow.Heisaskingforanapplicationform.Purpose:Dotheyknoweachother?No.Purpose:AmancallsAndreaaboutatrainingcourse.Andreaisnotthereandheleavesamessage.Dotheyknoweachother?No.Dotheyknoweachother?Purpose:DavephonesJohntogetthefaxnumberforWorkplaceSolutions.Yes,theyarecolleagues.SkillsTelephoning:MakingcontactBListentothreephonecallsandanswerthequestionsCListentoCall1againandcompletetheexpressions. CanItalkto…? Justamoment… I’llconnectyou. AmIspeakingtoCarmenDiaz?5.Yes,it’sme.6.ThereasonI’mcallingis…7.CanIhaveyournameandaddress?I’dliketospeakto…Thankyou._____________please.I’ll__________________________Hello.__________CarmenDiaz?___________Yes,I’m_____________youradvert________________________yournameandaddress?HoldonputyouthroughIsthatSpeakingphoningaboutCouldyougivemeSkillsTelephoning:MakingcontactHello_______________toAndrea,please?___________she’snothereatthemoment.CanI______a__________.Yes,please.___________JacquesfromIntec.________you________herIwon’tbeableto_________thetrainingcourseonSaturday.Shecan________me________.Ifthereisaproblem.I’m____01914980001.OK.Thankyou.Bye.DListentoCall2againandcompletethephrasesCouldIspeakI’mafraidtakemessageThisisCouldtellmakecallbackonSkillsTelephoningMakingcontactDave:Hi,John.Davehere.John:Oh,hello,Dave.Howarethings?/Howareyou?Dave:Fine,thanks.Listen,justaquickword/quickquestion.John:Yeah,goahead.Dave:Doyouthinkyoucouldgiveme/letmehavethefaxnumberforWorkplaceSolutions?Ican’tgetthroughtothem.Theirphone’salwaysbusy/engaged.John:I’vegotithere/rightinfrontofme.It’s02077564237.Dave:Sorry,Ididn’thear/catchthelastpart.Didyousay4227?John:No,it’s4237.Dave:Ok.Thanks.Bye.John:Noproblem/Don’tmentionit.Bye.EListentoCall3againandunderlinethephrasesthespeakeruses.SkillsTelephoningMakingcontactIdentifyyourself&yourcompanyGoodmorning/afternoon.VTS.CanIhelpyou?ThisisJacquesfromIntec.Hi,John.Davehere.Davespeaking.AskthecallertoidentifyhimselfHello.IsthatCarmenDiaz?Whoiscallingplease?AskforconnectionsI’dliketospeaktoCarmenDianzinHumanResources.CanIspeaktoAndrea,please?Couldyouputmethroughto…GivereasonsI’mphoningaboutyouradvertinCareersNow.I’mcallingtoaskabout…Take/leavemessagesI’mafraidshe’snothereatthemoment.CanItakeamessage?CouldyoutellherIwon’tbeabletomakethetrainingcourseonSaturday.Shecancallmebackifthere’saproblem.I’mon01914980001.MakerequestsCouldyousendmeanapplicationform,please?Couldyougivemeyournameandaddress,please?DoyouthinkyoucouldletmehavethefaxnumberforWorkplaceSolutions?SkillsTelephoningphrasesSkillsTelephoningphrasesRoleplayYoufoundthefollowingjobadvertisement.CallLochlinPlcandaskforLaurieThompson. askingforanapplicationform askingabouttheclosingdateforapplications. LochlinPlcSalesrepresentativesExcitingnewcareeropportunitiesfortherightpeopleHaveyougottherightqualitiesweneed?CallLaurieThompsonon02079464021formoreinformationFast-trackInc.BackgroundBoston,USACorporatetrainingvideos&ManagementtrainingcoursesItssubsidiaryinWarsaw,Poland,isnotoperatingwell:salesresultswerepoor&salesrevenuewas30%belowtarget.Reasons:unmotivatedstaff;noclearareadevelopmentstrategy;onlyafewsalescontractsAppointanewsalesmanagerCASESTUDY1 Company Fast-trackInc. Headquarters Products Problem SolutionCASESTUDY1NewvacancyAdvertisethevacancyinsidethecompany.IncreaseregionalsalesManagethesalesteamNaturalleader,energetic,enthusiastic,determined,confident&outgoingSalesability,leadership&interpersonalskills,academicbackground,numeracyskill,linguisticskill Advertisedposition SalesmanageratWarsawsubsidiary,Poland Recruitmentpolicy Responsibilities Requiredqualities RequiredskillsandabilitiesCASESTUDY1CandidatesforthepositionBarbaraSzarmachTadeuszVajdaEvaRheinbergerAmbitious:liketogettothetopCompetitive:liketowin;difficulttoworkwith,butcangetresults.Havealotofsalesexperience;agoodteamleader;likeorganizingpeople;afastlearnerAsafepairofhands;havegoodjudgment;wanttodoagoodjobforthecompany;plantoincreasesalesinthelongtermCASESTUDY1TaskWorkingroupsanddiscussthestrengthsandweaknessesofeachcandidateaswellaswhotoselecttofillthevacantposition.ThenwriteamemototheSalesDirector,explainingthereasonsforyourdecision.BarbaraSzarmachTadeuszVajdaEvaRheinbergerAmbitious:liketogettothetopCompetitive:liketowin;difficulttoworkwith,butcangetresults.Havealotofsalesexperience;agoodteamleader;likeorganizingpeople;afastlearnerAsafepairofhands;havegoodjudgment;wanttodoagoodjobforthecompany;plantoincreasesalesinthelongtermThankyou!