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L/O/G/OModule 1Module 1Working lifeWorking 1.1 Working life1.1 Working life4Vocabulary:Describing working life1235Reading:Attitudes to workGrammar:Gerund and infinitiveListening:The future of human Vocabulary Preparationself-employedlay offpediatricsflipsidepersonal summaryinterpersonal skillcovering lettercommunerule outpreconceive个体经商的解聘儿科相反情况，反面个人情况介绍（简历首段）人际交往技能附信，说明信市镇，公社排除，取消事先构成的看法Vocabulary1.What does this quotation mean to you?Describing working lifeLife is what happens to you while youre busy making other plans -John Lennon “Life is what happens to you while youre busy making otherplans.”I had planned to follow after my aunts footsteps and become a lawyer but I ended up in advertising.I had planned to shift careers but more than a decade later,I am still in the same job.I had planned to share many years with loved ones but they passed on earlier than The force of life is so strong that I can notcontrol the course of it and seem to bepredestined to suffer the arrangements or misfortunes of life even though we are busy making plans to change it.The attitude that we can preach that everything is about choice and that we can“take control of our lives and succeed”is overly simplistic.Some things are genuinelybeyond our control the behavior of others,natural disasters,unexpected illness or injuries all of which can influence our lives in dramatic Ways of workingWays of workingLive for the momentThink and plan for the futureWhat implication does this have for the kind of work you will do?Useful expressionsPeople who have their eyes and minds fixed upon the future are prone to be absent-minded about whats going on now.whats going on NOW is life.Most of the time the goals for future are not met.The plans dont work.People who have a mind so fixed on the future tend to ignore the beauty in the everyday life.Live for the moment.Appreciate every minute.Time is money,but money can never buy time.Life is short and time is swift.Life is unpredictable.Lost time is never found again.Tomorrow never comes.Never put off till tomorrow what you can do 2.Discuss these questions.How many jobs do you expect to have in your life?1-3,4-7,8 or moreWould you prefer to be self-employed or an employee?Why?In fifteen years time,do you expect to be working more or less than now?At what age do you expect to stop working?55,65,Useful expressionsI expect to have at least 5 jobs,because with age and experience,I may develop new interests and aptitudes,therefore,I may change my job accordingly.I cant expect to have only one job because nowadays the employment market is subject to change.I like changes,I like meeting different people and I want higher salary,so I may change jobs often until I find the job which can give me great job satisfaction.I want to be self-employed,because I dont want to work for somebody else.I want to be my own Useful expressionsIf Im self-employed,I can earn more money.I want to be an employee because I dont want to work long hours.In fifteen years time,people will work less because with the introduction of new technology into office work efficiency will be raised and time can be saved.People may tend to work more time because working hours will become flexible in fifteen years time,which will no longer be confined to 8 hours a 4.Make sentences with the words 4.Make sentences with the words you didnt use in Exercise 3 you didnt use in Exercise 3 I was driven to resign.He applied for a leave of absence.He paid$10 down payment and agreed to pay the rest in monthly installments.He was dismissed for being late.It takes patience to educate children.The world is changing,so peoples minds have to change with it.This factory employs many young workers.The newspaper staff always worked overtime.Im looking for a part-time job.We always go on holiday in JReadingReading:Attitudes to work Attitudes to work Describe the“entitlement generation”Compare your attitudes to work with your parents in the following aspect1.What is more important?salary,achievement,honor,pride2.What do you expect from the job?Remember:your attitude to work can define who you 6.Do you think that people starting work now 6.Do you think that people starting work now have a different attitude to work than their have a different attitude to work than their parents did?If so,in what ways?parents did?If so,in what ways?Useful expressionsBe willing/unwilling to work longer hours.Be more/less bent on the work.(dont)ask for extra pay for overtime work.(dont)follow orders.Want more benefits.Work is something that must be done whether one likes it or not.Performance doesnt matter.Be unwilling to give full 100 percent to every endeavor.Be less dedicated to work.Want spacious and comfortable working environment.Want paid holiday and flexible working hours.Stick to the same job.Job-hunt Voc&Special TermsVoc&Special TermsRadio sales(marketing)A radio sales person is commonly called a station account executive(AE).His job is to sell on-air radio advertising time,normally receiving from 10 to 20 percent commission on the total value of the advertising package Entitlement Generation 權利世代the group born between 1979 and 1994 who believe they are owed certain rights and benefits without further justification.Example:The entitlement generation expects higher salaries,flexible work hours,and ample time paediatrics(US pediatrics)n sing v branch of medicine concerned with children and their illnesses 儿科.Obstetrics and gynecology妇产科Internal medicine内科Surgery 外科Out-patient/in-patient department门诊部、住院部Emergency department急诊部Pharmacy dispensary药房Instant Gratification:The psychological concept of Instant Gratification refers to the idea that humans like to have what they want right now;not later and they dont want to wait.You will notice that products and services that promise instant push-button results tend to do well.Think Aspirin for pain and McDonalds for fast food.Humans are mostly short term and Instant Gratification orientated because if you value immediate results you stay Job Flexibility:job with flexible schedules.C.f.:nine-to-five schedule Flexibility options can include meal flexibility,part-time work,time for family responsibilities,number of vacation days each year,being allowed to leave work late or early,providing options for extended unpaid vacations,job sharing,and working from a remote location such as at Twenty-something二十几岁 His name is Bob something.他名字是鲍勃什么的Break ones back:work very hardBury themselves in a cubicle:involve oneself in or concentrate deeply on 8.Do you think the younger generation is spoiled and expects too much?Or do you think the older generations sacrificed their lives(and fun in their livers)for work?Useful expressionsThe younger generation is spoiled and premature.The younger generation indulges in Internet and is easy to lose their temper,and work-ships money and wants to be famous overnight.Grow up in a comfortable environment.Have experienced few hardships.Every demand should be met.The younger generation possesses strong technical skills and is more independent than the prior generations.Young men are willing to develop their skill sets and take on challenges and are very adaptive to job instability.Young men think more for themselves and do not blindly accept the ideas of their 8.Do you think the younger generation is spoiled and expects too much?Or do you think the older generations sacrificed their lives(and fun in their livers)for work?Useful expressionsThe young are better educated.They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy more freedom.The young would work best if they were given complete freedom and responsibility.The older generation saw work as the only source of self-fulfillment.The older generation spent all their time and effort in work.The older generation possessed a strong commitment to work.The older generation declared a higher priority for work over personal life.The older generation was willing to work hard to achieve goals set by their companies.The older generations working life could integrate well with their private life.There was neither relaxation nor entertainment for the older 9.What do the following phrases from the text mean?1little appetite for hard work not interested in working hard2Twenty-somethings people in their twenties3Instant gratification getting what you want as soon as you demand it4Coddling parents and colleges parents and colleges who overprotect and spoil young people5We were spoiled by your generation your generation gave us everything we wanted6Break our backs for you to work very hard for you 7Bury themselves in a cubicle to sit quietly in a little Grammar:gerund and infinitive3.Complete these sentences.1)When I retire,I plan to take up a new sport.2)I think Im quite good at persuading people to buy things3)Before attending a job interview,its worth researching the company.4)My job involves solving technical problems.5)When speaking English,I often have difficulty understanding native speakers.6)At work I feel satisfied if I manage to answer all my emails.7)For my summer holiday this year,I am considering renting a caravan.8)If I was offered more money,I would be willing to take on more responsibility.9)The hardest thing about starting a new job is getting used to doing things as others want them done.10)I get annoyed with colleagues if they fail to do their own job Brainstorm:What are the roles of HR department?Roles of HR?Roles of HR?to recruit and select potential employees,making employees aware of health insurance benefits,Keep a check on employees health and safety issues and approve employees maternity leaves,sick leaves,annual leaves Responsibility of paperwork for hiring or firing employees,Advertising prospective jobs,and taking interviews and selecting potential employees,Reviewing performance and assessing raise and promotions,Keep a guard on any kind of discrimination whether related to race,age,and color and employer abuses,sexual harassment or vocabulary-vocabulary-listeninglisteningnew recruits:新员工Flip side:(opposite side/negative side)senior management:高层管理(人员)School leaver:a person who has just left school,especially when they are looking for a job毕业生;离校生Dry up:(of any source or supply)no longer be available（指资源或供应）耗尽,枯竭 corporate university:is any educational entity that is a strategic tool designed to assist its parent organization in achieving its goals by conducting activities that foster individual and organizational learning and knowledge 企业大学In most cases,corporate universities are not universities in the strict sense of the word.The traditional university is an educational institution which grants both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in a variety of subjects,as well as conducting original scientific research.In contrast,a corporate university typically limits scope to providing job-specific,indeed company-specific,training for the managerial personnel of the parent Listening:The future of human resources6.Youve heard the priorities of HR managers.What are your priorities for your working life?Consider the following:flexible hoursworking environmentpaytrainingcareer Useful expressionsId like to have flexible working hours.With flexible working hours,I dont need to spend many hours a day in cars crawling along in traffic to get to the office many miles from home.With flexible working hours,I experience less stress,play less for gas,care maintenance and parking.With flexible working hours,I can work at my peak efficiency.With flexible working hours,I can take care of my children in the day,and work at Useful expressionsI think working environment is very important.Comfortable working environment can improve my work efficiency.With comfortable working environment,I feel more relaxed and more productive.Companies should provide safe working environment,in which employees health and life can be Useful expressionsThe paycheck is the greatest motivator for me.High salary can make me improve my work performance.With high pay,I can live comfortably and travel around the world.Training can provide me with job satisfaction.I think training is important,because it can increase my capacity to use new technology.Training can increase my job performance.Training can help me to handle new and more demanding Useful expressionsI would like to work in a company with good career prospects because I can be more motivated.Good career prospects provide opportunities for me to accept challenges and to shoulder responsibilities.Retirement is a major transition and a large expense for employees,so I think it deserves a lot of attention.If a company provides good retirement benefits,employees can be loyal.Nowadays,people have longer life expectancy,which means people may live in retirement for longer years.Thus it becomes very important for people to plan beforehand for their future healthy retirement Vocabulary:CVs and personal summaries1What do you call someone who?is employed by a firm employeeapplies for a job applicantis interviewed for a job intervieweeIs seeking(looking for)a job job seekerparticipates in something participanthas left university with a degree 2 Which applicants would you employ and why?1 This applicant is very confident,perhaps over confident and his/her claims are not backed by evidence.2This applicant seems to have the appropriate skills and experience,but what happened to his/her own company?If he/she is so successful why is he/she looking for work in another company?Did he/she go bankrupt?What type of company was it?3This candidate appears to be well qualified and seems modest,but Voc&Special TermsVoc&Special TermsA snapshot of(a candidate):a short description or a small amount of information that gives you an idea of what sth is like Personal summaries:a short para,usually the beginning of a CV,which summarizes the positive characteristics and skills of the applicant.个人情况介绍Pre-course experience(pre-session)：课前经验Back office team：后勤团队，后台团队，清算室Pilot project试点项目,试验计划 Verbal commendationcanton:n subdivision of a country,esp of Switzerland 州（尤指瑞士的）Migros:Migros公司(财富500强公司之一,总部所在地瑞士,主要经营零售)Commune:smallest unit of local government,with a mayor and council Voc&Special TermsVoc&Special TReading:The anonymous CVCV3 Underline which elements should definitely be included in a CV(the others are“optional extras”)?1 name 11 goals and objectives 2 address 12 education-primary,secondary,higher3 telephone No.13 other skills or qualifications4 email address (membership of associations,driving license)5 age/date of birth 14 employment historycompany,job title,6 sex responsibilities,results7 marital status 15 hobbies and interests8 nationality 16 languages9 personal summary 17 references10 personal qualities 18 personal Elements of ResumeElements of Resume HonorsAny awards,honors,or membershipsincluding special achievements in sports,clubs,orother school activities.ActivitiesPublic or campus activities,volunteer positions,and so forth.Certificates and Licenses PublicationsAn