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PassageAPassageBReturntoMenuUnit4PassageA•ThinkAboutIt•ReadAboutIt•TalkAboutIt•WriteAboutIt1.Doyouhaveanyworkexperience?Whatkindofworkdoyouthinkyouwouldenjoy?Open.Reference:2.Wheredidtheauthorgo?Whatdidtheauthordoandhowdidsheenjoyherworkexperiencethere?ShewenttoEnglandandworkedinabanknearBuckinghamPalace.Thepeoplewereniceandtheworkwasinteresting.Reference:3.Whatlessonsdidtheauthorlearnfromhertimeabroad?ShelearnedaboutBritishcultureandherownabilitytosucceedinanewsituation,andsheimprovedherrésumé.Reference:ReadAboutIt•LanguagePoints•ContentAwareness•LanguageFocusMarcela’sWorkExperienceIdecidedearlyinmycollegeyearsthatIwantedtoexperiencelivingabroadbeforeenteringthe“realworld”.Duringmysenioryear,whilemostofmyfriendswereinterviewingfor“realworld”jobs,IwasinvestigatinghowIcouldgotoworkinadifferentcountry.AtthatearlystageofmyinquiryIwasprettyopenaboutwheretogoandwhatkindofworktoundertake.MydesiretoliveabroadwassostrongthatIwaswillingtodoanythinganywhere.SoonIlearnedaboutBUNAC,aprogramthatseemedtobedesignedpreciselyforstudentswithsuchinterests.BUNACoffersworkvisasforstudentsorrecentgraduatestoworkoverseas.Ofthesixcountriesavailable,IchoseEnglandbecauseofthelanguageandopportunitiesforemployment.TwomonthsafterIgraduatedfromcollegeIcrossedtheAtlantic.ItraveledthroughoutEuropeforsixweeksbeforearrivinginLondon.IgottoLondononAugust24,lastyearwithaworkvisa,butnojoborplacetolive.Ihavetoadmititwasprettyscary!ThedayafterIarrived,IexperiencedmyfirstBritishholiday—BankHoliday,anationalholidaywhereeverythingisclosedfortheday.Itwasn’tuntilmythirddaythatIvisitedtheBUNACofficeandwentthroughorientation.AttheorientationIlearnedallaboutlivingandworkinginBritain;Ilearnedaboutgettingaroundinthecity,makingaCV(CurriculumVitae—aBritishrésumé),payingtaxes,gettinghealthinsurance,travelingaroundBritain,findingaccommodationsandmostimportantly,findingajob.IwasmostscaredaboutfindingajobsincemyfinancialresourceswererunninglowandIneededtogetapaychecksoon.ItturnsoutthatfindingajobwasjustaseasyasmakingaCV!TheBUNACprogramisverywell-knowninLondonandmanyemployersparticipateintheprogram.Asaresulttherearemanyemployersinmanydifferentfieldstochoosefrom.MyjobsearchbeganwhenIchosethreedifferentbusinessemployersandfaxedthemmycoverletter1andCV.ThatfirstweekIhadthreeinterviews.IacceptedmyfirstofferworkingforMerrillLynchInternationalBank.TheMerrillLynchofficeIworkedatwasinabeautiful,oldbuildinglocatedtwoblocksfromBuckinghamPalace.Thepeoplewereniceandtheworkwasinteresting.ItwaseasytoadjusttolifeinLondon.AndthereissomuchtoseethataftersixmonthsexploringIprobablycoveredonlyhalfofwhatIintended.WorkinginLondonhasmanyadvantages.Forone,Itrulygettolearntheculturebybeingimmersedinitsworkforce.MostofmycoworkerswereBritishsoIfeellikeIreallygottoknowandlearntheBritishculturethroughsuchahugeaspectofaBritishperson’sdailylife.Secondly,itisaneconomicalwaytoliveandtravelinanothercountrysincemostjobspayenoughtocoverrent,livingexpensesandsometravelexpenses.Andthirdly,Ihavethechancetogainvaluableworkexperienceandinternationalizemyrésumé.WorkinginLondonhasbeenthebestdecisionIhavemadesofar.Iwouldnothesitateforasecondtorecommendittoanyone!...Iwantedtoexperiencelivingabroadbeforeenteringthe“realworld”.Examples•IexperiencedmyfirstBritishholiday.•Youhavethechancetogainvaluableworkexperience.Note“experience”isusedasaverbhere,itmeanstosuffer,feel,orknow.Itcanalsobeusedasanoun,meaningknowledgeorskillwhichcomesfrompracticeratherthanfrombooks,orthegainingofit....beforeenteringthe“realworld”Examples•Wearesupposedtoworkoutanoutlinebeforewritingourcompositions(...beforewewriteourcompositions).•Theyweresoconfidentbeforehavingtheexam(...beforetheyhadtheexam),butafterittheyrealizedthattherewasstillmuchforthemtolearn.NoteThisisaprepositionalphrase.Wemayexpressthesameideabyusinganadverbialclause:“...beforeIenteredtherealworld.”...whilemostofmyfriendswereinterviewingfor“realworld”jobsParaphrase?Key...whiletheywerelookingforjobsandhavinginterviews....IwasprettyopenaboutwheretogoandwhatkindofworktoundertakeParaphrase?KeyIdidn’thaveaspecificideaastowheretogoandwhatkindofworktotakewhilefacingseveraloptions.openv.—notcompletelydecidedExamples•Let’sleaveitopen.•Trytokeepanopenmindonthesubjectuntilyouhaveheardallthefacts.undertakev.—totakeuporaccept(adutyorpieceofwork,esp.onethatisdifficultorneedseffort)Examples•Sheundertooktheresponsibilityforthechanges.•Thelawyerundertookthecasewithoutafee.learnabout—gettoknowabout,becomeinformedofExamples•IlikereadinghistoricalstoriesbecauseIlearnaboutthelivesthatpeopleledlongago.•Howdidyoulearnaboutourproduct?Itwasn’tuntilmythirddaythatIvisitedtheBUNACofficeandwentthroughorientation.Note“Itis/wasnot...until...”isanemphaticpattern.Examples•Itwasn’tuntil10o’clockthathecamebacktohisdorm.(At10o’clockhefinallycameback.)•Itwasn’tuntil10yearslaterthattheyfoundtheirlostson.(10yearslatertheyfinallyfoundtheirlostson.)orientationn.—anintroductionthathelpsoneadjusttonewsurroundingsorintroductoryinstructionconcerninganewsituationExamples•Theuniversityrequiredthatallnewstudentarrivee