Unit 1(Planning Your Future Career)

高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（上）INTEGRATEDCOURSE2020/3/422020/3/42Unit1Unit1Planningyourfuturecareer2020/3/432020/3/43ContentStartingoutReadingFocusReadingMorePracticalTranslationFocusedWritingFinalProject2020/3/442020/3/44Task1StepOneWorktogetherwithyourpartnerandfillinthetablewiththeattributesthatyouthinkmakeagoodemployerandagoodemployeeonpage2.Startingout—Task12020/3/452020/3/45Reference:AgoodemployeeCommontobothAgoodemployerastrongsenseofresponsibilitygoodhealthgoodverbalskillsloyaltytoandrespectforemployersbeingintelligentandcreativedecisivenessdiligenceasenseofhumorassertivenessobediencegreatcommunicationskillsgoodabilityoffinancialmanagementcooperativenessgoodabilityindealingwithinterpersonalrelationshipsStartingout—Task12020/3/462020/3/46StepTwoChoosethemostimportantthreeattributesforpeopleineachrole,andgiveyourreasons.Reference:employee:goodhealth,cooperativenessemployer:goodhealth,greatcommunicativeskills,***Goodhealthisthefoundationforcareerdevelopment,whateverroleoneplays.Foranemployee,cooperativenessensuresthesmoothprogressofaworkproject,sincemanyprojectsinvolvethecooperationofmanyworkers.Asanemployer,hemustbegoodatCommunicatingwithdifferentpeople,whichistheguaranteeofapleasantinterpersonalrelationshipinhisbusiness,alongwiththesuccessfulbuildingupofthesocialnetwork.Startingout—Task12020/3/472020/3/47StepThreeBasedonyourworkdoneintheprevioustwosteps,telleachotherwhatyouwouldliketobeaftergraduation,anemployeroranemployee?Givereasonsforyourchoice.Wordsorphrasesforyourreference:runabusiness,inpossessionofbusiness,betolerantofbeconsiderateof,ambitious,asenseofachievementmanage,endure,confident,good-tempered,cooperativeopen-minded,punctual,positive,flexible,generousStartingout—Task12020/3/482020/3/48Task2Readthefourcasesofjobhoppingonpage2andjudgewhethertheyarebeneficialordisadvantageoustothepersonsconcerned.Startingout—Task22020/3/492020/3/49Task3Readthefollowingtwopiecesofparentaladviceonpage3anddiscusswithyourpartnerwhichoneyouwouldfollow.Startingout2020/3/4102020/3/4101.Whateveryoudecidetodowithyourlife,makesureit’ssomethingpractical.Youwillwanttobeabletomakeagoodlivingforyourselfandyourfamily.2.Wedon’tcarewhatyousetouttostudy;justmakesureit’ssomethingyouenjoy.Startingout—Task32020/3/4112020/3/411JobmarketinUSThisyear’scollegegraduatesinUSarefacedwithahardtestofjobmarket.ListencarefullytoareportonthehighunemploymentrateforAmericanyouththissummeranddothefollowingexercise:Startingout2020/3/4122020/3/4121.Theunemploymentrateofpeopleat20to42agebracketinMaywas14.7%,fivetenthspercentagepointslowerthanthenationalrate.Correction:Theunemploymentrateofpeopleat20to24agebracketinMaywas14.7%,fivepercentagepointshigherthanthenationalrate.2.AccordingtoNACE,employmentsituationin2007wasmoreoptimistic,withmorecollegegraduatesfindingjobsandwithahigherstartingpaythaninthisyear.StartingoutFTExerciseDirections:Basedonthereportyou’vejustheard,tellwhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse,makecorrectionsiftheyarefalse.2020/3/4132020/3/4133.Takinganinternshipprogramisaneffectivewaytocatchpublicattention.Correction:Takinganinternshipprogramisaneffectivewaytogetnoticed,andthenajob.4.Jobmarketpredictionstellsthatinthenext8yearsgraduateswithadegreeinbiomedicalengineeringarepromisingtosecureagoodjob.5.SarahKramerfoundajobwithamajorITcompanyinWashington,afterapplyingtoaboutahundredandfifteenjobsandgoingonfiftyinterviews.Correction:SarahKramerfoundajobwithamajorconsultingcompanyinWashington,afterapplyingtoaboutahundredandfiftyjobsandgoingonfifteeninterviews.StartingoutFFT2020/3/4142020/3/414AudioscriptJobMarket—anExtraHardTestforNewCollegeGraduates10June2010ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEconomicsReport.Junemeansonemorebigtestformanystudentsfinishingcollege--atestofthejobmarket.Wishthemluck.Americansagetwentytotwenty-fourfacedanunemploymentrateinMayoffourteenandseven-tenthspercent.Thatwasfivepercentagepointshigherthanthenationalrate.Thisweek,FederalReserveChairmanBenBernankesaidhisbestguessisforacontinuedeconomicrecovery.Butthecentralbankchiefexpectsunemploymenttoremainhighforsometimebecauseofslowjobcreation.Sowheredoesthatleavethisyear'sgraduates?Startingout2020/3/4152020/3/415AudioscriptTheNationalAssociationofCollegesandEmployerssaysaboutone-fourthofthosewhoappliedforajobhavefoundone.NACEsaysthatisupalittlefromlastyear.Butthenumberisdownsharplyfromtwothousandseven,theyearbeforethefinancialcrash.Startingpayisalsodown.JoshSafrangraduatedfromAmericanUniversityinWashingtonwithabusinessdegree.Heisstilllookingforajob.(JOSHSAFRAN)Onceyougetnoticedbyacompany,itgetsaloteasier,butit’ssohardtogetnoticedbecausethere’ssomanypeoplelookingforsofewjobs.Onewaytogetnoticedisthroughaninternshipprogram,saysReubenSmith-Vaughn,anothergraduateofAmericanUniversity.Startingout2020/3/4162020/3/416Audioscript(REUBENSMITH-VAUGHN)IknowIpersonallygotmyjobthatway.Andthepeoplethatworkedtherebeforemegottheirjobsthatway.SoIthinkit’sakeywhengettingajob.Internshipsmayofferlittleornomoney.Somestudentsevenpayforthem.ButNACEsaysninety-twopercentoftheemployersitaskedhadplanstohi