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1Unit8-Conversation1Mark:Look,there'sacareersfaironattheExaminationSchools.Doyouwanttogo?Janet:Whathappensinacareersfair?Mark:Therearelotsofdifferentcompaniesandtheygiveyouinformationaboutcareers.advice,thatkindofthing.Janet:OK,I'llcome.Youcoming,Kate?Kate:Yeah,sure.ButI'vealreadydecidedonmycareer.Mark:Weknow.You'regoingtobeabrilliantlawyer.Kate:That'stheplan—I'mofftoalawfirmsoonasIgetmydegree.Janet:You'resolucky.IwishIknewwhatIwantedtodo.Kate:Didn'tyousaysomethingaboutteaching?Janet:Yes,I'mthinkingaboutit.I'mquiteattractedtoteaching.ButI'mnotreallysureyet.Kate:Well,you'vegotlotsoftime.Whataboutyou,Mark?Whatareyourplans?Mark:I'mgoingtorowforEngland.Kate:Seriously?Mark:No.Problemis,Ithinkifyouwanttobesuccessful,you'vegottoplanahead—startingattheageof12.Janet:Sowe'renotdoingverywell.Mark:No.Kate:So?Mark:Well...I'mthinkingofgoingintobusinessmanagement.It'sapossibility.Janet:Really?Mark:Yes.Kate:Hey,let'sgototheCareersFair.Itmightgiveyousomeideas.Janet:Itwasveryinteresting,wasn'tit?Youwerehavingalongconversationwiththatmanfromthelawfirm.Kate:Yes.Theysaidthere'sapossibilityofajobplacementasaninternoverthesummer.They'regoingtoletmeknowaboutit.Janet:Fantastic!Unit8-Conversation2Kate:YouknowthatjobplacementItoldyouabout—they'veaskedmetogoforaninterview.Janet:That'sbrilliant.When?Kate:Twoweeks'time...Interviewer:Sowhatmadeyoudecidetostudylaw,Kate?Kate:Anumberofreasons.Lawinterestsmealot.I'vegotagoodbrain,agoodmemory.AndI'dcertainlyliketodosomepart-timeworkforLegalAid.Andalso,Imustadmit,themoney'sgood.Interviewer:Well,thosearegood,honestanswers.Certainly,yourCV'sverygood.Iseemtorememberthatyouonlywanttheworkplacementforsixweeks.Isthatright?Kate:Yes,itis.Interviewer:Whyisthat?Kate:Well,tobehonest,I'mplanningtogobacktotheStatesandspendtimewithmyfamily.Interviewer:Ah,that'sunderstandable.Now,tellme,whatquestionsdoyouhave?Kate:I'vegotsomeideabutobviously,whatI'dliketoknowis,whatdoesthejobinvolve?Interviewer:Ofcourse.Well,forthefirstfewweeks,yourmainresponsibilitywouldbetoreadfilesandsummarizethem.We'dalsowantyoutodosomeresearchforus.Howdoesthatsound?Ratherboring?Kate:No,notatall.IthinkI'dlearnalot.Interviewer:Good,well...you'llbetakingyourfirstyearexamssoon,won'tyou?Kate:Yes,inafewweeks'time.Interviewer:Well,providedthey'reOK,Ithinkwecansayyou'rein.Kate:Thankyou—that'swonderful!Kate:Hey,guesswhat?Janet:What?Kate:They'veacceptedme.IstartattheendofJune.Janet:Welldone!Unit8-OutsideviewEveryyear,millionsofyoungpeopletaketimeouttohelpothersasvolunteers.Manyofthemdothisduringagapyearbetweenfinishingschoolandstartinginhighereducation.Volunteerslearntosolveproblems,worktogetherasateamanddeveloptheirpersonalities.Communitiesinneedgethelptheycouldn'taffordtopayfor.InBritain,oneofthemainagenciesforvoluntaryworkisRaleighInternational.Itarrangesforthousandsofpeople,agedbetween17and25,tohelpoutintheirowncountryorabroad.Thisgroupof100peoplehasjustarrivedatthebasecampinCostaRica.Inthenexttenweeks,theyaretakingpartinthreedifferentprojects.Oneoftheprojectsisenvironmental,onecommunity-basedandoneanadventureproject.Butfirst,theyhavetrainingfortheconditionstheywillencounter.FortheenvironmentalprojectatCuru,thevolunteersaregoingtohelptobuildanartificialreeffromrecycledmaterials.Thisformsaprotectiveenvironmentforthefishtobreedandfeed.Ithelpsthelocaleconomyofcommercialfishingandprotectsthenaturalreefsfromover-fishinganddestruction.Thecommunityprojectisinoneofthepoorestruralareasintheworld.InthevillageofElPorvenir,volunteersaregoingtomakebricks.They'regoingtohelptobuildastorehousefortheimportantsesamecrop.Iftheyhavemorestorage,thevillagerswillbeabletomakemoremoneyfromsellingsesame.Volunteersalsotakepartinasurvivalactivity.Tomorrow,thisgroupistrekkingtothesummitofCostaRica'shighestmountain,MountChirripo.Attheendofthetenweeks,thevolunteersareproudthattheireffortshavehelpedtoimprovethelivesofthepeopleandtheenvironmentofCostaRicaandNicaragua.Unit8-Listeningin2NewsreportAsurveyofmorethan14,000UKresidentshasrevealedthatbeinganauthoristhemostdesiredjobinBritain.Sixtypercentofadultswouldliketowriteforaliving,followedby54percentwhowanttobealibrarianand51percentwhowanttobeanacademic.Thesurveyshowsthatpeoplepreferliteraryjobstojobsinmedicine,filmandinvestmentbanking,whichmaybesurprisingtosomesinceliteraryjobsoftendonotpayaswellasotherprofessions.TheaveragesalaryforprofessionalauthorsinBritainis£11,000,whichislessthantheminimumincome.Librariansmakebetween£19,500and£29,500annually,dependingonthetypeoflibraryoneworksin.However,it’snotasecurejobbecausethegovernmentisplanningtoclosemorethan10percentofBritishlibraries,whichmeansmanylibrarianjobswillbecut.Academicscanearnmore,dependingontheirexperienceandlevelofeducation.1.WhatisthemostdesiredjobinBritain?2.WhatdowelearnaboutliteraryjobsinBritainfromthenewsreport?Passage1Speaker1Sohow'sitallgoing?Speaker2Well,secondyearexamsareintwoweeks,soit'sallgoatthemoment.Speaker1It'snotgoingtoeaseup!SowhatcanIdoforyou?Speaker2Well,nextyear'smyfinalyearandIneedtothinkseriouslyaboutmycareer.Speaker1Iwouldagreewithyouthere.Let