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深圳职业技术学院应用外国语学院综合教程3Unit1InternshipUnit1InternshipUnit1InternshipPartCPartBPartALeadinTextExerciseToolkitWorkplaceSkillsLeadinTextExerciseWritingWorkshopTask2Task1Task3PartALeadinTask1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.1.Doyouplantolookforaninternship?2.Whatistherelationshipbetweenundergraduateinternshipandcareeropportunities?PartALeadinCues:enrichschoollife,experience,meetnewpeople;time,studyCues:experience,skills,personalconnections,opportunitiesTask1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.1.Doyouplantolookforaninternship?2.Whatistherelationshipbetweenundergraduateinternshipandcareeropportunities?PartALeadinYes,Iplantodothat,becauseitcanenrichmyschoollife.Besides,Icangainsomeworkexperienceandmeetmanypeopleatwork.No,Idon’tthinkso,becauseIdon’thavesomuchtime,andIwanttoconcentrateonmystudyoncampus.Frominternshipswenotonlygainworkexperienceandlearnusefulskills,butalsobuildupourpersonalconnections,whichcouldmeanmoreopportunitiesforfuturejobs.Task2Listentothefollowingshortdialoguesandfillintheblanks.Dialogue1M:Morning,Sophia.Therewasanon-campus________yesterday,right?W:Yes.Youweren’tthere?M:Sadly,no.Iwas______________.Mymothergotill.W:Sorrytohearthat.Wishheraquick___________.M:Thanks.Bytheway,anygoodnewsaboutyourjobsearchyesterday?W:No.Igot___________byacompany,whichIlikeverymuch,butitturnedoutthattheyneededagraduatewithrelevantworkexperience.M:Isee.Buthaven’tyoudoneanypart-timejobortakenany_________before?W:HowIwishIhad.PartALeadinjobfairinthehospitalrecoveryinterviewedinternshipTask2Listentothefollowingshortdialoguesandfillintheblanks.Dialogue2M:Hey,Lucy.W:Youlooksohappy.Tellmeaboutit.Don’tkeepme__________,OK?M:Hah…It’sactually___________.IgotaninternshipwithHuaweiTechnologies,andI’mgoingtherenextMonday.W:Wow…Goodforyou.Congratulations.M:Thankyou.ButI’mabit__________.I’mnotsureifIcandoitwell.W:Takeiteasy.Youjustneedtobeanactive_________andtrytogetyourself___________.M:That’sit?Really?OK,I’lldomybest.Wishmeluck.W:Mmm,I’msureyouwilldoabrilliantjob.Goodluck.PartALeadinguessingnobigdealworriedlearnerinvolvedTask3Discussthefollowingquestions.1.Doyouthinkitnecessaryforgraduatingstudentstotakeinternships?Why?2.Whatdoyouthinkofunpaidinternship?PartALeadinCues:put…intopractice,experience,employmentCues:legal/illegal,observe/learn/work1.Doyouthinkitnecessaryforgraduatingstudentstotakeinternships?Why?2.Whatdoyouthinkofunpaidinternship?Task3Discussthefollowingquestions.PartALeadinYes,Ido.Inaninternship,wecanputwhatwehavelearnedintopracticeandgainworkexperience,whichwillbenefitusinfutureemployment.a.Ithinkanunpaidinternshipmayimpressemployersbecauseitshowsthatyouareinterestedingainingexperience,ratherthanjustmakingsomemoney.b.Ithinkit’sillegal,becauseinterns,insomecompanies,areassignedparticularworktodo.Andtheyshouldbepaid.Internship:ProsandCons1Ah,theCatch22ofbeingagraduate—thesamestoryyou’relikelytoheartimeandagain.2Employerswantyoutohaveexperience.Buthowcanyougetthatexperienceunlesssomeoneemploysyou?PartATextPartATextWorkexperienceseemstheobviousanswerandthat’swhereinternshipscancomeinhandy.Whilegeneralworkexperiencecanbeanykindofemploymentwhereyoucangainvaluabletransferable“soft”skills(likecommunicationandorganization),internshipstendtobemorespecificinthefieldyoueventuallywanttomoveinto.Lotsofcompaniesarenowlookingforinternsandthey’renotalwaysadvertised.Havealookatthetopcompaniesinthefieldyou’relookingtomoveintoandgivetheirrecruitmentdepartmentacalltoseeifthey’relookingforinterns.Otherwise,youcouldsendspeculativeCVsoutexplainingwhatyou’reafterintermsofexperience.Somecompanieshavestructuredprogrammeswhileother,usuallysmaller,businesseswillaskforinternsassomeoneextra.Manypeoplearewillingtohelp,particularlyifyou’reastronggraduatewho’sdrivenenoughtoseekoutpositionsinthefirstplace.PartATextPartATextInrecentmonthstherehavebeenallsortsofstoriesaboutwhetherunpaidinternshipsarelegal.Asthedemandforinternshipshaveincreasedsincetherecessionmadefindingajobmuchharderforgraduates,morecompanieshavestartedtoofferunpaidinternships,orthoseonlycoveringexpenses.Althoughinternsdon’thaveanyparticularlegalprotectionatthemoment,thedefinitionoflegalworkincludeshavingsethours,beingengagedinataskforanextendedperiodoftimeandbeinggivenadefinedroleratherthanjustobserving.…PartAText…Anyonewhofallsunderthisisentitledtothenationalminimumwage.3Thismeansthatasaninternyoushouldn’tbegivenyourownworkload.Instead,you’remoreofanobserver,shadowingamemberofstaffandlearningthetrade—althoughsometasksareacceptableasawayoftrainingyouandteachingyouvaluableskills.PartATextThewholepointofaninternshipistogainexperience,makecontactsandgainreferences.4Aslongasyouuseyourcommonsenseanddon’tfeellikeyou’rebeingtakenadvantageofwithlongunpaidperiodsofworkinghard,thenyoucanreallybenefitfromaninternshipwithacompany.Althoughlegallyyoudon’thavetoworksethours,5youstillwanttocreateagoodimpressionandwaltzinginandoutwhenyoupleaseisn’tthebestwaytodothat.6…PartAText…Instead,ifyouare