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Part1HiringandfiringCategorizethefollowingverbstalkingabouthiringandfiring.hire/recruit/givenotice/dismiss/walkout/sack/fire/layoff/resigntakevoluntaryredundancy/employ/takesomeoneon/makeredundant1.Giveajob:takesomeoneon/recruit/employ2.Takesomeone’sjobaway:dismiss/sack/fire/layoff[下岗]/makeredundant3.Leaveajob:givenotice/walkout/resign/takevoluntaryredundancy/EmploymentPart2EmploymentcasestudiesListentofivespeakersdescribingwhathappenedtothematwork.MatchthespeakerstoactionsA-GEGCABPart3EmploymentissuesWorkinpairs.Taketurnstoaskandanswerthequestionsaboutemployment.(1)DoyouthinkitisunethicaltolieaboutyouqualificationsinyouCV?你认为对自己简历中的学历情况撒谎是一件不道德的事情吗？Manypeoplewillrespondthatitisunethical.However,itisalsoaculturalissuesincepeoplefromsomecountrieswouldtaketheattitudethatifitgetsyouthejobthenitisacceptable.Itmayalsobethecasethatanapplicantdoesn’thavetherightqualificationsbutisstillabletodothejobwell.(2)Whenamemberofstaffhasaproblematwork,howimportantisitforthemanagertodiscusstheproblembeforemakingafinaldecision?当一位员工在工作中出现问题时，经理在做出最终决定前与这位员工讨论这个问题有多么重要？Personally,Ibelieveitisveryimportantforthemanagertotalktothestaffmemberinquestionabouttheproblemandalsotoanyoneinvolvedsuchascolleaguesoftheperson.Inthiscase,thestaffmembercanfeelthatthefinaldecisionisfairforhimorhersincethemanagerhasalreadyknowntheoverallinformation.(3)Howcangoodcommunicationbetweenmanagersandstaffavoidpotentialproblemsatword?经理与员工之间良好的交流如何可以避免工作中出现潜在的问题？Goodcommunicationcanavoidproblemsbeforetheygetoutofcontrol.Staffproblemscanbecausedbyproblemsathomeordifficultieswithothermembersoftheteam.Byregularlytalkingtostaff,amanagermightbeabletopredictissuesevenbeforetheyariseandtakecorrespondingactions.(4)Ifsomeonegivestheirnotice,whatdoyouthinkisareasonableperiod?Oneweek?Towmonths?Whatwillitdependupon?你认为递交辞职申请提前多长时间比较合理？一周？两个月？到底取决于什么因素？Thiswilloftendependonthelevelofthepost.Seniormanagersmayoftenhavethreeorsixmonthsasanoticeperiodwhereasthebasicemployeemayonlyhaveaslittleasaweekinwhichtofindanewjob.(5)Whatisimportanttofindoutbeforeyoutakeanewmemberofstaffon?雇佣新员工前需要了解哪些信息？Weneedtoknowhisorherqualifications,references,personality,howtheyworkwithothers,reasonsforleavingtheotherjob,etc.(6)Whatarereasonablegroundsforfiringsomeone?Howmuchwarningshouldtheybegiveninsuchsituations?辞退员工的合理理由是什么？这种情况下应该给多少次警告呢？Manycompanieshaveapolicyofoneverbalwarning,awrittenwarningandfinallytheemployeeisfired.Thereasonablegroundsforfiringsomeonemightbevarious.Sexualharassment,latenessforworkorbeingcaughtusingtheInternetforpersonalusearelikelytobegroundsforsacking.sexualharassmentnoun[uncountable]sexualremarks,looks,ortouchingdonetosomeonewhodoesnotwantit,especiallyfromsomeonetheyworkwith性骚扰groundnoungrounds[plural]agoodreasonfordoing,believing,orsayingsomething［用复数词形］理由groundsfor(doing)somethingMentalcrueltycanbegroundsfordivorce.精神虐待可以成为离婚的理由。Therearestronggroundsforbelievinghisstatement.我们有十足理由相信他的说法。havegroundstodosomethingDidthepolicehavereasonablegroundstoarresthim?警方逮捕他有合适理由吗？onmoral/legal/medicaletcgrounds由于道德／法律／卫生原因Theproposalwasrejectedonenvironmentalgrounds.由于环境原因，这份提议被驳回。on(the)groundsofsomethingFlyingwasruledoutongroundsofcost.由于价格因素，我们排除搭乘航班的可能性。'You'reunderarrest.''Onwhatgrounds?‘“你被捕了。”“什么理由？”onthegroundsthatWeopposethebill,onthegroundsthatitdiscriminatesagainstwomen.我们反对这项法案的理由是它歧视妇女。(7)Isiteverrighttoworkoutofjobwithoutgivinganynotice?没有递交辞呈就直接离职的做法是否正确？Ifacompanyhasnotbeenhonestwiththestaffmemberinquestion,thenitisappropriatetoleavethecompanywithoutgivinganynotice.Part4:Pair-workWorkinpairs.Comparethejobsineachofthefollowingpairs.Whatarethesimilaritiesanddifferences.Saywhichyouwouldprefertodoandwhy.