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UnitlHonestyandresponsibility
Tolivealifeofhonestyandintegrityisaresponsibilityofeverydecent
person.—NoamChomsky
Reading
Aftertwentyyears
Thepolicemanonthebeatwalkedalongthestreetashealwaysdid.Itwas
barelyteno'clockatnight.Whenhehadwalkedabouthalfwayaroundacertain
block,thepolicemansuddenlysloweddown.Inthedoorwayofastorestoodaman,
withanunlitcigarinhismouth.Asthepolicemanwalkeduptohimthemanspoke
upquickly.
“It'sallright,officer/hesaid.'Tmjustwaitingforafriend.Ifsanappointment
madetwentyyearsago.Thereusedtobearestaurantwherethisstorestands-
'BigJoe'Brady*srestaurant.^
“ItwashereuntilfiveyearsagoJsaidthepoliceman."Itwastorndownthen/*
Themaninthedoorwaystruckamatchandlithiscigar.Thelightshoweda
paleface,withkeeneyes,asquarejawandalittlewhitescarnearhisrighteyebrow.
Hisscarfpinwasalargediamond,oddlyset.
“Twentyyearsagotonight/1saidtheman,“IdinedherewithJimmyWells,my
bestfriend.HeandIwerejustliketwobrothers.IwaseighteenandJimmywas
twenty.ThenextmorningIwastoleaveNewYorkandtraveltotheWesttomake
myfortune.Well,weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwenty
yearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhat
distancewemighthavetocome.Wefiguredthatintwentyyearseachofusoughtto
havebuiltalifeandmadeourfortunes.”
“Itsoundsprettyinteresting,"saidthepoliceman."'Ratheralongtimebetween
meetings,though.Haven'tyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouleft?99
“Well,wekeptintouchforayearortwo,andthenwelostcontact.ButIknow
Jimmywillmeetmehereifhe'salive,fbrhealwayswasthetruestandmostreliable
fellowintheworld.He'llneverforget.Icameathousandmilestostandinthis
doorwaytonight,andit'sworthwhileifmyoldpartnerturnsup.”
Thewaitingmanpulledoutahandsomewatch,setwithsmalldiamonds.Itwas
threeminutestoten.
“IT1beonmyway,”saidthepoliceman."Hopeyourfriendturnsup.”
'Tilgivehimhalfanhouratleast.Bye,officer.”
Themanwhohadcomeathousandmilestokeepanappointmentwiththe
friendofhisyouthsmokedhiscigarandwaited.Abouttwentyminuteslater,atall
maninalongovercoat,withcollarturneduptohisears,burnedtowardhim.
“Isthatyou,Bob?11heasked,doubtfully.
“Isthatyou,JimmyWells?'1shoutedthemaninthedoorway.
“Blessmyheart!”criedthenewarrival.uWell,well,well!Twentyyearsisa
longtime!HowhastheWesttreatedyou,oldman?”
“IthasgivenmeeverythingIaskeditfbr.You*vechangedlots,Jimmy.Inever
thoughtyouweretallbytwoorthreeinches.”
“Oh,IgrewabitafterIwastwenty.Comeon,Bob;we'llgotoaplaceIknow
andhaveagoodlongtalkaboutoldtimes.”
Thetwomenwalkedupthestreet,arminarm.ThemanfromtheWestwas
beginningtooutlinethehistoryofhiscareer.Atthecornerstoodadrugstore,
brilliantwithelectriclights.Eachofthemturnedtostareattheother'sface.Theman
fromtheWeststoppedsuddenlyandreleasedhisarm.
“AsIsuspected,you*renotJimmyWells/*hesaid,impatientlywithanger.
“Twentyyearsisalongtime,butnotlongenoughtochangetheshapeofaman's
nose.”
“Itsometimeschangesagoodmanintoabadone,”saidthetallman,taking
chargeofthesituation."You'vebeenunderarrestfbrtenminutes,'Silky'Bob.
Chicagopolicethoughtyoumighthavedroppedoverourwayandwiredus.They
wanttohaveachatwithyou.Beforewegotothestation,here*sanoteforyou.It's
fromPatrolmanWells.”
ThemanfromtheWestunfoldedthepaper.Thenotewasrathershort.
“Bob:Iwasattheappointedplaceontime.Whenyoustruckthematchtolight
yourcigarIsawitwasthefaceofthecriminalwantedinChicago.AnyhowI
couldn*tarrestyoumyself,soIgotaplain-clothesmantodothejob.JIMMY.”
(AdaptedfromO.Henry*sshortstoryofthesametitle)
Integratedskills
Understandingwhitelies
Theuglytruth
“Happybirthday,Anne,^^saidmygrandma,handingmeabrightlywrapped
parcelwithabigredbow.Itwasmybirthdaydinner,aspecialtreat,andthewhole
familywerethere-myparents,grandma,grandad,aunt,uncleandnephew.
“Thanks,Granny!,91said,smiling.Itoretheparcelopen.Insidewassomething
verybright,verypink.Ihelditup.ItwastheugliestdressIhadeverseen.
“Ihopeyoulikeit,”saidGrandma."Youlooksoprettyinpink.Ithinkthis
dressisperfectforyou.”
Franklyspeaking,IwasdisappointedbutIsmiledasbroadlyasIcould."That's
sokindofyou,Granny,“Isaid,tryingtosoundconvincing."Ifsbeautiful.Thank
yousomuch.”
Grandmasmiledbackhappilyatme,withdeepwrinklesaroundhereyes.Well.
Icouldn'ttellherthetruth.CouldI?
Awhiteliethathurtme
WhenIgavethedresstoAnnefbrherbirthday,Isawtheexcitementinhereyesas
shetoreoffthewrappingpaper.Shepausedbrieflywhenshefirstsawthedress.
Thenherbeautifulfacesmiledlovinglyatme.Shetoldmeitwasabeautifuldress.I
knowthattheoldandtheyoungdonotalwayssharethesametastesandIwas
happythatshelikedit.AllthehoursofsewingwereworthitwhenIsawthelookof
joyonherface.
ItwasafewdayslaterthatIlearntthetruth.IwaspassingAnne'sbedroom
whenIheardhertalkingonthephone."Mygrandmagavemethisverypinkdress,“
shesaid."IreallyappreciateitbutIdon'tthinkFileverbewearingit.Imean,who
wearspinkthesedays?”Istoodthereinawkwardsilence.ThenIwalkedaway,
pretendingnottohaveheardanything.However,Ifeltcheatedanditreally
depressedme.
Extendedreading
Takingresponsibility
Honouredguests,teachersandstudents,itismypleasureandprivilegeto
welcomeyouheretodayandpresentmythoughtsonthisspecialoccasion.
Students,thetimehasarrivedforyoutofullyacceptyourpassageinto
adulthood.IhaveseenyougrowfromnervousSenior1studentsintoconfident
youngadults,whositbeforemetoday,readytoembracethenextphaseofyourlives.
Youmustbebothexcitedandanxiousaboutthenewexperiencesthatareinstorefor
you.Don'tworry,foryouareallresponsibleyoungpeople,wellpreparedandwell
equippedtosuccessfullymanagethechallengesoftheyearsahead.
Atschool,youhavegraduallyunderstoodtheimportanceofawell-developed
senseofresponsibility.Youacceptthatyouareresponsibleforyoursuccessesand
yourfailures.Hopefully,youhavelearnttotreatresponsibilitynotasaweightthat
burdensyou,butratherasafoundationwhichwillsupportyourfuturedevelopment.
Ashipwithoutananchorisatthemercyofthewavesandwinds;likewise,aperson
whohasnosenseofresponsibilityisatthemercyoftheirowncarelessand
thoughtlessbehaviour.
Asstudents,youmusttakeyourstudiesseriouslyandacceptresponsibilityfor
yourownlearning.Thismeansmeetingdeadlinesforyourschoolwork,following
yourteachers*guidance,andofcourse,alwaysaimingforacademicexcellence.
However,yourresponsibilitiesgoforbeyondyourstudies.Asyougothroughyour
dailylife,youwillencountermanydifficultsituationswherethingsmaygowrong.
Insteadofbeingquicktoblameothers,analysetheproblem,andifitisindeedyour
ownfault,bereadytoadmityourmistakeandthencorrectit.Thisway,youpractise
thevirtueofcourage.Alwaysgiveyourbestinwhateveryousetouttodo,however
difficultthatmightbe.Thisway,youpractisethevirtueofdetermination.Behonest
bysayingwhatyoumeanandbymeaningwhatyousay.Thisway,youpractisethe
virtueofintegrity.Takingresponsibilityinallaspectsofyoureverydaylife,
therefore,willhelpbuildastrongcharacter.
Apartfrompersonaldevelopment,assumingresponsibilityforyouractionsis
alsoimportantforthebettermentofsociety.Societyisanorganicwhole,andas
socialbeings,wehavearesponsibilitytomakeacontribution.Youmayhaveheard
thestoryofasmallboywhotriedtosavestarfishleftonthebeachafterastorm,by
throwingthembackintothesea.Passers-bytoldhimthathewaswastinghistime,
forhecouldnotpossiblysavethemall.However,theboywasnotdiscouraged,
believingthathecouldmakeadifferencetotheonesthathesaved.Asaresult,the
passers-byfeltinspiredandjoinedhiminsavingthestarfish.Similarly,thelittle
thingsyoudocanmakeadifference!Forexample,pickingupgarbagearoundyour
neighbourhoodcontributestoacleanerenvironment.Reportingaspeedingcarhelps
ensureroadsafety.Beingenergy-efficientleadstosavingsofourpreciousnatural
resources.Doingvolunteerworkatalocalnursinghomebringsloveandwarmthto
theelderly.Justlikethe“starfishboy",youmayeveninspirepeoplearoundyouto
dothesame,whichisanaddedbonus.Workingtogether,wehavethepowerto
graduallybutcontinuouslyadvanceoursociety.
So,dearstudents,takeyourfirststepintotheadultworldbyacceptingyour
responsibilities,sothatadulthoodwillbeanenjoyableandrewardingexperiencefor
bothyouandthosearoundyou.Sometimes,responsibilitiesmayweighheavilyon
you.However,justastheChinesesayinggoes,“Jadeisgood-for-nothingifnot
carved.^^Amancannotbeperfectedwithouttrials.Sowtheseedsofsuccesstoday
andyourharvestwillbegreattomorrow.Iwishyoueverysuccessinyouradultlife!
Unit2
Understandingeachother
Effectivecommunication
Ifyouheardsomeoneshout,“Heyyou!^^fromacrosstheroom,howwouldyou
react?Justthesetwowordscancarrymuchinformation.Theycouldbeinterpreted
asawelcominggreetingfromaclosefriend,especiallyifaccompaniedbyagentle
smile.Whenspokenbyastranger,theycanfunctionasameansofattractingyour
attention.Muchofwhatwecommunicateisdependentnotonlyonthewordsweuse,
butalsoonhowweusethem.So,lefslookalittledeeperintothetopicof
communication.
Communicationistheexchangeofinformationbetweenasenderandareceiver.
Thesenderencodesamessageandsendsitfacetoface,orthroughvideo,telephone,
mailorsocialmedia.Thismessageisthenreceivedanddecodedbythereceiver.In
response,thereceiversendsanencodedmessageback,whichisreferredtoas
feedback.Thisfeedbackisdecodedbytheoriginalsenderandtheentirecycle
repeatsitselfuntiltheyhavefinishedcommunicating.
Thiscomplexprocesscanbechallengingbut,withpracticeandpatience,you
canbecomeahighlycompetentcommunicator.Toaccomplishthis,youneedto
knowwithwhomyouarecommunicating.Whatistheirageorjobposition?Whatis
theirrelationshiptoyou?Whatexpectationsandculturalbackgrounddotheyhave?
Onceyouhaveobtainedthisinformation,youcanthenuseittodeterminehowbest
tocommunicatewiththem.Dependingonifyouarecommunicatingwithastranger,
friend,familymember,orco-worker,youwillneedtodecidewhichcommunication
channelbestsuitsthesituation.Furthermore,youwillneedtodeterminethe
appropriatestyletouseandhowcomplexyourchoiceofwordsshouldbe.For
example,ifyouareabusinesspersonnegotiatingwithalargeenterpriseaboutadeal,
youshoulddoitfacetoface,usingformallanguage,inastraightforwardmanner.
Yourbodylanguageisequallyimportant,sinceitrevealsalotaboutyour
thoughtsandattitudes.Makesureitclearlysupportsthemessageyouwanttodeliver.
Asmileshowsyouareattentivetotheissuesyouarediscussing,whilelookingaway
withyourarmsfoldedcanindicatedisinterestandcreatedistrustorcausefriction.
Additionally,youshouldnotignoretheotherperson'sbodylanguage,whichwill
giveyoucluesastowhethertheconversationisgoingwellornot.Whenyounotice
achangeintheotherperson'sbodylanguage,youshouldadjusthowyouare
communicatingaccordingly.Ifsomeonelooksatyouwithaconfusedexpression,
thiscouldindicatethattheyhavenotcompletelyunderstoodyourpoint.Youwill
needtoclarifyyourmessagebeforemovingon.
Whilebeingknowledgeableaboutbodylanguageisvital,thevalueofempathy
shouldnotbeunderstated.Seektounderstandtheotherperson'semotions,by
puttingyourselfintheirshoesandlookingatthesituationfromtheirperspective.
Someissuesmaybecomplicatedandyoumaybeconfusedaboutwhyothersfeelor
actthewaytheydo.Ifyougiveseriousconsiderationtotheirpointsofview,
however,youwillbeabletoseewhataccountsfortheiremotionsandempathize
withthem.Youmaynotapproveoftheirideasbutatleastyouwillseewherethey
arecomingfrom,whichmeansyoucanmakeadjustmentstoyourowntoneand
choiceofwords.Supposeyouarediscussingaprojectwithyourpartner,whohas
justlostanimportantbasketballgameandisinactive.Toengagehimorherinthe
discussionandmakeyourcommunicationmoreeffective,youmayexpressyour
sympathyby,forinstance,saying,understandhowyoufbeL...”
Effectivecommunicationwillallowyoutotackledifferencesand
disagreementsappropriatelyandimproveyourinteractionswithothers.Good
communicationskillswillalsohelpyoubuildtrustandgainotherpeoplesrespect,
allowingrelationshipstobecomemorepositiveandproductive.So,getpractising
andgoodluck!
Extendedreading
Borrowedwords
“Thesushirestaurantsmenuwasconfusing."Isthereanythingspecialabout
thissentence?Well,allthewordsexcept"the"and"was"areborrowedfromother
languages!Thiscomesasnosurprise,giventhatEnglishhasborrowedwordsfrom
morethan300differentlanguages,includingLatin,Greek,FrenchandChinese.
However,Englishisnotaloneinborrowingwordsfromotherlanguages一
borrowedwordscanbefoundinalmostalllanguages.Forexample,Chinesewords
thatareoriginallyfromtheEnglishlanguageinclude“培根”(bacon),“坦克”(tank)
and“高尔夫"(golf),andJapanesehasborrowedwordslike"豆腐"(tofti)from
Chinese.
Wordborrowingcomesaboutwhentwocultureswithdifferentlanguages
interact.Thistendstohappenwhenthereisnosuitablewordforanobjectorideain
thenativetongue.Thisphenomenonhasbeenoccurringforthousandsofyears.In
thecurrentageofglobalization,whencommunicationtechnologybringsdifferent
culturesclosertogether,wordsareevenmorelikelytobeborrowedstraightfromthe
sourcelanguageatafasterpacethaneverbefore,especiallythoserelatedto
technologicaldevelopments,suchas"email”and“Internet”.
Thoughborrowingwordshasbecomefaster,theprocessisstillcomplex,andit
takestimebeforenewwordsareintegratedintoeverydayspeech.Atfirst,the
borrowedwordisonlyusedbybilingualspeakers.Itthenspreadstopeoplewhodo
notknowtheoriginallanguage,andtheywillchangethepronunciationtofitthe
waytheyspeak,almostunknowingly.Anexampleofthisistheword“kungfu",
whichreferstoChinesemartialarts.ThiswordcomesfromtheChinesewords”功
夫”(gongfu).Overtime,thesoundsthatweredifficulttopronouncewerereplaced
withmorefamiliarones.Thelongeraborrowedwordhasbeeninuse,themoreit
soundsandevenlookslikethenativelanguage.
Borrowedwordsareanoutcomeoflanguagedevelopmentthatcouldhardlybe
avoided,butsomelanguagecommunitiesopposeadoptingwordsfromother
cultures.Therearecountriesthatmakeinterventionstokeeptheirnativelanguage
pureinordertodefendtheiridentity.TheFrenchspecificallyhaveanofficial
organizationthatcreatesnewwords,inordertoavoidborrowedwords.Some
languageshaveanextremelysmallnumberofspeakers,suchastheNative
AmericanNavajoIndianlanguage,usedonlybythemembersofthetribe.Under
thiscircumstance,itbecomesamatterofsurvivalforthenativelanguagetoreject
outsideinfluences.
Whilesomecommunitiesarepessimisticabouttheexchangebetween
languages,therearealsootherlanguagesthatreadilywelcomeborrowedwords.
English,especially,isbasedonamixofLatin,GreekandGermaniclanguages.The
English-speakingcommunitydoesnothesitateinabsorbingforeignwordsintoits
dailyvocabulary.Infact,therehaveneverbeenanyformalacademicrestrictionson
newborrowedwords.Borrowingwordsallowsthelanguagetocontinuetodevelop,
enablingthecommunitytohaveamoreefficientlanguagewhichallowsthemto
sharetheirexperienceswithanew-foundgrace.Itisalsothroughthosewordsthat
novelideasarespreadanddifferentbeliefsareexchangedmoreconvenientlyand
quickly.
AccordingtothelinguistEdwardSapir,“Itwouldbedifficulttopointtoa
completelyisolatedlanguage,andforbetterorforworse,thetendencytoborrow
wordshasnevergoneoutofstyle.Themoreinternationalandglobalizedtheworld
becomes,themorelanguagecharacteristicswillbesharedbetweennationsand
cultures.
Unit3Careersandskills
Reading
Worktolive,livetowork
Ifyouwereaskedthequestion,"Doyouworktoliveorlivetowork?”,what
wouldyouranswerbe?Somemightsaythatweworkbecausewehaveto,notleast
becauseweneedthesalarythatenablesustobefinanciallyindependent.Itis
certainlytruethatmostofusdojointhelabourforceonceourstudiesarecompleted.
Indeed,itcouldbearguedthatoureducationisgearedtowardspreparingusfora
lifeofwork.However,earningalivingis,bynomeans,theonlyreasonwhywe
work—thereareotherimportantreasonsthatmotivateourentryintotheworldof
work.
Throughtheworkwedo,ourgoalscanbeattainedandourpersonaldreams
achieved.Allofushavehaddreamsaboutonethingoranotherandworkoften
enablesustopursuethosedreams.HenryDavidThoreausaid,ut...ifoneadvances
confidentlyinthedirectionofhisdreams,andendeavorstolivethelifewhichhe
hasimagined,hewillmeetwithasuccessunexpectedincommonhours.^^Yang
Liwei,forexample,drivenbyhispassionforflying,becameapilotandthenChina's
firstastronaut.Whereverourinterestsmaylieandwhateverourcareerchoices
mightbe,workallowsustheopportunitytobeengagedinsomethingwearefbndof
and,consequently,cangiveusasenseofachievementandgreatsatisfaction.
Workcanalsohelpdevelopourskills,thusprovidingroomforpersonalgrowth.
Whenwework,wemustpractiseourskillsconstantlyandcontinuouslyuntilwe
excelinwhatwedo.Ourrapidlychangingworkplacemakesitnecessaryforusto
keepupanddevelopnewskills.Twentyyearsago,positionsinsocialtechnologies
orenergyefficiencydidnotevenexist,anditisdifficulttoanticipatethenew
positionswhichwillemergetwentyyearsfromnow.However,itiscertainthatno
whichonecanaffordtobesatisfiedwiththestatusquo.Inordertobetteradapt
ourselvestonewcircumstances,wemustbereadyandwillingtoacquirenewskills
andabilities.Thiscanaddtooursenseofachievementandtheknowledgethatwe
aredevelopingasindividualsaswemovealongourchosencareerpath.
Notonlydoesworkbenefituspersonally,italsocontributestothehealthof
society.Atthemostbasiclevel,thedifferenttypesofjobsarelikegearsina
machine.Theyworktoensurethatthemachinewecall“society“functionsproperly.
Inasuccessful,stableandproductivesociety,alljobsareequallyimportantandno
oneissuperiortoanother,soweshouldnothaveprejudiceagainstany.Whetherwe
arescientists,lawyers,doctors,publicservants,consultants,clerksreceptionistsor
butchers,weallmakeourrespectivecontributions.Moreover,therearepeoplewho
choosetostepoutoftheircomfortzoneandcommitthemselvestoworkingforthe
benefitofothers.Forexample,teachersinremoteruralareasaredevotedto
changingthelivesofpeoplewithlessaccesstotheadvantagesenjoyedbymany
others.Inthisway,weworktoadvanceourcommunitiesandbringsuccesstoour
nation.
Whereverlifetakesusandwhateverchoicesarelaidoutbeforeus,something
worthrememberingisthatourwork,whendonewell,willnotonlyhelpusmakea
livingbutalsohelpmakealifeforourselvesandforothers.Wecantakeprideinthe
knowledgethathardworkisessentialforourindividualwell-beingaswellasforthe
benefitofoursocietyasawhole.
Extendedreading
Tipsforjobinterviews
Goodmorning,everyone.Todayrilbetalkingaboutwhattodoifyou'reasked
togoforajobinterview.Theoddsarethatyou'veneverbeenacandidateforajob
before,butmyadvicewillhelpyougaintheupperhandasyousetoffandstepinto
theworldofemployment.
Beforewegoanyfurther,it'simportanttounderstandthepurposeofan
interview.Aninterviewisaconversationbetweenanemployerandapotential
employee,whichallowstheinterviewertoassessthejobapplicanttoseeifheorshe
issuitablefortheposition.Meanwhile,italsoprovidesanopportunityfbrthe
applicanttolearnmoreaboutthejobandthecompany,andtodiscoverwhetherthis
jobisrightfbrhimorher.
Priortotheinterview,ensureyoumakegoodpreparations.Findoutaboutthe
companyandtheroleyouareinterviewingforthroughthecompany'sprofileand
website.Thisinformationwillgiveyouagoodbasisofwhatcriteriatheyuseto
selectcandidates.Listyourstrengthsandskillsetthatwillhelpthecompanyachieve
theirgoals.It'sequallyimportanttoanalyseyourweaknessesandhaveaplanin
mindtoshowhowyouintendtostrengthenthem.
Onceyou'vedoneyourhomeworkaboutthecompanyandtheposition,makea
listofquestionsthatcouldbeaskedduringtheinterviewandthinkabouthowtobest
answerthem.Betteryet,dopracticeinterviewswithafriend.Youcanfilmthe
interviewstoreviewyourperformance.Payattentiontoyourvoiceandbody
language.Practicemakesperfect.Keepatituntilyoucanconciselyandconfidently
presentyourbestself.
Preparetomakeagoodfirstimpression.Dressappropriatelyfbryourinterview
andgentlemen,besuretohaveagoodshave.Getagoodnight'srestsothatyoufeel
andlookrefreshed.Checktheaddressoftheinterview,decidewhatmodeof
transporttouseandallowextratimefbrtrafficdelays.Remember,beanearlybird
andarriveatleasthalfanhourbeforeyourconfirmedinterviewtime.
Forthedurationoftheinterview,listencarefullytothequestion,andifyou
needclarification,itisnotrudetosayso.Whenanswering,trytofindtheright
conversationalbalancebygivingalltheinformationaninterviewerneedstogeta
completepictureofyouwithouttalkingtoomuch.Justifyyourselfwithrelevant
examplesfromyourpersonalexperienceandbespecificaboutyourachievements.
However,you'llalsoneedtopayattentiontotheinterviewer^responsesto
determinewhethertoprovidemoredetailsornot.
Theinterviewercaninferalotfromyourbodylanguage.Positivebody
languageconveystheimpressionthatyouareconfidentandrelaxed.Sostartwitha
firmhandshakeandagenuinesmilewhengreetingtheinterviewer.Whilespeaking,
makeconstanteyecontactbutdonotstarefixedlyattheinterviewer.Keepyour
backstraightthroughouttheinterview.Negativebodylanguagesuchasyawning,
lookingaroundandcrossingyourarms,istobeavoidedbecauseitimpliesthatyou
arebored,anxiousordefensive.
Towardstheendoftheinterview,don'tforgettoseizethemomentandask
questions.Aninterviewisatwo-waystreet.Askquestionsthatgiveyouabetter
pictureofthecompanywhileallowingyoutoaddressanystrengthsyouweren't
abletobringupnaturally.Forexample,"JapanesewasaminorsubjectItookandI
knowthatexpandingintoJapanispartofyourcorporateplan.Willthisposition
provideopportunitiestoworkinemergingmarketsthere?^^
Aftertheinterview,youshouldfollowupbywritingtothanktheinterviewer
forgivingyoutheopportunityandagainexpressyourinterestinworkingforthe
company.Thisisnotonlyapolitethingtodo,butalsoafinalchancetorecommend
yourself.Ifsalsovitaltolookbackontheprocesstoseewhatyoudidwelland
whereimprovementsarestillneeded.
Ifyoufollowthesestepsandputyourbestfootforwardinyourinterview,you
willbeonestepclosertoreachingtheendoftherainbowandobtainingyourdream
job.Iwishyouthebestofluck!
Unit4Nevertoooldtolearn
Reading
Learningforlife
ThemoreIleam,thebetterIknowhowmuchthereisstilllefttolearn.AsI
journeythroughmylife,Ihavebecomeawarethatacquiringknowledgeisnotonly
ameansbywhichyoucanbetterunderstandtheworld,butalsoawayof
appreciatinghowmuch,asanindividual,youdonotknow.Theabilitytoadmitthis
shouldbeperceivednotasaweakness,butasastrength.Ioncehadanartteacher
whopointedoutthatitisnotonlywhatyoucanseethatisimportant,butalsowhat
youcannotsee.WhenIdrewastilllife,itwasimpresseduponmethattheblank
spacesbetweentheobjectswerejustasvitaltothesuccessofthecompositionasthe
actualobjectsthemselves.Also,asthegreateducatorConfuciusstated,"Whenyou
knowathing,torecognizethatyouknowitandwhenyoudonotknowathing,to
recognizethatyoudonotknowit—thatisknowledge!99
Itisvitaltoremainlifelonglearnersinarapidlychangingworld.Asyou
progressthroughlife,youmaystudyandworkinnewenvironments.Consequently,
youwillbeexposedtomanynewideas,beliefs,practicesandlearningexperiences.
Furthermore,theproductionofknowledgeisboundtogrowrapidly.New
knowledgeisconstantlybeinggeneratedandwhatwealreadyknowisbeingrevised
allthetime,totheextentthatitcanbedifficulttokeeppacewiththelatest
developments.Indeed,youmayonedaydojobsthatdonotyetexist,use
technologiesnotyetdevelopedandresolveproblemsthatarenotyetproblems!This
isnottosuggestthatthereisnoneedforyoutostudyinschoolbuttoacknowledge
thatrefreshingyourknowledgewithlifelonglearningisbothessentialand
beneficial.
So,howcanyouproceed?Firstly,lifelonglearningisanattitude.Lifelong
learnersarethosewhohaveanopenmind.Beobjectiveandmakeyourselfopento
newknowledgeandideas.Donotcriticizethemorrejectthemsimplybecausethey
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