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Workinglife

1 Whatdoesthisquotationmeantoyou?

`Lifeiswhathappenstoyouwhileyou'rebusymakingotherplans.'johnLennon,Englishsinger&songwriter(1940-19830)

2 Discussthesequestions.

1 Howmanyjobsdoyouexpecttohaveinyourlife?1-3 4-7 8ormore

2Wouldyouprefertobeself-employedoranemployee?Why?

3infifteenyears’time,doyouexpecttoworkmoreorlessthannow?

4atwhatagedoyouexpecttostopworking?55 65 75

3Underlinetirebestwordtocompleteeachsentence.

1Atthemoment,peoplegenerallyretire/resignat652Ijoined/appliedforthecompanywhenIwas25andhaveworkedthereeversinceWhat'sthebestwaytopay/rewardouremployeesforgoodperformance?

About700staffwerelaidoff/dismissedwhenthecompanylostthecontracttosupplyToyota

Wehaveeducated/trainedourstaffintheuseoflaserequipment.

I'mgoingtoleave/changethecompanyattheendoftheyear.

EandCConsultantsrecruits/employsfromthetopbusinessschools.

Companiesneedtoofferparentsofyoungchildrenmoreflexible/overtime

hours-

theyusedonlytoofferpermanentposts,butnowmostnewcontractsaretemporary/part-timeones.

Ihaveonedayoff/holidayaweektoattendacourseatcollege.

MakesentenceswiththewordsyoudidntuseinExercise3.

Makenounsfromthefollowingverbs.

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Attitudetowork

Doyouthinkthatpeoplestartingworknowhaveadifferentattitudetoworkthantheirparentsdid?ifso,inwhatways?

Lookatthenewspaperarticleandreadthetitle.Whatdoesthetitlesuggesttoyou?

Readthearticlearidcheckifyouwererfight.

Youngworkers Wantitall,now

Oh,andthey’llneedtotakenextFridayoff,too

TETROIT一KurtJennings,hopingtostartacareerinradiosales,thoughthe

waspreparedtoansweranyquestionduringhisrecentinterview.Thentheradioexecutiveopenedtheinterviewwith,`So,wecallyouguystheEntitlementGeneration".Youimagineyou'reentitledtoeverything.'

Thereisanimpressionthatthecurrentgenerationofyoungworkershashigh

expectations for salary, responsibility andjobflexibility,butlittleappetite

forhardworkandlittlesenseofloyaltytoacompany

`A lotoftwenty-somethingshaveahardtimemakingthetransitionto

worktypicallyKidswho'vehadsuccessearlyinlifeandwho'vebecomeusedtogettinginstantgratification,'saysDr.LeviCohen,apeadiatricsprofessor.Hesaysthatcoddlingparentsandcollegesoftenfailtopreparestudentsfortherealitiesofadulthoodandworkinglife.

Many employers, from corporateexecutivestorestaurateurs,agree.

`Itseemstheyexpecttohoveinthenfirstweekeverythingthattheveteranhasworked20or30yearstoearn,'saysMikeAmor,theownerofaSaltLakeCitychainofrestaurants.

Kurthadthisreply'forhisintervieweeattheradiostation:`MaybewewerespoiledbyyourGeneration.But"entitled"istoostrongaword,'hesaid.`Dowethinkwe'redeservingifwe'redoingtogooutthereandbreakourbacksforyou'?Yes..'

Heendedupgettingthe-job.

Butsomeexpertssaythat'havinghigh

expectations,andtellin}}yourbosswhattheyare,isn'tnecessarilyabadthing.`It'struethey'renotallrushingtoburythemselvesinacubiclea}记follow

ordersforthenext40years,butwhyonearthshouldthey?'asks.leafBartlctt,aUniversityofCarolinapsychologist

Doyouthinktheyoungergenerationisspoiledandexpectstoomuch?.ordoyouthinktheoldergenerationsacrificedtheirlives(andfunintheirlives)forwork?

Whatdothefollowingphrasesfromthetextmean?

1littleappetiteforhardwork

twenty-somethings

instantgratification

coddlingparentsandcolleges

wewerespoiledbyyourgeneration

breakourbacksforyou

burythemselvesinacubicle

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Gerundandinfinitive

1Whichoftheverbsorphrasesintheboxtakethegerund(-ing)andwhichonestaketoinfinitive(todo)?

Begoodatplan/intend/aimbeworthfailbereluctanthavetrouble/difficultyhope/expectmanagesucceedindecidethinkabout/considerenjoyavoidinvolvehavebeusedto/accustomedtobewilling/prepared

2Whichofthefollowingpairsofphrasesistheoddoneoutgrammatically?

Why?

1begoodat一bebadat

2bewilling一bereluctant

3succeedin一fail

4enjoy一dislike

3Completethesesentences.0whenIretire,Iplantodosomevoluntaryworkforcharity1WhenIretire,Iplan⋯2IthinkI'mquitegoodat⋯3Beforeattendingajobinterview,it'sworth⋯4Myjobinvolves⋯5WhenspeakingEnglish,Ioftenhavedifficulty⋯6AtworkIfeelsatisfiedifImanage⋯7Formysummerholidaythisyear,Iamconsidering⋯8IfIwasofferedmoremoney,Iwouldbewilling⋯9Thehardestthingaboutstartinganewjobisgettingusedto⋯10Igetannoyedwithcolleaguesiftheyfail⋯

4Choosefiveofthephrases

workinglife.

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Thefutureofhumanresources

Youwillhearfivehumanresources(HR)manages0stalkingshoutthekeyissuesinhumanresourcesfacingcompaniestoday.

·Thefirsttimeyoulisten,indicatewhichemployeegroupintheworkforcetheyaretalkingabout.

·Thesecondtimeyoulistenindicatewhatactionstheyproposetotaketodealwitheachissue.

TASKONE一EMPLOYEEGROUP

Aolderemployees(50-GO)

Bnewrecruits

trainees

seniormanagement

younghighlyqualifiedemployees

women

retiredemployees

disabledworkers

Aeffortstoretaingoodemployees

Btheintroductionofmoreflexibleworking

arrangements

Clinltingsalariesmorecloselytoresults

Dmorefocusonjobtrainingforemployees

Eencouragingpeoplebackfromretirement

Fmoresupportforworkingparents

Gdevelopingamorepositiveattitude

towardsolderworkers

Hreducingstaffcosts

6You'veheardtheprioritiesofHRmanagers.Whatareyourprioritiesforyourworkinglife?Considerthefollowing:

.flexiblehours

·workingenvironment

.pay

training

.careerprospects

.retirement

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CDsandpersonalsummaries

1Whatdoyoucallsomeonewho

0employspeople

isemployedbyainn

appliesforajob

isinterviewedforajob

isseeking(lookingfor)ajob

participatesinsomething

hasleftuniversitywithadegree

Dothisexercisefromanonlineguideforemployers.Guideforemployers

CVsandcoveringlettersareessentialtoolsinthesearchfortherightcandidateforthejobandyoushouldusethemasasnapshotofapotentialcandidate.Beingabletoreadbetweenthelineswillhelpyouinyourtaskofputtingtherightpersonintherightjob.Lookatthesethreeexamplesofpersonalsummariesfromfirst-timejobapplicantsreceivedbyaleadingconsultancyfirm.Whichapplicantwouldyouemployandvvhy?

1AdynamicandknowledgeableITgraduatewhocanbringsuccesstoyourbusiness,Ihaveexcellentinterpersonalskillsandconsiderableexperienceofdesigningsoftwaresolutions.Whetherworkingaspartofateamorindependently,Ihavetheabilitytocomeupwiththegoods.

2Iamasuccessfulbusinessentrepreneurseekingtoreturntoalargeorganisationafteryearsofrunningmyowncompany.Ihaveexperienceofallaspectsofbusinessandwouldwelcomethechancetosharethisexpertisewithclientsofaforward-lookingconsultancyfirm.

3Aself-motivatedgraduatewithamastersineconomics,Ihavepre-courseexperienceintheEconomicStudiesdepartmentofasubsidiaryofExxonMobil,whereIenjoyedsixmonthsworkingwiththebackofficeteam.Adaptable,efficientandkeentolearn.

TheanonymousCD

3UnderlinewhichelementsshoulddefinitelyheincludedinaCV(theotherare`optioagalc:xtra}').

1 name 11 goadsandobjectives

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2address12education一primary,secondary,highereducation3telephonenumber13otherskillsorqualifications(membershipofassociations,drivinglicence,etc)4emailaddress

age/dateofbirth

sex

maritalstatus

nationality

personalsummary

personalqualities

employmenthistory一company,jobtitleresponsibilities,results

hobbiesandinterests

languages

references

personalachievements

4Readthefirstpartofthetext.whatistheideabehindananonymousCV?

GenevafightsprejudicewithanonymousCVs

ProspectiveemployeesinGenevaaretosend

inanonymousjobapplicationsaspartofa

pilotprojecttotacklediscrimination.

Thetrial,thelustofitskindinSwitzerland,

hasbeenlaunchedbythecanton"sintegration

officeandinvolvesthreemajoremployers.

RetailerMigros,energyproviderSIGand

thecommuneofVernierhaveallsignedupto

participateinthescheme.

Underthetermsoftheproject,whichwill

lastforthreemonths,job-seekerswillsendin

CVsdetailingtheirskillsandexperiencebut

omittingtheirname,address,age,sex,any

religionordisabilityandphoto

Theaimistogiveallapplicantsanequal

chanceofbeingcalledupforinterview.

`Itisimpossibletoquantifybutweknow

thereismuchmorediscriminationthanweare

awareof.Therearesomeunemployedpeople

whoarenotabettinginterviewsbecausethey

are of a different nationality, colour or

religion,'AndreCastella,headoftheproject,

ColdSwissinfo.

`Theimportantthingisthatcandidateswho

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havetherightskillsforajobshouldbeseen,

andwewanttogivethemthechancetobe

heard.Thereareemployersouttherewho

refusetoconsiderAfricans ’

5Readthesecond1]artofthetextandputonewordineachspace.

Castellasaidanotheraimofthetrialwasto

encourageemployers(0)andthepublicto

talk about discrimination and to raise

awarenessabou