BEC商务英语Module 5

BEC商务英语Module 5

Module FiveCareer Choices

BEC商务英语Module 5

5.1 Career choices 职业选择

Focus 学习重点

熟悉与职业相关的词汇 学会描述职业变化 练习在听力和阅读过程中寻找相关信息 能够表达自己对待工作与生活的态度 掌握现在完成时和过去时的不同用法

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New words & Expressions

stock broker ['br uk ] 股票经纪人 London Stock Exchange 伦敦证券交易所 bank account 银行帐户 bankrupt ['bæ kr pt] adj. 破产的 a modest life 简朴的生活 accommodation [ .k m 'dei n] n. 住处，膳宿 get started 开始 rat race 非常激烈的竞争

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New words & Expressionssource of income 收入来源 olive [' liv] n. 橄榄 farm products 农产品 business contact 生意场的熟人/关系 deal in 经营 make enquiries [in'kwai riz] 询问 recording shop 音像店

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New words & Expressionshuman resource 人力资源 HR manager 人力资源经理 photography exhibition 摄影展 accountancy job [ 'kaunt nsi]会计工作 passion ['pæ n] n. 热情，激情 competitive [k m'petitiv] adj 竞争的 give up sth altogether 完全放弃……

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New words & Expressionsprofessional photographer 职业摄影师 portrait ['p :trit] n. 肖像，人像 studio n. 照相馆，画室，摄影室，演播室 Birmingham ['b :mi .hæm] 伯明翰(英格 兰中部城市) Luxembourg ['l ks mb :g] 卢森堡(西欧国 家)

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New Words & Expressionsresign from the job 辞职 farmhouse n. 农舍 bed and breakfast accommodation 只提供 床铺与早餐的住宿 reorganize vt. 重新组织，重新安排 source of income 收入来源 as though 仿佛，好像 the best of luck 好运

BEC商务英语Module 5

5.1 Career choices 职业选择

Escaping the rat race 躲避无休止的竞争Background knowledge

What is rat race? The rat race refers to a working life where people compete hard for power and money, and don t have time to enjoy themselves.

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Speaking:Elements of career choices 择业时需考虑的因素

DiscussionElements of career choices 1. salary 2. position 3. working condition 4. interest 5. venue (location) 6. further studies

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Elements of career choices7. promotion 8. welfare 9. stability 10. challenge 11. safety/ security 12. reputation 13. future

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Attitude toward work 对待工作的态度Do you live to work or work to live? Three attitudes toward work: 1. Workaholic 工作狂 2. Work lover 工作爱好者 3. Work hater 工作仇恨者

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Reading: Change your life 改变你的生活New Words & Expressions stockbroker 股票经纪人 Stock Exchange 证券交易所 reward n. 报酬，回报 go bankrupt 破产，倒闭 change into 把…….改变为 trade in shares 股票交易

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Change Your Life: Back to the Land

In his early forties, Peter Van Der Groot was a successful stockbroker at the London Stock Exchange, with the typical rewards of success: a large beautiful home and a very healthy bank account. But Peter worked long hours, and he saw little of his home and family. He enjoyed his job, yes, bue he was never there to see his children growing up. Then last year, the firm he worked for went bankrupt, and, unexpectedly, Peter had the opportunity to do something different. So Peter and his family sold their house in London and moved to the countryside. They bought a smaller house with some land. Today, Peter is more relaxed. He spends time with his children, and he has seen them change into healthy, happy kids. He s started working on his land, growing fruit and vegetables. He still teades in shares, but only his own. He and his family have a modest, but comfortable life.

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Change Your Life: Life in the Sun

Husband and wife Rob and Manda Brent are teachers, but they ve both resigned from their jobs, and neither of them plans to return to the school where they worked in Birmingham s city centre. Now they live in Italy, where they ve bought a farmhouse in the Tuscan hills. “We re going to offer bed and breakfast accommodation,” said Rob. “We ve never had our own business before, so it ll be quite a challenge. Plus we ve borrowed a lot of money from the bank to get started.” In his first three-month period, we re settling in and reorganising the farmhouse,” said Manda. “Then we ll open our doors to guests.” Bed and breakfast will not be the only source of income, though. “The farm has got olive trees and all the equipment for producing olive oil.” It sounds as though Rob and Manda will be very busy. We wish them the best of luck!

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Back to the land 回归土地Name career Peter Van Der Groot Successful stockbroker

Living placeMake a living Change of life

Moving from London to the countrysideGrowing fruit and vegetables, trade in shares More relaxed, spent more time with children, have a modest, but comfortable life

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Life in the sun 阳光下的生活Name career Rob and Manda Brent teachers

Living placeMake a living Change of life

Moving from Birmingham s city centre to the Tuscan hills in Italy.Offer bed and breakfast accommodation, growing olive trees and sell olive oils. More challenge and busy