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UnitTwo CompanyBenefits AnOverviewofUnitTwo 2 1BusinessTopic CompanyBenefits Discuss Whatismostimportanttoyouwhenchoosingajob why animpressivejobtitle一个显要的头衔trainingandstaffdevelopment培训与员工发展agoodsalary可观的收入apension养老金flexibleworkinghours弹性工作时间 Vocabulary BenefitsandIncentives opportunitiestotravel旅游机会opportunitiesforpromotion升职提拔机会parentalleavedaysoffandlongholidays短假和长假acompanycar公司配给的汽车 Otherbenefits Additionalholiday cashChildvouchersUnemploymentinsuranceMedicalcareinsuranceLifeassuranceESOP employeestockownershipplan HousingfundTraffic meal communicationallowancematernityleave Referenceexpressions AreasonablesalaryHighsalaryleadstohighmotivationPromotionbringshighersalary senseoffulfillment moreopportunityandmoreresponsibilityAparentalleaveisapolicytoencouragewomentotheworkplaceIfasalesrepresentativeisprovidedwithacompanycar hewillsurelyimprovehisworkefficiency Youhopeforholidaystodoyourownthings suchastraveling goinghometovisityourfamily Itcanhelpyourelax WhenIamgettingolder Ineedpensiontopayformyconsumption 员工福利 EmployeeBenefits 的形式 1 法律保障的权利 LegallyRequiredBenefits 包括社会保障 SocialSecurity 失业补偿 UnemploymentCompensation 工伤赔偿 Workers Compensation 等 2 与退休有关的福利 Retirement relatedBenefits 例如退休金计划 PensionPlans 等 3 与保险有关的福利 InsuranceRelatedBenefits 包括健康保险 HealthInsurance 人寿保险 LifeInsurance 意外事故和伤残保险 AccidentandDisabilityInsurance 等 4 带薪休假的福利 包括带薪公假和带薪休假 PaidHolidaysandPaidVacations 其他的福利 例如交通补贴 LocalConveyanceAllowance 住房补贴 HousingAllowance 伙食补贴 MealAllowance 旅游津贴 HolidayBonus 无形的福利 老板的奖赏 晋升的可能性 舒适的工作环境等 奖励措施 incentives 一个红包 一顿饭 一瓶酒 一次旅行机会 Reading Task1ScanthereadingTask2Speaking askingquestionsaboutjobs ExplainthelanguagepointsPractice questionsandanswersExerciseExpressionswithtakeMultiplechoice partthree Task1 ScanthereadingWhatbenefitsandincentivesdoesthearticlemention OpportunitiesforpromotionTrainingandstaffdevelopmentApensionArewardandrecognitionscheme Multiplechoice 1 ThejournalistofthisarticlethinksthatA staffatXeroxarenottellingthetruthaboutthecompany B Xeroxoffersgreatbenefitstostaff C peoplehaven tworkedatXeroxlongenoughtoknowifit sagoodcompany 2 Wheredoesthecompanytendtofinditsnewmanagers A Fromexistingstaff B Ontrainingcourses C Onlyfromgraduates 3 Whydoesn tKimMoloneyhaveherowndesk A Becausesheisn timportantenough B Becausethereisn tspaceatheadoffice C Becausesheoftentravelsandisawayonbusiness 4 Aswellasrecognizingitsstaffthroughpromotion XeroxA givescashbonuses B providesanumberofperks C givesunpaidleavetotaketripsofalifetime 5 OnecommonfeatureofXeroxstaffisthattheytendA toworkhard B togetpromoted C nottochangeemployer 0 Q why like thecompany Whydoyoulikethecompany A It slikeafamily 1 Q long working thecompany A Twoyears 2 Q when join A In1978 3 Q was firstjob A Aprojectmanager 4 Q what responsible A Growingandmaintainingcustomerrelationships 5 Q where based A AtUxbridge 6 Q would like inthefuture A Workabroadandbepartoftheseniormanagementteam Speaking Askingquestionsaboutjobs Howlonghaveyoubeenworkingforthecompany Whendidyoujoin thecompany Whatwasyourfirstjob Whatareyouresponsiblefor Whereareyoubased Whatwouldyouliketodointhefuture Languagepoints Xerox施乐公司 复印Toogoodtobetrue好的令人无法相信IsworkingforXeroxtoogoodtobetrue 为施乐公司工作妙不可言吗 施乐公司 工作者的天堂Clientservicesexecutive客服主管Cannotsayenoughnicethingsaboutheremployer谈到她的主管时她赞不绝口Describe as 将 比作 TemptingTake withapinch grainofsalt对 将信将疑 半信半疑Everyoneseemsoldandestablished任何人看起来都是资深的老员工Butthereistruthbehindherenthusiasm她对公司的热情赞扬是有事实根据的 诱人的 人们倾向于 Paragraph1 Whatisyourjob whydoyoulikeXerox HowlonghaveyoubeenworkingforXerox Paragraph2 Whatisyourjob WhendidyoujoinXerox Howlonghaveyoubeenasthegroupresourcesdirector HowdoyouthinkofXerox CarolePalmer Take 举例Resourcesdirector人力资源部经理Ithassupportedmethroughqualification公司支持我获取了各种资格证书Vice president副总经理IncumbentprogrammeIncumbent在职的 现任的岗位培训课程 Paragraph3 CanyouintroducesthabouttheHRofXerox Takesthseriously重视Humanresources人力资源Haveapolicyof Promotefromwithin从公司内部提拔员工Takeon招收graduates毕业生Workexperience工作经验IhaveacquiredthreeyearsofworkexperiencewhenIjointhiscompany 复杂句翻译 ThecompanytakesononlyfifteentotwentygraduatedeachyearandMoloneywaspartofanintakewhojoinedhavingalreadyacquiredacoupleofyears workexperience公司每年只招收15 20名毕业生 而莫罗尼当年是公司从外部招募的员工之一 在此之前她有过几年工作经验 Paragraph4 MoloneyWhatwasyourfirstjobforXerox Whatareyouresponsiblefornow Projectmanager项目经理GlobalServices全球服务部Growandmaintaincustomerrelationships发展和维持客户关系Headoffice公司总部Intermsof就 而言Canteen餐厅Brainstorm集思广益breakout攻克难题 Paragraph5 MoloneyWhereareyoubased Howdoyoulikeyourworkingenvironments Paragraph6 Whatisyourmainrole Whatisyourwayofworking howdoyoulikeit Role角色 职责 工作任务 Paragraph7 PalmerHowmanystaffmembersarethereintheheadoffice DoesXeroxhasanyotherofficeintheUK Encompasses包括Salesandmarketing销售和市场营销Developingmarkets市场开发Researchanddevelopmentandmanufacturing研发与生产部 paragraph8 Rewardandrecognitionscheme嘉奖制度Careergoal职业生涯目标Seniormanagement高级管理Beinitforthelonghaul长期为施乐公司鼎力效劳 Paragraph9 Whichonedoyoulikebetter cashrewardsornoncashrewards DoesXeroxrecognizethepeoplewhoputintheaddedeffort Putintheaddedeffort付出额外劳动Incentivetrips旅游奖励Once in a lifetime终身难忘 Paragraph10 Doyoulikeworkingabroadwiththiscompany CanIknowwhatyourcareergoalis Whatwouldyouliketodointhefuture Practice questions MoloneyWhatisyourjob whydoyoulikeXerox HowlonghaveyoubeenworkingforXerox WhatwasyourfirstjobforXerox Whatareyouresponsiblefornow Whereareyoubased Howdoyoulikeyourworkingenvironments Whatisyourmainrole Whatisyourwayofworking howdoyoulikeit Whichonedoyoulikebetter cashrewardsornoncashrewards DoesXeroxrecognizethepeoplewhoputintheaddedeffort Doyoulikeworkingabroadwiththiscompany CanIknowwhatyourcareergoalis Whatwouldyouliketodointhefuture PalmerWhatisyourjob WhendidyoujoinXerox Howlonghaveyoubeenasthegroupresourcesdirector HowdoyouthinkofXerox CanyouintroducesthabouttheHRofXerox Howmanystaffmembersarethereintheheadoffice DoesXeroxhasanyotherofficeintheUK 常见的与take搭配的短语 1 take withapinchofsalt2 takecareof3 take CarolePalmer 4 Tookpartin5 takeon承担6 Takesthseriously Aletterofapplication QuestionsHaveyoueverappliedforajob Canyouelicittheprocess Wheredidyoufindoutaboutthejob Didyouhavetowritealetterorfillinaform Contents ThetipsforwritingSentencepatternsCompletetheapplicationletterWritingaletter Writing ALetterofApplication 1 在信中你必须简要表达你对应聘工作感兴趣的原因 2 告诉收信人你是从何处获悉招聘信息 例如报纸广告或电台 广告牌等 3 告诉对方你的教育背景 工作经验 甚至是与此有关的个人兴趣 嗜好等 如果刚离开校门 也不妨告诉对方你曾做过何种暑期兼职工作 虽然并不一定有关联 但起码向对方表示你具有一定的工作能力 4 提供你的个人资料 例如年龄 种族 婚姻情况 兴趣爱好 你所参与的团体活动等 5 必要的话提供两三个推荐人的姓名及其电话号码 他们对你的为人及工作情况应有所了解 最好是你的前雇主或以前的老师 6 表示你很想获得面试机会 如果你前去面试的时间有所限制 也需于信中说明 但不要把时间限制得太紧 7 措辞要礼貌 但不要太过分谦卑或拐弯抹角 表达尽量显得客观 不要过于自夸品学兼优 工作态度认真等 这些应该是推荐人说的话 不是你自己说的话 8 以上内容要根据实际情况进行增删 求职信常用的句式表达 Beginning开头 1 Withreferencetoyouradvertisementin newspaper ofMay2foraclerk Ioffermyselfforthepost 2 Inreplytoyouradvertisementintoday s newspaper foranaccountant Iamwritingtoapplyforthepost 3 Ishouldliketo Iwishtoapplyforthepositionmentionedinyouradvertisementin newspaper ofJuly22 Introducingoneself aboutageandexperience介绍自己的年龄和经验 1 Ihavehad5years experiencewithacompanyasasalesman 2 Iam25yearsofage andhavehadtwoyears experienceinmypresentpost whichIamleavingtobettermyself Aboutpersonalability叙述个人能力 1 IamagoodaccountantandhaveathoroughknowledgeoftheEnglishlanguage 2 Ihavereceivedagoodeducation andknowEnglish Spanishandshorthand 速记 Aboutenclosure附件Youwillfindenclosedanoutlineofmyeducationandbusinesstrainingandcopiesoftwolettersofrecommendation Enclosedpleasefindaresumeandaphoto Iattachscheduleofmyqualificationandexperience Aboutsalary薪酬待遇Iamquitewillingtostartwithasmallsalary Ishouldrequireasalaryof4 500amonthtobeginwith ThesalaryIshouldrequirewouldbe60 000ayear plus1 commissiononallsales Reasonsforleaving离职原因MyreasonforleavingthecompanyisthatIwishtogetintotheadvertisingbusiness Iamleavingourofficetobewithmymotherandcareformyagedmotherinadistantcity 3 MyreasonforleavingmypresentemploymentissimplebecauseIseenochanceofadvancement Ending requestforaninterview结尾 请求面谈Ifyoudesireaninterview Ishallbemosthappytocallinperson onanydayandatanytimeyoumayappoint Shouldyouthinkfavorablyofmyapplication kindlygrantmeaninterview Ihopethatyouwillbekindenoughtoconsidermyapplicationfavorably 恳请惠予考虑本人之申请为盼 1 Readtheapplicationforajob Writetheverbinbracketsinthepastsimple presentperfectorpresentperfectcontinuous DearSirorMadam I see youradvertforthepostofClientServicesExecutiveinyesterday snewspaperandIwouldliketoapplyfortheposition AsyoucanseefrommyattachedCV I work formycurrentcompanyforovertwoyears I join MackintyreandCoin2007andsincethen I have manyopportunitiestodevelopmyskills However I consider acareerchangewithanewchallengeforanumberofmonthsandthisseemsliketheperfectmomenttomakethatmove Iseefromrecentpressreportsthatyourcompany expand itsoperationsinChinaandthereforeIwouldliketodrawyourattentiontomydegreeinOrientalStudiesandMandarinwhichI complete in2006 CombinedwithmycurrentMBA whichI study forpart timeatthelocaluniversity IfeelthatIwouldbeanassettoyourcompany Pleasealsonotethatmycurrentmanager agree towriteareferenceandcanbecontactedon02078576785 Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou YoursfaithfullyDanielLewis DearSirorMadam信首的称呼语 一般用于正式信件中 在正式的商务信函中一般称呼对方为DearMr 或DearMs Isawyouradvertforthepost Iwouldliketoapplyfor 不能用Iwanttoapplyfor 语气显得太生硬 attachedCV所附的履历 CV为CurriculumVitae的缩写 workforatravelagencyworkasareceptionistandsecretaryPleasenotethat 一种常用的句型 在信件中用于提醒收信人注意的事项 Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou 盼早日回复 这是信件结尾常用的表达法 Yoursfaithfully 在正式的商务信函中 一般要写上姓名 不能单单使用名字 更不能用昵称 2 Readthisadvertforajob Youwouldliketoapplyforitandhavewrittensomenotesaboutyourexperience Usethenotestowritealetterofapplication 120 140words similartotheoneabove PersonalAssistanttoOverseasSalesManagerWearecurrentlyseekingsomeonetoworkinabusyandexpandingdepartment Youwillhaveexperienceinsecretarialduties GoodknowledgeofEnglishandatleastoneotherlanguagesispreferred YouwillneedtotravelabroadwiththeSalesManagerandorganizeschedules Opportunitiesforpromotion completedcourseatcollege worked2yearsasreceptionistandsecretary beenworkingfortravelagencyforlast6months livedinRomesummer2006 fluentItalian PossibleAnswer DearSirorMadam IsawyouradvertforthepostofPersonalAssistanttoOverseasSalesManagerinyesterday snewspaperandIwouldliketoapplyfortheposition AsyoucanseefrommyattachedCV Ihavebeenworkingforatravelagencyforthelastsixmonths whichIhavereallyenjoyed BeforethatIworkedasareceptionistandsecretaryfortwoyears IhaveagoodknowledgeofEnglishasIcompletedacourseatcollegeandIamalsofluentinItalianhavinglivedinRomeforthesummerin2006 Pleasenotethatmycurrentmanagerhasagreedtowritemeareference Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou Yoursfaithfully student sname 2 2BusinessSkills PresentingYourCompany Vocabulary CompanyTerms KeyvocabularyaboutcompanyYoueachhavefivewords Preparethreedefinitionsofeachwordbutonlyonedefinitioniscorrect StudentA distributioncenter warehouse holdingcompany callcenter plantStudentB headquarters subsidiary branch corporation division DistributioncenterPlacewheregoodsaresentouttobesoldWarehousePlacewheregoodsarestoredHoldingcompanyCompanywhichcontrolsotherswiththelargeststakeCallcenterPlacewhereemployeesgiveinformationtocustomersbytelephonePlantFactorywithindustrialmachinery HeadquartersTheheadofficeofacompanySubsidiaryCompanyownedbyaholdingcompanyBranchOfficeorgroupthatformspartofalargercompanyCorporationAnorganisationformedbyagroupofcompaniesDivisionAseparatepartofalargecompany Listening ApresentationaboutXerox Vocabularypreparation TurnoverInnovative创新的Market投放市场Results效益GiveanoverviewofSplitintoRevenue收入 收益revenuebyregionMissionstatement公司宗旨 目标宣言 Firstlistening Whichofthewordsinexercise1doesthespeakermentionwhenhetalksaboutXerox TurnoverHeadquartersCorporationDivisions Canyousayallthefollowingfigures KeyFacts 16 000 000 000 978 000 000 160 55 000 4 6 5 000 000 000 2 000 000 000 1906 112 000 000 000 Xerox FactSheet sixteenbillion ninehundredandseventy eightmillion onehundredandsixty fifty fivethousand half four six fivebillion twobillion nineteenohsix onehundredandtwelvebillion 分数的读法 1 3 2 3 1 4 3 74 323 750读法分子 基数词分母 序数词若分子大于1 分母用复数形式假分数的读法复杂分数的读法 Listentothepresentationandwritewhateachrefersto FactSheet Xerox KeyFacts 16 000 000 000 978 000 000 160 55 000 4 6 5 000 000 000 2 000 000 000 1906 112 000 000 000 turnover finalincome countries employees halfof55 000intheUSA divisions 6 ofrevenuededicatedtoresearch development dollarsrevenueinEurope dollarsrestofworldrevenue companyfounded totalmarket StructureofthePresentation AIntroducingthepresentation BExplainingthestructureofthepresentation CPresentingthefirstpart DPresentingthesecondpart EPresentingthefinalpart FEndingthepresentation ListenandmatchstagesA Ftotheexpressionsbelow Writetheletteraftertheexpression 1 TodayI dliketotellyouabout A 2 Sothatbringsmetotheendofmypresentation 3 Arethereanyquestions 4 OK let smoveontolookat 5 Goodmorningandthanksforcoming 6 Hereyoucansee 7 FinallyI dliketotalkabout 8 Ifyouhaveanyquestions I llbehappytoanswerthemattheend 9 ThenI llgiveanoverviewof 10 OnethingI dliketopointoutis 11 Takealookatthischart whichshows 12 Withaturnoverof thecompanydevelops manufactures markets 13 Inmybriefpresentationwe llbeginbylookingat 14 Firstofallthere s andfinallythere s 15 Thanksforlistening F F D A C B B B D D A B C F ListeningScript Extract1 Goodmorning andthanksforcoming Today I dliketotellyouabouttheworld s largestdocument management company Withaturnoverofnearlysixteenbilliondollars theXeroxCorporationdevelops andmarkets innovativetechnologies withproductsandsolutions thatcustomersdependupontogetthebestresults fortheirbusiness Inmybriefpresentation we llbeginbylookingat someofthekeyfigures behindthecompany ssuccess andhowthecompanyisstructured Then I llgiveanoverviewofXeroxaroundtheworld andfinally I dliketotalkaboutsomeofthetrends affectingourmarket anditsfuturegrowth Ifyouhaveanyquestions I llbehappytoanswerthemattheend skill PauseListenandmarkthepausesDrillFullstoporcommaSignalphrase today firstly nextSeparatekeyinformationEmphasizeinformation 1 Createyourdreamcompany Completethecolumnofthetablewithkeyfactsaboutyourcompany Speaking Givingapresentation Homeworkprepareafull lengthpresentationaboutyourdreamcompanyMakeupfactsandfigurestofillinthefirstcolumnofthetable Refertotheexpressionsinexercise5onpage21 Usingacompany sinformationonthewebsiteYoucanmakeuseofvisualtable graphandanyothers Writing AMemo Whatisamemo Amemomeansamemorandum isawrittenrecordorcommunicationasareminderAmemorandumisaninformalmessage especiallyonesentbetweentwoormoreemployeesofthesamecompany concerningcompanybusiness Writeeffectivesubjectlines 1 Amanagerhassentthismemo Answerthefollowing 1 whoisthememoto 2 whowillbeinterestedintheinformation 3 whathashappened 4 whatishappeningasaresult 5 whatactionisneeded 2 StudytheSubjectlineofthememobelow Thewriterhastakenthefourkeywordsfromthemainmessage Underlinethosewordsinthebodyofthememo To AllstaffFrom JamesShepherdDate 23JuneSubject PresentationonchangestopensionschemeDuetorecentchangesingovernmentpensionlaws theHeadofFinancewillgiveapresentationonTuesday1Julyat5 30pminthecanteentooutlineanyeffectonthecurrentcompany basedpensionscheme Staffwiththispolicyarewelcometoattend MEMORANDUM Referenceanswer 1 1 Allstaff 2 Anystaffwithacompany basedpensionscheme 3 Therehavebeenchangesinthegovernmentpensionlaws 4 Thiswillaffectthecurrentcompany basedpensionscheme 5 ApresentationwillbegivenbytheHeadofFinanceonthechangesandanyeffects 2 presentation changes pension scheme Page27 3 Readthreemorememos Underlineanykeywordsandusethemtowritethesubjectlines Subject Asyouareprobablyaware thecompanyiscurrentlyconsideringplansforanewfacto