大学体验英语综合教程1(第三版)-课文unit4ppt课件

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Marcela’s Work Experience
I decided early in my college years that I wanted to experience living abroad before entering the “real world”. During my senior year, while most of my friends were interviewing for “real world” jobs, I was investigating how I could go to work in a different country. At that early stage of my inquiry I was pretty open about where to go and what kind of work to undertake. My desire to live abroad was so strong that I was willing to do anything anywhere.
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1. Do you have any work experience? What kind of work do you think you would enjoy?
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Open.
2. Where did the author go? What did the author do and how did sRheefeernejonyceh:er work experience there?
She went to England and worked in a bank near Buckingham Palace. The people were nice and the work was interesting.
It was easy to adjust to life in London. And there is so much to see that after six months exploring I probably covered only half of what I intended.
Working in London has many advantages. For one, I truly get to learn the culture by being immersed in its workforce. Most of my coworkers were British so I feel like I really got to know and learn the British culture through such a huge aspect of a British person’s daily life. Secondly, it is an economical way to live and travel in another country since most jobs pay enough to cover rent, living expenses and some travel expenses. And thirdly, I have the chance to gain valuable work experience and internationalize my ré sumé .
... while most of my friends were interviewing for “real world” jobs
PKaeryaphrase ... w?hile they were looking for jobs and having interviews.
... I was pretty open about where to go and what kind of work to undertake
PKaeryaphrase I d?idn’t have a specific idea as to where to go and what
kind of work to take while facing several options.
open v. — not completely decided
Examples
• I experienced my first British holiday. • You have the chance to gain valuable work experience.
... before entering the “real world”
Note
This is a prepositional phrase. We may express the same idea by using an adverbial clause: “... before I entered the real world.”
Examples • Let’s leave it open. • Try to keep an open mind on the subject until you
Soon I learned about BUNAC, a program that seemed to be designed precisely for students with such interests. BUNAC offers work visas for students or recent graduates to work overseas. Of the six countries available, I chose England because of the language and opportunities for employment.
3. What lessons did the author learn from her time abroad?
RSehefeleraernnceed:about British cueed in a new situation, and she improved her ré sumé .
Two months after I graduated from college I crossed the Atlantic. I traveled throughout Europe for six weeks before arriving in London. I got to London on August 24, last year with a work visa, but no job or place to live. I have to admit it was pretty scary! The day after I arrived, I experienced my first British holiday — Bank Holiday, a national holiday where everything is closed for the day. It wasn’t until my third day that I visited the BUNAC office and went through orientation. At the orientation I learned all about living and working in Britain; I learned about getting around in the city, making a CV (Curriculum Vitae — a British ré sumé ), paying taxes, getting health insurance, traveling around Britain, finding accommodations and most importantly, finding a job. I was most scared about finding a job since my financial resources were running low and I needed to get a paycheck soon.
Examples
• We are supposed to work out an outline before writing our compositions (... before we write our compositions).
• They were so confident before having the exam (... before they had the exam), but after it they realized that there was still much for them to learn.
Working in London has been the best decision I have made so far. I would not hesitate for a second to recommend it to anyone!
... I wanted to experience living abroad before entering the “real world”.
Note
“experience” is used as a verb here, it means to suffer, feel, or know. It can also be used as a noun, meaning knowledge or skill which comes from practice rather than from books, or the gaining of it.
It turns out that finding a job was just as easy as making a CV! The BUNAC program is very well-known in London and many employers participate in the program. As a result there are many employers in many different fields to choose from. My job search began when I chose three different business employers and faxed them my cover letter1 and CV. That first week I had three interviews. I accepted my first offer working for Merrill Lynch International Bank. The Merrill Lynch office I worked at was in a beautiful, old building located two blocks from Buckingham Palace. The people were nice and the work was interesting.