1、.1高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（上）综合教程（上）INTEGRATED COURSE.2Unit 1 Unit 1Planning your future career.3 Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project.4Task 1Step OneWork together with your partner and fill in the table with the attributes that you think make
2、a good employer and a good employee on page 2.5Reference:A good employeeCommon to bothA good employera strong sense of responsibilitygood healthgood verbal skillsloyalty to and respect for employersbeing intelligent andcreativedecisivenessbeing diligenta sense of humorassertivenessbeing obedientgrea
3、t communicationskillsgood ability of financial managementcooperativenessgood ability in dealing with interpersonalrelationships.6Step TwoChoose the most important three attributes for people in each role,and give your reasons.Reference:employee:good health,cooperativenessemployer:good health,great c
4、ommunicative skills,*Good health is the foundation for career development,whatever role one plays.For an employee,cooperativeness ensures the smooth progress of a work project,since many projects involve the cooperation of many workers.As an employer,he must be good at Communicating with different p
5、eople,which is the guarantee of a pleasant interpersonal relationship in his business,along with the successful building up of the social network.7Step ThreeBased on your work done in the previous two steps,tell each other what you would like to be after graduation,an employer or an employee?Give re
6、asons for your choice.Words or phrases for your reference:run a business,in possession of business,be tolerant ofbe considerate of,ambitious,a sense of achievement manage,endure,confident,good-tempered,cooperativeopen-minded,punctual,positive,flexible,generous.8Task 2 Read the four cases of job hopp
7、ing on page 2 and judge whether they are beneficial or disadvantageous to the persons concerned.9Task 3Read the following two pieces of parental advice on page 3 and discuss with your partner which one you would follow.10Whatever you decide to do with your life,make sure its something practical.You
8、will want to be able to make a good living for yourself and your family.2.We dont care what you set out to study;just make sureits something you enjoy.11Job market in USThis years college graduates in US are faced with a hard test of job market.Listen carefully to a report on the high unemployment r
9、ate for American youth this summer and do the following exercise:.12Exercise Directions:Based on the report youve just heard,tell whether the following statements are True or False,make corrections if they are false.The unemployment rate of people at 20 to 42 age bracket in May was 14.7%,five tenths
10、 percentage points lower than the national rate.According to NACE,employment situation in 2007 was more optimistic,with more college graduates finding jobs and with a higher starting pay than in this year.Taking an internship program is an effective way to catch public attention.Job market predictio
11、ns tells that in the next 8 years graduates with a degree in biomedical engineering are promising to secure a good job.Sarah Kramer found a job with a major IT company in Washington,after applying to about a hundred and fifteen jobs and going on fifty interviews.131.The unemployment rate of people a
12、t 20 to 42 age bracket in May was 14.7%,five tenths percentage points lower than the national rate.Correction:The unemployment rate of people at 20 to 24 age bracket in May was 14.7%,five percentage points higher than the national rate.2.According to NACE,employment situation in 2007 was more optimi
13、stic,with more college graduates finding jobs and with a higher starting pay than in this year.F FT TExercise Directions:Based on the report youve just heard,tell whether the following statements are True or False,make corrections if they are false.143.Taking an internship program is an effective wa
14、y to catch public attention.Correction:Taking an internship program is an effective way to get noticed,and then a job.4.Job market predictions tells that in the next 8 years graduates with a degree in biomedical engineering are promising to secure a good job.5.Sarah Kramer found a job with a major I
15、T company in Washington,after applying to about a hundred and fifteen jobs and going on fifty interviews.Correction:Sarah Kramer found a job with a major consulting company in Washington,after applying to about a hundred and fifty jobs and going on fifteen interviews.F FF FT T.15Audio scriptJob Mark
16、etan Extra Hard Test for New College Graduates 10 June 2010 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.June means one more big test for many students finishing college-a test of the job market.Wish them luck.Americans age twenty to twenty-four faced an unemployment rate in May of fourteen and
17、seven-tenths percent.That was five percentage points higher than the national rate.This week,Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said his best guess is for a continued economic recovery.But the central bank chief expects unemployment to remain high for some time because of slow job creation.So whe
18、re does that leave this years graduates?.16Audio script The National Association of Colleges and Employers says about one-fourth of those who applied for a job have found one.NACE says that is up a little from last year.But the number is down sharply from two thousand seven,the year before the finan
19、cial crash.Starting pay is also down.Josh Safran graduated from American University in Washington with a business degree.He is still looking for a job.(JOSH SAFRAN)Once you get noticed by a company,it gets a lot easier,but its so hard to get noticed because theres so many people looking for so few j
20、obs.One way to get noticed is through an internship program,says Reuben Smith-Vaughn,another graduate of American University.17Audio script(REUBEN SMITH-VAUGHN)I know I personally got my job that way.And the people that worked there before me got their jobs that way.So I think its a key when getting
21、 a job.Internships may offer little or no money.Some students even pay for them.But NACE says ninety-two percent of the employers it asked had plans to hire interns this year.The Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the Labor Department offers job market predictions through twenty eighteen.The
22、 highest growth is expected in biomedical engineering.Twenty-two year old Sarah Kramer just got her degree in biomedical engineering from Columbia University in New York.She found a job with a major consulting company in Washington.But her search was not easy.18Audio script(SARAH KRAMER)I started in
23、 August before my senior year.And I set up appointments with career services.I applied to about a hundred and fifty jobs.I went on maybe fifteen interviews.Ms.Kramer says many of her friends have not found jobs.Many have chosen to go to graduate school instead.But she has suggestions for students en
24、tering their final year of college who want a job when they graduate.(SARAH KRAMER)Well,advice for a rising senior is to start early.Take advantage of your career services at your school as much as you can.And dont give up,and just keep applying to as many jobs as you can.”.19Audio scriptJosh Safran
25、 says he may have to do what a growing number of recent college graduates are doing.(JOSH SAFRAN)“Worst-case scenario,if I dont find a job by the end of August,I move back with my parents.20Traits of the Key Players.21 Global Understanding 2Detailed Information3Critical Thinking4Language Points5Voca
26、bulary in Action6Viewing1.22Watch a movie clip from a movie The Pursuit of Happiness,then work on the following questions:What do you think about Chris Gardner?1.Would you hire Chris Gardner if you were the boss?Click the picture Introduction Paras.1-3Traits of key players Paras.4-12.24Question A:_?
27、Answer:“Key player”refers to _ _.Question B:_?Answer:Companies recruit their staff either by _,or _ _Global UnderstandingWhat does the term“key players”refer toa handful of staff you can counton in a given area of expertise to get the job doneHow do companies recruit“key players”hiring“key players”f
28、rom another companyfrom“newbies”who seem to have the same traits as those top people.25A.Importance of the trait:According to John Fetzer,_.B.Ways of developing the trait:a._ _.b._ _.c._ _ as a person who fosters and initiates collaborationsand make sure _.one cant succeed in an industryenvironment
29、without the mindset of being collaborative and selflessWorking together with scientists from other labs and disciplines in pursuit of a common goalA liberal use of the pronoun“we”and not just“I”,when describing your accomplishmentsTo develop a reputation inside your lab and with people yourlab colla
30、borates withthis quality gets mentioned bythose who will take those reference phone callsGlobal Understanding.26Importance of the trait:According to Don Haut,_.Global Understandingone way that companies win thecompetition that happens 24/7/365 is to get“there”faster.This trait is a requirement not o
31、nly for people who can act quickly,but for those who can think fast with the courage to act on their own conviction.27 Importance of the trait:A._.Supporting evidence:a._.b._.B._ _.Supporting evidence:a._ _.b.What Don Haut says.Being OK with risk is something that industry demandsQuotation from one
32、of the clients in a job descriptionWhat Don Haut saysFailure is important because it shows you were not afraid to take chancesCompanies consistently look for candidates who can be wrong and admit itGlobal Understanding.28Importance of the trait:A._ _.Supporting evidence:According to Rick Leach,_.B.I
33、t would be a mistake to assume that _ _.Supporting evidence:_ _ _.For people in business roles,interpersonal abilities make the difference between success and failure working for a business requires people skills.strong people skills arerequired only for business peopleThe key players who succeed in
34、 their work at the bench in industry environment in great measure depends on their ability to work with a broad variety of personalitiesGlobal Understanding.29Task 2Choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the sentence from the text.(P12)Key:2 3 4 5 16 7 8 9 10Detailed Information B AD
35、 BDBC B B B.30Critical ThinkingReading Focus.31Step One The following short paragraphs are taken from the text.Read each of them carefully and give your comments.1.“Its teamwork,”says Fetzer.“The business environment is less lone-wolf and competitive,so signs of being collaborative and selfless stan
36、d out.You just cant succeed in industry without this mindset.”2.“For my organization,a candidate needs to be comfortable discussing his or her failures,and he or she needs to have real failures,not something made up for interview day.If not,that person has not taken enough risk.”says Haut.Reading Fo
37、cusCritical Thinking.32Step TwoDiscuss in groups the following questions.1.Suppose you were a recruiting manager,whom would you like to hire,“key players”from other companies or“newbies”who have just graduated from universities?Give your reasons.2.According to the four traits of a“key player”that th
38、e author writes about,where would you like to work after graduation,in academia or industry?Tell each other both the advantages and disadvantages of working in these two different environments.Reading FocusCritical Thinking.331.Every company has a handful of staff in a given area of expertise that y
39、ou can count on to get the job done.(Para.1)staff:(n.)the group of people who work for an organization e.g.There is a good relationship between staff and pupils at the school.以以staff 做主语的句子，谓语动词可以是单数，也可以用复做主语的句子，谓语动词可以是单数，也可以用复数数 e.g.The staff has been cut by a quarter over the past year.The staff a
40、re not very happy about the latest pay increase.Language Point.34 be on the staff of:be a member of e.g.He is on the editorial staff of the New York Times.staff(v.)provide with staffe.g.How may employees will it take to staff this resort?We have not enough money to staff all our schools.2.serve on t
41、he staff of e.g.Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.Language Point.35expertise(n.)special skill or knowledgee.g.A foreign coach has special knowledge and expertise.We are amazed at his expertise on the ski slope.辨析辨析 expertise(n.)和和 expert(n.;adj.)My mother is an _ at dress-making.I though
42、t your handling of the situation was _.Mary has considerable _ in French history.expertiseexpertexpertLanguage Point.362.We hold them up to the standards we see in our top people.(Para.2)Paraphrase:We evaluate them by the standard traits our key players show to us.hold sb./sth.up to:subject sb/sth.t
43、o sth.unpleasant,such as test,mockery etc.e.g.A critic often holds up a book to ridicule or contempt.批评家经常对某本书加以嘲笑和蔑视。Language Point.373.It deserves repeating because it is the single most public difference between academia and industry.(Para.4)deserve:(v.)be worthy ofe.g.You deserve a promotion aft
44、er all the hard work you have done.I think they deserve to be congratulated.Language Point.38singleUsed before the superlative“most”emphasizes that this is the most public difference between academia and industrye.g.:The Middle East is the worlds single most important source of oil.Cigarette smoking
45、 is the single most likely cause of lung cancer.39Language Point 4.“The business environment is less lone-wolf and competitive,so signs of being collaborative and selfless stand out.(Para.4)The sentence means:Compared with academia,the business environment requires less capability in doing individua
46、l research and there are less competitions among individual workers,so people or behaviors showing the traits of being collaborative and selfless are easily recognized.40 lone wolf:someone who prefers to be alonee.g.He is a lone wolf,apparently wanting no friends and seeking no man.此处是名词此处是名词 lone w
47、olf 当形容词用。当形容词用。stand out:to be very noticeablee.g.We had lots of good applicants for the job,but one stoodout from the rest.Language Point.41Paraphrase:Many postdoctors and graduate students find it very hard to adapt themselves to this transition since they have devoted much of their life to doing
48、 independent research work and trying to do better than their peers.Translate 许多博士后和研究生许多博士后和研究生 在进行这种过渡的过程中表现相当在进行这种过渡的过程中表现相当费力。因为生命中有那么长一段时间他们都是在扮演一个费力。因为生命中有那么长一段时间他们都是在扮演一个独立研究者的角色，并且要表现得比其他年轻的优秀人才独立研究者的角色，并且要表现得比其他年轻的优秀人才更出色的。更出色的。Language Point 5.Many postdocs and grad students have a tough t
49、ime showing that they can make this transition because so much of their life has involved playing the independent researcher role and outshining other young stars.(Para.5).42involve1)imply,make necessary e.g.The operation involves putting a small tube into your heart.2)implicate person in charge,cri
50、me etc.e.g.The four men were all involved in organizing and carrying out the murders.3)include sb.or sth.in sth.or to make them take part in or feel part of it e.g.Do we need to involve someone from the computer department at this stage in our discussion?Language Point.43 outshine:(v.)to be better o
