Tapescript

Headmaster:

I have been thinking about what kind of speaker we should invite to the school. I want you to look for someone young enough that students can relate to him or her. It does not matter if the person is a man or a woman, but they should be no older than thirty-five. But, they do need to be old enough to have done something exciting or important, so they should be at least eighteen years old. So, older than eighteen but younger than thirty-five, and if they have some experience as a speaker already, that would be helpful. I think I'd also prefer to have someone who is Chinese, so the students can really understand his or her experiences. Yes, a Chinese person is preferred, but he or she must be able to speak both English and Putonghua. Now, there are certain things you need to look for. We can't pay travel money or for a stay in a hotel, so we need someone who is from Nanjing. This person will need to be here sometime between the thirtieth of May and the second of June. It doesn't matter which day, as long as it's between those dates, and he or she can speak for three hours, from ten a.m. until one p.m. The speech should last for two hours and there should be one hour kept for questions and answers with the students. Hmm, what else? The only other thing I can think of is what the person is like. The person we choose must be friendly and outgoing and happy to spend time talking with the students at our school.

　　Now, if you can write up an advertisement for me, that would be really helpful, Thanks!

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A 1. 18,35 2. Nanjing 3. 30th, 2nd 4. 10, 13 5. two, one

6. exciting, important 7. English, Putonhua 8. Chinese

9. helpful 10. friendly 2. Please use the information you get from the tape to complete the advertisement in Part B on page 53.

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B (1)important (2)(your school name) (3)June (4)18 (5)Nanjing

(6)English/Putonghua (7)Putonghua /English (8)outgoing Skills building 2: reading a CV

Here we will learn what a CV (curriculum vitae) is and what should be included in a CV so as to know how to read a CV in English.

1. Do you know what a CV is and when a CV is needed? (A CV is a summary of one's education and work skills. CV stands for curriculum vitae. When one wants to get a job, his/her CV will be presented to the employer. So a CV is very important if he/she wants to get the job.)

2. Go over the six points on page 54 that describe what a CV should include and should not include. Pay attention to the order in which education and experience are listed on a CV.

Note that if someone wants to find a job, his or her CV usually includes Identification, to tell others who you are and how to contact with you; Objective, to tell the kind of job you want to get. This item can be omitted sometimes; Education, to list the names of the schools at which you studied and the graduation dates. The name of the most recent school should be listed first, and then the second most recent one. The first school that you went to should be the last one written down; Experience, to tell your past jobs, company names, location and position held for past jobs, other experiences, such as work, either professional, internship or volunteer. Note that experience related to the job being applied for should be listed first, and any other