Unit 20
Visa Trouble
職場攻略/辦公日常
English for the workplace/Communication in workplace
BRAIN STORM
Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.
Do you know what is a VISA?
VOCABULARY
Repeat these sentences after your teacher.
1. long face (n.) 一臉不開心，拉長脸
Why are you showing a long face?
你怎麼一臉不開心?
2. hassle (n.) 煩心事、麻煩
The kids were causing a lot of hassle in the park.
孩子們在公園裡引起了很多麻煩。
3. dedicated (adj.) 專職的
We have dedicated our lives to helping others.
我們致力於幫助他人。
4. red tape (n.) 官樣文章，繁文缛節
Small business often faces lots of red tape at start up.
小型企業在開始時通常會面臨很多繁文缛節。
5. submit (v.) 上交，提交
You can submit your report next week.
你可以在下週提交報告。
6. immigration (n.) 移民
Submit your documents to Immigration.
將你的文件提交給移民局。
7. leg work (n.) 跑腿活，冤枉路
I can take the leg work out by using the internet.
我可以通過使用互聯網來鍛煉腿部力量。
8. agent (n.) 中介
Keep in touch with your agent for updates.
與你的代理保持聯繫以獲取更新。
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
Hey, Raymond, why the long face? Shouldn’t you be happy about your new job?
嗨，Raymond, 為什麼一臉不開心？難道你換了新工作不該很開心嗎？
Hi Tom. Oh, I am very happy about the new job! It’s just all this hassle with my visa that is giving me headaches.
嗨Tom。哦，我對新工作是很開心啊！就是簽證的煩心事讓我頭疼
What do you mean by visa hassle? Shouldn’t your new company be taking care of that for you?
簽證煩心事是什麼？你的新公司不該為你處理好嗎？
I was hoping to get some help from them, but they don’t have a dedicated legal department so I’m stuck doing it all myself.
我原本希望他們會幫我，但他們沒有專職的法律部門，所以我全得靠自己做。
Well, what problems are you having?
好吧，你遇到了什麼問題？
Basically, it is all the red tape. You wouldn’t believe the amount of paperwork I have to submit! On top of that, I’m not even sure which documents I need to fill out since the immigration website isn’t very helpful.
其實都是繁文縟節。我要上交的文書量大的你不敢相信！更要命的是，移民網站沒什麼用，我都不知道需要填什麼文件。
That does sound like a lot of leg work. Why don’t you just hire an agent to do it all for you?
看上去要跑許多冤枉路。你幹嘛不直接僱一個代理人來辦呢？
I actually looked into that, but it‘s too expensive. I would rather not spend that much money on this if I don’t have to.
我查了一下，太貴了。可能的話，我就不花那麼多錢了。
I can understand how you feel about the money. I do have a buddy though, that had a positive experience with a visa agency. If you change your mind I can help get you in touch with his agent.
我明白你不想白花錢。但是我有個朋友，他和一家visa代理處的合作就很好。你要是改變主意了，我可以幫你聯繫他的那個代理人。
Thanks. If I don’t see an end to it soon, I just may take you up on that offer.
謝了。要是不能快辦好, 我就要拜託你了。
Let's Practice
Make it right.
A : ______.
B : Oh, I am very happy about the new job!
1. Shouldn’t you be happy about your new job?
2.What do you mean by visa hassle?
A :Well, what problems are you having?
B : ________.
1. What problems are you having?
2.Basically, it is all the red tape.
Hey, Raymond, why the _____ face?
1.long
2.submit
Well, what problems are you __________?
1.having
2.had
1.___ tape often refers to official rules that seem unnecessary.
A.Red
B.White
C.Black
D.Grey
2. If you’re ___ to something, you give a lot of time to it.
A.dedicate
B.dedicated
C.dedicates
D.dedicating
3. It’s just all this ___ my visa that is giving me headaches.
A.bubble with
B.battle with
C.dedication with
D.hassle with
4. I’m not sure which documents I need to fill ___.
A.down
B.to
C.out
D.with
5. I ___ not spend that much money on this if I don’t have to.
A.should like
B.would rather
C.should rather
D.would like
DISCUSSION
Make a conversation with your teacher.
1.Why do you think is it difficult to have a VISA?
