Unit 03
At a networking event
職場攻略/辦公日常
English for the workplace/Career Development
BRAIN STORM
Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.
What event have you attended that has a large number of participants?
VOCABULARY
Repeat these sentences after your teacher.
1. college (n.) 大學
Have you finished college?
你大學畢業了嗎？
2. graduated (v.) 畢業
She graduated with honors in accounting.
她以優異的成績畢業於會計。
3. flexibility (n.) 靈活度
I enjoy the flexibility of running my own business.
我享受經營自己的業務的靈活性。
4. startup (n.) 初創公司
Most startups fail within the first year.
大多數創業公司在第一年內就失敗了。
5. business (n.) 公司
I own a clothing business.
我擁有一家服裝企業。
6. quit (v.) 辭職
Why did you quit your job?
你為什麼辭職呢
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
Hi there, I’m Patrick. Hey, are you from Korea?
你好，我是Patrick。你是韓國來的嗎？
Hey, I’m Jim. And no, I’m not from Korea. My grandparents are, but I was born here. What about yourself?
嗨，我是Jim。我不是韓國來的。我祖父母是，但是我出生在這裡。你呢？
I’m from China. But I came here for college and after I graduated, I stayed here to work.
我是中國人。但是我來這裡上大學，畢業後，留在這工作。
Cool. How long have you been living in San Francisco?
噢。你舊金山多久了？。
I’ve been living here for 8 months now. Before that, I went to college in Boston and worked there for 2 years.
我住在這裡8個月了。之前，我在波士頓上大學，然後在那工作了2年。
My brother is going to school in Boston too! Which school did you go to?
我弟弟也在波士頓上學！你上的是什麼學校？
I went to Boston University.
波士頓大學。
No way. That’s where my brother’s at. What a small world! Hey, by
the way, here’s my card.
不可能！我弟弟就在那上大學。這世界真小！噢，這是我的名片。
Thanks! Oh… cool. You’re in Sales, huh? How do you like it?
謝謝。你是做銷售的? 你喜歡嗎？
It’s going quite well. I really love the flexibility and all the new people
I meet every day.
挺好的。我很喜歡做銷售的靈活性，而且每天都能認識新的人。
I used to be in Sales too. Now I have my own startup. Here’s my card.
我以前也是做銷售的。不過現在自己創業。這是我的名片。
Oh, that’s great! How long have you been running your own business?
真不錯！你開自己的公司多久了？
I started it about a year ago. I had been working for a very big company, and then I quit my job and started this business with a friend of mine.
I’ve always wanted to do something on my own.
差不多一年。我以前在大公司工作，然後辭職，和一個朋友一起創業。我一直都想做自己的事業。
Let's Practice
Make it right.
A : ______.
B :Hey, I’m Jim. And no, I’m not from China.
1.Hey, are you from China?
2.What a small world!
A :How long have you been living in San Francisco?
B : ________.
1.I’ve been living here for 8 months now.
2.I’ve been leaving here for 8 months now.
How long have you ____ living in San Francisco?
1.bean
2.been
My brother is going to school ____ Boston too!
1.in
2.on
In Britain, when a student _____ from university, they have successfully completed a degree course.
A.expels
B.graduates
C.receives
D.enrolls
There may ____ no time when the law has been so violated as it is today.
A.had
B.be having
C.has been
D.have been
A _(1)_ company will often have the search for _(2)_ as the primary focus _(3)_ its business plan.
of / connection / funding / startup / listing / on
DISCUSSION
Make a conversation with your teacher.
1.How do you introduce yourself to new people? Pretend as if you are in a Networking event and Introduce your self.
