Unit 25
Hiring a freelancer
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 someone who is a freelancer? What kind of freelancing work do they do?
VOCABULARY
Repeat these sentences after your teacher.
1. chat (v.) 聊
They chatted about the film shown last night.
他們閒聊著昨夜放的電影。
2. hash-out (phr.) 尋找解決方法
I wanted to has-out our recent projects.
我想找出我們最近項目的解決方法。
3. platform (n.) 平臺
What is your marketing platform?
你的行銷平台是什麼？
4. incorporating (v.) 融入
You can start incorporating your design to the texts.
你可以開始將設計合併到文本中。
5. given (adj.) 鑒於
The project proposal is already given.
項目建議書已經給出。
6. In-house (adj.) 公司內部
Should we do an In-house survey?
我們應該進行內部調查嗎？
7. freelancer (n.) 自由職業者
Are you a freelancer?
你是自由職業者嗎？
8. Project-by-project (phr.) 基於專案
You should grow your own organic vegetables.
你會逐個項目結識新朋友。
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
Thanks for coming over to chat Ed. I wanted to hash-out the future of our app.
謝謝你能過來聊聊Ed。 我想找到我們app的未來發展方向。
I’m glad you’re bringing it up. I think the basic platform we have now is good, but we need to start incorporating our new ideas into the app.
我很高興你提這個。 我認為我們現在的基礎平臺是好的，但是我們需要在app里融入一些新的想法。
I agree. Given that we don’t have a developer in-house, I think we should look for a freelancer.
我同意。 鑒於我們內部沒有開發工程師，我覺得需要找一個自由職業者來做。
Yeah, we realistically don’t have enough work for a full-time employee. It makes more sense for the role to be on a project-by-project basis.
是，我們確實也沒有太多的工作，不需要全職的。 最好的是雇一個人來，有專案時才工作。
Do you have any ideas of where we should search?
你知道我們該從哪裡找嗎？
Let‘s both reach out to our personal networks to see if there’s anyone out there. Otherwise, I think we should focus on LinkedIn and Freelancer.org.
我們可以從自己的朋友圈找找看有沒有合適的。 或者，我們可以試一下LinkedIn和Freelancer.org這些網站。
Great. I‘ll get started on the job description.
好。 那我這就寫職位描述。
Make sure to mention that the role can be done remotely.
別忘了說明這個職位可以遠程辦公。
What about pay?
薪酬呢？
Say that it’s “based on experience”. We can then decide how much to pay based on the quality and quantity of the freelancer’s past work.
就說依據經驗而定。這樣我們就能依據這個人的過往工作經歷和水平來决定薪酬了。
Perfect. I’ll shoot you a first draft of the description when it’s finished.
沒問題。 職位描述初稿一寫好我就發郵件給你。
Let's Practice
Make it right.
A : ______.
B :I’m glad you’re bringing it up.
1.I think we should look for a freelancer.
2.I wanted to hash-out the future of our app.
A : Do you have any ideas of where we should search?
B : ________.
1.I think we should focus on LinkedIn and Freelancer.org.
2.I’ll get started on the job description.
I wanted to hash-out the ______of our app.
1.future
2.given
Do you have any ideas of where we should __________?
1.search
2.platform
_____ his age, he’s a remarkably fast runner.
A.Considered
B.Predicted
C.Given
D.Providing
I live in a ____ district, so it only takes me a few minutes to go to school.
A.distance
B.nearby
C.nearest
D.faraway
If you need an help, you can ___ others who can help you.
A.reach out to
B.do some favor for
C.give a hand to
D.find out about
DISCUSSION
Make a conversation with your teacher.
1.Do you prefer to be a freelancer? or Do you prefer to work in a stable job under a company? Explain your stand.
