Unit 34
Employee Reference
Check
職場攻略/職業發展
Oversea Life/Career Development
BRAIN STORM
Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.
What do you think is an Employee Reference Check?
VOCABULARY
Repeat these sentences after your teacher.
1. reference check (n.) 背景調查
I will do a reference check for him.
我將為他做背景調查。
2. on behalf of (conj.) 代表
On behalf of Susan, I thank you.
我代表蘇珊，謝謝你。
3. performance (n.) 表現
Is his performance good?
他的表現好嗎？
4. firm (n.) 公司
I work in a law firm down the street.
我在街上的一家律師事務所工作。
5. rate (v.) 評價
Can you rate his performance?
你能評價他的表現嗎？
6. overall (adj.) 總體
His overall performance is good.
他的整體表現不錯。
7. go-getter (n.) 積極主動的人
I am a go-getter for my goals.
我為目標而努力。
8. bent over backwards (phr.) 不辭辛苦、加倍努力
Although we bent over backwards to please her, our new manager was still very critical of our work.
儘管我們竭力討好新經理, 但她仍然對我們的工作百般挑剔。
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
Hi, is Mr. Steve Williams there?
嗨，這有一位叫Steve Williams先生的人嗎？
Speaking.
就是我。
Hi, my name is Tom Phillips with the United Reference check. I‘m calling on behalf of Frontier Marketing to ask you about Mark Stewart’s work performance while working at your firm. Do you have a couple of minutes?
你好，我是聯合背景調查公司的Tom Philips。 我替前線市場行銷公司來問問Mark Steward在你們公司的表現。 你現在有時間嗎？
Oh Mark! He was a joy to work with. Go ahead.
哦Mark！ 跟他工作很愉快。 請繼續說。
How would you rate his overall performance?
你覺得他的總體工作水平怎麼樣？
On occasion he would arrive a little late to work, but he was quick to fix that after I brought it to his attention. Otherwise, he was great.
他有時候會遲到一小下，但是我跟他說了以後他馬上就改了。 其它方面都很好。
Social skills?
社交能力呢？
Mark was very personable and friendly. He worked well with others, but I felt he did most of his best work when working on his own.
Mark人緣很好，也很友善。 他跟同事合作得不錯，但是我覺得他獨立工作的效果更好一點。
Great, thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions.
太好了，非常感謝你能花時間來回答我的問題。
My pleasure.
我的榮幸。
Let's Practice
Make it right.
Oh Mark! He was ___ joy to work with.
1.a
2.an
How would you ____ his overall performance?
1.rite
2.rate
1.A go-getter is a person who ______.
A.isn’t afraid to pursue what he wants
B.can always make people laugh
C.has plenty of work experience
D.likes to control other people
2.He was fantastic. He bent over ____ to make sure he did a good job.
A.beyond
B.forwards
C.backwards
D.along
3.How would you ____ his professionalism?
A.fix
B.rate
C.like
D.call
4. Mark was ____. I like him.
A.a joy to work with
B.joy to work
C.joy to work with
D.a joy to work
DISCUSSION
Make a conversation with your teacher.
1.What do you think should be in an Employee reference check?
