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Unit 1Task 2M: Come in, please.W: Good morning, sir. I ’ m Karen Yang.M: Good morning, Miss Yang. I ’ m Kevin Carter, the Administration Manager. Take a seat, please.W: Oh, is that your wife, Mr. Carter She is so beautiful.M: Thank you. Ah … Miss Yang, I ' ve gone through your resume. I ' d like to ask you some questions now, if you don ’ t mind.W: Of course not. please go ahead.M: Well, can you tell me why you would like to work as a medical representative with usW: I really like this kind of work, and having been a doctor for three years, I want to apply for this position for a change.M: Don ’ t you think it ’ s a pity for you to leave your present jobW: To some extent, it is. I have learned a lot in the hospital. But I would like to try a different kind of life.W: By the way, could you tell me how much the new job paysM: Sure. There is a five-month probationary period and you can only get RMB2,000 for each month. After that, we’ ll determine your salary according to your performance.W: Oh, I see. Then, what about the paid holidays, insurance, and things like thatM: Every employee in our company enjoys life insurance and unemployment insurance. In addition, they enjoy two-week paid holidays.W: That sounds fine. How much time will it take for me to be promoted hereM: I ’ m not sure. It depends on your ability and performance. Maybe we’ ll send yoto one of our branches, if you like.W: No problem. I hate staying at one place all the time. But in which cities do you have your branches And, where is your company basedM: Our company is based in New York, with branches in many cities, such as Philadelphia, Beijing and London.Follow-up practiceCai: May I come inMs. Smith: Yes, please.Cai: Good morning, Madam. My name is Cai Ning. I am coming to your company for an interview, as requested.Ms. Smith: Fine, thank you for coming, Miss Cai. Please sit down. I am Anne Smith, Assistant Manager for the Personnel Department.Cai: Nice to see you, Ms. Smith.Ms. Smith: Nice to meet you, too. Would you like to have a cup of coffee or teaCai: Tea is fine. Thank you.Ms. Smith: I ’ ve read your CV. It looks good. Now, I wonder if you can tell me more about yourself, for example, your personalityCai: Well, I think I ’ m- maisnedreiodugsirl, I ’ m calm and I don in ’a ct rpisaisn.icI like jokes and have a good sense of humor. And I also enjoy working with all kinds of people. I can even get along with people who are bad-tempered or something like that.Ms. Smith: Well, then, what do you consider your strengths and weaknessCai: Strengths and weakness Well, I think my ability to work with all types of people is a particular strength.Ms. Smith: Yes.Cai: My weakness Er, I ’ ma little bit perfectionist. I ’ mquite often dissatisfied with what I ’ ve done. I always think I dcoanit better or in a different way.Ms. Smith: I wouldn ’ t call that a weakness. I ’ d call that a strength.Cai: Well, apart from that, I suppose sometimes I am not patient enough.Ms. Smith: Now, can you tell me about your past experienceCai: I have six years ’ financial industry experience, working for several companies. For the past two years, I have been working in an investment bank.Ms. Smith: What qualifications have you had for this positionCai: I graduated from Peking University in 2001, majoring in accounting. I can speak fluent English and I can deal with bookkeeping and accounting in English quite well. Ms. Smith: Why did you leave your last positionCai: I want to find a job that is challenging, where I can grow.Ms. Smith: Now, is there anythingelse you ’ d like to ask meCai: Yes,if I get this job with HDC, would I be able to work abroad in one of your overseas branchesMs. Smith: Oh, yes, certainly. Our staff regularly does six-month placements in other branches.Cai: Oh, that ’ s great.Ms. Smith: Right, time is pressing, I’ m afraid, so thank you very much for coming tosee me and we ’ ll be in touch with you before the end of the week.Cai: thank you for seeing me.Ms. Smith: Goodbye.Cai: Bye.Video 1Chen = C. Ms. Mandel = M.C: Good morning, Ms. Mandel.M: Good morning. Sit down, please.C: Thank you.M: You are Chen Bo, aren ’ t you I ’ m Cathy Mandel, Director of the HR Department.C: Yes, I ’ m Chen Bo. Nice to meet you, Ms. Mandel.M: Nice to meet you, too. I ’ vgeone through your resume and would like to know more about you.C: Thank you for your interest in me.M: To start with, would you like to tell me a bit about yourselfC: Sure, I ’ ma senior student at Guangdong University of Finance. I expect to graduate this summer. My major is international finance.M: So, why did you choose our companyC: As far as I know, your company is one of several leading international consultant corporations which came to China after China entered WTO. I think working here would give me the best chance to use what I’ ve learned at university.M: As a major。