Task 1: How Do Others Think of My Job?

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Task 1: How Do Others Think of My Job?

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
Speaker 1 doesn't like his job¡ªworking in the Civil Service or the Tax Office.
(2)
Speaker 2 is complaining that she is too busy as a manager of a department; it's a man's job.
(3)
Speaker 3 is not satisfied with his current job¡ªnursing officer in a hospital; he should be a doctor.
(4)
Speaker 4 doesn't think his job as a bank manager is funny; maybe it's a little stuffy.
(5)
Speaker 5 enjoys his job as a sales representative because he can travel a lot, and most important, he can have a lot of women.
(6)
Speaker 6 likes her job very much though it is supposed for dim girls.

2. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.
(1) Speaker 1 thinks the university students are
,
and very
.
(2) The letters to speaker 2 are addressed to
, though the Company does put
in front of
on its departmental lists.
(3) Speaker 3 wants to be a
, because he has more
with the patients and a long term responsibility for their
.
(4) There are lots of dirty jokes about traveling salesmen because they tend to
and have
.
(5) As an
, Speaker 6 is learning a lot, not just about
, but
and is gaining
. If she works hard and saves hard, she will be able to start
and earn
as much as the teachers.

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Task 1: How Do Others Think of My Job?

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
Speaker 1 doesn't like his job¡ªworking in the Civil Service or the Tax Office.
(2)
Speaker 2 is complaining that she is too busy as a manager of a department; it's a man's job.
(3)
Speaker 3 is not satisfied with his current job¡ªnursing officer in a hospital; he should be a doctor.
(4)
Speaker 4 doesn't think his job as a bank manager is funny; maybe it's a little stuffy.
(5)
Speaker 5 enjoys his job as a sales representative because he can travel a lot, and most important, he can have a lot of women.
(6)
Speaker 6 likes her job very much though it is supposed for dim girls.

2. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.
(1) Speaker 1 thinks the university students are
,
and very
.
(2) The letters to speaker 2 are addressed to
, though the Company does put
in front of
on its departmental lists.
(3) Speaker 3 wants to be a
, because he has more
with the patients and a long term responsibility for their
.
(4) There are lots of dirty jokes about traveling salesmen because they tend to
and have
.
(5) As an
, Speaker 6 is learning a lot, not just about
, but
and is gaining
. If she works hard and saves hard, she will be able to start
and earn
as much as the teachers.