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UnitlHonestyandresponsibility

Tolivealifeofhonestyandintegrityisaresponsibilityofeverydecent

person.—NoamChomsky

Reading

Aftertwentyyears

Thepolicemanonthebeatwalkedalongthestreetashealwaysdid.Itwas

barelyteno'clockatnight.Whenhehadwalkedabouthalfwayaroundacertain

block,thepolicemansuddenlysloweddown.Inthedoorwayofastorestoodaman,

withanunlitcigarinhismouth.Asthepolicemanwalkeduptohimthemanspoke

upquickly.

“It'sallright,officer/hesaid.'Tmjustwaitingforafriend.Ifsanappointment

madetwentyyearsago.Thereusedtobearestaurantwherethisstorestands-

'BigJoe'Brady*srestaurant.^

“ItwashereuntilfiveyearsagoJsaidthepoliceman."Itwastorndownthen/*

Themaninthedoorwaystruckamatchandlithiscigar.Thelightshoweda

paleface,withkeeneyes,asquarejawandalittlewhitescarnearhisrighteyebrow.

Hisscarfpinwasalargediamond,oddlyset.

“Twentyyearsagotonight/1saidtheman,“IdinedherewithJimmyWells,my

bestfriend.HeandIwerejustliketwobrothers.IwaseighteenandJimmywas

twenty.ThenextmorningIwastoleaveNewYorkandtraveltotheWesttomake

myfortune.Well,weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwenty

yearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhat

distancewemighthavetocome.Wefiguredthatintwentyyearseachofusoughtto

havebuiltalifeandmadeourfortunes.”

“Itsoundsprettyinteresting,"saidthepoliceman."'Ratheralongtimebetween

meetings,though.Haven'tyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouleft?99

“Well,wekeptintouchforayearortwo,andthenwelostcontact.ButIknow

Jimmywillmeetmehereifhe'salive,fbrhealwayswasthetruestandmostreliable

fellowintheworld.He'llneverforget.Icameathousandmilestostandinthis

doorwaytonight,andit'sworthwhileifmyoldpartnerturnsup.”

Thewaitingmanpulledoutahandsomewatch,setwithsmalldiamonds.Itwas

threeminutestoten.

“IT1beonmyway,”saidthepoliceman."Hopeyourfriendturnsup.”

'Tilgivehimhalfanhouratleast.Bye,officer.”

Themanwhohadcomeathousandmilestokeepanappointmentwiththe

friendofhisyouthsmokedhiscigarandwaited.Abouttwentyminuteslater,atall

maninalongovercoat,withcollarturneduptohisears,burnedtowardhim.

“Isthatyou,Bob?11heasked,doubtfully.

“Isthatyou,JimmyWells?'1shoutedthemaninthedoorway.

“Blessmyheart!”criedthenewarrival.uWell,well,well!Twentyyearsisa

longtime!HowhastheWesttreatedyou,oldman?”

“IthasgivenmeeverythingIaskeditfbr.You*vechangedlots,Jimmy.Inever

thoughtyouweretallbytwoorthreeinches.”

“Oh,IgrewabitafterIwastwenty.Comeon,Bob;we'llgotoaplaceIknow

andhaveagoodlongtalkaboutoldtimes.”

Thetwomenwalkedupthestreet,arminarm.ThemanfromtheWestwas

beginningtooutlinethehistoryofhiscareer.Atthecornerstoodadrugstore,

brilliantwithelectriclights.Eachofthemturnedtostareattheother'sface.Theman

fromtheWeststoppedsuddenlyandreleasedhisarm.

“AsIsuspected,you*renotJimmyWells/*hesaid,impatientlywithanger.

“Twentyyearsisalongtime,butnotlongenoughtochangetheshapeofaman's

nose.”

“Itsometimeschangesagoodmanintoabadone,”saidthetallman,taking

chargeofthesituation."You'vebeenunderarrestfbrtenminutes,'Silky'Bob.

Chicagopolicethoughtyoumighthavedroppedoverourwayandwiredus.They

wanttohaveachatwithyou.Beforewegotothestation,here*sanoteforyou.It's

fromPatrolmanWells.”

ThemanfromtheWestunfoldedthepaper.Thenotewasrathershort.

“Bob:Iwasattheappointedplaceontime.Whenyoustruckthematchtolight

yourcigarIsawitwasthefaceofthecriminalwantedinChicago.AnyhowI

couldn*tarrestyoumyself,soIgotaplain-clothesmantodothejob.JIMMY.”

(AdaptedfromO.Henry*sshortstoryofthesametitle)

Integratedskills

Understandingwhitelies

Theuglytruth

“Happybirthday,Anne,^^saidmygrandma,handingmeabrightlywrapped

parcelwithabigredbow.Itwasmybirthdaydinner,aspecialtreat,andthewhole

familywerethere-myparents,grandma,grandad,aunt,uncleandnephew.

“Thanks,Granny!,91said,smiling.Itoretheparcelopen.Insidewassomething

verybright,verypink.Ihelditup.ItwastheugliestdressIhadeverseen.

“Ihopeyoulikeit,”saidGrandma."Youlooksoprettyinpink.Ithinkthis

dressisperfectforyou.”

Franklyspeaking,IwasdisappointedbutIsmiledasbroadlyasIcould."That's

sokindofyou,Granny,“Isaid,tryingtosoundconvincing."Ifsbeautiful.Thank

yousomuch.”

Grandmasmiledbackhappilyatme,withdeepwrinklesaroundhereyes.Well.

Icouldn'ttellherthetruth.CouldI?

Awhiteliethathurtme

WhenIgavethedresstoAnnefbrherbirthday,Isawtheexcitementinhereyesas

shetoreoffthewrappingpaper.Shepausedbrieflywhenshefirstsawthedress.

Thenherbeautifulfacesmiledlovinglyatme.Shetoldmeitwasabeautifuldress.I

knowthattheoldandtheyoungdonotalwayssharethesametastesandIwas

happythatshelikedit.AllthehoursofsewingwereworthitwhenIsawthelookof

joyonherface.

ItwasafewdayslaterthatIlearntthetruth.IwaspassingAnne'sbedroom

whenIheardhertalkingonthephone."Mygrandmagavemethisverypinkdress,“

shesaid."IreallyappreciateitbutIdon'tthinkFileverbewearingit.Imean,who

wearspinkthesedays?”Istoodthereinawkwardsilence.ThenIwalkedaway,

pretendingnottohaveheardanything.However,Ifeltcheatedanditreally

depressedme.

Extendedreading

Takingresponsibility

Honouredguests,teachersandstudents,itismypleasureandprivilegeto

welcomeyouheretodayandpresentmythoughtsonthisspecialoccasion.

Students,thetimehasarrivedforyoutofullyacceptyourpassageinto

adulthood.IhaveseenyougrowfromnervousSenior1studentsintoconfident

youngadults,whositbeforemetoday,readytoembracethenextphaseofyourlives.

Youmustbebothexcitedandanxiousaboutthenewexperiencesthatareinstorefor

you.Don'tworry,foryouareallresponsibleyoungpeople,wellpreparedandwell

equippedtosuccessfullymanagethechallengesoftheyearsahead.

Atschool,youhavegraduallyunderstoodtheimportanceofawell-developed

senseofresponsibility.Youacceptthatyouareresponsibleforyoursuccessesand

yourfailures.Hopefully,youhavelearnttotreatresponsibilitynotasaweightthat

burdensyou,butratherasafoundationwhichwillsupportyourfuturedevelopment.

Ashipwithoutananchorisatthemercyofthewavesandwinds;likewise,aperson

whohasnosenseofresponsibilityisatthemercyoftheirowncarelessand

thoughtlessbehaviour.

Asstudents,youmusttakeyourstudiesseriouslyandacceptresponsibilityfor

yourownlearning.Thismeansmeetingdeadlinesforyourschoolwork,following

yourteachers*guidance,andofcourse,alwaysaimingforacademicexcellence.

However,yourresponsibilitiesgoforbeyondyourstudies.Asyougothroughyour

dailylife,youwillencountermanydifficultsituationswherethingsmaygowrong.

Insteadofbeingquicktoblameothers,analysetheproblem,andifitisindeedyour

ownfault,bereadytoadmityourmistakeandthencorrectit.Thisway,youpractise

thevirtueofcourage.Alwaysgiveyourbestinwhateveryousetouttodo,however

difficultthatmightbe.Thisway,youpractisethevirtueofdetermination.Behonest

bysayingwhatyoumeanandbymeaningwhatyousay.Thisway,youpractisethe

virtueofintegrity.Takingresponsibilityinallaspectsofyoureverydaylife,

therefore,willhelpbuildastrongcharacter.

Apartfrompersonaldevelopment,assumingresponsibilityforyouractionsis

alsoimportantforthebettermentofsociety.Societyisanorganicwhole,andas

socialbeings,wehavearesponsibilitytomakeacontribution.Youmayhaveheard

thestoryofasmallboywhotriedtosavestarfishleftonthebeachafterastorm,by

throwingthembackintothesea.Passers-bytoldhimthathewaswastinghistime,

forhecouldnotpossiblysavethemall.However,theboywasnotdiscouraged,

believingthathecouldmakeadifferencetotheonesthathesaved.Asaresult,the

passers-byfeltinspiredandjoinedhiminsavingthestarfish.Similarly,thelittle

thingsyoudocanmakeadifference!Forexample,pickingupgarbagearoundyour

neighbourhoodcontributestoacleanerenvironment.Reportingaspeedingcarhelps

ensureroadsafety.Beingenergy-efficientleadstosavingsofourpreciousnatural

resources.Doingvolunteerworkatalocalnursinghomebringsloveandwarmthto

theelderly.Justlikethe“starfishboy"，youmayeveninspirepeoplearoundyouto

dothesame,whichisanaddedbonus.Workingtogether,wehavethepowerto

graduallybutcontinuouslyadvanceoursociety.

So,dearstudents,takeyourfirststepintotheadultworldbyacceptingyour

responsibilities,sothatadulthoodwillbeanenjoyableandrewardingexperiencefor

bothyouandthosearoundyou.Sometimes,responsibilitiesmayweighheavilyon

you.However,justastheChinesesayinggoes,“Jadeisgood-for-nothingifnot

carved.^^Amancannotbeperfectedwithouttrials.Sowtheseedsofsuccesstoday

andyourharvestwillbegreattomorrow.Iwishyoueverysuccessinyouradultlife!

Unit2

Understandingeachother

Effectivecommunication

Ifyouheardsomeoneshout,“Heyyou!^^fromacrosstheroom,howwouldyou

react?Justthesetwowordscancarrymuchinformation.Theycouldbeinterpreted

asawelcominggreetingfromaclosefriend,especiallyifaccompaniedbyagentle

smile.Whenspokenbyastranger,theycanfunctionasameansofattractingyour

attention.Muchofwhatwecommunicateisdependentnotonlyonthewordsweuse,

butalsoonhowweusethem.So,lefslookalittledeeperintothetopicof

communication.

Communicationistheexchangeofinformationbetweenasenderandareceiver.

Thesenderencodesamessageandsendsitfacetoface,orthroughvideo,telephone,

mailorsocialmedia.Thismessageisthenreceivedanddecodedbythereceiver.In

response,thereceiversendsanencodedmessageback,whichisreferredtoas

feedback.Thisfeedbackisdecodedbytheoriginalsenderandtheentirecycle

repeatsitselfuntiltheyhavefinishedcommunicating.

Thiscomplexprocesscanbechallengingbut,withpracticeandpatience,you

canbecomeahighlycompetentcommunicator.Toaccomplishthis,youneedto

knowwithwhomyouarecommunicating.Whatistheirageorjobposition?Whatis

theirrelationshiptoyou?Whatexpectationsandculturalbackgrounddotheyhave?

Onceyouhaveobtainedthisinformation,youcanthenuseittodeterminehowbest

tocommunicatewiththem.Dependingonifyouarecommunicatingwithastranger,

friend,familymember,orco-worker,youwillneedtodecidewhichcommunication

channelbestsuitsthesituation.Furthermore,youwillneedtodeterminethe

appropriatestyletouseandhowcomplexyourchoiceofwordsshouldbe.For

example,ifyouareabusinesspersonnegotiatingwithalargeenterpriseaboutadeal,

youshoulddoitfacetoface,usingformallanguage,inastraightforwardmanner.

Yourbodylanguageisequallyimportant,sinceitrevealsalotaboutyour

thoughtsandattitudes.Makesureitclearlysupportsthemessageyouwanttodeliver.

Asmileshowsyouareattentivetotheissuesyouarediscussing,whilelookingaway

withyourarmsfoldedcanindicatedisinterestandcreatedistrustorcausefriction.

Additionally,youshouldnotignoretheotherperson'sbodylanguage,whichwill

giveyoucluesastowhethertheconversationisgoingwellornot.Whenyounotice

achangeintheotherperson'sbodylanguage,youshouldadjusthowyouare

communicatingaccordingly.Ifsomeonelooksatyouwithaconfusedexpression,

thiscouldindicatethattheyhavenotcompletelyunderstoodyourpoint.Youwill

needtoclarifyyourmessagebeforemovingon.

Whilebeingknowledgeableaboutbodylanguageisvital,thevalueofempathy

shouldnotbeunderstated.Seektounderstandtheotherperson'semotions,by

puttingyourselfintheirshoesandlookingatthesituationfromtheirperspective.

Someissuesmaybecomplicatedandyoumaybeconfusedaboutwhyothersfeelor

actthewaytheydo.Ifyougiveseriousconsiderationtotheirpointsofview,

however,youwillbeabletoseewhataccountsfortheiremotionsandempathize

withthem.Youmaynotapproveoftheirideasbutatleastyouwillseewherethey

arecomingfrom,whichmeansyoucanmakeadjustmentstoyourowntoneand

choiceofwords.Supposeyouarediscussingaprojectwithyourpartner,whohas

justlostanimportantbasketballgameandisinactive.Toengagehimorherinthe

discussionandmakeyourcommunicationmoreeffective,youmayexpressyour

sympathyby,forinstance,saying,understandhowyoufbeL...”

Effectivecommunicationwillallowyoutotackledifferencesand

disagreementsappropriatelyandimproveyourinteractionswithothers.Good

communicationskillswillalsohelpyoubuildtrustandgainotherpeoplesrespect,

allowingrelationshipstobecomemorepositiveandproductive.So,getpractising

andgoodluck!

Extendedreading

Borrowedwords

“Thesushirestaurantsmenuwasconfusing."Isthereanythingspecialabout

thissentence?Well,allthewordsexcept"the"and"was"areborrowedfromother

languages!Thiscomesasnosurprise,giventhatEnglishhasborrowedwordsfrom

morethan300differentlanguages,includingLatin,Greek,FrenchandChinese.

However,Englishisnotaloneinborrowingwordsfromotherlanguages一

borrowedwordscanbefoundinalmostalllanguages.Forexample,Chinesewords

thatareoriginallyfromtheEnglishlanguageinclude“培根”（bacon）,“坦克”（tank）

and“高爾夫"（golf）,andJapanesehasborrowedwordslike"豆腐"（tofti）from

Chinese.

Wordborrowingcomesaboutwhentwocultureswithdifferentlanguages

interact.Thistendstohappenwhenthereisnosuitablewordforanobjectorideain

thenativetongue.Thisphenomenonhasbeenoccurringforthousandsofyears.In

thecurrentageofglobalization,whencommunicationtechnologybringsdifferent

culturesclosertogether,wordsareevenmorelikelytobeborrowedstraightfromthe

sourcelanguageatafasterpacethaneverbefore,especiallythoserelatedto

technologicaldevelopments,suchas"email”and“Internet”.

Thoughborrowingwordshasbecomefaster,theprocessisstillcomplex,andit

takestimebeforenewwordsareintegratedintoeverydayspeech.Atfirst,the

borrowedwordisonlyusedbybilingualspeakers.Itthenspreadstopeoplewhodo

notknowtheoriginallanguage,andtheywillchangethepronunciationtofitthe

waytheyspeak,almostunknowingly.Anexampleofthisistheword“kungfu",

whichreferstoChinesemartialarts.ThiswordcomesfromtheChinesewords”功

夫”(gongfu).Overtime,thesoundsthatweredifficulttopronouncewerereplaced

withmorefamiliarones.Thelongeraborrowedwordhasbeeninuse,themoreit

soundsandevenlookslikethenativelanguage.

Borrowedwordsareanoutcomeoflanguagedevelopmentthatcouldhardlybe

avoided,butsomelanguagecommunitiesopposeadoptingwordsfromother

cultures.Therearecountriesthatmakeinterventionstokeeptheirnativelanguage

pureinordertodefendtheiridentity.TheFrenchspecificallyhaveanofficial

organizationthatcreatesnewwords,inordertoavoidborrowedwords.Some

languageshaveanextremelysmallnumberofspeakers,suchastheNative

AmericanNavajoIndianlanguage,usedonlybythemembersofthetribe.Under

thiscircumstance,itbecomesamatterofsurvivalforthenativelanguagetoreject

outsideinfluences.

Whilesomecommunitiesarepessimisticabouttheexchangebetween

languages,therearealsootherlanguagesthatreadilywelcomeborrowedwords.

English,especially,isbasedonamixofLatin,GreekandGermaniclanguages.The

English-speakingcommunitydoesnothesitateinabsorbingforeignwordsintoits

dailyvocabulary.Infact,therehaveneverbeenanyformalacademicrestrictionson

newborrowedwords.Borrowingwordsallowsthelanguagetocontinuetodevelop,

enablingthecommunitytohaveamoreefficientlanguagewhichallowsthemto

sharetheirexperienceswithanew-foundgrace.Itisalsothroughthosewordsthat

novelideasarespreadanddifferentbeliefsareexchangedmoreconvenientlyand

quickly.

AccordingtothelinguistEdwardSapir,“Itwouldbedifficulttopointtoa

completelyisolatedlanguage,andforbetterorforworse,thetendencytoborrow

wordshasnevergoneoutofstyle.Themoreinternationalandglobalizedtheworld

becomes,themorelanguagecharacteristicswillbesharedbetweennationsand

cultures.

Unit3Careersandskills

Reading

Worktolive,livetowork

Ifyouwereaskedthequestion,"Doyouworktoliveorlivetowork?”，what

wouldyouranswerbe?Somemightsaythatweworkbecausewehaveto,notleast

becauseweneedthesalarythatenablesustobefinanciallyindependent.Itis

certainlytruethatmostofusdojointhelabourforceonceourstudiesarecompleted.

Indeed,itcouldbearguedthatoureducationisgearedtowardspreparingusfora

lifeofwork.However,earningalivingis,bynomeans,theonlyreasonwhywe

work—thereareotherimportantreasonsthatmotivateourentryintotheworldof

work.

Throughtheworkwedo,ourgoalscanbeattainedandourpersonaldreams

achieved.Allofushavehaddreamsaboutonethingoranotherandworkoften

enablesustopursuethosedreams.HenryDavidThoreausaid,ut...ifoneadvances

confidentlyinthedirectionofhisdreams,andendeavorstolivethelifewhichhe

hasimagined,hewillmeetwithasuccessunexpectedincommonhours.^^Yang

Liwei,forexample,drivenbyhispassionforflying,becameapilotandthenChina's

firstastronaut.Whereverourinterestsmaylieandwhateverourcareerchoices

mightbe,workallowsustheopportunitytobeengagedinsomethingwearefbndof

and,consequently,cangiveusasenseofachievementandgreatsatisfaction.

Workcanalsohelpdevelopourskills,thusprovidingroomforpersonalgrowth.

Whenwework,wemustpractiseourskillsconstantlyandcontinuouslyuntilwe

excelinwhatwedo.Ourrapidlychangingworkplacemakesitnecessaryforusto

keepupanddevelopnewskills.Twentyyearsago,positionsinsocialtechnologies

orenergyefficiencydidnotevenexist,anditisdifficulttoanticipatethenew

positionswhichwillemergetwentyyearsfromnow.However,itiscertainthatno

whichonecanaffordtobesatisfiedwiththestatusquo.Inordertobetteradapt

ourselvestonewcircumstances,wemustbereadyandwillingtoacquirenewskills

andabilities.Thiscanaddtooursenseofachievementandtheknowledgethatwe

aredevelopingasindividualsaswemovealongourchosencareerpath.

Notonlydoesworkbenefituspersonally,italsocontributestothehealthof

society.Atthemostbasiclevel,thedifferenttypesofjobsarelikegearsina

machine.Theyworktoensurethatthemachinewecall“society“functionsproperly.

Inasuccessful,stableandproductivesociety,alljobsareequallyimportantandno

oneissuperiortoanother,soweshouldnothaveprejudiceagainstany.Whetherwe

arescientists,lawyers,doctors,publicservants,consultants,clerksreceptionistsor

butchers,weallmakeourrespectivecontributions.Moreover,therearepeoplewho

choosetostepoutoftheircomfortzoneandcommitthemselvestoworkingforthe

benefitofothers.Forexample,teachersinremoteruralareasaredevotedto

changingthelivesofpeoplewithlessaccesstotheadvantagesenjoyedbymany

others.Inthisway,weworktoadvanceourcommunitiesandbringsuccesstoour

nation.

Whereverlifetakesusandwhateverchoicesarelaidoutbeforeus,something

worthrememberingisthatourwork,whendonewell,willnotonlyhelpusmakea

livingbutalsohelpmakealifeforourselvesandforothers.Wecantakeprideinthe

knowledgethathardworkisessentialforourindividualwell-beingaswellasforthe

benefitofoursocietyasawhole.

Extendedreading

Tipsforjobinterviews

Goodmorning,everyone.Todayrilbetalkingaboutwhattodoifyou'reasked

togoforajobinterview.Theoddsarethatyou'veneverbeenacandidateforajob

before,butmyadvicewillhelpyougaintheupperhandasyousetoffandstepinto

theworldofemployment.

Beforewegoanyfurther,it'simportanttounderstandthepurposeofan

interview.Aninterviewisaconversationbetweenanemployerandapotential

employee,whichallowstheinterviewertoassessthejobapplicanttoseeifheorshe

issuitablefortheposition.Meanwhile,italsoprovidesanopportunityfbrthe

applicanttolearnmoreaboutthejobandthecompany,andtodiscoverwhetherthis

jobisrightfbrhimorher.

Priortotheinterview,ensureyoumakegoodpreparations.Findoutaboutthe

companyandtheroleyouareinterviewingforthroughthecompany'sprofileand

website.Thisinformationwillgiveyouagoodbasisofwhatcriteriatheyuseto

selectcandidates.Listyourstrengthsandskillsetthatwillhelpthecompanyachieve

theirgoals.It'sequallyimportanttoanalyseyourweaknessesandhaveaplanin

mindtoshowhowyouintendtostrengthenthem.

Onceyou'vedoneyourhomeworkaboutthecompanyandtheposition,makea

listofquestionsthatcouldbeaskedduringtheinterviewandthinkabouthowtobest

answerthem.Betteryet,dopracticeinterviewswithafriend.Youcanfilmthe

interviewstoreviewyourperformance.Payattentiontoyourvoiceandbody

language.Practicemakesperfect.Keepatituntilyoucanconciselyandconfidently

presentyourbestself.

Preparetomakeagoodfirstimpression.Dressappropriatelyfbryourinterview

andgentlemen,besuretohaveagoodshave.Getagoodnight'srestsothatyoufeel

andlookrefreshed.Checktheaddressoftheinterview,decidewhatmodeof

transporttouseandallowextratimefbrtrafficdelays.Remember,beanearlybird

andarriveatleasthalfanhourbeforeyourconfirmedinterviewtime.

Forthedurationoftheinterview,listencarefullytothequestion,andifyou

needclarification,itisnotrudetosayso.Whenanswering,trytofindtheright

conversationalbalancebygivingalltheinformationaninterviewerneedstogeta

completepictureofyouwithouttalkingtoomuch.Justifyyourselfwithrelevant

examplesfromyourpersonalexperienceandbespecificaboutyourachievements.

However,you'llalsoneedtopayattentiontotheinterviewer^responsesto

determinewhethertoprovidemoredetailsornot.

Theinterviewercaninferalotfromyourbodylanguage.Positivebody

languageconveystheimpressionthatyouareconfidentandrelaxed.Sostartwitha

firmhandshakeandagenuinesmilewhengreetingtheinterviewer.Whilespeaking,

makeconstanteyecontactbutdonotstarefixedlyattheinterviewer.Keepyour

backstraightthroughouttheinterview.Negativebodylanguagesuchasyawning,

lookingaroundandcrossingyourarms,istobeavoidedbecauseitimpliesthatyou

arebored,anxiousordefensive.

Towardstheendoftheinterview,don'tforgettoseizethemomentandask

questions.Aninterviewisatwo-waystreet.Askquestionsthatgiveyouabetter

pictureofthecompanywhileallowingyoutoaddressanystrengthsyouweren't

abletobringupnaturally.Forexample,"JapanesewasaminorsubjectItookandI

knowthatexpandingintoJapanispartofyourcorporateplan.Willthisposition

provideopportunitiestoworkinemergingmarketsthere?^^

Aftertheinterview,youshouldfollowupbywritingtothanktheinterviewer

forgivingyoutheopportunityandagainexpressyourinterestinworkingforthe

company.Thisisnotonlyapolitethingtodo,butalsoafinalchancetorecommend

yourself.Ifsalsovitaltolookbackontheprocesstoseewhatyoudidwelland

whereimprovementsarestillneeded.

Ifyoufollowthesestepsandputyourbestfootforwardinyourinterview,you

willbeonestepclosertoreachingtheendoftherainbowandobtainingyourdream

job.Iwishyouthebestofluck!

Unit4Nevertoooldtolearn

Reading

Learningforlife

ThemoreIleam,thebetterIknowhowmuchthereisstilllefttolearn.AsI

journeythroughmylife,Ihavebecomeawarethatacquiringknowledgeisnotonly

ameansbywhichyoucanbetterunderstandtheworld,butalsoawayof

appreciatinghowmuch,asanindividual,youdonotknow.Theabilitytoadmitthis

shouldbeperceivednotasaweakness,butasastrength.Ioncehadanartteacher

whopointedoutthatitisnotonlywhatyoucanseethatisimportant,butalsowhat

youcannotsee.WhenIdrewastilllife,itwasimpresseduponmethattheblank

spacesbetweentheobjectswerejustasvitaltothesuccessofthecompositionasthe

actualobjectsthemselves.Also,asthegreateducatorConfuciusstated,"Whenyou

knowathing,torecognizethatyouknowitandwhenyoudonotknowathing,to

recognizethatyoudonotknowit—thatisknowledge!99

Itisvitaltoremainlifelonglearnersinarapidlychangingworld.Asyou

progressthroughlife,youmaystudyandworkinnewenvironments.Consequently,

youwillbeexposedtomanynewideas,beliefs,practicesandlearningexperiences.

Furthermore,theproductionofknowledgeisboundtogrowrapidly.New

knowledgeisconstantlybeinggeneratedandwhatwealreadyknowisbeingrevised

allthetime,totheextentthatitcanbedifficulttokeeppacewiththelatest

developments.Indeed,youmayonedaydojobsthatdonotyetexist,use

technologiesnotyetdevelopedandresolveproblemsthatarenotyetproblems!This

isnottosuggestthatthereisnoneedforyoutostudyinschoolbuttoacknowledge

thatrefreshingyourknowledgewithlifelonglearningisbothessentialand

beneficial.

So,howcanyouproceed?Firstly,lifelonglearningisanattitude.Lifelong

learnersarethosewhohaveanopenmind.Beobjectiveandmakeyourselfopento

newknowledgeandideas.Donotcriticizethemorrejectthemsimplybecausethey