Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit4:Getting Ready for the future career(2)

 　　Part 2. Painting for pay.

　　Keywords. college student, business experience, summer, Student Painters, real business world, responsibilities.

　　Vocabulary. tuition¹, market, ladder, payroll², contract, Pennsylvania, Toronto, Indiana.

　　A. In many countries such as Canada and America, college students usually have serval months off for summer vacation.

　　Many students get jobs to earn money for a college tuition and other school expenses.

　　The following passage you're going to hear is about a college student.

　　But before listening to it, think about the pre-listening questions below.

　　1. Have you ever had a part-time or a full-time³ job in summer?

　　If yes, what jobs have you had? If no, are you going to get one in the future?

　　2. Is it common for students in your school to have a part-time job?

　　3. Do you think it is good for students to have a part-time job or a full-time job in summer? Why or why not?

　　B. Now listen to the passage, while listening, focus on the major points, and then choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences.

　　19 year-old Mark Laratonda is a local college student.

　　He is getting useful business experience this summer at home in Pennsylvania.

　　Mark and other students are spending their summer working for a company called Student Painters.

　　Student Painters is based in Toronto.

　　It operates in 28 states in the United States and in 5 Canadian provinces.

　　All of the managers and painters at Students Painters are full-time college students.

　　They are earning money for tuition and expenses for the next school year.

　　Student Painters was founded in 1980, its goal is give students a chance to experience the real business world.

　　Laratonda is a manager for Student Painters.

　　He is also a business marketing⁴ major at Indiana University.

　　He says,"Working at Student Painters is a great experience for me.

　　I'm learning a lot about how businesses operate."

　　Laratonda heard about Student Painters last year at his university.

　　"I filled out an application and they called me for an interview.

　　After the interview, they called me again and offered me a job." Laratonda said.

　　He eagerly accepted the opportunity.

　　He said "It's a great chance to get experience in the business world.

　　I get to work in many different places and I get to work outside.

　　There are a lot of responsibilities, but there are also a lot of rewards. It looks good on your resume⁵, too."

　　In order to become a manager, Laratonda was trained by company instructors⁶.

　　As a manager, he must do many things.

　　For example, he is responsible for hiring the painters, he also does the advertising⁷.

　　Mark must provide equipment such as ladders, paint and brushes for the painters.

　　He takes care of the payroll and writes the contracts.

　　It is also his responsibility to do the final inspection⁸ of each project with the customer.

　　Laratonda supervises⁹ two groups of painters. Each group has three painters.

　　The painters usually work 8 hours a day.

　　"The people I hired are very responsible. They work hard and get the job done." Laratonda says.

　　His painters have completed 15 projects since May.

　　They have about 40,000 dollars worth of painting jobs to do this summer.

　　C. Now listen again.

　　Then you are going to hear some statements.

　　Decide whether they are true or false. Put "T" or "F" in the brackets¹⁰.

　　Statements.

　　1. Student Painters is based in New York.

　　2. Student Painters was founded in 1980.

　　3. Student Painters operates in 50 states in the United States and in 5 Canadian provinces.

　　4. Mark Laratonda supervises three groups of painters.

　　5. Laratonda's painters have completed 15 jobs since July.

　　6. Companies instructors trained Laratonda to become a manager.

　　7. Mark Laratonda is an engineering major at Indiana University.

　　D. Listen to the passage again.

　　This time focus on Mark Laratonda's responsibilities at Student Painters.

　　Fill in the blanks below by using key words.

1 tuition   

n.（某一学科的）教学，讲授，指导，学费

参考例句：

• Students can apply for individual tuition.学生可以申请个别指导。
• Is this money enough for the tuition fee?这些钱交学费够吗？

2 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

3 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

4 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

5 resume   

v.（中断后）继续，恢复；n.摘要，简历

参考例句：

• We'll stop now and resume at two o 'clock.我们现在停下来，到两点再干。
• My resume shows that I have the right qualifications for the job.我的简历表明我正符合这项工作的条件。

6 instructors   

指导者，教师( instructor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The instructors were slacking on the job. 教员们对工作松松垮垮。
• He was invited to sit on the rostrum as a representative of extramural instructors. 他以校外辅导员身份，被邀请到主席台上。

7 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

8 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

9 supervises   

v.监督，管理( supervise的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The group leader supervises a dozen workers. 组长管十二个工人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He makes the wines and supervises the vineyards. 他酿酒并管理葡萄园。 来自辞典例句

10 brackets   

n.括弧( bracket的名词复数 )；等级；类别层次；壁架v.把…括在括弧内( bracket的第三人称单数 )；把…归为一类

参考例句：

• Publication dates are given in brackets after each title. 出版日期括于书名后面。
• Put your name in brackets at the top of each page. 把你的名字填在每页上端的括弧内。 来自《简明英汉词典》