Unit Four. Getting ready for the future career.

　　Part 1. Warming up.

　　A. Keywords. experience, applicants, bachelor's degree. resume, qualified, position, candidates.

　　Vocabulary. bachelor, resume, image, administration, dynamic, mobile, turnover, in excess of, audit, Syracuse.

　　Here are some advertisements for certain job vacancies.

　　Listen carefully and fill in the missing information.

　　Cook needed immediately in a busy downtown restaurant.

　　You must be good and dependable.

　　Experience is preferred, and work on weekends is required.

　　If you are interested, please call 2359739.

　　A small private school needs English and math teachers.

　　Applicants must have a bachelor's degree and teaching certificate.

　　Interested people please send you resume to Wales Charter School, 19 Snow Road, NYC.

　　As the world leader in imaging business from photographic to commerical to electronic imaging, we invite applications from qualified persons for the position of marketing communication supervisor.

　　Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in business administration and good PC and presentation skills.

　　Please apply by sending your resume to MTP, P.O Box 354, Syracuse, NY, 16493.

　　If you are a dynamic, hard working and initiated quick learner, interested in working in a challenging environment.

　　If you are mobile and able to travel extensively, please join our truck tire and passenger car tire terms and be the area sales manager.

　　Professional careers and extensive training are provided to you.

　　Are you the right one for us?

　　Send your detailed resume with your expected salary and recent photo to Martin's Apparel, 385 Rockledge Street, Syracuse, NY 15835.

　　We're among the top 50 industrial companies world wide with an annual turnover in excess of 40 billion US dollars.

　　We provide for our employees not only a competitive salary and a benifit package, but also excellent career development opportunities.

　　We are now seeking qualified people fill the position of buyer.

　　Candidates' qualifications include a bachelor's degress in business or engineering, 2-3 years' relevant working experience,

　　good command of English, good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work with terms.

　　Those who are interested please send your resume, a recent photo, contact phone number and a copy of diploma to 943 West Avenue, Syracuse, NY 18640.

　　We, one of the world's largest food manufacturers, have the position of accounting available.

　　Applicants must have a university degree in the accounting or auditing, strong commputer skills and a minimum of 3 years' experience with trading companies.

　　If you believe that you have the experience and talent to develop and grow with one of the world's leading food companies,

　　please send your resume, education certificate, ID card copy and photo to 404 South 7th Street, NYC.

　　B. Keywords. hottest jobs.

　　Vocabulary. tissue, culture, genetic, DNA, defect, gene,

　　therapy, molecule, pharmacologic, livestock, therapeutic, laden, modify, fiddle, handyman, daunt,

　　video cassette recorder (VCR), digital versatile disc (DVD), 3-D, holographic, toaster, abuse, diagnostics, ambient, hijack.

　　Do you know what will be the hottest jobs in the 21st century?

　　Listen to the following passage, fill in the blanks.

　　Looking for a career change?

　　A decade ago, who would have guessed that web designer would be one of the hottest job of 2000?

　　Do you have any idea what will be the other six hottest in the 21st century?

　　Here are some suggestions.

　　1. Tissue engineers.

　　With man made skin already on the market, 25 years from now, scientists expect to be culturing growing organs in test tubes, or trying anyway.

　　2. Genetic programmers.

　　After scanning your DNA for defects, doctors will use gene therapy and smart molecules to cure diseases, including ceratin cancers.

　　3. pharmers or pharmacological farmers.

　　New age farms will raise crops and livestock that have been genetically engineered to produce therapeutic proteins.

　　Works in progress include a vaccine carrying tomato and drug laden milk from cows, sheep and goats.

　　4. Genetically modified food monitors.

　　Not sure what's for dinner?

　　With a little genetical fiddling, fast growing fish and freeze resistent fruits will help feed an overpopulated planet.

　　5. Hot-line handymen.

　　Still daunted by the thought of reprogramming your video cassette recorder?

　　Let alone your digital versatile disc?

　　Just wait until your 3D holographic TV won't power up?

　　Or your taking toaster starts giving abuse?

　　Remote diagnostics will take care of most of your home electronics, but a few repairmen will still make house calls, via video phone.

　　6. Narrow casters.

　　Today's broadcasting industry will become increasingly personalized.

　　Working together, media and advertisers will create content just for you.

　　Ambient commercials will also hijack your attention by using tastes and smells.

　　C. Keywords. bicycle motocross racer, Number One, champion, trophies, donated, Special Olympics,

　　handicapped youngsters, praise, proud, joy.

　　Vocabulary. motocross, bicycle motocross, trophy, feat, awesome, hardware,

　　set around, handicapped, crippled, gesture.

　　Listen to a story about a 9 year old bicycle motocross racer.

　　Complete the resume with the information you get from the story.

　　Tell you about a 9 year old boy.

　　He is a bicycle motocross racer.

　　And his name is Andrew Sue, he rides under Number One on the truck.

　　And his lives in Lansing, Michigan.

　　He is also Number One in other ways.

　　He weighs about 34 kilograms.

　　The boy is a two time BMX, that's Bicycle Motocross National Champion.

　　And he is also a two time world champion.

　　He is right Number One for his age in the National Bicycle League and Number One in the American Bicycle Association's Michigan Two District.

　　And he has been a bicycle motocross racer since he was 5 years old.

　　Andrew has collected more than 125 trophies for his feats on the truck.

　　His awesome display of hardware has not set around collecting dust, however.

　　He donated many of the trophies, the hardware to the Michigan Special Olympics.

　　I don't know if you're familiar with that.

　　Now Special Olympics are for handicapped youngsters.

　　He said that he saw the Special Olympics on television and he decided that he had so many trophies that he ought to give them some.

　　And he talked it over with his parents and they, too, thought it was a good idea.

　　His father, Tom Sue, says that they were sort of running out of rooms in the house.

　　After seeing the crippled children on television, they knew they had found a worthwhile purpose for the trophies.

　　And Andrew's unselfish gesture has brought praise from Michigan State Representative and the Speaker of the House, Bobby Crimm.

　　He wrote a letter and said, "Your mom and dad must be very proud of you, Andy. You're truly an extraordinary young man."

　　And Andrew's parents are obviously quite proud of what their son has done, both on the truck as a bicycle motocross Number One winner,

　　and also by giving the trophies to the handicaps, participates in the Special Olympics.

　　He knows that those trophies will bring other people great joy, too.