学英语报社http://www.e-l-e.net.cn金色教案全新课标理念，优质课程资源●TaskConvincingafriendSkillsbuilding1:listeningforthesequenceofeventsWhilelisteningtoastory,ortosomeonerecountingtheirexperience,itisimportanttonotethesequenceororderofevents.Sometimes,peoplebeginbydiscussingthecurrentsituationandthengobacktodiscusseventsinthepast,orsometimes,peoplewillstarttheirstoryatthebeginningandthengoforward.Inthispart,youwilllearnhowtonoticethesequenceofeventswhileyouarelisteningtoastoryorsomeonerecountingyourexperiences.Payattentiontosomephrasesthatwillhelpyouunderstandwhenthingshappenedandinwhatorder.Someexamples:inthebeginningthenbeforeoriginallyaftereventuallyafterthatwhenintheendExercise:listentothepassageandwritedownthewordsorphrasesthatareusedtoshowwhensomethinghappenedandinwhatorder.Lastyear,mysisterwenttostudyinGermanyasanexchangestudent.Shestayedthereforoneyear.Whenshereturned,shesaidthatthatshehadhadaveryenjoyabletimethere.Inthebeginning,shefounditwasabitdifficultforhertounderstandwhattheteacherssaidinclass,especiallyinMathsandScienceclassesbecauseshecouldnotunderstandsomespecialwordsorphrasesusedinthesetwosubjects.Therefore,beforeaMathsandScienceclass,shetriedtopreviewwhatwouldbetaughtintheclass.Thenshegotonquitewellwithherstudies.Now,shehascomebackfromGermanyandhaslearntalotaboutMaths,Scienceand,ofcourse,theGermanlanguage.Step1:findinginformationaboutareturnee1.YouwilllistentoaTVshowandaconversation,andfinishsomeexercisesrelatedtothem,andthenreadanewspaperarticle.ThencangetsomeinformationaboutwhymoreandmoreoverseasChinesereturntoChinaaftertheyhavebeenstudyingandworkingabroad.Tapescript:Host:Thetopicof‘braindrain’hasbeeninthenewsrecently,andwhatwe’rediscussingtodayistherecentreversalofthistrend.Specially,we’retalkingaboutpeoplewhowereeducatedabroad,andmightevenhaveworkedabroad,butarenowreturningtoChinatoliveandwork.I’dliketowelcomeMrZhuMrZhu,whowilltellusabouthisexperienceabroad.ZhuLin:Thankyouforhavingmeheretoday.WhenIgraduatedformuniversity,Ilookedaroundatalltheotherrecentgraduateswhoalsowantedjobs,andIthought,‘Whatmakesmespecialorbetterthantheyare?’Irealizedthattogetareallygoodjob,I’dneedmoretraining.Atthattime,manyofthebestplacestogetcertainadvanceddegreeswereoutsideofChina.IdidsomeresearchandfoundaPhDcourseintheUKthatwasperfectforme.Intheend,IlivedintheUKforfiveyears.AfterIcompletedmydegree,IwasofferedajobbyatopcompanyinLondon.IhadthoughtaboutcominghometoChina,buteventuallyfeltthatthepositionwastoogoodtoturndown.IalsothoughtthatifIworkedforafewyearsinaWesterncountryandlearnthowtheydothings,IcouldbringthatknowledgebacktoChinaandbecomeamorevaluableemployee.Host:Whydidyoudecidetocomeback?ZhuLin:Bythen,manyinternationalcompanieshadopenedofficesinChinaandIfeltthattherewerenewopportunities.IstartedcontactingcompaniesinShanghaiandBeijingtofindworkbeforeIleftLondon.Isetupinterviewsandfoundanewjobonlyafewweeksafterreturning.Doyouknowwhatthefunniestthingofallis?优课轩资源网http://www.enteach.net未经授权本站资源禁止用于任何商业目的第1页共6页学英语报社http://www.e-l-e.net.cn金色教案全新课标理念，优质课程资源Host:No.What?ZhuLin:IstayedabroadbecauseIthoughtI’dhavebetteropportunitiesandbeabletosavemoremoney,butmyjobhereisactuallymuchbetterthantheoneIhadinLondon!Host:Wehavetotakeabreaknow,andwhenwecomeback,we’lltakephonecallsfromviewersathome.2.Listentothetapeagain,and...
