Part2&3人物类

擅长一项工作的人

You should say:

Who this person is

What kind of job this person does

How you knew him or her

And explain why this person is good at his or her job.

The person I’d like to describe is my English teacher, Ms. Sun. She is around 40 years old, a bit full-figured, long hair, with a pair of glasses. Ms. Sun usually strikes people as a friendly person, but when she’s in the classroom, she can be a bit strict and intimidating.

As I mentioned, Sun teaches English, and she has been doing this job for 20 years. As a high school teacher, she mainly teaches English grammar, but what distinguishes her from other English teachers I’ve met is that she speaks perfect British English, which sounds so pleasant.

I first met her around three years ago. I remember it was her first day with us, and we were all impressed by her beautiful spoken English. Later, I found that she was quite good at her job. I mean she made things so easy for us. And now, I’d say she’s my favorite teacher.

Finally, I wanna explain why Ms. Sun is so good at her job. Well, for me, she’s excellent. To be honest, I didn’t so much enjoy English classes; I always thought it was so boring until I met Sun. I found myself begin to take an interest in this subject, and my score got improved as a result. I guess that’s just because she’s been doing this for so long that she really knows her stuff. Not only me, she’s helped many of her students lift their test scores, and we just love English now all because of her.

Part3

How should young people perform on their first jobs?

Usually, young people are lack of experience when they first step into society. It's not uncommon to see that they make mistakes doing their first job or mess up the relationship with colleagues.

How can people improve their job performance?

Hard work makes progress. What's more, a positive initiative is also the key to improving working efficiency. There's no short cut to the success. The more time you put into your job, the greater you'll perform hence the more it will pay back to you.

What skill set should a manager have?

Firstly, a manager should have the responsibility for overseeing the business according to profitability. Secondly, a manager is supposed to produce a pleasant working environment by encouraging employees properly to work as a team.

Do you think what you’ve learnt in university is going to help in your future job?

Of course. I chose my major subject, Chemical Engineering in university based on my personal interest in Chemistry and my plan for future career, which is to design new cosmetics. Admittedly, the knowledge I've learned from university courses would be helpful in those technical researches.

How to improve job motivation?

Two main factor making contributions to job motivation is passion and team work. To improve motivation, a comfortable working atmosphere is essential. In details, some training lessons can be taken to teach employees to respect and collaborate with one other. In addition, a good leader should know his team well in order to provide the motivation by properly taking advantages of different individuals.

常坐飞机的人

Describe a person who often travels by plane

Who he / she is

Where he/she goes to

Why she /he travels by plane

How this person feels about it

The first person that comes to my mind is my uncle Mark. He is a businessman who owns his own company which is involved in imports and exports. This means that he has to travel a lot both nationally and internationally for meetings with his staff or with clients. As far as I know, he flies a couple of times a month and has probably visited most cities around the world! I often wonder where he is and sometimes I wish I could travel with him.

I once commented to him that he was really fortunate to be able to visit all of these places, but he replied that it’s actually not as glamorous as it sounds. He explained the time he loses hanging around airports and hoping his flight isn’t delayed or even cancelled. Then, he described the tiredness he feels when coping with jet lag from the long haul trips. There is also the lack of family time as he is often away from home on business. In addition to this, he told me that he’s only in these places for such a short time that he doesn’t even have the pleasure to enjoy the sightseeing or to take time to relax there.

However, from his point of view, flying is still more convenient as he can work on his laptop or catch up on his sleep during the flight. He also stated to me that other means of transport aren’t as reliable, and he used to miss appointments in the past due to train delays or traffic jams. From all of his comments, I guess traveling by airplane isn’t as good as it seems after all, so I think I will stick with my job and only fly when I go on holiday.

Part3

What’re the advantages of traveling by plane?

The main advantage should be saving time especially for long distances. For example, it only takes 13 hours to fly from Shanghai to London, which took more than three months in the past by ferry. Besides, traveling by plane is comfortable due to the nice service on the plane. Also, plane should be the safest transportation in the world.

Why some people prefer traveling by plane?

I think the first reason is that taking plane is fast and comfortable, especially for long distance travels. Moreover, due to the fierce competition these days, the prices for plane ticket are very attractive. Some budget airlines will provide quite cheap prices, which will save much money for travelers. This will attract many young travelers like students.

What’re the advantages of living near an airport?

The most important advantage is that people is able to catch the plane taking off quite early in the morning. I still remember that I bought a very cheap plane ticket to Switzerland whose taking off time is 7:00 am in the morning. It is almost impossible for me to go there if I didn’t live near the airport. So finally I slept in the hotel near the airport one day before traveling. Besides, usually the hotels near an airport are cheap due to its location. This is also another way to save money if the transportation to the city center is convenient, like Heathrow Airport.

Do you often take plane trips?

Yes, since I study in UK in the past four years, I usually have to take plane trips to European countries. It is very convenient and economical to travel by plane in Europe. But to be honest, for long distance traveling, like from UK to China, I’m tired of it.

Do you want to work in airports? Why or why not?

Um..., l think I don’t feel like to work in airports. The first reason is that this workplace is quite far from my home. This means I have to spend much time on the way every day. Besides, I think working there is somewhat boring, and I tend to do some work fulfilling with changes and challenges.