Part Ⅰ Situational Dialogues
Situational Dialogue 1
Ron and Mike are discussing Mike's career planning after his graduation.
Ron: Mike, how do you go about getting a job after you graduated?
Mike: Well, I think I will go to the Career Service first since 80% to 90% of new graduates get a job with its help.
Ron: Wow. That seems a fairly high percentage.
Mike: Yes. I want to see whether I have a chance to work outdoors rather than at a factory or in an office.
Ron: You love outdoors, don't you?
Mike: Yes, very much. I want to organize my own tours, which means I would be a tourist guide first.
Ron: That sounds really great. Do you need any special training to be a tourist guide?
Mike: Yeah. That's why I went to a coach company which runs a National Tourist Board approved course. I had a large amount of studying that combined field work.
Ron: Is that all?
Mike: I also need to learn several foreign languages, Chinese included. It's really hard for me.
Ron: You mean Chinese?
Mike: Yes. It's quite difficult to remember all those Chinese characters. They seem all the same to me! Not to mention their pronunciations. My tongue never knows how to work!
Ron: Well, I'm sure you'll learn it well soon.
Mike: I hope so.
Practice 1
Task 1: Listen to the dialogue and role-play it in pairs.
Task 2: Simulated Situational conversation.
Three students are talking about their future job planning.
Situational Dialogue 2
Bill is having a conversation with his partner John about what he will be doing after graduation.
J: You know, we are graduating now. And many of us have very clear goals. For me, I have already made a career planning.
B: So have I. Can you tell me what you think you will be doing after graduation?
J: Oh, you see, my career objective is to enter a multinational company. And I think I will be working in the marketing department.