译林版模块十 Module X Understanding society《unit 2 people on the move Task(1) Convincing a friend Skills b

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Exercise: listen to the passage and write down the words or phrases that are used to show when something happened and in what order.

Last year, my sister went to study in Germany as an exchange student. She stayed there for one year. When she returned, she said that that she had had a very enjoyable time there. In the beginning, she found it was a bit difficult for her to understand what the teachers said in class, especially in Maths and Science classes because she could not understand some special words or phrases used in these two subjects. Therefore, before a Maths and Science class, she tried to preview what would be taught in the class. Then she got on quite well with her studies. Now, she has come back from Germany and has learnt a lot about Maths, Science and , of course, the German language.

Step 1: finding information about a returnee

1. You will listen to a TV show and a conversation, and finish some exercises related to them, and then read a newspaper article. Then can get some information about why more and more overseas Chinese return to China after they have been studying and working abroad.

Tapescript:

Host: The topic of ‘brain drain’ has been in the news recently, and what we’re discussing today is the recent reversal of this trend. Specially, we’re talking about people who were educated abroad, and might even have worked abroad, but are now returning to China to live and work. I’d like to welcome Mr Zhu Mr Zhu, who will tell us about his experience abroad.

Zhu Lin: Thank you for having me here today. When I graduated form university, I looked around at all the other recent graduates who also wanted jobs, and I thought, ‘What makes me special or better than they are?’ I realized that to get a really good job, I’d need more training. At that time, many of the best places to get certain advanced degrees were outside of China. I did some research and found a PhD course in the UK that was perfect for me. In the end, I lived in the UK for five years. After I completed my degree, I was offered a job by a top company in London. I had thought about coming home to China, but eventually felt that the position was too good to turn down. I also thought that if I worked for a few years in a Western country and learnt how they do things, I could bring that knowledge back to China and become a more valuable employee.

Host: Why did you decide to come back?

Zhu Lin: By then, many international companies had opened offices in China and I felt that there were new opportunities. I started contacting companies in Shanghai and Beijing to find work before I left London. I set up interviews and found a new job only a few weeks after returning. Do you know what the funniest thing of all is?

Host: No. What?

Zhu Lin: I stayed abroad because I thought I’d have better opportunities and be able to save more money, but my job here is actually much better than the one I had in London!

Host: We have to take a break now, and when we come back, we’ll take phone calls from viewers at home.

2. Listen to the tape again, and check the answers.

Answers

A:

Returnee—Zhu Lin

(1) PhD (2) London (3) opportunities (4) Shanghai

(5) Beijing (6) training (7) good (8) London

(9) five years (10) better

1. c 2. a 3. h 4. g 5. f 6. c 7. d. 8 b 9 i

3. Read the instructions in Part B. You should guess what reasons Mr Zhu will talk about and try to fill in the blanks.

Tapescript:

Zhu Lin: Hello?

Student: Hello! Is that Zhu Lin?

Zhu Lin: Yes, speaking.