L10U6-2 Talking about life at work
1 Vocabulary Work and life
SIMON:It's open!
SIMON:Hey,Sally.What's up?
SALLY:Didn't see you at work today.Are you okay?
SIMON:I'm fine.I worked from home.
SALLY:Is this some new policy I have't heard of?
SIMON:Actually,yeah.The engineering team now works offsite on Tuesdays,unless there's a problem or a big deadline.
SALLY:Oh,very nice.
SIMON:I'm trying to create a friendlier atmosphere in my team.
SALLY:Cool,How's it going?
SIMON:Well,I give them a job satisfaction survey every three months.I want to make sure that they're happy in their work.Six months ago,they weren't.
SALLY:And now?
SIMON:Oh,much better.Job satisfaction's way up.I'm really pleased.How's your team doning?
SALLY:Our team's great.It really makes a difference when your manager listens to you.
SIMON:Todd's a great manager.He cares about his team.
SALLY:He's very supportive.He's totally in favor of me taking project management classes.
SIMON:And Harry seems happier.
SALLY:He is.It was terrible before,because of the Sunset Computers acquisition.Long days,long weeks,and Joan was always gone...
SIMON:So more work for everyone else.
SALLY:Exactly.I was pretty burned out.
SALLY:But,I only worked 40 hours this week.
SIMON:Wow!And we work with some really nice people,don't you think?
SALLY:Yeah.I pretty much like everyone.IXW is turning into a great company to work for.
SIMON:If there was one thing you could change,what would it be?
SALLY:Uh,the coffee?
offsite 非现场的
atmosphere 气氛
survey 调查
job satisfaction
supportive 给予帮助的
burned out 烧毁;烧坏;筋疲力尽;耗尽;熄灭
turning into 变成
timely manner
英 [ˈtaɪmli ˈmænə(r)] 美 [ˈtaɪmli ˈmænər]
及时;及时方式
Select the correct words.
Thanks for your encouragement. You've been very supportive .
I work offsite on Wednesdays, not in the office.
How would you rate your job satisfaction ?
The latest survey showed employees were not totally happy.
You work 70-hour weeks. You're turning into a workaholic.
Don't work so many hours. You'll get burned out .
2 Grammar Transitive and intransitive verbs
Transitive and intransitive verbs
及物动词和不及物动词
Some verbs are followed by an object, and some aren't. Look at the following examples.
I ran.
I picked.
I ran does not need to be followed by an object.
What did the man do? He ran.
We don't need any extra information for it to make sense.
I picked, however, needs an object.
What did the woman pick? We don't know.
It's not until we add an object that it makes sense:
I picked oranges.
we can pround of
Transitive verbs
Transitive verbs must be followed by an object.
Rick asked them to take the survey. Rick asked them to take the survey.
I'll fill the glasses. I'll fill the glasses.
She invited him to the party. She invited him to the party.
They picked strawberries to eat for dessert. They picked strawberries to eat for dessert.
Intransitive verbs
Intransitive verbs are never followed by an object, but they are often followed by an adverb or prepositional phrase – carefully or in Paris, for example.
adverb or prepositional phrase
副词或介词短语
I was working in Paris. I was working in Paris.
I listened carefully. I listened carefully.
Most sense verbs – like watch, see and hear – may or may not have an object.
Let's watch the news.
Let's watch the news.
She watched as I worked.
She watched as I worked.
Yes, we've seen the survey.
Yes, we've seen the survey.
You can't see out of the window.
You can't see out of the window.
I heard the phone.
I heard the phone.
She can't hear very well.
She can't hear very well.
Move the text to the correct gaps.
KAYLA: Hi, Jared. Thanks for coming to the meeting.
JARED: Uh, sure. Dave invited me .
KAYLA: OK, great. While we're waiting for everyone else, could you please fill the water glasses ? I'm trying to get this stupid projector to work.
JARED: You bet. What's the meeting about? Dave said something about a survey.
KAYLA: Yes, we're designing some new job satisfaction surveys and interviews. Employees have a lot to say, and we want to listen .
JARED: Cool. I was watching the employee training video , and it said we give those surveys every six months.
KAYLA: Oh, no. Those are the old safety surveys. You know – making sure employees don't fall down the stairs or cut their fingers.
JARED: Oh. So, now there are two surveys.
KAYLA: You got it. Good – I see the rest of the team coming down the hall. We can get started.
Listen and record what you hear.
I was watching.
Dave invited me.
Can you fill the glasses?
I was watching it carefully.
I was watching the training video.
3 Expressions Talking about work atmosphere
create a friendlier atmosphere
Job satisfaction's way up.
It really makes a difference.
It was terrible before.
I was pretty burned out.
We work with some really nice people.
IXW is turning into a great company.
Talking about work atmosphere
Use expressions like these to talk about work atmosphere.
I'm trying to create a lively atmosphere.
I'm trying to create a lively atmosphere.
It makes a difference when you work with nice people.
It makes a difference when you work with nice people.
I'm feeling totally burned out.
I'm feeling totally burned out.
Use expressions like these to talk about changes in your work over time.
Job satisfaction fell steeply last year.
Job satisfaction fell steeply last year.
Things were awful before because of the long days.
Things were awful before because of the long days.
This job's turned into a good thing.
This job's turned into a good thing.
Listen and record what you hear.
It makes a difference when you work offsite.
This job's turned into a good thing.
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I'm feeling totally burned out.
I'm trying to create a supportive atmosphere.
Job satisfaction's way up.
4 Final Task Talking about life at work
A friend recently got a new job. At the same time,
you've been organizing team-building exercises at your job.
Talk with your friend about work atmosphere.
Listen and record the correct response.
No, I'm just trying to create a more supportive atmosphere.
Job satisfaction's way up.
Cool! Working offsite really makes a difference.
Sounds like this new job is turning into a good thing.
