第二册 Unit 9 Have you got what it takes? Inside view Conversation1 Mark Look, theres a careers fair on at the Examination Schools. Do you want to go? Janet What happens in a careers fair? Mark There are lots of different companies and they give you information about careers advice, that kind of thing. Janet OK, Ill come. You coming, Kate? Kate Yeah, sure. But Ive already decided on my career. Mark We know. Youre going to be a brilliant lawyer. Kate Thats the plan Im off to a law firm soon as I get my degree. Janet Youre so lucky. I wish I knew what I wanted to do. Kate Didnt you say something about teaching? Janet Yes, Im thinking about it. Im quite attracted to teaching. But Im not really sure yet. Kate Well, youve got lots of time. What about you, Mark? What are your plans? Mark Im going to row for England. Kate Seriously? Mark No. Problem is, I think if you want to be successful, youve got to plan ahead starting at the age of 12. Janet So were not doing very well. Mark No. Kate So? Mark Well Im thinking of going into business management. Its a possibility. Janet Really? Mark Yes. Kate Hey, lets go to the Careers Fair. It might give you some ideas. Janet It was very interesting, wasnt it? You were having a long conversation with that man from the law firm. Kate Yes. They said theres a possibility of a job placement as an intern over the summer. Theyre going to let me know about it. Janet Fantastic!1. Kates plan is to go off to a law firm as soon as she gets her degree.2. You have to plan ahead to be successful3. It might give them ideas.4. Kate is having a long conversation with a man from a law firm.5. The man said she could get a job placement as intern over the summer.Conversation2 Kate You know that job placement I told you about theyve asked me to go for an interview. Janet Thats brilliant. When? Kate Two weeks time Interviewer So what made you decide to study law, Kate? Kate A number of reasons. Law interests me a lot. Ive got a good brain, a good memory. And Id certainly like to do some part-time work for Legal Aid. And also, I must admit, the moneys good. Interviewer Well, those are good, honest answers. Certainly, your CVs very good. I seem to remember that you only want the work placement for six weeks. Is that right? Kate Yes, it is. Interviewer Why is that? Kate Well, to be honest, Im planning to go back to the States and spend time with my family. Interviewer Thats understandable. Now, tell me, what questions do you have? Kate Ive got some idea but obviously, what Id like to know is, what does the job involve? Interviewer Of course. Well, for the first few weeks, your main responsibility would be to read files and summarize them. Wed also want you to do some research for us. How does that sound? Rather boring? Kate No, not at all. I think Id learn a lot. Interviewer Good, well youll be taking your first year exams soon, wont you? Kate Yes, in a few weeks time. Interviewer Well, provided theyre OK, I think we can say youre in. Kate Thank you thats wonderful! Kate Hey, guess what? Janet What? Kate Theyve accepted me. I start at the end of June. Janet Well done! 1. Why are you interested in law? What qualities do you have that will make you a good law intern?2. Four to six weeks3. She wants some traveling in Europe4. What sort of work will be asked to do?5. Yes 1. Law interests her. Shes intelligent and has a good memory. Good play2. read files and summarize them Research3. end of June1. I seem to remember that2. Is that right3.Im planning to4. what does the job involve5. your main responsibility would be6. Wed also want you7. wont you1. b; 2. B; 3. A; 4. B; 5. AOutside view Voice-over Every year, millions of young people take time out to help others as volunteers. Many of them do this during a gap year between finishing school and starting in higher education. Volunteers learn to solve problems, work together as a team and develop their personalities. Communities in need get help they couldnt afford to pay for. In Britain, one of the main agencies for voluntary work is Raleigh International. It arranges for thousands of people, aged between 17 and 25, to help out in their own country or abroad. This group of 100 people has just arrived at the base camp in Costa Rica. In the next ten weeks, they are taking part in three different projects. One of the projects is environmental, one community-based and one an adventure project. But first, they have training for the conditions they will encounter. For the environmental project at Curu, the volunteers are going to help to build an artificial reef from recycled materials. This forms a protective environment for the fish to br