Key for reference:
1.Part-time
jobs students can do on and
off campus
A: What part-time jobs
do you think students can do
on campus?
B: Well, we don't have
many opportunities. Part-time
jobs are not easy to find on
campus. Generally we can help
a little in the school library,
in the student canteen, in the
laundry or do some cleaning
to make some money. Working
in the library is more interesting,
I think. We can get familiar
with the library system and
book arrangement. This may be
helpful to us when we need to
find something.
A: Then what about off-campus
jobs?
B: We have more chances
to take part-time jobs off campus.
For example, we can work as
waiters or waitresses, shop
assistants, tourist guides,
babysitters, and tutors. We
can also help companies to hand
out the sales fliers. But many
students work as tutors instead
of other jobs. The money is
good, the work is not hard and
the parents are usually very
nice to the tutors. Do you think
so?
2.Benefits
students can get from doing
part-time jobs
A: What benefits can
we get from doing part-time
jobs?
B: Oh, quite a lot. Doing
part-time jobs can help us to
gain some work experience, to
know more about the real world,
to make some new friends, and
most important of all, we can
earn some money Do you agree?
A: Yes, I quite agree.
I think, besides what you've
mentioned, we can also gain
confidence by doing part-time
jobs. For example, I have been
working as a tutor teaching
a fifteen-year-old girl. She
needs to improve her oral English.
And my work is to talk with
her in English. Before that,
I was not quite sure whether
I could do it well or not. And
I also felt at a loss on how
to improve her oral English
in an efficient way. After talking
to her for the first time, I
got to know that she loves music
very much. The next time I brought
some wonderful English songs
to her and we enjoyed the songs
together. Then we began to talk
about music. I was surprised
to find that she could talk
quite a lot even though sometimes
she could not find the exact
word to express herself. But
we could understand each other.
That's OK. I really felt a very
strong sense of accomplishment.
B: That's very interesting.
I can see you enjoy the job.
3.Share
your part-time job experience
with your partner
A: Have you ever worked
part-time?
B: Yes. I once worked
as a cleaner. I clean the classrooms
every other day. At first I
really didn't want to take this
job. I was afraid that my classmates
would look down upon me. But
I need the money. So I took
it. A week later, I found no
one ever laughed at me. By and
by, I became used to it. And
I came to understand we all
have our own responsibilities
to take. No matter what kind
of job you do, you must do it
well and you can learn a lot
from it.
A: Maybe you are right.
I have worked as a waiter, a
salesman, library assistant
and others. I didn't stay too
long with a job. Of all those
jobs, some were boring, some
were too hard, and most of them
were ill-paid. Now I am a program
developer in a IT company. All
the colleagues are young people.
We are all very creative guys.
New ideas are always encouraged.
And people working there enjoy
more freedom than in most other
companies. It's challenging
and interesting. I really enjoy
this experience.
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