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Unit 6 To work or not work— That is a question = 1 \* ROMAN I. Pre-reading Activities A. News report Listen to a news report concerning unemployment in South African and fill in the missing information. The South African Department of Labor reported last month that the nation has too few jobs for unskilled laborers. The parment also said there are not enough workers for highly skilled positions. The sharp differences between jobs and skills were apparent recently when officials advertised a job opening in the government. The position was that of auditor-general or chief financial supervisor. With a 26 percent unemployment rate nation-wide, there was no shortage of interest in the job. 90 people asked to be considered. But officials said many of them lack the necessary skills or education. The auditor-general is responsible for supervising and independently examining South Africa’s finances. The advertisement said, the position required the person to be a trained accountant. It said candidates had to have at least Maste’s degree and years of experience. Yet among the job-hopefuls were laborers, a security guard, a secretary and some whose highest education level was high school. B. Short Answer Questions 1. Why do some students like to take part-time jobs? To meet their financial needs; To learn to be responsible; To make friends; To acquire communicative skills; To gain experience for future jobs. 2. What problems will students face with when they take part-time jobs? To have less time to devote to school assignments; To get too tired to study because of part-time jobs; To view school less rewarding; To have low correlation between part-time jobs and their majors. 3. What suggestions will you put forward toward students planning to work part-time? To make a balance between learning and part-time working; To improve the overall quality; To strengthen the awareness of self-protection and legal protection. C. Watch and Discuss Look at the pictures and answer the f