Listening 【Describing Anna's Job】
Anna is a test engineer.
She works for a large cellphone company called YG Mobile.
Anna has a normal schedule.
She works Monday to Friday.
She needs to arrive at work by 9 a.m.
She usually leaves work at 6 p.m.
But she can leave early if she finishes her work before 6 p.m.
Anna's company has a business casual dress code.
She should wear a skirt or pants and a blouse to work.
She cannot wear casual clothes, like a T-shirt or jeans.
But on Fridays, employees are allowed to wear casual clothes.
Anna works on a large team of engineers.
She is responsible for testing the apps on YG Mobile's phones.
The apps shouldn't have any bugs.
So she must test the apps.
She needs to make sure they don't have any bugs.
Listening 【Describing Jim's Job】
Jim is a marketing manager.
He works for WeFace, a social media company.
The company is only one year old.
It is much smaller than YG Mobile.
Jim's schedule is different from Anna's.
He needs to get to the office by 10 a.m.
He cannot leave before 8 p.m.
And he usually has to work overtime.
So he often leaves much later than 8 p.m.
WeFace's dress code is less formal than YG Mobile's.
Jim doesn't need to dress business casual to work.
If he wants to, he can wear casual clothes.
Actually, he usually wears a T-shirt and jeans to work.
Jim has more responsibilities than Anna.
He must find ways to reach new customers.
He often works with the sales team to increase sales.
He also needs to manage his team's work.
He is much busier than Anna.
Vocabulary 【Company Policies】
dress code
Employees' clothing must follow their company's dress code.
Many companies have a business casual dress code.
sick leave
Employees can take sick leave if they get sick.
She had a fever, so she applied for sick leave.
working hours
These are his working hours.
His working hours are from 8:30 until 6, Monday to Friday.
smoking
Smoking is not allowed at many offices.
If employees want to smoke, they need to go outside.
Vocabulary 【Computer Actions II】
to download
She is downloading a file.
You can download apps onto your phone.
to copy
He is copying something.
He copied a video file onto a flash drive.
to paste
He is pasting some text.
Before you can paste something, you need to copy it.
to select
He is selecting something.
Before you can copy something, you need to select it.
Dialogue 【Explaining Policies】
Hi Peter!
Hi Mary.
How's your first week of work going?
It's going really well.
I love the job and the team.
That's great!
Are you busy?
I want to discuss the office rules with you.
Did I do something wrong?
No, no! It's your first week.
I need to discuss the rules with all new employees.
Oh, okay!
Let's first talk about the working hours.
Employees must arrive at work by 9 a.m.
And they cannot leave work before 6 p.m.
What if I need to leave earlier?
If you need to leave before 6, you should tell me first.
I understand.
If you feel sick, you should apply for sick leave.
You can apply on our company's app.
And please tell me if you cannot come to work.
Sure. No problem.
Now let's talk about the dress code.
You don't need to wear a suit and tie.
Yeah… it's pretty formal.
The office dress code is business casual.
So you can wear a dress shirt and dress shoes.
Okay. Tomorrow I will wear something less formal.
But don't wear sneakers or jeans.
They're not allowed.
Well, those are the rules.
Do you have any questions?
Not at the moment.
If you do, don't be afraid to ask.
Sure thing.
Thank you for explaining the rules to me.
Of course!
Dialogue 【Breaking the Rules】
Good morning, Mary.
Good morning, Anna.
Please come in.
Have a seat.
We need to discuss something.
Sure. What's wrong?
Yesterday, an employee saw you smoking in the bathroom.
Is this true?
Well… I… uh… yes.
It's true.
I'm really sorry.
Listen. You cannot smoke in the bathroom.
It is against the rules.
If you want to smoke, you need to go outside.
I know.
I am very sorry.
I was stressed and it was raining.
I didn't want to go outside.
I understand.
But it's not okay.
I am going to give you a warning.
Please don't let this happen again.
