Dialogue：
Stella: Sandy gave notice last week. We’ll need to fill her position.
Vivian: Oh no! My workload will double! How much notice did she give?
Stella: She gives one month. That’s enough time for us to hire and train a replacement.
Vivian: That means more work!
Stella: No one will get stuck with more work if we quickly find a replacement! Now, help me outline the requirements for a job ad.
Vivian: OK. We’ll require a four-year degree, preferably in marketing…
Stella: And something more important – experience!
Vivian: Exactly.
Stella: We’ll require three years’ experience. Any more suggestion?
Vivian: I like co-workers to be outgoing, very organized and able to work independently.
Notes:
give notice:：提出辞职，提前的辞职通知
workload：工作量
outline：起草
English Kaleidoscope
Speaking to Yourself can be Dangerous! (5)
Songs and Video
Listen to the words of an English-language song that you like. Then repeat them to yourself and try to sing with the music. Repeat the words as many times as possible until they become automatic. Soon you'll be singing the whole song. Or listen to one of your favorite actors on video and repeat one or two sentences that you like. Do it until it becomes automatic. It's good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles that you need for English.
Above all, don't be afraid to speak. You must try to speak, even if you make mistakes. You cannot learn without mistakes. There is a saying: "The person who never made a mistake never made anything." So think of your mistakes as something positive and useful.
Speak as much as possible! Make as many mistakes as possible! When you know that you have made a mistake, you know that you have made Progress!
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