The First Week onthe Job

SAM

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Andy Boon

CREATIVE EDUCATIONThe First Weekon the Job

PLEby Andy Boon

Book 2SAM

Pocket Reader Series

C R E AT I V E E D U C AT I O N

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Pocket Readers Overview

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The 10-book business reader series tells
the story of your first year working in
the product marketing department ofABC Convenience Stores. The series
looks at skills and strategies for being
successful in interviews, the first week
on the job, giving presentations, taking
part in meetings, writing emails,entertaining business clients, goingoverseas on business, dealing with officeconflict, launching new products, andmentoring new staff.

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1. The Beginning...... 6

3. Successful:- The Real First Week..... 31

4. Language Focus & Tasks..... 54SAM

2. Unsuccessful:- Nightmares about the First Week

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The First Week on the Job
1. The Beginning

SAM

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The story begins with you. You areabout to start work in the product marketing department of ABC
Convenience Stores. Your job begins on April 1st. You have a week
to relax before you start. You arevery excited, but a little nervous.
You go shopping for the things youneed. You meet your friends in coffee shops and talk. You also spend
time at home searching online.
You read about your job. Then, thenight comes and you go to bed andsleep. Every night is a little bit closer to the start of your new job. So,4

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every night you dream about it. You
dream about the first week on thejob. However, each dream is more
like a nightmare. In these nightmares, you make a lot of mistakes.
You wake up every morning, open
your eyes, and feel bad. Then, youthink, “Phew! It was just a dream!”
However, you begin to feel more
and more nervous about April 1st.

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2. Unsuccessful:
Nightmares about the First Week

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2.1 Monday Nightmare:Being Late for WorkSAM

It is the morning of your first day
in the new job. You wake up earlyand get ready. “I have lots and lotsof time!” you think to yourself. Youwalk to the station. It takes about
thirty minutes, but the sun is shining. It is a beautiful day. Then, youget to the station. There are many
people waiting at the ticket gates.
The station staff are running around.
Everybody looks stressed. “Oh no!”you think.

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You ask somebody, “What’s happening?”

PL
E“Oh, there’s been an accident. The
trains are not running,” the personanswers.
“How long will it be?” you ask.

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“They said about an hour or so,” theperson replies. “Sorry, I have to call
my office and let them know. Goodluck.”
The person walks away. “Great idea!”
you think. “I’ll make a call to my office, too.” You look for your smartphone in your pocket. It is not there.
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PLEyour bag. It is not there, either. “Ohno!” you think. “I’ve forgotten myphone! It’s in my apartment. It has
all my numbers in it.”SAM

You think about using a public telephone to call. “But, I don’t know
the number,” you think to yourself. You think about going backhome for your smartphone. “It’s toofar though,” you think to yourself.
Then, you decide. “I’ll take a bus toa different train line!”
The bus is very slow. There is lotsof traffic. You look at your watchand begin to worry. It is taking toolong. You are going to be very lateon your first day. You finally get to8

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the other train station. You start torun. You run up the stairs and onto
the platform. There is a train. You
get on it. But, it is a slow local train.

SAM

Finally, you arrive at the head
office of ABC Convenience stores.
You are 45 minutes late. Everybody is sitting at their desksand working. They look up andstare at you. Your supervisor, Ms.
Tanaka asks, “Where’ve you been?
Why are you so late?” She looks
very angry. You explain about yourmorning. She asks, “Why didn’t
you call me and let me know?”“I… I…,” you start to reply.
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PLE…Suddenly, you wake up. You aresafely in your bed. You feel bad.
“Phew! It was just a dream!” youthink.

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2.2 Tuesday Nightmare:Forgetting NamesSAMPLEIt is the second day of your firstweek in the new job. Yesterday, yoursupervisor, Ms. Tanaka introduced
you to the director and all the members of the product marketing team.
Today, you walk in and sit at yourdesk. You say, “Good morning” toeveryone. They smile and reply witha happy, “Good morning.” You lookaround at everyone’s faces. Then,you realize you cannot remember
anyone’s name! You feel shocked.
Suddenly, the telephone rings.
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4. Language Focus and Tasks
4.1 Vocabulary #1

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Read the following sentences. Whatdo you think the words in bold mean?

SAM

1. However, each dream is more likea nightmare. In these nightmares,
you make lots of mistakes.
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2. Phew! You wake up and realize
it was just a dream.
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4.2 Vocabulary #2

Nightmare:(Noun) A scary or bad dream.

(Exclamation) A sound you makewhen something bad does not
happen. A sound you make toshow relief.

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Phew:

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Read the definitions to the words in
Task 4.1. Did you guess the meaningsof the words correctly?

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58(Noun) Something bad that
happens. People can be hurt or
killed.

Supervisor:(Noun) A person at work who
is in charge of others.

Paperwork:(Noun) A part of a job thatinvolves reading reports, writing reports, reading letters,writing letters, and so on.

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4.3 Reflection Questions

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1. What did the new employee
dream about doing wrong in thefirst week in the new job? Whatnightmares did the new employeehave?

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2. How did the new employee havea successful first week in the newjob at ABC Convenience Stores?

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Pocket Readers - Business Series------------------------------------------------------2018年5月1日 初版発行

著者： アンディ・ブーン

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発行者：ハリディ・ダーレン

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places,events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s
imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual
persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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