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1、Track 5-1-8C. Pair work. Now listen to the whole interview. Pay special attention to what Resende said towards the end of the interview. Who do you think may have said each statement below? Write the persons name. Then compare your answers with a partner and give your reasons.Interviewer: Why dont w
2、e start off by talking a little about how you developed your interest in food and cooking?Resende: We!l, food has always been my passion. As a child, I used to love preparing meals with my grandmother, who was from Brazil. And as I got older, I spent a lot of time in the kitchen, experimenting with
3、different dishes Thai soups, German tortes, Italian pastas.Interviewer: But you never considered a career in the culinary arts7Resende: Not at all. You know, as a kid, I grew up learning that a person went to college and got a job in business, law, or something like that. Telling my parents that ! w
4、anted to study food wouldve been impossible. They never would have agreed.Interviewer: So, fast forward to the present. Youre now a business development manager for an international technology company. !t doesnt exactly sound like the career you dreamed of. Tell us, how did The Mediterranean came in
5、to your life?Resende: About three years ago, I moved into an apartment around the corner from this store its a lovely little place that specializes in imported food from Greece, Spain, and Italy. Theres a deli as well. Anyway, id drop in there once a week or so to pick up different items. But the ne
6、xt thing you knew, i was talking with the owner, Alex Kanellos, about a cheese or a certain wine. Then one day, he jokingly suggested that i work in the deli since I had all of these ideas. I just laughed when he said it, but when I got home, ! couldnt stop thinking that maybe this part-time job was
7、 an opportunity in disguise.interviewer: So you took the job?Resende: Oh yeah. ! went to the deli the next morning. I had butterflies in my stomach. ! kept thinking . Im thirty years old and Im taking a part-time job in a deli. What am I doing? When I asked Mr. Kanellos if he was serious about letti
8、ng me work there part-time, he looked a little surprised at first. But then, Mr. Kanellos handed me an apron, and the rest is history, so to speak, ive been working there every Saturday for the last couple of years.Interviewer: What led to your decision to buy the deli?Resende: About eight months ag
9、o, Mr. Kanellos mentioned that he was getting ready to retire, and was going to sell the place. So, l started thinking . lf hes going to sell it to someone, why not me? When l approached Mr. Kanellos with the idea, he was very open to it. l also think he was pleased to turn over the place to someone
10、 he knew.Interviewer: And what about your job with the tech company?Resende: Im going to stay for another three months, until Mr. Kanellos retires.Interviewer: How are your family and friends reacting to the news?Resende: My friends are really happy for me. A lot of them have jobs they cant stand -
11、especially my friend Suki - and most would love to make a change in their lives. My boyfriend has been pretty supportive, too, though at first, he thought I was crazy to work part-time at the deli. My mom isnt thrilled, though. Shes worried about me leaving a good job to run the store, but I know th
12、at as a small businesswoman, 1 can be successful, too. Im sure shell come around! Track 5-2-4A. A professor is talking to his class about migrant workers. Listen to the lecture and number the topics in the order ill which they are presented.Today, we are going to start looking at the impact that mig
13、rant workers have been having around the world, and at some of the challenges that they face on both personal and institutional levels. By the end of this lecture, 1 hope you come to realize that migrant workers are not only very important to national economies but also to the global economy, and th
14、at they will continue to grow in importance as countries and companies compete more aggressively to enhance their human resources.Let me start out by giving you some statistics. Today, almost one out of every ten residents in many industrialized nations is from another country, and the number of peo
15、ple living and working outside their home countries has more than doubled since the mid-1970s to almost 180 million. In fact, over the last ten years, thousands of people have traveled abroad in search of opportunity, and this movement has been noticed, and even encouraged, by different countries, a
16、s I will explain later. For example, Japan and Canada, and countries in Europe, Australasia, and the Middle East are beginning to realize how important workers from abroad are to their economies. Migrant workers bring with them special skills needed in an industrialized nation, and they are also willing to do Certain jobs that many citizens wont do, such as janitorial and factory work. In addition, by working abroad and sending money home, mig
