【正文】 there are both pros and cons of working from home. The disadvantages are obvious. To begin with, you may feel lonely at home since you lack social interaction and facetoface munication with colleagues. Besides, there are many distractions at home: Your wife and kids may knock on your door or call you any time. You yourself may want to stop and have a cup of coffee or find something to eat from time to time. Without the office discipline, you may even be tempted to play puter games. What39。s more, it may be very monotonous if you have to stay at home all day long. On the other hand, many people think the pros of working at home outweigh the cons. The most obvious benefit is flexibility. You don39。t have to wake up to an alarm clock early in the morning, and you can work any time you want and in any way you want. For those who are more productive at night, working from home must be a paradise. Moreover, without a boss supervising you over your shoulder, you feel less stress. Like to work in pajamas? Fine. Like to listen to heavy metal at the highest volume while you are designing? Go for it. Also, people that work in the home environment value immensely the extra time they can spend with their loved ones. As a mom or dad, you will be in a much better position to educate and take care of your children. Page 60 —— Task 3 CDDCAVI. Task small misstip can bee a big career trap.George Adams, a market researcher at a pany, finally printed his marketing report. After months of research, hundreds of surveys, and several boring drafts, his report was plete, and just in time. He was going away for the weekend. He wanted to relax because his report was a success. He carefully proofread his document and then delivered copies to all the executives on his distribution list. When he returned to his desk, he discovered his boss, the department manager, was livid. At first he did not realize he had accidentally gone over his head. Anyway, his boss had given him the distribution list in the first place. So he thought he was just following orders. But the boss was furious that she hadn39。t seen the final document. The boss asked Adams to get back all the copies, but it was too late. When Adams got to the CEO39。s office, he was already reading the report. Adams had felt friction with his boss before. She was overbearing and tended to find fault with his work after he39。d broken his back to meet deadlines. In this instance, however, he realized he had made a serious error. His boss was extremely upset, for his mistake made her look as though she wasn39。t in control of her department. From the boss39。s point of view, Adams was usurping her authority. The result was simple and natural: Adams left his job soon afterward. Adams39。s story illustrates a fundamental truth about the workplace: Small, seemingly innocent missteps can sometimes bee a big career destroyer.Page 70 —— Task 1 DBCACUnit 5. . W: Why do some people stay in one job for life while others switch jobs from time to time?M: Some people want a fixed routine so that they don’t have to adapt tot new circumstances over and over again, while others think variety is the spice of life.Q: why do some people stick to one job for life?:Cathy,you’ve been late for work so many times lately that I have to warn you that any repetition will result in your dismissal.W:I’m promise to be on time from now on. Perhaps I could work later to make up for the time I’ve lost.Q:What does the women say?3. M: Mr. Brown, my time here has been frustrating for me. I have a better opportunity with another firm, and I’m taking it.W: We won’t be sorry to see you leave, Richard. You’ve done your best to make everyone here as miserable as you are.Q: How does the woman feel about the man’s leaving?4. W: Mr. Stone, I wanted to tell you in person that at the end of this month I’ll be leaving the pany.M: Well, Jane, we are certainly going to miss you here, but I wish you the best of luck.Q: What does the woman going to do?5. W: Tim, I hate to tell you this, but we’re caught in a budget crunch, and we must lay you off. I’m sorry.M: I understand. I’ve enjoyed my time here,Don’t worry about me. I’m confident I can find something else.Q: What is the man’s response?Page 75 —— Task 1 BCACD 1. How to avoid bankruptcy?Manager: Adam! Have you any suggestions about how we can avoid bankruptcy? Adam: Downsizing would certainly reduce our operating costs. You know, lean and mean, the way you have to be in today39。s market. Manager: Where do you suggest we start making these staff cuts? Adam: The logical place to start would be in administration. They39。re usually overstaffed. Manager: That39。s not going to go over very well with our employees. Some of them have been with the pany for years. Adam: It39。s a painful process, but there39。s no other choice. They39。ll just have to accept the idea. Manager: We can give them a fairly decent severance package when they39。re fired. Adam: I know. And I think that if we puterize the office, we could reduce office staff by about 20 percent just by eliminating a lot of paperwork. Manager: OK. If we lay off 20 percent of the administrative staff, will that be enough to get the pany back on its feet? Adam: Unfortunately not. We39。ll also need to make some cuts in the service department. Manager: How can we do that and maintain the level of service that we offer our customers? Adam: Well, we39。ll have to retrain the service staff and streamline our operations, so we won39。t need as many people to run things smoothly. Manager: Well, this is tough, but I really don39。t think we have any other choice. If we keep losing money like this, we39。ll have to shut everything down. Page 76 —— Task 1 BACCDTask3: Layoffs can be predicted.In some cases panies inform their employees in advance that layoffs are ing. In other cases, they e without warning: You arrive on time for w