Task 2:
1. When you have different opinions on government policy with your family members, will you try to persuade them to agree with yours?
2. Do you prefer to make decisions by yourself or instead to consult your friends and family members? Please give your explanation.
3. Some people prefer to make friends with people who have the same age with themselves; while some people prefer to make friends with those who have different ages from themselves. Which choice do you think is better and why?
4. Some people prefer to have a job that has a regular schedule, which means you may go to work at 9 in the morning and get off work at 17 in the afternoon. Some people prefer to have a job that has a flexible schedule, which means you may don't have to go to work at a certain time and you can arrange your own schedule. Which one do you prefer and why?
5. Three months later you will be graduating from your university and you are looking for a job. It happens the other day you got a job offer from one of your desired companies, however, the headquarters of this company is far from your dormitory. As for this condition, you are offered two choices on the interviewing; one is the telephone interview and the other is the face-to-face interview which entails a long journey to that company. Which choice would you prefer? Give specific explanation in your response.
Sample response:
As for these two choices, definitely I will choose the telephone interview.
One reason is this choice is time-saving. Staying in my dormitory, the moment the interviewer picks up my phone, the instant we can start the interview, it is very efficient. However, if having the face-to-face interview, I might spend 3-4 hours commuting from my house to that company.
The other reason is economical. Having the telephone interview, lasting 15- 20 mins, actually the cost might be no more than 2 dollars. However, if going to that company, in my city the tran sportation cost might be 10 dollars by subway and if by taxi, the cost might be over 100 dollars.