[英文]Job Interview (real estate agent)

There has an English homework about job interview.
I choose a job which sells houses. (but I have no idea about it...=v=")
And I find some information to prepare...to introduce this job...=_="
To be an estate agent is really frustrated...
I would rather to be a teacher teaching Chinese as a second language.XD

The essay was copied fome http://www.bls.gov/k12/money05.htm

>>>>>>>>Real Estate Agent>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

What is this job like?

Real estate agents help people buy and sell houses. They must be able to say approximately how much money a house is worth. They need to know what the neighborhoods in their towns are like. They must know the laws that have to do with buying or selling a house. They also can tell home buyers where to get a loan if they need more money to buy a house. In return for selling a house, real estate agents get to keep a small part of the money that the buyer paid for it. Real estate agents work for real estate brokers. Real estate brokers manage real estate offices.
People who want to buy a house often ask a real estate agent to help them. They meet with the agent to tell him or her what kind of house they want. They must also discuss how much money they can afford to spend. The agent then takes them to see houses for sale. Buying a house is a very important decision because houses cost a lot of money. This means that buyers often want to look at many houses before they decide which one to buy.
Real estate agents also sell houses for people. They help the seller set the price for the house. To do this, they must know what the house is like. They must also figure out what people would be willing to pay for the house so that it will sell quickly. They make sure that people see ads for the house so that they can think about buying it.
Once a person agrees to buy a house, real estate agents still have work to do. They must fill out special forms that let everyone know that the house has a new owner. Both the buyer and the seller of the house must sign these forms for the sale of the house to be legal. Often, the agents must help the buyer to get a loan from the bank to pay for the house.
Real estate agents generally work in offices. Since much information about properties is available over the Internet, some agents can work out of their own homes. In either case, however, much of their time is spent outside the office showing houses to buyers. Sometimes they must leave the office to meet with people who have houses to sell. Good real estate agents also spend time away from the office finding out more about the houses in their town that might one day be up for sale.
Agents often work more than 40 hours a week. They often must work in the evening or on weekends. This is because most buyers and sellers are free only at those times.

How do you get ready?

Real estate agents must have a license from the State in which they work. To get a license, a person must have graduated from high school. The person must be at least 18 years old and pass a written test. In some States, a person who wants to be a real estate agent must go to a special school for a few months. Sometimes it helps to take some college courses about real estate. This is because the process of selling a house can be hard to understand.
Good real estate agents must get along well with buyers and sellers. It helps if real estate agents are pleasant and dress neatly. They should be well organized and be able to remember people's names. They should deal honestly with people and have good manners. They must also be very eager to sell houses, which is sometimes a lot of hard work.

How much does this job pay?

Most real estate agents do not get a regular paycheck. Instead, they get part of the money that the home buyer pays to the home seller when a house is sold. This means that agents who sell more houses earn more money. It also means that agents who sell more expensive houses earn more.
The middle half of all real estate agents earned between $26,790 and $65,270 a year. The lowest-paid 10 percent earned less than $20,170. The highest-paid 10 percent earned more than $111,500 a year.

How many jobs are there?

Real estate agents and brokers held about 564,000 jobs in 2006. Many worked part time and had other jobs as well.
Most real estate agents work in large cities. Many also work in smaller cities that are growing quickly. This is because there are more houses being bought and sold in such places.

What about the future?

The number of jobs for real estate agents is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 2016.
It should be rather easy to find a job as a real estate agent. This is because many agents find that they cannot sell enough houses to be successful, so they quit their jobs. Only people who enjoy selling, and are good at it, should try to become real estate agents.

這篇網誌乍看跟華語教學沒有關係，
實際上大概也沒有關係（笑）。

不過多打點英文也是好的（是不是有文法錯、呃、我也不知道呀），
以後也會遇到各式各樣的人，也包括了agent吧？
這個工作真的很辛苦（跑業務的都是？），賺錢總是辛苦的吧。

啊！我想到了，
說不定在教材製作中，
介紹一點華文世界特別的職業（針灸師、中醫、風水師、算命師啦等等），
似乎也不錯=v=/！
（還有檳榔小姐也是一定要介紹的說？）

沒有心的愛，是假愛

今日新聞：沒有心的愛是假愛！

法國學生真是有心到一個程度讓我嚇可。

其實真正的新聞標題如下：

台法互派助教 推廣華語 繁體字也吃香

更新日期:2008/09/17 18:35

中文熱席捲全台，教育部今年首度和法國在台協會合辦「台法外語助教交流計畫」，加深法國學生對台灣文化的瞭解，雙方互派學生、助教，協助外語教學。曾到法國的國、高中擔任華語助教的黃意閔說，法國的中文教材主要是簡體字，採漢語拼音，不過有越來越多法國學生反應，未來想學繁體中文。

(陳映竹報導)在法國越來越多人學習中文，法國的高中甚至把中文列為第二外語。就讀中央大學法文系研究所的黃意閔，去年被教育部選送到法國的國中、高中擔任華語助教，黃意閔說，法國學生的中文教材主要是簡體字，採漢語拼音，不過學生學到一定程度後，都表示想要學「繁體中文」。黃意閔舉例，像是「愛」的簡體字沒有「心」，學生就反應，沒有心的愛是假愛。黃意閔在法國主要協助正式教師教學，也順便介紹台灣文化。他說，他會用歌曲和顏色來教學生「說」中文，像是教學生唱歌手張懸的「寶貝」。今年教育部選送16名學生十月份起到法國中學擔任華語助教，時間為期七個月，法國也派11名學生來台當外語助教，雙方提供助教在教學期間的每月生活費及來回機票，希望透過推廣華語，讓法國學生更瞭解台灣，鼓勵更多人來台學中文。

友善引用：http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080917/1/1639y.html


這是幾天前看到的新聞，

想說來張貼一下。

最近向人介紹應用華語科系（大部分人的反應都是：嗄？？），

許多人都提出＂學簡體比學繁體有前景吧＂、＂那你們有在學簡體字囉＂之類的問題？

並不是要爭辯簡體繁體誰優誰劣，

我想這不過都是一種時代的趨勢。

但這則新聞令我小小鬆了口氣XD，

簡體（和當初白話文運動類似？）有他的價值、繁體亦如是。

那麼，我所能做的就是不要懷疑、不要猶豫。

為了成為明日華語教學界的一姐！

我不要明天後悔，我要把握今天，

所以明天會更好的，

我相信。


最近放鬆壓力的方法是看銀魂GINTAMA的動畫。

（學姊不准我看漫畫、對不起囉。）

我的目標是結合漫畫與華語教學，

所以我看漫畫動畫都是為了華語教學，

真的。