Level B1 General English
Lesson 71
Advice
アドバイス

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TOPIC QUESTION
今日のトピック

My boss is always taking credit for my work. What should I do?
上司がいつも私の仕事の手柄を取ってしまいます。どうしたらいいですか?

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ARTICLE
記事

Directions: Read the following article aloud.
課題: 以下の記事をはっきりとした声で音読しましょう。
Advice

I have been working in an IT company for almost 2 years now. I enjoy the company of my coworkers and I enjoy doing my work. Not only do I finish my work on time and meet the deadlines, I am always looking for new ideas that can contribute to my job.
My problem is that whenever I come up with a great idea, my boss presents it to the superiors and takes all the credit for it rather than acknowledging my contribution. Not only this, I have been regularly putting in extra hours at work, but instead of recognizing my hard work, my boss totally ignores my efforts. I agree that there is nothing wrong with doing extra work and taking initiative, but what are you suppose to do when your immediate boss passes off your hard work as his own, rather than at least acknowledging that he was unable to accomplish that task on his own. Watching my boss constantly taking credit for all my hard work is discouraging and it makes me lose my motivation.
How will I handle this kind of situation. Should I talk to the boss or should I go to his superiors and tell them about everything? Or maybe I should leave this job and look for a new one.

3
VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

contribute to
に貢献する
deadline
締切
initiative
率先
immediate
直接の、じかの
accomplish
成し遂げる
motivate
~に動機を与える

4
Questions
質問

Directions: Read the questions aloud and answer them.
課題: 質問を声に出して読んだ後、答えてみましょう。

1. Where does the author work and does he enjoy his job?
2. Tell your tutor what the problem is in your own words.
3. What advice would you give?
4. Have you ever experienced someone taking credit for something you did?