新编剑桥商务英语unit1.ppt

Business English,Learning objective,To enable Ss to talk about ways of working To practice reading for gist（梗要） and specific information To enable Ss to make a mini-presentation,1.1 Ways of working,1.2 Making contacts,Module 1,review,Vocabulary,Listening,Speaking,Different ways of working,A mini-presentation,Reading,How to job-share,Working from home,1.1 Ways of working,review,Vocabulary,Different ways of working 1. How do you study most effectively? By working,* at the same time every day/ at different times of the day? * early in the morning/ late at night? * on your own/ with others? * at home/ at your place of study (school or college)?,Reference expressions,Routine type of person Have flexible management of time and work Get support from each other Cooperate with each other Working in a team needs to have interpersonal skills and is not necessarily efficient Can be more concentrated and thus more efficient in an office,Have more flexibility Feel more relaxed A dependent type of person and never make decisions myself Do not want to work under someone An independent type of person and like to make decisions myself,2. Match these ways of working 1-8 to definitions A-I. Do you work in any of these ways?,0 freelance 1 teleworking 2 job-sharing 3 shift-work 4 part-time 5 temping 6 consultancy 7 flexitime 8 hot-desking,A You work during different parts of the day (eg. nights). B You sell your work or services to a number of different companies. C You work for different companies for a short time without a permanent contract. D You work a number of hours per week or month but you decide when you start or finish. E You dont have a permanent place or office to work at, but you find a place to work when you arrive. F You work for a company from home via email, phone or the Internet. G You only work for some of the week (not full-time). H You do your job for part of the week and another person does it for the other part. I You arent employed by a company, but are paid to give specialist advice.,Ways of working,Possible advantages,Possible disadvantages,freelance,teleworking,Job-sharing,Shift work,Part-time,temping,flexitime,Hot-desking,You choose the job,organize your work time,more free time,gives you your days free,more free time,lots of variety,well paid,You choose the job,consultancy,good for work-life balance,no job security,you need to be good at self-organization,need to coordinate with other person,tiring,less money,hard to progress your career,no job security,not good for people who like routine,disruptive to employees,3.Advantages and disadvantages,Vocabulary,Routine type flexibility Freelance Tele-working Job-share Specialist advice Hot-desking,小结,重点： 掌握有关工作方式的各种术语 难点： 理解每种工作方式的优缺点 目的： How do you work most effectively? why? Can you list more advantage and disadvantage for each way of working？,4. Read about job-sharing. Write these headings into each paragraph.,Get organized,Set your limits,Put pen to paper,Two become one,Open your mind,Plan for disaster,Find the perfect partner,Dont feel guilty,How to job-share Wouldnt it be nice if the working week finished on Wednesday? With a job-share it can. Heres the essential guide to making it work. (0) Find the perfect partner. Find someone you like. Be prepared to communicate and share credit and blame, says Carol Savage, the managing director of Flexecutive, a flexible working consultancy. (1) _ Bosses should consider requests for flexible working from employees with children under six. So embrace the benefits: Twice as much experience, skills, brainpower and energy, Savage says. (2) _ Always discuss the worst-case scenarios. When Margaret Mills, a teacher, lost her job-share partner because of a family illness, a return to full-time work seemed inevitable. We had been over-optimistic. I did manage to find someone else who fitted in with me, but I was very lucky.,Reading,Open your mind,Plan for disaster,(3) _ Plan the system for handing work over carefully and play to each others different strengths. Delegate the workload according to each others particular skills and qualities. (4) _ Manager should clarify what they expect in terms of hours, availability and results, and employees should manage their employers expectations. Sue Osborn, a job-sharer for 21 years, says, Were often asked to do five-day weeks. Eventually you just have to say no. (5) _ Agree in writing arrangements for holidays, parental leave, retirement, etc. everyone should know where they stand from the beginning. (6) _ Do not work until 1am at home to make up for not being in the office every day. (7) _ Clients may not like having to deal with two people working closely together. As Savage says: A job-share should be like a marriage- one voice, one unit.,Get organized,Set your limits,Put pen to paper,Dont feel guilty,Two become one,Reading,job-share V. 分担工作 N.工作分担制（job-sharing) Reading task 与BEC中第一部分题型类似 任务：阅读短文，将短文与所给句子分别配对 Objective Practice reading for gist and specific information,Be prepared to communicate and share credit and blame 要能够相互沟通，功过与共 Bosses should consider requests for flexible working from employees with children under six. 有6岁以下孩子的员工，可能会希望（实行）弹性工作制，（对此需求）当老板的应充分予以考虑,embrace the benefits要欣然想到他所带来的好处 Always discuss the worst-case scenarios 要 经常讨论，（预见）最坏的情况,We had been over-optimistic. I did manage to find someone else who fitted in with me, but I was very lucky. 过去我们过分乐观了。我确实设法找到了一位适合我的人，但我只能说当时运气真是太好了。 Play to each others different strengths发挥各人所长 Delegate the workload分配工作任务,Vocabulary summary,Managing director Consultancy Open your mind Scenarios Over-optimistic Plan for disaster Play to Delegate Parental leave,复杂句子翻译,Bosses should consider requests for flexible working from employees with children under six. We had been over-optimistic. I did manage to find someone else who fitted in with me, but I was very lucky.,Task 1,How to job-share? Answer the question in your own words 复述课文内容,Task 2,Conversation(3mins) A-employee A wants to start job-sharing with another partner, so he tries to convince his employer that it is a good idea and it has many advantages B-employer Be skeptical and mention disadvantages.,How easy would it be for you to job-share? would your employer or boss think it was a good idea? Yes No,Yes,Have more time with children With less work stress Can have more free time Can have someone to share credit and blame Two people doing one job means twice as much experience, skills, brainpower and energy.,No,Difficult to find someone you like Need to coordinate with each other Tend to work late at night Need careful planning to play to each others different strengths They may not get what they expect of the job-share in terms of hours, availability and result.,小结,重点 熟悉这种题型 掌握该主题重要的短语、搭配、句子 难点 Speaking How to job-share? conversation,Listening,1.You will hear a woman called Michela talking about working from home. 1) What does she say is important when working from home?,2) What does she think are some of the advantages and disadvantages of this way of working?,Have a timetable and stick to it.,Advantages: - you spend more time with the children - more flexibility - the company saves money on office space no commuting Disadvantages: sometimes you work in the evening you miss people and office news,2 Listen again and answer the following. 1) Complete the notes about Michelas typical day.,7:00 get up, get the kids ready 8:30 9:00 12:00 14:30 ,take kids to school,start work,have lunch,finish work,2) How long has she been with her current employer? How long has she been home-working?,Shes been with her current employer since she left school, but shes been home-working for five years.,3) Is she doing anything different from normal this week?,Shes going to the office every day to meet visitors.,Present tenses,Present simple一般现在时 Routine activities经常性的动作 General facts一般事实 Present continuous现在进行时 An activity taking place at or around the time of speaking:说话时或说话前后发生的动作 A changing trend or situation变化的趋势或局势,Present perfect现在完成时 Talk about tasks that started in the past and which continue in the present谈论从过去开始持续到现在的工作 To say what the result of the action is谈论动作的结果 Present perfect continuous现在完成进行时 When talking about the present, use this form to describe an activity that started in the past and continues in the present着眼现在，用于谈论从过去开始持续到现在的动作 We often use it to emphasise the activity or say how long it has taken常用于强调一个动作或他的持续时间长,Useful expressions,Set a timetable制定时间表 distraction Dress for work穿上班装 Peace and quiet Answer the door应门 Make social calls和朋友打电话聊天 Be strong 意志坚定,Can you give some tips for working from home?,小结,重点： Advantages and disadvantages of working from home Tips for working from home,BACK,review,Different ways of working How to job-share? Working from home,How to job-share,Find the perfect partner Open your mind Plan for disaster Get organized Set your limits Put pen to paper Dont feel guilty Two become one,Working from home,Advantage and disadvantage tips,Advantages Have more time with children More flexibility The company saves more money on office space No commuting Disadvantages Sometimes you work in the evening You miss people and office news,tips,Set yourself a timetable and stick to it You need a quiet place to work and dont answer the door to neighbors or make social calls It is still important to dress for work as normal If you feel a bit lonely at home,you can go to the office once or twice a week And remember to take a break Be strong . When a friend ask you out to lunch, you can say no Make sure you can be reached by your clients and colleagues.,Speaking,A mini-presentation,A: What is important when ? Job-sharing Find someone you like. Organize and plan how you share the work. ,B: What is important when? Working from home Set up an office space in the house. Plan your working hours and your breaks. ,Part two of the speaking test Refer to the ideas and vocabulary in the module Make notes 1mins Give your presentation,Summary for module 1,Ways of working 了解各种工作方式的术语及优劣势 Job-sharing 掌握重点搭配、用语 How to job-share Working from home Advantage and disadvantage Tips presentation,back,human essence is the total of all society relations -Marx,1.2 Making contacts,1.2 Making contacts,Developing a conversation,Vocabulary,Reading,Listening,Speaking,Lifes all about making connections,Starting a conversation,Job responsibilities,Writing,Business correspondence,Vocabulary,Job responsibilities describe your job .,I work of/ for/ about Im involved in/ of/ for Im responsible for/ of/ about I deal for/ with/ of I usually report up/ at/ to Im in charge for/ of/ to I specialize about/ in/ for,Networking,Network建立关系网络 Networking建立人际网，关系网 Means personal contacts or relationship building人脉或者关系构建,Why is networking important?,Help people progress in their career Allow you to be in a position to win Especially in areas such as sales, you need to develop relationships with potential customers.,Reading,Lifes all about making connections Read the article below about some new networking groups specifically for businesswomen. Choose the best word A, B or C to fill the gaps 1-10. 1. A. attending B. going C. meeting 2. A. ideas B. sugar C. money 3. A. department B. company C. group 4. A. work B. charge C. responsible 5. A. to B. in C. about,To you, networking might mean (1)_ a conference or trade fair event to meet new clients or partners. Or it could be the coffee break at work where you share (2)_ with colleagues in other departments. But nowadays networking has become an event in itself. For example, Pricewaterhouse Coopers offer its female staff a formal networking (3)_ called PwCwomen. With 900 members, it organizes events ranging from informal drinks evenings to coaching events. Tina Hallet, who is (4)_ for the group, says that she got involved (5)_ networking,6. A. run B. control C. produce 7. A. speak B. know C. be 8. A. do B. see C. make 9. A. socializing B. work C. extra 10. A. talk B. with C. success,Because Id got to a reasonably senior level and I wanted to help other people to maximize their potential. You dont have to be senior to (6)_ a network though. Vicky Wood and Sally Hopkins had the idea for the City Girls Network when they first moved into Londons corporate world and wondered how to get to (7)_ other women. We couldnt find anything for people with no experience. So we thought wed start our own. From twelve friends meeting regularly, it rapidly grew to 250 members from many different organizations. Its a great way to (8)_ useful contacts and bring in potential business. Fiona Clutterbuck is co-chair of a network for the bank ABN AMRO. Women tend to think of networking as (9)_ and give it low priority. but given the chance, women will network as the banks last speed networking event demonstrated. With over100 women and men, it was a great (10)_. It is amazing how many people you get to meet from different parts of the organization.,Life is all about 生活就是.,Trade fair event 商品交易会 Coffee break工间咖啡休息时间 But nowadays networking has become an event in itself 但是时代发展到现今，建立人脉网络本身已经成为一项重要的活动 Pricewaterhouse Coopers 普华永道会计事务所 Drinks evenings 晚间酒会 Coaching evenings专项体验训练活动 Corporate world 商界 Useful contacts 有用的人脉关系 Co-chair联合总裁,Questions,Where do people network? Conferences Trade fair events Coffee breaks Formal networking events Why do they network? To help people maximize their potential To get to know other people For people with little experience,小结,学会如何描述自己的工作 了解阅读理解的第四种题型 掌握重点搭配用语 口语： Why do people network? Why do you think networking is important?,Listening,Starting a conversation,Listen to four people starting conversations. In each conversation decide where the speakers are making contact. Conversation 1:_ A. At a conference Conversation 2:_ B. Over dinner Conversation 3:_ C. In someones office Conversation 4:_ D. On a training course,C,A,D,B,Match the expressions on the left to the responses on the right.,0. Id like to introduce you to Mark. 1. Nice to meet you at last. 2. Do you two know each other already? 3. Would you like a coffee? 4. So have you enjoyed this morning? 5. Is this your first time at one of these events? 6. May I join you? 7. Youre a colleague of Martin Obach, arent you? 8. How do you know him? 9. How many children do you have? 10. Have you always lived in Lille? 11. I know your company is looking for a partner on this Thai project.,A. Yes, it is. And you? B. Hello, Marek. How do you do? C. Thanks. D. Pleased to meet you too. E. Sure. F. Two. Twins. G. Yes, most of my life. H. Yes. Is that something you might be interested in ? I. Well, weve spoken on the phone a few times. J. Yes, it was very interesting. K. Thats right. He works in our Barcelona office. L. We were both at Elcotil together.,What do think are good topics for networking?,China : family, children Western people: weather, wok, language Safe topic: hobbies, travel, arts, sports and fashion Avoid: politics, religion, race, family matters,课后作业（选某一主题，小组活动） 介绍中国的某一节日及习俗 介绍中国的茶文化 介绍中国的各大菜系的特色 介绍中国的戏剧,小结 能选择正确的话题 能用准确的表达开始对话,Speaking Developing a conversation,Work as a class or in large groups. You are at a networking event, so stand up and walk around. Meet one person and have the conversation below. At the end, move on to a new person.,greet the other person,introduce yourself,talk about the event,describe your job,talk about where you come from,find a reason for doing business in the future,introduce your partner to someone else,meet another person,Writing,Business correspondence,备忘录（memo)，电子邮件（email），普通信件（letter）和便条（post-it note） 备忘录：是商务信函中的一种，主要用于公司内部对公司的职员、部门通报信息，如会议安排、情况报告、问题处理等。在英语中称之为interoffice memorandum，其复数为memoranda，简称memo。除了可以采用书面形式之外，备忘录也可以通过email发出。英文备忘录的一般格式如下： Body即内容是备忘录的主要部分，写作应该力求简明、确切。首先应直入主题，列出最重要的信息，然后可以具体说明事由、情况，提出意见和建议等，最后可以根据具体情况或重申主题或表示意愿 或感谢。需要指出的是，备忘录得末尾不需要签名。,To: From: Date: Subject: Body,1. Read the correspondence on Evelyns desk and answer these questions.,分组浏览阅读信件，并说明各属于什么类型 回答问题 重点关注第四个问题 区分信函中的正式与非正式用语,Answer,1) Is it all related to her work? 2) Which is formal? What is it about the content and language which tells you this? 3) Which is international communication? Did anyone else receive it? 4) How is the memo different to the letter and the email? Think about the following: - the layout - the beginning and the end - the paragraphs 5) Find abbreviations which mean the following? - telephone number - as soon as possible - at - Subject (or) With reference to,To: All Staff From: Ray Bonner Date: 24th June Subject: Trial of flexitime system Further to our previous meeting, we are pleased to be able to confirm that the new flexitime system will come into operation as from 1st August. The system applies to all administrative and office staff. May I remind you that any production staff on the current shift system remain unaffected by these changes.,From: Hi, Rona How are you? I got a note to say you called. Great news that you passed your final exam! Im sorry that I didnt get back to you but its been crazy here. The network was down for three days so all our customers were receiving the wrong orders! Anyway, how about meeting for lunch this week? If you cant make it, dont forget the party this weekend. Do you want me to pick you up at 8? See you soon, Eve,Dear Mr. Hynes: RE: Replacement of item 00-A104 With regard to your letter dated 12th June, I am writing to confir