机电专业英语U7 Listening.pptx

Listening PDM System and Mold DesignTask 1 Listen to the conversation and match the people with the correct information.an associate managerthinks the PDM system is a good thingworks in the office next to Mr. Steinsmanager of Mold Design Departmentis worried about application of PDMMr. Hamlin: Good morning, Mr. Stein. You have worked as an associate manager for two months since I went abroad on business.Mr. Stein: Yes, Mr. Hamlin. Have you found any changes in our mold designing?Mr. Hamlin: It seems that our mold designers have more creative ideas nowadays. Tell me something about it.Mr. Stein: I think there must be something to do with our application of the PDM system.Mr. Hamlin: Do you think so?Mr. Stein: The PDM system makes it very convenient for us to work out a new model.Mr. Hamlin: Well, that is great. I have been just worried that our mold designers would not like to use the new system. How about the other designers opinions?Mr. Stein: Jane, who works in the office next to mine, told me that she could make some of her fancy ideas into a reality by using the PDM system.Mr. Hamlin: Great!v ScriptTask 2 Mr. Hamlin is talking to Ann Richard, president of Blue-sky Machine Company, about how to save the cost. Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks with what you hear.Ann Richard: Good morning, Mr. Hamlin. Im glad you have brought us some information about mold making techniques in the European countries. Do you have any 1 _ ? Mr. Hamlin: Actually, I just come to report to you some of my ideas about how to 2 _ cost in the mold making process.Ann Richard: Well, that is great. Mr. Hamlin: Mrs. Richard, I think it is necessary for us to 3 _ some equipment and reform the working procedure.suggestions reduce upgrade Ann Richard: Yes, the competition in the mold making Industry becomes more and more 4 _ We have to upgrade our equipment systematically and meanwhile we have to 5 _ our employees to learn and use new technology. Mr. Hamlin: To tell the truth, ever since the PDM system was 6 _ in our mold designing, our working efficiency has been greatly improved. The 7 _ mold design cost has been greatly reduced. intense encourage adopted average Ann Richard: Great. Technology is 8_ ; we cannot lag behind the time. As you have suggested, we have also been considering importing some 9_equipment. Mr. Hamlin: And I think we may employ some graduates from 10_ universities.Ann Richard: Yes, quite right.power advanced overseas Task 3 Helen, a warehouse manager, is talking with her colleague Brad. Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer to each question.1. Which company has placed a big order for the welding machines? A. A British company. B. An American company. C. A German company. D. A Canadian company.2. Why does Helen believe the German order has brought the company a great challenge? A. Because the company can earn a lot from the order. B. Because the company has to employ more workers there. C. Because the company needs more technicians to help them. D. Because the company has to produce the machine according to the European standards. 3. Why havent the workers pack the assembled machine? A. They have to adjust and test the machines. B. They have to ask for permission from the general manager. C. They are waiting for the German experts permission. D. They dont know how to pack those machines.4. When will the first batch of products be moved to the warehouse? A. This morning. B. Tomorrow morning. C. This evening. D. Tomorrow evening. Brad: Good morning, Helen.Helen: Good morning, Brad. It seems that the German company has placed a big order for the BSW1200 Welding Machine.Brad: Yes, the model is very popular in the Western market. But the order has also brought us a lot of challenges, since we have to produce the machine according to European standards. This is the first time our products entered the European market.Helen: Have the finished products been packed?Brad: No, the workers have to adjust and test the products before packing them.Helen: How long will it take them to test the machines?Brad: About a week.Helen: Then when will the goods arrive at the warehouse?Brad: The first batch of the machines will arrive at our warehouse tomorrow morning. The rest will come in a few days.Helen: How long will the machines be stored in this warehouse before they are shipped to Germany?Brad: The products are only temporarily stored here till all the machines ordered are assembled and tested. Then they will be shipped to Germany.Helen: Okay, I see.ScriptTask 4 Helen is checking the goods that were received yesterday. Listen to the conversation and take notes with the information you hear.8:00 pm, July 24, 2009 BSW 1200 150 machines plus some spare parts the Section C, ground floor Arrival time:Series number:Quantity:Place of storage:Task 5 Helen is talking with Brad about modern warehouse management. Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.1. What role does a warehouse play in a modern business? _2. What is a warehouse workers job involved with? _3. How can a company realize a zero-inventory strategy? _A warehouse plays a vital part in the supply chain.It involves how to efficiently deliver the goods, how to store and distribute them.It can only be realized through the modernization of warehouse management 4. How can a warehouse be modernized? _ _5. Why can a modernized warehouse help a company save cost? _By computerizing the warehouse management system, introducing the automated storage and the delivery system.It enlarges the capacity of the original warehouse.v ScriptBrad: Helen, you mentioned the other day that warehouse management became more and more important in the modern business.Helen: Yes. Actually, a warehouse plays a vital part in the supply chain.Brad: Do you really think so?Helen: Sure, our job involves how to efficiently deliver the goods, how to store and distribute them.Brad: Yes, it is our routine job. We have to receive some finished products or distribute some manufacturing parts every day. But thegeneral manager has encouraged the zero-inventory strategy to reduce cost. Does he mean the warehouse will not exist in the modern company?Helen: Well, to realize the zero-inventory strategy doesnt mean to reduce the area of the warehouse. In fact, the zero-inventorystrategy can only be realized through the modernization of warehouse management.Brad: What do you mean by “modernization of warehouse management”?Helen: We have to computerize our warehouse management system, introduce the automated storage and the delivery system.Brad: That sounds great. It will surely improve the efficiency of our work.Helen: Yes. On the other hand, the modernized system can, in fact, enlarge the capacity of the original warehouse.Brad: In other words, it helps the company to save cost.Helen: Yes, you are right.THANK YOU