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1、Business English,1.1 Ways of working,1.2 Making contacts,Module 1 Business topic,Vocabulary,Listening,Speaking,Different ways of working,A mini-presentation,Reading,How to job-share,Working from home,1.1 Ways of working,Vocabulary,Different ways of working 1. How do you study most effectively? By wo

2、rking,* 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)?,2. Match these ways of working 1-8 to definitions A-I. Do you work in any of these ways?,0 freelance 1 telework

3、ing 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 contrac

4、t. 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 (

5、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.,3. Work in pairs. Think of some advantages or disadvantages for each way of working in exercise 2.,BACK,4. Read about job-s

6、haring. 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

7、 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 emp

8、loyees 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 inev

9、itable. 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 othe

10、rs 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

11、 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 cl

12、osely together. As Savage says: A job-share should be like a marriage- one voice, one unit.,BACK,Get organized,Set your limits,Put pen to paper,Dont feel guilty,Two become one,Listening,1.You will hear a woman called Michela talking about working from home. 1) What does she say is important when wor

13、king 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 wor

14、k 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?

15、 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.,BACK,Listening script I=Interviewer M=Michela I: O

16、K, Michela. You work from home now. Can you tell me about a typical day? M: Sure, I always get up around seven and the first thing I do is get the kids ready for school. I take them at eight thirty and then I always start work at home. I: Do you ever have a day where you decide to have the morning o

17、ff and start work later? M: No, you cant do that. Its important with home-working to have a timetable and stick to it. If you end up watching TV or doing the cleaning then it isnt for you. So I have lunch at twelve and finish work at two thirty to get the children. I: Was that why you gave up you of

18、fice job? M: Yes, I wanted to spend more time with the children. It gives me more flexibility. Sometimes I need to work in the evening but usually it isnt a problem. I: So how long have you been doing this kind of work? M: For about five years. Ive been with the same company since I left school, but

19、 with the Internet and technology its easy now to be at home. I: So your employer doesnt mind.,M: No. It means the company saves money on office space and as long as I get the work done, theyre happy. Sometimes I still go into work to meet clients and so on. For example, Im going in nearly every day

20、 this week because we have visitors from another company and I cant really invite them over to my house. Besides, its nice to go in every so often. I like to see people and catch up on the gossip and the news with my colleagues. I miss that side of going into work every day. I: Is there anything els

21、e you miss? M: Ermm. No, not really. And Ill tell you what I really dont miss and thats having to spend two hours commuting on the bus and train every day,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

22、 important when? Working from home Set up an office space in the house. Plan your working hours and your breaks. ,back,1.2 Making contacts,Developing a conversation,Vocabulary,Reading,Listening,Speaking,Lifes all about making connections,Starting a conversation,Job responsibilities,Writing,Business

23、correspondence,Vocabulary,Job responsibilities Tell your partner about your job. Use these expressions and choose the correct preposition.,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 specializ

24、e about/ in/ for,Home,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

25、 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 be

26、come 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)_ netwo

27、rking,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 ne

28、twork 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 regu

29、larly, 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

30、, 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.,Listening,Starting a conversation,Listen to four people starting conversations. In eac

31、h 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 intr

32、oduce 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. Ho

33、w 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 some

34、thing 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.,Speaking Developing a conversation,Work as a class or in large groups. You are at a networking eve

35、nt, 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

36、 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

37、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医院或感谢。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.,1) Is it all related to her work? 2) Which is formal? What is it about the content and language which tells you this?

38、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

39、 - at - Subject (or) With reference to,Answer,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 a

40、dministrative 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

41、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-A10

42、4 With regard to your letter dated 12th June, I am writing to confirm that we can offer you a replacement item and this will be sent out today. I would like to apologize for the delay with this. Unfortunately, this was due to recent changes to our network. On behalf of Lar Bonner I would like to tha

43、nk you for your custom. We look forward to working with you again in the future. Yours sincerely Evelyn Boer Customer Services Tel: 0207 865 849,Eve- can you call someone called Rona back asap? She passed.,BACK,Answers: The email and post-it note are not related to her work. The memo and the letter

44、are formal because they are giving information and replying to a customer with a complaint. The language uses quite long and fixed expressions. The memo is international communication because it was sent within the company. Everyone in the company received a copy of it. The memo uses the To/ From/ D

45、ate/ Subject headings. It doesnt require an opening salutation line (Dear) or closing salutation (BestYours). Memos often have only one paragraph. Tel. / asap / / RE,2. Complete this table of phrases for writing emails, letters, notes and memos with the underlined words in Evelyns correspondence.,Op

46、ening salutation Give reason for writing Refer to previous contact Make a suggestion Apologize Give good news Give bad news Request Offer help Remind Refer to future contact Closing salutation,More formal Dear (1)_ (2)_ (3)_ I would like to suggest that (5)_ We apologize for any inconvenience caused

47、 by We are delighted to (7)_ (8)_ We regret to tell you that I would be grateful if you could If you have any further queries/ problems, please do not hesitate to contact me (11)_ (13)_ I look forward to meeting you again soon. Yours faithfully (when the letter begins Dear Sir/ Madam) (15)_(when the

48、 letter begins Dear Mr. / Ms. / Mrs.),Less formal Hi Just a quick note to say Thanks for your email It was good to see you last week (4)_ What about Im afraid that (6)_ Great news! The bad news is (9)_ (10)_ (12)_ (14)_ Best regards/ wishes All the best,previous,1. I am writing to 2/3. Further to our previous meeting/ With re