BEC Vantage,MODULE ONE,B + E = C,1.1 Ways of working,Additional phrases working regular hours = working 9-5, working as a 9-5 worker/ white-collar working in a team= being a team player. teamwork. team spirit. working on your own= working as your own boss, self-employed, working from home= teleworking, telecommuting, homeworking. work for a boss (employer / a company) , get employed work freelance, a freelance journalist, freelance for sb., work as a freelancer. shift work (pay) / work in shifts / work a day (night, eight-hour) shift work part-time / full-time. work as a part-timer / as a full-timer Temping. temp= work as a temp, have a temporary job (instead of a permanent one) flexitime, flexible hours, flextime,Its great because Im my own boss, but I still work with lots of different people. I wish I had my own space, I have to carry everything around in my bag and sometimes theres nowhere to sit. I like it because its only for a couple of months and Im saving It can get a bit lonely at times. And I miss my colleagues and all the office gossip. My children are at school so it lets me spend more time with them. When one of us wants a week off, the other person does a few extra days so its fairly flexible.,freelance temping/consultancy,hotdesking,temping,teleworking,teleworking part-time,job-sharing,over,How to job-share,Get organized Put/set pen to paper Open your mind Find the perfect partner Set your limits Two become one Plan for disaster Dont feel guilty,get things planned/well arranged put/get in black and white; sign an agreement or a contract not be narrow-minded and accept the idea and the benefits of job-sharing get a person with whom youre willing to share the job set a limit on(設(shè)限) your job contract, and keep things within limits (合理范圍內(nèi)), and know your limits(長(zhǎng)短處) and have your limits (有準(zhǔn)則). cooperate and produce synergy Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes. dont have any sense of shame or guilt about/at job-sharing,over,Working from home,Question 1: Have a timetable and stick to it. Question 2: advantages: you spend more time with 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 Timetable for Michela,Working from home,Question 2 : She has been with her current employer since she left school. She has been home-working for five years Question 3: This week shes going to the office every day to meet visitors,Grammar,Present simple Present continuous Present perfect (simple) Present perfect continuous past simple past continuous past perfect past perfect continuous future simple future continuous future perfect future perfect continuous,一般現(xiàn)在時(shí) 現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí) 現(xiàn)在完成時(shí) 現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí) 一般過(guò)去時(shí) 過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí) 過(guò)去完成時(shí) 過(guò)去完成進(jìn)行時(shí) 一般將來(lái)時(shí) 將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí) 將來(lái)完成時(shí) 將來(lái)完成進(jìn)行時(shí),A mini-presentation,There are a number of points to consider when First of all, find someone you like, because The second point to remember is to Its also important to say In addition to these points, you also need to consider ,A mini-presentation,There are a number of points to consider when you share a job with a partner. First of all, find someone you like, because you should cooperate with him/her for a long time and share credit and blame.(0) If the person you share a job with is one that you dislike, how can you communicate and how can you make you two become one? (7) The second point to remember is to organize and plan how you share the job. For example, you should decide who work for the first half of the week and who do the second. (3) Its also important to say that you dont need to feel guilty (6) and on the other hand, you should set your limits (4). What you should do is to fulfill your job responsibilities, and dont burn midnight oil to compensate. However, both of you and your manager should make terms and conditions of your contract clear. In addition to these points, you also need to consider planning for the disaster (2). Both of you had better always expect the best while preparing for the worst mentally.,Phrases you can use to introduce yourself,I work as (job title) for (your employer) Im responsible for (major job responsibilities) My job also involves(minor job responsibilities) Im involved in (minor job responsibilities) I deal with (your clients) As part of my job, I have to (the unpleasant part of your job) I specialize in (your major) Im in charge of (a team/project/division, your subordinators) I usually report to (your superior) I am based in ,Networking,Networking is the skill of making contacts and can help people progress in their career through knowing the right people. The skill is important in areas such as sales where you need to develop relationships with potential customers,Vocabulary I,Life is all about choices. Life is all about finding the right balance. Life is all about practicing the principle of the thing.生活就是一種修行 trade fair; book fair; farm products fair; cattle fair; fair; fairground; funfair; carnival; 露天游樂(lè)場(chǎng)，游園會(huì)；嘉年華 share ideas; contribute ideas; pool ideas; brainstorming event: party; performance; competition. Social/sporting/fund-raising event. in oneself; oneself; by oneself; on ones own coaching: mentoring 職業(yè)輔導(dǎo)，以老帶新，傳幫帶活動(dòng) senior managers/management; junior managers maximize ones potential; minimize the risks run a network: organize a networking event,Vocabulary II,corporate world/area/circle grow to: increase up to; reach co-chair: co-chairperson socializing: networking; making contacts; meet, communicate and get to know different personalities give sth low/top/high priority (view sth as unimportant or important) speed networking; speed dating; speed reading,Reading,People network at: conferences trade fair events coffee breaks formal networking events The reasons are: to help people maximise their potential to get to know other people for people with little experience.,Starting a conversation I,1 D 2 I 3 C 4 J 5 A 6 E 7 K 8 L 9 F 10 G 11 H,Starting a conversation II,Good topics for networking: weather travel experience; tourism; sightseeing work language or language learning countries; city; hometown Inappropriate topics: politics religion privacy; personal affairs anything related to sex bias or race discrimination,Business correspondence,communication: internal communication external communication formal - memo and letter informal - note and email,Business correspondence I,1 The email and post-it note are not related to her work. 2 The memo and the letter are formal because they are giving information and replying to a customer with a complaint. The language uses quite long and fixed expressions. 3 The memo is internal communication because it was sent within the company. Everyone in the company received a copy of it. 4 The memo uses the To/From/Date/Subject headings. It doesnt require an opening salutation line (Dear ) or closing salutation (Best Yours ). Memos often have only one paragraph. 5 Tel. / asap / / RE,Formal and informal language,Informal Contractions Short words Common words Phrasal verbs (e.g. apply for) Abbreviations (e.g. Sept.) Direct in tone Clear and concise,Formal No contractions Long words Less common words Preposition + noun (e.g. be in application for) No abbreviations (e.g. September) Polite in tone Wordy and sounding pompous(浮夸的),Business correspondence II,1 I am writing to 2 Further to our previous meeting 3 With regard to your letter dated 4 how about 5 I would like to apologise for 6 Im sorry that 7 we are pleased to 8 Unfortunately 9 Can you 10 Do you want me to 11 May I remind you 12 Dont forget 13 we look forward to working with you 14 See you soon 15 Yours sincerely,Writing : 1. layout 2. phrase + content,To: From: Date: Subject: _ Further to our previous meeting, I am delighted to The new system will begin . May I remind you that .,A mem