EnglishforCareers1

Unit1Organization

Teachingobjective

Afterstudyingthisunit,thestudentsareabletomasterthekeywordsand

structures,andmoreimportantly,tocommunicateforthefollowingpurposes:

?understandingacompany’sprofile

?understandingacompany’sorganizationstructure

?receivingaclient

?understandingyourclient’sneeds

?understandingandwritinganenvelopinEnglish

?designingawebpage

?masteringbasicsentencepatterns

Themethodofapproach

1.Discussing,listening,reading,presenting,androle-playingbythestudents;

2.Explanationanddemonstrationbytheteacher;

3.After-classresearchandpracticebythestudents.

Unitcontent

ReadingA:Google

ReadingB:TAFProfile

Listening&Speaking:MeetingPeople

Writing:Envelop

Mini-project:Profile

Grammar:BasicSentencePatterns

Timerequirement:8-9periods

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UnitFocus

relevant

instant

stayawayfromtypical

achieve

acquire

appearto

feature

excel(at/in)

fuel

inadditionto

intermsof

gopublic

tendto

serveas

Teachingprocedures

Thisunitisarrangedforatimespanof8hours,duringwhichatimelimitis

suggestedforeachstep.Thoughit’salwaysimportanttokeepatimelimitin

mindforeachactivity,ateachershouldneversticktoarigidtimeplanin

teaching,butratherfollowamoreflexibletimetablewhendealingwith

unexpectedin-classoccurrencesandmakenecessaryadjustmentsaccordingly.

Notethatnoteverystepsuggestedhereisamustinteaching.Ateachercan

makewhateverchangeshethinksnecessary.

Hour1:

Courseintroduction

45

minutes

Warming-upTask1

10minutes

Objective:Sscanidentifythelogosofsomefamousinternationalcompanies.

Steps:

?SsreadWarming-upTask1.

?GetSstolookatthelogos.

?Gothroughthepronunciationofanyproblematicword.

?AskSstogivethenamesofthecountries.

?Givetheanswers.

Suggestedanswers:

CarCompanies:JapanUSA

SupermarketCompanies:USAFrance

MobilePhoneCompanies:P.R.ChinaFinland

Task2

10minutes

Objective:Ssbrainstormthenamesofsomefamousorganizationsofthegiven

products.

Steps:

?SsreadWarming-upTask2.

?AskSstobrainstormasmanycompaniesaspossible.

?Invitethreestudentstopresenttheiranswers.

?Addsomemorecompaniesifnecessary.

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NewwordsinReadingA

Objective:Sscangetfamiliarwiththenewwordsandexpressions,etc..

Steps:

15minutes

?Sslistentothenewwordsandexpressions,etc.

?Ssreadthenewwordsandexpressions,etc.

Notes:ForaclasswithhigherEnglishproficiency,theteachermayfollowthe

followingsteps:

?Sspreviewthenewwordsandexpressions.

?Ssreadthenewwordsandexpressions.

?Ssdictateseveralimportantnewwordsandexpressions.

DiscussionsbeforeReadingA

Objective:Sscangetfamiliarwiththenewwordsandexpressions,etc..

Steps:

10minutes

?SsknowsomethingaboutReadingA.

?Ssdiscussthefollowingtwoquestions:

1.HaveyoueverheardofGoole?

2.DoyouknowhowtouseGoole?

?Commentbrieflyontheirwork.

Hours2-3:

ReadingA

45

minutes

Languagepoints

35minutes

Paragraph2

relevant:a.closelyconnectedwiththesubjectyouarediscussingorthesituationyou

arethinkingabout

e.g.Whatexperiencedoyouhavethatisrelevanttothisposition?

achieve:v.tosucceedinreachingaparticulargoalorstandardbymakinganeffort

foralongtime

e.g.After10yearsofhardwork,hefinallyachievedsuccessinhisbusiness.

BritainhasachievedthehighestrateofeconomicgrowthinEuropethisyear.

appeartobe/do:togivetheimpressionofbeingordoingsomething

e.g.Sheappearedtobefoolish.

Theyappearednottoknowwhatwashappening.

Paragraph3

fuel:v.toincreasesomething;tomakesomethingstronger;tosupplysomethingwith

materialthatcanbeburnttoproduceheatorpower

e.g.Hiswordsfueledherangerstillmore.

Thestoredoilcouldfuelthenationforsixmonths.

gopublic:(ofacompany)tostartsellingsharesontheStockExchange

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e.g.ThiscompanyisamongthefirstonesthatwentpublicinChina.

instant:a.happeningimmediately;(offood)thatcanbemadequicklyandeasily

e.g.Shetookaninstantdisliketome.

instantcoffee/instantnoodles

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acquire:v.togainpossessionof;togainsomethingbyone’sownefforts,abilityor

behavior

e.g.Thecompanyhasjustacquiredsomenewproperties.

ShehasacquiredagoodknowledgeofEnglish.

feature:n.somethingimportant,interestingortypicalofaplaceorthing

e.g.AnimportantfeatureofVanGogh’spaintingsistheirbrightcolors.

v.toincludeaparticularpersonorthingasaspecialfeature

e.g.Thenewcarfeatureshighspeedandsafety.

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inadditionto:aswellas;besides

e.g.Inadditiontotheapplesyouaskedfor,Iboughtyousomeorangesandbananas.

tendto:tobelikelytodosomethingortohappeninaparticularwaybecausethisis

whatoftenorusuallyhappens

e.g.Womentendtolivelongerthanmen.

WhenI’mtired,Itendtomakemistakes.

stayawayfrom:nottogonearaparticularpersonorplace

e.g.Iwantyoutostayawayfrommyhome.

typical:a.havingtheusualqualitiesorfeaturesofaparticulargrouporthing

e.g.Thisadvertisementisatypicalexampleoftheirmarketingstrategy.

excel(at/in):v.tobeverygoodatdoingsomething

e.g.Theschoolexcelsinsports.

Shehasalwaysexcelledatforeignlanguages.

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intermsof:fromthepointofviewof;withregardto;concerning

e.g.Intermsofenvironmentalprotection,thisprojectisexcellent.

thebrainchild(ofsomebody):anideaorinventionofonepersonorasmallgroupof

people

e.g.ThisfestivalwasthebrainchildofTonySmith.

serveas:tobesuitableforaparticularuse

e.g.Thesofawillserveasabedforanightortwo.

Task1

5minutes

Objective:Sscanfindsomespecificinformationinthepassage.

Steps:

?SsdoTask1.

?AskSstoworkindividually.

?Checktheanswers.

SuggestedAnswers:

4

?

Task2

5minutes

Objective:Sscanfindsomespecificinformationinthepassage.

Steps:

?SsdoTask2.

?AskSstoworkindividually.

?Checktheanswers.

SuggestedAnswers:

Languagelab

Task1

45minutes

5minutes

Objective:Ssknowthespellingandmeaningofthewordsandexpressionsfrom

ReadingA.

Steps:

?SsreadTask1.

?AllowSs5minutestodothetask.

?Checktheanswers.

Key

Key:1.B2.G3.F4.A5.I6.C7.H8.E9.J10.D

Task2

10minutes

Objective:SscanusethewordsandexpressionsfromReadingA.

5

Steps:

?SsdoTask2.

?AskSstoworkindividually.

?Checktheanswers.

Answers

1.entrepreneur

5.relevant

9.features

2.link

6.stayawayfrom

10.fueled

3.acquired

7.excel

4.tendto

8.popularity

Task3

10minutes

Objective:SscanusethewordsandexpressionsfromReadingA.

Steps:

?SsdoTask3.

?AskSstoworkindividually.

?Checktheanswers.

Key:with;searchengine;into;links;relevant

Task4

10minutes

Objective:SscanexpressideasinwritingusingthetwomodelsoutlinedforTask4.

Steps:

?ReadthemodelstoSswithanexplanationifneeded.

?Ssworkinpairs.

?Checktheanswers.

Key:

Model1

1.Thewheelsappeartobegoingbackwardswhenacarisspeeding.

2.EveryoneappearstobetalkingaboutGoogleEarththesedays.

3.Nooneappearedtohavenoticedhissadness.

Model2

1.Mostpeopledon’tliketheideathathumansmightbeclonedsomeday.

2.Butyouaretryingtocoverupthefactthatwedon’thaveenoughmoney.

3.Wehavetoacceptthefactthatthegoodshavebeendamaged.

Task5

10minutes

Objective:SscanusethevocabularyinReadingAfortranslation.

Steps:

?Ssworkindividuallyorinpairsandtranslatethesentences.

?AsktwoSstowritetheirtranslationsontheboard.

?Commentbrieflyontheirworkwithemphasisonthestructuresoftheirsentences.

Key:

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1.Allthiscannotbeachievedovernight.

2.Thegymtendstogetverybusyataround6o’clockintheafternoon.

3.Thisareaisnotsafeatthemoment,soit’sbettertostayawayfromit.

4.Theyareoneofthetopfivesupermarketsintheareaintermsofsales.

5.Thisroomhastoserveasbothbedroomandlivingroom.

6.Theproductiondepartmentisresponsibleformonitoringtheprogressofthisproject.

7.Themanagerwasinvolvedinaresearchonmarketingactivitieslastmonth.

8.Manybigcompaniesnowusewebsitestopromotetheirproductsandservices.

Hours4-5:

Listening

Task1

45minutes

5minutes

Objective:Sscanaccuratelywritedownthemissinginformation.

Script:

W:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

M:Goodmorning.I’dliketoseeyourgeneralmanager,Mr.RichardSapir.

W:Haveyougotanappointmentwithhim?

M:Yes.

W:What’syourname,please?

M:It’sRalphSayers.

W:Howdoyouspellit?

M:Myfirstname’sRalph,R-A-L-P-H.

W:Andyourlastname?

M:Sayers,that’sS-A-Y-E-R-S.

W:Andwhatcompanyareyouwith?

M:IworkforJODTechnologies.

W:J-O-D,JOD?

M:That’sright.

W:Thankyou.Pleasehaveaseat.I’llcallMr.Sapirandtellhimyou’rehere.

M:Thanksalot.

Key:Firstname:Ralph;

Lastname:Sayers;

Company:JODTechnologies

Task2

10minutes

Objective:Sscanaccuratelymatchthepeoplewiththeirjobtitles.

Script:

M1:Goodmorning,Mr.Brown.Nicetoseeyouagain.

M2:Nicetoseeyou,too,Mr.White.Yournewofficebuildingisreallynice.

M1:Thankyou.Sowhatbringsyouherethistime?

M2:I’vecometoseeyoursalesmanager,

Mr.Walker.He’sarrangedameetingfortomorrow.Bytheway,whereishisoffice?

M1:Don’tworry.ComewithmeandI’llgetsomeonetotakeyouthere.

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M2:That’llbegreat.

M1:Mary,couldyoucomehereforaminute?...Mary,I’dlikeyoutomeetMr.

BrownfromtheHeadOffice.Heistheproductionmanager.

Mr.Brown,thisisMary,mynewsecretary.

W:It’sapleasuretomeetyou,Mr.Brown.

M2:Nicetomeetyou,too,Mary.

M1:Mary,willyoupleaseshowMr.BrowntotheSalesDepartment?He’llhaveatalk

withMr.Walker.

W:Noproblem.Thiswayplease,Mr.Brown.

M2:Thankyou.Andseeyoulater,Mr.White.

M1:Seeyou.

KeyKey:

Task3

10minutes

Objective:Sscandecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse.

Script:

W:Goodmorning.HowcanIhelpyou?

M:Goodmorning.I’mlookingfortheHumanResourcesDepartment.I’mherefora

jobinterview.

W:Oh,Isee.WouldyoupleasefillinourVisitor’sForm?Hereitis.

M:Sure.Thankyou.Oh,Idon’tknowwhotosee,soI’lljustputHRhere.IsthatOK?

W:Yes,that’sfine.

M:Hereyouare.Bytheway,couldyoupleasetellmewheretheHRDepartmentis?

W:It’sonthe30thfloor,theseconddooronyourright.Andtheliftisoverthere.

M:Thankyouverymuch.It’ssokindofyou.

W:You’rewelcome.Haveaniceday.

M:You,too.

Key

Key:

1.T

2.Fdoesn’tknowwhotosee

3.Fonthe30thfloor

4.Fwhere,lift,30thfloor

Task4

10minutes

Objective:Sscanunderstandtheconversationandchoosethebestanswer.

Script:

M:Goodafternoon.GreenTravels.HowcanIhelpyou?

W:Yes.I’mcallingaboutyouradinyesterday’snewspaper.

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M:Oh,yes.Wouldyouliketobookaholiday?

W:Yes.Doyouhaveanyinterestingprogramsforafive-dayholiday?

M:HowaboutSt.Lewis’sBeach?Thereyoucanswiminthesea,takeawalkonthe

beautifulbeachandliedowninthesun.

W:Soundsgreat.ButI’dliketovisityoufirstandseeifIhavesomeotherchoices.

Couldyoutellmewhereyourcompanyislocated?

M:Ofcourse.WeareonthecornerofHighStreetandChurchRoad.Aredbuilding.

Youcan’tmissit.Weareonthefifthfloorandinthethirdofficeontherightwhen

yougetoutofthelift.

W:Thankyouverymuch.Goodbye.

M:Seeyouthen.Bye.

Q1:Whoisthewomancalling?

Q2:Whatcoloristhebuildingoftheman’scompany?

Q3:Whereistheman’sofficeinthebuilding?

Key:1.D

2.C

Task5

3.A

10minutes

Objective:Sscanfindspecificinformationfromlisteningtoapassagerelatedtothe

theme.

Script&Key:

Ladiesandgentlemen:

MynameisDavidTrumanandIamthechairmanofSimonsFacilities

Corporation.Thankyouforinvitingmetospeakheretodayaboutfutureenergy

technologies.Firstofall,letmeintroduceourcompany,SFC,toyou.

Simplyput,SFCisonecompanywithtwolinesofbusiness—powerandwater,

andourhistorydatesbacktoover100yearsago.Todayweareoneofthe50largest

companiesintheUK.Morethan20,000ofouremployeesbuildandmanagepower

andwaterfacilitiesinEngland,ScotlandandWales.

Withthisinformationasbackground,nowIwouldliketocometothetopicofmy

speechtoday:Whatnewenergytechnologiesarethereandwherecantheytakeus?

Speaking

Task6

45minutes

45minutes

Objective:Ssareabletointroducethemselvestotheirpartnersandaskquestionsabout

him/herwiththeusefulexpressions.

Steps:

?SsreadTask6.

?Ssworkinpairstointroducethemselvestotheirpartners.

?Sscompletethechart.

Key:(Omitted)

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Hours6-7:

ReadingB

45minutes

5minutes

Newwords

Objective:Sscangetfamiliarwiththenewwordsandexpressions,etc.

Steps:

?Sslistentothenewwordsandexpressions,etc.

?Ssreadthenewwordsandexpressions,etc.

Fastreading

Objective:SscancomprehendReadingB.

Steps:

20minutes

?Ssreadthepassage.

?Providehelpifneeded.

Task1

10minutes

Objective:Sscandecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccording

tothepassage.

Steps:

?Ssreadthepassage.

?Sscompletethetask.

?Sscomparetheirworkwithothers.

?SelectSstopresenttheirwork.

Key

Key:1.F

2.T

3.T

4.F

5.F

Task2

10minutes

Objective:Sscancomprehendthespecificinformationtakenfromthegiventext.

Steps:

?Ssreadthepassage.

?Sscompletethetask.

?Sscomparetheirworkwithothers.

?SelectSstopresenttheirwork.

Key:

Writing

Task1

Objective:Sscangetfamiliarwiththestyleofenvelope.

45minutes

10minutes

Steps:

?Ssdothetaskindividually.

?Sscomparewitheachother’sanswers.

?Providehelpifneeded.

?Presenttheanswers.

Key:

Task2

15minutes

Objective:Sscangetfamiliarwiththestyleofenvelope.

Steps:

?Ssdothetaskindividually.

?Sscomparewitheachother’sanswers.

?Providehelpifneeded.

?Presenttheanswers.

Key:

1.WestPalmBeach.

2.LiuFang.

3.MichaelRyan.

4.CrescentFinanceCompany,502NorthOliveAvenue,WestPalmBeach,Florida

33402,U.S.A.

5.ManagerofHumanResources.

6.ChinaNationalMachineryImport&ExportCorp.,36JiansheRoad,Beijing

100065,P.R.China.

Task3

10minutes

Objective:Sscangetfamiliarwiththestyleofenvelope.

Steps:

?Ssdothetaskindividually.

?Sscomparewitheachother’sanswers.

?Providehelpif