Unit1

Jobsand

Responsibilities

【LearningObjectives】Afterfinishingthisunit,studentsshouldknowhowtodescribejobsandresponsibilities.beabletodescribedepartmentsinacompany.knowhowtowriteacompanydescription.

Warm-up

1.

Workinpairs.Matchthefollowingjobtitleswiththeircorrespondingresponsibilities.

(1)chiefexecutiveofficer(2)accountant(3)electrician(4)officeclerk(5)technician(6)receptionist(7)cashier(8)telephoneoperator(a)receivevisitors(b)keepequipmentormachineryingoodcondition(c)dealwithrecordsorperformgeneralofficeduties(d)receivecallsfromcustomersanddealwithrelatedproblems(e)makedecisionsandputthemintoaction(f)maintainelectricalwires(g)keepandexaminetherecordsofmoney(h)receiveandpayoutmoneyinabank,shop,etc.2.Whatisyouridealjob?Whydoyouwanttodoit?

Listening&Speaking

Task1:Listento5shortdialoguesandcompletethefollowingchartwithrelatedinformation.

NewWordsandExpressions

marketingspecialist

市場(chǎng)專(zhuān)員

sunbonnetn.太陽(yáng)帽

electronicsfactory電子工廠

personneln.人員；職員

transfern.調(diào)動(dòng)

filen.

文件；檔案；卷宗NameJobTitleResponsibilityBobmarketingspecialistdomarketresearchand_______________Catherine_____________designfashionclothes,sunglasses,_____________technician_______machines,makesurethemachineswork_______Jacquelinemanagerof__________________________hireappropriatepersonnel,________________

proposalsforjobtraining,promotion,_______,andsalaryprogression______managerassistant________inorder,______________,dealwithletters,receivevisitors

Mark

Rosa

fashiondesigner

HumanResources

Department

productpromotion

sunbonnets

maintain

properly

reviewandevaluate

transfer

keepfiles

arrangemeetings

Task2:ListentothedialogueanddecideifthefollowingstatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).NewWordsandExpressions

beoccupiedwith

忙于，忙著

regionalsalesmanager

地區(qū)銷(xiāo)售經(jīng)理

Sino-foreignjointventure中外合資企業(yè)

satisfyingadj.令人滿(mǎn)意的

stressfuladj.緊張的；壓力重

overtimeadv.超時(shí)地；加班加點(diǎn)地

()1.PeterandGracewerecolleaguesseveralyearsago.()2.Graceisaregionalsalesmanager.Hercompanymainlysellsshoes.()3.Gracehasgotapromotionrecently.Nowsheisbusierthanbefore.()4.Graceismainlyinchargeofexploitingmarkets,collectingmarketinformationanddevelopingcustomerrelations.()5.PeterworksasanaccountantinaSino-Americajointventure.()6.BothGraceandPeterworkunderalotofpressuresalthoughtheirincomeisquitesubstantial.FFTTFTSituationalDialogue

BettieisasecretaryofanHRmanager.Today,anewcolleaguecalledAndrewiscomingtowork.BettieisaskedtointroducethedepartmentsofthecompanyandAndrew’smainjobresponsibilities.Firstyouarerequiredtomatcheachquestionwithitscorrespondinganswer,andthenmakeadialoguebyusingthequestionsandanswers.Afterfinishingthedialoguepracticeitwithyourpartner.

1.Howmanydepartmentsarethereinourcompany?

2.WhataretheprincipaldutiesofthePublicRelationsDepartment?

3.HowabouttheFinanceDepartment?

4.WhatdopeopleinLogisticsDepartmentdo?

5.Whataremymainduties?Theymanagesupplies,rawmaterialsandinventories.Theyarealsoresponsiblefortransportationofproductstowholesalersandretailers.b.Theyareinchargeofallfinancialandtaxationmatters.c.PeopleinPublicRelationsDepartmenttakechargeinpromotingthecorporateimage,increasingpubliccredit,organizingvariousactivitiesetc.d.AsanassistanttotheHRmanager,yourresponsibilitiesaremainlyorganizinginterviews,assistingthemanagertodostafftrainingandsoon.e.Therearesixmaindepartmentsinourcompany:AdministrationDepartment,PublicRelationsDepartment,HRDepartment,MarkingDepartment,FinanceDepartment,andLogisticsDepartment.Passage

Listentothepassageaboutthedepartmentsandtheirdescriptionsinacompany,andthenfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.

NewWordsandExpressionsspecializein

專(zhuān)門(mén)從事 AccountsDepartment

會(huì)計(jì)部monitorv.監(jiān)測(cè)；監(jiān)控 CustomerService客戶(hù)服務(wù)MarketingDepartment銷(xiāo)售部apply...to...應(yīng)用；運(yùn)用QualityManagement質(zhì)量管理mechanismn.機(jī)制ensurev.確保；保證 capableof有能力；能勝任

Departmentisadivisionofabusinessspecializinginaparticularproductorservice.Herearesomecommondepartmentsinacompany._______________—adepartmentwhichmanagestheadministrativeaspectsoftheemployees.__________________—adepartmentwhichmonitorstheclients’accountsandtheaccountsthatthecompanyhaswithbusinessessupplyingeithergoodsorservices.CustomerService—adepartmentwhoseprimaryactivityisassociatedwith_______________toenhanceortomaintainthevalueoftheproductorservice.HumanResourcesAccountsDepartmentafter-salesupport

MarketingDepartment—adepartmentwhichis_________promoting,sellingand_________________orservicesofitscompany.ResearchandDevelopmentorR&D—adepartmentdiscoveringnewknowledgeaboutproducts,processesandservices;thenapplyingthatknowledgeto_____________________products,processesandservicesthat______________.__________________—asystemoforganizationalstructures,procedures,responsibilitiesand____________________whichensuresthattheorganizationiscapableofdeliveringitsproducttospecifiedstandards.

involvedin

distributingproducts

createnewandimproved

fillmarketneeds

QualityManagement

evaluationmechanisms

LanguageFocus

DescribingJobs

1.Whatdoyoudoforaliving?2.Whatkindofjobdoyoudo?3.What’syouroccupation/profession/job?4.Whatlineofbusinessareyouin?5.Whatfirm/companydoyouworkfor?6.I’malawyerbyprofession/bytrade.7.IworkasaQCinspectorinaSino-Britishjointventure.8.I’mwithatownshipenterprise.9.I’minmarketing.10.Myjobinvolvesmakingappointmentsforthemanagingdirector.11.Wedealinbuildingmaterials.Describingresponsibilities

1.Who’sinchargeofproduction?2.Who’sresponsibleforpublicrelations?3.Wholooksafterfinance?4.NancyisinchargeoftheR&DDepartment.5.Sallyisresponsibleforcustomers’complaints.6.Fionalooksafterthedevelopmentofnewproducts.7.Mary,thesecretaryofthegeneralmanager,liaiseswiththedepartmentmanagers.Describingpositionsanddepartments

1.Whatpositionareyouin?2.Whoareyouresponsibleto?3.MaryreportstotheFinanceManager,doesn’tshe?4.Whatdepartmentareyouin?5.Mr.Williams,thepersonnelManager,isresponsibletotheManagingDirector.6.Therearethreedepartmentmanagersunderhim.

EasyTime

EnjoythefollowingsongbyWestlife.

YouRaiseMeUp

Reading

Lead-in

Workinpairs.Whatdoyouthinkapersonalassistantshoulddo?Tickthechoicesbelow.

()1.Doingpaperwork()2.Receivingvisitors()3.Answeringthephone ()4.Cookingfortheboss()5.Runningerrands()6.Drivingfortheboss()7.Arrangingmeetings()8.Cleaningtheoffice

√√√√√√√ReadingTheResponsibilitiesofaPersonalAssistantJob

NewWordsandExpressionsvirtually/?v??t?u?l?/

adv.

實(shí)際上；幾乎expect/?k?spekt/

v.

預(yù)料；預(yù)計(jì)；期待tailor/?te?l?(r)/

v.

專(zhuān)門(mén)制作；使適應(yīng)特定需要array/??re?/

n.

展示；陳列；一系列principal/?pr?ns?pl/

adj.

最重要的；主要的associate/??s?u???t/

n.

合伙人；同事；伙伴andthelike等等；之類(lèi)onbehalfofsb

代表某人；作為某人的代表interact/??nt?r??kt/

v.

一起活動(dòng)或互相合作endup

最后（處于）；最后（成為）；（以……）告終wording/?w??d??/n.

措辭；用詞

shine/?a?n/v.

表現(xiàn)突出；出眾administration/?d?m?n??stre??n/n.

管理；實(shí)施；行政jotdown

匆匆記下delegate/?del?ge?t/v.

將（職責(zé)、權(quán)利等）委托給下級(jí)；授權(quán)給necessitate/n??ses?te?t/v.

使成為必要errand/?er?nd/n.

（短程）差事celebrity/s??lebr?t?/n.

名人；名流odd/?d/adj.

奇怪的；古怪的demanding/d??mɑ:nd??/adj.

要求高的；苛求的dropsthinsb’slap

將某事推給某人負(fù)責(zé)assign/??sa?n/v.

分配；指定secretarial/?sekr??te?r??l/adj.

秘書(shū)的Notes

Ifyou’relookingtofindapersonalassistantjobtostartanewcareer,thenyou’llwanttoknowwhatthejobdutieswillbelike.

如果你想尋求一份私人助理的工作開(kāi)始新的職業(yè)生涯，那么你會(huì)想知道它的工作職責(zé)是什么。

belookingtodosth

意思是“計(jì)劃做某事；想要做某事”。

Example:I’mlookingtostartmyownbusiness.我計(jì)劃自己開(kāi)公司。

2.Unfortunately,itisvirtuallyimpossibletopredictexactlywhatjobdutieswillbeexpectedforthiskindofposition.

遺憾的是，你幾乎不可能很準(zhǔn)確地預(yù)測(cè)到這類(lèi)職位的職責(zé)會(huì)是什么。3.OneoftheprincipaljobsofaPAistomanagecommunicationswithassociates,clients,colleaguesandthelikeonbehalfoftheemployer.

私人助理的主要工作之一就是代表老板與合作伙伴、客戶(hù)、同事等進(jìn)行交流。

4.Throughoutthecourseofthecareer,aPAwillendupveryskilledatchoosingasuitablewordingandtoneaccordingtowhoisbeingcontactedineachinstance.

經(jīng)歷過(guò)職業(yè)生涯的整個(gè)過(guò)程之后，一名私人助理最后要成為這樣一個(gè)人：在每次交流中，根據(jù)所接觸的對(duì)象不同，他都能非常熟練地選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)拇朕o和語(yǔ)調(diào)進(jìn)行交談。

throughout介詞，意思是“（某事）的整個(gè)期間”。

skilledat/insth/doingsth意思是“熟練的；有能力的”。5.TheretendstobealotofschedulingthatPAsareresponsiblefor,tomakesurethattheiremployermakesallofhisorherappointmentsandhasabalancedamountofworkperdayandthroughouttheweek.私人助理總會(huì)要做一些安排日程的工作，以確保老板能按時(shí)赴每次約會(huì)，每周每一天的工作量分配均衡。

tendtodosth意思是“傾向做某事，易于做某事，往往會(huì)做某事”。

Example:Womentendtogetsentimentalmoreeasilythanmen.女人比男人更易傷感。6.Youcouldfindyourselfworkingforpeoplewhoneedmanydifferenttaskscompleted,orthathaveyourunningaroundatallhoursinordertogetresults.

你可能會(huì)為需要你完成各種各樣任務(wù)的人工作，或者為隨時(shí)需要你四處奔波以取得所需的人工作。

atallhours意思是“在任何時(shí)候，隨時(shí)”。

ExercisesReadthetextandchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

Ifyouwanttohuntajobasapersonalassistant,youshouldfirst________.A.getexperienceB.gettoknowwhattheemployerneedC.predictthejobdutiesD.beresponsibleformanydutiesB2.Whichofthefollowingisnotoneofthemainjobsofapersonalassistantaccordingtothetext?________A.Tocommunicatewithassociates,colleaguesandclientsB.TocallthepeoplethebossinteractswithC.Toe-mailtheclientsD.TosignthecontractD3.Apersonalassistantshouldschedulethetimeproperly,sothatthebosscould________.A.getmorerestB.communicatemorewiththeclientsC.haveabalancedamountofworkperdayD.makebusinesstripsoften4.Asanassistanttoacelebrity,youmaynot________.A.havearegularworkingtimeB.solvevariousproblemsC.makeyourbosshappy D.runerrandsoftenCA5.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementisnottrue?________A.Bossesmayhavedifferentrequirementsforthepositionofpersonalassistant.B.Allthepersonalassistantsdothesameroutinework.C.Thejobdutiesofapersonalassistantmayvaryfrombosstoboss.D.Administrationandpaperworkarethecommonpersonalassistantjobduties.BII.MatcheachwordinColumnAwithitscorrespondingexplanationinColumnB.

ColumnA

ColumnB1.tailor2.celebrity3.interact4.expect5.virtually6.assign7.principal8.necessitatea.believethatsthwillhappenorcomeb.makesthnecessaryc.main;chiefd.appointe.makesthforspecialpurposef.acttogetherg.almosth.famouspersonIII.Fillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesgivenbelow.Changetheformsifnecessary.

principal onbehalfofdelegate errandandthelike endup necessitate jotdown

Couldyou________yourphonenumberinmyaddressbook?2.Authoritytomakefinancialdecisionshas_____________toaspecialcommittee.3.Atfirstherefusedtoacceptanyresponsibilitybuthe_________apologizing.jotdown

beendelegated

endedup

4.___________theentirecompany,Iwouldliketothankyouforallyourwork.5.The________aimofthepolicyistobringpeacetothearea.6.Hewastiredofrunning_______forhissister.7.Animportantmeeting___________mybeinginLondononFriday.8.Thereisabigsportshallfortennis,badminton___________.Onbehalfof

principal

errands

necessitates

andthelike

IV.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

我是人力資源部經(jīng)理，我主要負(fù)責(zé)員工的招聘、選拔、培訓(xùn)和發(fā)展等。

I’mamanagerofHumanResourcesDepartment.Imainlytakechargeofrecruitment,thatistheselection,traininganddevelopmentofemployees.

2.大家好，我叫威爾·史密斯，我的工作職責(zé)是維護(hù)工廠設(shè)備及處理工藝次品。

Hi,everybody!I’mWellSmith.I’mmainlyresponsibleformaintainingfactoryequipmentandprocessingdefectivecraftwork.

3.他的腿斷了，不得不開(kāi)刀。(necessitate)

Hisbrokenlegnecessitatedanoperation.

4.她在語(yǔ)言方面糟透了，但理科卻很出眾。(shine)

She’shopelessatlanguages,butsheshinesinscience.5.政府專(zhuān)為老年人建立了養(yǎng)老院。(tailor)

Thegovernmenthasbuilthomestailoredtotheneedsoftheelderly.

WritingCompanyDescription

Companydescriptionisakindofpracticalwritingthatisusedtodescribesomeinformationofacertaincompanyindetails,brieflyandexactlytoattractmoreinvestments,cooperation,andjobapplicationsortoimprovefurtherdevelopment.Acompanydescriptionshouldincludethecompany’sname,history,scopeofbusinessactivities,thepresentstatusofthecompanyandsoon.

Therearetwosamplesofcompanydescriptionbelow.Studythemcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.

Sample1

Walmartwasfoundedin1962,withtheopeningofthefirstWalmartdiscountstoreinRogers,Ark.In1983,thecompanyopeneditsfirstSam’sClubmembershipwarehouseandin1988openedthefirstsupercenter—nowthecompany’sdominantformat—featuringacompletegroceryinadditiontogeneralmerchandise.Walmartbecameaninternationalcompanyin1991whenitopeneditsfirstSam’sClubnearMexicoCity.“Savingpeoplemoneytohelpthemlivebetter”isthegoalofWalmart.Walmartnowservescustomersandmembersmorethan200milliontimesperweekatmorethan9005retailunitsunder60differentbannersin15countries.Withfiscalyear2010salesof$405billion,Walmartemploys2.1millionassociatesworldwide.Sample2

Nestléistheworld’sleadingNutrition,HealthandWellnesscompany.Ourmissionof“GoodFood,GoodLife”istoprovideconsumerswiththebesttasting,mostnutritiouschoicesinawiderangeoffoodandbeveragecategoriesandeatingoccasions,frommorningtonight.TheCompanywasfoundedin1866byHenriNestléinVevey,Switzerland,whereourheadquartersarestilllocatedtoday.Weemployaround280000peopleandhavefactoriesoroperationsinalmosteverycountryintheworld.Nestlésalesfor2010werealmost110billionSwissFrancs(CHF).TheNestléCorporateBusinessPrinciplesareatthebasisofourcompany’sculture,developedover140years,whichreflectstheideasoffairness,honestyandlong-termthinking.Questions:What’sthegoalofWalmart?

Savingpeoplemoneytohelpthemlivebetter.

2.

WalmartandNestléarebothinternationalcompanies,aren’tthey?

Yes,theyare.

3.WherearetheheadquartersofNestlélocated?

InVevey,Switzerland.

4.WhatweretheannualsalesofNestléin2010?

Almost110billionSwissFrancs.

UsefulExpressions

公司介紹常用句型

Ourcompanywasestablished/foundedin1999.Itisbased/headquarteredinNewYork.

我們公司成立于1999年，總部設(shè)在紐約。2.Walmartemploys2.1millionassociatesworldwide.

沃爾瑪在全球雇傭員工210萬(wàn)人。3.In1998,thecompanyopeneditsfirstbranchoffice.Nowitpossessesaltogether6branches.

1998年，公司創(chuàng)建了第一家分公司，目前共擁有6家分公司。UsefulExpressions

公司介紹常用句型

UsefulExpressions

4.Ourcompanymainlyfocusesonplasticproducts.Ourproductsarebothfordomesticandforeignmarkets.

我們公司主要經(jīng)營(yíng)塑料制品，我們的產(chǎn)品在國(guó)內(nèi)為市場(chǎng)都有銷(xiāo)售。5.Ourannualincome/revenueis50milliondollarsthisyear.

我們今年的總收入為5000萬(wàn)美元。6.Ourcompanyisdevelopingrapidly.Anditssaleshaveincreasedby20%.

我公司發(fā)展迅速，其銷(xiāo)售額增長(zhǎng)了20%。

公司類(lèi)別常用語(yǔ)

1.enterprise企業(yè)2.limitedliabilitycompany有限責(zé)任公司3.jointventure合資企業(yè)4.equityjointventure股權(quán)式合資企業(yè)5.contractualjointventure契約式合資企業(yè)6.state-ownedenterprises國(guó)有企業(yè)7.state-operatedenterprises國(guó)營(yíng)企業(yè)8.collectively-ownedenterprises集體企業(yè)9.privatebusiness私營(yíng)企業(yè)

10.individually-ownedenterprises個(gè)體企業(yè)11.exclusivelyforeign-ownedenterprises

外商獨(dú)資企業(yè)12.overseascompany海外企業(yè)13.multinationalcorporation/transnationalcorporation

跨國(guó)公司14.listedcompany上市公司15.parentcompany母公司16.subsidiary子公司17.affiliate附屬公司18.branchoffice分公司

ExercisesTask1:StudythefollowingcompanydescriptionabouttheCoca-ColaCompanyandcompleteitwiththewordsorphrasesinthetablebelow.Changetheformswherenecessary.

outstandingacquirestriveavailabilitysportsdrinkpartnershipserveproduct

TheCoca-ColaCompanyisthethirdlargestCoca-Colabottlerintheworld,andour________includetheworld’sgreatestbrandsandbeverages,suchasenergydrinks,stillandsparklingwaters,juices,___________,fruitdrinks,coffee-basedbeveragesandteas.Workingcloselywithourcustomers,weensure_________intherightplaceattherightmomentwith__________marketplaceexecution.productssportsdrinks

availabilityoutstanding

In2010,theCoca-ColaCompany________ourNorthAmericanoperations,andtoday,we_____customersandconsumersinBelgium,GreatBritain,France,Luxembourg,theNetherlands,Norway,andSweden.Ineachnationandlocalcommunity,we______tobeanoutstandingcorporatecitizenandworkin__________withourconstituentsateverylevel.partnership

acquired

serve

strive

Task2:Writeacompanydescription.Yourwritingshouldincludetheinformationgivenbelowinthechart.

Name:LGElectronicsofSouthKoreaDateofBuilding:1958BusinessScope:consumerelectronics,domesticappliances,andcomponentsProducts:colortelevisionsets,cameras,mobilephones,refrigerators,washingmachines,air-conditionersAnnualSales:$25billionEmployees:100,000

LGElectronicsofSouthKorea

LGElectronicsofSouthKorea,builtin1958,isoneoftheworld’sbiggestelectronicscompaniesandKorea’sthirdlargest,withsalesof$25billionin2008.Itisagloballeaderincolortelevisionsets,cameras,mobilephones,refrigerators,washingmachines,air-conditionersandsoon.

Suggestedversion:Its100,000employeesinmorethan50countriesareactiveintheareasofconsumerelectronics,domesticappliances,andcomponents.LGElectronicsisthetenthonFortune’slistofglobaltopelectronicscorporations.Weareaworldleaderindigitaltechnologiesfortelevisionanddisplays,wirelesscommunications,andopticalproducts.Unit2

BusinessMeetings【LearningObjectives】Afterfinishingthisunit,studentsshouldknowsomeusefulexpressionsusedatameeting.knowthebasicrulesforholdingeffectivemeetings.knowhowtowriteameetingminute.

Warm-up

Workingroups.Discusstheadvantagesanddrawbacksofholdingmeetings.Fillthefollowingchartwithyourresults.

AdvantagesDrawbacks

…

…gettingmoreopinionsrepetitivetalktakingupalotoftimetakingupalotoftimewordy

makingstrategies

irrelevanttalk

gettingconstructivesolutionsmakingdecisions

Listening&Speaking

Task1:Listentothefollowingdialogueandcompleteitwiththemissinginformation.

NewWordsandExpressionsmakeit成功做某事takeplace舉行；進(jìn)行；發(fā)生goover核對(duì)；檢查quartern.

季度bottomline盈虧結(jié)算線(xiàn)keenadj.

靈敏的；敏銳的insightn.

洞察力strategyn.

策略；對(duì)策phonein給工作單位打電話(huà)（報(bào)告某事）

Kevin:Hello!ThisisKevinspeaking.Alice:Hi,Kevin,thisisAlice.We’rehavingameetingtomorrow._______________?Kevin:Whenisittakingplace?Alice:We’replanningon10o’clock.IsthatOK?Kevin:Yes,that’llbefine.Alice:We’regoingto_______________________________.Kevin:Good.Ihaveaproposaltomake.Alice:Frankisalsogoingtomakesomesuggestionson_______________________.Kevin:That’llbeinteresting.He’sgotkeeninsights.Alice:Yes,he’sgoingtooutlinesomenew_______________.Kevin:IsAlanattending?Alice:No,he’sflyingtoSanFranciscoandwon’tbeabletomakeit.Kevin:Ohwell,maybehe’ll_________.Alice:Ithinkso.Seeyoutomorrow.Bye.

phonein

Canyoumakeit

gooverlastquarter’ssalesfigures

improvingthebottomline

salesstrategies

Task2:ListentothedialogueanddecideifthefollowingstatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).

NewWordsandExpressionsattendancen.出席；到場(chǎng) agendan.議事單；日程表approvev.

通過(guò)；批準(zhǔn)；同意minutesn.會(huì)議記錄secondv.附議；贊成 motionn.提議campaignn.

運(yùn)動(dòng) effectivenessn.

有效性；效力objectionn.

反對(duì)；異議resolutionn.

決定；決議

()1.Margaretwasthemeetingchairman.()2.Thefirstitemontheagendawastheadvertisingcampaign.()3.Themeetingconcludedafterfouro’clock.()4.Frankapprovedtheminutesoflastmeeting,butMichelledidn’t.()5.MichelleproposedthattheadvertisingcampaignusetheInternethomepage.()6.Theresponsetotheadvertisementinthenewspaperwas25%lowerthanthatofthelastyear.

FTTTFFSituationalDialogue

TinaisthesecretaryofSalesDepartment.Sheisrequiredtoarrangeameetingwiththepurposeofpromotingsales.Shehastomakeaseriesofphonecallstoconfirmthemeetingtime.NowmakeadialoguebetweenTinaandJohn,thesalesmanager.Thefollowingsentencestructuresareforyourreference.Afteryoufinishthedialogue,practiceitwithyourpartner.Hello.Thisis…speaking.MayIspeakto…?WearegoingtoholdameetingthisWednesdaymorning.Areyouavailablethen?Sorry,Ican’tmakeitthen.I’mtakinganothermeetingatthemoment.HowaboutThursdayafternoonat2:00?Absolutely.Icanmakeit.ThemeetingwillbeheldinMeetingRoom2.Whowillattendthemeeting?IsGeorgethere?Yes,heistobepresent.Ilikehispresence.He’salwaysgotunexpectedideas.Thepurposeofthemeetingistodiscusshowtoincreaseoursales.I’lle-mailalltheattendeesanagendaaheadofschedule.Pleaseremembertocheckit.OK.Thankyou.

Passage

Listentothepassage,andthenfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.

NewWordsandExpressionsbeinvolvedin

參與functionv.起作用；運(yùn)行

workplacen.工作場(chǎng)所 issuen.

問(wèn)題；重要議題

co-ordinatev.

協(xié)調(diào) negotiatev.

協(xié)商；商議；談判

investigatev.調(diào)查setup建立；樹(shù)立

up-to-dateadj.最新的 teamspirit合作精神；團(tuán)隊(duì)精神

consensusn.

意見(jiàn)一致 resultfrom（因而）發(fā)生；產(chǎn)生

Dependingonyourjob,youmaybeinvolvedinmeetingsonceaweekor_________________.Manyworkteams,forexample,functionbymeetingtogether____________________todiscussworkplaceissues.Organizationsusemeetingsto______________________involvinganumberofpeopleorworkgroups.Meetingsareusedtonegotiatesales,investigateproblems,___________,setupbusinessarrangements,______________________andsoon.developnewprocedures

severaltimesaday

formallyandinformally

helpco-ordinateactivities

planevents

Meetingsoffermanybenefitstoanorganizationanditsmembers.Awell-runmeeting_______________________—peoplecankeepup-to-datewithdevelopmentsandchanges,whichmeansbetterplanningandco-operationbetweensections.Meetingscangivepeople__________________________andhelpdevelopteamspirit.Otherbenefitsofwell-managedmeetingsincludegreaterorganizationalconsensusresultingfromcollaboration,and_____________________

_______.

moreeffectiveproblem

encouragesco-ordination

anopportunitytoshareideas

solving

LanguageFocus

Atthebeginningofthemeeting1.Ladiesandgentlemen,Ithinkweshouldbegin.2.Let’scallthemeetingtoorder.3.Let’sgetthingsstarted.4.Shallwebegin?5.Let’sgetthingsunderway.6.Letmebringyourattentiontothemainissues.7.Ifeveryonehasacopyoftheagenda,letmefirstexplainthepurposeofthemeeting.8.Allowmetosetoutthemainissuesforyou.9.Firstofall,I’dliketointroduceacolleaguefromourbranchoffice.DuringthemeetingThereare3itemsontheagenda.Thefirstitemistoapprovethelastmeetingminutes.2.We’llhavetokeepeachitemto15minutes.Otherwisewe’llnevergetthrough.3.Let’sbegintodiscussthefirstproblem.4.Whydon’twemoveontotheseconditem?5.Ifnobodyhasanythingelsetoaddletsmoveonthenextpoint.6.Doyouhaveanythingtoadd?7.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthisproposal?8.What’syouropinionaboutthismotion?Duringthemeeting9.I’msorrytointerruptyou,butI’mafraidwe’rerunningoutoftime.10.Haveyougotanythingtosayaboutthis?11.I’msorry.Ican’tfollowyou.Couldyourepeatit?12.Iabsolutelyagreewithyou.13.I’minfavourofyou.14.Sorry,Iobjecttoyourproposal.Itisjustnotworkable.15.Idon’tholdwithyourviewsonthismatter.16.Couldwehavesomeotheropinions?Summarizingthemeeting

Beforeweclosetoday’smeeting,letmejustsummarizethemainpoints.2.Letmequicklygoovertoday’smainpoints.3.Tosumup,...4.Whydon’twequicklysummarizewhatwe’vedonetoday?5.Inbrief,...6.ShallIgooverthemainpoints?Closingthe