1、Module 5,Reading: - Art at work,Listening: - An interview with an art consultant,Listening: - Some opinions on art,Speaking - A meeting about artwork,5.1 The work place,1,2,3,4,Reading: Art at work,Read about a company that deals with art in the workplace. Complete the information with answers A, B,

2、 C or D. International Art Consultant (1) _ in 1979, International Art Consultants has been sourcing and commissioning art (2) _ for over 25 years. We work (3)_ clients in the corporate, hotel, healthcare and urban regeneration (4)_. Our clients (5)_ from multinational companies with 1 million art b

3、udgets to organizations renting art for just 10 a week. A (6)_ of fourteen, we are small enough to care and large enough to cope. 1. A. Founded B. Set C. Since D. Last 2. A. international B. worldwide C. all D. around 3. A. as B. in C. under D. with 4. A. divisions B. industries C. sectors D. sectio

4、ns 5. A. range B. report C. buy D. supply 6. A. department B. building C. unit D. team,We offer a (7)_ combination of commercial experience, specialist art knowledge and high quality service and support. Whatever the size of the project our (8)_ is for all our clients to be 100% satisfied with the e

5、nd result. Over 75% of our work comes from (9)_ business or referrals. We work alongside professional artists who create art of the highest artistic and technical quality, and (10)_ our staff have different areas of specialist art knowledge and expertise. We hope that you will (11)_ an appointment t

6、o visit us, look round the galleries, use the visual reference databases, and discuss your particular art (12)_ with us. 7. A. original B. mix C. brand D, unique 8. A. scope B. aim C. outcome D. line 9. A. new B. rental C. reply D. repeat 10. A. few B. all C. more D. any 11. A. make B. do C. have D.

7、 attend 12. A. insure B. objectives C. requirements D. paintings,Draw up selection of possible art works. _,Installation. _,Select or commission artworks. _,Art consultant makes initial visit. _,Present possible choices to client. _,Listening 1: An interview with an art consultant,1. There are five

8、main stages for an art consultant in charge of supplying artworks. The following stages are in the wrong order. Work in pairs and number the stages 1 to 5. Listen to the first part of an interview with an art consultant and check your answers.,3,5,4,1,2,2. Listen to the second part of the interview.

9、 Does the consultant normally recommend traditional or modern artworks for companies? Why?,Overall, the speaker seems to be suggesting that modern artworks are a better choice to show you are a modern company and planning for the future. Traditional artworks say that a company is old or lacks new id

10、eas.,1) If you are interested in having art in your workplace, the best thing to do is to A. ask an art consultant to visit the premises. B. look at where you want to put the paintings and decide how many you need for the size of the building. C. decide what type of art you like. 2) The art is usual

11、ly chosen A. by the specialist B. by the client C. with both sides in agreement 3) With a specially commissioned work of art, its best that you let A. the consultant tell the artist what you want. B. the artist know what you want. C. the artist make most of the decisions. 4) The consultant believes

12、that choosing art for the workplace is about A. everyone agreeing on what they like. B. having something nice to look at. C. letting people know what kind of company you are. 5) Why do most companies choose contemporary or modern art? A. Because people dont like traditional art. B. Because people do

13、nt know if its good or bad. C. Because it sends out a certain message about the company. 6) What does the interviewer think is a good idea? A. To rent the art. B. To buy the art. C. To regularly change the art.,3. Listen again to both parts of the interview. Choose the best answer (A, B or C) for qu

14、estions 1-6.,Listening script (first part),I=interviewer AC=Art consultant I: Id like to begin by asking you to imagine that Ive been asked to find some art for my companys office. Where would I start? AC: Well, the first stage in selecting art is normally for one of our art consultants to visit you

15、 on site to assess the location, the size of the area and the style of the building and so on. I: How much difference does it make where I actually put the paintings? AC: A great deal. Art needs to be placed taking into account the function of a space. Different types of art are appropriate for diff

16、erent areas. Once we have an idea about what kind of work it is you do and how the space is used, then be begin to find artworks and present a selection of art for your business and building. We can do this on-site or you can visit our galleries. The whole thing is a two-way collaborative process. I

17、: So you already have the painting?,AC: Yes, or we can ask an artist to create works for your specific space. In this case, the client has some input but its important to remember when choosing workplace art that art is not your brand. If you ask the artist to emphasizes your company image in some w

18、ay, youll just end up with bad art. Either way, you have an art consultant who oversees and project manages the production of any commissioned artwork and makes sure its completed and installed on time and within budget. And that also includes fitting appropriate lighting and any other maintenance a

19、nd fitting.,Listening script (second part),I=Interviewer AC=Art consultant I: One thing I dont understand is how a company ever decides what to choose. I mean, art is such a personal thing. How does anyone ever agree? AC: Well, thats true. I think its important that you dont set up committees or any

20、thing. If you have a workforce of 300 and you ask everyone, youll get 300 different answers. No, you need to keep it small. Just one or two people. But choosing art for your offices isnt necessarily about choosing what the individual likes. The real benefits for a business are that the artwork gives

21、 a positive image to clients. I: So whats a typical type of art? AC: Its over varied but in general I suggest something strong and bold. If its just light colors that no one can really see, its pointless. You need art which shows your clients you have good taste and that you are successful. I: I oft

22、en go into buildings and look at modern art and thin, What is that? It isnt of anything. No people. Nothing. Why do so many companies choose it?,AC: There are a number of reasons, other than the fact that the managing director might like it. You dont want art that will offend anyone. So a painting o

23、f a man and woman with on clothes on is a bad idea. Similarly, a landscape or a painting of the countryside is the sort of thing you have in your living room at home and doesnt look very corporate. Also the art needs to say what kind of company you are. Most companies want to give clients the messag

24、e that says were modern and were planning for the future. A classical painting says were old and traditional. A painting by a young modern painter gives a more positive image. And remember, it doesnt have to be a painting. A sculpture in the reception area can be very effective, for example. I: Fina

25、lly, all this must be very expensive. How does a company justify thousands of pounds on this kind of thing? AC: It can be expensive but of course many people rent works from us - for as little as ten pounds a week. It also means that if you change your mind after a year or so, its easy to change the

26、 piece. I: That sounds like a good idea,Listening 2: Some opinions on art,1. A company is choosing an artwork for its reception area. Listen to five employees commenting on the five art works below. Decide which artwork each speaker is commenting on. Number the artwork.,3,5,4,1,2,2. Listen again. Ma

27、tch the views A-H with speakers 1-5.,Speaker 1 _ _ _ Speaker 2 _ Speaker 3 _ Speaker 4 _ _ Speaker 5 _,A. thought that the picture should be bolder. B. commented that it didnt look like anything he knew. C. explained what it was. D. asked what it was. E. apologized for not knowing anything about art

28、. F. said it didnt look like art. G. argued that the picture should be modern and contemporary. H. suggested where to put it.,B,D,F,A,H,E,G,C,Speaking: A meeting about artwork,Work in groups of three to complete the following task.,Your company wants to buy artworks for these parts of the building:

29、1) The reception area 2) The office area 3) The conference room Hold three short meetings. In each meeting discuss and choose one of the artworks at the top of the page for one part of the building. A different member of the group should take notes for each meeting. At the end of the meeting, this p

30、erson reports back to the group what was said and what was decided.,5.2 Participating in a meeting,Reading &Vocabulary,Writing,Speaking,Listening,- Minutes of a meeting,- Expressions for meetings,- Meeting are great,- Report on a meeting,Read the first two questions in lines 1 and 2 of the article a

31、bout meetings. What would you answer? Now read the rest of the article. In most of the lines there is one extra incorrect word. Put a line through the incorrect word. Some lines are correct. For example line 1 is correct and line 2 contains an extra word.,1) Do you spend hours in meetings? How often

32、 do you wonder when youre 2) supposed to get some real work done? Meetings seem to fill out our schedules 3) and most people would say that employees hate attend office meetings. Its 4) one of those anecdotal things thats such hard to question, says organizational 5) psychologist Steven G. Rogelberg

33、 at the University of the North Carolina. I think 6) its a social norm to complain about your meetings. But when Rogelberg and 7) his colleagues gave in 980 workers one of two questionnaires about their time 8) spent in scheduled meetings and for overall job satisfaction, the get-togethers,Reading:

34、Meeting are great,9) were not uniformly criticized. In fact, the study suggests that to avoid the weekly 10) or even daily office gathering may not always be about a good idea. They found 11) That employees who are goal-orientated and whose work does not require much 12) input do tend to be generall

35、y dissatisfied with its meetings. But individuals whose 13) work depends on interaction with others and who have somewhat flexible, 14) unstructured jobs are actually more satisfied that the more meetings they attend.,Vocabulary: Verb collocations,Complete these sentences about or from meetings with

36、 a suitable verb below.,set give move hold go take run see attend reach,1. Id like to _ a brief meeting next week. Do you have any time on Monday? 2. As the chairperson, Mike will _ the meeting. 3. I _ your point but theres one problem with it. 4. Its another memo from the boss telling me to _ anoth

37、er of his meetings. 5. Who _ the agenda for this? It doesnt seem to be complete. 6. Can I ask you to _ minutes on this meeting? 7. I think we should _ on to the next item on the agenda. 8. Im not sure I can completely _ along with you on that point. 9. The aim is to _ an agreement on this by four oc

38、lock. 10. Well begin with Henryk wholl _ us a short presentation on his progress.,hold,run,see,attend,set,take,move,go,reach,give,Speaking: Expressions for meetings,1. The expressions on the left come from very formal meetings. Usually, you will only need to use the less formal and more direct expre

39、ssions on the right. Match expressions with the same meaning.,A,J,D,E,H,K,F,G,I,B,C,2. There are more expressions which can be used in a meeting.,Give your opinion: It seems to me that/ I think/ In my opinion Suggest new idea: Id like to suggest that we/ Lets / Why dont we ? Disagree with last opini

40、on: Im sorry, but I just cant agree with you there./ I disagree./ No, because Ask for opinion: How do you feel about that idea?/ What do you think?/ How do you feel about that? Agree with last opinion: Id go along with you there. / I agree./ Sure. Move to next item on the agenda: I suggest we move o

41、n to the next item/ Lets move on/ Moving on the point two You dont understand the last point: Sorry, but I dont quite follow you./ sorry, I dont understand. / Can you explain what you mean exactly? Ask for more explanation: Would you mind telling us a little more about?/ Id like to know more about/

42、Tell us a little more about Ask if everyone agrees: Have we reached agreement on this? / Do we all agree?/ Is that OK with everyone?,Listening: Report on a meeting,You work for a publishing company. Your next trade fair is in Seattle. Your department held a planning meeting with the agenda below. Re

43、ad the handwritten notes about what was discussed. Some information is incorrect. Listen to parts of the meeting and correct it.,Agenda,PARTICIPANTS: Robert Samuelson (Chair), Dahlia Zille, Hugo Sata. DATE: 27th November 2pm ROOM: 303A,1. Conference starts on 8th January. Exhibitors are welcome to a

44、rrive on 6th to set up. HS said it was a bad idea. DZ disagreed and will go on 6th. 2. Travel and accommodation. DZ offered to find hotel and find flights. 3. Should we sponsor an evening buffet for delegates? HS suggested a breakfast buffet. DZ disagreed. Preferred lunch event. All agreed. RS to gi

45、ve HS budget. 4. Any other business? DZ pointed out problem. The brochure has incorrect dates. HS offered to make new price lists. DZ and RS agreed.,agreed,7th,DZ didnt offer but has already found a hotel.,a lunchtime reception,agreed,price,RS,Listening script:,RS= Robert Samuelson HS= Hugo Sata DZ=

46、Dahlia Zille RS: OK. Point one is about the conference. It starts on the 8th but I think someone should go out early on the 6th. What do you think, Hugo? HS: Sorry, but I did that last year and sat around for a day. There was really nothing to do. I think if we go early it shouldnt be until the 7th.

47、 It really isnt worth it. RS: OK, that fine. Do you agree, Dahlia? DZ: Sure. Do you want me to go? RS: Is that OK with you, Hugo? HS: Absolutely. RS: OK, point two. Im assuming youre dealing with that, Dahlia. DZ: Yes, Ive already found a good hotel near the fair and Ill book the flights. RS: Great. Now what about this idea to sponsor a reception for delegates? In the past, other publishers have sponsored drinks and buffets in the evening. Id like some v