新航标职业英语·综合英语预备级·学生用书Unit 7

Unit 7 Business Meetings and Visiting Arrangements

Background

Business meetings

Meetings

come

in

all

shapes

and

sizes.

There

are

the

everyday

office

meetings,

board meetings, seminars

—

all the way up to major conferences. And meetings can

now

be

face-to-face,

teleconference,

videoconference,

or

online

via

the

Internet.

When planning a meeting, you should consider the following four principles:

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Preparation:

make

sure

your

meeting

has

a

clear,

stated

purpose

and

an

agenda;

participants

are

chosen

carefully,

invited

in

professional

way

and

given

sufficient

prior

information;

also

attention

to

details

including

room

bookings, catering, a/v equipment, reminders.

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Facilitation:

meaning

someone

or

a

team

is

responsible

for

guiding

the

meetings, a plan for the meeting is reflected in the agenda and the facilitator

(or chair) keeps things on time and on track.

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Inspiration:

meaning opportunity for spontaneity and enthusiasm.

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Results:

every

meeting

should

be

directed

toward

one

or

more

outcomes.

Participants must feel something has been accomplished.

Suggested teaching plan

Items

Objectives

Suggested Time

Getting Ready

To

learn

about

ordinal

numbers,

days

and

10 min.

months

Text A

To

get

a

general

idea

about

productive

80 min.

business meetings

To

master

the

important

expressions

and

structures

in

the

text

and

be

able

to

apply

them in practice

Language Focus

To

have

a

good

command

of

the

core

45 min.

vocabulary and structures in Text A

To

learn

to

use

direct

and

indirect

speech:

statements

Text B

To

have

an

overview

of

introducing

your

45 min.

company to a visitor

Vocational

To learn the basic steps of receiving a visitor

90 min.

Focus

Skill Focus

To learn the differences between some similar

45 min.

—

Listening

and

sounds in English

Speaking

To practice your speaking skills

Skill Focus

To

consolidate

the

use

of

direct

and

indirect

40 min.

—

Practical

speech

Writing

Practical

To learn about special days in the UK and the

5 min.

Learning

USA

Getting Ready

A

(5 min.)

a. Have the students look through the numbers and try to find out

the rules.

b.

Have

the

students

listen

to

the

recording

and

add

the

missing

ordinal numbers.

c. Check their answers and make explanations if necessary.

Listening Script of and Key to Exercise A

1st

first

11th

eleventh

21st

twenty-first

2nd

second

12th

twelfth

22nd

twenty-second

3rd

third

13th

thirteenth

30th

thirtieth

4th

fourth

14th

fourteenth

40th

fortieth

5th

fifth

15th

fifteenth

50th

fiftieth

6th

sixth

16th

sixteenth

60th

sixtieth

7th

seventh

17th

seventeenth

70th

seventieth

8th

eighth

18th

eighteenth

80th

eightieth

9th

ninth

19th

nineteenth

90th

ninetieth

10th

tenth

20th

twentieth

100th

hundredth

B

(5 min.)

a. Have the students get familiar with the short forms of days and

months.

b. Have the students listen to the recording and fill in the blanks.

Listening Script of and Key to Exercise B

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

Jun.

Jul.

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Sun.

Mon.

Tue.

Wed.

Thu.

Fri.

Sat.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Text A

the

students

first

listen

to

the

recording

of

the

new words

and

expressions,

and

then

have

them

read

them

aloud

and

get

familiar with their meanings.

(10 min.)

2. Have the students listen to the recording of the text, and read the

text

more

carefully

and

do

the

exercise

in

“

Understanding

your

reading

”

.

(25 min.)

3. Have the students check their answers with each other and then

ask some students to give their final answer.

(10 min.)

4.

Ensure

the

students

have

a

deep

understanding

of

the

text

by

explaining the language points. If time permits, have the students

practice using them by composing new sentences.

(25 min.)

5.

After

an

in-depth

reading

of

the

text,

have

the

students

think

about what they have learned from the text.

(10 min.)

Key to Text A Exercise

1. F

2. T

3. F

4. T

5. T

Language

Points

Paragraph 1

show up

露面，出现；显现出来

We waited until five o

’

clock, but he didn

’

t

show up

.

我们一直等

到了

5

点，但他始终没有露面。

Scientists know that cancer may not

show up

for many years.

科学

家们知道癌症可能会潜伏多年。

【拓展】

show sb. around / round (sth.)

领（某人）参观

show off

炫耀，卖弄

Paragraph 3

1.

make the most of

…

充分利用……

Happiness is the ability to

make the most of

what you have.

幸福

就是有能力充分享受你拥有的一切。

He wished to

make the most of

this opportunity.

他想充分利用这

次机会。

2.

make good use of

…

充分利用……，好好利用……

【拓展】

make use of

…

利用……，使用……

We

will

make

good

use

of

her

talents.

我们要很好地发挥她的

才能。

We should

make good use of

light power, which is renewable.

我

们要充分利用光能这一可再生资源。

Not all schools

make use of

the opportunities open to them.

并不

是所有的学校都能抓住他们面临的机会。

We could

make better use of

our resources.

我们可以更有效地

利用我们的资源。

Paragraph 4

1.

emphasize

v.

强调，重视

His speech

emphasized

the importance of attracting industry to the

town.

他的发言强调了吸引工业到城镇的重要性。

I tried to

emphasize

my good points without sounding boastful.

我

在强调自己的优点时尽量不让人觉得是在自我吹嘘。

2.

be aware of

…

意识到……，明白……

Sometimes we

are

not

aware of

these feelings.

有时候我们没有

意识到这些情感。

He

was

well

aware of

this problem.

他很清楚这个问题。

【拓展】

aware

a.

知道，意识到，明白

Were you

aware

that something was wrong?

你有没有意识到已

经出了问题？

Everybody should be made

aware

of the risks involved.

应该让

大家都知道其中的风险。

As you

’

re

aware

, this is not a new problem.

正如你所了解的，

这

不是一个新问题。

3.

make up for

…

弥补……

Nothing can

make up for

the loss of a child?

失去一个孩子是 任

何东西都无法弥补的。

Her enthusiasm

makes up for

her lack of experience.

她的热情弥

补了她的经验不足。

Paragraph 12

1.

get sth. across / get across

把某事解释清楚，传达某事；被理解

Your meaning didn

’

t really

get across

.

你的意思并未真正为别人

理解。

I’

m not very good at

getting

my ideas

across

.

我不太善于清楚地

表达自己的思想。

2.

not to mention

…

更不必提……，更不用说……

He has two big houses in this country,

not to mention

his villa in

France.

他在这个国家有两座大房子，更别提他在法国 的别墅

了。

Old

people

and

children

alike

are

all

against

the

proposal,

not

to

mention

the youth.

老人、小孩都不赞成这个建议，更不用说年

轻人 了。

【拓展】

mention

v.

提到，说到

Sorry, I won

’

t

mention

it again.

对不起，我再也不提它了。

Nobody

mentione

d anything to me about it.

没人跟我提过这事

儿。

d

on’t mention it

（别人道谢时的答语）不客气

—

Thank you very much.

非常感谢。

—

Don

’

t mention it.

不客气。

Language

Focus

A

Focus

the

students

’

attention

on

the

three

groups

of

words

by

discussing the differences among the three

or four words in each

group.

Have

some

students

read

each

group

of

sentences

aloud

and make sure they understand their meanings.

(5 min.)

B

Have the students finish Exercise B in pairs. One students reads a

word in Column A aloud while the other chooses the proper word

or expression that agrees with it from Column B.

(3min.)

C

Have

the

students

look

through

the

given

vocabulary,

and

have

them complete the sentences individually and check their answers

in pairs. Then have some of the students read the sentence aloud

one by one.

(5min.)

D

a. Have the students look back at the structures

“

eith er

…

or

…

”

and

“

on one hand

…

on the other hand

”

in Text A. Elicit some ideas

about the usage and meaning of the structures.

b.

Have

the

students

compose

sentences

with

the

given

words.

Then

have

them

take

turns

to

read

the

sentences,

making