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學(xué)習(xí)重點(diǎn)

1. Text: No longer poles apart

2. Arranging a course

3. Vocabulary consolidation

4. Memo writing

5. Oral Practice --- Training Opportunities

6. Homework

I. Reading.

No longer Poles apart

Polish adj. 波蘭的;

subsidiary n.子公司

be poles apart = be widely separated相距甚遠(yuǎn)

e.g. The employers and the trade union leaders are still poles apart.

雇主們與工會(huì)領(lǐng)袖們的意見仍然相差太遠(yuǎn)。(如有關(guān)工資問題)

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President(AmE)/ Chairman(BrE) 總裁，董事長(zhǎng)

Board of Directors

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)/ MD (Managing Director) 總經(jīng)理

acquire v. 收購(gòu)(n. acquisition)

merge v. (merger n. ) with

investment n.投資(v. invest)

major /massive/sizeable investment

take something ? over接受，接管to take control of something

His only reason for investing in the company was to take it over.

Ruth moved into our apartment and promptly took over.

--- takeover n.

Warsaw-based 總部位于華沙

-based: 總部位于：headquarters, head office

branch, office

toiletries noun [plural] things such as soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself 日化用品

turnover noun

1 [singular, uncountable] British English the amount of business done during a particular period營(yíng)業(yè)額

2 [singular, uncountable] the rate at which people leave an organization and are replaced by others 員工流動(dòng)的比率

turnover of

Low pay accounts for the high turnover.

staff/labour turnover

a high degree of labour turnover among women

Wroclaw 弗羅茨瓦夫(波蘭西南部城市)

￡11m:讀做11 million pounds

brand 牌子=make

export v.& n. 出口

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in spite of 不管

approach verb

?MOVE TOWARDS? 接近

[intransitive and transitive] to move towards or nearer to someone or something

She heard footsteps approaching. 她聽見腳步聲越來(lái)越近。

?ASK? 詢問，接洽

[transitive] to ask someone for something, or ask them to do something, especially when you are asking them for the first time or when you are not sure if they will do it

approach somebody for something

Students should be able to approach teachers for advice. 學(xué)生可以找到老師詢問建議。

approach somebody/something about (doing) something

The charity approached several stores about giving food aid. 這家慈善機(jī)構(gòu)與多家商店接洽，希望他們給與食物援助。

I have already been approached by several other companies (=offered a job, work etc). 已經(jīng)有幾家公司與我接洽。

?DEAL WITH?

[transitive] to begin to deal with a situation or problem in a particular way or with a particular attitude

approach a problem/task/matter etc 解決，處理(問題)

It might be possible to approach the problem in a different way. 處理相同問題可以采用不同的解決辦法。

approach noun

?METHOD?

[countable] a method of doing something or dealing with a problem 方法

approach to

a new approach to teaching languages 一種新的語(yǔ)言教學(xué)方法

He decided to adopt a different approach and teach the Bible through story-telling. 他決定采用一種不同方法，即通過(guò)講故事的方法來(lái)教授圣經(jīng)。

regulation and control 規(guī)范與控制

take somebody/something ? on phrasal verb

1 take somebody ? on

to start to employ someone 招募，雇用

We're taking on 50 new staff this year. 我們今年招募了50名新員工。

2 take something ? on

to agree to do some work or be responsible for something 承擔(dān)工作或職責(zé)

Don't take on too much work - the extra cash isn't worth it. 不要給自己太多的工作量了，多掙的那些錢一點(diǎn)也不值。

3 take something ? on

to begin to have a particular quality or appearance

Her face took on a fierce expression. His life had taken on a new dimension.

responsibility n. 責(zé)任 (adj. responsible 后跟介詞for)

accountable 對(duì)…負(fù)責(zé)的(后跟介詞for)

department, division, section

Research and Development Department---Purchasing Department---Production Department (Manufacturing Department) (Maintenance Division)--- Warehousing---Distribution Department (Despatch Department) --Marketing Department---Advertising Department---Sales Department ----Customer Service Department

Personnel Department

Human Resources Department

Finance Department

Accounts Department

Administration Department

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bring somebody/something ? in phrasal verb

1 to introduce a new law 頒布一項(xiàng)新法律

Harsh anti-Trade Union laws were brought in in the early 1980s. 嚴(yán)厲的反工會(huì)法于80年代早期頒布。

2 to ask someone to become involved in a discussion or situation 聘請(qǐng)

I'd like to bring in Doctor Hall here and ask him his views. 我想聘請(qǐng)…博士來(lái)這里并詢問他的意見。

The police were brought in to investigate the matter. 他們把警方請(qǐng)來(lái)，調(diào)查此事。

3 to earn a particular amount or produce a particular amount of profit 產(chǎn)生收益

The sale of the house only brought in about ￡45,000. 這棟房子只賣了4萬(wàn)5千英鎊。

4 to attract customers to a shop or business 吸引

We've got to bring in more business if we want the restaurant to survive. 我們?nèi)绻胍屵@家飯館繼續(xù)生存下去，我們就必須吸引更多人。

expatriate [countable] someone who lives in a foreign country

?expatriate adjective [only before noun]移居國(guó)外的;

expatriate workers

British expatriates living in Spain

sales staff 銷售人員 (sales force)

force noun

?MILITARY?軍隊(duì)

air force空軍

armed forces 武裝部隊(duì)

?MILITARY ACTION?

[uncountable] military action used as a way of achieving your aims 武力

Peace cannot be imposed by force. 和平是不可能靠武力來(lái)強(qiáng)制實(shí)現(xiàn)的。

?PHYSICAL POWER?

[uncountable]the amount of physical power with which something moves or hits another thing 力量

force of

The force of the explosion blew out all the windows. 爆炸的力量將所有玻璃都沖擊碎了。

?NATURAL POWER?

[uncountable and countable] a natural power or event

the force of gravity 地心引力

?ORGANIZED GROUP?

[countable usually singular] a group of people who have been trained and organized to do a particular job 一群人

the company's sales force 公司的銷售人員

the quality of the teaching force 高水平的教師隊(duì)伍

task force

?STRONG INFLUENCE?

[countable] something or someone who is powerful and has a lot of influence on the way things happen 強(qiáng)勢(shì)人物或事情

the driving force (behind something/somebody) (=the person or thing that makes something happen) 驅(qū)動(dòng)力

Betty Coward was the driving force behind the project. 貝迪是這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的發(fā)起人。

a force for change/peace/democracy etc (=someone or something that makes change, peace etc more likely to happen) 主張改變/和平/民主的力量

consultant [countable]咨詢?nèi)藛T

1 someone whose job is to give advice on a particular subject

a management consultant

consultancy noun

plural consultancies

1 [countable] a company that gives advice on a particular subject 咨詢公司

a management consultancy

a consultancy firm

2 [uncountable] advice that a company is paid to provide 咨詢公司的建議

consultancy fees

work on somebody/something phrasal verb

1 to spend time working in order to produce or repair something 做某事

He has spent the last two years working on a book about childcare. 他用了兩年的時(shí)間撰寫了一本關(guān)于育兒的書籍。

Every weekend you see him working on his car. 每個(gè)周末你可以看見他修理自己的汽車。

2 to try very hard to improve or achieve something 努力改善或取得成績(jī)

A trainer has been brought in to work on her fitness. 她請(qǐng)來(lái)了一個(gè)培訓(xùn)師，幫她鍛煉身體。

work on doing something

We need to work on ensuring that the children feel safe and confident. 我們需要不斷努力確保孩子們感到安全和自信。

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participant n. 參加者

。articipate in sth. 參加

electric adjective驚人的;令人興奮的

making people feel very excited

The atmosphere in the courtroom was electric. 法庭里的氣氛令人振奮。

come up with something phrasal verb

1 to think of an idea, answer etc產(chǎn)生;發(fā)現(xiàn)(解決辦法;答案)

We've been asked to come up with some new ideas. 領(lǐng)導(dǎo)讓我們想出新主意。

2 informal to produce an amount of money 籌措錢

We wanted to buy the house but we couldn't come up with the cash. 我們想要買這棟房子，但是我們已是籌措不到這筆錢。

throw light on something

to make something easier to understand by providing new information幫助說(shuō)明某事物;供給新知識(shí)

Recent investigations have thrown new light on how the two men died. 近的調(diào)查給解釋這兩個(gè)人的死因帶了新說(shuō)法。

。ight n.見解

profit noun

[uncountable and countable]money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid 利潤(rùn)

?opposite loss

They sold their house at a healthy profit. 他們的房子賣了個(gè)高價(jià)錢。

The property company made a huge profit on the deal. 這家房地產(chǎn)公司在這次交易中賺了一大筆錢。

sell sth. at a profit (at a loss) 賺錢(賠本)出售某物

put somebody/something on phrasal verb

?CLOTHES?

put something ? on 穿衣服

to put a piece of clothing on your body

?opposite take off

?ON SKIN? 化妝

put something ? on

to put make-up, cream etc on your skin

I've got to put this cream on twice a day.

?MUSIC?播放音樂

put something ? on

to put a record, tape, or CD into a machine and start playing it

She put on some music while they ate.

put on weight/12 lbs/4 kg etc

to become fatter and heavier 增重

?synonym gain

Rosie's put on five kilos since she quit smoking.

?EVENT/CONCERT/PLAY ETC?

put something ? on

to arrange for a concert, play etc to take place, or to perform in it 上演

One summer the children put on a play.

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workplace n. 工作場(chǎng)所[countable] the room, building etc where you work

in the workplace

a report into discrimination in the workplace 一份關(guān)于工作場(chǎng)所歧視問題的報(bào)告

marketplace noun [countable]

1 the marketplace

the part of business activity that is concerned with buying and selling goods in competition with other companies 交流或競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的場(chǎng)所

Some retailers worry that new regulations will hurt their ability to compete in the marketplace. 一些零售商擔(dān)憂新的法規(guī)頒布后會(huì)損害它們?cè)谑袌?chǎng)上的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力。

2 an open area in a town where a market is held 集市

positive adj. 積極的;肯定的

accommodation n.

1 [uncountable] also accommodations American English a place for someone to stay, live, or work 住宿

The price for the holiday includes flights and accommodation.這個(gè)度假的價(jià)格包括機(jī)票錢和住宿費(fèi)。

Universities have to provide student accommodation for first-year students.

return n. 收益=pay-off

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form the basis of

monthly review

review [countable] a report on a series of events or a period of time, that mentions the most important parts 回顧報(bào)告

review of

a review of the year

measure somebody/something against somebody/something phrasal verb

to judge someone or something by comparing them with another person or thing 通過(guò)對(duì)比評(píng)價(jià)某人/某物

Measured against our budget last year, $2.7 million seems small. 與我們?nèi)ツ甑念A(yù)算相比，今年270萬(wàn)美元的預(yù)算就顯得數(shù)額太少了。

target n.目標(biāo) (同義詞：objective, goal和aim)

。et the target 制定目標(biāo)

③Using the information in the article, complete sentences.

1. D

2. C

3. B

4. F

enthusiastic adjective

feeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about something熱心的;熱情洋溢的

enthusiastic about (doing) something

All the staff are enthusiastic about the project.

(enthusiasm n. 熱心，熱愛)

。et up training courses

contribute verb

1 [intransitive and transitive] to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in 捐助，捐獻(xiàn)

contribute to/towards

contribute something to/towards something

The volunteers contribute their own time to the project. 志愿人員奉獻(xiàn)自己的時(shí)間致力于這項(xiàng)工作。

2 [intransitive]to help to make something happen 導(dǎo)致

Stress is a contributing factor in many illnesses. 壓力是許多疾病致病因素。

contribute to

Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths a year in the US. 酒精飲品每年在美國(guó)會(huì)導(dǎo)致10萬(wàn)人死亡。

contribute substantially/significantly/greatly etc to something

3 [intransitive and transitive] to write articles, stories, poems etc for a newspaper or magazine 撰寫

。mploy = bring in

④ Matching.

wait for decisions

take on responsibility

bring in a consultant

work on managerial skills

come up with ideas

put on discos

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II. Arranging a course

①Reading a fax.

cosmetics n.化妝品 [plural]

creams, powders etc that you use on your face and body in order to look more attractive

cosmetic adjective

1 dealing with the outside appearance rather than the important part of something

We're making a few cosmetic changes to the house before we sell it.

2 intended to make your hair, skin, body etc look more attractive 美容的

the cosmetic industry 美容行業(yè)

cosmetic products 美容產(chǎn)品

Inc. 股份有限公司 (Incorporated)

。o. = company

。td. = limited

。orp. = corporation n. 公司, 企業(yè), <美>有限公司,

。lc. = public limited company 上市公司

product launch 產(chǎn)品投放市場(chǎng)

profile noun [countable]

?HEAD?

a side view of someone's head 側(cè)面像

Dani has a lovely profile. 丹尼從側(cè)面看真漂亮。

?DESCRIPTION?

a short description that gives important details about a person, a group of people, or a place簡(jiǎn)介;個(gè)性及生平的簡(jiǎn)要描述

a job profile 工作簡(jiǎn)介

3 high profile：something that is high profile is noticed by many people or gets a lot of attention 高知名度

The star has a high profile in Britain. 這位明星在英國(guó)擁有很高的知名度。

4 keep a low profile

to behave quietly and avoid doing things that will make people notice you 保持低調(diào)

5 raise somebody's profile 提升知名度

if a person or an organization raises its profile, it gets more attention from the public

an advertising campaign designed to raise the bank's profile 一個(gè)旨在提高銀行知名度的廣告

commence verb [intransitive and transitive] formal

to begin or to start something 開始，著手

Work will commence on the new building immediately. 新樓的開工將馬上進(jìn)行。

commence with

The course commences with a one week introduction to Art Theory. 這門課一開始時(shí)會(huì)有為期一周的藝術(shù)理論入門課。

commence doing something

The planes commenced bombing at midnight. 飛機(jī)在子夜24點(diǎn)時(shí)開始攻擊。

a survival course拓展課程

an assault course 體能訓(xùn)練課程

assault course noun [countable] British English

an area of land with special equipment to climb, jump over, run through etc that is used for developing physical strength, especially by soldiers

alternatively

seminar noun [countable] 研討課

1 a class at a university or college for a small group of students and a teacher to study or discuss a particular subject

a Shakespeare seminar

2 a class on a particular subject, usually given as a form of training

Publishers and writers from 13 countries attended the seminar.

workshop noun [countable]

1 a room or building where tools and machines are used for making or repairing things 車間

2 a meeting at which people try to improve their skills by discussing their experiences and doing practical exercises 研討課

writers'/drama/music etc workshop

They held a number of workshops and seminars.

be of use (be of great use, be of great significance, be of great importance)

make better use of

attach vt. (=enclose) [transitive] to connect a document or file to an email so that you can send them together 粘貼

asap = as soon as possible

②Speaking------Making arrangements.

③Advertisement reading.

1.Executive Adventures Ltd

outdoor events

increase(raise) awareness of

complementary adjective互補(bǔ)的;互相補(bǔ)足的

1 complementary things go well together, although they are usually different

The computer and the human mind have different but complementary abilities.

overcome storms and crises (sing. crisis)

2.Team Management

expert 專家

expertise noun [uncountable] 專長(zhǎng)

special skills or knowledge in a particular subject, that you learn by experience or training

technical/financial/medical etc expertise

What he's bringing to the company is financial expertise. 他帶給公司的是金融方面的專長(zhǎng)。

demonstrate

dynamic noun

dynamics

a) [plural] the way in which things or people behave, react, and affect each other影響力

the dynamics of the family 家庭的影響力

He did research on group dynamics and leadership styles. 他從事團(tuán)隊(duì)影響力以及領(lǐng)導(dǎo)風(fēng)格的研究。

b) [uncountable] the science relating to the movement of objects and the forces involved in movement 動(dòng)力學(xué)

specialize verb [intransitive] to limit all or most of your study, business etc to a particular subject or activity 專長(zhǎng)于

specialize in

Simmons specialized in contract law. …擅長(zhǎng)合同法。

3.Melville

unique

in-company seminars

in-flight catering

in-house training

in-service training

board game n. 用棋盤玩的游戲

an indoor game played on a specially designed board made of thick card or wood (Chinese checkers中國(guó)跳棋)

simulate verb [transitive] 偽裝，假裝;模仿，模擬 to make or produce something that is not real but has the appearance or feeling of being real

a machine that simulates conditions in space 一臺(tái)模仿太空條件的機(jī)器

Interviews can be simulated in the classroom. 面試可以在教室中進(jìn)行模擬訓(xùn)練。

focus on

mania noun [uncountable and countable]

1 a strong desire for something or interest in something, especially one that affects a lot of people at the same time 強(qiáng)烈的愿望，狂熱

?同義詞 craze

mania for

religious/football/disco etc mania

Keep-fit mania has hit some of the girls in the office. 健身熱潮已經(jīng)席卷了辦公室中很多女孩。

2 medical a serious mental illness 狂躁癥

III. Vocabulary Consolidation on Unit 1a (page 163)

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IV. 便函寫作

一、什么是便函

簡(jiǎn)單地說(shuō)，便函就是指在同一家機(jī)構(gòu)內(nèi)從一個(gè)人或一個(gè)部門傳遞到另一個(gè)

人或部門的書面信息，內(nèi)容是要在當(dāng)天或近期內(nèi)所要辦理的事情。

二、便函寫作的格式

便函通常包含以下幾個(gè)部分：

1. 公司名稱;

2. 公司的電話號(hào)碼或傳真號(hào)碼;

3. 收函人姓名(和職位)To:

4. 留言人姓名(和職位)From:

5. 留言日期Date:

6. 便函主題Subject(Re):

7. 正文

下面我們選擇兩則便函為例，結(jié)合我們剛剛講到的有關(guān)便函的知識(shí)，給大家做一個(gè)具體的講解。

例一：

Ace Electronics

Tel/Fax: 0525 228910

22/7/99

To: M. Jones

From: J. Banks

I need to hire a car for the day to get me to the exhibition on 14th of next month. Can you book one? You can use my credit card. I don't think it matters what kind of car it is, but I don't want to pay more than $45.

例二：

MEMO

To:

From:

Re: Your enquiry of the 20th October

… … … …

II. 便函寫作應(yīng)試技巧

一、題目要求

在考試時(shí)，題目中會(huì)給你一個(gè)特定的情景，同時(shí)會(huì)告訴給你要完成三項(xiàng)寫作任務(wù);題目中會(huì)有清楚的字?jǐn)?shù)限制，即40-50字，超出或少于這個(gè)字?jǐn)?shù)限制都會(huì)影響你的成績(jī)。

二、便函寫作的要求

簡(jiǎn)潔：不用寫許多空洞的客套話。內(nèi)容要直截了當(dāng)，開門見山。

完整：在用詞和造句時(shí)要用完整句，不能因?yàn)檫@是一種非正式文體的寫作就可以用縮略句，這些做法都是錯(cuò)誤的。

實(shí)用：寫出一條便函、便條、電子短信或留言，一定要有實(shí)用性。要少用空泛、含混的概念，而用具體、明確的詞匯和句子。交代給對(duì)方做的事情或通知對(duì)方的內(nèi)容一定要讓對(duì)方能夠易于操作，準(zhǔn)確無(wú)誤地完成。

以上三點(diǎn)說(shuō)起來(lái)容易，做起來(lái)難。下面我們就來(lái)演練一下。

請(qǐng)看下面題目：

You are Head of Research for an international car manufacturer. You have to make an urgent trip tomorrow to visit Pierre Blanco, a colleague who works for a subsidiary.

Write a memo of 40-50 words to your secretary.

telling her who you are going to see and when

asking her to book flight tickets and accommodation

telling her what work you would like her to do in your absence.

題目分析

Overall effect: The secretary would know where the Head of Research was going and when, and would understand she was required to book flights and accommodation, and what work she should do tomorrow.

參考答案：

參考答案一

To: Alice Hu, Personal Secretary

From: David Guan, Head of Research

Date: 1 May 2001

Subject。 Urgent trip to subsidiary company

I have to make an urgent trip tomorrow, 2nd May 2001, to visit Pireer Blanco. Please book flight tickets and accommodation. In my absence, I would like you to handle all matters that do not need my personal decisions. Please inform all relevant colleagues.

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參考答案二

To: Alice Hu, Personal Secretary

From: David Guan, Head of Research

Date: 1 May 2001

Subject: Urgent trip to French subsidiary

I’ll visit Pierre Blanco in Paris on 2 May 2001 in the afternoon. Please book me return flight tickets and accommodation at Hilton Hotel for my three-day visit. In my absence, you should schedule and then fax me the arrangements for next week.

V. Oral Practice

Training Opportunities

l How important is it to you to be offered opportunities for training in a job?

參考答案：

It’s very important because ongoing training can guarantee that employees have necessary skills to meet the requirements of the job.

l What do you think makes a training course effective?

參考答案：

First, a qualified and experienced teacher can make the course effective. A further factor is to satisfy staff needs.

(location, materials, audio-visual aids)

l How do you think employees should be selected to attend training courses?

參考答案：

All new staff should receive orientation programme to facilitate their job. For ongoing training, HR Department can carry out opinion surveys among staff to include as many staff as possible.

l Do you think employees should contribute towards the cost of training?

(Should employees pay some of the cost of their training?)

參考答案：

I don’t believe so. Many big name companies now make full use of training as motivation. This will help retain staff and enhance staff loyalty to the company. So I reckon that companies not employees should contribute towards the cost.

Teamwork

l Do you prefer working on your own or as a member of a team?

參考答案：

I prefer to work in a team. Teamwork means that team members can swap ideas and offer help.

l Which do you think are more effective, small teams or larger teams?

參考答案：

I think small teams are very effective. Small teams can ensure better communication and fighting spirits.

l Do you think teams always need to have a leader?

參考答案：

Yes, I believe so. A team leader can allocate roles, chair regular meetings and set targets for the team.

l Do you think it is important for a team to have regular meetings?

參考答案：

Definitely. At regular meetings, team members can swap ideas and ensure the flow of information.

Homework

1. Oral practice:

Advantages and disadvantages of each form of communication

(faxes, letters, e-mails, phone calls, memos, notes)

2. Self-study exercise 1 on page 15. You can check your answers against the key at the back of the book.

3.

You are taking your annual holiday at the beginning of July and you will be out of the office for three weeks.

Write a memo of 40 –50 words to your secretary, telling him/her:

·when you are going on holiday and for how long;

·what should happen to your mail;

·what he/she should do in case of an emergency.