新編劍橋商務英語(中級)Module-2

PAGE

PAGE

6

UsefullanguagefromModule2

Wordlist

branchheadquarterspromotion

takepartincallcentreholdingcompany

recognitiontakeseriouslycashbonus

manufacturingresearchanddevelopment

takewithapinchofsaltcorporation

parentalleavedistributioncentrepension

rewardtrademarkdivisionperks

subsidiaryturnoverflexibleplant

takecarewarehousefound(acompany)

positiontakeon

Expressions

Presenting

Goodmorningandthanksforcoming.

TodayI'dliketotellyouabout...

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,I'llbehappytoanswerthemattheend.

Inmybriefpresentationwe'llbeginbylookingat...

Firstofallthere's.../andfinallythere's...

ThenI'llgiveanoverviewof...

OK,let'smoveontolookat...

OnethingI'dliketopointoutis...

Takealookatthischart,whichshows...

Hereyoucansee...

Finally.I'dliketotalkabout...

Sothatbringsmetotheendofmypresentation.

Thanksforlistening.

Arethereanyquestions?

Module2.1Companybenefits

Benefitsandincentives

Vocabulary

1)Askstudentstoworkaloneastheyrankthetenitemsandthencompareanddiscussinpairs.Makesuretheygivereasons.

Extension

InPartTwooftheSpeakingTest,studentsmightneedtogiveaone-minutepresentationentitled,"Whatisimportantwhenchoosingajob?".Putstudentsinpairsandtellthemtopractiseasimilarpresentation,takingturnstobetheexaminerorthecandidate.Studentscanusesomeoftheideaslistedinexercise1.

2)2.1Studentslistenoutforfiveofthebenefitsand

incentivesinexercise1.NotethatthisisasimilartasktoPartTwooftheListeningTest.

Answers

1acompanycar2flexibleworkinghours

3parentalleave4animpressivejobtitle

5apension

2.1Listeningscript

Speaker1It'sgreatbecauseusuallyitmeansmywifecanusetheoneathomeandweeventakemineawayatweekends.Iworkforquitearelaxedcompanyandtheydon'tseemtomindhowIuseitforleisure.

Speaker2Ithoughtitwouldn'tchangethewayIworkedafterthefirstsixmonths,butastheygotolderitactuallybecamemorecomplicatedwithgettingthemtoschooloriftheywantedtodoactivitiesintheafternoon.ButmybosshasbeenreallygoodaboutitandsomedaysIcandoahalfdayifIwantandthenI

mightworklateronotherdays-orItakeworkhome,whichIdon'tlikedoing,butit'stheonlyway...

Speaker3It'sactuallythelawnowsotheyhadtoletmehaveit.ItwasonlytwoweeksbutatleastIhadtimetohelpmywifeout.Mindyou,afterallthelatenightsandcryingIwasreallyhappytogetbacktoworkforawhileandhavearest!

Speaker4I'vejustbeenpromotedfromAssistantITTechniciantoChiefOperationalNetworkAdministrator.ItmeansIgetabitofapayriseandnewbusinesscardswithmynameon.I'mnotsureifIgetmyownofficethough.

Speaker5TheproblemformeisthatIwon'thaveenoughtoliveonwhenI'm60andIcan'taffordaprivateplan.SoI'llprobablytryandkeepworkingforafewmoreyears,andanyway,Iheardthegovernmentisplanningtoraisetheageofretirement...

IsworkingforXeroxtoogoodtobetrue?

Reading

3)Setstudentsatimelimitofaboutthreeminutestoanswerthequestion.Theaimistofindanybenefitsandincentives,buttellstudentsnottoreadintoomuchdetailatthisstage.

Answers

opportunitiesforpromotion,trainingandstaffdevelopment,apension

*Notethatthearticlealsomentionsa"rewardandrecognitionscheme"whichisanotherformofincentive.

4)Nowstudentsreadthearticleinmuchmoredetailtoanswerquestions1-5.ReferthemtotheExamSuccesstiponreadingthecompletetextbeforeansweringanyquestions.

Answers

1B2A3C4B5C

Expressionswithtake

Vocabulary

5Asaquicklead-in,askstudentstobrainstormcollocationsandexpressionstheycanthinkofwithtake,egtakeadayoff,takeataxi,takeabreak,takeoff,etc.

Answers

1take(Moloney'scomments)withapinchofsalt

2takecareof

3Take(CarolePalmer)

4tookpartin

5takeson

6takesseriously

Extension

Askstudentstowritesixnewsentencesusingtakefromtheexercise.Theycanrelatethesentencestotheirownworkorlife,egI'dtakethenewsofapayrisewithapinchofsalt.(notsosure,doubtfully)

Module2.1Companybenefits

Askingquestionsaboutjobs

Speaking

1)TellstudentstoimaginetheywerethejournalistwritingthearticleonXeroxonthepreviouspage.TheyneedtocreatethequestionstheyaskedduringtheinterviewswithKimMoloneyandCarolePalmer.Thearticleofferscluesastothetenseneededforeachquestion.Thisexerciseshouldbeareviewforstudents

atthislevelandprovidessomebasicquestionsforaskingaboutajob.

Answers

1Howlonghaveyoubeenworkingforthecompany?

2Whendidyoujoin(thecompany)?

3Whatwasyourfirstjob?

4Whatareyouresponsiblefor?

5Whereareyoubased?

6Whatwouldyouliketodointhefuture?

2)Studentspracticeaskingandansweringthequestions.Ifpossible,trytopairstudentswhohaven'tyetmetintheclass.Makesuretheanswersusethecorrecttenseandgivefeedback.

ThePast

Grammar

3)Studentsmatchthethreeverbformstothecorrecttensedefinitions.

Answers

Pastsimple:started

Presentperfect:hasmoved

Presentperfectcontinuous:hasbeenworking

ReferstudentstotheGrammarreferenceonpage128.Suggesttheyalsore-readtheinformationonthepresentperfectandpresentperfectcontinuousinModule1.Remindstudentsthatwetendnottousecontinuousformswithstativeverbs.Alsopointoutthatverbslikeworkandlivecanoftenbeusedinthepresentperfect

andpresentperfectcontinuousformwithlittlechangeinmeaning.Themainchangeinemphasisisthatthecontinuousformemphasisesthattheactionisongoing.

Youcouldalsodrawthesetimelinesontheboardtohelpclarifythemeaning:

Pastsimple

PastNow

X↑

Presentperfect

PastNow

X↑

Presentperfectcontinuous

PastNow

X↑

4)Studentsunderlinethecorrectverbform.Whencheckinganswers,askstudentstotryandexplaintheirchoice.

Answers

1began2trademarked3became4hasbeen

5hasbeenworking6hasbeen7tookpart

Photocopiableactivity2.1

Seepage162.

5)Studentscompletetheletterofapplicationwiththeverbsindifferenttenses.

Answers

1havebeenworking2joined3havehad

4havebeenconsidering5hasexpanded/hasbeenexpanding(weareunsureiftheexpansionhasended)

6completed7havebeenstudying8hasagreed

Aletterofapplication

Writing

6)Beginbyaskingstudentsiftheyhaveeverappliedforajob.Elicittheprocess,egWheredidyoufindoutaboutthejob?Didyouhavetowritealetterorfillinaform?ThistaskresemblestheformatforPartTwooftheWritingTestwithstudentsbeinggivenatextandthensomehandwrittennotes.Askstudentstounderlinekeyinformation.Makesuretheyrealisethattheymustincludethehandwrittennotesandstaywithinthewordlimit.Ifyouareshortoftimethiscouldbesetashomework.Ifitisdoneinclass,studentscouldworkinpairsanddraftthelettertogether.

Possibleanswer

DearSirorMadam,

IsawyouradvertforthepostofPersonalAssistanttoOverseasSalesManagerinyesterday'snewspaperandIwouldliketoapplyfortheposition.

AsyoucanseefrommyattachedCV,Ihavebeenworkingforatravelagencyforthelastsixmonths,whichIhavereallyenjoyed.BeforethatIworkedasareceptionistandsecretaryfortwoyears.

IhaveagoodknowledgeofEnglishasIcompletedacourseatcollegeandIamalsofluentinItalianhavinglivedinRomeforthesummerin2006.

Pleasenotethatmycurrentmanagerhasagreedtowritemeareference.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yoursfaithfully

(students'name)

Module2.2Presentingyourcompany

Companyterms

Vocabulary

1)Thisactivitychecksthatstudentsknowsomekeyvocabularybeforestarting.Thedefinitionsareintheinformationfilesonpages126and131,orstudentscancheckintheirdictionaries.

Duringthetask,makesurestudentsknowhowtopronounceallthewords.Itmaybehelpfultodrillthewordstressinthesewords:

distribution,warehouse,headquarters,subsidiary,corporation,division.

Presentations

Listening

2)2.2Forthisfirstlistening,studentsonlyneedtolistenoutforthewordsinexercise1.

Answers

headquarterscorporationdivisions

2.2Listeningscript

Extract1Goodmorningandthanksforcoming.TodayI'dliketotellyouabouttheworld'slargestdocumentmanagementcompany.WithaturnoverofnearlysixteenbilliondollarstheXeroxCorporationdevelopsandmarketsinnovativetechnologieswithproductsandsolutionsthatcustomersdependupontogetthebest

resultsfortheirbusiness.Inmybriefpresentationwe'llbeginbylookingatsomeofthekeyfiguresbehindthecompany'ssuccessandhowthecompanyisstructured.ThenI'llgiveanoverviewofXeroxaroundtheworldandfinallyI'dliketotalkaboutsomeofthetrendsaffectingoutmarketanditsfuturegrowth.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,I'llbehappytoanswerthemattheend.So,hereyoucansee,theturnoverforlastyearwas

nearlysixteenbilliondollars,withafinalincomeof978milliondollars.WeoperatedfromourheadquartersinRochesterNewYorkStatein160countrieswith55,000employees,withoverhalfofthoseintheUSA.Thisnextchartshowsyouhowthecorporationissplitintofourdivisions.Firstofallthere'sXeroxGlobalServices...

Extract2Andfinallythere'sXeroxInnovationwithfivecentresintheUnitedStates,CanadaandEurope.Notethatsixpercentofrevenuewasdedicatedtoresearchanddevelopmentlastyearasthekeypartofourmissionstatementis,andIquote,"tohelppeoplefindbetterwaystodogreatwork."OK,let'smoveonto

lookatXeroxaroundtheworldinalittlemoredetail.Takealookatthischart,whichshowsrevenuebyregion.SoabouthalfourrevenueisfromtheUSmarket.ThenEuropewithoverfivebilliondollarsandtherestoftheworldwithovertwo.OnethingI'dliketopointoutis...

Extract3Finally,howisthemarketforthedocumentindustrylooking?Wellitwouldbeunrecognisabletothepeoplewhofoundedtheorginalcompanyin1906andevencomparedtothesecondhalfofthetwentiethcentury.Moreandmoreofficesaremovingfromblackandwhiteprintingtocolor,andfrompaperdocumentstoelectronicdocuments.Theseareclearlythefuture

opportunitiesandareasofgrowthinwhatisatotalmarketworthanestimated112billiondollars...

Sothatbringsmetotheendofmypresentation.Thanksforlistening.Ihopeit'sbeenofinterest.Arethereanyquestions?

3)Studentscanworkinpairsandtrytosaythenumbers.Inordertochecktheiranswers,youcouldplaytherecordingagainsostudentscanlistenforpronunciation.

Answers

sixteenbillion

ninehundredandseventy-eightmillion

onehundredandsixty

fifty-fivethousand

half

four

six

fivebillion

twobillion

nineteenohsix

onehundredandtwelvebillion

4)2.2Studentslistenagainandwritenotes.

Answers

16,000,000,000turnover

978,000,000,000finalincome

160countries

55,000employees

halfof55,000intheUSA

4divisions

6%ofrevenuededicatedtoresearchanddevelopment

5,000,000,000dollarsrevenueinEurope(over)2,000,000,000dollarsrestofworldrevenue1906companyfounded112,000,000,000totalmarket

Photocopiabelactivity2.2

Seepage163.

5)2.2Givestudentstimetostudytheflowchartandreadtheexpressions.Then,playtherecordingatleastonceforstudentstomatchtheexpressions.Afterwards,studentscouldchecktheiranswersbyreadingthelisteningscript.

Answers

1A2F3F4D5A

6C7B8B9B10D

11D12A13B14C15F

Pronunciation

6)2.3Studentsmightfindtheideathatwepausesoofteninapresentationquitestrange,butitisastandardtechniquewithexperiencedpresenters,especiallywhentalkingtolargeraudiences.Playtherecordingandstudentsmarkthepauses.Withmoreconfidentgroups,letthemtrytopredictwherethepauseswillgobeforelistening.Itmighthelptopointoutthatwetendtopausewheneverthereisafullstoporcomma,aftersignalphrases(Today/Firstly/Next),toseparatekeyinformation(egthenameofacompany),ortoemphasiseinformation(asinthepresentationaboutXerox-theworld's/largest/document/management/company).Studentscanchecktheiranswersinthe

listeningscriptonpage135wherethepausesareindicatedalready.

2.3/2.4Listeningscript

PresenterGoodmorning/andthanksforcoming./Today/I'dliketotellyouabout/theworld's/largest/document/management/company./Withaturnoverofnearlysixteenbilliondollars/theXeroxCorporationdevelops/andmarkets/innovativetechnologies/withproductsandsolutions/thatcustomersdependupontogetthebestresults/fortheirbusiness./Inmybriefpresentation/we'llbeginbylookingat/someofthekeyfigures/behindthecompany'ssuccess/andhowthecompanyisstructured./Then/I'llgiveanoverviewofXeroxaroundtheworld/andfinally/I'dliketotalkaboutsomeofthetrends/affectingourmarket/andits

futuregrowth./Ifyouhaveanyquestions,/I'llbehappytoanswerthemattheend.

7)2.4Thisisdesignedasadrillandhelpstofocusstudentsonintonationandstress,aswellaspausing.It'sausefulstrategythattheycanlearntoapplytotheirownpresentations.Drillitasaclass,orstudentscouldalsopracticeontheirownathome.

Givingapresentation

Speaking

1)Askstudentswhatkindofcompanytheywouldliketoruniftheyhadthechance.Tellthemthisistheir"dream"companyandtheyaregoingtocreateit.Workingalone,theymakeupfactsandfigurestofillinthefirstcolumnofthetable.Theaimofthetaskistogivecontrolledpracticeoftheexpressionsforpresenting.Theirideascanbeasfar-fetchedastheylike.

2)Referstudentsbacktotheexpressionsinexercise5onpage21.Studentsworkinpairsandgivetheirpresentations.Theymayfindithelpfultorepeattheirpresentationsatleasttwicesotheycouldalsochangepartners.Thepersonlisteningtakesnotesandcouldalsoofferfeedbackandsuggestionsonpossible

improvements.

Extension

Afterstudentshavegivetheirpresentationstopartners,youcouldaskthemtodothesameagaintotheclass.Also,studentscouldfollowtheadviceintheLearningTipandrecordtheirpresentationortranscribeit,markingpausesastheydidinexercise6onpage21.

3)Studentsprepareafull-lengthpresentationaboutacompanyfortheirnextlesson.Thiscouldbetheirowncompanyoronetheyknowwell.Alternatively,studentscouldresearchacompanyusinginformationonitswebsiteandusethisasthebasisforapresentation.

Amemo

Writing

Askstudentsiftheyreceivememosatwork.Whataretheyabout?

Whowritesthem?Withpre-worklearners,askthemiftheycandefinewhatamemois.

4)ReferstudentstotheExamSuccesstipbeforetheyreadtheinstructions.

Answers

1Allstaff.

2Anystaffwithacompanybasedpensionscheme.

3Therehavebeenchangesinthegovernmentpensionlaws.

4Thiswillaffectthecurrentcompanybasedpensionscheme.

5ApresentationwillbegivenbytheHeadofFinanceonthechangesandanyeffects.

5)Thenexttwoexerciseshelpstudentstowriteeffectivesubjectlines.Makesurestudentsrealisetheimportanceofasubjectline,whichistosummarisethekeycontentofthememoandhelpthereadertoidentifythepurposeeasily.

Answer

presentation,changes,pension,scheme

Extension

Beforestudentsdoexercise6,askthemtoapplyquestions2-5fromexercise4toeachofthememosinexercise6.Notethatallthememosareto"Allstaff".

6)Studentsshouldbeginbyunderlininganykeywords.Theycouldcomparethesewithapartner.Thentheywillneedtochoosethebestthreeorfourwordstokeepthesubjectlinesbrief.

Possibleanswers

Memo1:Displayofnewfactoryplans

Memo2:Presentationonflexitimeandhome-working

Memo3:Spanishclasses

7)ThisisverysimilartothewritingtaskinPartTwooftheWritingTest.Itcouldbedoneinclass(perhapswithstudentsinpairs)orsetforhomework.

Possibleanswer

To:AllStaff

From:(nameofstudent)

Date:1stOctober

Subject:Presentationofnewinsurancepolicy

Toofferstaffabetterhealthinsurancescheme,wearenowworkingwithanewinsurancecompany.Pleasenotethereforethatarepresentativefromthiscompanywillpresentthenewstaffpolicyon9thOctoberat2pmintheconferenceroom.Allstaffarewelcometoattend.

Module2.3ReadingTest:Partfive

Exampractice

1)StudentscompletethetablewithwordsthataretypicallyfocusedoninthispartoftheReadingTest.

Answers

prepositionsarticlesconjunctionsauxiliarypronouns

verbs

forthebecausehaswhich

toa