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1、學(xué)習(xí)重點(diǎn)1 Reading - Choosing a restaurant2 Reading - Porters3 Listening - Making conversation4 Oral Practice -Dress 5 Vocabulary consolidation 6 Memo writing7 Speaking -ways of entertaining clients8 HomeworkI. Choosing a restaurantcriterion noun plural criteria countable usually plurala standard that yo

2、u use to judge something or make a decision about something標(biāo)準(zhǔn)the criteria we use to select candidates 我們選擇應(yīng)征者的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)criterion forthe criteria for measuring how good schools are 評(píng)判學(xué)校是否優(yōu)秀的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)Academic ability is not the sole criterion for admission to the college. 學(xué)術(shù)能力并不是大學(xué)入學(xué)的唯一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。a set of criteria for iden

3、tifying people who are genuinely ill and unable to work meet/satisfy/fulfil criteria 滿(mǎn)足要求To qualify for a grant, students must satisfy certain criteria. 為了能夠得到資助，學(xué)生們必須要滿(mǎn)足一定的要求。strive verbintransitive formal past tense strove past participle striven to make a great effort to achieve something努力, 奮斗,

4、力爭(zhēng), strive to do somethingI was still striving to be successful. 我正在努力奮斗取得成功。strive for/afterWe must continue to strive for greater efficiency. 我們必須繼續(xù)努力爭(zhēng)取更高效。striving noun uncountable and countablecomment noun uncountable and countable an opinion that you express about someone or something 評(píng)論同義詞 rem

5、arkDoes anyone have any questions or comments? 有沒(méi)有人有問(wèn)題或評(píng)論？comment on/about2uncountable criticism or discussion of something someone has said or done 批評(píng)或討論The speech received much comment in the press. 該演說(shuō)遭到了報(bào)界的批評(píng)。comment verb intransitive and transitive to express an opinion about someone or somethi

6、ng評(píng)論，評(píng)價(jià)同義詞 remarkcomment onPeople were always commenting on my sisters looks. 人們總是對(duì)我妹妹的長(zhǎng)相品頭論足。 cleanliness noun uncountable the practice of keeping yourself or the things around you clean清潔a high standard of cleanliness 非常潔凈good/poor value (for money) BrE The lunch special is really good value. 這頓特殊

7、午餐真是便宜。At only 45 a night, the hotel is great value for money. 這家飯店的房間只要45英鎊，真是優(yōu)惠。value for money British English (=good value, or the quality of being good value) 價(jià)廉物美Every customer is looking for value for money. 每位顧客都在尋找價(jià)廉物美的商品。 Speaking.Can you mention one restaurant that you think is memorable

8、in the city where you live now? Please explain the reason. Cleanliness Quality of food Speed of service Location Service Value for money II. Reading PortersPara.1sole adjective only before noun the sole person, thing etc is the only one 單獨(dú)的，唯一的同義詞 onlythe sole American in the room 屋子里唯一的一個(gè)美國(guó)人Griffit

9、hs is the sole survivor of the crash. 是這次撞車(chē)事故中唯一的幸存者。The story was published with the sole purpose of selling newspapers. 這個(gè)故事的出版就只有一個(gè)目的，即促銷(xiāo)報(bào)紙。Derek has sole responsibility for sales in Dublin. 在都柏林唯一的職責(zé)就是負(fù)責(zé)銷(xiāo)售。price verb transitive 1 usually in passive to decide the price of something that is for sa

10、le 總是以被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)形式出現(xiàn)，為銷(xiāo)售商品定價(jià)a reasonably priced apartment 一間定價(jià)合理的公寓be priced at somethingTickets are priced at 75 each. 票價(jià)定為每張75英鎊。popular1 liked by a lot of people 受人喜愛(ài)的，受人歡迎的反義詞 unpopularHilary was popular at school. 在學(xué)校大家都喜歡希拉里。a popular holiday resort 一個(gè)人們都喜愛(ài)前往的度假勝地Coffee is probably the most popular

11、drink in the world. 咖啡可能是全世界人們最喜愛(ài)的飲品。hugely/enormously/immensely etc popular Guerreros music is hugely popular in Latin America. 的音樂(lè)在拉丁美洲得到大多數(shù)人的喜愛(ài)。popular with/amongThe President is very popular with Jewish voters. 這位總統(tǒng)得到猶太人選民的支持。2 only before noun done by a lot of people in a society, group etc 大眾的

12、The government has little popular support among women voters. 這屆政府得不到婦女選民的支持。popular belief/opinion/view (=a belief, opinion etc that a lot of people have) 大家的信仰/意見(jiàn)/觀點(diǎn) 3 only before noun relating to ordinary people, or intended for ordinary people 流行的American popular culture.美國(guó)流行文化Explanation Para.

13、2evolve verb intransitive and transitive1 if an animal or plant evolves, it changes gradually over a long period of time 演變evolve fromFish evolved from prehistoric sea creatures. 魚(yú)是由史前海洋動(dòng)物演變而來(lái)的。2 to develop and change gradually over a long period of time 發(fā)展The school has evolved its own style of tea

14、ching. 這所學(xué)校逐漸發(fā)展了自己的教學(xué)風(fēng)格。Businesses need to evolve rapidly. 企業(yè)需要迅速發(fā)展。evolve out ofThe idea evolved out of work done by British scientists. 這個(gè)想法是從英國(guó)科學(xué)家的工作中逐漸得來(lái)的。evolve intoThe group gradually evolved into a political party. 這個(gè)團(tuán)體逐漸演變成一個(gè)政黨。air conditioning noun uncountable a system that makes the air in

15、 a room or building cooler and drier 冷氣系統(tǒng)air-conditioned adjectiveair conditioner noun countable a machine that makes the air in a room or building cooler and drier 空調(diào)interior noun1 countable usually singular the inner part or inside of something 內(nèi)部反義詞 exteriorThe interior of the church was dark. 這家

16、教堂的內(nèi)部漆黑一片。the cars warm interior 這輛車(chē)?yán)锩婧軠嘏? the interiorthe part of a country that is farthest away from the coast 內(nèi)部地帶The interior of the country is mainly desert. 這個(gè)國(guó)家的內(nèi)陸地區(qū)主要是沙漠。3 Minister/Department of the Interior 內(nèi)政部the government minister or department that deals with matters within a country

17、rather than abroadinterior adjective only before noun inside or indoors 內(nèi)部的反義詞 exteriorThe interior walls are all painted white. 內(nèi)墻全都漆成了白色。 ExplanationPara. 3distinctive adjectivehaving a special quality, character, or appearance that is different and easy to recognize與眾不同的, 有特色的a rock band with a d

18、istinctive sounddistinctively adverbdistinctiveness noun uncountablegroup dining facility nounplural facilities1 facilities plural rooms, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose 設(shè)施，設(shè)備All rooms have private facilities (=private bathroom and toilet). 所有的屋子都有公私人使用的設(shè)施。The hotel

19、 has its own pool and leisure facilities. 這家飯店有自己的游泳池和休閑設(shè)施。toilet facilities 廁所設(shè)施childcare facilities 照料兒童的設(shè)施2 countable usually singular a special part of a piece of equipment or a system which makes it possible to do something 工具Is there a call-back facility on this phone? 這部電話有沒(méi)有回?fù)芄δ?？a bank accou

20、nt with an overdraft facility 一個(gè)可以透支的銀行賬戶(hù)3 countable a place or building used for a particular activity or industry, or for providing a particular type of service （進(jìn)行特殊活動(dòng)或工業(yè)生產(chǎn)的）地方，樓房a top-secret research facility 一個(gè)高度機(jī)密的研究地點(diǎn)the finest indoor sports facility in the US 一個(gè)在美國(guó)最好的室內(nèi)健身樓 mezzanine noun cou

21、ntable 1 a small floor that is built between two other floors in a building(尤指介于一層與二層之間的)夾層樓A young woman was sitting at a desk on the mezzanine floor. 這位年輕的婦女坐在位于夾層樓的桌子邊。2 American English the lowest balcony in a theatre, or the first few rows of seats in that balcony(戲院中的)包廂Explanation： Para. 4pri

22、de noun 驕傲He wore his medals with pride. 他充滿(mǎn)了驕傲之情佩戴上自己的獎(jiǎng)?wù)?。pride inHe takes great pride in his childrens achievements. 他對(duì)自己子女取得的成績(jī)而感到驕傲。pridepride yourself on (doing) somethingto be especially proud of something that you do well, or of a good quality that you havea restaurant that prides itself on sp

23、eed of service 一家以服務(wù)速度快而著稱(chēng)的飯店She prides herself on being a good listener. 她總是為自己是一名良好的傾聽(tīng)者而自豪。cater verb intransitive and transitive to provide and serve food and drinks at a party, meeting etc, usually as a business 提供餐飲cater forThis is the biggest event weve ever catered for. 這是我們提供餐飲服務(wù)規(guī)模最大的一次活動(dòng)。Jo

24、an has catered functions for up to 200 people. .需要給200人提供餐飲服務(wù)。cater for somebody/something phrasal verbto provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want 滿(mǎn)足需要an LA bank catering to Asian businesses 一個(gè)洛杉磯銀行提供服務(wù)給亞洲企業(yè)catering noun uncountablethe activity of providing and serving

25、food and drinks at parties, meetings etc for money 餐飲服務(wù)Who did the catering? 誰(shuí)掌管餐飲服務(wù)?catering business/service etc 餐飲生意/服務(wù)corporate adjective only before noun belonging to or relating to a corporation 企業(yè)的The company is moving its corporate headquarters (=main offices) from New York to Houston. 這家公司將

26、公司總部從紐約搬到了休斯敦.the corporate culture (=the way that people in a corporation think and behave) 公司文化corporately adverbtasting noun countable an event that is organized so that you can try different foods or drinks to see if you like them 品嘗活動(dòng)a wine and cheese tasting 葡萄酒和奶酪的品嘗活動(dòng)taste v. n. presentation

27、 nounTALKcountable an event at which you describe or explain a new product or idea 講演We will begin a series of presentations to help the public fully understand our system.我們將開(kāi)始一個(gè)系列講演，幫助公眾全面了解我們的體系。make/give a presentation Im going to ask each of you to make a short presentation. 我將讓每一個(gè)人都作一段小講演。call

28、 in phrasal verbBritish English to visit a person or place while you are on your way to somewhere else 順道拜訪call in on/atCould you call in on Mum on your way home? 你能在回家的路上順便看看媽媽嗎？ Speaking.l an end-of-year office partyl an evening with a new client and his/her partnerl a corporate event to launch a

29、new product or servicel a negotiation for a contract with a new clientl an end-of-week meal with a small group of colleaguesIII. Making conversation Listening.1. D2. B 3. H 4. F5. Acustom noun1 uncountable and countable something that is done by people in a particular society because it is tradition

30、al 風(fēng)俗local/ancient/French etc custom 當(dāng)?shù)? 古老的/法國(guó)風(fēng)俗The guide offers information on local customs. 這位導(dǎo)游介紹著當(dāng)?shù)氐娘L(fēng)俗情況。it is the custom (for somebody) to do something Its the custom for the brides father to pay for the wedding. 有新娘的父親出現(xiàn)辦婚禮是風(fēng)俗。the custom of doing somethingThe custom of naming women after flo

31、wers is becoming less common. 以花的名字來(lái)給婦女命名的風(fēng)俗以漸漸不時(shí)興了。2 customs plural 海關(guān)She was stopped at customs and questioned. 她在海關(guān)被叫住并接受詢(xún)問(wèn)。It took ages to clear customs (=be allowed through customs) but then we were out of the airport quite quickly. 我們?cè)谵k理清關(guān)手續(xù)時(shí)花了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，但是之后我們得以迅速地離開(kāi)機(jī)場(chǎng)。customs officers 海關(guān)官員apparent

32、 adjective1 easy to notice 顯而易見(jiàn)的同義詞 obviousit is apparent (that)It soon became apparent that we had a major problem. 很快我們就發(fā)現(xiàn)我們遇到了大問(wèn)題。it is apparent from something thatIt is apparent from scientific studies that the drug has some fairly nasty side effects. 科學(xué)研究表明，這種藥物的副作用非常不好。it is apparent to somebo

33、dy thatIt was apparent to everyone that he was seriously ill. 大家都看得出他身體極度不好。luggage (= baggage)Cape Town 開(kāi)普敦Were a long way from a decision.a long wayvery much, far, or a great amount or degree 很遠(yuǎn)的路Were still a long way from achieving our sales targets. 我們離銷(xiāo)售目標(biāo)還有很大的距離。Psychiatry has come a long way

34、(=developed a lot) since the 1920s. 精神病學(xué)自從20世界20年代已經(jīng)發(fā)展了很多。heavy FOOD solid and making your stomach feel full and uncomfortable難消化的（食物）反義詞 lighta heavy meal Listening.Vegetarian n.素食者；素食主義者adj素食的；素食主義的steak n.(供煎, 烤等的)肉, 魚(yú), 肉片, 魚(yú)片, 肉排, 牛排 Speaking.IV. Oral Practicel 個(gè)人情況hobbies and interests your fam

35、ily l 衣著favorite clothes what you want to wear to workl 工作a typical day in your job your first jobyour company your colleagues job sharing a job you would like a recent business tripl 語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)the best way to learn a languageusing English in your jobyour language coursel 描述事物/地點(diǎn)/人a place you would like t

36、o livethe advantages of living in a large citya person you admireyour best/worst holiday your favorite shoppublic transport where you liveAdditional Reading on ClothesA:Im the manager of the loan department of a large bank in Los Angeles. I guess Im pretty conservative. I usually wear a three-piece

37、suit to work. I like plain shirts, striped ties, and regular black shoes.我是位于洛杉基一家大銀行信貸部的經(jīng)理。我想我算是比較保守的人。我總是穿著三件套的西服去上班。我喜歡素色襯衫、條形領(lǐng)帶和傳統(tǒng)的黑鞋。Patterned clothes, checked tie, spot tie, dotted tieB.Im a lawyer with a firm in Boston. Im really interested in clothes. I usually wear a suit, and I like colorf

38、ul shirts and patterned ties. I often wear suspenders, too. 我是波士頓一家律師事務(wù)所的律師。我特別喜歡服裝。我總是穿著西服，我喜歡顏色鮮艷的襯衫和有圖案的領(lǐng)帶。我還總是穿著吊帶褲。C.Im a marketing executive with a large advertising agency in Chicago. I like to look professional, so I usually wear a suit with a medium-length skirt, and a simple blouse. I like

39、 strong colors: red or purple are my favorites.我是芝加哥一家大型廣告公司市場(chǎng)部的高級(jí)管理人員。我喜歡看上去很職業(yè)化，所以我總是穿著西服和中等長(zhǎng)度的裙子和一件樣式簡(jiǎn)單的女式襯衫。我喜歡亮麗的色彩：紅色或紫色是我最喜歡的顏色。 D.I work in the mailroom of a Wall Street firm. I wear casual clothes: an open-neck shirt, or T-shirt, and jeans, and sneakers. Anything comfortable. Oh, and I alwa

40、ys wear an earring- some of the older guys dont like it. 我在華爾街一家公司的信件部門(mén)工作。我總是穿著休閑裝：一件開(kāi)領(lǐng)襯衫或T恤，一條牛仔褲和一雙旅游鞋。只要是舒服的衣服。啊，我總是帶著耳環(huán)，一些年歲大的人看不慣它。口語(yǔ)練習(xí) Dressl How do you normally dress for work or college?參考答案：My company doesnt have a dress code for its employees. So I normally dress casual clothes, such as je

41、ans, a sweater and a pair of trainers (sneakers).Sportswear, leisurewear, casual clothes, sneakers, trainers, jeansformal clothes, suit, tie, leather shoes, l Do you think companies should have a dress code for their employees?code nounLAWS/BEHAVIOURcountablea set of rules, laws, or principles that

42、tell people how to behavetheir moral code 道德法規(guī)Each state in the US has a different criminal and civil code. 美國(guó)每個(gè)州的民法和刑法都不同。The judge ruled that there had been no breach of the code. 法官判決該案件沒(méi)有違反法規(guī)。There were plans to introduce a dress code (=rules about what to wear) for civil servants. 政府有計(jì)劃引入公務(wù)員著裝制

43、度。參考答案：Yes. I think companies must project a professional and smart image. Therefore, a dress code can help build up the ject verbCALCULATEtransitive to calculate what something will be in the future, using the information you have now 計(jì)算The company projected an annual growth rate of 3%. 該公

44、司計(jì)算出年增長(zhǎng)率為3%。be projected to do somethingTotal expenditure is projected to rise by 25%. 總支出經(jīng)過(guò)計(jì)算后將會(huì)增長(zhǎng)25%。FILMtransitive to make the picture of a film, photograph etc appear in a larger form on a screen or flat surface 放映project something onto somethingShe projected the slide onto the wall. 她把幻燈片在墻上播放。

45、YOURSELFtransitive to try to make other people have a particular idea about you 展現(xiàn)出某種特定形象I hope the team will project a smart, professional image. 我希望這個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)能夠展現(xiàn)出精明、專(zhuān)業(yè)的形象。project yourself (as something)his attempts to project himself as a potential leader 他努力想展現(xiàn)出一個(gè)未來(lái)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者的形象PLAN be projectedto be planned

46、 to happen in the future打算the projected closure of the hospital 該家醫(yī)院預(yù)計(jì)關(guān)閉l Do you think it necessary to be smartly dressed for promotion?參考答案：No, I dont think so. I believe promotion means hands-on experience, better qualifications, loyalty to a company and current performance rather than smart dress

47、es.l In the future, do you think business people will dress more formally or less formally?參考答案： I believe people are bound to/will/ are set to/ dress less formally in the future because most staff are likely to have flexible time and work from home. In the future, they wont need to dress formally.

48、談對(duì)未來(lái)事物的看法willwould be bound to be set tobe likelybe unlikelythe chances are that V. Vocabulary Consolidation on Unit 2a (page 163)VI. Memo Writing參考答案：To: All Project Team MembersFrom: David Guan, Project Team Leader Date: 12 May 2002 Subject: Cancellation of project meetingOur next project meeting

49、will be cancelled because two members will be abroad for a trade fair in France on May 13. Shall we meet again at 9am on 19 May? Besides, you should hand in your suggestion for the agenda by May 15. VII. SpeakingCorporate hospitalityhospitality noun uncountable 1 friendly behaviour towards visitors好

50、客,盛情T(mén)hanks for your hospitality over the past few weeks. 感謝你在過(guò)去的幾周里對(duì)我的盛情款待。2 services such as food and drink that an organization provides for guests at a special event 款待the use of a yacht for corporate hospitality 將游艇用作公司款待corporate hospitality=entertainment provided by companies for their custome

51、rs 公司的款待Mixing business with pleasure1. mealfact-finding adjectivefact-finding trip/visit/mission etcan official trip, visit etc during which you try to find out facts and information about something for your organization, government etc 調(diào)查事實(shí)的行程a group of US congressmen on a fact-finding mission to

52、Northern Ireland 一群美國(guó)眾議會(huì)的議員們前往北愛(ài)爾蘭調(diào)查情況mission noun countableJOBan important job that someone has been given to do, especially when they are sent to another place 重要的工作Her mission was to improve staff morale and output. 她的工作就是要鼓舞員工的士氣和生產(chǎn)能力。substantial adjective large in amount or number 巨大的同義詞 consid

53、erableWe have the support of a substantial number of parents. 我們得到了大多數(shù)家長(zhǎng)的支持。a substantial salary 大筆薪酬a substantial breakfast 豐盛的早餐The document requires substantial changes. 這份文件需要大量的修改。2. operaorder nounFOR FOOD OR DRINKFOR GOODS countablea) a request by a customer for a company to supply goods 訂貨Goods will be sent within 24 hours of receiving your order. 在接到訂單24小時(shí)之內(nèi)貨物即會(huì)送達(dá)。The government has placed an order for (=asked a company to supply) new weapons.Please complete the enclosed order form. 請(qǐng)把隨信附寄的訂單填寫(xiě)完整。b) goods that you have ordered from a comp