商務英語第一課(上)

1、1.1 ways of working,Discuss:Suppose now you graduate from college, Which kind of job and working style do you prefer,By working regular hours/ flexible hours ? in a team/ on your own? from home/ in an office? for a boss/ as your own boss,Different Ways of working,Freelance Teleworking Job-sharing Sh

2、ift working Part-time Temping Consultancy Flexitime Hot-desking,Job sharing 工作分擔,Alternative work schedule in which two employees voluntarily share the responsibilities of one full time job, and receive salary and benefits on pro-rata basis (按比例均攤,Shift Work 輪班工作,Work that is broken into chunks of t

3、ime, e.g. the day shift may be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the night shift midnight to 8 a.m., etc,Flexitime,a system in which people work a particular number of hours each week or month, but can change the times at which they start and finish each day,hot-desking 辦公桌輪用,a method of sharing desks, with workers

4、 who are usually working elsewhere booking space to work,Different Ways of working,0 Freelance 1 Teleworking 2 Job-sharing 3 Shift work 4 Part-time 5 Temping 6 Consultancy 7 Flexitime 8 Hot-desking,You work during different parts of the day(eg nights). You sell your work or services to a number of d

5、ifferent companies. You work for different companies for a short time without a permanent contract. You work a number of hours per week or moth but you decide when you start or finish. You dont have a permanent place or office to work at, but you find a place to work when you arrive. You work for a

6、company from home via email, phone or the Internet. You only work for some of the week( not full-time). You do your job for part of the week and another person does it for the other part. You arent employed by a company, but are paid to give specialist advice,B,F,H,A,G,C,I,D,E,Match the 9 ways of wo

7、rking with the descriptions,I like it because its only for a couple of months and Im saving up to go round the world. The only problem is sleeping. Your body never knows if its night or day! My children are at school so it lets me spend more time with them. It can get a bit lonely at times. And I mi

8、ss my colleagues and all the office gossip. Its great because Im my own boss but I still work with lots of different people. When one of us wants a week off, the other person does a few extra days so its fairly flexible,temping,Shift working,Part-time, teleworking, job-sharing,teleworking,Freelance,

9、 temping, consultancy,Job-sharing, flexitime,group working,work in groups and think of one more advantage or disadvantage for each way of working in exercise 2,4. Advantage or disadvantage for each way of working,You choose the job,No job security,Organize your work time,Need to be self-disciplined

10、no sense of belonging,Reading-P7,Open your mind,Plan for disaster,Get organized,Set your limits,Put pen to paper,Dont feel guilty,Two become one,Words and phrases,share credit and blame embrace brainpower scenario inevitable over-optimistic delegate workload clarify parental leave make up for,Listen

11、ing: Listen for information,Directions: You will hear the passage 3 times. For the first time, finish the first question in Part 2. For the second time, finish the first question in Part 1 and the second and third question in Part 2. For the last time, complete the second question in Part 1,Working

12、from home,7:30 get up, get the kids ready 8:30 9:00 12:00 14:30,take kids to school,Start work,Have lunch,finish work & get the children,Working from home,1-1. What does she say is important when working from home? Have a time table and stick to it,2-2. how long has she been with her current employe

13、r? How long has she been home-working? Employer: since she left school. Home-working: 5 years,2-3. Is she doing anything different from normal this week? Yes. Shes going into work every day to meet clients,Working from home,1-2. What does she think are some of the advantages and disadvantages of this way of working? Advantages: You spend more time with the children More flexibility The company saves money on office space No commuting Disadvantages: Sometimes yo