世紀(jì)商務(wù)閱讀unit1

UNIT1

BusinessLanguage

世紀(jì)商務(wù)英語閱讀教程基礎(chǔ)篇Ⅱ大連理工大學(xué)電子音像出版社http://ContentsReadingSkillFocusWordFormationReadingMosaicPart1Part2Part3ReadingLongSentences

Longsentencesareusuallycomplicatedanddifficulttounderstand.Theyoftenconsistofoneorseveralofthefollowingsentenceelements:

subordinateclause; parenthesis;present/pastparticipleasadverbialmodifierorabsoluteconstruction;parallelstructure,etc.Thekeytodealwithalongsentenceistoseizethemainbodyofthesentence,thesentencetrunk.Sothefirststepistoidentifythesubjectpredicate,andobjectofthesentence.Aslongasthesentencetrunkisclear,thesentencestructurewillstandout.Thenitwillbeeasytounderstandthewholesentence.ReadingSkillFocus

A.GuidedPracticeB.ChallengeYourself!Sample1Sample2Sample3Sample4Task1Task2Task3ReadingSkillFocusSample1

Behavioristssuggestthatthechildwhoisraisedinanenvironmentwheretherearemanystimuliwhichdevelophisorhercapacityforappropriateresponseswillexperiencegreaterintellectualdevelopment.Thesentencetrunk:__________________________________________.

閱讀包含多個(gè)從句的長句時(shí)，首先找到主句的主體部分（即主語、謂語和賓語），再確定從句的主體部分，如果從句中還有從句，再確定下面一層從句的主、謂、賓。注意閱讀時(shí)一層一層進(jìn)行，先把同一層次的內(nèi)容看完，再看下一層次的內(nèi)容。該長句包含了四個(gè)從句：that...，who...，where...，which...。句子主干為：Behavioristssuggestthat-clause。

ReadingSkillFocus

A.GuidedPractice

that引導(dǎo)賓語從句，從句的主干是thechild...willexperiencegreaterintellectualdevelopment；whoisraisedinanenvironment是定語從句，修飾先行詞child；wheretherearemanystimuli是定語從句，修飾先行詞environment；whichdevelophisorhercapacityforappropriateresponses是定語從句，修飾先行詞stimuli。

譯文：行為主義者認(rèn)為，如果兒童的成長環(huán)境里有許多刺激因素，這些因素又有利于其適當(dāng)反應(yīng)能力的發(fā)展，那么，兒童的智力就會(huì)發(fā)展到較高的水平。ReadingSkillFocusSample1

A.GuidedPracticeSample2

Forafamilyoffour,forexample,itismoreconvenientaswellascheapertositcomfortablyathome,withalmostunlimitedentertainmentavailablethantogooutinsearchofamusementelsewhere.

Thesentencetrunk:__________________________________________.閱讀包含插入語的長句時(shí)，先略掉插入語，把主句的意思看完，然后再看插入部分。插入語常用來交代某句話是誰說的，說話人是什么身份，或修飾、解釋、補(bǔ)充前面的內(nèi)容等。從形式上看，插入語的出現(xiàn)有明顯標(biāo)志：用雙破折號(hào)或雙逗號(hào)與主句隔開。

該句的主干結(jié)構(gòu)為：itismoreconvenient...tosit...thantogoout...，是一個(gè)比較結(jié)構(gòu)。

ReadingSkillFocus

A.GuidedPractice

該句中it是形式主語，真正的主語是：tositcomfortablyathome，與togooutinsearchofamusementelsewhere作比較。句首的forafamilyoffour作狀語，表示條件；介詞短語forexample和withalmostunlimitedentertainmentavailable作插入語，其中第二個(gè)介詞短語作伴隨狀語，修飾tositcomfortablyathome。

譯文：譬如，對(duì)于一個(gè)四口之家來說，舒舒服服地在家中看電視，就能看到幾乎數(shù)不清的娛樂節(jié)目，這比到外面別的地方去消遣又便宜又方便。ReadingSkillFocusSample2

A.GuidedPracticeSample3

TakinghiscuefromIbsen’sADoll’sHouse,inwhichtheheroine,Nora,leaveshomebecausesheresentsherhusband’streatingherlikeachild,thewriterLuXunwarnedthatNorawouldneedmoneytosupportherself;shemusthaveeconomicrightstosurvive.

Thesentencetrunk:__________________________________________.

閱讀包含分詞短語作狀語或獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)的句子時(shí)，首先要確定主句的主謂結(jié)構(gòu)，不要誤將分詞當(dāng)成謂語。分詞狀語就是指用doing或done引導(dǎo)的伴隨狀語?原因狀語等；獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)有時(shí)由with引導(dǎo)，看似主謂結(jié)構(gòu)，但實(shí)際上其動(dòng)詞部分只是分詞，并不是真正的謂語。主句最重要的特征就是有完整的主謂結(jié)構(gòu)，尤其是獨(dú)立的謂語部分，而單獨(dú)的分詞不能做謂語，由此可區(qū)分主謂結(jié)構(gòu)與分詞狀語及獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)。

該句的主干結(jié)構(gòu)LuXunwarnedthat-clause。

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A.GuidedPractice

that引導(dǎo)賓語從句；TakinghiscuefromIbsen’sADoll’sHouse是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語，現(xiàn)在分詞taking的邏輯主語是LuXun;inwhich引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，修飾先行詞ADoll’sHouse;句中分號(hào)后是另一個(gè)完整的句子。

譯文：易卜生的劇作《玩偶之家》中的女主人公娜拉離家出走，因?yàn)樗鲪核恼煞蛳駥?duì)待孩子一樣來對(duì)待她。作家魯迅從中得到啟示，從而告誡人們娜拉需要錢來養(yǎng)活自己。她要生存就必須有經(jīng)濟(jì)上的權(quán)利。ReadingSkillFocusSample3

A.GuidedPractice

Priortothetwentiethcentury,womeninnovelswerestereotypesoflackinganyfeaturesthatmadethemuniqueindividualsandwerealsosubjecttonumerousrestrictionsimposedbythemale-dominatedculture.Thesentencetrunk:__________________________________________.閱讀包含并列結(jié)構(gòu)的句子時(shí)，先確定句子主干，再確定并列的成分。兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上互相連接而又屬于同一層次并具有相同句法功能的語言結(jié)構(gòu)稱為并列結(jié)構(gòu)。并列結(jié)構(gòu)通常用逗號(hào)隔開，或用and連接。該句的主干為：women...werestereotypesandwere...subjectto...restrictions...。

ReadingSkillFocusSample4

A.GuidedPractice

and連接兩個(gè)并列的系表結(jié)構(gòu)；priortothetwentiethcentury是時(shí)間狀語；thatmadethemuniqueindividuals是定語從句，修飾先行詞features

；imposedbythemale-dominatedculture是過去分詞短語作后置定語,修飾restrictions。

譯文：在20世紀(jì)以前，小說中的婦女們都是一個(gè)模式。她們沒有任何特點(diǎn)，因而無法成為具有個(gè)性的人；她們還要屈從于由男性主宰的文化傳統(tǒng)強(qiáng)加給她們的種種束縛

。ReadingSkillFocusSample4

A.GuidedPracticeTask1

MatchColumnAwiththephrasalverbsinColumnBaccordingtothesentence.Atthefoodcenter,nexttotheairbase,ourreporterswatchedashundredsofrefugeemenandwomenpushedtogettherice,flour,oilandmilkthatweregivenonlytothepoorestofthe465,000refugeeslivingincampslikethisallalongthecoast. A BTherice,flour,oilandmilk pushedtogettherice.Thepoorestrefugees watched.Therefugeemenandwomen wereallalongthecoast.Thefoodcenter weregiventothepoorestrefugees.Thecamps werelivingincampslikethis.Ourreporters wasnexttotheairbase.

B.ChallengeYourself!ReadingSkillFocusKey:1.d2.e3.a4.f5.c6.b

Findthetrunkofthefollowingsentences.1.TheAmericaneconomicsystemis,organizedaroundabasicallyprivateenterprise,market-orientedeconomyinwhichconsumerslargelydeterminewhatshallbeproducedbyspendingtheirmoneyinthemarketplaceforthosegoodsandservicesthattheywantmost.Thesentencetrunk:

______________________________________.2.IntheAmericaneconomy,theconceptofprivatepropertyembracesnotonlytheownershipofproductiveresourcesbutalsocertainrights,includingtherighttodeterminethepriceofaproductortomakeafreecontractwithanotherprivateindividual.Thesentencetrunk:_______________________________________.ReadingSkillFocusTask2B.ChallengeYourself!TheAmericaneconomicsystemis…market-orientedeconomy…theconcept…embracesnotonlytheownership…butalsocertainrights…

AnalyzethestructureofthefollowingsentencesandputthemintoChinese.1.Newwaysoforganizingtheworkplace—re-engineeringanddownsizing—areonlyonecontributiontotheoverallproductivityofaneconomywhichisdrivenbymanyotherfactorssuchasjointinvestmentinequipmentandmachinery,newtechnology,andinvestmentineducationandtraining.

Newwaysoforganizingtheworkplace...areonlyonecontributionto...。

ReadingSkillFocusTask3B.ChallengeYourself!安排辦公場(chǎng)所的新方法——業(yè)務(wù)流程再設(shè)計(jì)和小型化——僅僅是對(duì)一種經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)體的全面生產(chǎn)力的一個(gè)貢獻(xiàn)，這一實(shí)體的生產(chǎn)力又由很多其他因素所推動(dòng)，如：設(shè)備和機(jī)器的聯(lián)合投資，新技術(shù)以及用于員工教育和培訓(xùn)的投資。

Numerousothercommercialenterprises,fromtheaterstomagazinepublishers,fromgasandelectricutilitiestomilkprocessors,bringbetterandmoreefficientservicestoconsumersthroughtheuseofcomputers.Advertisementservesdirectlytoassistarapiddistributionofgoodsatreasonablepricetherebyestablishingafirmhomemarketandsomakingitpossibletoprovideforexportatcompetitiveprices.Numerousothercommercialenterprises…bringbetterandmoreefficientservicesto…。Advertisementserves…toassistarapiddistributionofgoods…。ReadingSkillFocusTask3B.ChallengeYourself!不計(jì)其數(shù)的其他商業(yè)企業(yè)，從劇院到雜志出版社，從公用燃?xì)怆娏υO(shè)施到牛奶加工廠，都通過計(jì)算機(jī)的使用給消費(fèi)者帶來更好、更有效率的服務(wù)。廣告能夠直接幫助貨物以比較合理的價(jià)格被迅速分銷出去，因此可以(使公司)建立一個(gè)堅(jiān)固的國內(nèi)市場(chǎng)，同時(shí)也使以具有競爭力的價(jià)格提供出口變得可能。WordFormationRootsMeaningExamplesdomhouse屋，家dome n.圓屋頂；大廈domestica.家庭的；國內(nèi)的domesticate v.馴養(yǎng)dominate v.支配，統(tǒng)治dominance n.支配，統(tǒng)治predominant a.主要的，支配地位的ceed,cedtogo行走，前進(jìn)cede v.割讓，放棄antecedent a.先行的；以前的exceed v.超越precede v.在……之前，先于precedent n.先例；慣例proceed v.繼續(xù)進(jìn)行，前進(jìn)Rootsisttostand站立assist v.幫助；參加consistent a.一致的consistently ad.一貫地exist v.存在，生存insist v.堅(jiān)持；硬要persist v.堅(jiān)持到底resist v.反抗，對(duì)抗flutoflow流動(dòng)fluid n.流體，液體a.流動(dòng)的flush v.奔流；沖洗；(臉)變紅flux n.流動(dòng)；變遷fluency n.流利，流暢affluent a.富裕的WordFormationpartpart,todivide部分，分開partial a.部分的；有偏見的particle n.微粒，極少量particular a.特別的；各自的apartment n.公寓counterpart n.相對(duì)物；副本participate v.參加，參與WordFormationReadingMosaicComprehensiveReadingPracticalReadingFastReadingSupplementaryReadingUsefulWordsandExpressionsComprehensiveReading

IsYourEnglishTooEnglish﹖

EnglishmaybethelanguageofinternationalbusinessbutasAlisonThomasreports,it’snotonlynon-nativespeakerswhoneedtolearnhowtouseiteffectively.AskaSwedishEricsson1executive“TalarduSvenska?”andhemaywellreply“Yes.Butonlyathome.AtworkIspeakEnglish.”EricssonisoneofagrowingnumberofEuropeancompaniesthatuseEnglishastheirofficialcorporatelanguage.ThesecompaniesrecognizeandatthesametimeIncreasethedominanceofEnglishasthelanguageofinternationalcommunication.SoonthenumberofspeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguagewillexceedthatofnativeEnglishspeakers.AlthoughacompanymightuseEnglishasitsofficiallanguageitsemployeesareunlikelytobebilingual.LanguagetrainerJacquieReidthinksweconsistentlyover-estimatethefluencyofnon-nativespeakers.“Wealwaysassumethattheirlanguageskillsareasgoodasoursthattheywillunderstandeverythingwesay.”ReadingMosaicComprehensiveReading4Sohowshouldweadaptouruseoflanguageandwhatarecommonproblems?“Simplifyit”isReid’sadvice.“Don’tovercomplicatethemessage.Reducewhatyou’resayingtomanageablechunks.”Reidalwaystellspeopletolimitthemselvestooneideapersentence.“It’salsoimportanttoslowdownandnottoraiseyourvoice.”Dr.JasminePatel,alanguageconsultantatEurophone,saysdifferentlanguagesalsohavetheirownapproachestodialogue.“TheBritishstartwithidiomaticexpressionssuchasSo,shouldwegetdowntoit

?AndunderstateimportantissueswithphrasessuchasTherecouldbeaslightproblem.TheyalsosayThat’sagoodideabut...whentheymeanNoandtheyrepeatedlyusethewordgetwithdifferentmeanings.

Andworstofalltheyinsistonusinghumourwhichissoculture-specificthatnooneunderstandsit.”

語塊文化限定的ReadingMosaicComprehensiveReadingThemajorityofEnglishnativespeakersareinsensitivetothestressoftryingtounderstandaforeignlanguageinaworkenvironmentbecausetheyrelyonthebusinessworldspeakingtheirlanguage.AtEricsson,however,thisisnotthecase.AttheUKsubsidiary,EricssonTelecommunications,managementtrainingcoursesincludeseminarsonbothlanguageandcrossculturalissues.Afrequentcommentmadeinfollow-upevaluationsisthatincreasedawarenesshasimprovedcommunicationandmoreimportantlygivenparticipantsabetterunderstandingoftheirownlanguageandhowothersmightinterpretit.(380words)NotesEricsson：愛立信公司，世界知名的電信供應(yīng)商和移動(dòng)通訊供應(yīng)商，公司總部位于瑞典。ReadingMosaicPart1Part2ComprehensionCheckVocabularyCheckPart1Part2ComprehensiveReadingReadingMosaicPart1Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.1.Whatmay“TalarduSvenska”mean?A.DoyouspeakSwedish? B.DoyouspeakEnglish?C.CanyouspeakEnglish? D.Doyouuseacomputer?2.WhydomanycompaniesuseEnglishastheirofficialcorporatelanguage?A.TheemployeescanonlyspeakEnglish.B.Englishisthedominantlanguageininternationalbusiness.C.ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishislarge.D.TheywanttodobusinesswithEnglishnativespeakers.

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JacquieReidsuggestsnativespeakersadapttheiruseoflanguageandgivesthefollowingadviceexceptthat_______.A.theyshouldusesimplelanguageB.theyshouldspeakslowlyC.theyshouldraisetheirvoiceandspeakloudlyD.theyshouldexpressoneideainonesentenceComprehensionCheckReadingMosaicWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.AforeignermaynotunderstandthehumourusedbytheBritish.B.TheBritishtendnottosayNowhentheymeanNo.C.MostBritishunderstandforeigner’sdifficultyinusingEnglish.D.It’sadvisabletospeaksimplesentencestonon-nativeEnglishspeakers.WhatdotheBritishreallymeanwhentheysay“That’sagoodideabut...”?A.Theydothinkit’sagoodidea.B.Theyreluctantlyagreewithyou.C.Theydon’tthinkit’sagoodidea.D.Theywanttodiscusstheideawithyou.

ReadingMosaicPart1ComprehensionCheck6.AttheEricssonTelecommunications,_______.A.seminarsonlanguageisincludedinmanagementtrainingcoursesinthatmanagerscan’tspeakEnglishB.seminarsonlanguageandculturalissuesprovetobeuseful.C.participantsoftheseminarshavelearnthowtointerpretotherlanguagesD.participantsoftheseminarsareevaluatedtoseeiftheyhaveimprovedtheircommunicationskillsWhatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.MoreandmorepeoplethroughouttheworldwilllearntospeakEnglish.B.PeoplewilllearntospeakEnglishbettertocommunicatewithnativespeakers.C.Effectivebusinesscommunicationdependsongoodunderstandingofbothlanguageandculture.D.It’snecessarytolearnEnglishgrammarwell.ReadingMosaicPart1ComprehensionCheck1.A2.B3.C4.C5.C6.B7.C

Key:

AnalyzethestructureofthefollowingsentencesandputthemintoChinese.Englishmaybethelanguageofinternationalbusiness.It’snotonlynon-nativespeakerswhoneedtolearnhowtouseiteffectively.2.ThesecompaniesrecognizeandatthesametimeincreasethedominanceofEnglishasthelanguageofinternationalcommunication.

英語是國際商務(wù)語言，不僅僅是非英語國家的人需要學(xué)習(xí)如何有效地使用英語。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________這些公司認(rèn)識(shí)并提高了英語作為國際交流語言的統(tǒng)治地位。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ReadingMosaicPart2ComprehensionCheck

Afrequentcommentmadeinfollow-upevaluationsisthatincreasedawarenesshasimprovedcommunicationandmoreimportantlygivenparticipantsabetterunderstandingoftheirownlanguageandhowothersmightinterpretit.在跟蹤評(píng)價(jià)中經(jīng)常聽到的評(píng)論是，認(rèn)識(shí)的提高改善了溝通，更重要的是讓接受培訓(xùn)者更好地了解自己的語言以及別人是如何理解的。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ReadingMosaicPart2ComprehensionCheckPart1Fillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

VocabularyCheckinterpret bilingualsubsidiary idiomaticunderstate exceed evaluationconsistently1.Theresultsofthecompetition____________ourexpectations.Theauthortriedto____________adifficultprobleminasimplewaytothereaders.3. Thecompanywassoldaccordingtothe____________ofitsassets.4. Theyexaggeratedtheenemy’slossesand____________theirown.ReadingMosaic

exceeded

interpretevaluation

understatedHerworkissometimesgood,buttheproblemisshe’snot____________.The____________companyisoperatedbyayoungmanagerappointedbytheboardofdirectors.Canadaisa(n)____________countrywheretwolanguagesareusedofficially.8. Hehadtheabilitytowritefluentand____________English.ReadingMosaicPart1VocabularyCheckconsistent

subsidiarybilingual

idiomatic

Completethefollowingsentenceswiththewordsformedby‘ceed’,‘ced’,‘sist’,‘flu’and‘part’.

Somepoliticiansfearthatagreeingtotheconcessionwouldsetadangerous_________.Oneoftherequirementsofthejobis_________intwoormoreAfricanlanguages.Shenever_________inanyofourdiscussions,doesshe?She_________withpleasureassheacceptedtheprize.5. ThePrimeMinisteristomeethisEuropean_________todiscussthewaragainstdrugs.ReadingMosaicPart2VocabularyCheck

precedent

fluencyparticipatesflushedcounterparts6. Thenewhybridcropsaremuchbetterat_________disease.7. Itwouldbehelpfulifyouwereto_________thereportwithanintroduction.8. Thegovernmentwasdeterminedto_________withtheelection.Thelandis_________innaturalresources.Theexhibitionwasonlya_________success.ReadingMosaicPart2VocabularyCheck

resistingprecedeproceedaffluentpartial

PracticalReading

OrganizationalStructureIntroductionOrganizationsarestructuredinavarietyofways,dependantontheirobjectivesandculture.Thestructureofanorganizationwilldeterminethemannerinwhichitoperatesanditsperformance.Structureallowstheresponsibilitiesfordifferentfunctionsandprocessestobeclearlyallocatedtodifferentdepartmentsandemployees.Thewrongorganizationstructurewillhinderthesuccessofthebusiness.Organizationalstructuresshouldaimtomaximizetheefficiencyandsuccessoftheorganization.Aneffectiveorganizationalstructurewillfacilitateworkingrelationshipsbetweenvarioussectionsoftheorganization.Itwillretainorderandcommandwhilstpromotingflexibilityandcreativity.ReadingMosaicPracticalReading

Internalfactorssuchassize,productandskillsoftheworkforceinfluencetheorganizationalstructure.Asabusinessexpands,thechainofcommandwilllengthenandthespansofcontrolwillwiden.Thehigherthelevelofskilleachemployeehasthemorethebusinesswillmakeuseofthematrixstructuretomaximizetheseskillsacrosstheorganization.HierarchicalOrganizationInahierarchicalorganization,employeesarerankedatvariouslevelswithintheorganization,andeachlevelisoneabovetheother.Ateachstageinthechain,onepersonhasanumberofworkersdirectlyunderthem,withintheirspanofcontrol.Atallhierarchicalorganizationhasmanylevelsandaflathierarchicalorganizationwillonlyhaveafew.Thechainofcommand(i.e.thewayauthorityisorganized)isatypicalpyramidshape.

ReadingMosaicPracticalReadingDiagram:HierarchicalOrganizationChiefExecutiveManagerAssistantManagerStaffManagerManagerAssistantManagerAssistantManagerAssistantManagerStaffStaffStaffStaffStaffStaffStaffStaffStaffStaffReadingMosaicAdvantagesofHierarchical

OrganizationsDisdvantagesofHierarchicalOrganizationsAuthorityandresponsibilityareclearlydefined.Clearlydefinedpromotionpath.Theorganisationcanbebureaucraticandrespondslowlytochangingcustomerneedsandthemarketwithinwhichtheorganizationoperates.Therearespecialistmanagersandthehierarchicalenvironmentencouragestheeffectiveuseofspecialistmanagers.Communicationacrossvarioussectionscanbepoorespeciallyhorizontalcommunication.Employeesareveryloyaltotheirdepartmentwithintheorganization.Departmentscanmakedecisionswhichbenefitthemratherthanthebusinessasawholeespeciallyifthereisinter-departmentalrivalry.ReadingMosaicPracticalReadingWordstoknow:hierarchicalorganization:層級(jí)制組織 pyramid:金字塔spanofcontrol:管理寬度;直屬下級(jí)人數(shù)bureaucratic:官僚的horizontalcommunication:平行溝通inter-departmentalrivalry:部門間競爭ReadingMosaicPracticalReadingFillintheblanksaccordingtotheintroductionofhierarchicalorganizations.1.Thehierarchicalorganizationranksemployees___________.2.Thechainofcommandisa__________________________.Inahierarchicalorganization,____________________areclearlydefined.Thehierarchicalorganizationisslowinrespondingto___________________.5. Thevarioussectionsinahierarchicalorganizationmightleadto_______________________.6. Thedecisionseachdepartmentmakemightrepresenttheirownbenefitratherthan__________________________.ReadingMosaicPracticalReadingatvariousleveltypicalpyramidshape

authority,responsibility,andpromotionpathchangingcustomerneedsandthemarket

poorcommunication

thebusinessasawhole

FastReading

TipsforGettingPeopletoSlowDownLearninghowtocommunicatewellonthetelephoneisoneofthetopprioritiesformanystudentswhoneedtouseEnglishatwork.Learningthecommonphrasesthatareusedonthetelephonehelpsstudentsknowwhattoexpect.However,whatstudentsoftenneedmostispractice,practice,andmorepractice.Whilehelpful,practicingaintheclassroomisnotalwaysthebestwaytoimprovetelephoningskills.Telephoningrequiresspecialskillsasthereareanumberofdifficultiesthatarisewhentelephoningthatarespecifictotelephoning.Thefirstandforemostdifficultyisnotbeingabletoseethepersonyouarecommunicatingwith.Thislackofvisualcommunicationoftenmakesstudents,whocancommunicatequitesuccessfullyinothersituations,nervousandtherebyhinderstheircommunicativeabilities.

角色扮演role-playReadingMosaicFastReadingAddtothisthetypicalhecticpaceofbusinesscommunicationandyouhaveaparticularlydifficultsituation.Oneofthebiggestproblemsisspeed.Nativespeakers,especiallybusinesspeople,tendtospeakveryquicklyonthetelephone.HerearesomepracticaltipstogetnativespeakersofEnglishtoslowdown!

Immediatelyaskthepersontospeakslowly.Whentakingnoteofanameorimportantinformationrepeateachpieceofinformationasthepersonspeaks.Thisisanespeciallyeffectivetool.Byrepeatingeachimportantpieceofinformationoreachnumberorletterastheyspellitoutyouautomaticallyslowthespeakerdown.Donotsayyouhaveunderstoodifyouhavenot.Askthepersontorepeatuntilyouhaveunderstood.ReadingMosaicFastReading

Rememberthattheotherpersonneedstomakehimself/herselfunderstoodanditisinhis/herinteresttomakesurethatyouhaveunderstood.Ifyouaskapersontoexplainmorethantwicetheywillusuallyslowdown.

Ifthepersondoesnotslowdown,beginspeakingyourownlanguage!

AsentenceortwoofanotherlanguagespokenquicklywillremindthepersonthattheyarefortunatebecauseTHEYdonotneedtospeakadifferentlanguagetocommunicate.Usedcarefully,thisexerciseinhumblingtheotherspeakercanbeveryeffective.Justbesuretouseitwithcolleaguesandnotwithaboss!(375words)ReadingMosaicComprehensionCheck

Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage.Learningthecommonphrasesthatareusedonthetelephoneishelpfulinthattheycanhelpstudentsto__________. A.knowhowtomakeaphonecallinEnglish B.understandthelanguagebetter C.knowhowtorespond D.expectwhatisnext 2. Thefirstandforemostdifficultyintelephoningis__________. A.lackofvisualcommunication B.thatyoucan’thearclearlyonthephone C.inabilitytospeakEnglish D.inabilitytounderstandcommonphrasesReadingMosaicFastReadingComprehensionCheck3.Whenyouarenotingdownanameorimportantinformation,youshould__________.A.writequicklyB.repeatwhatthepersonissayingC.askthepersontorepeatituntilyoufinishwritingD.askthepersontospeakslowly4.Ifyouhaven’tunderstoodtheotherperson,youneedto__________.A.pretendthatyouhaveunderstoodB.askhim/hertorepeatonceC.askhim/hertorepeatuntilyouhaveunderstoodD.asksomeonetotranslate

ReadingMosaicFastReading5. Yourspeakingoneortwosentencesofyournativelanguagewillremindtheotherpersonthat__________. A.youarenotanativeEnglishspeaker B.theyareluckyinthattheycanusetheirnativelanguagetocommunicate C.theyshouldspeakyourlanguage D.youdon’tliketospeakEnglishReadingMosaicComprehensionCheckFastReading1.D2.A3.B4.C5.BKey:SupplementaryReading

WhoNeedsEnglish?AfteryearsofthroughherEnglishlessonsstumblingoverpronunciationsandrulesofgrammar,KimChangEuncameupwithabetteridea.2The33-year-oldscienceteacherswitchedtoChinese.Itwasn’tthatthelanguagewaseasier.ButstudyingChinesefeltlikeawarmhomecoming,areturntoafamiliarcultureandwayofthinking.ChinahasexertedgreatinfluenceonmostofKorea’srecordedhistoryandmanyaspectsoftheKoreanlanguageandculture—fromchopstickstothefamilystructure—arederivedfromChina.AlthoughSouthKoreanshavetheirownalphabettheyoftenuseChinesecharactersfornamesandinnewspapers.Besides,

艱難進(jìn)行slogging使困惑的baffling儒家的ConfucianReadingMosaicSupplementaryReadingwithChinaonitswaytosurpassingtheUnitedStatesasSouthKorea’slargesttradingpartner,shefigureditslanguagewouldbemoreadvantageousinlandingajobinthebusinessworld.“WhenAmericawastheleaderoftheworldweallstudiedEnglish”,Kimsaid,“NowthatChinaisrisingtothetoptheinterestisswayingtowardtheChineselanguage.”Thephenomenonisn’tlimitedtoSouthKorea.ChinesestudiesareboomingthroughoutAsia.AtthelargestchainofprivatelanguageschoolsinJapan,enrollmentinChinesein2003wasdoublethatin2002—displacingFre