Unit 10 Managers and CEOs
Section I Listening and Conversation
Section II Reading Comprehension
Section III Writing and Translating
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Section I
Listening and Conversation
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Section I
Listening and Conversation
Part I Leading in
Part II Putting in use
Part III Further Practice for better use
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
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Part I Leading in
1. Pre-class Work
2. Revision
3. Warming up for the new class
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1. Pre-class Work
• Collect some conference schedules；
• Find out the patterns and expressions
used for arrangements for conferences,
preside over meetings, interview
mangers, make appointments with
clients or managers or have
conversations in offices, etc. as many
as possible
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3. Warming up for the new class
1) Present your collections；
2) Teacher’s comment and put the collections
into a data bank；
3) New materials presentation.
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Conference Program
Turner Communications
5th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
Wednesday, September 17th, Ramada Hotel
PROVISIONAL PROGERAMME
18:00
Arrival of directors and staff
18:30
Arrival of guests
5th Anniversary folders (文件夹) will be issued to guests on arrival
Cocktails will be served
19:00
Introduction by Susan Williams, Marketing Manager, acting as Hostess of Ceremony
19:15
Opening address (Sally Turner, Managing Director)
19:30
Slides presentation (Mandy Lim, Administration Manager)
20:00
Buffet supper (自助晚宴)
21:30
Toastmaster (宴会主持人) (John Stevens, Public Relations Manager)
21:45
Closing address (Suzanne Sutcliffe, Marketing Manager)
Drinks will be served until 23:00
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Part II Putting in use
1. Situations
2. Acting and Commenting
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1. Situations
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Place: in the manager’s office
Characters: Mr. Smith, reporter
Task: Mr. Smith is a manager of
a
company. He is talking about his
management of human resources with a
reporter.
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Place: in a meeting room
Characters: Manager, the staff
Task: the manager chairs a business
meeting in his company
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Part III Further Practice
1. Furthering and Practicing
2. Listening and completing
3. Responding
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1. Furthering and Practicing
• Practice the dialogues on Page
176 of the Textbook in groups,
and try to further them
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2. Listening and completing
• Listen to a dialogue and complete it by
filling in the blanks on Page 176 of the
Textbook (Exercise 3). Also work in
groups.
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3. Responding
• Practice Exercise 2 on Page 176 of the
Textbook orally . Give the English equivalent of the Chinese. The whole class work
together.
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The Dialogue
• Y: Mr. Brown, ___________________ (你收到通知) that we are
going to hold a board meeting on Wednesday, November 28th?
• B: No, not yet. Where are we going to have it?
• Y: ___________________________. (下午2:30在董事会办公室。)
• B: Oh, I see. What are we going to discuss at the meeting?
• Y: __________________, (很多事情) such as the minutes of the last
board meeting, matters arising from it, the applications for the post of
assistant accountant, etc.
• B: But I have made an appointment with a client at that time.
• Y: ________________. (因为会议很重要,恐怕您得取消您的约会.)
• B: Let me think of it.
• Y: But the CEO said ________________. (每位董事都必须出席.)
• B: Oh, in that case, I’ll change my appointment for another time.
• Y: _________________. (好的). See you then.
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• B: See you.
Part IV
Aptitude Test and Guidance
1. Match after you listen
2. Judge after you listen
3. Make after you learn
4. Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
5. Assignment
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1. Match after you listen
• With the given diagram, listen to a dialogue,
match the information in Column A with the
choices in Column B.
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2. Judge after you listen
• Listen to a dialogue, make a choice from A,
B, C or D to each of the questions given on
the blackboard.
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3. Make after you learn
• Make a short
dialogue of your own
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4. Self-assessment and
Teacher’s Guidance
• Check the answers to 1 and 2, give
brief explanations; Score your own
paper ; and hand in your paper.
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5. Assignment
A. Workbook Page153—1-6
B. Read fluently the passage on page 185
of your Textbook New Practical English
and try to understand it as possible as you
can by using a dictionary.
C. Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism
and the Passage in Unit 10
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Section II
Reading Comprehension
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Section II
Reading Comprehension
Part I Leading in
Part II Comprehension and Practicing
Part III Further Practice
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
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Part I. Leading in
1. Revision
2. Warming up for the new class
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1. Revision
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1) ask several students to recite
the practical sentences for
tourism in Unit 10 and the others
repeat
2) ask students to answer
teacher’s questions according to
the Passage for tourism in Unit 10
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2. Warming up for the new class
• Work in groups of four or five to talk
about the manager
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Part II Comprehension and Practicing
1. Checking and Explaining
2. Retelling
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1. Checking and Explaining
• True or false questions according to the
passage on page 180 of the Textbook;
• Answer questions in detail according to the
passage.
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Language Points
schedule v. plan for a certain future time, put into a regular timetable 列
时间表 定时间
n. a timetable of things to be done, program 时间表
e.g.The
meeting is scheduled to take place next week.
accomplish v. succeed in doing or finishing something 达到（目的），
完成（计划 等），实现
e.g. We can accomplish whatever they can , and with better results.
bind v. cause to obey, esp. by a law or a promise, tie 使受…的约束
e.g. Since I am bound by my promise to help them, I’ll never eat my words.
binding a. (on) that must be obeyed
e.g.The contract is binding on both parties.
point n. the idea contained in something said or done, which gives meaning
to the whole 要点, 含义, 道理, 作用
What’s the point in telling her again?
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efficiency n. the quality of being able to do a task successfully
and without wasting time or energy 效率, 效能
e.g.Increased efficiency can release the workers for other tasks.
hesitation n. a pause or slight delay in something that you are
doing, usually because you are worried,
embarrassed, or uncertain 犹豫, 踌躇
e.g.After some hesitation he went back to the house.
lean v. bend (from waist), be in a position that is not upright 屈身, 弯腰
e.g.He leaned over to hear what she was saying.
position n. a post or job in a company or organization, involving
professional, managerial or clerical work, not manual work 工作, 职务
e.g.His father has lost his position in that company for taking bribes.
figure (out) v. consider, believe
e.g.They figured he was the best person available.
(Para.3) The manager willingly said, “Fire away.”
“那你就问吧。”
Fire away is a verbal phrase that means go ahead.
Example: All right, fire away, Tom, I’m listening.
Well, to begin with, do you hold regularly scheduled meetings
with your subordinates?
“啊，首先请问您是否定期召集下属开会？”
To begin with is a parenthesis here. It can be replaced by to
start with. Regularly scheduled can also be spelled with a
hyphen between them as regularly-scheduled. A participle
with a premodifying adverb , usually showing the manner or
mode of the verb action, can be used as a noun premodifier.
Other examples are: well-paid job, nice-looking man, handwritten signature, hotly debated topic.
Example: To begin with, all went well for him. The handwritten signature should be followed by a typed signature.
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(Para.7) I listen while my people review and analyze what they
accomplished last week...
“我听取下属总结分析上一周所做的工作…”
What introduces an object clause, meaning the thing that
and it is often translated as“什么事情／东西／话语”等。
Example: I can’t describe what I felt at that moment.
(Para 9) What would be the point of having the meeting if they
weren’t?
当然有约束力。如果没有约束力，开会还有什么意义呢？
This is an elliptical sentence. After if they weren’t, the words binding
on me and my people are omitted. The word point here means
meaning /purpose /value.
Example:
--- Do you think you can find a decent job after graduation from
college?
---I’m sure I will. But if I don’t, I’ll go on studying. What is the
point of wasting time since we can solve the problem now?
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2. Retelling the story
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Read the passage
again and retell
the story in the
first person.
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Part III Further Practice
1. Simulating and translating
2. Rewriting
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Part IV
Aptitude Test and Guidance
1. Translating
2. Assignment
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1. Translating
1). On behalf of the 55 000 Merrill Lynch employees in 45 countries around the
world, I am honored to accept the Marco Polo Award.
2). We are a leading global financial management and advisory company.
3). The founder of the company, Charles Merrill thought that market opportunities
should be available to everyone ---not just the wealthy elite.
4). China measures its history in millennia.
5). In 1993, at the invitation of the Chinese government, Merrill Lynch became the
first U.S. investment bank to open a representative office in China.
6).Merrill Lynch will continue to be a partner with China in countless ways.
7). We are committed to the unique and critical role that we play in the
advancement of economic and human progress.
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2. Assignment
• Textbook page 180 Passage 1
and Workbook page 156 1-3
• Collect some agendas
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Section III
Writing and Translating
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Section III
Writing and Translating
Part I Leading in
Part II Putting in use
Part III Further Practice
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
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Part I Leading in
1. Checking the assignment
2. Warming up for new class
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Data Bank
Questions
Could I ask you a question about your new project?
What would you like to know?
I would like to ask how you became a “rags-to-riches” CEO.
I wonder how you manage the company?
Could you tell me something about the management of your
staff?
Do you have regular meetings to discuss business?
What do you do at the meetings?
Have you finished the schedule for the celebration?
Have you made a draft of the agenda for the conference?
When shall we have the board meeting?
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Data Bank
Questions
Is everyone required to attend the meeting?
Who do you think could fill the position of the chief engineer?
Who do you think can take the place of the general manager?
Have you got everything ready for the conference?
What’s the next item to discuss?
Why can’t Mr. Hopkins attend the meeting?
How do you feel about the proposal?
What are your views on this plan?
Don’t you agree with what Mr. Fisher said just now?
What else do you think we should discuss now?
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Part II Putting in use
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Schedule for World Conference
on Rejoining Severed Limbs (断肢再植)
Beijing
May 6-8
May 6 (Mon.)
8:30 -11:30
11:30 -13:30
13:30 -14:00
14:00 -15:00
15:00 -15:30
15:30 -17:00
Registration
Lunch
Plenary Session: Welcome & Opening Speeches
Review of Rejoining Severed Limbs in China by
Prof. Li Jianeng
Intermission
Transplantation by Prof. Peter Cross
May 7 (Tue.)
8:30 -10:00
10:00 -10:30
10:30 -11:00
11:30 -13:30
13:30 -17:00
17:30 -19:00
Workshop Sessions
Intermission
Plenary Session: Slides & Video
Lunch
Visiting Medical Center
Reception
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May 8 (Wed.)
8:30 -10:00
10:00 -1030
1: 0:30 -11:30
11:30
12:00
Workshop Sessions
Intermission
Workshop Sessions
Meeting Adjourns
Dinner Party
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AGENDA
FOR THE MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Time
To be held in the boardroom
and
at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
place
28th November
Content:
1.To consider the quotation received from H&K Machine Tools
Ltd. for the supply of textile weaving equipment.
2.To consider the applications received for the post of Assistant
Accountant.
3.To review the progress of the Company’s recent sales program
for its synthetic silk.
4.To consider the possibility of establishing a staff club for the
junior staff of the Company.
5. Any other business.
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Part III Further Practice
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Translate the following poster into English. Refer
to the samples and data bank for reference.
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第13届英语教学研讨会会议议程
8:20 - 9:10 报到， 地点：社科楼大厅(Main Lobby)
9:10 - 9:30 全体会议, 施美娟教授致开幕词
9:40 -11:30 分组会议, 发言人：
1. 李英杰教授，题目: 中英语言对比分析
2. 何晓倩女士, 题目: 论学生交际能力的培养…
11:30 -13:30 午餐
13:30 -16:00 专题讨论
16:00 -16:20 休息
16:20 -18:00 晚宴, 研讨会主席致闭幕词
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Part IV Aptitude Test and
Guidance
1. Grammatical rules concerning
the use of conjunctions
2. Applying
3. Self-assessment and Guidance
4. Assignment
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1. Grammatical rules
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2. Applying
Complete the following sentences by choosing from the items given in the
brackets.
a. ________, her poor health was due to the fact that she smokes more than
20 cigarettes a day. (Obviously, Generally)
b. ________, within our society there still exist obvious inequalities. (To sum up,
To begin with)
c. This house is roomy, cool in summer and winter, and ___________
comfortable. (in a few words, in a word)
d. _____________, let me suggest a number of practical applications. (For
concluding, In conclusion)
e. Some people jumped to the ____________ that something must be wrong.
(summary, conclusion)
f. I thought he didn’t like football, he didn’t like swimming and,
_____________, he didn’t like sports at all ( all in all, overall )
g. It had to be recognized that, ____________, I was still a green hand. (after all,
before all)
h. ___________, lack of education is the reason for their low level abilities. (To
conclude, In concluding)
i. Relax, and _________ don’t panic. ( above all, after all )_________, it is
very important that a solution be found quickly. (Clearly, While)
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B. Correct the errors in the following sentences
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But in summary it was a good year for all of them.
And this is, in doubt, wise advice, yet nobody seems to pay any
attention to my feelings about it.
The concluding we can draw is that the decision was made in a
hurry.
The pressures--political, social and, all in all economic--are
growing.
In briefing then do you two agree to join me?
We have a growing population and however we need more and
more food.
All above, there is a severe shortage of water.
He has bought a brand new car and a big house. Obvious, he has
earned a lot of money.
They have come to the conclusion whether something must have
gone wrong with the system.
To sum, the Internet is the best place to search for various
information.
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C. Translate the following sentences into English by
expressing comparison in as many ways as you can:
a.总而言之，我们应该为学生创造一个较好的学习
环境。
b.从上述讨论来看，我们得出的结论是：必须立即采
取措施来控制空气污染。
c.显然，家长必须为孩子们树立一个好榜样。
d.吉姆是一个有能力的人，毕竟他受过良好的教育。
e.我们曾试图帮他摆脱困境，总而言之，我们尽了最
大努力。
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4. Assignment
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Textbook P192-7
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