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1、Overview of Module 1,1.1 Business Topic: Ways of working Vocabulary: Different ways of working Reading: Offering your staff more flexibility Listening: Working from home Grammar: Present tenses Speaking: A mini-presentation,1.2 Business Skills: Making Contacts Vocabulary: Job responsibilities Readin
2、g: How to be an effective networker Listening: Starting a conversation Speaking: Developing a conversation Writing: Business correspondence 1.3 Exam spotlight: Speaking Test (Introduction & Part1) Answering personal questions Expressing opinions and preferences Speculating Asking the examiner to rep
3、eat a question,1.1 Business Topic: Ways of workingVocabulary: Different ways of working,regular hours flexible hours freelance teleworking job-share job-sharing shift work part-time full-time,正常工作时间 弹性工作时间 (n)自由职业 (n)电子化办公方式,电子办公 (vi/n) 分担工作,工作分担 制 (n)分担工作 轮班工作,倒班制 (n/adj)兼职 (n/adj)全职,全日制的,to be con
4、tinued,temping consultancy specialist advice flexitime hot-desking office gossip,当临时工,任临时雇员 咨询/顾问公司, 提供咨询服务 专业咨询 弹性工作(上班)时间=flextime 办公桌轮用(指将员工分成不同的班次,以便他们能共用一间办公室,办公桌,电脑) 办公室小道消息,办公室流言飞语,1. How do you work most effectively? By working,regular hours / flexible hours? in a team / on your own? from ho
5、me / in an office? for a boss / as your own boss?,to be continued,Useful Expressions routine type of person按部就班的人 have flexible management of time and work get support from each other co-operate with each other share ideas learn from other peoples strong points be more concentrated and efficient in
6、an office have more flexibility feel more relaxed be an dependent type of person who never makes decisions dont want to work under someone,A. You work during different parts of the day (e.g. nights). B. You sell your work or services to a number of different companies. C. You work for different comp
7、anies for a short time without a permanent contract. D. You work a number of hours per week or month but you decide when you start or finish. E. You dont have a permanent place or office to work at but you find a place to work when you arrive.,2. Match the terms of ways of working to the definitions
8、.,shift work,freelance,temping,flexitime,hot-desking,F. You work for a company from home via email, phone or the Internet. G. You only work for some of the week(not full-time). H. You do your job for part of the week and another person does it for the other part. I. You arent employed by a company,
9、but are paid to give specialist advice.,teleworking,part-time,job-sharing,consultancy,3. Match the comments to the different ways of working,Its great because Im my own boss, but I still work with lots of different people.,freelance temping consultancy,I wish I had my own space. I have to carry ever
10、ything around in my bag and sometimes theres nowhere to sit.,hot-desking,I like it because its only for a couple of months and Im saving up to go round the world.,temping,The only problem is sleeping. Your body never knows if it s night or day!,shift work,It can get a bit lonely at times. And I miss
11、 my colleagues and all the office gossip.,teleworking,My children are at school so it lets me spend more time with them.,teleworking part-time flexitime,When one of us wants a week off, the other person does a few extra days so its fairly flexible.,job-sharing,4. Discuss advantages & disadvantages f
12、or ways of working,you choose the job,no job security,organise your work time,you need to be good at self-organisation,gives you your days free,tiring,more free time,less money,lots of variety,hard to progress your career,well paid,no job security,good for work-life balance,not good for people who l
13、ike routine,saves the company money,disorder for employees,1.1 Business Topic: Ways of workingReading: Offering your staff more flexibility,come in take breaks extended breaks core hours redefine Two heads are better than one. time-keeping,到办公室来上班 (v)短暂休假 (n)延长休假 规定的工作时间,核心工作时间 (v)重新定义 人多力量大,人多智广,三个
14、臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮 计时,take days off take days off in lieu /lu:/ flexibility travel to a building work-life balance industries implement busy times of the year quiet times of the year unpaid leave transparent,休假 补休 (n)工作弹性 go to / come to 工作与生活的平衡 行业 (vt)实施 一年中的工作旺季 一年中的工作淡季 (n)无薪休假 (adj)透明的,5. Read the articl
15、e and write the headings into each paragraph.,Note: 本练习与BEC中级阅读考试的第一部分类似，真实考试要求考生阅读四篇短文或一篇有四个段落的较长文章，然后将它们与所给句子分别配对。其中含一范例。该部分测试考生在阅读过程中寻找语篇大意和具体信息的能力。 Reading Skills: Students should read the whole text before putting the headings with the correct paragraphs. Students wont need to understand every
16、word to complete the reading task.,If you do implement flexible working hours but you also need people to attend meetings or have face-to-face time in the office, then establishing certain times of the day when everyone has to work, such as the middle of the day, is a good idea.,Offering your staff
17、more flexibility,c) Fixing core hours,Another option is to offer staff the chance to spend one day a week working from home. For jobs which rely heavily on the use of work from home and probably get a lot more done too without having to face the constant interruptions of an office space.,a) You dont
18、 need to come in today,For staff that typically have busier and quieter times of the year, companies could consider offering them the chance to take extra days off instead of paying more over time. This saves costs while showing a level of respect for staff by making them responsible for their own t
19、ime-keeping.,h) Taking days off in lieu,g) Focus on results no time-keeping,When introducing a system with more flexible working hours, managers often worry too much about when people are starting and finishing their day and trying to control this. However, the real area that you should concentrate
20、on is whether you are achieving your main goals. Many companies have found that staff exceed their objectives when they manage their own hours.,(5) f) Two heads are better than one Two people workinggives rise to increased opportunity to share ideas (6) b) Taking extended breaks unpaid leavefor a fe
21、w months letleave, and return refreshed, bearing new ideas (7) e) Communication and trust is key everyone knowsand every is kept up to date believe your staff can take responsibility,6. Imagine you want to convince your manager to introduce a system of flexible working. Please list your arguments an
22、d present your ideas to the class next time.,The examiner will ask you this kind of question in BEC Vantage Speaking Test,Useful Expressions,You may enjoy flexibility to determine your own work hours by working from home so that you could have better balance between work and life. 在家工作可以灵活决定自己的工作时间,
23、在工作和生活之间找到更好的平衡。 You save on many hidden costs associated with going to work, such as costs of commuting, car wear and tear, fuel, road taxes and parking. 在家工作可以节省许多与上班相关的性成本,比如来回路途成本、汽车磨损、燃料、道路税和停车费等。,There may be less distractions caused by unnecessary interruptions by coworkers and unimportant me
24、eting. 可能会减少来自同事的不必要的干扰,不用参加不重要的会议。 There may be less stress of commuting in busy traffic when the workplace is far from your home. 如果工作场所与住家距离很远,在家工作可以在拥挤的交通中上下班的压力。 People may be happier, healthier and a lot more productive when they are removed from the stresses and distractions of the workplace.
25、 人们一旦摆脱工作中的压力和干扰, 可能会更快乐、更健康、更有效率。,1.1 Business Topic: Ways of workingListening: Working from home,a typical day have the morning off stick to a timetable It isnt for you. It gives me flexibility. save money on office space go into work meet clients,典型工作日 早晨休息 遵守时间表 这不适合你。 它给我提供了灵活性。 节省办公用地成本 去上班 见客
26、户,invite sb over to some place every so often catch up on the gossip colleague commute on the bus,邀请某人到某个地方 每隔一段时间 念叨八卦 同事 乘公交车上下班,What is important when working from home? Have a _ and stick to it. What are the advantages of this way of working? you spend more _ with the children more _ the company
27、 saves _ on office space no _ What are the disadvantages of this way of working? sometimes you work in the _ you _ people and office news,1. Listen to Michela talking about working from home.,timetable,time,flexibility,money,commuting,evening,miss,Complete the notes about Michelas typical day. Shes
28、been with her current employer since she _ school, but shes been home-working for _ years. This week shes going to the office _ to meet visitors.,2. Listen again.,7.00 get up, get the kids ready 8.30 9.00 12.00 14.30 ,take kids to school,start work,have lunch,finish work,left,five,every day,1.1 Busi
29、ness Topic: Ways of workingGrammar: Present tenses,present continuous present perfect continuous present simple present perfect simple,现在进行时 现在完成进行时 一般现在时 现在完成时,Exercises 3,4,5 on Pages 6,7,1 = B= present simple 2 = D = present perfect continuous 3 = A = present perfect simple 4 = C = present contin
30、uous,3. 4. Match sentences with grammar.,1. need 2. communicate 3. have escaped 4. have been working,5. Write the verb in its correct form.,5. have been 6. m working 7. answer,1.1 Business Topic: Ways of workingSpeaking: A mini-presentation,6. Choose one of the ways of working on Page 7. Prepare a m
31、ini-presentation, and show it next time.,In the 2nd part of BEC Vantage Speaking Test, the examiner will ask you the question “Whats important when ” The length of these presentations is about one minute.,Pair up and explain to each other the responsibilities of the following people.,Discussion,A: W
32、HATS IMPORTANT WHEN Job-sharing?,Mark Jenkins: sales representative销售代表,Work in pairs. Choose one of the ways of working below and prepare a mini-presentation on the topic for the rest of the class.,B: WHATS IMPORTANT WHEN Working from home?,Find someone you like. Organize and plan how you share the
33、 work. ,Set up an office space in the house. Plan your working hours and your breaks. ,Example for talking about “Whats important when job-sharing”,Finding someone you like is the most important when you start a job-share. As job sharing is a way for two people to both fill one job, finding someone
34、you like is very important for the success of the scheme. You may find one from your current workplace, or you may find one from outside through all kinds of contacts. (to be continued),Organising and planning how you share the work is also important. If its shared responsibility, there is no divisi
35、on of duties but the two people have to split the hours clearly to ensure that the work flows continuously. If its divided responsibility, each partner has to be clear about his own case-load or project to focus on during his working hours. If its unrelated responsibility, the partners have to learn
36、 what their separate tasks are in the same department, and each has to do his own share well. (to be continued),Communication is another important factor to consider when you arrange the job-share, especially for shared responsibility. Partners have to communicate well so that jobs are done smoothly
37、. Using email, voicemail messages, Wechat and notes are some techniques that help facilitate communication.,Example for talking about “Whats important when working from home”,Setting up an office space in the house is important when working from home. This will give you a feel of being in the office
38、 and concentrate more on work. In this way, it will be easy for you to differentiate between work time and private time and you will not be easily distracted. (to be continued),Its also important to plan your working hours and your breaks. Make it like in the office and set a timetable. But do not o
39、verwork yourself to make up for not being in the office everyday. Make sure you have a break after you work for a few hours. In addition, to make working from home really successful, you should make sure colleagues and clients can reach you as though you are in the office. This may help a lot to guarantee the efficiency.,