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A communication skills course for Business English Listening to peoples conversations Understanding and comprehension of listening materials Speaking in specific situations Useful words &. Expressions and sentence patterns Communication skills in generals Free talking and aimed discussion 6-8 hours study for each unit including self-learningUnit 1 People Greetings In formal and informal situations Introduction Self-introduction & introducing others Keeping a conversation going Asking people for more information How to make a good impression on the first meet 1.1 Meeting People Different ways of greetings How do you do? Nice to meet you./Pleased to meet you./It is really my honor to get the chance of meeting you here, Ive heard a lot about you/. How are you?/How are you going?/How was the day?/How was the work?/How is your project going?/How was the thing?/. Hi/Hi, there!/Gday, mate./1.1 Meeting People (listening exercise) Conversation one: Woman: Hello. I dont think weve met. My name is Gina Lee. Man: And I am Paolo Mendes. Pleased to meet you, Ms Lee. Woman: Where are you from, Mr. Mendes? Man: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, to be exact. I work of Ark. Perhaps youve heard of them? Im a software engineer there. And what about you? What do you do? Woman: Im in hardware development with Cor. Man: Thats interesting. Perhaps you could till me something about Conversation two: Wendy, do you know Dirk Dressler? Dirk, this is Wendy James from United Finance. I dont think weve met before. Nice to meet you, Ms James. How do you do? Please call me Wendy. And I am Dirk. What exactly do you do, Dirk? Im responsible for quality control. I Conversation three: Hello Mikiko. Nice to see you again. Hi Oscar. How are you? Fine thanks. And you? Oh, not too bad. How are things in Sydney? Pretty good. Were quite busy at the moment. But Ill tell you about that later. Did you have a good flight? Well. We were late taking off, butClassroom Exercise 1Practice different ways of greeting people Hello How are you?/how are you doing?/what is up? What is new? How was the day? How are things Did you have a good flight/trip Where are you from? Do you live in ? Is this your first time to ? What do you do? Which part of are you from? How long are you staying here? What do you think of the conference? 1.2 Introducing yourself and other people Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Please allow me to introduce myself to you. My name is It is indeed a pleasure of mine to get the opportunity to stand here and to see so many talent people. Nice to meet you Hello/Hi, every one, Im George/my name is George, nice to meet you all. I am a in this company, and Ive been working here for almost three years. Welcome to join in our company, and you will soon find out that you have made a good choice to come here! 1.2 Introducing yourself and other people Ok, can I have your attention for a moment? Please let me introduce our vice president from the Headquarter in Beijing. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Doctor Brown, our vice president, he is from Australia. Lets give him our warmest welcome! (applause) Hey, silent, please. This is Xiao Chen from sales department, he will be with us for several weeks. Say something to him, guys! Coz he is really a shy boy, but believe me, he is one of the best young men in our company, a genius in fixing machines/computer man!1.2 Introducing yourself and other people (listening exercise) Are you Ms Novak? Yes, that is right. Im Bruno Soares, the Sales Manager. How do you do? How do you do? its nice to finally meet you- to put a face to a name. Yes, it is, isnt it? Now, come this way and well go up to my office. Is this your first trip to Porto? Yes, it is. Ive been to Lisbon a couple of times before, but this is the first time Ive been to Porto. And what do you think of it? It seems like a nice place. Do you live in Porto itself? No, I dont. I live to he north. Its about twenty minutes from here, depending on the traffic. And what about yourself? Which part of the States are you from? The Midwest. From Omaha, Nebraska. Have you ever been there? No, I havent, unfortunately. How long are you staying in Porto? Until Friday. And then Im heading north. To Belgium. Right, here we are. Now can I get you a drink before we startClassroom Exercise 2 Introduce yourself to other learners, using the following words, expressions and sentence patterns Hello, everyone/my name is/I work forcompany/I am a /I am responsible for/I was educated in and hold a degree/I likeor dislikebecause/I come here to / I hope that our two companies can cooperate in field/Nice meeting you all, have a nice day/1.3 Keeping a conversation going As a business man, sometimes you need to find out topics to further your conversation with other people (potential clients). In this situation, you need to pay attention to get suitable themes to continue the talk. Weather (popular in the West, not so accustomed here in China ) Company information/Personal likes and dislikes/Hobbies (if you have a common hobby, then it is much easier to talk about this and switch back to the business things later.)1.3 Keeping a conversation going Example A: (To a manager of another company) I was told that you like soccer/football very much, and that you are good player yourself. You know, I was a quite good goal keeper when I was in high school B: Oh, really! Which club is your favorite? A: I have an idea that maybe we can organize a game between our two companies, even if we are not business-connected. B: Why not! There should be some business between our companies, and then we could get more chances to play soccer together. Nowadays, business men are not very usually sports menReview: Key Points of Unit One Introduce yourself and others Greet visitors Keep a conversation going Ask questions to find out more information about people Beginning of opening your mouth and try to communicate in English 1.4 Assignment (Homework) Review unit one and preview the next unit. (minimum time acquired:1-2 hours) Prepare a formal self-introduction, both in written form and in oral. (at least 150words) Given situation: you are visiting another branch of the same firm. You are invited to an manager-level meeting and you are supposed to first introduce yourself and then talk about the sales Dept. (you are the manager of sales department) Prepare, in oral form, a brief introduction of a friend in the company. (1-2 min) I am sure/certain that. (100%) I think/reckon that.(75%) It could/might be.(50%) Now whats your answer of these industries in our book? In pairs, write down the names of several big local companies/factories Join another pair and modify your lists so you are in agreement As a class and try to establish which lines of business(行业) they are in.A: Vocabulary lease: 租赁 general manager: 总经理 employee/employer: 雇员/雇主 client: 客户 secretary: 秘书 receptionist: 接待 office facilites: 办公设备 offshore: 近海的;海外的 annual turnover: 年营业额 financial year: 财政年B: Matching a: set up b: business plan c: temporary d: facilitiesC: Study the past simple tense. be: was/were have: had make: made become: became get: got say: said do: did go: went think: thought 2. Where was her first office? 3. Who was her first client? 4. What was its turnover last year? 5. Why did she go to Japan? 6. When did she go to Japan e: expandBusiness letter format(商务信函结构) A.信头( letterhead): 包括寄信人地址和发信日期B. 收信人地址(readers address)C. 称呼(opening salutations)D. 标题(caption/subjetc)E. 正文(body)F. 结束语(closing salutations)G. 签名(signature)H. 结束记号(end notations): 姓名首字母(initials)/附件(enclosure)/附言(P.S./Postscript)Unit 3 Jobs In this unit, we will learn how to talk about company organization, company sections and different peoples responsibilities. Further more, well learn how to compose an advertisement for certain positions. Making business phone calls. Asking to speak to someone and to leave a message.Part one: Company Structure Now words learning: Finance section Human Recourse department Production Section Sale section Marketing sectionUnit 4 Work and Play Aims of Study Make invitations accept and reject invitations Talk about hobbies and interests Talk about likes and dislikes Getting information for market research4.1 invitation Part A warming up(热身训练) Group discussion: 1. Describe the pictures in the learners book. Use the words and sentences you have already learned. Dont bother to use difficult words and expressions. 2. If you are going on a business trip to Sydney, what would you like to do in your free time? List the things you are like to do, and discuss your plans with your partners.Part B listening practice Key words for Conversation 1: would you like to/ jet-lagged (因长途飞行导致时差不适应)/ I am afraid that/ Key words for Conversation 2: barbecue (烧烤聚餐)/ were having would you like to come?/ That sounds great./ arrange for someone to pick you up (安排人去接你) Do you have any plans for the weekend?/ do a little sightseeing.(去观光) /How about?/ harbour cruise(海港巡航)/fantastic(美妙的)/ Ill get some tickets/Part C Language focus Making invitations: Would you like to / How about we/ Do you think it is a good idea that/ I am wondering that maybe we can/ Accepting(接受): Yes, Id love to, it is very kind of you to offer the invitation/ That sounds nice/ That is a great idea/ I would like it very much./ ok, lets go Rejecting(拒绝): I really like it, but(解释并给出理由)/ I am afraid that I can not make it, because/ I simply dont like it very much, how about we change to/ No, thank you!/ That is not my cup of tea./Inside classroom practice (15 minutes) 1.Students activity: Make an invitation to the person next to you, try to have a full conversation and show the dialogue to the class. 2.Make an invitationDecline. Give a reason-Make an alternative(另选时间或项目)-Accept Practice part D in 4.14.2 Getting to know you Look at the two sentences in Part A. Which one do you think is right, and why? After we know each other better, people are going to ask more information. It will help to develop the relationship to a better standard. Interests and hobbies are good topics. Think about what you like to do in your spare time and tell others about your hobbies and interests.Part A: Learning vocabulary Sports: mountain biking/ jogging/ sailing/ basketball/ soccer/ baseball/ golf/ tennis/ cycling/ swimming/ pool/ Kinds of books: biography(自传体小说)/detective(侦探类的)/novel/ science fiction(科幻类的)/ Kinds of films: action动作片/ comedy喜剧/ horror恐怖片/ science fiction科幻片/ westerns西部片/ Music: classical经典音乐/ jazz爵士/ blues蓝调/ pop流行音乐/ Rock and role摇滚/Part B listening practice Key words: its good to have a break from business./ sit at a desk most of the day./keep fit(保持健康)/do quite a lot of sport/ cycling and mountain biking(山地自行车)/ sailing/ what about yourself?/ go jogging/ gardening/ otherwise, I prefer to relax /go to cinema/ bookworm(书虫,酷爱读书的人)/what kind of things do you like to read?/ there is nothing that beats a really good murder!(没有什么比一本精彩的悬疑小说更好的了)/you dont like the type of that(你看起来不像那种类型的人啊)/Part C Language focus Study the ways of talking about your interests and hobbies. What do you do in your free time? Do you like to play any sports? Do you ever? Do you like.? Are you interested in ? Inside classroom practice: make a short speech about your interests and hobbies. And interview each other.4.3 Market Research Quite often, people use a series of ( 一系列的)questions to ask about users opinions and try to find out weather they will be potential customers or not. This kind of question-asking activity is often known as market research, though there are many other ways to get information. What are the main products in your company? Who are your major customers? Where do you often sale your products? Is this kind of business profitable?Part B listening practice Key words: always 总是 regularly 很频繁 frequently 比较频繁often 常常sometimes有时候 seldom很少 never从不 / How often do you? Travel for business 出公差/On average 平均来说/Customers 客户 /make presentations 做演说/Do your own typing你自己打字么?/ Sure, I will be lost without 没有我就不能正常工作/computer magazines 计算机杂志/age bracket年龄段Assignment (作业) Write a composition about your company and your main products. say something about your job and position in your company. And list several things that you think can improve the companys profit. (200 words) Prepare an oral presentation about your likes and dislikes and hobbies.(2-3 minutes)Unit 1- Unit 4Revision and consolidationIn this unit, we will review the important language points that we have learned during the first 4 units. We will also try to make good use of these language points and sentence patterns to develop our communication skills. Students will need to do more practice to put the knowledge into real everyday use.IntroductionIntroductions and greetings in all languages have the same purpose: to establish contact with another person, to recognize his or her existence, and to show friendliness. There are two types of introductions: introducing yourself introducing someone else and also there are two types of greetings: formal greetings informal greetings If you want to introduce someone else to others, first you have to let others know whom you are. 1. Introductionsoftenincludethreesteps: Greeting-Introduction-Response (examples omitted)2. In English-speaking cultures, people who greet one another the first time always shake hands. There is usually a difference between meet for a first meeting and see for a second and subsequent meeting, e.g. Nice to meet you -(first time), Glad to see you (again) -(subsequent time).the 1st: A: Mary, this is Joes brother David. B: Im very glad to meet you. C: Its a pleasure to meet you. B: How do you like Texas so far? C: Its really different from what I expected. B: Dont worry. Youll get used to it in no time. The 2nd:A: Mrs.Hughes, this is Peter Brown. B: Pleased to meet you. C: How do you do? B: I hope youre enjoying your stay here. C: If it werent for the climate, Id like it here very much. B: It always takes time to get used to a new placeExercises:Woman: Hello. I dont think weve met. is Gina Lee.Man: And I Paolo Mendes. to you, Ms Lee.Woman: Where are you , Mr. Mendes?Man: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, to be exact. I work of Ark. Perhaps youve heard of them? Im a software engineer there. And what about you? What do you do?Woman: Im in hardware development.Man: Thats interesting. Perhaps you could tell me something aboutl you Ms Novak?l Yes, that is right.l Bruno Sores, the Sales Manager. How do you do?l ? its nice to finally meet you.l Yes, it is, it? Now, come this way and well go up to my office. Is this your first trip to Porto?l Yes, it is. Ive been to Lisbon a couple of times before, but this is the first time Ive been to Porto.l And what you of it?l It seems like a nice place. Do you live Porto itself?l No, I dont. I live to the north. Its about twenty minutes here, depending on the traffic. And what about yourself? Which part of the States are you ?l The Midwest. From Omaha, Nebraska. you ever been there?l No, I , unfortunately. How are you staying in Porto?l Until Friday. And then Im heading north. To Belgium.l Right, here we are. Now can I get you a drink before we startBackground informationIn the daily life, the talk can both be formal and casual.Besides using the expressions like “ Good morning,Hello” , we can find some other words in accordancewith the occasions, situations, status,etc in order not tomake a show of yourself. You have to attach to foreignershabits. For example, Englishmen like to talk about theweather as the opening. So you can find some othercorresponding topics to make the conversation continue.But, not any topic is safe here, youd better avoid talkingabout those below:Inappropriate topics: 1.Age: Some people are more sensitive about this subject than others. Middle-aged people may be sensitive because that is when they begin to look and feel old. Western psychologists often talk about the “mid-life crisis”. Finally, elder people may not like to think of themselves as elderly, and do not like to be reminded of their age. 2. Marital status (婚姻状况): In Western society family role and relationships are not so important in establishing a persons social identity. They are considered personal matters. Also, it is important to remember that marital relationships in other countries are often more complicated than in China. People may be single, married, co-habiting, limited-divorced, co-habiting, divorced, remarried etc.3. Children: The situation in other countries may be more complicated than in China. Some may want children but cant have them. Some may want children but would prefer to postpone it for a few years in order to get on with their careers, etc. Some choose not to havechildren at all and society does not consider this strange. Some choose to be sing