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Unit 1 TeachingAim ReadingI ReadingII ExtendedActivities ModernOffice TeachingAim TeachingAim Unit7ModernOffice CognitiveInformation 认知信息 ModernOffice TheWaytoDealwithFiles2 LanguageFocus 内容重点 KeyWords tedious manual incredible via generate eliminate automate fax staple package distribute edit proofread initial back up memorandum permanent certificate invoice elaborate receipt procrastination pile slip clutter backlog frustrating norm seminar tackle suffocating hoard dump discard TeachingAim TeachingAim Unit7ModernOffice Phrases keyin speedup feedin in withrelationto incaseof inthecaseof bepiledwith aproportionof acton WordStudy issue sort store feed transmit UsefulStructures becapableofdoing orrather Grammar DirectandIndirectspeech 1 AffirmativeSentences TeachingAim TeachingAim Unit7ModernOffice 3 CommunicativeSkills 交际技能 Expressions ReceivingGuests Reading theCommunicativeProcesses BasicWriting Notes BackgroundInformation ReadingI ReadingI Unit7ModernOffice Pre reading Text NewWordsandExpressions Exercises Post reading Pre reading Pre reading Unit7ModernOffice Pre readingI Pre readingII Pre reading I Pre reading I Unit7ModernOffice Brainstorming 1 Workwithyourpartnerandwriteoutwordsorexpressionsyouknowaboutmodernofficefacilities Photocopier 2 GivetheEnglishequivalentsofthefollowingstationery Pre reading II Unit7ModernOffice 1 Whatmakesamodernofficedifferentfromatraditionalone 2 Supposeyouhavetheauthorityandbudgettoreorganizeyouroffice whichthingswouldyouchangeinyouroffice whatnewfacilitieswillyouintroduceintoyouroffice whatup to dateequipmentwillyouinstall 3 Whichjobswouldyouprefertodoyourselfwithoutanyhelpfrommachines 4 Whichjobswouldyoubegladtoleavetoamachinetodo 5 Useyourimaginationanddescribehowdifferentofficeworkwillbeinthefuture Pairwork Discusswithyourpartnerthefollowingquestions Pre reading Text 1 Text Unit7ModernOffice TheModernOffice Text 2 Text Unit7ModernOffice 2Thecompletelyautomatedofficeprobablydoesnotexistoutsidetextbooksandmodelshowrooms Althoughcomputersarecapableofissuingstandardizedlettersandformsandoforganizingvastamountsofdataintoeasilyretrievableform theystillrequirehumanbeingstoprogramthem keyinthedataandaccessit Translate Computersandthedevelopmentofequipmentsuchasthefaxmachineandthephotocopierhavegreatlyspeededupandstreamlinedofficeprocessesbuttheyhavenotledtothedemiseofthehumanoperator Photocopiers eventhemostsophisticatedoneswithautomaticfeeding sorting collatingandstaplingfunctions stillrequiresomeonetofeedintheoriginaldocumentandtorefillthepapersupplybin Inmostinstancespeoplearerequiredtopackageanddistribute ororganizedistributionof photocopieddocuments Text 3 Text Unit7ModernOffice 3Theabilityofcomputerstostoreinformationhasmeantthattextkeyedincanbetransferredeasilyandeditedintootherdocumentswithoutrekeying buttheoperatorhastolearntousethecomputer learnparticularsoftwareprograms carryoutvarious housekeeping tasksinrelationtocomputerfiles andproofreadorcheckthevariousversionsofadocumenttoseethateverythingisthere Text 4 Text Unit7ModernOffice 4Newdevelopmentsinofficetechnologyhaveoftenledtothecreationofnewjobsandanincreasedneedforskilledoperators Someoftheinitialfearsaboutlossofjobsandhumandrudgerythroughwidespreadcomputerusehavebeenunfounded Therehavebeenlossesinsomeindustriescertainly e g theprintingindustry butnewjobsandcareershavealsoappeared Desktoppublishingisanexample Text 5 Text Unit7ModernOffice 5Automatedandelectronicpracticesmayhavereducedmuchofthepaperworkinofficesbutthemodernofficeisunlikelytobepaperless Althoughmanyfilesarenowstoredelectronically hardcopy paperandsimilarrecords isstillconsidereddesirableforparticulardocuments asaback upincaseofcomputerorpowerfailure asameansofstoringmorepermanentinformation orasmoreappropriateinthecaseofbirthcertificates originalsofcontracts memorandumsofassociation etc Text 6 Text Unit7ModernOffice 6Althoughinformationincludingrequestsforsupplies invoices andtaxreturnscanbetransmittedelectronicallyfromonecomputertoanother bothpartieshavetobelinked 7Smallbusinessesmaynothavethefinancialresourcestobuyexpensiveequipmentorsetupelaborateintra andinter officecomputersystems normaytheyhavetheneedforthem Notallcustomerswillhaveacomputer Hardcopy paperinvoices purchaseorders receipts isstillinwidespreaduseinbusiness Text 7 Text Unit7ModernOffice Text 8 Text Unit7ModernOffice 8Nevertheless mostbusinessestoday evensmallbusinesses willhaveamicrocomputer desktop afaxmachineandaphotocopier Businessesthatdonothaveacomputerforstoringandretrievinginformation processingaccounts producingreports etc which throughlinkswiththetelecommunicationssystem wouldallowthemalmostinstanttransmissionandaccesstodatainotherlocations willeventuallylosebusinesstothosewhodo BackgroundInformation BackgroundInformation 1 Office officeworkAnofficeisaroomwhereprofessionaldutiesandadministrativeworkiscarriedout Thedetailsoftheworkdependonthetypeofbusinessthatyouareinvolvedin butwillusuallyincludeusingcomputers communicatingwithothersbytelephoneorfax keepingrecordsandfiles etc Featuresofanofficesuchaspeople space equipment furnitureandtheenvironment mustfittogetherwellforworkerstofeelhealthyandcomfortableandtobeabletoworkefficientlyandproductively Officedesign sincetheintroductionofthetypewriterintheearly1900 supuntilmid tolate1970 sremainedvirtuallyunchanged Dedicatedwordprocessingsystemsstartedbeingusedinthemid seventies Thiswasthe Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation BackgroundInformation beginningofaperiodofrapidchangesinofficetechnology PCsfromtheearlyeightiesbecomethemaintoolforofficeworkersandwillcontinuetransformingofficesataneverincreasingpace Andit snotoveryet Allchangesintheofficeenvironmentwereandstillaredrivenbyadvancesintechnology Theoverwhelmingimpactofcomputersonofficeworkhasresultedinredesigningtheofficearound ifnotfor thecomputer Inmanyinstancesthecomputershavechangednotonlytheshapeoftheofficeandthewayofficeworkisdone butithasalsoaffectedeventhelifestyleofofficeworkers Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation BackgroundInformation 2 OfficeautomationOfficeautomationreferstothevariedcomputermachineryandsoftwareusedtodigitallycreate collect store manipulate andrelayofficeinformationneededforaccomplishingbasictasksandgoals Thehistoryofmodernofficeautomationbeganwiththetypewriterandthecopymachine whichmechanizedpreviouslymanualtasks Today however officeautomationisincreasinglyunderstoodasatermthatrefersnotjusttothemechanizationoftasksbuttotheconversionofinformationtoelectronicformaswell Theadventofthepersonalcomputerrevolutionizedofficeautomation Thisrevolutionhasbeensocompletethatalmostallbusinessesuseatleastonecommercial Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation BackgroundInformation computerbusinessapplicationinthecourseofdailyactivity Eventhesmallestcompaniescommonlyutilizecomputertechnologytomaintainfinancialrecords inventoryinformation payrollrecords andotherpertinentbusinessinformation Businessesengagedinlaunchingorupgradingofficeautomationsystemsmustconsiderawidevarietyoffactorsthatcaninfluencetheeffectivenessofthosesystems Thesefactorsincludebudgetaryandphysicalspaceconsiderations changesincommunicationinfrastructure employeetrainingandproliferating officeautomationchoices andotherconsiderations Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation 3 BasicsofofficeautomationGenerally therearethreebasicactivitiesofanofficeautomationsystem datastorageofinformation dataexchange anddatamanagement Withineachbroadapplicationarea hardwareandsoftwarecombinetofulfillbasicfunctions DatastorageDatastorageusuallyincludesofficerecordsandotherprimaryofficeformsanddocuments Dataapplicationsinvolvethecaptureandeditingoffiles images orspreadsheets Wordprocessinganddesktoppresentationpackagesaccommodaterawtextualandgraphicaldata while BackgroundInformation Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation spreadsheetapplicationsprovideuserswiththecapacitytoengageintheeasymanipulationandoutputofnumbers Imageapplicationsallowthecaptureandeditingofvisualimages DataexchangeWhiledatastorageandmanipulationisonecomponentofanofficeautomationsystem theexchangeofthatinformationisanotherequallyimportantcomponent Electronictransferisageneralapplicationareathathighlightstheexchangeofinformationbetweenmorethanoneuserorparticipant Electronicmail voicemail andfacsimileareexamplesofelectronictransferapplications Systemsthatallowinstantaneousor realtime transferofinformation i e online BackgroundInformation Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation conversationsviacomputeroraudioexchangewithvideocapture areconsideredelectronicsharingsystems Electronicsharingsoftwareillustratesthecollaborativenatureofmanyofficeautomationsystems DatamanagementOfficeautomationsystemsarealsooftenusedtotrackbothshort termandlong termdataintherealmsoffinancialplans workforceallocationplans marketingexpenditures inventorypurchases andotheraspectsofbusiness Taskmanagementorschedulingsystemsmonitorandcontrolvariousprojectsandactivitieswithintheoffice Electronicmanagementsystemsmonitorand BackgroundInformation Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation controlofficeactivitiesandtasksthroughtimelines resourceequations andelectronicscheduling Asindataexchange groupwareandnetworkcomputersystemsaregaininginpopularityfordatamanagement Undersucharrangements multiplemembersoftheofficeenvironmentareprovidedwithaccesstoavarietyofinformationatacentralelectroniclocation BackgroundInformation Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation 4 OfficeofthefutureAccordingtoanewresearch theofficeofthefuturewillbeincreasinglymobileandflexibleascompaniesswiftlyassembletheresourcesnecessarytomeetchangingbusinessneeds Coreteamswillmanageemployeesworkingfromdiverselocations fromhomeofficestotemporarybusinessspacestocaf s Apremiumwillbeplacedonstaffmemberswhopossessacombinationoftechnicalandinterpersonalskills andcanadaptquicklytochanges Professionalswhoareabletocreatenewproductsandservicesandidentifymoreefficientwaystoworkwillbeamongthemostmarketableasinnovationcontinuestodrive BackgroundInformation Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation business Followingarekeyfindingsindicatinghowtheworkplaceisexpectedtoevolveinthecomingyears Emergingtechnologieswillallowacompany sstafftoworkoff sitewithgreaterease Additionally virtualenvironmentsandweb basedconferencingserviceswillprovideoff siteemployeeswithreal timeaccesstomeetings reducingtheneedtotravel Geographiclocationwillmatterlessasbusinessesshifthumanandmaterialresourcesaroundtheglobeinresponsetomarketopportunities BackgroundInformation Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation Increasingly companieswilldependontemporary instant plugandplay officesthatcanbeestablishedwhereverneeded incommercialspacesthatarefullywiredandreadilyadaptabletotheneedsofbusinesstenants forexample Theconceptofgoingtoworkwillberedefinedasemployeesuseportable wirelesstoolstocommunicatefromanylocation Forbusiness investmentintechnologywillbeoffsetbysubstantialsavingsontraditionaloverheadexpensessuchasleases propertytaxesandfacilitiesmaintenance BackgroundInformation Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation Ubiquitouswirelessconnectivitywillpermitpeopletoeasilycollaboratewiththeircolleagues Advancedelectroniccommunicationdeviceswilleliminatetraditionaltime distanceandlanguagebarriers facilitatingcommunicationandpreventinglagsinproduction Agreaternumberofpeoplewilltelecommutetowork Telecommutingenablesemployeestoworkwhereit smostconvenient butitalsochallengestheirinterpersonalskills Theymustbuildrelationshipswithcoworkerswhilehavingfewerin personinteractions BackgroundInformation Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation Whiletechnologywillmakeemployeesmoreflexible itdoesn tappearpeoplewillworkfewerhours Withtheproliferationofwirelesstechnology staffwillbeexpectedtoremaininclosecontactwiththeofficewhilethey reaway Workerswillbeworkingmorehoursandmoreconnectedtotheofficewhileonvacationinthefuture Theconceptof emotionalintelligence willgrowinprominence Thisphrasereferstothoseskillsandabilitiesthatenablepeopletointeractwellwiththosearoundthem respondtoothers needsandpriorities andadapttoarapidlychangingbusinessenvironment BackgroundInformation Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation Companiesandemployeeswilltakeanewviewonwork lifebalance Peoplemayputinmoretime buttheywilldosousingtoolsthatprovidemorecontrolovertheirschedulesandenablethemtobetterbalancepriorities Therewillbeanincreasinglyblurredlinebetweenworkandotheractivities peoplewillneedtomultitasktomeetalloftheirobligationsefficiently IndustryexpertshaveidentifiedsixskillsprofessionalswillneedtoprepareforsuccessinthisnewenvironmentandtheyformtheacronymACTION Theyare Analysis analyzinginformationandexercisinggoodjudgment Collaboration establishing BackgroundInformation Unit7ModernOffice BackgroundInformation rapportandfacilitatingteambuilding Technicalaptitude selectingthebesttechnicaltoolsandusingthemeffectively Intuition identifyingandadaptingtotheneedsandworkstylesofothers Ongoingeducation engagingincontinuallearning Negotiation participatinginbusinessdiscussionsthatproducepositiveresults BackgroundInformation Unit7ModernOffice NewWordsandExpressions NewWordsandExpressions Unit7ModernOffice NewWordsandExpressions Notes NewwordsandExpressions Unit7ModernOffice 1 tediousa tiresome boring令人厌烦的 烦人的2 manuallyad donewithorbythehands手工做地3 incrediblea difficulttobelieve amazing难以置信的 惊人的4 viaprep bywayof through经由 通过5 telecommunicationn sendingorreceivingmessagesbycomputer telephone radio television satellite cable telegraph电信 NewWordsandExpressions NewwordsandExpressions Unit7ModernOffice 6 eliminatev toremove togetridof消除 清除7 automatev toinstallmachinestodotheworkinsteadofpeople e g toautomateabusinessorindustrialprocess 使 自动化8 showroomn placewhereproductsareondisplayforsale especiallycars商品陈列室9 issuev todistribute tohandout分发 NewWordsandExpressions NewwordsandExpressions Unit7ModernOffice 10 standardizeda withthesamefeaturesquality etc asothergoodsofthattype标准化的11 Retrievablea thatcanbefoundagainorextracted可检索的12 accessv n togetinformationfromcomputers获取 信息 接近或进入的 机会13 faxn thecopyof adocument etc sentbyelectronicimageusingatelephoneline传真14 Photocopiern machineformakingcopiesofadocument复印机 NewWordsandExpressions NewwordsandExpressions Unit7ModernOffice 15 streamlinev tosimplifysomethingtomakeitworkmoreefficientlyormoreeffectively使效率更高 使作用更大16 demisen death死亡17 sophisticateda complicatedandrefined复杂的 精良的18 sortv toarrangethingsingroups分类19 collatev tocollectthingsandexaminethemcarefullyinordertofinddifferences核对 校对 NewWordsandExpressions NewwordsandExpressions Unit7ModernOffice 20 staplev tosecurewithastaple用订书机装订21 refillv tofillagain再装满 再充满22 editv toarrange data forprocessingbyacomputer 用计算机 编辑 数据 23 drudgeryn hardboringwork繁重又乏味的工作24 unfoundeda groundless notbasedonfacts无事实根据的 无基础的25 desktopn desk topcomputer台式计算机 NewWordsandExpressions NewwordsandExpressions Unit7ModernOffice 26 Back upn making acopyofafile program etc foruseincasetheoriginalislostordamaged 制作文件 程序等的 备份 e g aback updisc磁盘备份 27 permanenta lastingorexpectedtolastforalongtimeorforever永久的28 certificaten officialstatementthatmaybeusedasprooforevidenceofcertainfacts证明书29 invoicen statementlistinggoodssoldorservicesprovidedandtheirpricesasarecordofsale发票 NewWordsandExpressions NewwordsandExpressions Unit7ModernOffice 30 returnn officialreportorstatement正式报告或陈述31 elaboratea verydetailedandcomplicated详尽而复杂的32 receiptn writtenstatementthatsomethinghasbeenreceived收据 NewWordsandExpressions NewwordsandExpressions Unit7ModernOffice 1 keyintotypeinformationintoacomputerusingakeyboard键入2 speeduptoincreasespeed加速3 feedintoputortypein输入4 in withrelationtoconcerning withreferenceto与 有关 涉及5 incaseofifsomethingshouldhappen asaprecautionagainst以备 以防6 inthecaseofsofaras isconcerned至于 就 而言 NewWordsandExpressions Notes Notes Unit7ModernOffice 1 theyhavenotledtothedemiseofthehumanoperator theyhavenotdevelopedtosuchanextentastototallyreplacethehumanoperator 2 requiresomeonetofeedintheoriginaldocumentandtorefillthepapersupplybin requiresomeonetosupplytheoriginaldocumentandputpaperintothepapersupplybinofaphotocopierwhenthereisnomoreinit 3 desk toppublishing publishingbyusingamicrocomputerand esp alaser printertoproducehigh qualityprintedmaterial 桌面出版 使用微型计算机和印字机 尤指激光印字机印刷的 Notes Notes Unit7ModernOffice 4 powerfailure suddenstoppageofelectricity 5 birthcertificate officialdocumentgivingthedateandplaceofaperson sbirth 出生证明书 6 taxreturns documentsonwhichyourecordyourincomeforthepastyear showinghowmuchmoneyyouowethegovernmentandviceversa Thestatementisusedbythetaxbureautocalculatetheamountoftaxyouaretopayandhowmuchyoucangetfortaxrefund 纳税申报 7 setupelaborateintra andinter officecomputersystems establishcomplicatedcomputersystemsbothwithintheofficeandbetweenoffices 1 tedious adj boring tiring andcontinuingforalongtime枯燥乏味的 冗长的 例句 atediouslecture speech 比较 boring monotonous tediousTheseadjectivesrefertowhatissolackingininterestastocausementalweariness Boringimpliesfeelingsoflistlessnessanddiscontent 例句 Ihadexpectedthebooktobeboring butonthecontraryitwasfascinating Whatismonotonousboresbecauseoflackofvariety 例句 Thereisnothingsodesperatelymonotonousasthesea Tedioussuggestsdullslownessorlong windedness 例句 Whenwetravelfromcoasttocoast wetakeaplanetoavoidspendingtediousdaysonthetrain Manypeople LanguageandCultureFocus Unit7ModernOffice inclination LanguageandCultureFocus Unit7ModernOffice 2 manual1 adj donewithorbythehands手工做的antonym mental 例句 manualwork手工 体力活antonym mentalworkmanualskill手工技巧amanualtypewriterItwouldtaketoolongtodoamanualsearchofallthedata 2 n abookthatgivesinstructionsabouthowtouseamachine 机器的 说明书 使用手册 例句 aninstructionmanual 相关搭配 manuallabor 体力劳动manuallaborer worker 体力劳动者 govern Unit7ModernOffice 3 incredibleadj 1 difficulttobelieve amazing难以置信的 不可相信的antonym credible 例句 Shetoldustheincrediblestoryofher134dayslostinthedesert It sincrediblehowmuchMary schangedsinceshemetSally 2 extremelygoodorextremelylarge极好的 极大的 例句 Thefilmstarhasanincrediblecarinadditiontoalargehouse 这个电影明星除了一幢很大的住宅外还有一辆极好的汽车 Tonyhasanincrediblesingingvoice Theystockanincrediblerangeofgoods LanguageandCultureFocus govern Unit7ModernOffice