商务英语 Unit 8 Planning.ppt

DwightD.Eisenhower(18901969),34thPresidentoftheUnitedStates,Plansarenothing;planningiseverything.DwightD.Eisenhower,Video(ItalianJob),Youcanmakealltheplansyouwant,butthisispointlessunlessyouthinkcarefullyaboutallthestepsinvolvedinreachingaparticulargoal,theirtiming,andtheresourcesyouneedtocarryouteachofthesteps.,A,Whatdoyouconsiderwhenyouareplanningthesethings?,Holidaytrip,Familycelebration,Dailywork,Futurecareer,B,Whichofthefollowingdoyouusetoplanyourdayorweek?Whichdoyouprefer?Why?,C,Discussthesestatements,1Makinglistsofthingstodoisawasteoftime.2Youshouldplanyourretirementfromanearlyage.3Ifyoumakeaplan,youshouldsticktoit.,Doyouagreewiththesestatements?Why/whynot?,A,Matchtheverbsintheboxtonouns1to5.,estimate,collect,consider,forecast,do,estimate,estimate,B,Matchtheverbstothenouns.,WriteRearrangeMeetArrangePrepareKeepwithinImplement,aschedule,aplan,areport,adeadline,aschedule,ameeting,adeadline,adeadline,aschedule,ameeting,aschedule,abudget,aplan,areport,adeadline,aschedule,abudget,aschedule,abudget,aplan,areport,RecentlywedecidedtoopenanewsalesofficeinNewYork.FirstIarrangeda_withthefinancedepartmenttodiscusstheproject.Weprepareda_withdetailsofthevariouscostsinvolved.Thenwecollected_aboutpossiblelocationsforthenewoffice.Weconsideredtwo_-oneinGreenwichVillageandtheothernearCentralPark.Afterdoingsomemore_,Iwrotea_fortheboardofdirectors.Unfortunately,wemadeamistakewhenweestimatedthe_astheexchangeratechanged,andsowedidntkeepwithinour_.Weoverspentbyalmost20percent.Wehadtorearrangethe_formovingintothebuildingbecausetheofficewasnotredecoratedintime.Theboardofdirectorswasunhappybecausewedidntmeetthe_foropeningtheofficeby15December.ItfinallyopenedinJanuary.However,weforecast_ofatleast$500,000inthefirstyear.,C,AmanagingdirectortalksabouttheplanningofanewsalesofficeintheUS.Completethetext.,D,Listenlevelofserviceneedsimprovingwhichrequireslengthystafftraining;creationofnewslums,Providetrainingcoursesformakinghandicrafts;organizecreditforcooperativestoproducefoodforthehotels.,Notproperlyplannednoadequateinfrastructure,trainingorplanning;poortransportlinks;nolocaltourismorsportsfacilities.,7Whatdothesenumbersinthearticlereferto?7,300b)170millionc)15d)2.1billion,ThelengthofBrazilscoastlineinkilometers,ThecostoftheSauipefive-hotelcomplexinUSdollars,Thetypicalminimumlengthoftime,inyears,thatittakestocoverthecostofbuildingahotel.,Theamount,inUSdollars,thattheBahiastategovernmentsaysithasinvestedininfrastructureinthelast10years,E,Imagineyouareplanninganewresortinyourowncountry.Discussthesequestions.,1Wherewillyoubuildit?2Whatsortofcustomerswillyoutrytoattract?3Whatfacilitieswillyouinclude?,Usewill+verbtoexpressavoluntaryactionorpromise,IwillsendyoutheinformationwhenIgetit.IwilltranslatetheemailsothatMr.Smithcanreadit.Iwontdoallthehouseworkmyself.IwillcallyouwhenIarrive.IfIamelectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates,Iwillmakesureeveryonehasaccesstoinexpensivehealthinsurance.IpromiseIwillnottellhimaboutthesurpriseparty.,Usefulwaystotalkaboutfutureplans,2.Usebegoingtotodescribeplannedactivities,HeisgoingtospendhisvacationinHawaii.ImgoingtobeanactorwhenIgrowup.Michelleisgoingtobeginmedicalschoolnextyear.TheyaregoingtodriveallthewaytoAlaska.Whoareyougoingtoinvitetotheparty?A:Whenarewegoingtomeeteachothertonight?B:Wearegoingtomeetat6PM.A:WhoisgoingtomakeJohnsbirthdaycake?B:SueisgoingtomakeJohnsbirthdaycake.,3.Usepresentcontinuoustoexpressfuturearrangements.,IamleavingforBeijingtomorrowmorning.Sheismeetinganimportantclienttoday.MybossisgoingonabusinesstriptoEuropenextweek.Theflightisleavingat9:00.,4.Usebetotoexpressfutureplans,Iamtoresignfrommyjobnextweek.ThissemesteristoendinJanuary.Wearetohaveourfinalexamsinthe19thweek.OurcompanyistoholdtheannualconferenceinDecember.,A,Well,IthinkyouallknowbynowthatwerehopingtoexpandinChinaandwearegoingtomoveourheadquarterfromHongKongtoShanghai.WereplanningtomanageanexecutivecomplexinDalianandwerealsohopingtoopena240-roomhotelnextyearinZhongshan.Wereexpectingtomakeaprofitwithin5yearsalthoughwedliketobreakevenabitearlierifpossible.Within10yearswewanttobecomethemajorinternationalhotelgroupinSoutheastAsia.,TheManagingDirectorofaHong-Kong-basedhotelgroupistalkingtohismanagersaboutthegroupsfutureplans.Underlinetheplansthathementions.,B,Matchtheverbstotheirmeanings.,1hope2expect3plan,believesomethingwillhappendecideindetailwhatyouaregoingtodowishsomethingwillhappen,C,Im_togetabonusattheendoftheyear,butIhaventmetallmysalestargets,soImalittleworried.MycolleagueJunehasmetallhertargetsandsheis_togetagoodbonus.Sheisalready_togoonanexpensiveholidayabroadandhasgotlotsoftravelbrochures.,Asalespersonistalkingabouttheend-of-yearbonus.CompletetheconversationwithverbsfromExerciseB,hoping,expecting,planning,D,Telleachotheraboutyourplansandexpectationsfor1to6below.ForexampleAWhatareyougoingtodoafterthislesson?BImhopingto/planningto.Whataboutyou?AOh,Imhopingto,A,Listentoameetinginwhichmembersofaplanninggroupdiscussrelocatingtheirheadoffice.Inwhichorderarethesepointsmentioned.,thecostofmovingwhentomovetheadvantageofusingaspecializedfirmwhethertousetheirowntransportdepartmenthowtocommunicatewithstaffWhichtransportcompanytouse,2,3,4,5,6,1,B,Lookattheextractsfromtheplanningmeetinganddecidewhethereachunderlinedexpressionis:a)interruptingorb)clarifying,1BIthinkJulywouldbethebesttime.Itsveryquietthen,isntit?AYoumean,wedontdotoomuchbusinessthen?2CCouldIjustsaysomething?3CInmyopinion,weshoulddoitdepartmentbydepartment.BHowdoyoumeanexactly?4BWevecontactedtwocompanies,NationalTransportandFoxRemovals.ASorry,couldIjustcommentonthat,Mark?5BYouknow,theresanotherpossibility.Wecouldgetourownpeopletodothemoving.AWhat?Youthinkourtransportdepartmentcoulddothejob?,b),a),b),a),b),C,Roleplaythefollowingsituation.Theheadofyourdepartmentisleavingthecompanyinamonthstime.Yourdepartmentplanstoholdafarewellparty.Discussthesequestionswithothermembersofthedepartment.,1Whenandwherewillthepartybe?Atwork,inarestaurantoratanotherlocation?2Howmuchshouldeachmemberofstaffcontributetowardsthecostoftheparty?3Whatsortofgiftshouldyouget?Whowillpresentit?4Willtherebeaspeech?Ifso,whowillmakeit?Shoulditbeseriousorhumorous?Howlongwillitbe?5Whatkindofentertainmentwillyouhaveattheparty?6Whatelsedoyouneedtoplan?,Background,EuropeanBusinessAssociates(EBA)Amediacompanymakingradio&TVprogramsforbroadcastingorganizations,Producinga30-minuteradioprogramforanewbusinessradiostation,English,WorkingpeoplethroughoutEurope,Threetimesaweek,Questionnairesurvey:themost&leastpopulartopics,Topicsthatover80%peoplesayvery&quiteinteresting,Topicsthatover40%peoplesaynotinteresting,Businessupdate91%Jobvacancies88%Traffic&weatherreport87%Interviewswithbusinesspeople83%Companyp