新编剑桥商务英语unit-5

Module5Reading:

-ArtatworkListening:

-AninterviewwithanartconsultantListening:

-SomeopinionsonartSpeaking

-Ameetingaboutartwork5.1Theworkplace1234Doyouthinkpaintingsandartsarenecessaryintheworkingplace?Aretheyhelpfultoyourwork?

QuestionsTosourceart选择艺术品

Tocommissionart定制艺术品Specialistknowledge专业知识Expertise专家意见Referencedatabase参考数据库Premise办公楼，单位Socialnorm社会规范Interaction人际LTalket’sVocabularyofficedecoration办公室装修

trainingbudget培训预算Accommodation住宿eveningbuffet自助晚宴LTalket’sVocabularyReading:ArtatworkReadaboutacompanythatdealswithartintheworkplace.CompletetheinformationwithanswersA,B,CorD.InternationalArtConsultant(1)_____in1979,InternationalArtConsultantshasbeensourcingandcommissioningart(2)______forover25years.Wework(3)______clientsinthecorporate,hotel,healthcareandurbanregeneration(4)_______.Ourclients(5)______frommultinationalcompanieswith£1millionartbudgetstoorganizationsrentingartforjust£10aweek.A(6)______offourteen,wearesmallenoughtocareandlargeenoughtocope.1.A.FoundedB.SetC.SinceD.Last

2.A.internationalB.worldwideC.allD.around

3.A.asB.inC.underD.with4.A.divisionsB.industriesC.sectorsD.sections5.A.rangeB.reportC.buyD.supply6.A.departmentB.buildingC.unitD.teamWeoffera(7)______combinationofcommercialexperience,specialistartknowledgeandhighqualityserviceandsupport.Whateverthesizeoftheprojectour(8)______isforallourclientstobe100%satisfiedwiththeendresult.Over75%ofourworkcomesfrom(9)______businessorreferrals.Weworkalongsideprofessionalartistswhocreateartofthehighestartisticandtechnicalquality,and(10)_____ourstaffhavedifferentareasofspecialistartknowledgeandexpertise.Wehopethatyouwill(11)______anappointmenttovisitus,lookroundthegalleries,usethevisualreferencedatabases,anddiscussyourparticularart(12)______withus.7.A.originalB.mixC.brand

D,unique8.A.scopeB.aimC.outcome

D.line9.A.newB.rentalC.reply

D.repeat10.A.fewB.all

C.more

D.any11.A.makeB.doC.haveD.attend12.A.insureB.objectivesC.requirementsD.paintingsDrawupselectionofpossibleartworks.____

Installation._____Selectorcommissionartworks.____Artconsultantmakesinitialvisit.____Presentpossiblechoicestoclient.____Listening1:Aninterviewwithanartconsultant1.Therearefivemainstagesforanartconsultantinchargeofsupplyingartworks.Thefollowingstagesareinthewrongorder.Workinpairsandnumberthestages1to5.Listentothefirstpartofaninterviewwithanartconsultantandcheckyouranswers.354122.Listentothesecondpartoftheinterview.Doestheconsultantnormallyrecommendtraditionalormodernartworksforcompanies?Why?Overall,thespeakerseemstobesuggestingthatmodernartworksareabetterchoicetoshowyouareamoderncompanyand‘planningforthefuture’.Traditionalartworkssaythatacompanyisoldorlacksnewideas.1)Ifyouareinterestedinhavingartinyourworkplace,thebestthingtodoistoA.askanartconsultanttovisitthepremises.B.lookatwhereyouwanttoputthepaintingsanddecidehowmanyyouneedforthesizeofthebuilding.C.decidewhattypeofartyoulike.2)TheartisusuallychosenA.bythespecialist

B.bytheclient

C.withbothsidesinagreement3)Withaspeciallycommissionedworkofart,it’sbestthatyouletA.theconsultanttelltheartistwhatyouwant.B.theartistknowwhatyouwant.C.theartistmakemostofthedecisions.4)TheconsultantbelievesthatchoosingartfortheworkplaceisaboutA.everyoneagreeingonwhattheylike.B.havingsomethingnicetolookat.C.lettingpeopleknowwhatkindofcompanyyouare.5)Whydomostcompanieschoosecontemporaryormodernart?A.Becausepeopledon’tliketraditionalart.B.Becausepeopledon’tknowifit’sgoodorbad.C.Becauseitsendsoutacertainmessageaboutthecompany.6)Whatdoestheinterviewerthinkisagoodidea?A.Torenttheart.

B.Tobuytheart.

C.Toregularlychangetheart.3.Listenagaintobothpartsoftheinterview.Choosethebestanswer(A,BorC)forquestions16.Listeningscript(firstpart)I=interviewerAC=ArtconsultantI:I’dliketobeginbyaskingyoutoimaginethatI’vebeenaskedtofindsomeartformycompany’soffice.WherewouldIstart?AC:Well,thefirststageinselectingartisnormallyforoneofourartconsultantstovisityouonsitetoassessthelocation,thesizeoftheareaandthestyleofthebuildingandsoon.I:HowmuchdifferencedoesitmakewhereIactuallyputthepaintings?AC:Agreatdeal.Artneedstobeplacedtakingintoaccountthefunctionofaspace.Differenttypesofartareappropriatefordifferentareas.Oncewehaveanideaaboutwhatkindofworkitisyoudoandhowthespaceisused,thenbebegintofindartworksandpresentaselectionofartforyourbusinessandbuilding.Wecandothison-siteoryoucanvisitourgalleries.Thewholethingisatwo-waycollaborativeprocess.I:Soyoualreadyhavethepainting?AC:Yes,orwecanaskanartisttocreateworksforyourspecificspace.Inthiscase,theclienthassomeinputbutit’simportanttorememberwhenchoosingworkplaceartthatartisnotyourbrand.Ifyouasktheartisttoemphasizesyourcompanyimageinsomeway,you’lljustendupwithbadart.Eitherway,youhaveanartconsultantwhooverseesandprojectmanagestheproductionofanycommissionedartworkandmakessureit’scompletedandinstalledontimeandwithinbudget.Andthatalsoincludesfittingappropriatelightingandanyothermaintenanceandfitting.Listeningscript

(secondpart)I=InterviewerAC=ArtconsultantI:OnethingIdon’tunderstandishowacompanyeverdecideswhattochoose.Imean,artissuchapersonalthing.Howdoesanyoneeveragree?AC:Well,that’strue.Ithinkit’simportantthatyoudon’tsetupcommitteesoranything.Ifyouhaveaworkforceof300andyouaskeveryone,you’llget300differentanswers.No,youneedtokeepitsmall.Justoneortwopeople.Butchoosingartforyourofficesisn’tnecessarilyaboutchoosingwhattheindividuallikes.Therealbenefitsforabusinessarethattheartworkgivesapositiveimagetoclients.I:Sowhat’satypicaltypeofart?AC:It’sovervariedbutingeneralIsuggestsomethingstrongandbold.Ifit’sjustlightcolorsthatnoonecanreallysee,it’spointless.Youneedartwhichshowsyourclientsyouhavegoodtasteandthatyouaresuccessful.I:Ioftengointobuildingsandlookatmodernartandthin,‘Whatisthat?Itisn’tofanything.Nopeople.Nothing.’Whydosomanycompanieschooseit?AC:Thereareanumberofreasons,otherthanthefactthatthemanagingdirectormightlikeit.Youdon’twantartthatwilloffendanyone.Soapaintingofamanandwomanwithonclothesonisabadidea.Similarly,alandscapeorapaintingofthecountrysideisthesortofthingyouhaveinyourlivingroomathomeanddoesn’tlookverycorporate.Alsotheartneedstosaywhatkindofcompanyyouare.Mostcompanieswanttogiveclientsthemessagethatsayswe’remodernandwe’replanningforthefuture.Aclassicalpaintingsayswe’reoldandtraditional.Apaintingbyayoungmodernpaintergivesamorepositiveimage.Andremember,itdoesn’thavetobeapainting.Asculptureinthereceptionareacanbeveryeffective,forexample.I:Finally,allthismustbeveryexpensive.Howdoesacompanyjustifythousandsofpoundsonthiskindofthing?AC:Itcanbeexpensivebutofcoursemanypeoplerentworksfromusforaslittleastenpoundsaweek.Italsomeansthatifyouchangeyourmindafterayearorso,it’seasytochangethepiece.I:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea…Listening2:Someopinionsonart1.Acompanyischoosinganartworkforitsreceptionarea.Listentofiveemployeescommentingonthefiveartworksbelow.Decidewhichartworkeachspeakeriscommentingon.Numbertheartwork.354122.Listenagain.MatchtheviewsA-Hwithspeakers1-5.Speaker1_________Speaker2___Speaker3___Speaker4______Speaker5___A.…thoughtthatthepictureshouldbebolder.B.…commentedthatitdidn'tlooklikeanythingheknew.C.…explainedwhatitwas.D.…askedwhatitwas.E.…apologizedfornotknowinganythingaboutart.F.…saiditdidn'tlooklikeart.G.…arguedthatthepictureshouldbemodernandcontemporary.H.…suggestedwheretoputit.BDFAHEGCSpeaking:AmeetingaboutartworkWorkingroupsofthreetocompletethefollowingtask.Yourcompanywantstobuyartworksforthesepartsofthebuilding:1)Thereceptionarea2)Theofficearea

3)TheconferenceroomHoldthreeshortmeetings.Ineachmeetingdiscussandchooseoneoftheartworksatthetopofthepageforonepartofthebuilding.Adifferentmemberofthegroupshouldtakenotesforeachmeeting.Attheendofthemeeting,thispersonreportsbacktothegroupwhatwassaidandwhatwasdecided.5.2ParticipatinginameetingReading&VocabularyWritingSpeakingListening-Minutesofameeting-Expressionsformeetings-Meetingaregreat-ReportonameetingReadthefirsttwoquestionsinlines1and2ofthearticleaboutmeetings.Whatwouldyouanswer?Nowreadtherestofthearticle.Inmostofthelinesthereisoneextraincorrectword.Putalinethroughtheincorrectword.Somelinesarecorrect.Forexampleline1iscorrectandline2containsanextraword.1)Doyouspendhoursinmeetings?Howoftendoyouwonderwhenyou’re2)supposedtogetsomerealworkdone?Meetingsseemtofilloutourschedules3)andmostpeoplewouldsaythatemployeeshateattendofficemeetings.‘It’s4)oneofthoseanecdotalthingsthat’ssuchhardtoquestion,’saysorganizational5)psychologistStevenG.RogelbergattheUniversityoftheNorthCarolina.‘Ithink6)it’sasocialnormtocomplainaboutyourmeetings.’ButwhenRogelbergand7)hiscolleaguesgavein980workersoneoftwoquestionnairesabouttheirtime8)spentinscheduledmeetingsandforoveralljobsatisfaction,theget-togethersReading:Meetingaregreat9)werenotuniformlycriticized.Infact,thestudysuggeststhattoavoidtheweekly10)orevendailyofficegatheringmaynotalwaysbeaboutagoodidea.Theyfound11)Thatemployeeswhoaregoal-orientatedandwhoseworkdoesnotrequiremuch12)inputdotendtobegenerallydissatisfiedwithitsmeetings.Butindividualswhose13)workdependsoninteractionwithothersandwhohavesomewhatflexible,14)unstructuredjobsareactuallymoresatisfiedthatthemoremeetingstheyattend.Vocabulary:VerbcollocationsCompletethesesentencesaboutorfrommeetingswithasuitableverbbelow.setgivemove

hold

gotake

run

seeattendreach1.I’dliketo______abriefmeetingnextweek.DoyouhaveanytimeonMonday?2.Asthechairperson,Mikewill________themeeting.3.I______yourpointbutthere’soneproblemwithit.4.It’sanothermemofromthebosstellingmeto______anotherofhismeetings.5.Who_______theagendaforthis?Itdoesn’tseemtobecomplete.6.CanIaskyouto______minutesonthismeeting?7.Ithinkweshould_______ontothenextitemontheagenda.8.I’mnotsureIcancompletely_______alongwithyouonthatpoint.9.Theaimisto______anagreementonthisbyfouro’clock.10.We’llbeginwithHenrykwho’ll______usashortpresentationonhisprogress.holdrunseeattendsettakemovegoreachgivePart1.Task3ReadthefollowingwordsorphrasesandtranslatethemintoEnglish1.开个短会2.主持会议3.明白你的观点4.参加会议5.安排议程6.做会议记录7.进入会议的下个议程8.同意某人的某个观点9.达成协议10.做个简短发言HoldabriefmeetingRunthemeetingSeeyourpointAttendthemeetingSettheagendaTaketheminutesMoveontothenestitemontheagendaGolongwithsomeoneonthepointReachamagreementGiveashortpresentationSpeaking:Expressionsformeetings1.Theexpressionsontheleftcomefromveryformalmeetings.Usually,youwillonlyneedtousethelessformalandmoredirectexpressionsontheright.Matchexpressionswiththesamemeaning.MoreformalmeetingsLessformalmeetings0.CanIjustcomeinhere?A.Sorry,but…1.Howdoyoufeelaboutthatidea?B.Let’s…2.Itseemstomethat…C.Idisagree.3.I’dgoalongwithyouthere.D.Ithink…4.Isuggestwemoveontothenextitemontheagenda.E.Iagree.5.Iseeyourpointthat…F.Doweallagree?6.Havewereachedanagreementonthis?G.Sorry,Idon’tunderstand.7.Sorry,butIdon’tquitefollowyou.H.Let’smoveon.8.Wouldyoumindtellingusalittlemoreabout…?I.I’dliketoknowmoreabout…9.I’dliketosuggestthatweshould…J.Whatdoyouthink?10.I’msorrybutIjustcan’tagreewithyouthere.K.Yes,but…AJDEHKFGIBC2.Therearemoreexpressionswhichcanbeusedinameeting.Giveyouropinion:Itseemstomethat…/Ithink…/Inmyopinion…Suggestnewidea:I’dliketosuggestthatwe…/Let’s…/Whydon’twe…?Disagreewithlastopinion:I’msorry,butIjustcan’tagreewithyouthere./Idisagree./No,because…Askforopinion:Howdoyoufeelaboutthatidea?/Whatdoyouthink?/Howdoyoufeelaboutthat?Agreewithlastopinion:I’dgoalongwithyouthere./Iagree./Sure.Movetonextitemontheagenda:Isuggestwemoveontothenextitem…/Let’smoveon…/Movingonthepointtwo…Youdon’tunderstandthelastpoint:Sorry,butIdon’tquitefollowyou./sorry,Idon’tunderstand./Canyouexplainwhatyoumeanexactly?Askformoreexplanation:Wouldyoumindtellingusalittlemoreabout…?/I’dliketoknowmoreabout…/Tellusalittlemoreabout…Askifeveryoneagrees:Havewereachedagreementonthis?/Doweallagree?/IsthatOKwitheveryone?Listening:ReportonameetingYouworkforapublishingcompany.YournexttradefairisinSeattle.Yourdepartmentheldaplanningmeetingwiththeagendabelow.Readthehandwrittennotesaboutwhatwasdiscussed.Someinformationisincorrect.Listentopartsofthemeetingandcorrectit.AgendaPARTICIPANTS:RobertSamuelson(Chair),DahliaZille,HugoSata.DATE:27thNovember2pmROOM:303A1.Conferencestartson8thJanuary.Exhibitorsarewelcometoarriveon6thtosetup.

HSsaiditwasabadidea.DZdisagreedandwillgoon6th.2.Travelandaccommodation.

DZofferedtofindhotelandfindflights.3.Shouldwesponsoraneveningbuffetfordelegates?

HSsuggestedabreakfastbuffet.DZdisagreed.Preferredlunchevent.Allagreed.RStogiveHSbudget.4.Anyotherbusiness?

DZpointedoutproblem.Thebrochurehasincorrectdates.HSofferedtomakenewpricelists.DZandRSagreed.agreed7thDZdidn’tofferbuthasalreadyfoundahotel.

alunchtimereceptionagreedpriceRSListeningscript:RS=RobertSamuelsonHS=HugoSataDZ=DahliaZilleRS:OK.Pointoneisabouttheconference.Itstartsonthe8thbutIthinksomeoneshouldgooutearlyonthe6th.Whatdoyouthink,Hugo?HS:Sorry,butIdidthatlastyearandsataroundforaday.Therewasreallynothingtodo.Ithinkifwegoearlyitshouldn'tbeuntilthe7th.Itreallyisn’tworthit.RS:OK,thatfine.Doyouagree,Dahlia?DZ:Sure.Doyouwantmetogo?RS:IsthatOKwithyou,Hugo?HS:Absolutely.RS:OK,pointtwo.I’massumingyou’redealingwiththat,Dahlia.DZ:Yes,I’vealread