Module_5.ppt

1、Module 5,The workplace,Contents,Business Topic,Business skill,Exam spotlight,Speaking Test,Participating a Meeting,The Workplace,5.1 Business Topic: The workplace,Reading Art at work Listening An interview with an art consultant Grammar Reporting Listening Some opinions on art Speaking A meeting abo

2、ut artwork,5.2 Business skill：Participating in a meeting,Reading Meetings are great Vocabulary Verb collocations Speaking Expressions for meetings Listening Report on a meeting Writing Minutes of a meeting,5.3 Exam spotlight: Speaking Test Part Two,Preparing your talk Giving your talk Asking a follo

3、w-up question,5.1 warm up,What is import when decorating office? Cost Taste,Reading: Art at work,Read about a company that deals with art in the workplace. Complete the information with answers A, B, C or D. International Art Consultant (1) _ in 1979, International Art Consultants has been sourcing

4、and commissioning art (2) _ for over 25 years. We work (3)_ clients in the corporate, hotel, healthcare and urban regeneration (4)_. Our clients (5)_ from multinational companies with 1 million art budgets to organizations renting art for just 10 a week. A (6)_ of fourteen, we are small enough to ca

5、re and large enough to cope. 1. A. Founded B. Set C. Since D. Last 2. A. international B. worldwide C. all D. around 3. A. as B. in C. under D. with 4. A. divisions B. industries C. sectors D. sections 5. A. range B. report C. buy D. supply 6. A. department B. building C. unit D. team,We offer a (7)

6、_ combination of commercial experience, specialist art knowledge and high quality service and support. Whatever the size of the project our (8)_ is for all our clients to be 100% satisfied with the end result. Over 75% of our work comes from (9)_ business or referrals. We work alongside professional

7、 artists who create art of the highest artistic and technical quality, and (10)_ our staff have different areas of specialist art knowledge and expertise. We hope that you will (11)_ an appointment to visit us, look round the galleries, use the visual reference databases, and discuss your particular

8、 art (12)_ with us. 7. A. original B. mix C. brand D, unique 8. A. scope B. aim C. outcome D. line 9. A. new B. rental C. reply D. repeat 10. A. few B. all C. more D. any 11. A. make B. do C. have D. attend 12. A. insure B. objectives C. requirements D. paintings,Answers,1 A 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 A 6 D,7 D

9、8 B 9 D 10 B 11 A 12 C,Background information: Art at work,Art At Workwas founded in March 2009 as a collective which commissions and develops contemporary art projects and triggers relationships between the different players within the system. AAW has no specific exhibition venue and each project i

10、s conceived, produced and realized in an ever-changing situation. Through constant dialogue with the artists, AAW aims to create an innovative working platform to allow the development of extraordinary works. On account of its structures flexibility and of the groups manifold competences, AAW cooper

11、ates with public and private institutions, companies and collectors, so as to take advantage of the most efficient and diverse promotional mechanisms to diffuse its projects within the contemporary art system.,Draw up selection of possible art works. _,Installation. _,Select or commission artworks.

12、_,Art consultant makes initial visit. _,Present possible choices to client. _,Listening 1: An interview with an art consultant,There are five main stages for an art consultant in charge of supplying artworks. The following stages are in the wrong order. Work in pairs and number the stages 1 to 5. Li

13、sten to the first part of an interview with an art consultant and check your answers.,3,5,4,1,2,Listening script (first part),I=interviewer AC=Art consultant I: Id like to begin by asking you to imagine that Ive been asked to find some art for my companys office. Where would I start? AC: Well, the f

14、irst stage in selecting art is normally for one of our art consultants to visit you on site to assess the location, the size of the area and the style of the building and so on. I: How much difference does it make where I actually put the paintings? AC: A great deal. Art needs to be placed taking in

15、to account the function of a space. Different types of art are appropriate for different areas. Once we have an idea about what kind of work it is you do and how the space is used, then we begin to find artworks and present a selection of art for your business and building. We can do this on-site or

16、 you can visit our galleries. The whole thing is a two-way collaborative process. I: So you already have the painting?,AC: Yes, or we can ask an artist to create works for your specific space. In this case, the client has some input but its important to remember when choosing workplace art that art

17、is not your brand. If you ask the artist to emphasize your company image in some way, youll just end up with bad art. Either way, you have an art consultant who oversees and project manages the production of any commissioned artwork and makes sure its completed and installed on time and within budge

18、t. And that also includes fitting appropriate lighting and any other maintenance and fitting.,Grammar：Reporting,Indirect Speech(also referred to as reported speech) refers to a sentence reporting what someone has said. It is almost always used in spoken English. Pay attention: if the reporting verb

19、(i.e. said) is in the past, the reported clause will be in a past form. This form is usually one step back into the past from the original.,For example,Brainstorm：reporting verbs,Agree, apologize, argue, ask, call, comment, conclude, disagree, explain, suggest, tell, think, etc.,Listening script (se

20、cond part),I=Interviewer AC=Art consultant I: One thing I dont understand is how a company ever decides what to choose. I mean, art is such a personal thing. How does anyone ever agree? AC: Well, thats true. I think its important that you dont set up committees or anything. If you have a workforce o

21、f 300 and you ask everyone, youll get 300 different answers. No, you need to keep it small. Just one or two people. But choosing art for your offices isnt necessarily about choosing what the individual likes. The real benefits for a business are that the artwork gives a positive image to clients. I:

22、 So whats a typical type of art? AC: Its so varied but in general I suggest something strong and bold. If its just light colors that no one can really see, its pointless. You need art which shows your clients you have good taste and that you are successful. I: I often go into buildings and look at m

23、odern art and thin, What is that? It isnt of anything. No people. Nothing. Why do so many companies choose it?,AC: There are a number of reasons, other than the fact that the managing director might like it. You dont want art that will offend anyone. So a painting of a man and woman with on clothes

24、on is a bad idea. Similarly, a landscape or a painting of the countryside is the sort of thing you have in your living room at home and doesnt look very corporate. Also the art needs to say what kind of company you are. Most companies want to give clients the message that says were modern and were p

25、lanning for the future. A classical painting says were old and traditional. A painting by a young modern painter gives a more positive image. And remember, it doesnt have to be a painting. A sculpture in the reception area can be very effective, for example. I: Finally, all this must be very expensi

26、ve. How does a company justify thousands of pounds on this kind of thing? AC: It can be expensive but of course many people rent works from us - for as little as ten pounds a week. It also means that if you change your mind after a year or so, its easy to change the piece. I: That sounds like a good

27、 idea,Listening 2: Some opinions on art,A company is choosing an artwork for its reception area. Listen to five employees commenting on the five art works below. Decide which artwork each speaker is commenting on. Number the artwork.,3,5,4,1,2,Speaking: A meeting about artwork,Work in groups of thre

28、e to complete the following task.,Your company wants to buy artworks for these parts of the building: 1) The reception area 2) The office area 3) The conference room Hold three short meetings. In each meeting discuss and choose one of the artworks at the top of the page for one part of the building.

29、 A different member of the group should take notes for each meeting. At the end of the meeting, this person reports back to the group what was said and what was decided.,Click to edit title,Minutes of a meeting,Report on a meeting,Expressions for meetings,Meetings are great,Reading,Speaking,Listenin

30、g,Writing,Read the first two questions in lines 1 and 2 of the article about meetings. What would you answer? Now read the rest of the article. In most of the lines there is one extra incorrect word. Put a line through the incorrect word. Some lines are correct. For example line 1 is correct and lin

31、e 2 contains an extra word.,1) Do you spend hours in meetings? How often do you wonder when youre 2) supposed to get some real work done? Meetings seem to fill out our schedules 3) and most people would say that employees hate attend office meetings. Its 4) one of those anecdotal things thats such h

32、ard to question, says organizational 5) psychologist Steven G. Rogelberg at the University of the North Carolina. I think 6) its a social norm to complain about your meetings. But when Rogelberg and 7) his colleagues gave in 980 workers one of two questionnaires about their time 8) spent in schedule

33、d meetings and for overall job satisfaction, the get-togethers,Reading: Meeting are great,9) were not uniformly criticized. In fact, the study suggests that to avoid the weekly 10) or even daily office gathering may not always be about a good idea. They found 11) That employees who are goal-orientat

34、ed and whose work does not require much 12) input do tend to be generally dissatisfied with its meetings. But individuals whose 13) work depends on interaction with others and who have somewhat flexible, 14) unstructured jobs are actually more satisfied that the more meetings they attend.,Vocabulary

35、: Verb collocations,Hold a brief meeting Run the meeting See your point Attend the meeting Set the agenda Take minutes Move on to the next item on the agenda Go along with somebody on that point Give a short presentation,开个短会 主持会议 明白你的观点 参加会议 安排议程 作会议记录 进入会议的下一项议程 同意某人的某个观点 做一个简单的发言,More expressions

36、 for a meeting,Give your opinion: It seems to me that/ I think/ In my opinion Suggest new idea: Id like to suggest that we/ Lets / Why dont we ? Disagree with last opinion: Im sorry, but I just cant agree with you there./ I disagree./ No, because Ask for opinion: How do you feel about that idea?/ Wh

37、at do you think?/ How do you feel about that? Agree with last opinion: Id go along with you there. / I agree./ Sure. Move to next item on the agenda: I suggest we move on to the next item/ Lets move on/ Moving on the point two You dont understand the last point: Sorry, but I dont quite follow you./

38、sorry, I dont understand. / Can you explain what you mean exactly? Ask for more explanation: Would you mind telling us a little more about?/ Id like to know more about/ Tell us a little more about Ask if everyone agrees: Have we reached agreement on this? / Do we all agree?/ Is that OK with everyone

39、?,Listening script:,RS= Robert Samuelson HS= Hugo Sata DZ=Dahlia Zille RS: OK. Point one is about the conference. It starts on the 8th but I think someone should go out early on the 6th. What do you think, Hugo? HS: Sorry, but I did that last year and sat around for a day. There was really nothing t

40、o do. I think if we go early it shouldnt be until the 7th. It really isnt worth it. RS: OK, thats fine. Do you agree, Dahlia? DZ: Sure. Do you want me to go? RS: Is that OK with you, Hugo? HS: Absolutely. RS: OK, point two. Im assuming youre dealing with that, Dahlia. DZ: Yes, Ive already found a go

41、od hotel near the fair and Ill book the flights. RS: Great. Now what about this idea to sponsor a reception for delegates? In the past, other publishers have sponsored drinks and buffets in the evening. Id like some views on this, Hugo?,HS: Well, they certainly attract people looking for a free dinn

42、er! I wonder if the evenings a good idea though. RS: Sorry, Hugo, I dont understand. HS: Well, maybe if we just offer drinks at the stand at lunchtime, well get more people actually looking at books and talking to us. DZ: Thats a good idea, Hugo. RS: Yes, nice idea. Can you organize that, Hugo? HS:

43、Whats my budget? RS: Erm. Let me check with accounts after the meeting and Ill tell you. DZ: Sorry, Robert, but before we finish theres a problem with the prices in the brochures. RS: Really? DZ: Yes, the brochures have been updated with our list for next year but the prices are the same. We can get

44、 them reprinted but not in time for Seattle. RS: Oh no. Youre joking! DZ: Sorry RS: Any ideas?,HS: Lets just include the price list as separate from the brochure. We can say these are new for next year. DZ: But wont it show that prices have gone up? People will be able to compare next years with thi

45、s years. HS: True. What do you think, Robert? RS: Well, we could include some offers on the new price list and show some prices havent gone up. DZ: That might work. HS: I dont think we have a choice, Robert! RS: OK. Ill prepare that. Right, Hugo, Dahlia? Anything else?,A sample: Minutes of a meeting,Minutes of the meeting to discuss plans for Seattle conference Participants