2015年新编剑桥商务英语unit2

1、unit two,company benefits,an overview of unit two,2.1 business topic,company benefits,q: what would you take into account when choosing a job? q: which is the most important one to you? please state your reasons.,an impressive job title training and staff development a good salary a pension flexible

2、 working hours opportunities to travel opportunities for promotion parental leave days off and long holidays a company car,vocabulary: benefits and incentives,companys reputation companys financial situation location of workplace working environment job challenge personal interest job security self-

3、fulfillments,员工福利 (employee benefits)的形式： 1. 法律保障的权利(legally required benefits)，包括社会保障(social security)、失业补偿(unemployment compensation)、工伤赔偿(workers compensation)等。 2. 与退休有关的福利(retirement-related benefits)，例如退休金计划(pension plans)等。 3. 与保险有关的福利(insurance related benefits)，包括健康保险(health insurance)、人寿保险

4、(life insurance)、意外事故和伤残保险(accident and disability insurance)等。 4. 带薪休假的福利，包括带薪公假和带薪休假(paid holidays and paid vacations)。、 其他的福利，例如交通补贴(local conveyance allowance)、住房补贴(housing allowance)、伙食补贴(meal allowance)、旅游津贴(holiday bonus)。 无形的福利：老板的奖赏(recognition)、晋升的可能性(possibility of promotion)、舒适的工作环境(work

5、ing environment)等。 奖励措施(incentives)：一个红包、一顿饭、一瓶酒、一次旅行机会等,listening,listen to five short recordings. which of the benefits and incentives in exercise1 is each person referring to?,speaker 1:_ speaker 2:_ speaker 3:_ speaker 4:_ speaker 5:_,company car,flexible working hours,parental leave,an impressi

6、ve job title,a pension,listening script,the words in red are the key information to make right decisions. speaker 1 its great because usually it means my wife can use the one at home and we even take mine away at weekends. i work for quite a relaxed company and they dont seem to mind how i use it fo

7、r leisure. speaker 2 i thought it wouldnt change the way i worked after the first six months, but as they got older it actually became more complicated with getting them to school or if they wanted to do activities in the afternoon. but my boss has been really good about it and some days i can do a

8、half day if i want and then i might work later on other days or i take work home, which i dont like doing, but its the only way speaker 3 its actually the law now so they had to let me have it. it was only two weeks but at least i had time to help my wife out. mind you, after all the late nights and

9、 crying i was really happy to get back to work for a while and have a rest!,speaker 4 ive just been promoted form assistant it technician to chief operational network administrator. it means i get a bit of a pay rise and new business cards with my name on. im not sure if i get my own office though.

10、speaker 5 the problem for me is that i wont have enough to live on when im 60 and i cant afford a private plan. so ill probably try and keep working for a few more years, and anyway, i heard the government is planning to rise the age of retirement.,task 1: read the following article. what benefits a

11、nd incentives does the article mention for employees at xerox?,reading is working for xerox too good to be true?,what a lovely place xerox is to work! kim moloney, a client services executive, cant say enough nice things about her employer. its a very special environment, she says, people describe x

12、erox as a family and i was amazed at the number of people who have worked here for so long. its tempting to take moloneys comments with a pinch of salt, especially considering that when youve been working somewhere for only two years, as she has at xerox, everyone seems old and established. but ther

13、es truth behind her enthusiasm. take carole palmer, the group resources director. she joined xerox in 1978 as a temp and has been in her present role for seven years. xerox has been good to me over the years, she says. it has supported me through qualifications and last year i took part in the vice-

14、president incumbent programme.,task 2,human resources is taken seriously at xerox, palmer says, and the company has a policy of promoting from within (which would explain moloneys amazement at her colleagues longevity). the company takes on only fifteen to twenty graduates each year and moloney was

15、part of an intake who joined having already acquired a couple of years work experience. she started as a project manager for xerox global services before moving into sales. now her responsibility is to grow and maintain customer relationships. moloney is based at the head office in uxbridge. its gre

16、at in terms of working environment, she says. weve jus got a new provider in the canteen and we have brainstorming rooms and breakout areas. much of moloneys role is visiting clients, so she doesnt have a permanent desk at head office. im a hot-desker, which is good because you get to sit with diffe

17、rent people in the hot-desk areas. and youre given a place to store your things. head office staff numbers between 1,200 and 1,500 people, palmer says. the company has four other main offices in the uk. the nature of the organization, which encompasses sales and marketing, global services (the bigge

18、st division), developing markets, research and development and manufacturing, means that the opportunities at the company vary from service engineers to sales roles and consultants.,opportunities for promotion training and staff development a pension a reward and recognition scheme,perks include a f

19、inal-salary pension scheme and various discount schemes. the reward and recognition scheme is a little different, and rather nice: each manager has a budget every year to recognize and reward staff, palmer says. it can be in the form of a meal for two, or a bottle of wine. it can be up to 1,000. the

20、res the recognition, and then theres putting money behind it. moloney, however, likes the non-cash rewards. xerox takes care of all its staff but it also recognizes the people who put in the added effort, she says. it offers once-in-a-lifetime incentive trips, and recently i organized a sailing trip

21、 fro my team. the idea of working abroad with the company appeals to her, and she says that her career goal is to be part of the senior management team. heres another employee, it would seem, who is in it for the long haul.,back,perks: something that you get legally from your work in addition to you

22、r wages, such as goods, meals, or a car 额外津贴,final-salary pension scheme 最终薪酬养老金计划,long haul 本身表示“长途运输”的意思，在这比喻“费时费力、长期艰苦的工作”。 e.g. its been a long haul but at last this book is published.经过千辛万苦，这本书终于出版了。,task 1: read the following article. what benefits and incentives does the article mention for e

23、mployees at xerox?,reading is working for xerox too good to be true?,what a lovely place xerox is to work! kim moloney, a client services executive, cant say enough nice things about her employer. its a very special environment, she says, people describe xerox as a family and i was amazed at the num

24、ber of people who have worked here for so long. its tempting to take moloneys comments with a pinch of salt, especially considering that when youve been working somewhere for only two years, as she has at xerox, everyone seems old and established. but theres truth behind her enthusiasm. take carole

25、palmer, the group resources director. she joined xerox in 1978 as a temp and has been in her present role for seven years. xerox has been good to me over the years, she says. it has supported me through qualifications and last year i took part in the vice-president incumbent programme.,task 2,施乐公司（财

26、富500强公司之一，总部设在美国，主 要经营办公设备） 该词大写时为专有名词，指该公司 后派生为动词，意思为“用复印机复印” e.g. can you xerox this letter for me?,task 1: read the following article. what benefits and incentives does the article mention for employees at xerox?,reading is working for xerox too good to be true?,what a lovely place xerox is to wo

27、rk! kim moloney, a client services executive, cant say enough nice things about her employer. its a very special environment, she says, people describe xerox as a family and i was amazed at the number of people who have worked here for so long. its tempting to take moloneys comments with a pinch of

28、salt, especially considering that when youve been working somewhere for only two years, as she has at xerox, everyone seems old and established. but theres truth behind her enthusiasm. take carole palmer, the group resources director. she joined xerox in 1978 as a temp and has been in her present ro

29、le for seven years. xerox has been good to me over the years, she says. it has supported me through qualifications and last year i took part in the vice-president incumbent programme.,task 2,too good to be true: 好得不像是真的，好得让人难以置信。 此标题字面意思为“为施乐公司工作如此妙不可言吗？”为了使标题简洁醒目，可翻译为“施乐公司：工作者的天堂,task 1: read the f

30、ollowing article. what benefits and incentives does the article mention for employees at xerox?,reading is working for xerox too good to be true?,what a lovely place xerox is to work! kim moloney, a client services executive, cant say enough nice things about her employer. its a very special environ

31、ment, she says, people describe xerox as a family and i was amazed at the number of people who have worked here for so long. its tempting to take moloneys comments with a pinch of salt, especially considering that when youve been working somewhere for only two years, as she has at xerox, everyone se

32、ems old and established. but theres truth behind her enthusiasm. take carole palmer, the group resources director. she joined xerox in 1978 as a temp and has been in her present role for seven years. xerox has been good to me over the years, she says. it has supported me through qualifications and l

33、ast year i took part in the vice-president incumbent programme.,task 2,cant say enough nice things about her employer 字面上的意思是“对于她的雇主总是说不够好话” 可译为“对她的雇主赞不绝口”,task 1: read the following article. what benefits and incentives does the article mention for employees at xerox?,reading is working for xerox t

34、oo good to be true?,what a lovely place xerox is to work! kim moloney, a client services executive, cant say enough nice things about her employer. its a very special environment, she says, people describe xerox as a family and i was amazed at the number of people who have worked here for so long. i

35、ts tempting to take moloneys comments with a pinch of salt, especially considering that when youve been working somewhere for only two years, as she has at xerox, everyone seems old and established. but theres truth behind her enthusiasm. take carole palmer, the group resources director. she joined

36、xerox in 1978 as a temp and has been in her present role for seven years. xerox has been good to me over the years, she says. it has supported me through qualifications and last year i took part in the vice-president incumbent programme.,task 2,its tempting to take moloneys comments with a pinch of

37、salt人们很可能对moloney的话半信半疑。 its tempting to 在这表示人们的普遍倾向性，意思是“人们倾向于” takewith a pinch/grain of salt 对半信半疑,task 1: read the following article. what benefits and incentives does the article mention for employees at xerox?,reading is working for xerox too good to be true?,what a lovely place xerox is to wo

38、rk! kim moloney, a client services executive, cant say enough nice things about her employer. its a very special environment, she says, people describe xerox as a family and i was amazed at the number of people who have worked here for so long. its tempting to take moloneys comments with a pinch of

39、salt, especially considering that when youve been working somewhere for only two years, as she has at xerox, everyone seems old and established. but theres truth behind her enthusiasm. take carole palmer, the group resources director. she joined xerox in 1978 as a temp and has been in her present ro

40、le for seven years. xerox has been good to me over the years, she says. it has supported me through qualifications and last year i took part in the vice-president incumbent programme.,task 2,vice-president incumbent programme 副总经理岗位培训课程 通常我们可以用前缀“vice-”表示职位的“副” 或用deputy表示,task 2: choose the best ans

41、wer, a, b or c for questions 1-5 about the xerox article.,1.the journalist of this article thinks that a. staff at xerox are not telling the truth about the company. b. xerox offers great benefits to staff. c. people havent worked at xerox long enough to know if its a good company. 2. where does the

42、 company tend to find its new managers? a. from existing staff. b. on training courses. c. only from graduates. 3. why doesnt kim moloney have her own desk? a. because she isnt important enough. b. because there isnt space at head office. c. because she often travels and is away on business. 4. as w

43、ell as recognizing its staff through promotion, xerox a. gives cash bonuses. b. provides a number of perks. c. gives unpaid leave to take trips of a lifetime. 5. one common feature of xerox staff is that they tend a. to work hard. b. to get promoted. c. not to change employer.,back,task 1: read the

44、following article. what benefits and incentives does the article mention for employees at xerox?,reading is working for xerox too good to be true?,what a lovely place xerox is to work! kim moloney, a client services executive, cant say enough nice things about her employer. its a very special enviro

45、nment, she says, people describe xerox as a family and i was amazed at the number of people who have worked here for so long. its tempting to take moloneys comments with a pinch of salt, especially considering that when youve been working somewhere for only two years, as she has at xerox, everyone s

46、eems old and established. but theres truth behind her enthusiasm. take carole palmer, the group resources director. she joined xerox in 1978 as a temp and has been in her present role for seven years. xerox has been good to me over the years, she says. it has supported me through qualifications and

47、last year i took part in the vice-president incumbent programme.,task 2,human resources is taken seriously at xerox, palmer says, and the company has a policy of promoting from within (which would explain moloneys amazement at her colleagues longevity). the company takes on only fifteen to twenty gr

48、aduates each year and moloney was part of an intake who joined having already acquired a couple of years work experience. she started as a project manager for xerox global services before moving into sales. now her responsibility is to grow and maintain customer relationships. moloney is based at th

49、e head office in uxbridge. its great in terms of working environment, she says. weve jus got a new provider in the canteen and we have brainstorming rooms and breakout areas. much of moloneys role is visiting clients, so she doesnt have a permanent desk at head office. im a hot-desker, which is good

50、 because you get to sit with different people in the hot-desk areas. and youre given a place to store your things. head office staff numbers between 1,200 and 1,500 people, palmer says. the company has four other main offices in the uk. the nature of the organization, which encompasses sales and mar

51、keting, global services (the biggest division), developing markets, research and development and manufacturing, means that the opportunities at the company vary from service engineers to sales roles and consultants.,opportunities for promotion training and staff development a pension a reward and re

52、cognition scheme,perks include a final-salary pension scheme and various discount schemes. the reward and recognition scheme is a little different, and rather nice: each manager has a budget every year to recognize and reward staff, palmer says. it can be in the form of a meal for two, or a bottle o

53、f wine. it can be up to 1,000. theres the recognition, and then theres putting money behind it. moloney, however, likes the non-cash rewards. xerox takes care of all its staff but it also recognizes the people who put in the added effort, she says. it offers once-in-a-lifetime incentive trips, and r

54、ecently i organized a sailing trip fro my team. the idea of working abroad with the company appeals to her, and she says that her career goal is to be part of the senior management team. heres another employee, it would seem, who is in it for the long haul.,back,expressions with take,choose the righ

55、t expression to each of the meanings and try to write 6 new sentences by using take-expressions. take part in (para. 2) take (para. 2) take care of (para. 9) take with a pinch of salt (para. 1) take on (para. 3) take seriously (para. 3),常见的与take搭配的短语： 1. take after 与相像 eg. the baby took after his mo

56、ther. 2. take down 记下 eg. take down the notes while you are listening. 3. to be taken for 被误认为 eg. to be taken for a foreigner 4. take off 打折 eg. shop early and well take off 20 percent. 5. take + time + off 抽时间；请假； e.g. take time off (from)从抽时间；take a day off 请一天假 6. take on 承担 eg. to take on new r

57、esponsibilities 7. take for granted 认为理所当然 eg. we often take these things for granted.,0. q: why / like/ the company? why do you like the company? a: its like a family. 1. q: long / working / the company?_ a: two years. 2. q: when / join? _ a: in 1978. 3. q: was / first job? _ a: a project manager.

58、4. q: what / responsible? _ a: growing and maintaining customer relationships. 5. q: where / based? _ a: at uxbridge. 6. q: would / like / in the future? _ a: work abroad and be part of the senior management team.,speaking: asking questions about jobs,how long have you been working for the company?,when did you join (the company)?,what was your first job?,what are you responsible for?,where are you based?,what would you like to do in the future?,an interview between a journalist and an employee (or a person from the leadership) about a job. time limit: 3 minutes,activity : role-p