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1、unit 1 a work rolesobjectives:to enable ss to talk about their jobs and dutiesto enable ss to write reportsto practise reading for specific informationto practise listening for gist and specific informationto review the present simple and present continuousmaterials needed: cassette- pass cambridge

2、bec advancedunit overviewdescribing work rolesspeakingreading 1ss exchange brief job descriptionsss read about workset and explain the use of colour. ss then discuss the differences between two pie charts showing a job brief and an employee's feedback.languagelisteningss match verbs with workset

3、 colours and think of further verbs,ss listen to five speakers talk about their jobs and decide what each speaker would like to improve (listening test part two).languagespeakingreport writingss focus on the present simple and present continuousss interview a partner to produce a workset pie chart f

4、or their partners jobreading2ss read a report about a seminar on team leadership and say how workset was used ss then answer comprehension questionswritingss focus on report layout and phrasesss write a report about their own jobs based on workset pie charts (writingtest part two).unit lb company st

5、ructureobjectives:to enable ss to talk about company structureto practise reading and listening for specific informationto review the past simple, present perfect simple and present perfect continuous materials needed: cassette- pass cambridge bec advancedunit overviewtypes of company structurespeak

6、ingss look at three diagrams showing company structures and say what kind of companies they could be.readingss read a newspaper article about company structures and list the advantages and disadvantages of each structure ss then answer comprehension questions.speakingss discuss the stnicture of thei

7、r company.flexible workinglisteningss listen to a bt manager talk about flexible working practices and summarise the programme he is discussing,ss listen again and answer multiple-choice comprehension questions (listening test part three)languagess focus on the past simple, present perfect simple an

8、d present perfect continuous speakingss use a questionnaire to assess the suitability of their partners job for home-workin gwritingss write a proposal assessing the suitability of their own job for home-working (writing test part two).optional taskss visit bts working from home website and identify

9、 the most important practical considerations when setting up a home office.unit 2a stocks & sharesobjectives:to enable ss to talk about financial trendsto enable ss to describe trends in writingto practise listening for specific informationto review language of similarity and differencematerials

10、 needed: cassette pass cambridge bec advancedcards 6 cards; one set of cards per pair to be photocopied from tfs guideunit overviewshare pricesspeakingreadingss discuss where they can find out about a company's share pricess read an extract from a stock market listing and match definitions with

11、headings speakingmarket trendslistening 1ss discuss the popularity of investing in shares in their country.ss listen to a report about share prices of internet companies and summarise the general trend. ss listen again and answer multiple-choice comprehension questions (listening test part three)spe

12、akingss discuss whether they would invest in internet shares.describing graphsspeakinglistening 2languagess describe a graph using the words on cardsss listen to a description of the graph and re-order the cards ss focus on trends language.ss focus on the language of similarity and difference.writin

13、gss write a description of a graph comparing two companies' share prices (writing test fart one).optional taskss begin a fantasy stock market investment game, which can run throughout the courseunit 2b mergers & acquisitionsobjectives:to enable ss to talk about mergers and acquisitionsto pra

14、ctise reading and listening for specific informationto practise a collaborative speaking taskto review aspects of cohesionmaterials needed: cassette- pass cambridge bec advancedunit overviewunderstanding mergersspeakingreadingss discuss why companies merge and problems which might arisess read an ar

15、ticle about mergers and acquisitions and list benefits and problems. ss then answer multiple-choice comprehension questions (reading test part three)languagespeakingss focus on linking devicesss talk about a recent merger in their country,a merger of equalslisteningss listen to a talk about the prop

16、osed merger of astra and zeneca and complete notes (listening test part one)speakingss discuss a company they would like to merge with or acquire and the resulting benefits (speaking test part three)optional taskss visit the astrazeneca website and prepare a profile of the merged company.unit 3a tra

17、de fairsobjectives:to enable ss to talk about trade fairsto enable ss to write formal business lettersto practise a collaborative speaking taskto review the present simple referring to future timematerials needed: cards - 6 cards; one set of cards per pair to be photocopied fromts guideunit overview

18、 exhibiting at a trade fairspeakingreading 1ss discuss the benefits of trade fairs for exhibitors and visitorsss read an advertisement for the top drawer exhibition and give information about the exhibition, exhibitors and visitorsspeakingss discuss their objectives for a trade fair and decide where

19、 and when they should exhibit (speaking test part three)replying to an enquiryspeakingss discuss what information they would include in a reply to enquiries about an exhibition.reading 2ss re-order a jumbled letter to form a standard letter of reply and divide it into paragraphs.ss read the complete

20、 letter and compare it with their own.ss discuss the organisation of the letter.languagess focus on the present simple referring to future time. ss focus on standard letter phrases.writingss write a letter replying to an enquiry about their company and its products/services (writing test part two).o

21、ptional taskss research a trade fair and write a report recommending why their company should exhibit thereunit 3b entering a marketobjectives:to enable ss to talk about doing business abroadto practise reading and listening for specific informationto practise giving a short talkto practise letter w

22、ritingto review articlesmaterials needed: cassette- pass cambridge bec advancedunit overviewresearching a marketspeakingss discuss what aspects of a country they would research before entering a foreign marketreadingss read a bulletin on doing business in china and identify where it is from/who it i

23、s aimed at. ss then answer comprehension questionslanguage speakingss focus on articles.ss prepare and give a one-minute talk (speaking test part two).business practices in chinalisteningss listen to a talk about doing business in china and complete notes (listening test part one)speakingss discuss

24、what advice they would give to chinese business people visiting their countr y.writingss read a letter from a business acquaintance and write a letter of reply (writing test part two).optional taskss research a destination and prepare a brief presentation.unit 4a the future of workobjectives:to enab

25、le ss to talk about changes in working practicesto practise reading and listening for specific informationto review the language of predictionsmaterials needed: cassette- pass cambridge bec advancedunit overviewvisionsreading 1ss read an extract about work in the future and discuss the issues involv

26、edpredictionsreading2ss read five predictions about the future and match the statements with the predictions (reading test part one)language speakingrealitylisteningss focus on the language of predictions.ss discuss the statements and say whether they agree with them.ss listen to a ba manager talk a

27、bout the new waterside premises and answer multiple-choice comprehension questions (listening test part three).speakingss look at diagrams showing waterside staff survey results and discuss how successful the project has been.ss use one of the diagrams to find out about each other's working envi

28、ronment.optional taskss visit ba's website and prepare a summary of ba's mission, values and goals.unit 4b e-businessobjectives:to enable ss to talk about e-businessto practise reading for specific informationto practise listening for gist and specific informationto practise describing trend

29、s in writingto review the future perfect and future continuousmaterials needed: cassette pass cambridge bec advancedunit overviewwhat is e-business?speaking readingss discuss whether/how they use the internetss look at a page from a website about e-business and identify the difference between e-busi

30、ness and e-commerce and the benefits of eachss order key words from the text in terms of frequencyspeakingss discuss what difficulties might be experienced with e-business and e-commerce.the advantages of e-businesslisteningss listen to five people talk about how e-business has transformed their com

31、panies and decide which areas of business have been transformed and the benefits (listening test part two).languagewritingss focus on the future perfect and future continuousss write a description of a graph comparing the predicted growth in e-business and e-commerce (writing test part one)optional

32、taskss research and write a report about a company's websiteexam focusobjectives:to familiarise ss with the content of the reading, listening,writing and speaking teststo provide useful exam tipssection overviewthe reading testt provides an overview of the reading test and some tips on how to su

33、cceed t then takes ss through each part of the reading test: ss do an exam-related activity for each part. t provides exam tips and warns ss against typical traps they might fall into.the listening testt provides an overview of the listening test. t then divides tips on how to succeed into before li

34、stening, while listening and after listeningthe writing test (materials needed: sufficient copies of writing test assessment sheet)t provides an overview of the writing test and some tips on how to succeed ss then focus on part one and assess how well a sample answer fulfils the task set before rewr

35、iting the sample answer more conciscly. ss then assess a sample answer for a part two report-writing task and summarise the writer's main points and supporting ideas ss focus on the organisation of reports then rewrite the sample answer. finally, ss do a part two letter-writing task based on pre

36、paratory notes before writing, ss focus on how to plan formal lettersthe speaking test (materials needed: sufficient copies of speaking test assessment sheet, one set of 12 cards per group to be photocopied from t，s guide, pass cambridge bec advanced exam focus cassette)t provides an overview of the

37、 speaking test and some tips on how to succeed. the rest of this section takes ss through all three parts of the speaking test: part one (personal information), part two (short talk) and part three (collaborative task). to support this process, t plays relevant parts of a mock speaking test in which

38、 the candidates do a bad followed by a good version of part two and part three ss also have a chance to practise for the exam themselves in addition, ss can listen to model answers of the short talks in part two.unit 5a staff motivationobjectives:to enable ss to talk about motivation at workto pract

39、ise reading for gist and specific informationto practise listening for gistto practise report writingto review formal languagematerials needed: cassette- pass cambridge bec advancedunit overviewwhat motivates staff?speakingreadingss discuss general statements about motivation at workss read an artic

40、le on motivational techniques to identify and discuss the writer's attitude.speakingss discuss answers to questions on the articlea motivation surveylisteningss listen to five employees talk about motivation as part of a company survey and decide what grievance each speaker has (listening test p

41、art two).languagewritingss focus on formal language.ss read the tapescript and decide which grievances to include in the report findings. ss then complete the findings section in an appropriate style (writing test part two)ss complete the recommendations section of the report (writing test part two)

42、.optional taskss design a questionnaire on motivation in their english lessons.unit 5a staff motivationobjectives:to enable ss to talk about motivation at workto practise reading for gist and specific informationto practise listening for gistto practise report writingto review formal languagemateria

43、ls needed: cassette- pass cambridge bec advancedunit overviewwhat motivates staff?speakingreadingss discuss general statements about motivation at workss read an article on motivational techniques to identify and discuss the writer's attitude.speakingss discuss answers to questions on the articl

44、ea motivation surveylisteningss listen to five employees talk about motivation as part of a company survey and decide what grievance each speaker has (listening test part two).languagewritingss focus on formal language.ss read the tapescript and decide which grievances to include in the report findi

45、ngs. ss then complete the findings section in an appropriate style (writing test part two)ss complete the recommendations section of the report (writing test part two).optional taskss design a questionnaire on motivation in their english lessons.unit 5b recruitmentobjectives:to enable ss to talk abo

46、ut recruitmentto practise text level reading skillsto practise a collaborative speaking taskto practise listening for specific informationto practise giving a short talkto practise letter writingmaterials needed: cassette - pass cambridge bec advancedunit overviewrecruitment methodsspeakingreadingss

47、 briefly discuss various recruitment methods. ss match functions with sentences in a text.ss complete gaps in the rest of the text with appropriate sentences (reading test part two). ss focus on reference words.speakingss discuss the best way of recruiting a replacement for a key role in their compa

48、ny (speaking test part three).the headhunting processliste ningss listen to a talk about headhunting and complete notes (listening test part one).ss listen again and make notes on how they think the talk was planned.speakingwritingss prepare and give a onc-minutc talk (speaking test part two). ss wr

49、ite a letter of application (writing test part three)unit 6a corporate cultureobjectives:to enable ss to talk about company cultureto practise reading and listening for specific informationto review gerunds and infinitivesmaterials needed: cassette- pass cambridge bec advancedunit overviewwhat shape

50、s corporate culture?speakingreadingss discuss what certain factors reveal about a companys1 culture,ss read an extract from an i kea brochure and make notes about i kea's corporate culture,languagespeakingss focus on gerunds and infinitives.ss discuss similarities and differences between their c

51、ompany's and i kea，s culture the ikea waylistening 1ss listen to the managing director of ikea uk talk about the company's culture and answer multiple-choice comprehension questions (listening test part three).speakinglistening 2ss discuss what their company does to promote its corporate cul

52、turess listen to five ikea managers tell anecdotes about the company and match them with ikea's core valuesspeakingwritingoptional taskss identify their company's values and illustrate them with anecdotesss write a statement of their company's valuesss visit the ikea website and prepare

53、a presentation of the company's history.unit 6b cultural diversityobjectives:to enable ss to talk about cultural differencesto practise text level reading skillsto practise reading for specific informationto practise a collaborative speaking taskto practise letter writingto review language for a

54、greeing/disagreeingmaterials needed: cassette - pass cambridge bec advancedcards - 6 cards; one set of cards per group to be photo cop i ed from tfs guideunit overviewhow culture influences businessspeakingreading 1ss discuss criteria for decisions in four hr areas in their country.ss complete gaps

55、in a newspaper article with appropriate sentences (reading test part two).speakingreading2speakingss discuss the four areas furthe匚ss read the results of a survey to complete a table.ss discuss the difficulties people from two different countries might experience when working together.building inter

56、national teamsspeaking language writi ngss discuss recruiting an international sales team (speaking test part three)ss focus on language for agreeing/disagreeingss write a letter to a business partner giving advice on doing business in their countiy (writing test part two)optional taskss research do

57、ing business in a foreign country and prepare a brief presentatio n.unit 7a industrial espionageobjectives:to enable ss to talk about information securityto practise reading to identify the structure of a textto practise listening for gist and specific informationto practise a collaborative speaking taskto review asking for clarificationto review conditionals i and 2materials needed: c