新编剑桥商务英语初级22

1、Career choicesEscaping the rat raceRat raceThe rat race refers to a working life where people complete hard for power and money, and dont have time to enjoy themselves.【俚】(商界)日常紧张的竞争活动; 无意义的竞争Dad wants to get out of the rat race and move back to his hometown. 父亲想离开无休无止的竞争,回到他的故乡。Change your lifeHave

2、 you ever think about changing your life and live a different one?Which one do you like better, urban life or rural life?Give some reasons for your living place choice.Live a happy life.vocabularyStress sb out 过渡劳累；紧张Bankrupt 破产者； 破产的； Think of 想起； 考虑Relexed 放松的Modest 谦逊的； 适度的Resign （from）辞去职务Accomm

3、odation 住处；膳食Challenge 挑战The present perfectSomething that has recently happened and that has a consequence or a visible result in the present. Ive just bought a computer.Something that has started in the past and continues in the present. Ive already read this book for a week.An action within a per

4、iod which is not yet finished. Theyve been colleagues since 2001.Listeningcareer changesPetra is a/an_Alex was a/an _; now he is a/an_ How has Alexs life changed in the last three years?Items in an e-mailAddressee(s)SenderDateSubjectOpening salutationThe messageClosing salutationAchievements and pla

5、nsWho is it to?Who is it from?What is the relationship between them?Things to do todayCall _and ask for_Write to _and get_Send_Progress reportsFrom: Elena GonzalezTo: SynapseDate: 3 OctoberSubject: Price quotationCould you please send us a price quotation for three designs, for both full color and b

6、lack and white? I attach two of the designs, and tomorrow Ill send the third one.Looking forward to your reply.Best RegardsElena GonzalezElenas progress report Hi Andres, I called the design office and spoke to Octavio. Only two of the designs were ready. Ive sent them to them to the printers and as

7、k them for a price quotation. Ill send them the third one tomorrow afternoon. ElenaTalking about resultsGoing to + infinitiveTo express future plans /intentionsWith / without a time expression I am going to take a holiday(this year)answersHes going to look for a new job.Were going to launch the new

8、product/ it in the summer,Shes going to buy a sport car.Its going to pay the staff a bonus.Hes going to apply for the new job.Shes going to start her own business.Today, I am going to phone the removal companies and arrange the date. Tomorrow, I am going to change the details on our company statione

9、ry, then Im going to send the file to the printers.Im going to phone the telephone company later to make sure that we keep the same telephone numbers.Tomorrow morning, I am going to send an email to all of our clients and suppliers informing them about the charge of premises.Tomorrow, I am going to call the utilities companies to arrange for new contracts.I am going to send memos to all staff, to keep them undated.Negotiating a bank loanHa