Unit+One+Meeting+Arrangement(商务英语重庆科创职业学院)

1、 Unit OneWarm-up What kinds of meeting do you know in your life?Meeting一般的小会 Class MeetingConference国际性会议，会谈，公会国际性会议，会谈，公会Congress是议会，如人民代表大会上(机构性组织)the National Peoples CongressSummit是公司高层会议，首脑会议，峰会是公司高层会议，首脑会议，峰会a summit in Moscow 莫斯科首脑会议Seminar研讨会研讨会 a graduate seminar毕业生研讨会毕业生研讨会Session开庭，（政治）会议

2、a session of the UN联合国大会Forum 论谈论谈Expo. 博览会 Shanghai World Expo.Warm-up Here are 9 different tasks for a business meeting. Please decide to which column each belongs and fill out the chart.1. Distribute the agenda of a meeting.2. Circulate the minutes of a meeting.3. Make a decision.4. Collect infor

3、mation and feedback.5. Decide on the topic of a meeting.6. Write the minutes of a meeting.7. Arrange seating.8. Invite participants and confirm attendance.Before a meeting:1, 5, 7, 8During a meeting:3, 4, 6After a meeting:2 Part Listening and SpeakingPart Reading Part Grammar Part Writing Part Liste

4、ning and Speaking Task 1 Questions for Conversation 11) What are they going to do next Monday morning? 2) Apart from all the managers concerned, who will be invited to attend the meeting?3) Which document is not mentioned in the conversation? Listen and AnswerListen and Answer Cback D AQuestions for

5、 Conversation 21) Has Irena finished the meeting notice?2) What are the “4 Ws” that consist a meeting notice? 3) What else should the participants be informed of? CBCTask 2 Please use the following words to fill in the blanks1. Refreshment2. Refill3. Register4. Recording5. Extra6. Urgent7. Found8. T

6、emperature9. Technical10. unexpected Task 2 There is a passage in this part about the work a secretary has to do during a meeting. The passage will be spoken twice. 1. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear. During a meeting, a secretary can be kept quite busy. He will help the late participa

7、tes (1) and find their seats, (2) the cups when they are empty, prepare the food, drinks for the (3) break and check the (4) work, etc. What is more important is that, during a meeting, there should be some adjustments about the (5) , illumination and even the loudspeaker. Listen and AnswerListen an

8、d Answerregisterrecordingtemperaturerefreshmentrefill So he has to find the (6) staff members to get things done if something wrong happens. Besides, something(7)_ may happen. For example, there are more participants may attend so that (8)_ documents, seats and cups have to be (9)_in time. Besides,

9、he will contact the working staff concerned if something (10) happens.technicalunexpectedextraurgentfoundTask 22. Listen to the passage for the third time and finish the sentences on the base of exercise 1 in no more 3 words. During the meeting, the secretary can be . If a participant the meeting, a

10、 secretary has to help him find his seat. .kept quite busyis late for There should be some about the temperature, illumination and the loudspeaker. If something unexpected happens, he has to contact the staff concerned to . If more participants attend the meeting, extra documents, seats and cups hav

11、e to in time.adjustmentsget things donebe found Task 3Questions:1.Has Cherry finished all the work?2.What has she finished?3.Who will be her helping hand?4.When will she finish all the work?5.To whom will she distribute the relevant documents?backAnswers to the questions of Task 32.She has just type

12、d out the minutes from the draft form.3.Tracy will be her helping hand.4.She will finish all the work at this weekend.5.To all the department managers.Listen and AnswerListen and AnswerbackBefore the meeting: Have you made all the necessary preparations? Where would you like the meeting to be held?

13、We would like to reserve a conference room which can accommodate 100 people. Youd better make a list of the participants. Who else should be invited? Is everything going well for next Tuesdays conference on our sales promotion campaign? Have you got the meeting agenda? Have you got all the meeting m

14、aterials ready? Make sure that all the related documents are put in the meeting packet. Ill have the report typed out right now.ExpressionsExpressionsbackStart the meeting: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Shall we start? First of all, let me introduce our distinguished guests. Has everyone got a

15、 copy of the agenda? Let me explain the purpose of todays meeting. ExpressionsExpressionsbackDuring the meeting: Shall we move on to the next item on the agenda?/ Lets come to the second item. First, wed like Mr. Smith to give us a report on our global market share development. Hanna, what do you th

16、ink about this proposal?/Whats your opinion about this? Does anyone have anything to add? Sorry to interrupt you./May I cut in here? But Im afraid this proposal is not practical. We are running out of time. Lets hurry. Lets have a refreshment break.ExpressionsbackAt the end of the meeting: I declare

17、 the meeting adjourned. Todays meeting is a great success. The next meeting will be on next Monday morning. ExpressionsbackAfter the meeting: Have you got all the work done? Is that all finished? Ive just typed out the minutes from the draft form. Distribute the relevant materials to the absentees.

18、Ill type out the final version for your approval. Expressionsback1.Suppose that you are Lilly, a secretary in Sales Department. Youre preparing for a meeting next Wednesday. You are asking Lisa, an experienced secretary, for advice.2.Suppose that you are Miss Yang, a secretary in General Managers of

19、fice. After a meeting, youre sorting out the documents about the meeting. Mr. Smith, your manager comes in and asks you some questions about your work. 3.Suppose that you are the boss and your partner the secretary. After the meeting, you ask your secretary to file the documents, distribute the rele

20、vant documents to the absentees and type out the suggestions and proposals of the conference.Work in PairsWork in PairsTaskbackPart ReadingPassage 1 Passage 1 Global Warming Passage 2Passage 2 Meeting ManagementbackBackground InformationIn recent years ,global warming is mentioned more often by scie

21、ntists. It causes many problems and affects peoples normal life, now has become one of the worst problems confronting human beings. Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earths near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century. Global warming is a period of time, the

22、earths atmosphere and ocean temperatures phenomenon, is mainly refers to . The current world range that the main reason is quite likely the due to (carbon dioxide on behalf of gas emissions caused by too much. Nearly 100 years, the average global temperature experienced: four wave, in the overall lo

23、ok at the temperature for a rising trend. In the 80s, global temperature rise significantly.What is global warming? With the development of economy, more and more are being discharged into the air. makes up about 70% of the greenhouse gases, which is considered to be one of the greatest causes of gl

24、obal warming. 全球变暖指的是在一段时间中，地球大气和海洋温度上升的现象，主要是指人为因素造成的温度上升。目前世界范围内认为主要原因很可能是由于温室气体（代表气体二氧化碳）排放过多造成。 近100多年来，全球平均气温经历了：冷暖冷暖四次波动，总的看气温为上升趋势。进入八十年代后，全球气温明显上升。工业废气的排放工业废气的排放 There are so many cars on the streetThe main reason is the excessive carbon dioxide emissions.Plants damage The effects of global

25、warming can have many unforeseen side effects. 全球变暖带来许多不可预料的影响。Where is my home?As the temperature rise, the earths poles island fate snow melt can lead to rising sea levels, many islands will be drowned, some island may not exist.咦！这冰怎么就慢慢融化了呢？看来此地不宜久留呀！If the earths average temperature 4 degrees C

26、elsius, the world will have more than 30 million people water shortages.如果地球平均气温上升如果地球平均气温上升4摄氏度，全球就会有摄氏度，全球就会有30多亿人面多亿人面临缺水问题。临缺水问题。We can use more clean energy sources, such as , etc. If every family can use energy-saving lamps, and so will save more resources.We should plant trees a lot, because

27、the green plants can change carbon dioxide into oxygen.Let us start from now, save energy and protect the environment, protect our survival homeland.Global Warming Para. 1 What is global warming? According to scientists, Global Warming is defined as the increase of the average temperature on Earth.

28、As we can see in recent years, our earth is running a “fever” and disasters like hurricanes, droughts and floods are getting more frequent. Passage 1Textback What are the causes for global warming? As we know that our planet is wrapped in a layer of , which can keep our earth warm like a blanket and

29、 prevent us from the cold outer space. This is commonly referred to as the , the main driver of which is carbon dioxide (CO2). But carbon dioxide is right where we have our problem. In order to satisfy our hunger for energy, we burn fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and . They give off abundant CO2 th

30、at makes the layer of greenhouse gas thicker. Thus, our earth is getting warmer and warmer.Para. 2 Para. 3 Global warming has had great negative influence on human beings and animals . In recent years, they have brought heat waves which killed 35,000 people in Europe alone; High temperature keeps us

31、 indoors and unable to go on with our work; Hurricanes come more often and they do a lot of damage to our houses and surroundings; It causes downpour in some cities in India and China, which ; Textback Rain cats and dogs.印度共和国（Republic of India)印度是世界上发展最快的国家之一，但也是个社会财富分配极度不平衡的发展中国家。印度已经成为软件业出口的霸主，金融

32、，研究，技术服务等也将成为全球重要出口国。印度也是当今金砖国家之一。 从建筑上来看，泰姬陵被誉为“完美建筑”。它和埃及的金字塔、中国的万里长城、巴比伦的空中花园、罗马的大斗兽场、亚历山大墓和圣索菲亚教堂被称为世界七大建筑奇迹。 It also causes drought because the evaporation gets stronger as the temperature rises; The polar bears cant find ice in the place where used to be covered by vast ice, so they have to sw

33、im long distances to find ice. Some of them died on the way; A few species of butterflies and birds may be altering their migratory patterns the changing environment. According to a recent study, more than a million species worldwide are in such a great danger that they could be driven to extinction

34、 by 2050. Evaporation n. evaporate vt.& vi.(使某物使某物)蒸发掉蒸发掉 evaporator n.蒸馏器 evaporative adj. 蒸发掉的蒸发掉的 响应，反应，回答响应，反应，回答 He opened the door a knock. In response to their hospitality, we wrote a thank-you note. 为回报他们的热情，我们写了一封感谢信。 As a college student, What can you do to prevent our earth from the Globa

35、l Warming? Para. 4 Now its time for us to find some solutions to cool off our overheated planet. Here are some tips about what we can do in our daily life to help global warming: Leave your car as much as possible. Choose car pool(合伙用车 ) or public transit, ride bicycles or even walk to work. Replace

36、 with compact fluorescents in your house and office, for the scientists have found that fluorescent bulbs last 10 times as long and use considerably less energy.Textback Dont use your dryer; dry your clothes outside. Use a natural gas fireplace instead of a wood one, or heat your home with natural g

37、as instead of coal. Plant more trees to reduce the carbon emissions. Recycle your newspaper. Buy products that use recyclable materials whenever possible. Use cloth diapers instead of disposable ones if you have a baby. Teach your kids about the environment protection. Turn off lights and electronic

38、s when you leave the room.Para. 5 The above-mentioned suggestions are what we can do to contribute to the deduction of carbon dioxide. Our efforts will leave our children a promising and sprightly earth. a greenhouseMethane mi:ein What are Greenhouse gases?In the atmosphere surrounding the earth the

39、re are gases called “greenhouse gases”, includingCarbon dioxideWater vaporRelated informationGlobal Warming What is global warming? According to scientists, Global Warming is defined as the increase of the average temperature on Earth. As we can see in recent years, our earth is running a “fever” an

40、d disasters like hurricanes, droughts and floods are getting more frequent. Related informationWhat are the causes of global warmingGlobal Warming is caused by many things.The causes are split up into two groups,man-made or anthropogenic causes, andnatural causes.Related informationNatural Causes Na

41、tural causes are causes created by nature. One natural cause is a release of methane gas from arctic tundra and wetlands. Methane is a greenhouse gas. A greenhouse gas is a gas that traps heat in the earths atmosphere. Another natural cause is that the earth goes through a cycle of climate change. T

42、his climate change usually lasts about 40,000 years.Related informationWhat is the greenhouse effect? The sun is the Earths primary energy source, a burning star so hot that we can feel its heat from over 150 million kilometers away. Its rays enter our atmosphere and shower upon on our planet. About

43、 one third of this solar energy is reflected back into the universe by shimmering glaciers, water and other bright surfaces. Two thirds, however, are absorbed by the Earth, thus warming land, oceans, and atmosphere. Much of this heat radiates back out into space, but some of it is stored in the atmo

44、sphere. This process is called the greenhouse effect. Without it, the Earths average temperature would be a chilling -18 degrees Celsius, even despite the suns constant energy supply. In a world like this, life on Earth would probably have never emerged from the sea. Thanks to the greenhouse effect,

45、 however, heat emitted from the Earth is trapped in the atmosphere, providing us with a comfortable average temperature of 14 degrees.Related informationWhat can we do to help stop the global warming?It doesnt have to be Earth Day for me to think abouthow I can make an impact (or less of an impact)

46、on ourplanet. Here are a few of my favorite tips:1. Lower your thermostat. Buy a programmable thermostat.2. Reuse your water bottle. Avoid buying bottled water. In fact, reuse everything at least once, especially plastics.3. Check out your bathroom. Use low-flow faucets, showerheads, and toilets.4.

47、Start a compost in your back yard or on your rooftop.5. Buy foods locally. Check out Eat Local Challenge and FoodRoutes to get started. Buy locally made products and locally produced services.Related information6. Buy in season.7. Buy compact fluorescent light bulbs. Youll find more on energy-effici

48、ent products and practices at Energy Star.8. Turn off lights and electronics when you leave the room. Unplug your cell phone charger from the wall when not using it. Turn off energy strips and surge protectors when not in use (especially overnight).9. Recycle your newspapers.10. Car pool. Connect wi

49、th other commuters at eRideShare.11. Consider a car sharing service like Zipcar.12. Ride a bike.13. Walk, jog, or run.Related information14. Go to your local library instead of buying new books.15. At holidays and birthdays, give your family and friends the gift of saving the earth. Donate to their

50、favorite environmental group, foundation, or organization.16. Get off junk mail lists. GreenDimes can get you started. Theyll even plant a tree for you!17. Buy products that use recyclable materials whenever possible.18. If you use plastic grocery bags, recycle them for doggie poop bags or for small

51、 trashcan liners.Related information19. Bring your own bags to the grocery store. Given a choice between plastic and paper, opt for paper.20. Buy locally. Find farmers markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food near you at LocalHarvest.21. Consider organic cleaning products l

52、ike vinegar, borax, and baking soda.22. If you have a baby, consider using cloth diapers. To sign up for a diaper service to do the dirty work, check out the National Association of Diaper Services.1. define difainvt. 定义，解释 例句与用法: Definitions should not be more difficult to understand than the words

53、 they define. 词语的定义不应比所解释的词语更难理解。 When boundaries between countries are not clearly defined, there is usually trouble. 国与国之间的边界未明确划定时，通常会发生纠纷。 The powers of a judge are defined by law. 法官的权限是由法律规定的。Word Studyback2. refer to vt. 涉及，指的是，提作，参考，适用于例句与用法:Dont refer to this matter again, please. 请不要再提这件事了

54、。For further particulars, please refer to Chapter Ten. 详情请看第10章。The new law does not refer to land used for farming. 这条新的法律不适用于农用土地。For netmeeting instructions refer to microsofts documentation or online help. 关于NetMeeting指南，可参考Microsoft文档或在线帮助。Word Studyback3. negative negtiv adj. 否定的，负的，消极的n. 底片，负

55、数，否定 vt. 否定例句与用法: A cold is both positive and negative; sometimes the Eyes have it and sometimes the Nose. 感冒既是肯定又是否定：有时得之眼得了感冒的占多数，这是“流感”，有时则得之于鼻未得感冒的占多数。 Do a blow-up of this corner of the negative. (对某事的)详尽的报道。 Having the areas of light and dark in their original and normal relationship, as in a

56、photographic print made from a negative. 正片的使明暗区处于它们原本及正常的关系中的，如位于从底片印出的相片上Word Studyback4. alter :ltv. 改变，更改，阉割，切除改变，更改，阉割，切除例句与用法例句与用法:Ill have to alter the diagram. Ive made a mistake. 我得修改我得修改图表图表. 我出了点儿错。我出了点儿错。Hes my alter ego, we go everywhere together. 他是我的知己他是我的知己-彼此形影不离。彼此形影不离。Circumstance

57、s alter cases. 谚谚具体情况具体分析。具体情况具体分析。Word Studyback5. distinct distiktadj. (from)独特的，不同的，明显的，清楚的例句与用法: Those two ideas are quite distinct from each other. 这两种观点截然不同。 There is a distinct posibility that shell be your teacher next term. 她下学期当你们的老师的可能性非常大。Word Studyback6. emit imitvt. 发出，放射，吐露例句与用法:The c

58、heese was emitting a strong smell. 干酪散发出强烈的气味。A volcano emits smoke and ashes. 火山散发着烟和灰。Word StudybackDifficult Sentences in the Text1.As we can see in recent years, our earth is running a “fever” and disasters like hurricanes, droughts and floods are getting more frequent.分析：分析：此句中由as引导一个状语从句，主句中用到

59、一个介词like引导的介词短语like hurricanes, droughts and floods做定语修饰disasters，谓语是are getting more frequent。译文：译文：正如这些年我们所看到的那样，地球温度越来越高，飓风、洪水和干旱这样的灾害越来越频繁地发生。Difficult Sentences in the Text2.This is commonly referred to as the greenhouse effect, the main driver of which is carbon dioxide (CO2).分析：此句中有一个词组，分析：此句

60、中有一个词组，be referred as，意为，意为“被认为被认为”，the main driver of which= whose driver， 这里的这里的which指导是指导是green house， which引导了一个定语从句。引导了一个定语从句。译文：这就是通常所指的温室效应，它的主要推动译文：这就是通常所指的温室效应，它的主要推动力就是二氧化碳（力就是二氧化碳（CO2）。）。Difficult Sentences in the Text3. According to a recent study, more than a million species worldwide a