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1、 Module 11.1 from I=Interviewer M=MichelaI OK,Michela.You work from home now.Can you tell me about a typical day?M Sure, I always get up around seven and the first thing I do is get the kids ready forschool.I take them at eight thirty and thin I always start work at nine.I Do you ever have a day whe

2、re you decide to have the morning off and start worklater?M No,you cant do that.Its important with home-working to have a timetable andstick to it.If you end up watching TV or doing the cleaning then it isn t for you.So Ihave lunch at twelve and finish work at two thirty to get the children.I Was th

3、at why you gave up your office job?M Yes,I wanted to spend more time with the children.It gives me moreflexibility.Sometimes I need to work in the evening but usually it t a problem.I So how long have you been doing this kind of work?M For about five years.Ive been with the same company since I left

4、 school but withthe Internet and technology s easy now to be at home.I So your employer doesnt mind.M No.It means the company saves money on office space and as long as I get thework done,theyre happy.Sometimes I still fo into work to meet clients and so on.Forexample,Im going in nearly every day th

5、is week because we have visitors fromanother company and I can t really invite them over to my house.Besides,the gossipand the news with my colleagues.I miss that side of going into work every day.I Is there anything else you miss?M Ermm.No,not really.And Ill tell you what I really don t miss and th

6、ats having tospend two hours commuting on the bus and train every day. . .1.2 Starting a Conversation 1R=Richard W=Woman M=MarekR Hello?W d like to introduce you to Marek.R Oh,yes.Hello,Marek.How do you do?Nice to meet you at last.M Hello,Richard.Pleased to meet you too.W Oh,do you two know each oth

7、er already?M Well,weve spoken on the phone a few times.R But ve never actually met.Anyway,take a seat.Would you both like a coffee?Conversation 2A Would you like a coffee?B Oh,thanks.A Milk?B Yes,please,and a sugarthanks.A So have you enjoyed this morning?B Yes,it was very interesting.The first spea

8、ker was particularly good.A Is this your first time at one of these events?B Yes,it is.And you?A ve been coming for years.The company pays and if the location is good then Icome.I remember the best year we had was in MonacoConversation 3M=Marie W=WomanM May I join you?W Sure.M Youre a colleague of M

9、artin Obach,arent you?W s right He works in our Barcelona office.How do you know him?M We were both at Elcotil together.He left about a year before me.W Oh,are you Mandy?M Marie.W Marie.Thats right.Sorry,I knew it began with an M.Yes,Martin said you weredoing this course and that I should say helloC

10、onversation 4A Well,this is nice.B s quite simple but the food is vey traditional and its popular with thelocals.On Sundays I often bring the family here.A Thats nice.How many children do you have?B Two.Twinks.A boy and a girl.Theyve just started school.A Wow.Twinks.B And you?A No,not yet.And have y

11、ou always lived in Lille?B Yes,most of my life.I worked in Paris for a while and in your country,of course.Butall my relatives are here.What about your family?A Oh,theyre spread out.I see my parents from time to time but my sister lives inNorway with her husband so we dont get together much.Anyway,I

12、 know yourcompany is looking for a partner on this Thai project.B Yes.Is that something you might be interested in1.3 spotlight E=Examiner C=CandidateE And where do you live exactly?C m from a small town in northern Switzerland but at the moment Im studying for abusiness degree so I live in Zurich.E

13、 What types of business are most successful in your town?C Err,well,I suppose that tourism is quite important to the area and there are manysmall farms so agriculture also.Zurich,where I study,is more famous of course forbanking and financial services.E How is working life changing in your country?C

14、 Sorry,can you repeat the question,please?E Yes,how is working life changing in your country?C I think that more and more people are moving to the cities or they are commuting inevery day.In my opinion, the biggest change has come from technology-but then sprobably true everywhere,not just in my cou

15、ntryModule 22.1 incentives Speaker 1 Its great because usually it means my wife can use the one at home and weeven take mine away at weekends.I work for quite a relaxed company and they don tseem to mind how I use it for leisure.Speaker 2 I thought it wouldnt change the way I worked after the first

16、six months butas they got older it actually became more complicated with getting them to school orif they wanted to do activities in the afternoon.But my boss has been really goodabout it and some days I can do a half a day if I want and then I might work later onother days-or I take work home,which

17、 I t like doing,but its the only Speaker 3 Its actually the law now so they had to let me have it. It was only twoweeks but at least I had time to help my wife out.Mind you,after all the late nights andcrying I was really happy to get back to work for a while and have a rest!Speaker 4 Ive just been

18、promoted from Assistant IT Technician to Chief OperationalNetwork Administrator.It means I get a bit of a pay rise and new business cards withmy name m not sure if I get my own office though.Speaker 5 The problem for me is that I wont have enough to live in when Im 60 andI cant afford a private plan

19、.So ll probably try and keep working for a few moreyears,and anyway,I heard the government is planning to raise the age of 2.2 Presentations Extract 1 Good morning and thanks for coming.Today I d like to tell you about theworlds largest document management company.With a turnover of nearly sixteenbi

20、llion dollars the Xerox Corporation develops and markets innovative technologieswith products and solutions that customers depend upon to get the best results fortheir business.In my brief presentation well begin by looking at some of the keyfigures behind the companys success and how the company is

21、 structured.Then Illgive an overview of Xerox around the world and finally Id like to talk about some ofthe trends affecting our market and its future growth.If you have any questions,Ill behappy to answer them at the end.So,here you can see,the turnover for last year wasnearly sixteen billion dolla

22、rs,with a final income of 978 million dollars.We operatedfrom our v headquarters in Rochester New York State in 160 countries with 55,000employees,with over half of those in the USA.This next chart shows you how thecorporation is split into four divisions.First of all,theres Xerox Global ServicesExt

23、ract 2 And finally theres Xerox Innovation with five centres in the UnitedStates,Canada and Europe.Note that six percent of revenue was dedicated to researchand development last year as the key part of our mission statement is,and I quote,tohelp people find better ways to do great work.OK,lets move

24、on to look at Xeroxaround the world in a little more detail.Take a look at this chart,which shows revenueby region.So about half our revenue is from the US market.Then Europe with overtwo.One thing d like to point out isExtract 3 Finally,how is the market for the document industry looking?Well,it wo

25、uldbe unrecognisable to the people who founded the original company in 1906 and evencompared to the second half of the twentieth century.More and more offices aremoving from black and white printing to colour and from paper documents toelectronic documents.These are clearly the future opportunities

26、and areas of growth inwhat is a total market worth an estimated 112 billion So that brings me to the end of my presentation.Thanks for listening.I hope it s beenof interest.Are there any questions?2.3 Presenter Good morning/and thanks for coming./Today/I d like to tell you about/theworlds/largest/do

27、cument/management/company./With a turnover of nearly sixteenbillion dollars/the Xerox Corporation develops /and markets/innovativetechnologies/with products and solutions/that customers depend upon to get the bestresults/for their business./In my brief presentation/we ll begin by looking at/some oft

28、he key figures/behind the companys success/and how the company isstructured./Then/Ill give an overview of Xerox around the world/and finally/I d liketo talk about some of the trends/affecting our market/and its future growth./If youhave any questions,/ll be happy to answer them at the end./2.4 Inton

29、ation stress Presenter Good morning/and thanks for coming./Today/I d like to tell you about/theworlds/largest/document/management/company./With a turnover of nearly sixteenbillion dollars/the Xerox Corporation develops /and markets/innovativetechnologies/with products and solutions/that customers de

30、pend upon to get the bestresults/for their business./In my brief presentation/we ll begin by looking at/some ofthe key figures/behind the companys success/and how the company isstructured./Then/Ill give an overview of Xerox around the world/and finally/I d liketo talk about some of the trends/affect

31、ing our market/and its future growth./If youhave any questions,/ll be happy to answer them at the end.Module 33.1 franchisesT M I T a a I a a a 3.2 a I a I I I c r 3.3 a I a I I I I I 3.4 1 I re I R H 2 Ia I I I 3 I .th I I I I a a 4 .thI I 5 3.5 I I I .th I I I I a 3.6 spotlight N a a a a M a W P E

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33、n asked to find some art forImy s offices .Where would I started ?Well,the first stage in selecting art is normally for one of our art consultants tovisit you on site to assess the location,the size of the area and the style of thebuilding ,and so on.How much difference does it make where I actually

34、 put the paintings?IA great deal.Art needs to be placed taking into account the function of aspace.Different types of art are appropriate for different areas.Once we have an ideaabout what kind of work it is you do and how the space is used,then we begin to findartworks and present a selection of ar

35、t for your business and building .We can do thison-site or you can visit our galleries.The whole thing is a two-way collaborativeprocess.So you already have the painting?IYes,or we can ask an artist to create works for your specific space.In this case,theclient has some input but its important to re

36、member when choosing workplace artthat art is not your brand .If you ask the artist to emphasise your company image insome ll just end up with bad art.Either way ,you have an art consultant whooversees and project manages the production of any commissioned artwork,andmakes sure its completed and ins

37、talled on time and within budget.And that alsoincludes fitting appropriate lighting and any other maintenance and fitting5.2 interview art consultant(2)One thing I dont understand is how a company ever decides what to choose .IImean ,art is such a personal thing .How does anyone ever agree?s true.I

38、think its important that you t set up committees oranything .If you have a workforce of 300 and you ask everyone ,youll get 300different answers.No,you need to keep it small.Just one or two people .But choosingart for your offices isnt necessarily about choosing what the individual likes.The realben

39、efits for a business are that the artwork gives a positive image to clients.So whats a typical type of art?Is so varied but in general I suggest something strong and bold.If it s just lightcolours that no one can really see,its pointless.You need art which shows your clientsyou have good taste and t

40、hat you are successful.I often go into buildings and look at modern art and think, What is that?It isn t ofIanything.No people .Nothing Why do so many companies choose it?There are a number of reasons ,other than the fact that the managing directormight like it.You t want art that will offend anyone

41、 .So a painting of a man and awoman with no clothes on is a bad idea .Similiarly,a landscape or a painting of thecountryside is the sort of thing you have in your living room at home and doesnt lookvery corporate .Also the art needs to say what kind of company you are. Mostcompanies want to give cli

42、ents the message that says were modern and wereplanning for the future .A classical painting says were old and traditional .A paintingby a young ,modern painter gives a more positive image .And remember ,it doesn thave to be a painting .A sculpture in the reception area can be very effective ,forexa

43、mple.I Finally,all this must be very expensive .How does a company justify thousands ofpounds on this kind of thing?It can be expensive but of course many people rent works from us-as little as tenpounds a week.It also means that if you change your mind after a year or so,it s easyto change the piec

44、e .I That sounds like a good idea.5.3 artSpeaker 1 But what is it? Is that a head?Or is it an animal? I can t see how that is art.I mean,it t look like anything real.Speaker 2 I agree with you that this is nice. It reminds me of being in a caf insomewhere like Paris but if you put it here no one wil

45、l see it.It isn t bold enough forthis area.No ,we need something else.Speaker 3 This is beautiful but perhaps it would look better in someone s office.Itsthe sort of painting to help you relax.Speaker 4 Well,m not really the right person to ask . I never go to art galleries butthis looks like what y

46、ou see in cathedrals .It doesnt tell you what our company isabout.When people come into reception,theyll think its a Roman temple ,not ahi-tech business.Lets have something up-to-date.Speaker 5 This is quite good for reception because it shows a man thinking ,which isquite a good image for our compa

47、ny .It says to the visitor that this is a company withideas .Thatwere constantly considerating the future5.4 aRS OK.Point one is about the conference,It starts on the 8 but I think someonethshould go out early on the 6 .What do you think ,Hugo?thHS Sorry,but I did that last year and sat around for a

48、 day .There was a really nothingto do.I think if we go early it shouldnt be until the 7 .It really t worth it.thRS OK,thats fine ,Do you agree,Dahlia ?DZSure .Do you want me to go?RS Is that OK with you ,Hugo?HS Absolutely.RS OK,point two. m assuming youre dealing with that,Dahlia .DZYes,ve already

49、found a good hotel near the fair and ll book the flights .RS Great.Now what about this idea to sponsor a reception for delegates?In the pastother publishers have sponsored drinks and buffets in the evening d like some viewson this .Hugo?HS Well,they certainly attract people looking for a free dinner

50、 ! I wonder if theevenings 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 morepeople actually looking at books and talking to us.DZThats a good idea,Hugo.RS Yes,nice idea .Can you organise that,Hugo?HS Whats my budget?RS

51、 Erm.Let me check with accounts after the meeting and ll tell you.DZ Sorry,Robert,but before we finish theres a problem with the prices in thebrochures.RS Really?DZ Yes,the brochures have been updated with our list for next year but the prices arethe same .We can get them reprinted but not in time f

52、or Seattle.RS Oh no.Youre joking!DZSorryRS Any ideas?HS s just include the price list as separate from the brochure .We can say these arenew for next year.DZ But wont it show that prices have gone up?People will be able to compare nextyears with this years.HS True.What do you think,Robert?RS Well,we

53、 could include some offers on the new price list and show some pricest gone up.DZThat might work.HS I t think we have a choice,Robert!RS ll prepare that.Right ,Hugo,Dahlia ?Anything else?5.5 spotlight(1)E m going to give each of you a choice of three topics.I d like you to choose one ofthe topics an

54、d give a short presentation on it for about a minute .You will have about aminute to prepare for this and you can make notes if you wish while youprepare .After you have finished your talk ,your partner will ask you a question .Allright?Here are your topics .Choose one of the topics to talk about .Y

55、ou can makenotes.5.6 spotlight(2)E All right .Now Pierre,which topic have you chosen,A,B orC?PTopic A.E OK,Would you like to talk about what you think is important when placing anewspaper advert?P OK.So there are a number of points to consider when placing a newspaper advertbecause you want it to be

56、 as effective as possible .First of all,theres the reader toconsider.You need to know who you are trying to reach.So,for example ,if yourproduct is for teenagers,you need to put your advert into the type of newspaper ormagazines ll read.Right ,the second point to remember is that once vechosen the b

57、est newspaper ,you also need to consider where it willappear.Obviously ,the front page is good but its the most expensive place.Thats alsotrue for the back page .So look at the paper and decide which parts are mostinteresting to readers .Maybe its the sports pages or perhaps it will be in the TVsect

58、ion.Again ,this will help you reach the right kind of reader.Something else is theappearance of the advertisement .You need something to get the readers attention likebright colours,perhaps a photograph or some of the words need to be very large. Ithink that all helpsE Thank you.Now,Erica,can you as

59、k Pierre your question about his talk?Er Yes,people say that the newspaper advertising isnt as effective as ,say,a TVcommercial .Do you agree with this?P Well, I think that s true that TV commercials are sometimes very effective butnewspaper advertising can also beModule 66.1 Employment case studies

60、Speaker 1 d really had enough .The people there were great and I really liked mysupervisor but it was just too boring .I only started in order to make a bit of extramoney when I was a student.I didntintend to stay this long and especially not after Ifinished my degree.So they said they were sad to s