《商务英语》教学课件-Module4

Module

5L/O/G/O5

.1

The

w

ork

placeR

eading:-

A

rt

at

w

ork1Listening:23-

An

in

terview

w

ithan

art

consultantListening:-

Som

e

opinions

on

art4S

peaking-

A

m

eetin

g

about

artw

orkReading:

Art

at

workReadaboutacompanythatdealswithartintheworkplace.Completetheinformationwithanswers

A,B,CorD.International

A

rt

C

onsultant(1)__A___in1979,International

ArtConsultantshasbeensourcingandcommissioningart(2)__B____forover25years.We

work(3)__D____clientsinthecorporate,hotel,healthcareandurbanregeneration(4)__C_____.Ourclients(5)__A____frommultinationalcompanieswith£1millionartbudgetstoorganizationsrentingartforjust£10aweek.

A

(6)__D____offourteen,wearesmallenoughtocareandlargeenoughtocope.1.

A.FoundedB.SetC.SinceC.allD.Last2.

A.international

B.worldwideD.aroundD.with3.

A.asB.inC.underC.sectorsC.buy4.

A.divisions5.

A.rangeB.industriesB.reportD.sectionsD.supplyD.team6.

A.department

B.buildingC.unitWe

offer

a(7)___D___combinationofcommercialexperience,specialistartknowledgeandhighqualityserviceandsupport.Whateverthesizeoftheprojectour(8)__B____isforallourclientstobe100%satisfiedwiththeendresult.Over75%ofourworkcomesfrom(9)__B___businessorreferrals.We

workalongsideprofessionalartistswhocreateartofthehighestartisticandtechnicalquality,

and(10)___B__ourstaffhavedifferentareasofspecialistartknowledgeandexpertise.We

hopethatyouwill(11)__A____anappointmenttovisitus,lookroundthegalleries,usethevisualreferencedatabases,anddiscussyourparticularart(12)___C___withus.7.

A.original8.

A.scope9.

A.newB.mixB.aimB.rentalB.allC.brandC.outcomeC.replyD,uniqueD.lineD.repeatD.any10.

A.fewC.moreC.have11.

A.make12.

A.insureB.doD.attendB.objectives

C.requirements

D.paintingsListening1:Aninterviewwithanartconsultant1.Therearefivemainstagesforanartconsultantinchargeofsupplyingartworks.

Thefollowingstagesareinthewrongorder.

Work

inpairsandnumberthestages1to5.Listentothefirstpartofaninterviewwithanartconsultantandcheckyouranswers.Draw

up

selection

of

possible

art

w

orks.

_3___In

stallatio

n

.

__5___S

elect

or

com

m

issio

n

artw

orks.

__4__A

rt

consultantm

akes

in

itia

l

v

is

it.

__1__Present

possible

choices

to

clien

t.

_

_2__2.Listentothesecondpartoftheinterview.

Doestheconsultantnormallyrecommendtraditionalormodernartworksforcompanies?Why?Overall,thespeakerseemstobesuggestingthatmodernartworksareabetterchoicetoshowyouareamoderncompanyand‘planningforthefuture’.Traditionalartworkssaythatacompanyisoldorlacksnewideas.3.

Listen

again

to

both

parts

of

the

interview.

Choose

the

best

answ

er

(A,

B

or

C)for

questions

16.1)

If

you

are

interested

in

having

art

in

yourw

orkplace,

the

best

thing

to

do

is

toA.

ask

an

art

consultant

to

visit

the

prem

ises.B.

look

at

w

here

you

w

ant

to

put

the

paintings

and

decide

how

m

any

you

need

for

thesize

of

the

building.C.

decide

w

hat

type

of

art

you

like.2)

The

art

is

usually

chosenA.

by

the

specialistB.

by

the

clientC.

w

ith

both

sides

in

agreem

ent3)

W

ith

a

specially

com

m

issioned

w

ork

of

art,

it’s

best

that

you

letA.

the

consultant

tell

the

artist

w

hat

you

w

ant.B.

the

artist

know

w

hat

you

w

ant.C.

the

artist

m

ake

m

ost

of

the

decisions.4)

The

consultant

believes

that

choosing

art

for

the

w

orkplace

is

aboutA.

everyone

agreeing

on

w

hat

they

like.B.

having

som

ething

nice

to

look

at.C.

letting

people

know

w

hat

kind

of

com

pany

you

are.5)

W

hy

do

m

ost

com

panies

choose

contem

porary

or

m

odern

art?A.

Because

people

don’t

like

traditional

art.B.

Because

people

don’t

know

if

it’s

good

or

bad.C.

Because

it

sends

out

a

certain

m

essage

about

the

com

pany.6)

W

hat

does

the

interview

er

think

is

a

good

idea?A.

To

rent

the

art.B.

To

buy

the

art.C.

To

regularly

change

the

art.Listeningscript(first

part)I=interviewer

AC=ArtconsultantI:I’dliketobeginbyaskingyoutoimaginethatI’vebeenaskedtofindsomeartformycompany’soffice.WherewouldIstart?AC:Well,thefirststageinselectingartisnormallyforoneofourartconsultantstovisityouonsitetoassessthelocation,thesizeoftheareaandthestyleofthebuildingandsoon.I:HowmuchdifferencedoesitmakewhereIactuallyputthepaintings?AC:

A

greatdeal.

Artneedstobeplacedtakingintoaccountthefunctionofaspace.Differenttypesofartareappropriatefordifferentareas.Oncewehaveanideaaboutwhatkindofworkitisyoudoandhowthespaceisused,thenbebegintofindartworksandpresentaselectionofartforyourbusinessandbuilding.We

candothison-siteoryoucanvisitourgalleries.

Thewholethingisatwo-waycollaborativeprocess.I:Soyoualreadyhavethepainting?AC:

Yes,

orwecanaskanartisttocreateworksforyourspecificspace.Inthiscase,theclienthassomeinputbutit’s

importanttorememberwhenchoosingworkplaceartthatartisnotyourbrand.Ifyouasktheartisttoemphasizesyourcompanyimageinsomeway,

you’lljustendupwithbadart.Eitherway,

youhaveanartconsultantwhooverseesandprojectmanagestheproductionofanycommissionedartworkandmakessureit’s

completedandinstalledontimeandwithinbudget.

Andthatalsoincludesfittingappropriatelightingandanyothermaintenanceandfitting.Listeningscript

(second

part)I=Interviewer

AC=ArtconsultantI:OnethingIdon’tunderstandishowacompanyeverdecideswhattochoose.Imean,artissuchapersonalthing.Howdoesanyoneeveragree?AC:Well,that’strue.Ithinkit’s

importantthatyoudon’tsetupcommitteesoranything.Ifyouhaveaworkforceof300andyouaskeveryone,you’llget300differentanswers.No,youneedtokeepitsmall.Justoneortwopeople.Butchoosingartforyourofficesisn’tnecessarilyaboutchoosingwhattheindividuallikes.

Therealbenefitsforabusinessarethattheartworkgivesapositiveimagetoclients.I:Sowhat’satypicaltypeofart?AC:It’s

overvariedbutingeneralIsuggestsomethingstrongandbold.Ifit’s

justlightcolorsthatnoonecanreallysee,it’s

pointless.

You

needartwhichshowsyourclientsyouhavegoodtasteandthatyouaresuccessful.I:Ioftengointobuildingsandlookatmodernartandthin,‘Whatisthat?Itisn’tofanything.Nopeople.Nothing.’

Whydosomanycompanieschooseit?AC:

Thereareanumberofreasons,otherthanthefactthatthemanagingdirectormightlikeit.

You

don’twantartthatwilloffendanyone.Soapaintingofamanandwomanwithnoclothesonisabadidea.Similarly,

alandscapeorapaintingofthecountrysideisthesortofthingyouhaveinyourlivingroomathomeanddoesn’tlookverycorporate.

Alsotheartneedstosaywhatkindofcompanyyouare.Mostcompanieswanttogiveclientsthemessagethatsayswe’remodernandwe’replanningforthefuture.

Aclassicalpaintingsayswe’reoldandtraditional.

A

paintingbyayoungmodernpaintergivesamorepositiveimage.

Andremember,

itdoesn’thavetobeapainting.

A

sculptureinthereceptionareacanbeveryeffective,forexample.I:Finally,

allthismustbeveryexpensive.Howdoesacompanyjustifythousandsofpoundsonthiskindofthing?AC:Itcanbeexpensivebutofcoursemanypeoplerentworksfromusforaslittleastenpoundsaweek.Italsomeansthatifyouchangeyourmindafterayearorso,it’s

easytochangethepiece.I:

Thatsoundslikeagoodidea…Listening2:Someopinionsonart1.A

companyischoosinganartworkforitsreceptionarea.Listentofiveemployeescommentingonthefiveartworksbelow.

Decidewhichartworkeachspeakeriscommentingon.Numbertheartwork.435122.Listenagain.Matchtheviews

A-Hwithspeakers1-5.A.…thoughtthatthepictureshouldbebolder.Speaker1_B___D___F__Speaker2_A__B.…commentedthatitdidn'tlooklikeanythingheknew.C.…explainedwhatitwas.D.…askedwhatitwas.Speaker3_H__E.…apologizedfornotknowinganythingaboutart.F.

…saiditdidn'tlooklikeart.Speaker4_E___G__Speaker5_C__G.…arguedthatthepictureshouldbemodernandcontemporary.H.…suggestedwheretoputit.Speaking:AmeetingaboutartworkWork

ingroupsofthreetocompletethefollowingtask.Your

companywantstobuyartworksforthesepartsofthebuilding:1)

Thereceptionarea

2)

Theofficearea

3)

TheconferenceroomHoldthreeshortmeetings.Ineachmeetingdiscussandchooseoneoftheartworksatthetopofthepageforonepartofthebuilding.

A

differentmemberofthegroupshouldtakenotesforeachmeeting.

Attheendofthemeeting,thispersonreportsbacktothegroupwhatwassaidandwhatwasdecided.5.2

Participating

in

a

meeting-MeetingaregreatReading&Vocabulary-Expressionsformeetings-MinutesofameetingW

ritingSpeakingListening-ReportonameetingReading:

Meeting

are

great1.

Readthefirsttwoquestionsinlines1and2ofthearticleaboutmeetings.Whatwouldyouanswer?2.

Nowreadtherestofthearticle.Inmostofthelinesthereisoneextraincorrectword.Putalinethroughtheincorrectword.Somelinesarecorrect.Forexampleline1iscorrectandline2containsanextraword.1)Doyouspendhoursinmeetings?Howoftendoyouwonderwhenyou’re2)supposedtogetsomerealworkdone?Meetingsseemtofilloutourschedules3)andmostpeoplewouldsaythatemployeeshateattendofficemeetings.‘It’s4)oneofthoseanecdotalthingsthat’ssuchhardtoquestion,’

saysorganizational5)psychologistStevenG.RogelbergattheUniversityoftheNorthCarolina.‘Ithink6)it’s

asocialnormtocomplainaboutyourmeetings.’

ButwhenRogelbergand7)hiscolleaguesgavein980workersoneoftwoquestionnairesabouttheirtime8)spentinscheduledmeetingsandforoveralljobsatisfaction,theget-togethers9)werenotuniformlycriticized.Infact,thestudysuggeststhattoavoidtheweekly10)orevendailyofficegatheringmaynotalwaysbeaboutagoodidea.

Theyfound11)

Thatemployeeswhoaregoal-orientatedandwhoseworkdoesnotrequiremuch12)inputdotendtobegenerallydissatisfiedwithitsmeetings.Butindividualswhose13)workdependsoninteractionwithothersandwhohavesomewhatflexible,14)unstructuredjobsareactuallymoresatisfiedthatthemoremeetingstheyattend.Vocabulary:VerbcollocationsCompletethesesentencesaboutorfrommeetingswithasuitableverbbelow.set

give

move

hold

go

take

run

see

attend

reachhold1.I’dliketo______abriefmeetingnextweek.DoyouhaveanytimeonMonday?run2.

Asthechairperson,Mikewill________themeeting.3.I_s_e_e___yourpointbutthere’soneproblemwithit.4.It’s

anothermemofromthebosstellingmeto

a_t_t_e_n_d_anotherofhismeetings.set5.Who_______theagendaforthis?Itdoesn’tseemtobecomplete.take6.CanIaskyouto______minutesonthismeeting?move7.Ithinkweshould_______ontothenextitemontheagenda.go8.I’mnotsureIcancompletely_______alongwithyouonthatpoint.9.

Theaimisto_r_e_a_c_h_anagreementonthisbyfouro’clock.give10.We’llbeginwithHenrykwho’ll______usashortpresentationonhisprogress.Speaking:Expressionsformeetings1.Theexpressionsontheleftcomefromveryformalmeetings.Usually,youwillonlyneedtousethelessformalandmoredirectexpressionsontheright.Matchexpressionswiththesamemeaning.M

ore

form

al

m

eetingsLess

form

al

m

eetingsA0.

Can

I

just

com

e

in

here?A.Sorry,

but…J

1.

How

do

you

feel

about

that

idea?D

2.

It

seem

s

to

m

e

that…B.Let’s…C.Idisagree.D.Ithink…E.Iagree.3.

I’d

go

along

w

ith

you

there.EH4.

I

suggest

w

e

m

ove

on

to

the

nextitem

on

the

agenda.K

5.

I

see

your

point

that…F.

Doweallagree?6.

Have

w

e

reached

an

agreem

ent

on

G.Sorry,

Idon’tunderstand.FGIthis?7.

S

orry,

but

I

don’t

quite

follow

you.H.Let’smoveon.8.

W

ould

you

m

ind

telling

us

a

littlem

ore

about…

?I.I’dliketoknowmoreabout…B

9.

I’d

liketo

suggest

thatw

e

should…

J.Whatdoyouthink?10.

I’m

sorry

but

I

just

can’t

agree

w

ith

K.

Yes,

but…you

there.C2.Therearemoreexpressionswhichcanbeusedinameeting.G

ive

your

opinion:It

seem

s

to

m

e

that…

/

I

think…

/

In

m

y

opinion…Suggest

new

idea:I’d

like

to

suggest

that

we…

/

Let’s

…

/

W

hy

don’t

we…

?Disagree

w

ithlast

opinion:I’m

so

rry,

but

I

just

can’t

agree

w

ith

you

there./Idisagree./

No,

because…Ask

for

opinion:How

do

you

feel

about

that

idea?/

W

hat

do

you

think?/

Howdo

you

feel

about

that?Agree

w

ithlast

opinion:I’d

go

along

w

ith

you

there./

I

agree./

Sure.M

ove

to

next

item

on

the

agenda:I

suggest

wem

ove

on

to

the

next

item

…

/Let’s

m

ove

on…

/

M

oving

on

the

point

tw

o…You

don’t

understand

the

last

point:S

orry,

but

I

don’t

quite

follow

you./so

rry,

I

don’t

understand.

/

Can

you

explain

what

you

m

ean

exactly?Ask

for

m

ore

explanation:W

ould

you

m

ind

telling

us

a

little

m

ore

about…

?/I’d

like

to

know

m

ore

about…

/

Te

ll

us

a

little

m

ore

about…Ask

if

everyone

agrees:Have

we

reached

agreem

ent

on

this?

/

Do

we

allagree?/

Is

thatO

K

w

ith

everyone?Listening:

Report

on

a

meetingYou

workforapublishingcompany.

Your

nexttradefairisinSeattle.

Yourdepartmentheldaplanningmeetingwiththeagendabelow.

Readthehandwrittennotesaboutwhatwasdiscussed.Someinformationisincorrect.Listentopartsofthemeetingandcorrectit.AgendaPARTICIPANTS:

RobertSamuelson(Chair),DahliaZille,HugoSata.DATE:

27th

November2pmROOM:303A1.Conferencestartson8th

January.

Exhibitorsarewelcometoarriveon6thtosetup.agreed7thHSsaiditwasabadidea.DZdisagreedandwillgoon6

.th2.

Travel

andaccommodation.DZ

didn’t

offer

but

hasalready

found

a

hotel.DZofferedtofindhotelandfindflights.3.Shouldwesponsoraneveningbuffetfordelegates?HSsuggestedabreakfastbuffet.DZdisagreed.Preferredlunchevent.

Allagreed.RStogiveHSbudget.4.

Anyotherbusiness?a

lunchtim

e

receptionagreedpriceDZpointedoutproblem.Thebrochurehasincorrectdates.HSofferedtomakenewpricelists.DZandRSagreed.RSListeningscript:RS=RobertSamuelsonHS=HugoSataDZ=DahliaZilleRS:OK.Pointoneisabouttheconference.Itstartsonthe8th

butIthinksomeoneshouldgooutearlyonthe6th.Whatdoyouthink,Hugo?HS:Sorry,

butIdidthatlastyearandsataroundforaday.Therewasreallynothingtodo.Ithinkifwegoearlyitshouldn'tbeuntilthe7th.Itreallyisn’tworthit.RS:OK,thatfine.Doyouagree,Dahlia?DZ:Sure.Doyouwantmetogo?RS:IsthatOKwithyou,Hugo?HS:

Absolutely.RS:OK,pointtwo.I’massumingyou’redealingwiththat,Dahlia.DZ:

Yes,

I’vealreadyfoundagoodhote