新编剑桥商务英语（中级）Module-8

新编剑桥商务英语（中级）Module_8

Module8

Wordlist

achieveresultsdatabasesjointresponsibilitypresentationskillsaction

durationkeyfactorsrole

avoidinterruptioneffective

leadaprojectsingleusercoach

enrollleaderspreadsheetscomplaintface-to-facemeetobjectivesstrengthen/course

trainingnegotiatingmaintainthecross-culturalformulateanetwork

teamawarenessresponse

power-pointteambuilding

Expressions

Anothergoodreasonis...

Idon'tthink...

It'sgreatbecause...

Oneadvantageisthat...

Oneargumentagainstthatideais...

Onebigdisadvantagewiththatis...

Theotherthing(reason)isthat...

Theproblemisthat...

You'rerightbutIalsothink...

8.1reading

1possiblereasons

-theteacher

-theotherpeopleonthecourse

-thefacilities

-theapproach/methods

-howmuchitrespondstoyourneeds

-theextra(lunch,comfort,etc)

2answers

-ThepeopleinthefirstandfourthstatementwouldprobablybenefitfromtheeffectiveLeadercoursebecausetheyarebothhavingproblemswiththeirstaff.

-Theotherpeopleinthesecondandthirdstatementrefertosituationswherepeoplearenotworkingwellwithothers.4

1.Seigiowantstotakebothofthecoursesbecausetheywillhelphimwithhisnewrole.

2.Theydisagreeonwhetheronlinetrainingisaseffectiveasface-to-facetraining.

listeningscript

M=ManagerS=Sergio

MComein...ohhello,Sergio.

SHi.Sorryforbeinglate.Someoneneededtospeaktome.Anyway,I'velookedatthosecoursesyousuggesteddoing...

MAnd?

SYes,theybothlookgood.I'minterestedindoingbothofthem.

MGood.Ithoughttheymighthelpwithyournewrole.SYes,well.ItinvolvestellingpeoplewhattodobutI'malsoworkingwithothermanagerstoo.

MOK.Sowouldyouliketoenrollforbothofthem?

SYes,butIcan'taffordtotakeanymoretimeoffthismonth.I'malreadybehind.

MButtheseareonline.Youdon'tneedtogoaway.

SWhatdoyoumean?

MOnlinemeansyoutrainbyusingtheInternet.Ithinkyoureceivearticlestoreadandyouhaveatutorwhocontactsyoubyemail.

SOh,Isee.Irememberdoingsomethingsimilarbypost.Igotbookstoreadandhadsomeexercises.

MYes,likethatbutontheInternet.It'sgreatbecauseyoudon'thavetogoawayandyouarrangethingsaroundyourwork.

STheproblemisthatI'dprefertohaveacoursewithotherpeopleinaroom.Yougetlotsofnewideasthatway.EspeciallyonacoursecalledTeamBuilding.IfIdoitonline,Iwon'thavetheopportunityfornetworkingwithpeople.Andyoucanaskthetutorquestions.

MYou'reright,butIalsothinkmanyonlinecoursesevenhaveaplacewhereyoucommunicatewithotherpeopleonthecourse.

SHmm.ButIdon'tthinkitisthesame.Besides,ifI'mworkingatmydeskIalwaysstoptoanswerthephoneorsomeoneasksmetodosomething.

MWell,whynotdoitfromhome?

SIdon'tunderstand...

MTakeanafternoonoffanduseyourcomputerfromhome.Thatwaynoonecaninterruptyou.Theotherthingisthatifyouwanttodobothcoursesit'scheaperifyoudothemonline...

5.Answers

Onlinetraining:

-youdon'tneedtogoaway

-youarrangethingsaroundyourwork

-youcancommunicatewithotherpeopleonthecourse-youcandoitfromhome

-it'scheaper

Face-to-facetraining:

-yougetnewideasfromotherpeopleonthecourse

-networking

-youcanaskthetutorquestions

6.Answers

It'sgreatbecause...

You'reright,butIalsothink...

Theotherthing(reason)isthat...

Theproblemisthat...

Idon'tthink...

-ingformandinfinitive

grammar

1Answers

1)forbeing

2)suggesteddoing

3)neededtospeak

2Answers

1)doing

2)telling

3)toenroll

4)totake

5)using

6)doing

7)tohave

8)networking

9)toanswer10)todo

3Answers

1)Bigdifference:Aisaninvitationtoplaytennisinthefuture.

Bisaquestionabouttheperson'sgeneralinterests.Alsopointouttostudentsthatwhentheyseetheverbwouldinthiskindofquestion,thenextverbwillbeintheinfinitive.

2)Littledifference.Likecanbefollowedbyeitherformandforthesetwoquestions,theanswerwillbethesame.

3)Littledifference.

4)Bigdifference:Arefertotheendofacontinuedactivity.Bimpliesthatoneactivitywasinterruptedinfavourofanother.

5)Littledifference.

4Answers

1)Would

2)toask

3)hate

4)recommended

5)prefer

extension

Ialwaysprefer...

Mydreamisthatoneday,I'dliketo...

OnethingIcan'tstandis...

Onmywaytowork/collegetodayIrememberedto...WhenIwasyoungerIremember...

8.2reading

1.Ifthestudentsknoweachotherquitewell,theycouldcommentoneachotherandsayiftheythinktheircollegeisagoodlistener.

Extension

Askstudentstodescribeafriendorpersonatworkortheirplaceofstudy