新编剑桥商务英语中级Module-2 2

Useful languagefrom Module2incentives in exercise

1.Note that this is a similartask toPart Two of the ListeningTest.Wordlist branchtake partin recognitionmanufacturing takeAnswerswith a pinch ofheadquarters promotionholding1a companycar2flexible workinghourssalt callcentre takecompany cash3parental leave4an impressivejob titleseriouslybonus5a pensiondistributionresearch and developmentcentrepensioncorporation

2.1Listening scripttrademarkparentalleave Speaker1Its greatbecause usuallyit meansmy wifecandivision perksrewarduse theone at home andwe eventake mineaway atturnoverflexible plantsubsidiarytake weekends.I workfor quitea relaxedcompany and theywarehouse founda companytake oncareposition dontseem tomind howI useit forleisure.Speaker2I thoughtit wouldn*t changethe wayI workedExpressionsafterthe firstsix months,but as they gotolder itactuallyPresentingbecame morecomplicated withgetting them to schoolor ifGood morning and thanks forcoining.they wantedto doactivities in the afternoon.But mybossToday Id like to tell you about...has beenreally goodabout itand somedays Ican doa halfIf you have any questions,Ill be happy to answer them at thedayif Iwant and then Imight worklater onother days-or Iend.take workhome,which Idont likedoing,but itsthe onlyIn my brief presentation well begin by looking at...way...First of all theres.../and finallytheres...Speaker3Its actuallythe lawnow sothey hadto letmeThen Illgive anoverview of...have it.It wasonly twoweeks butat leastI hadtime to helpOK,lets moveon tolook at...my wifeout.Mind you,after all the latenights andcrying IOne thing Fdlike topoint outis...was reallyhappy to get back to workfor awhile andhave aTake a look atthis chart,which shows...rest!Here youcan see...Speaker4Ive justbeen promotedfrom AssistantITFinally.Id like to talkabout...Technician toChief OperationalNetwork Administrator.ItSo that brings me to the end of my presentation.means I get abit ofa payrise andnew businesscards withThanksfor listening.my nameon.Im notsure ifIgetmy ownoffice though.Are thereany questionsSpeaker5The problemfor meis that I won*t haveenoughto liveon whenIm60and Icant afforda privateplan.So IllModule

2.1Company benefitsprobablytry andkeep working for afew moreyears,andBenefits andincentivesanyway,I heardthe governmentis planningto raisethe ageVocabularyofretirement...1Ask students to workalone asthey rankthe tenitems andthencompare and discuss in pairs.Make surethey giveIsworkingforXerox toogood to be truereasons.Reading3Set studentsa timelimit ofabout threeminutes toanswerExtensionthe question.The aimis tofind anybenefits andincentives,In PartTwo of the SpeakingTest,students mightneed tobuttell studentsnot to read intoo muchdetail atthis stage.give aone-minute presentationentitled,What isimportantAnswerswhen choosinga job

1.Put studentsin pairs and tellthem topractisea similarpresentation,taking turnstobetheexaminer orthe candidate.Students canuse some of theideaslisted in exercise

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22.1Students listenout forfive of the benefitsandopportunities forpromotion,training andstaff development,2When did you join the companyapension3What wasyour firstjob*Note that the articlealso mentionsa Mrewardand4What areyou responsibleforrecognition scheme1which is another formof incentive.5Where areyou based6What wouldyou like to doin the future4Now studentsread thearticle inmuch moredetail toanswerquestions1-

5.Refer themto theExam Successtip2Students practiceasking andanswering thequestions.Ifon readingthe completetext beforeanswering anypossible,try topair studentswho haventyet metin theclass.questions.Make surethe answersuse thecorrect tenseand giveAnswersfeedback.1B2A3C4B5CThe PastExpressionswith takeGrammarVocabulary3Students matchthe threeverb formsto thecorrect tense5As aquick lead-in,ask students to brainstormdefinitions.collocations andexpressions they can thinkof withtake,eg Answerstake a dayoff,take ataxi,takeabreak,take off,etc.Past simple:startedPresent perfect:has movedAnswersPresent perfect continuous:has been working1take Moloneyscomments with a pinchof salt2take careof Refer students to the Grammarreference on page

128.3Take Carole Palmer Suggestthey alsore-read theinformation on the present4took partin perfectand present perfectcontinuousin Module

1.Remind5takes onstudents thatwe tendnot touse continuous forms with6takes seriouslystative verbs.Also point out thatverbs likework andlivecan oftenbe usedin thepresentperfectand presentperfectExtension continuousform withlittle change in meaning.The mainAsk studentsto write sixnew sentencesusing takefrom thechangeinemphasis isthat thecontinuousformemphasisesexercise.They canrelate thesentences to their ownwork orthat theaction isongoing.You could also drawtheselife,eg Idtake thenews ofa payrise with apinchof salt,timelines onthe boardtohelpclarify themeaning:Pastnot sosure,doubtfully simplePast NowXtModule

2.1Company benefitsPresent perfectPastAsking questionsabout jobsX=Speaking1Tell studentsto imaginethey werethe journalistwriting Presentperfect continuousthearticle onXerox onthe previouspage.They need to4Studentscreate thequestions theyasked duringthe interviewswith Nowunderlinethe correctKimMoloney andCarolePalmer.The articleoffers cluesasverb form.When checkinganswers,ask studentsto tryandto thetense neededfor eachquestion.This exerciseshouldexplain theirchoice.be areview for students atthis leveland providessomebasic questionsfor askingabout ajob.Past NowXrAnswers1How longhave youbeenworkingfor the companyAnswers Companyterms1began2trademarked3became4has been5has beenVocabularyworking6has been7took part1This activitychecks thatstudents knowsome keyvocabularybefore starting.The definitionsare in thePhotocopiable activity

2.1information fileson pages126and131,or students canSee page

162.check in their dictionaries.During thetask,make surestudents knowhow topronounce5Students completethe letterof applicationwith theall the words.It maybe helpful to drillthewordstress inverbsin differenttenses.these words:distribution,warehouse,headquarters,Answers subsidiary,corporation,division.1have beenworking2joined3have had4have beenconsidering5has expanded/has beenexpanding we are Presentationsunsureif theexpansion hasended Listening6completed7have beenstudying8has agreed

22.2For thisfirst listening,students onlyneed tolistenout for the wordsin exercise

1.A letterof applicationAnswers headquarterscorporation divisionsWriting6Begin byasking students if theyhave everapplied for a

2.2Listening scriptjob.Elicit theprocess,eg Wheredidyoufind outabout theExtract1Good morningand thanksfor coming.Today PdjobDid youhave towrite aletter orfill in a formThis tasklike totell youabout the worlds largestdocumentresembles theformat forPartTwo of theWriting Testwith managementcompany.With aturnover ofnearly sixteenstudentsbeing givena textandthensome handwrittennotes.billion dollarsthe XeroxCorporation developsand marketsAsk studentstounderline keyinformation.Make surethey innovative technologies with products andsolutions thatrealisethat theymust includethe handwrittennotes andstay customersdepend upon to getthe bestresults for theirwithin theword limit.If youare shortof timethis couldbe business.In mybrief presentationwellbegin bylooking atset ashomework.If itis donein class,students couldwork some of the key figuresbehind thecompanys successandin pairsand draftthe lettertogether.how thecompany is structured.Then1111give anoverviewPossible answerof Xerox around the world andfinally Idlike to talk aboutDearSir orMadam,someof the trendsaffecting outmarket and its futurePlease note thatmy currentmanager has agreed towrite megrowth.If youhaveanyquestions,1*11behappy to answerareference.I lookforward tohearing fromyou.thematthe end.So,here youcan see,the turnoverfor lastyearwas nearlysixteen billiondollars,with afinal incomeYoursfaithfully studentsIname of978million dollars.We operatedfrom ourheadquartersModule

2.2Presenting yourcompany inRochester NewYork Statein160countries with55,000employees,with overhalf ofthose inthe USA.I sawyour advertfor thepost ofPersonal AssistanttoOverseas SalesManager inyesterdays newspaperand Iwouldliketo apply forthe position.As youcan seefrom myattached CV,I havebeen workingfora travelagency forthe lastsix months,which I havereally enjoyed.Before thatI workedas areceptionist andsecretaryfor twoyears.Ihavea goodknowledge ofEnglish asI completeda courseatcollege and I amalso fluentin Italianhaving livedinRome forthe summerin

2006.This nextchart showsyou howthe corporationis splitinto2,000,000,000dollars restof worldrevenue1906companyfour divisions.First ofall there*s XeroxGlobal Services...founded112,000,000,000total marketExtract2And finallytheres XeroxInnovation withfivecentres inthe UnitedStates,Canada andEurope.Note thatPhotocopiabel activity

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52.2Give studentstime tostudy theflowchart andreadthe expressions.Then,play therecording atleast oncefordo greatwork.OK,lets moveontolook atXerox aroundstudentsto matchthe expressions.Afterwards,studentsthe worldinalittle moredetail.Takealookatthischart,could check their answersby readingthe listeningscript.which showsrevenue byregion.So abouthalf ourrevenue Answers1A2F3F4Dis fromthe USmarket.Then Europewith overfive billion11D12A13B14C15Fdollars andthe restof theworld withover two.OnethingPdlike topointoutis...PronunciationExtract3Finally,how isthe marketforthedocument

62.3Students mightfind theidea thatwe pauseso ofteninindustry lookingWell itwould beunrecognisable to thea presentationquite strange,but itis astandard techniquepeoplewho foundedthe orginalcompany in1906and evenwithexperienced presenters,especially whentalking tocomparedto thesecond halfof thetwentieth century.Morelarger audiences.Play therecording andstudents marktheand moreoffices aremoving fromblack andwhite printingpauses.With moreconfident groups,let themtry topredictto color,and frompaper documentsto electronicdocuments.where thepauses willgo beforelistening.It mighthelp toTheseare clearlythefutureopportunities andareas ofpointout thatwe tendto pausewhenever thereisa full stopgrowthin whatisatotal marketworth anestimated112or comma,after signalphrases Today/Firstly/Next,tobillion dollars...separate keyinformation egthe name ofa company,or toSothatbringsmeto theendofmypresentation.Thanks foremphasiseinformation asinthepresentation aboutXerox-listening.I hopeits beenof interest.Are thereanyquestions6C7B8B9B10Dthe worlds/largest/document/management/company.Students cancheck theiranswers inthe listeningscript on3Students can work in pairsandtry tosay thenumbers.Inpage135where thepauses areindicated already.order tocheck theiranswers,you couldplay therecordingagain so studentscanlisten forpronunciation.

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2.4Listening scriptPresenterGoodmorning/andthanksfor coming./Today/Answers sixteenbillion ninehundred andseventy-eightId liketotellyouabout/theworlds/largest/document/million onehundred andsixty fifty-five thousandhalf fourmanagement/company./With aturnover ofnearly sixteensixfive billiontwo billionnineteen ohsixbillion dollars/the XeroxCorporation develops/andone hundredand twelvebillionmarkets/innovativetechnologies/withproductsandsolutions/that customersdepend upontogetthe best

42.2Students listenagain andwrite notes.results/for theirbusiness./Inmybriefpresentation/wellAnswersbegin bylookingat/someofthe keyfigures/behind the16,000,000,000turnovercompanys success/and howthecompanyisstructured./978,000,000,000final incomeThen/1*11give anoverview ofXeroxaroundtheworld/160countriesand finally/Idliketotalkabout someofthetrends/55,000employeesaffecting ourmarket/anditsfuture growth./Ifyouhave anyhalfof55,000intheUSAquestions,/Ill behappytoanswer themattheend.4divisions6%of revenuededicatedtoresearchanddevelopment

72.4This isdesigned asa drilland helpsto focusstudents5,000,000,000dollars revenuein Europeoveron intonationand stress,as wellas pausing.Its auseful4Refer studentsto theExam Successtip beforethey readstrategythat theycan learnto applyto their own theinstructions.presentations.Drill itasaclass,orstudentscouldalsoAnswerspractice ontheirownathome.1All staff.2Any staffwithacompany basedpension scheme.Giving apresentation3There havebeen changesinthegovernment pensionSpeakinglaws.1Askstudentswhat kindof companythey wouldliketo4This willaffect thecurrent companybased pensionrunif theyhad thechance.Tell themthis istheir“dream scheme.company andthey aregoing tocreate it.Working alone,5A presentationwill begiven bythe Headof Financeonthey makeup factsand figuresto fillinthefirst columnofthechanges andany effects.the table.The aimofthetask isto givecontrolled practiceofthe expressionsfor presenting.Their ideas can beas6The nexttwo exerciseshelp studentstowriteeffectivefar-fetched asthey like.subject lines.Make surestudents realisethe importanceof asubjectline,which isto summarisethekeycontent ofthe2Referstudentsbackto the expressionsinexercise5on memoand helpthe readerto identifythe purposeeasily.page

21.Students work inpairsand givetheir presentations.AnswerThey mayfind ithelpfultorepeat their presentations atleast presentation,changes,pension,schemetwice sothey couldalso changepartners.The personlisteningtakes notesand couldalso offerfeedback andExtensionsuggestions onpossible improvements.Before studentsdo exercise6,ask themtoapplyquestions2-5from exercise4to eachofthememos inexercise

6.NoteExtension thatallthememos areto nAll staff,.After studentshave givetheirpresentationsto partners,you7Students shouldbeginbyunderlining anykey words.could ask themtodo thesame againto theclass.Also,They couldcompare thesewitha partner.Then theywillstudents couldfollow theadvice inthe Learningneedtochoose thebest threeor fourwords tokeepTip andrecord theirpresentation ortranscribe it,markingpauses asthey didinexercise6onpage

21.3Students prepareafull-length presentationabout acompanyfor theirnext lesson.This couldbe theirowncompany orone theyknow well.Alternatively,studentscould researchacompanyusing informationon itswebsiteand usethis asthe basisforapresentation.A memoWritingAskstudentsifthey receivememos atwork.What aretheyaboutWho writesthem Withpre-work learners,askthemif theycandefine whata memois.the subjectlines brief.Possible answersalways readthe wholetext firstbefore tryingtoanswer.YouMemo1:Display ofnew factoryplans mightwant themto workinpairsanddiscusspossibilities.Memo2:Presentation onflexitime andhome-working Drawtheir attentiontothefact thatmany ofthe wordswillMemo3:Spanish classesbe thoselooked atin exercises1and2,although othertypesof wordsmay stillbe incorrectsee10in thistext.8This isvery similartothewriting taskin PartTwooftheWriting Test.It couldbe donein classperhaps with3WHOstudents inpairs orset forhomework.Answers6CORRECTPossible answer1WILL2OF9CORRECT4IN5DO12CORRECTTo:All Staff7TO8ANDFrom:nameofstudent10TAKE11FORWriting Test:Part OneDate:1st OctoberExamPracticeSubject:Presentation ofnew insurancepolicyRefer studentstotheExam Successtip.Students willbeTo offerstaff abetter healthinsurance scheme,wearenowfairly familiarwith thistype oftask nowastheywereworking witha newinsurance company.Please noteintroducedtotheformat onpage12of Module1exercise3therefore thata representativefrom thiscompany willandpage23of Module2exercise

7.For thisreason,youpresent thenew staffpolicy on9th Octoberat2pm inthecan setexam conditionssostudentscanworkalone.Allowconference room.Allstaffare welcometo attend.10-15minutes.Possible answerModule

2.3Reading Test:Part fiveFrom:students nameSubject:Confirmation ofseminar detailsExampracticeDate:XXX1Students completethe tablewith wordsthat aretypicallyTo:Assistant seminarorganisersfocused onin thispart ofthe ReadingTest.PleasenotethatIhave bookedRooms101and102for theAnswersseminarnext week.Fd begrateful ifyou wouldnowprepositions articles conjunctions auxiliary pronouns verbsconfirmthis bookingandthefinal schedulefortheeventfor thebecause haswhich withsecurity.Also notethat Mr.Singh willbe onehour latetoa soare whoontheMonday morning.of anddoExam self-check2After studentsworkinpairs,ask everyoneto feedbackRefer studentstotheadvice inthe LearningTip.Theyto theclass soideascanbe shared.Its alsoa goodidea forshouldswap theirwork withapartner.Its helpfulifstudents touse gooddictionaries sotheycancheckthewordstudents becomeused tocommenting onand beingtypesbeforehand.supportive ofeach otherswork.Possible answersprepositionsarticlesconjunctionsauxiliarypronouns3Askstudentstoreadthe rubriccarefully.They shouldverbsinan whenhave itatno articlewhile doeshimby that。