1、Unit 1Introductions,Business English,a new language course for tomorrows leaders,overview,Business English,Key Language:Learn different Job Titles Learn countries and nationalities,Skills Introducing yourself and others,Listening Talking about yourself,Reading: Describing People,Case Study Aloha in
2、Hawaii,Language Focusto bea /an with jobs, wh-questions with to be,Business English,Quotations:,“Humans are social animals. To find an individual choosing to live alone in the world is so rare as to confirm that human beings need to live amongst each other and group together.”,“Networking begins wit
3、h introducing yourselves.”,“You never have a second chance to make a good first impression.”,Why?,Business English,No one lives alone in this world. Few people can go without friends. In order to survive or succeed in the working world, we need to group together and form our network of friends and c
4、ontacts. To get to know people, we always begin by introducing ourselves to each other. Therefore, introductions are important. A good introduction is a good announcement to make others know you well and a proper introduction will give others a good first impression. Studies show that people form th
5、eir first impression of you within the first few seconds of the meeting when you are introducing yourselves. Once the first impression is made, it is difficult to change. Thats why people say that you never have a second chance to make a first impression.,Reading aloud practice,Business English,The
6、tone of a business relationship can be set by an initial introduction. It is important to make a good impression right from the first handshake. When meeting businesspeople for the first time, is it better to be formal or informal? If in doubt, its more advisable to adopt a more formal approach. Her
7、e are some points to remember when making business introductions in English-speaking Western countries: 1. Introduce businesspeople in order of professional rank the person of highest authority is introduced to others in the group in descending order, depending on their professional position. 2. Whe
8、n possible, stand up when introductions are being made. 3. If clients are present, they should be introduced first. 4. The name and title of the person being introduced is followed by the name and title of the other person.,Reading aloud practice,Business English,Culture Focus,How to read a Business
9、 Card?,Companys name,Name of the person,Job title,Address,Key words,Business English,Business termsconsulting group accountant Gmbh product manager S. A. senior manager,Proper NamesSt. Petersburg RussiaHamburg GermanyBuenos Aires Argentina,Key Words,Business English,Business terms,A consulting group
10、：also called a consulting firm or company, is a business organization that offers specialist and professional knowledge or advice on business affairs to companies. consult, consultant, consultancy,accountant：a professional who examines the financialaccounts of businesses or people Gmbh：German abbrev
11、iation for “company limited ” product manager：a manager whose job is to supervise the companys product strategy. S.A. ：French abbreviation for “company limited”. senior manager：a position which falls between manager and general manager.,Business English,Proper Names,St. Petersburg, Russia,Hamburg, t
12、he 2nd largest city of Germany,Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, A highly individualized city,Business English,Listening 1.1,Do Listening exercises 1.1 on the text book 2. Listen again and complete the introductions. Use the words from the box,Key Language 1,Business English,personal assistant (PA
13、),Job Titles,accountant,cashier,manager,telephone operator,technician,engineer,lawyer,receptionist,sales assistant,Key Language 1,Business English,personal assistant (PA),Job Titles Match the words and the meanings,accountant,cashier,telephone operator,technician,receptionist,A person who takes and
14、gives out money in a bank or shopA secretary who works for one person, organizing their work, meeting etc Some one whose job is to prepare and check financial records for a company or personOne whose occupation requires training in a specific technical processAn office worker employed chiefly to rec
15、eive visitors and answer the telephoneSomeone who works on a telephone switchboard, who you can call for helpAn expert who studies financial data and recommends financial actionsOne that gives expert professional adviceOne who uses the art of combining pictures, words and decoration in the productio
16、n of books, magazines, etc,analyst,consultant,graphic designer,Key Language 1,Business English,Write the words from the box under the correct heading,accountant finance marketing manager technician engineer cashier production director doctor telephone operator human resources receptionist lawyer sal
17、es assistant personal assistant (PA),accountant,finance,Department,Job,marketing,manager,technician,engineer,cashier,production,director,doctor,telephone operator,human resources,receptionist,lawyer,sales assistant,personal assistant (PA),Departments,Finance/Accounts,organizes payment.,Marketing,adv
18、ertises and markets products.,Production,makes goods in the factory.,Human resources/Personnel,deals with employees.,Business English,Vocabulary exercise,Departments,R & D,develops new products for the company.,Sales,sells the companys products.,After sales,helps customers with problems.,Dispatch,se
19、nds goods to customers.,Purchasing,buys goods for the company.,Business English,Vocabulary exercise,Business English,Speaking,Work with your partners. Introduce yourself and talk about your job or studies.,What do you do?,I am a manager.,Whats your job?,Where do you come from?,I am from France.,I am
20、 an accountant.,Business English,Listening 1.2,Listen to these letters and practice saying them.,A H J KB C D E G P T VF L M N S X Z I Y,OQ U W R,Why are they grouped in this way?,Key Language 2,Business English,Countries and Nationalities,Country Nationality,-an,Brazil GermanyItalyRussia,-ese,Japan
21、 China,-ish,Poland Spain Sweden Turkey,Country Nationality,others,France Greece The UK The USA,Brazilian,German,Italian,Russian,Japanese,Chinese,Polish,Spanish,Swedish,Turkish,French,Greek,British,American,-i,Kuwait Omani,Kuwaiti,Oman,Business English,Culture Focus,Companies and Nationalities,Japane
22、se,French,Swedish,Spanish,Italian,Russian,French,German,American,Greek,Business English,Reading,Describing People,Meet Jeffrey Immelt,Read this article and then complete the chart below.,Structure of the article: Personal information Family members Hobbies & Interests,Business English,Reading,Descri
23、bing People,Meet Jeffrey Immelt,通用电气公司的历史可追溯到托马斯-爱迪生，他于1878年创立了爱迪生电灯公司。1892年，爱迪生电灯公司和汤姆森-休斯顿电气公司合并，成立了通用电气公司（GE）。GE是自道琼斯工业指数1896年设立以来唯一至今仍在指数榜上的公司。通用电气公司的总部位于美国康涅狄格州费尔菲尔德市(Fairfield, CT)。旗下公司：GE资本、GE航空金融服务、GE商业金融、GE能源金融服务、GE金融、GE基金、GE技术设施、GE航空、GE企业解决方案、GE医疗、GE交通、GE能源设施、GE水处理、GE油气、GE能源、GE消费者工业、GE器材、G
24、E照明、GE电力配送。在美国福布斯杂志2012年全球企业2000强排名全榜单中，GE名列第3位。,Business English,Reading,Describing People,Meet Phil Knight,Phil Knight is the founder and CEO of Nike, a famous sports and fitness company. He is from Oregon, USA. He is 65 and is a very rich man. He is married, and his wifes name is Penny. They have
25、 two sons and one daughter. Knight loves sport, including tennis, running and golf. He also likes fast cars. He says, I love the fact that Nike is about sports. He has a tattoo of the Nike logo on his left leg.Knights ad agency is Wieden & Kennedy. At his first meeting with Wieden, Knight said, Hi,
26、Im Phil Knight. And I hate advertising. But they are still partners after 21 years. At meetings with Wieden, Knight is relaxed and tells jokes. He wears blue jeans, a T-shirt and suit jacket, and a pair of Nike shoes.Knight is interested in Asia, especially Japan. His office is full of objects from
27、Asia. It is in Nikes World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.,Oregon, USA,Tattoo,Blue jeans & suit Jacket,Suit jacket for men,Suit jacket for ladies,Jeans coat,Mens jeans,Womens jeans,Task,Business English,65,American,Married; 2 sons and 1 daughter,CEO of Nike,Sports and fitness company,Sports: tenn
28、is, running and golf Asia: especially Japan,Task,Business English,Tick the correct sentences. Correct the mistakes in the other sentences.,Phil Knight is the head of Nike. He isnt rich. Knight is married with two children. His wifes name is Penny. Knights tattoo is on his right leg. Wieden is in adv
29、ertising. Knights office is full of objects from Austria. Knights office is in California.,He is very rich.,He has three children.,On his left leg.,From Asia.,Beaverton, Oregon.,Business English,Language Focus 1,to be,Business English,Complete the information about Ingrid with short forms of the ver
30、b to be.,My name_Ingrid. I _ a graphic designer. I _ German, and I _ from Munich.I_married with two children. They _ both in high school.Their school _near my office.My husband_an engineer. We_interested intravel and the cinema.My sister _an accountant.,s,am,am,m,am,are,is,is,are,is,Task,Business En
31、glish,Complete the sentences with negative forms of “to be”.,Im Russian, but _from Moscow.Theyre Japanese, but _ from Tokyo.Hes German, but _ from Munich.Im in sales, but _ the manager.Youre in Poland, but _in Warsaw.Her name is Sophia, but _Italian.,I am not,I am not,he is not,I am not,you are not,
32、she is not,Task,Business English,Match the questions answers about Sergio.,1. Are you Spanish?2. Are you a sales manager?3. Are you married?4. Is your wife a manager?5. Is she Italian?,No. Im a financial analyst.No, shes PolishNo, Im ItalianNo, shes a lawyer.Yes, I am. Thats a picture of my wife.,Ta
33、sk,Business English,Speaking,Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Ingrid.,Is Ingrid French?,No, she isnt. Shes German.,Is Ingrid a doctor?,Does she come from Munich?,No, she isnt. Shes a graphic designer.,Yes, she does.,Is she married?,Yes, she is.,How many children does she have?,2.,Are he
34、r children both in university?,No, they arent. They are both in high school.,Is her childrens school far away from her office?,No, it isnt. Its near her office.,Is her husband a manager?,No, he isnt. hes an engineer.,What are they interested in?,They are interested in travel and the cinema.,Is her s
35、ister an accountant?,Yes, she is.,Business English,Language Focus 2,We use a before words with a consonant sound such as b,c,d: a receptionist. We use an before words beginning with a vowel sound such as a, e, i, o: an astronaut. We do not use a or an with plural nouns: They are architects. We use q
36、uestion words such as what, who and where to ask for information. Whats your job? Im a lawyer. (Not Im lawyer) Whos your boss? Where are you from? / Wheres he from? Whats your job? Im an engineer.,Business English,Write the jobs from the box under the correct heading.,trainee accountant executive op
37、tician lawyer analyst director architect manager consultant engineer doctor pilot,a,an,trainee,accountant,executive,optician,analyst,director,lawyer,architect,manager,consultant,engineer,doctor,pilot,Task,Business English,Listening 1.6,Three people talk about their jobs. Listen and complete the char
38、t.,an architect,Irene,Russia,Moscow,a lawyer,Poland,Alex,Business English,Listening 1.7,Listen to three conversations. Mark each statement true or false.,Conversation one1.Patrick is a sales assistant.2.Diana Vincent is a sales manager.Conversation two3. Hiroshi Ito is Mayumis assistant.4. Dan Marsh
39、all is in finance.Conversation three5. Jimmy is pleased to meet Dave.6. Business is good.,true,false,false,false,true,false,Business English,Listening 1.7,Listen to three conversations and fill in the missing words.,Conversation one A Hello. _ Patrick Keller. _ the new sales assistant.B Oh, hello _
40、to meet you. Im Diana Vincent.Conversation two A Good morning. My _ Hiroshi Ito. _is Mayumi Nitta,my assistant.B Nice to _you both. Im Dan Marshall from Marketing.Conversation three A Hello, Jimmy. B Hi, Dave. A _ to see you again. B You, too. _? A Not too good. B Oh, really Sorry to hear that. What
41、s the problem?,Im,Im,pleased,names,This,meet,Good,How is business,Business English,Case Study,Background You are at an international conference in Hawaii. Your company has a new office in a foreign country. You want a manager for the office. Find out information about people at the conference.,Speak
42、ing Task Complete the card with information about yourself. Invent information if you wish. Introduce yourself to the other people at the conference. Use the words to make questions. What /name? Where / from? What /job? Where / office? How / business? 3. Make notes about the people you meet. 4. Talk
43、 in pairs about the people you met at the conference.,Business English,Writing Task,Choose two interesting people from the conference and write a short e-mail about them to your boss.telling him how the conference is like;describing to your boss the two people you met there;saying how useful they co
44、uld be to your company,Business English,Hi, Dave The Sales Conference is very exciting, and Hawaii is a great place for sightseeing. I met two interesting people at the conference. One is Barbara Grunewald from Germany. She is a sales manager of CBT Systems GmbH. Her office is in Hamburg. The other
45、one is Adam Bota from Debrecen, Hungary. He is a sales manager of Cyberfair, which sells furniture for hi-tech offices. Both of them say that business is good with them at the moment. I think both Mr. Bota and Ms. Grunewald are very good business contacts. Moreover, if we are to open new offices in
46、Debrecen and Hamburg, they can be ideal candidates for the positions. Best regards. Steve (110 words),Business English,Unit 1 Introduction Summary Sheet,Accountant Cashier Analyst Telephone operator Technician Consultant Graphic Designer Receptionist Personal Assistant,A person who takes and gives o
47、ut money in a bank or shop A secretary who works for one person, organising their work, meeting etc Some one whose job is to prepare and check financial records for a company or person One whose occupation requires training in a specific techincal process An office worker employed chiefly to receive
48、 visitors and answer the telephone Someone who works on a telephone switchboard, who you can call for help An expert who studies financial data and recommends financial acitons One that gives expert of professional advice One who uses the art of combining pictures, words and decoration in the production of books, magazines, etc,-an Brazil Brazilian Germany German Italy Italian Russia Russian-ese Japan Japanese China Chinese,
