1、Unit 2Work and Leisure,Business English,a new language course for tomorrows leaders,What is your attitude about work?,Do you live to work or work to live?,overview,Business English,Business English,What are some of the important things in a job?What is your desired job?Do you think people can change
2、 their jobs from time to time?Where would you like to work?,Lets Talk about Work,Speaking,Business English,Listening 2.1,What do people want from work? Listen to four people. Make three word partnerships they use from the words in each box.,1 high colleagueslong salaryhelpful holidays,2 Friendly sec
3、uritytravel opportunitiesjob boss,3 company phonemobile facilitiesparking car,fast facilitiesflexible promotionsports hours,Key Language 1,Business English,Match some word partnerships from Exercise A to their meanings 1 to 6.,A lot of money.A lot of time away from work.Good people to work withThe c
4、hance to go to different places on businessMove quickly to a higher position at workYou can change the times when you start and finish work,High Salary,Fast promotion,Helpful colleagues,Travel opportunities,Long holidays,Flexible hours,Days of the week,WednesdaySaturdayMondayFridayTuesdayThursdaySun
5、day,1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th,,Key Language 1,Business English,Which 2 days are the weekends?,Months of the year,,Business English,Key Language 1,Write the months of the year under the correct seasons.,Spring,Summer,Autumn,Winter,June April January August December February May October March September No
6、vember July,May,April,March,June,July,August,October,November,December,January,September,February,Business English,Key Language 1,Complete the time phrases with in, at or on. Then write the phrases under the correct preposition.,_night 4._Thursday 7._June2._the autumn 5. _the afternoon 8. _New Year3
7、. _15th May 6. _Tuesday evening 9._the weekend,at,on,in,in,in,at,on,on,at,Complete the sentences with in, at or on.,We have a lot of big orders _March.2. The office closes for three days _ New Year.3. There is an important meeting _15th June.4. The CEO visits our branch _the summer.5. We deliver lar
8、ge goods _Monday afternoons.,in,at,on,in,on,Business English,Reading,Describing Your Routine,Carlos Ghosn, Superstar,Many people in Japan think Carlos Ghosn is a superstar. But Ghosn is not a rock star or a football player, he is the CEO and President of two of the worlds biggest car makers: Renault
9、 and Nissan. He is also on the board of Alcoa, Sony and IBM. He is one of the worlds great business leaders. He was born in Brazil, but his parents are Lebanese. He speaks five languages fluently and he knows some Japanese, too. He travels all the time because he works in Paris and in Tokyo. His sch
10、edule is very tight: he attends meetings, visits plants and dealerships and meets international customers. When he has time, he also goes to car shows. Some people call him 7/11 because he often arrives at the office at 7 oclock in the morning and sometimes finishes at 11 p.m. He gets up early every
11、 day and works over 70 hours a week.But it is not all business for Ghosn. He does not work at weekends. He makes time for his wife, Rita, and their four children. They spend time together and enjoy their hobbies. They live in France, but his elder daughter, Caroline, studies at Stanford University.,
12、公司名称：日产汽车公司 外文名称：NISSAN 总部地点：日本 成立时间：1914年 创始人：田健治郎,经营范围：中端汽车生产 公司口号：自强和自信精神 品牌释义：以人和汽车的明天为目标,Task,Business English,Answer these questions. Why do some people call Ghosn 7/11? Why is Ghosns schedule busy?,Mark each statement true or false.,1. Many people think Ghosn is Japanese.2. Ghosn speaks three
13、 foreign languages.3. He lives in Europe.4. He often travels between Europe and Asia.5. He meets international customers at weekends.6. He has four children.,true,false,false,false,true,Task,Business English,true,Business English,Match the words in each box to make word partnerships.,Task,1 football
14、 a) leader 2 business b) maker 3 car c) player,4 attend a) customers 5 meet b) languages 6 spend c) meetings 7 speak c) time,Business English,Further Reading,Describing Your Routine,Michael Dells working day,Michael Dell is chairman of Dell Computer Corporation in the US. For about 30 percent of his
15、 time he travels overseas and meets international customers. Each year he makes two or three trips to Europe and two trips to Asia. When he is at his home in Austin, Texas, he gets up at 5:30 a.m. each day. He lives with his wife, Susan, and their four children, who are all under the age of ten. His
16、 wife owns a clothes shop in Austin.,In the mornings he does exercises for an hour from 6:00 a.m. and then drives tohis office. He arrives at 8:00 a.m. At his office he talks to customers and makes plans for the organisation.He leaves the office at about 6:15 p.m. and has dinner with his family. He
17、reads stories to his children and gets them to bed. He often spends time in the evening writing e-mails. Then I go to sleep, get up and do it all again, he says. In his free time he likes to go running and biking.From The Times,Dell, Incorporated,Austin, capital of Texas,Task,Business English,What t
18、ime does Michael Dell:Get up?2 Do exercises?3 Arrive at his office?4 Leave the office?,5:30 a.m.,6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.,8:00 a.m.,6:15 p.m.,Mark each statement true or false.,1.Michael Dell makes three tripsto Asia each year.2.He lives in Europe3. He has four children4. His wife has a shop in Austin
19、, Texas.5. He has dinner with customers.6. He works on his computer in the evening,true,false,false,false,true,Task,Business English,true,Business English,Speaking,Work in pairs. Tell your partner about your day and your weekend.,Get up,Leave home,Go running,Arrive at school,Have lunch,Have dinner,G
20、o to bed,Go shopping,Go swimming,Take a walk,Watch TV,study,Go to bed,Call my parents,Business English,Language Focus 1,Present simple,We use the present simple to talk about habits and work routines.I travel overseas.He reads stories to his children.Does he talk to customers? Yes, he does. / No he
21、doesntWe dont drive to work,Business English,Task,Complete the article about Giorgio Armanis working day. Use the verbs from the box.,Works sleep has spends wakes stops walks travel goes,Giorgio Armani_ up at 7 a.m. He _ to the gym and_ an hour there. He_ breakfast and then _tothe office with his bo
22、dy guard. He has pasta and a salad for lunch and thenhe _for 10 minutes. He _until 8 p.m. on design and administration. He _ everytwo monthsto the US, Russia or other parts of Europe. On his way homefrom the office, he often_ for a drink at Nobu. At weekends e goes to his villa.,wakes,goes,spends,ha
23、s,walks,sleeps,works,travels,stops,Business English,Writing,Write a paragraph like the one in Exercise B about yourself,Business English,Key Language 2,Leisure activities,Match the leisure activities to the pictures.,running,walking,biking,swimming,Business English,Key Language 2,Complete the leisur
24、e activities below. Use words from the box. You can use each word more than once.,1 _golf 2 _TV 3_restaurant 4_CD,5 _ tennis 6 _the cinema 7_football 8_the gym,playing,watching,going to,listening to,playing,going to,playing,going to,Speaking,,Do you like swimming?,I love cooking.,I like swimming.,I
25、hate dancing.,I dont like shopping.,I dont mind fishing.,Business English,Business English,Speaking,Talk about your leisure activities. Use the verbs in box1 and the time phrases in box 2.,I love running at the weekend. I like going to the cinema on Friday night.,lovelikequite likedont like,at the w
26、eekendon Friday nightin the summer / winterin August / Decemberin the morning / afternoon / evening,Language Focus 2,,Business English,We often use adverbs of frequency and expressions of frequency with the present simple to say how often we do things.,He often spends time in the evenings writing e-
27、mails. Each year he makes two trips to Asia. How often does he get up at 5:30 a.m? He always gets up at 5:30.,Expression of frequency go at the beginning or the end of a sentence.,Two nights a week he works late at the office. He works from home once a month.,Business English,Language Focus 2,Adverb
28、s and expressions of frequency,How often do you ?,never,sometimes,always,Often,usually,I never play basketball I sometimes go shopping with my mother. I often eat out with friends. I usually watch TV in the evening. I always listen to music after work.,Business English,Task,Write the words in bracke
29、ts in the correct place in the sentence.,1 She gets up early.2 They start their first meeting at 9 oclock.3 We are late for meetings.4 I am busy in the afternoon.5 The office closes at 3 p.m.,usually,always,never,often,sometimes,Business English,Task,Complete these expressions of frequency. Use word
30、s from the box.,1 from to time.2 now and3 once a4 a month5 every6 times a week,time,then,week,twice,Sunday,three,Business English,Task,Read the pairs of sentence. Cross out the incorrect words,1 a) He reads the papers every day.b) He always /sometimes reads the papers. 2 a) We eat in the company caf
31、eteria four times a week.b) We usually / sometimes eat in the company cafeteria. 3 a) I work late once a month.b) I usually / sometimes work late. 4 a) The managers dont go to business dinners at the weekend.b) The mangers never / sometimes go to business dinners at the weekend. 5 a) The company dir
32、ector travels on business twice a week.b) The company director always / often travels on business.,Business English,Listening 2.2,An interviewer asks people from different countries about their typical day. Listen and complete the chart,Check e-mail,At home,Once a month,Look in diary; Then have a co
33、ffee,At her desk,never,Say hi to colleagues; Then check e-mails,In the cafeteria,Twice a year,Business English,Speaking,Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Add similar ones of your own.,How often do you,play sports? use a mobile phone? drive to work / college / university go to a gym . Fitn
34、ess centre? entertain at home? go on business trips? go aboard on holiday? Buy a newspaper / magazine?,Business English,Task,Match the questions with the answers.,1 What do you like best about your job?How many hours a week do you work / study?When do you finish work?Do you meet your colleagues afte
35、r work?What do you do in your free time?,Usually about 6 oclockFrom time to time.We sometimes go for a mealc) I play golf.d) I work flexible hours, which is great.e) Between 30 and 35 hours.,Business English,Listening 2.3,Complete the conversation. Use words from the box. Then listen and check.,keen
36、 enjoy really interested love,Pat What do you do at the weekend?Tim Im _ on sport. I _ like karate, and I _ playing football. But Im not really_ in watching sport on TV. I dont _professional football matches, for example.,keen,really,love,interested,enjoy,Business English,Speaking,Work in pairs. Tel
37、l your partner how you feel about your work or studies. Use phrases from the Useful language box.,I enjoy having flexible hours. I dont enjoy doing overtime.I really like my boss / colleagues. I dont like long meetings.,What do you do in your free time? What do you do at the weekend? What do you do
38、after class? What do you do in the evening? How often do you ?,Business English,Case Study,Independent Film Company,Vancouver, Canada,Receptionist production assistant camera operator producer,Problems with employees,Introduction: The aim of the report is to assess the problems with employees at wor
39、k collected from a recent interview.Findings: Working hours: Almost all employees complain about the lack of break time at work. The receptionist has only one 15-minute break in the morning while the other three have no regular breaks whatsoever at work. In addition, they also complain about the fre
40、quent overtime and weekend work. The receptionist even asks for more flexible hours. Lunch time: The production assistant, camera operator and TV producer all complain that they have no definite lunch time at work. They usually get takeaway fast food, eat in restaurants or, very often, miss lunch wh
41、en they are busy.Conclusion: Generally speaking, most employees are not satisfied with their work at Independent Film Company. Recommendations: It is recommended that working conditions need to be improved and necessary facilities have to be provided for certain employees.,Business English,Unit 2 Wo
42、rk and Leisure Summary Sheet,Present simple,We use the present simple to talk about habits and work routines.I travel overseas.He reads stories to his children.Does he talk to customers? Yes, he does. / No he doesntWe dont drive to work,Adverbs and expressions of frequency,How often do you ?,never,s
43、ometimes,always,Often,usually,I never play basketball I sometimes go shopping with my mother. I often eat out with friends. I usually watch TV in the evening. I always listen to music after work.,Asking questions What do you do in your free time?at the weekend?after work?in the evening?How often do you? Do you like? Yes, I do. / No, I dont.,Spring,Summer,Autumn,Winter,Seasons,Expressing feelingsI like / love I dont like Im keen on He isnt really keen on I really enjoy She doesnt enjoy Im interested in We arent interested in,
