1、高职高专英语立体化系列教材,外语教学与研究出版社,Unit 2,职场素质英语,Unit 2,Warming-up,Reading,Language Lab,Writing,Further Study,The Buck Stops Here!,Warming-up,Home,Task 1 Listen to the poem “Responsibility”, and fill in the blanks with the words you hear., Back,Next ,Return,I am responsible for all that I do, from handing in
2、homework to 1. _ too.I choose if my room will be 2. _ or clean, I make the choice to be kind or 3. _.,making friends,messy,mean,声音,Task 1, Back,Next ,It is up to me just how much I will learn, the grades that I get will be grades that I 4._.I 5. _ the choice to be happy or sad, to have a good day or
3、 have one that is 6. _.So now I will 7. _ what is best for me. I am 8. _ I hold the key!,earn,make,bad,choose,responsible,Return,Task 1,Task 2 Read the following statements and decide whether it is True (1 point) or False (-1 point) about you. Add up the points to find out how well you take responsi
4、bility for yourself. Compare with your partner.1. I am solely responsible for my actions which are the primary force in how I live my life. 2. When other people, events or circumstances affect my life, I amresponsible for my reactions. 3. I am responsible for the companions I choose and the company
5、I keep. 4. I am responsible for my own emotions. 5. My behavior with others is up to me., Back,Next ,Return,Task 2,6. I take responsibility for any choice in life and how I handle the results of my choices.7. I accept responsibility for doing the right thing even though it may not always be the easi
6、est path.8. I am responsible for choosing the values by which I live.9. Even being required to work a certain number of hours, how I spend my time is my responsibility.10. Self-responsibility includes seeking solutions when having problems and asking for help when I need it., Back,Next ,Return,Task
7、2,Reading,Home,Text,In the 1940s, a sign sat on President Trumans desk in the White House that read “the buck stops here”. Unfortunately, over the last 60 years, this concept of personal accountabilityespecially in businessseems to have been lost.,Achieving Employee Accountability,Return,Text,Return
8、,Accountability is about getting things done all the right thingsaccurately and on time, solving problems as they arise (or better still not allowing problems to develop) by taking responsibility, and being able to show your boss that you have done everything possible to achieve the goals set.,Text,
9、Employers invest heavily in their employees, with hiring costs, benefits and payrolls, but how many are getting all they should in return? How often do employers hear excuses, such as “its not my fault”, “sales just wasnt able to close the deal” or “my partner dropped the ball”? Blaming and finger-p
10、ointing are all too easy when things go wrong and all too common in business today. Creating accountability has become increasingly important.,Return,Text,The concept of accepting responsibility for our own actions, while not new, at times seems almost unique in todays world. Companies are realizing
11、 that their success in areas such as customer service, employee retention, reliability and overall achievement is directly associated with the level of accountability of their employees. Therefore, when employers struggle to reach their business objectives and are unable to identify why employee per
12、formance and productivity are not as successful as they should be, it may be time to consider investing in accountability training to help transform employees behavior and attitude.,Return,Text,Furthermore, there should be a system for measuring employee accountability. Many large US companies are r
13、esorting to ranking systems to distinguish the employees who perform poorlyreplacing them with more promising and motivated employees if they dont improve. These ranking systems also enable the companies to identify top performers and reward them. For example, General Electric Company identifies the
14、 top 20 percent, the middle 70 percent and the bottom 10 percent of its 100,000 managerial and professional employees, with the bottom rank given extra training and a brief time to improve.,Return,Text,Once employees begin to take ownership of their tasks and understand the need to be accountable fo
15、r their work, stress will be lowered, productivity increased, job satisfaction gained and the organization propelled to achieve its goals.,Return,Think about the following questions while you read the passage.,Thinking Point,01. Suppose you just started working in a new company, how would you behave
16、 yourself? And among these behaviors, which ones are accountable for your job? And why do you think so?02. If the employers want to make sure all the staff are accountable for their work, what kind of regulations can be helpful? Discuss with your partner about it.,Return,New Words,New Words & Expres
17、sions,accountability n. 责任，义务 accurately ad. 准确地，精确地 payroll n. 工资总额，工资单 retention n. 保持，保留 distinguish v. 区分，辨别 motivated a. 有积极性的，有动机的 identify v. 识别；确定 managerial a. 管理的 propel v. 推动；推进,Return,Phrases & Expressions invest in 投资，出资 in return 作为回报 drop the ball 犯错误，失职 be associated with 与有关 resort
18、to (doing sth.) 采取，诉诸 replace with 替换为 take ownership of 获得的所有权，投入Proper NameGeneral Electric Company 通用电气公司,New Words & Expressions,Return,Task 1 Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.,Exercises,F,T,F,F,T,1. The concept of accountability is popul
19、ar in the past 60 years, especially in the modern business.,2. Employers pay out lots of money to reassure the realization of employee accountability in the company.,3. The application of accountability training is to replace poor performers with top ones.,4. General Electric Company gives its 100,0
20、00 employees extra training to improve their accountability.,5. Provided that employees become accountable earlier, the stress will be less, the productivity improve and the company get closer to its goals.,Return,Task 2 Read the passage again and fill in the blanks according to what you learn.,Exer
21、cises,Achieving Employee Accountability,The definition of accountability: Having things done 1. _ and on time. Solving problems by 2. _. Showing your 3. _ to achieve the goals.,accurately,taking responsibility,every effort,Return,Exercises,The importance of creating accountability: Business success
22、is directly connected with 4. _of accountability of the employees. Employers should provide the 5. _ and improve employee performance, when their businessgoals are hard to realize.,the level,accountability training,Return,Exercises,The approach to evaluating accountability 6. _ are applied to distin
23、guish employee accountability. Employees with poor performance are replaced with the ones who are more 7. _. Top performers will receive 8. _ while the bottom will be provided extra training and time to improve.,Ranking systems,promising and motivated,reward,Return,1. The Chief Managers report of th
24、e project plan was _ in details.2. The twins were so much alike that it was impossible to _ one from the other.3. Mr. Lees yearly _ is $1.2 million, with which he can afford his whole family easily.,Task 3 Complete the following sentences with the words or phrases given in the box. Change the form i
25、f necessary.,Exercises,accurate,distinguish,payroll,accountability accurately retention resort to identify distinguish motivated managerial payroll propel,Return,Exercises,4. He combines excellent _ skills with a lifelong passion for his career.5. I had to _ violence to get my money back when polite
26、 requests failed.6. We must develop industries with local advantages and _ the development of key areas.7. Companies must be _ not just to shareholder s but to consumers and employees.,managerial,resort to,propel,accountable,Return,Exercises,8. He was a highly _ employee who knew what he wanted.9. T
27、he bonuses are _ payments, which is a way to motivate employees.10. The witness didnt want to be _ for fear of getting involved in the trouble.,motivated,retention,identified,Return,Task 4 Rewrite the following sentences after the given models.,Exercises,Model 1: The concept of accepting responsibil
28、ity for our own actions, while not new, sometimes seems almost unique in todays world. The concept of accepting responsibility for our own actions, while not new, at times seems almost unique in todays world.,Return,Exercises,1. He went to the countryside to spend the weekend with hisfamily on occas
29、ion.He went to the countryside to spend the weekend with his family at times.2. As the Secretary of the Sales Department, she has to workovertime occasionally.As the secretary of the department, she has to workovertime at times.,Return,Exercises,3. As we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and th
30、enattracted our attention.As we drove along, at times the beautiful scenery attracted his attention.4. Now and again he would take his favorite book from theshelf and read to us.At times he would take his favorite book from the shelfand read to us.,Return,Exercises,Model 2: These ranking systems als
31、o make the companies able to identify top performers and reward them. These ranking systems also enable the companies to identify top performers and reward them.,Return,Exercises,1. The birds large wings make it able to fly.The birds large wings enable it to fly. 2. This dictionary will make you abl
32、e to learn English well.This dictionary will enable you to learn English well.3. Vocational training will make you able to find a job easily.Vocational training will enable you to find a job easily.4. The new test should make doctors able to detect thedisease early.The new test should enable doctors
33、 to detect thedisease early.,Return,Task 5 Translate the following Chinese into English.,Exercises,1. 他送了份礼物给我作为我帮助他的回报。(in return)He gave me a present in return for my help.2. 不要依赖他，他定会犯错误。(drop the ball)Dont rely on him since hes sure to drop the ball.,Return,Exercises,3. 工作的成败与你的态度有关。(be associat
34、ed with) The success or failure of the job is associated with your attitude.4. 不吃早餐，只吃零食，不是什么好主意。(replace with)Its not a good idea to replace breakfast withsnacks.5. 他父亲去世后，他拥有了房子的所有权。(take ownership of) After his father passed away, he took ownership of the house.,Return,Language Lab,Home,Model 1:
35、Once employees begin to take ownership of their tasks and understand the need to be accountable for their work.The suffix “-ship” is often added to a noun to form a noun. It usually expresses the following meanings: (1) showing the career or status, such as professorship; (2) indicating the skills a
36、nd ability, such as statesmanship; (3) expressing a group of people, such as readership; (4) referring to the time during which this lasts.,Return,Model 1,Task 1 Use the words in the box to form appropriate words with the suffix “-ship” to fill in the following sentences.,citizen member musician gua
37、rdian partner sportsman scholar king,As long as you obtain _in that club, you can go there anytime you want.2. Yao Mings optimistic _ wins him great popularity at home and abroad.3. After 10 years in Canada, he has finally decided to apply for Canadian _.,membership,sportsmanship,citizenship,Model 1
38、,Return,4. It was the superb (高超的) _ of the band that made this a memorable show.5. They wanted to keep the _ with us, but we failed to reach an agreement.6. She has been awarded a _ to study at Harvard University.7. In ancient China, _ enjoys sublime power.8. They do not have the right to exploit a
39、 parents right of _ over children.,musicianship,partnership,scholarship,kingship,guardianship,Model 1,Return,Model 2:stress will be lowered, productivity increased, job satisfaction gained and the organization propelled to achieve its goals.Many words in English can be used both as verbs and nouns.
40、The word “increase” is a verb in the sentence. Some examples are as follows: (1) He works for a travel agency./She achieved her goal by years of hard work. (2) Did you notice a subtle change in his manner?/It was Susan who brought the problem to our notice.,Model 2,Return,Task 2 Fill in the followin
41、g sentences with the words from the box in appropriate forms and point out the part of speech for each word.,care place face meetchange pay reason damage,Model 1,Return,1. He _ great emphasis on the importanceof family life and ties. ( )2. The government has proposed major _ in the laws relating to
42、different social aspects. ( )3. In the _ of great hardship, she managed to keep her sense of humor and optimism. ( )4. His work was the most unsatisfactory, so we _ him off at the end of the week. ( ),placed/places,v.,change,n.,face,n.,paid,v.,Model 1,Return,5. I dont _ about the cars price, so long
43、as the car is in good condition. ( )6. The flood caused serious _ to the cropsafter three days continuous raining. ( )7. He decided not to accept the job in the capitalcity, but wouldnt tell us his _. ( )8. Our plant will increase production to _ the needsof the developing conditions. ( ),care,v.,da
44、mage,n.,reason,n.,meet,v.,Model 1,Return,Writing,Task 1,Introduction,Task 2,Home,Responsibility at Life and Work,Being responsible for ones deed is essential to prove ones worth in todays competitive world. People should not only take the responsibility to raise their children and support their pare
45、nts at home, but also be responsible for the tasks they take, for the team they work with, for the society they live in. Recognizing and fulfilling ones responsibility is generally regarded as an essential part of workplace ethics.,Introduction,Return,Task 1 Look at the following pictures and discus
46、s what has happened within your group. Try to find out how to improve their behaviors.,1,2,3,Task 1,Return,Task 2 Write a short passage about the irresponsibility, analyze its harm, and try to find out how to be a responsible person.,Your passage should include the following points:1. the irresponsi
47、ble behaviors of the staff at workplace;2. the harm of irresponsibility;3. the approach to cultivating the sense ofresponsibility.,Task 2,Return,Task 6,Task 5,Task 4,Task 3,Task 2,Task 7,Task 1,Listening & Speaking,Home,Task 1 Nancy is asking Tom to be a Division Leader in a new project. Listen to t
48、he conversation and choose the best answer to each question you hear.,_ 1. A. Because he is praised a lot by senior managers.B. Because his skills will be most appreciated in the new project.C. Because he is hard-working and talented.D. Because he wants to work in the project. _ 2. A. Take more jobs.B. Organize the people and assign the workload.C. Look at the documents.D. Give of his intelligence. _ 3. A. He is responsible and excellent.B. He is strict with people.C. He is nice and helpful.D. He is good at management.,
