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Unit 9 Busy Agenda and Schedule The First Part of Unit 9, Book 3 Content: 1) Section I Talk Face to Face 2) Section II Being All Ears Language Focus1. Communicative Focus 1. Communicative Focus Talking about meeting agenda 2. Focal Words and Expressions executive committee, evaluation, approval, recruiting, uniform, budget, adjournment, the purpose of, be to, regional, on trial, redesign, main office, have access to, lounge, disrupt, call the meting to order, motion, voice, 3. Focal Functions and Patterns 1. …as you know, the purpose of this meeting is to … 2. I asked …to make a survey on our customer in the their region. 3. The results of the survey are quite impressive. 4. Going up and down the stairs is a complete waste of time. 5. … have access to….. Allocation: We shall use about two periods to finish the two sections. Class: Real Estate, Construction Management Place: No.1 Classroom Building–C-Room 408, 409 Date: Time: 100 minutes Teaching Methods: method of elicitation; didactics; discussion and debating
I: Learn about how to make an agenda or a schedule. Read the sample and answer the questions: 1. What is the agenda about? 2. When does it begin and edn? II. Language points: 1. call to order 宣布开会 2. executive committee 执行委员会 3. review and approval 回顾与批准 4.Annual Membership Minutes 会员年会纪要 5. Recruiting Plan and Monitoring 招聘计划与监督 6.Uniform Standards 统一标准 7.2003 Proposed budget 2003年预算草案 8. Adjournment 休会 More communicative patterns1. As everybody is here, let’s get down to business. 让我们进入议题。 2. Good morning, everyone. My purpose here this morning is to present the problem of… 大家早上好。今天上午我在这要提出的问题是。。。 3.Personally, I’d be in favor of that. 我个人赞成这个观点。 4.Those against, raise your hands. 反对的，请举手。 5. Well, that seems to be the best solution on the problem. 好像这是解决这个问题的最好办法。 6. Shall we move on to the next item on the agenda? 让我们进入下一个议程？ 7. Mr. Li, may we have your comments? 李先生，你能谈一谈吗？ 8. I’m sorry to cut you off. 对不起，打扰以下。 9. Maybe we could discuss it later. 也许我们以后可以讨论。 10. Let’s call it a day. 我们今天就到此为止。 III: Practice and do exercises1. Ask students to answer questions and do pair work. 2. Students are asked to do dialogue while reading and listening. 3. While listening, we’ll do listening exercises. IV: Today’s assignment Read the dialogue more and more Prepare passage 1 before the coming classes. The Second Part of Unit 9, Book 3 Content Section III Maintaining a Sharp Eye Section III Maintaining a Sharp Eye Passage I A Survey Report on Owner-Managers in the UK Passage II A Startup Story: John DeereLanguage Focus 1. Communicative Focus Talking about cultural stereotypes about Americans in passage I and we will also talk about jobs and job experiences and skills in passage II. 2. Focal Words and Expressions unavoidable, versus, leading, irritate, startle, reveal, transfer, compliment, solidarity, insight Allocation: We shall use about two periods to finish the two sections. Class: Real Estate, Construction Management Place: No.1 Classroom Building–B-Room 404 Date: Time: 100 minutes Teaching Methods: method of elicitation; didactics; discussion and debating Reflection on teaching:
Teaching Procedure:I: Go over the dialogue we learnt in last classTwo or three pairs are asked to do dialogue. II: Learn the new words and phrases: 1. attempt v. try to perform, make, or achieve 试图，尝试做 e.g. I attempt to read the entire novel in one sitting. The boys attempted to leave for camping but were stopped by their parents. 2. cast v. from (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold 铸造；浇铸 e.g. The state in front of the gate is cast in bronze. Students cannot be cast in the same mould. 3. defy v. be unaffected by; oppose or resist with boldness and assurance不为所动，不可能做到；无法克服；反抗，违抗 e.g. The situation defies description. 这情形无法形容。 If you defy the law, you may find yourself in prison. 1. thrive v. make steady progress; prosper 繁荣，兴旺 e.g. A business cannot thrive without good management. He thrived on the adulation of his subordinates. 5. appreciate v. 1) be fully aware of or sensitive to; realize 觉察，意识到 e.g. We appreciate the danger ahead. We appreciate your difficulty. 2) be thankful or show gratitude for 感激，感谢 e.g. We greatly appreciate your timely help. We appreciate your efforts for the development of the company. 3) admire greatly ; value 欣赏，重视 e.g. We all appreciate the holiday after a year of hard work. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. 6. flourish v. do or fare well; prosper, thrive 繁荣，兴隆；繁盛 e.g. Plans will not flourish without water. Jazz flourished in America in the early part of the century. 7. reveal v. make known(something concealed or secret) 泄露； 显露；揭露 e.g. Research has revealed that nicotine in tobacco is the main killer to smokers. He revealed a secret that he would further his study overseas. 8. bear v. show or have 显示；有 e.g. What she says bears no relation to the truth. He bore a scar on the left arm. 9. dwell v. lives as a resident; reside 居住 e.g. He dwelt in Shanghai for two months. No one dwells on the island. 10. dwell on think or speak a lot about, esp. to an unhealthy or annoying degree 细想；详述；详评 e.g. The book dwells too much on the economic aspects. III: Language points: A Survey Report on Owner-Managers in the UK Information Related to the Reading Passage 1. Entrepreneur is a famous British business magazine, which aims at providing solutions for growing business. Entrepreneur Magazine is the banner publication of the Entrepreneur Magazine Group. It has the largest newsstand circulation of any business monthly with a total circulation of 410,000. 2. MBA stands for Master of Business Administration and is a 2-year program in management studies. Parallel with Post Graduate courses, an MBA is a practical preparation for individuals in business or management. 3. Oliver Goldsmith: an Irish-British essayist, poet, novelist, and dramatist. He attended Trinity College before studying medicine in Edinburgh. Settling in London, he began writing essays, some of which were collected in The Citizen of the World (1762). In 1764 he became an original member of S.Johnson’s famous Club. He won a reputation as a poet with The Traveler (1764), confirmed by his famous pastoral elegy The Deserted Village (1770). The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) revealed his skill as a novelist. The charming farce She Stoops to Conquer (1773) was his most effective play. He is noted for his exceptionally graceful, lively style, and was a friend of many literary writers of his day, who agreed that he was one of the oddest personalities of his time. Main Sentences 1. (Para.1) Last week I discussed the reasons for business bankruptcy and concluded that the ultimate problem often lies in the fact that founders of the business are not cut out to start up and develop their own operations. In the object that-clause modifying concluded, the fact used as the object of the verb lies in is supplemented by the following appositive clause that founders of the business are not cut out to start up and develop their own operations. 译文：上周我论述了生意破产的原因并得出结论：根本的问题在于公司的创办人天生适合和开创和拓展自己的经营 e.g. I don’t know the reason for the weather going so awful in this area recently. We must face the fact that we might lose the opportunity. 2. (Para.1) Sometimes this is due to a lack of knowledge, skill or business experience, and sometimes to personal weakness. sometimes to personal weakness is the reduced form of Sometimes this is due to a lack of knowledge 译文： 有时这是由于缺乏知识、能力或经商的经验；然而有时则是由于个人的缺点所致。 e.g. The difficulty is not lack of understanding, but of involvement. 3. (Para.2) Not all entrepreneurs are cast in the same mould. “Not + all, both, every, etc.” Beginning a sentence means partial negation and should be translated as“并非所有/两者/每个…都是…” 译文： 并非所有的企业家都是一个模子造就的。 4. (Para.2) Whatever the difficult is, there is one factor which all successful entrepreneurs have in common----they and their firms are always on the move. The relative clause which all successful entrepreneurs have in common is a restrictive one modifying factor. The clause they and their firms are always on the move further explain one factor. 译文：无论差异是什么，有一点则是所有成功企业家所共有的，这就是他们与他们的公司总是在不断变动。 e.g. Whoever you are, there is one rule which you should remember----you should respect others. 5. (Para.13) The survey in 1998 reveals somewhat greater academic attainments but apart from the obvious value of management skills which result from acquiring an MBA… Apart from is a preposition used to introduce an adverbial of exception. It means “with the exception of.” Which result from requiring an MBA…is a relative clause modifying management skills. 译文：1998年的这次调查显示，学业程度比以前稍有提高，但除了从MBA中学到的管理技能有明显价值外，… e.g. I want to go to the party, but on the other hand I ought to be studying. . IV: Read the text and do exercise before explaining the main sentences and phrases, just try to get general idea of the text. Students are encouraged to do them by themselves or in groups. V: Homework: Read the passage more and more after class. The Third Part of Unit 9, Book 3 ContentSection IV Trying your Hand Aim of this partHow to write a meeting agenda. Allocation: We shall use about two periods to finish the two sections. Class: Real Estate, Construction Management and Project cost Place: No.1 Classroom Building–C-Room 408,409 Date: Time: 100 minutes Teaching Methods: method of elicitation; didactics; discussion and debatingReflection on teaching:
Teaching Procedure I: Review the things we learned in the last class. Do dictation about some main words. And some students are asked to read their letters, while the rest of them must hand in them to me after class. II: Go over how to write a meeting agenda 1. Theme of the agenda or schedule 2. Meeting activities to be listed by the time 3. Notice, requirement can be followed if need. Sample1 Technical Subcommittee T1M1 TIMI REGULAR PLENARY MEETING PROPOSED
AGENDA 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM, November7, 2002 T1M1 Chair: Mike Fargano T1M1 Vice Chair: Jim Stanco 1. Call to Order Introduction Roll call--- Quorum verification 2. Proposed Agenda—Review and Approval 3. Previous Meeting Minutes---Review and Approval 4. Review of Notices 5. TIMI Officers’ Reports Chairman’s Report Vice Chairman’s Report 6. Liaison Report 7. Working Group 8. Announcements (From Participants, Members, and office) 9. Unfinished Business 10. New Business 11. Next Meeting Time 12. Adjournment Today’s Assignment: Do the exercise 2 on Page 168 referring to the samples and data bank.
More exercises: I. Vocabulary and Structure Fill in the blanks with the words or expressions given in the brackets, changing the form if necessary: 1.The next two weeks will be __________(critic) for the company’s sales. 2.The courses will _________(encompass) physics, chemistry and biology. 3.They adopted ___________(innovation) techniques to improve the packing of the goods. 4.Our company ___________(flourish) since the chief engineer joined us. 5.She is very much _________(dedicate) to her ,for which she often gets recognized by awards from her company 6.The twins have ________(diverse) interest, but they have one thing in common: they both are avid stamp collectors. 7.The situation _______(defy) description. 8.We greatly _________(appreciation) your timely help. 9.The boys __________(attempt) to leave for camping but were stopped by their parents. 10. A business cannot ______(thrive) without good management. Key to exercises: 1. critical 2.encompass 3.innovative 4.has been flourishing 5. dedicated 6. diverse 7.defies 8. appreciate 9. attempted 10.thrive
II. Choose the best one from four choices given below. 1. We _____to use the computer freely. A. access to B. have access to C. have access on D. access on 2. Three-fourths of the surface of the earth_____ sea. A. is B. are C. were D. has been 3. Many a child _____to walk before he can speak. A. learn B. learns C. learned D. have learned 4.Bread and butter___ what American usually have for breakfast. A. are B. is C. was D. were 5.The radio says Tianjin will be____ tomorrow. A. rains B. rain C. rained D. rainy 6. Our teacher always tells us _____ in the street. It’s too dangerous. A. don’t play B. not to play C. to play D. not play 7. Would you like to have some rice? ______________. A. Yes, I like B. Yes, please. C. Of course D. Yes, I have
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＿＿＿ in China. Key: 1. B 2. B 3. B 4. B 5.D 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. C 10.C III. Translation 1. The root of their poverty lies in the fact that they have received little education. A. 他们贫穷的根源是：接受的教育太少。 B. 他们根源的贫穷是：接受的教育太少。 C.他们根源贫穷的事实是他们收到的教育太少。 D. 他们贫穷根源的事实是：接受的教育太少。 2. Not all wealthy people live a happy life. A. 所有的有钱人并不是都过着幸福的生活 B. 并不是所有的有钱人都过着幸福的生活。 C. 所有的有钱人并不是没有过着幸福的生活。 D. 并不是所有的有钱人都过着高兴的生活 3.It must be appreciated that there are a lot difficulties on your way to success. A.必须要懂得在你走向成功的路上有许多困难。 B. .必须要欣赏在你走向成功的路上有许多困难。 C. .必须要感激在你走向成功的路上有许多困难。 D.必须要意识到在你走向成功的路上有许多困难。 4. There is a misconception that boys are cleverer than girls in most respects. A. 有一种错误的理念为在大多数方面男孩子都比女孩子聪明。 B. 有一种错误的观念，认为在大多数方面男孩子都比女孩子聪明。 C. 有一种错误的观念，在大多数方面男孩子都比女孩子聪明。 D. 有一种错误的观念，认为在大多数方面女孩子都比男孩子聪明。 5. Perhaps we should dwell on the wisdom of Sir Oliver Goldsmith: “First you must have the appetite to succeed---ambition. When you have no ambition, you are dead. You have to be willing to work. You have to be ready to let go of a smart , safe, socially acceptable job in pursuit of your objective”. Key: 1. A (2) B (0) C. (1) D. (1.5) 2. A (1) B. (2) C. (0) D. (1.5) 3. A (2) B. (1) C. (0) D. (1.5) 4. A. (1.5) B. (2) C. (1) D. (0) 5. 也许我们应该领会奥利弗戈德史密斯爵士的至理名言：“首先你必须有成功的欲望----要有雄心。如果你没有雄心，你就完了。你必须愿意工作。为了追求你的目标，你必须放弃时髦的、安全的和社会地位高的工作。” IV. Writing Here is a passage with uncompleted sentences, now choose the best sentence to match the Chinese version given below. A. Vice Chairman’s Report B. Call to Order C. Review and Approval D. Adjournment E. Unfinished Business
Technical Subcommittee T1M1 TIMI REGULAR PLENARY MEETING PROPOSED
AGENDA 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM, November7, 2002 T1M1 Chair: Mike Fargano T1M1 Vice Chair: Jim Stanco 13. a.____________ (宣布开会 ) Introduction Roll call--- Quorum verification 14. Proposed Agenda—Review and Approval 15. Previous Meeting Minutes-- b.__________(-回顾与批准) 16. Review of Notices 17. TIMI Officers’ Reports Chairman’s Report c.________________(副主席作报告) 18. Liaison Report 19. Working Group 20. Announcements( From Participants, Members, and office) 21. d._____________(未完成的业务) 22. New Business 23. Next Meeting Time 24. e._______(休会)
a. B b. C c. A d. E e. D
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