Unit 6 We Need Retraining.ppt

Unit 6: We Need Retraining Improve Communication Skills Menu Introductory Remarks of the Passage Communication is very important in modern society, particularly in the business world. College-graduates, with higher education training behind, often fail in communication in a business. Is it necessary for them to improve this skills? Background Remarks Communication is a message that is sent to someone by, for example, making a telephone call, or sending a letter or fax, or having a conversation. While-reading activity Vocabulary 活学活用 Phrases and expressions be likely to: to be probably going to do something Phrases and expressions consist of: to be made up of a number of things Phrases and expressions go on: to happen, to take place New words make known, exchange ideas, news, information, etc. e.g. We can communicate with each other by e-mail now. control, manage e.g. The policeman directed the crowd to move back. a. having power to carry out decision e.g. The executive branch carried out the laws. n. person in a business organization with managerial powers. e.g. The President of the USA is the chief executive. to cause someone to become connected or concerned. e.g. It shouldn’t be necessary to involve the other departments. form an opinion about something, estimate e.g. It is difficult to judge the full extent of the damage. Worthy of notice e.g. The scientist is praised for his notable discovery. carry out, conduct e.g. Doctors have to perform an operation to save his life. give an answer e.g. His wife asked where he’d been, but he did not respond. 1) living in a place e.g. He is resident in Britain. 2) Living in the place where you work e.g. Boarding schools have resident nurses. 3) A person who lives in a place e.g. residents of Oxford This hotel serves meals to residents only. Antecedent It (1) (先行代词it作形式主语) 先行代词it可指代或引出句中作主语的不定式和动词-ing短语. 我们常把先行代词it放在句首, 而把其指代或引出的主语放在谓语之后. 其句型如下: Match P1