Unit 6 Entertaining体验商务英语综合教程2.pptVIP

Reading Corporate entertaining in Japan Find words or phrases in the article which mean: 1 reduced by 50% (paragraph 2) 2 decreasing rapidly (paragraph 2) 3 reorganizing a company (paragraph 4) 4 a plan of how to spend an amount of money for a period of time (paragraph 4) 5 economically good times (paragraph 4) 6 a large business organization of several companies (paragraph 7) halved in steep decline restructuring budget boom days conglomerate A phrasal verb consists of a verb and a preposition or adverb that modifies or changes the meaning; give up is a phrasal verb that means stop doing something, which almost has nothing to do with give. Other examples: come up with; go in for; get over; make out … Understanding phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs can be divided into groups: 1. Intransitive verbs: verbs that dont take an objectThey had an argument, but theyve made up now. Prices will go down next week. 2. Inseparable verbs: verbs whose object must come after the particle.They are looking after their grandchildren. I like listening to pop music. 3. Separable verbs: verbs whose object must come between the verb and the particle:The quality of their work sets them apart from their rivals. He enjoys taking things apart. The doctor advised him to give up smoking, but he couldn’t give it up. A Match the multi-word verbs in sentences 1 to 8 with their definitions a) to h). 1 Alice is looking after some visitors from Taiwan. 2 They want to look around the city before they go. 3 We look forward to welcoming their Chief Executive. 4 Our Sales Manager is taking them out tonight. 5 We hope all staff can take part in the visitor program. 6 We’d like to take up your invitation to visit you next year. 7 We changed the hotel booking when several extra visitors turned up. 8 It was a shame to turn down their invitation to the sales conference. see the sights arrive/appear get involved in give attention to/protect accept (an offer) wa