剑桥商务英语教程 Unit14 Entertaining.ppt

Unit 14 Entertaining AIMS 1. Use social skills and cultural awareness in business and entertaining guests 2. Make and accept or decline invitations 3. Take a business associate to dinner 14.1 Taking a guest to dinner Understand the basic information of business entertainment Understand the basic table manners; Vocabulary Entertain 1) to amuse or interest people in a way that gives them pleasure 娱乐 entertain somebody with something She entertained the children with stories, songs and drama. 2)to invite people to your home for a meal, party etc 招待; 宴客 Business entertainment 商务接待 Vocabulary Invite to ask someone to come to a party, wedding, meal etc invite somebody to something Who should we invite to the party? invite somebody to do something Gail invited me to stay with her while her husband was out of town. Invitation Decline to say no politely when someone invites you somewhere谢绝；婉拒 decline an offer/invitation etc Mary declined Jays invitation to dinner. decline to do something The court declined to review her case. Business associate生意伙伴；业务联合 Social customs社会风俗；社会习俗 A. Speaking Suggested answers: 1. Two colleagues visiting from an office in another country have been invited to someone’s home 2. Company canteen, colleagues 3. Coffee?house, business partners B. Discussion Different social customs in different counties. Who decides where to go? Who invites whom? C. Reading Contact 接触，联系 Start out 出发；着手进行 Nancy Lopez 美国职业高尔夫女选手 Martina Navratilova玛蒂娜·纳芙拉蒂洛娃,美国职业网球运动员 Tough ?艰苦的，困难的 playing field 运动场；球场 Muesli [mjuzli]牛奶什锦早餐 On the road 在旅途中，到处奔走 tete-a-tete [‘teita:’teit] 两个人私下的谈话 One-on-one 一对一 Business style 商务风格 C. Reading Answers 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 F 1. Why do we entertain our clients/associates? To mix business with pleasure. To secure the loyalty and partnership of the existing/potential clients To gain an advantage over competitors; To provide rewards or incentives[?nsent?v] 激励,奖励 for them; To help provide a relaxe