新职业英语1-基础篇-Unit-2.pptVIP

to struggle, to try make an effort e.g. The prisoner made an effort to escape, but he couldn’t climb the prison wall. to find a solution to (a problem/one’s problems, etc.) sort out e.g. Roy is an expert so they gave him a free hand to sort out the problem. n. real or imagined cause for complaint or protest grievances e.g. The manager agreed to settle the workers’ grievances. air one’s grievances: to complain, to protest A-Task 1 Task 1 Read the conversation and complete the table with the appropriate information. Annoying habits Ranks on the list of most annoying office habits Reasons Tapping on the desk Talking in jargon Arriving late for meetings One of the top 10 Near the top of the list Top of the list It breaks others’ concentration. It’s not how someone would normally speak. Others have made an effort to be punctual. A-Task 2 Task 2 Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage. Statements True False 1. Rob and Jennifer are very satisfied with their brand- new office building. 2. Jennifer thinks tapping on the desk is the most annoying office habit. 3. The Institute of Management recently questioned 2,000 office workers to find out their pet peeves about the managers. 4. The survey shows talking in jargon is the top of the list of the most annoying office habits. 5. In Jennifer’s view, managers should be responsible for sorting out tense office atmosphere. T F F T F I don’t like… because… I hate… because… … makes me disgusting. I can’t stand him/her when he/she… Task 3 Discuss with your partner about some annoying habits in your dormitory with the help of the useful expressions below. I hate gossip because it always spreads false information. Some people tend to blame their roommates for the tiny mistakes. This makes me disgusting. I can’t stand him when he talks very loudly d