新编剑桥商务英语unit_1.ppt

Discussion Freelance Teleworking Job sharing Shift work Part-time Tempting Consultancy Flexitime Hot-desking Background Information ---different ways of working 办公桌轮用制 Hot desking Hot desking这个说法据说是来源于海军的一个惯常做法，叫hot racking，也就是不同班次的水手共用几个休息铺位。 上班需要一直待在办公室的人们大概都有专属于自己的办公桌，而那些大部分工作都不需要在办公室完成的人们，就算有个办公桌也没什么时间享用。所以，现在很多地方都流行hot desking，同一个办公桌可能从周一到周五的主人都不同。 实行办公桌轮用制可以减少办公桌使用数量，节省办公空间的同时节约开支。 兼职 Part-time 长期兼职（permanent part-time） 非全日制学生 （part-time student) Advantages vs. Disadvantages (1) ___________________ (2) _________________ Always discuss the worst-case scenarios. When Margaret Mills, a teacher, lost her job-share partner because of a family illness, a return to full-time work seemed inevitable. ‘We had been over-optimistic. I did manage to find someone else who fitted in with me, but I was very lucky.’ (3) ___________________ Plan the system for handing work over carefully and play to each other’s different strengths. Delegate the workload according to each other’s particular skills and qualities. (4) _________________ Managers should clarify what they expect in terms of hours, availability and results, and employees should manage their employer’s expectations. Sue Osborn, a job-sharer for 21 years, says, ‘We’re often asked to do five-day weeks. Eventually you just have to say no.’ (5) _________________ Agree in writing arrangements for holidays, parental leave, retirement, etc. Everyone should know where they stand from the beginning. (6) ____________________ Do not work until 1 am at home to make up for not being in the office everyday. (7) _________________ Clients may not like having to deal with two people so work closely together. As Savage says: ‘A job-share should be like a marriage---one voice, one unit.’ What does she say is important when working from home? What does she think are some of the advantages and disadvantages of this way of working? II 1.1 Listen again and answer the following. 1. Compl