新编剑桥商务英语unit_8_课件.ppt

2) Some employees have asked for flexitime and the opportunity to work from home. Giving reasons for Giving reasons against Achieve a better balance between work and life. Can have more time for further education and learning new skills. Help those with families spend more time together. Can reduce child care costs and have more time with families. Need to be self-disciplined and self-motivated. Sometimes it is hard to differentiate between work time and private time. Can be hard to stay motivated without the support of colleagues. 3) The company wants to replace your English teacher with lessons on a computer. Giving reasons for Giving reasons against Jobs today require a working knowledge of certain computer skills. Computer skills are important to help raise efficiency. Computer skills are something you need to survive and prosper in today’s fast-changing workplace. Compared to computer skill, English is more important for a company in international trade; English is important for Internet marketing since it is the universal language on the Internet. English is useful in doing business with foreign clients since it is a commonly used language . If a company wants to go global, its staff should be good at English. Grammar: -ing form and infinitive 1. Complete these sentences from the conversation between Sergio and his training manager. Write the verb in brackets as an –ing form or infinitive. I’m interested in ________ (do) both of them. It involves _______ (tell) people what to do. So would you like ________ (enroll) for both of them? Yes, but I can’t afford _______ (take) any more time off this month. Online means you train by _______ (use) the Internet. Oh, I see. I remember _______ (do) something similar by post. The problem is that I’d prefer _______ (have) a course with other people in a room If I do it online, I won’t have the opportunity for _______ (network) with people. If I’m working at my desk I always stop _______ (answer) the phone… The other th