高级商务英语课件 unit 7 actions speak louder.pptVIP

actions speak louder than words Management philosophies and the work plan Objectives of this unit Management Theme: Two theories of management Listening: Listen to an interview talking about a young entrepreneur’s work routine Presentation: Phrasal verbs Speaking: Mini-debates Questions Distract sb from sth: catch one attention from sth Take off in a big way: make great improvement Look into: research Look over: watch New production site: new place to produce Move in market: launch Make up lost time: speed up to make up for the time lost Everything is up and running: the market is exciting Tie up a deal: agree on sth Distribution: 分销 Make one’s mark: succeed Iron out: deal with Take care of: use Stagnant: disappointing Rome wasn’t built in a day: Everything needs time Barriers are broken down: everything is erased out Sow the seeds: prepare for Put in a token appearance: stay for a short time as a token Listening exercise The background of the listening exercise A manager is talking about his time schedule Pay attention to the specific date and his actions Background of the mini debate Because of the bad result last year, the board of the company decides to fire one of the medium management. Imagine the four members of one group are respectively the manage of Sales Dept, Advertising Dept, Human Resources Dept, and the Production Dept. (If there are 5 members, then the fifth should be the Financial Department Manager) Debate Translation * * * * What are your English study plan? Do you think plan is really important for your objective fulfillment? Which is more important between plan and action? How can you make you plan realized? Two theories of motivation Theory X (hard management): It is a pretty gloomy view of human nature. In brief, it states that the average human has an inherent dislike of work, will avoid it if he can and will avoid responsibility at all costs. Because their dislike of work, most people must be coerced, control