新编商务英语精读 第一册.ppt

New Business EnglishIntensive ReadingBook OneB  Unit Seven Reading I Body Language: Ownership Gestures  Unit Eight Reading I A World Guide to Good Manners Unit Nine Reading IMiss Manners Wrings the Bell  Exercises Ⅰ. Read the text carefully again and discuss the following questions. Ⅱ. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. Ⅲ. Give the English words of phrases according to the meanings provide. Ⅳ. Put the following expressions from the text in the blanks to complete the sentences. Make changes where necessary. Ⅴ. Rewrite the following sentences and replace the underlined words with appropriate words or phrases from the text. Ⅵ. Word study: For each of the following clues, use the given prompts to produce sentences in the same way as shown in the model. 1. What does the title “Miss Manners Wrings the Bell” suggest? The key comes from Note 1 and 2 : To act as a lady of good manners in communication. The writer tried to correct people’s wrong behavior in telephoning. She seems to be cleaning the bell thoroughly like squeezing water out of a wet cloth. The expression also means to catch people’s attention. 2. Why does Miss Manners prefer mail to telephone? The key comes from Paragraph 5 : Social matters, too, may be better handled by mail, or nowadays, by e-mail. A whispered long-distance “I love you ” is sweet, but a written one keeps forever. 3. What are the disadvantages of telephone according to the text? The key comes from Paragraph 2 and 3: It has become a horrid instrument, always clamoring for attention with its whiny bell. On the other hand, people justifiably complain that they are often treated rudely by persons—especially in business—whom they telephone. Telephoners should not be put on hold indefinitely, subjected to canned music, or made to spell their names more than once. 4. Why does Miss Manners compare the telep