新编剑桥商务英语(高级)第三版8.2.docVIP

8.2 Formal Meetings VOCABUILARY Business Meetings 1 The phrases in bold are taken from a business meeting.What do they mean? 1 So, what’s on the agenda for today? 2 Is anyone taking the minutes? 3 I think we should adjourn for lunch. 4 Who’ supposed to be chairing this meeting? 5 Can i just sum up the main points we’re agreed? 6 Sorry, can I just butt in for a moment? 7 We’re running short of time.Can we move on? 8 I think Jade is better placed to answer than me. 2 Who said each one：the chairperson or a participant? GRAMMAR Modal verbs 3 Look at the sentences taken from a company’s ethics code.What obligation is placed on the employee in each case?Match each modal verb in bold to an adjective(A-E). A compulsory C permitted E forbidden B advisable(a good idea) D unnecessary 1 You may taken an outside job, if there is no conflict of interest. 2 You should at all times act in the best interests of the company. 3 If you give or receive a gift whose value is under $40 you don’t have to declare it. 4 You mustn’t use knowledge you have about the company which is not public to speculate with its shares. 5 All company assets,even stationery,must be used for company business, not personal gain. 6 You should aways represent the services of the company to the customer as honestly and openly possible. 7 You must not pass on classified information, such as customer data, to any third party. 4 Imagine an employee broke the code.Which rules in exercise 3 do these crimes or offences relate to? Bribery insider dealing breach of confidence theft misselling SPEAKING Discussing business ethics 5 What does the term whistleblowing mean? You are going to agree a policy for your company. Read the information below. Your company, a national newspaper, has already defined a code of business ethics covering such things as payments given for information, confidentiality, receipt of gifts, etc. Its next task is to define a policy on ‘internal whistleblowing’: