剑桥商务英语中级unit.pptx

Business English; 1.1 Ways of working;;Vocabulary; 2. Match these ways of working 1-8 to definitions A-I. Do you work in any of these ways?;3. Work in pairs. Think of some advantages or disadvantages for each way of working in exercise 2.;4. Read about job-sharing. Write these headings into each paragraph.;(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) ___________________ Manager 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 1am at home to make up for not being in the office every day. (7) ___________________ Clients may not like having to deal with two people working closely together. As Savage says: ‘A job-share should be like a marriage--- one voice, one unit.’;Listening;2 Listen again and answer the following. 1) Complete the notes about Michela’s typical day.; Listening script I=Interviewer M=Michela I: OK, Michela. You work from home now. Can you tell me about a typical day? M: Sure, I always get up around seven and the first thing I do is get the kids ready for school. I take them at eight thirty and then I always start work at home. I: Do you ever have a day where you decide to have the morning off and start work later? M: No, you can’t do that. It’s important with home-working to have a timetable and stick to it. If you end up watching TV or doing the cleaning then it isn’t for you. So I have lunch at twelve and finish work at two thirty to get the children. I: Was that why you gave up