新编剑桥商务英语中级unit_1

need to coordinate with other person
tiring less money hard to progress your career no job security not good for people who like routine disruptive to employees
Business English
Module 1
1.1 Ways of working 1.2 Making contacts
Learning objectives
After studying this topic, you are supposed to: enrich your word-power on ways of working get familiar with different ways of working think about the pros and cons of different ways of working talk about your dream way(s) of working learn how to predict before listening
2 Listen again and answer the following.
1) Complete the notes about Michela’s typical day. 7:00 – get up, get the kids ready 8:30 – 9:00 – take kids to school start work
2. Match these ways of working 1-8 to statements A-I.
A You work during different parts of the day (eg. nights).
0 freelance
1 teleworking 2 job-sharing 3 shift-work 4 part-time 5 temping 6 consultancy
Vocabulary
Think about it 1. How do you study most effectively? By working…
* at the same time every day/ at different times of the day?
* early in the morning/ late at night? * on your own/ with others? * at home/ at your place of study (school or college)?
Reference
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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Have flexible management of time and work 灵活安排自 己的时间和工作 Feel energetic after having a nice sleep Get support from each other 相互支持 Co-operate with each other 相互合作 Learn from other people’s strong points 学人所长 Working in a team needs to have good interpersonal skills. 团队工作需要有很好的人际交往技能。 I can be more concentrated and thus more efficient in… 在…工作更容易集中精力因此也更有效 Adj. + type of person …的人 （routine type of person, 按部就班的人）
Activity 1: Pair-work
Which way of working would you like to try most? Discuss with your partner the pros and cons of the one you choose.
4. Work in pairs. Think of some advantages or disadvantages for each way of working in exercise 2.
Ways of working freelance teleworking Possible advantages you choose the job organize your work time Possible disadvantages no job security you need to be good at self-organization
B You sell your work or services to a number of different companies. C You work for different companies for a short time without a permanent contract. D You work a number of hours per week or month but you decide when you start or finish. E You don’t have a permanent place or office to work at, but you find a place to work when you arrive. F You work for a company from home via email, phone or the Internet.
1.1 Ways of working
Vocabulary
Different ways of working
Reading
How to job-share
Listening
Working from home
1.1 Ways of working
Speaking
A mini-presentation
BACK
Listening
1.You will hear a woman called Michela talking about working from home. 1) What does she say is important when working from home? Have a timetable and stick to it. 2) What does she think are some of the advantages and disadvantages of this way of working? Advantages: - you spend more time with the children - more flexibility - the company saves money on office space - no commuting Disadvantages: - sometimes you work in the evening - you miss people and office news
7 flexitime
8 hot-desking
G You only work for some of the week (not full-time).
H You do your job for part of the week and another person does it for the other part. I You aren’t employed by a company, but are paid to give specialist advice.
12:00 – have lunch 14:30 – finish work to get the children 2) How long has she been with her current employer? How long has she been home-working? She’s been with her current employer since she left school, but she’s been home-working for five years. 3) Is she doing anything different from normal this week? She’s going to the office every day to meet visitors.
job-sharing
shift-work part-time temping consultancy flexitime hot-desking
more free time
gives you your days free more free time lots of variety well paid good for work-life balance saves the company money
Additional information
为了降低员工在工作、家庭、休闲或教育方面不同要求的冲突，减少交 通费用，兼顾工作和生活，使员工更加安心工作，降低员工流动率， 同时也为了更好地利用办公设备，提供24小时服务，许多公司采用了 灵活多样的弹性工作方式。其中主要有以下的几类： Flexiplace（弹性工作地点）：员工通过电脑网络和其他通讯方法在家 工作（homeworking），员工可节省往返公司的时间。适用人群：IT 业、作家、网络电商、客服、保险员等。 Flexitime（弹性工作时间）：也称作flexible working hours, flextime.就是将员工工作时间分为核心时间（core working hours） 和弹性时间。核心时间（如早上10-12点，下午2-4点）为员工必须工 作的时间，其余时间为弹性时间，即员工自己选择的工作时间，这样 员工可灵活决定上下班时间。员工每天工作总时数相同，但实际到公 司上班的时间每天不同。 Compressed work weeks（压缩工作周）:以每天较长的工作时间的 工作日，来换取每周较少的工作日。如：员工每周需工作40小时，在 压缩工作周的情况下，员工不一定要工作5天，每天8小时，可选择每 天工作10小时，每周工作4天。
BACK
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 8:30 and then I always start work at 9. 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 12 and finish work at 2:30 to get the children. I: Was that why you gave up you office job? M: Yes, I wa来自百度文库ted to spend more time with the children. It gives me more flexibility. Sometimes I need to work in the evening but usually it isn’t a problem. I: So how long have you been doing this kind of work? M: For about five years. I’ve been with the same company since I left school, but with the Internet and technology it’s easy now to be at home.