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Week 4 – Business English
Professor Hayashi
Today’s Class• attendance & homework check
• review
CHANGE
• vocabulary
• language review
BREAK
ORGANISATION
• vocabulary
• language review
• useful language
• CASE STUDY
Review
Subway Underground
One Way Single
Rest Room Public Toilet
Downtown City Centre
Carry-on Baggage Hand Luggage
Question #1
Review
Question #2 - Fill-in-the-blank
We use _____ or _____ to talk about something we have decided to do at the time of speaking.
We use _____ to talk about a fixed arrangement.
We use ______ to talk about what we intend to do or have already decided to do.
We use ______ to talk about a timetable or program.
Will ‘ll
PC
going to
PS
Review
Question #3
2 volunteers in your group role play this situation:
Student A and student B have organized a study session for the Business English midterm.
Student A needs to call student B and cancel with a valid reason. Suggest an alternative day.
Page 23
Hey friends! Let’s partner up and do exercise A, B & C! YAY FUN!
Answers:Exercise A
Vocabulary
Exercise B/C (page 23)
1.reorganised – office layout2.restructure – company3.relocating – operations4.downsized – workforce5.retrain – sales staff6.relaunch – product7.upgrade – computer system8.decentralise – decision-making process9.redevelop – car-park site10.update – whole image11.deregulate – industry12.reassess - situation
Vocabulary
Language Review
Page 26 – exercise A, B
EXERCISE A
in 2010 – PSthis week – PPrecently – bothsince 2009 – PPyesterday – PSlast year – PSyet – bothever – PPsix months ago - PS
Language Review
EXERCISE B
1.has been/gone2.has experienced3.introduced4.permitted5.abolished6.has recently become/recently became7.has shown8.declared9.has also made10.became11.have appeared12.was have 13.changed
Vocabulary
In PAIRS, work on page 37, exercise A
ANSWERS:1) Subsidiary – e2) Factory/Plant – h3) Call Centre – a4) Service Centre – d5) Headquarters – f6) Distribution Centre – b7) Warehouse – g8) Outlet - c
Language ReviewNoun Combinations
Language Review Noun Combinations
In groups of 4, complete this chart:
You can use examples from the book or your head
‘s possessive
1 noun used as an adjective
phrases with ‘of’
compound words
I noun combinations
Complete exercises B, C, D in your groups: page 39
ANSWERS:
exercise B:
1.today’s meeting
2.a letter of credit
3.a business card
4.a database
exercise C:1.a five-star hotel2.a 3 million dollar budget3.a 20-minute presentation4.a 200,000 dollar contract5.a 150-year-old industrial empire
exercise D:1.business plan/objectives2.management style/consultant3.sales team/revenue4.customer care/loyalty5.company headquarters/logo6.product line/range7.consumer goods/awareness8.research project/findings9.information technology/desk10.computer program/virus
page 27 AND 41
In groups of 4, make up a HILARIOUS short skit using as many of the ‘useful language’ expressions as you can.
Keep a tally and the team with the most expressions WINS a prize!
Useful Language
Visit the facebook group page: “Business English 1 – Spring 2014”
There will be “Business English Homework Questions” posted there.
You should respond to a question for a homework point.
Just click the ‘comments’ button under the post and write your response.
Have fun!