1、學習必備歡迎下載unit ten managers and ceos i. objectives: by the end of this unit, the students should be able to: 1. read and understand some schedule, especially meeting schedule 2. read some dialogues and learn how to arrange a program 3. learn how to write conference schedule 4. useful words, expression

2、s and language points ii. introduction lead-in （導入） : first, the students are asked to discuss the topic management and schedule. then their opinions are written down on the blackboard. finally, the introductory remarks will be made by the teacher as follows: everybody dreams of being a manager or c

3、eo of a big company because it often represents great success. if your dream comes true one day, would you know how to arrange your business work well, how to write a work schedule, how to chair a business meeting, how to manage your people and so on? these are the basic qualities of a good manager.

4、 in this unit youll learn something about how to communicate like a successful manager. a schedule is used to plan a conference or an intended event. with a well-prepared schedule, we can do things better and save sometimes. in this unit, we will learn some knowledge about management and schedule. i

5、ii. teaching procedures: section i. talking face to face step 1 read and translates some samples of schedule step 2 read some dialogues and try to learn how to arrange a program step 3 useful sentence patterns step 4 practices 精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 1 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - -

6、-精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 1 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -學習必備歡迎下載step 1 read and translates some samples of schedule sample 1 schedule for world conference on rejoining severed limbs (斷肢再植 ) beijing may 6-8 may 6 (mon.) 8:30 -11:30 registration 11:30 -13:30 lunch 13:30 -14:00 plena

7、ry session: welcome & opening speeches 14:00 -15:00 review of rejoining severed limbs in china by prof. li jianeng 15:00 -15:30 intermission 15:30 -17:00 transplantation by prof. peter cross sample 2 on the development of studentscommunicative competence, by ms he xiaoqian11:30-3:30: lunch 13:30

8、-6:00: workshop 16:00-6:20: intermission 16:20-8:00: dinner, closing address, by the chairman of the symposium 精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 2 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 2 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -學習必備歡迎下載step 2 read some dialogues and tr

9、y to learn how to arrange a program 1. samples sample 1 dialogue 1 have you finished the schedule? manager: have you finished the schedule for the celebrations, janet? secretary:yes. i ve just finished it. do you want to read it now? manager: right. (janet shows the schedule to the manager.) manager

10、: let me see. on wednesday, september 17th, the supreme hotel .an introduction by susan williams, janet, i am afraid toby can come back for the opening address. he phoned me this morning. secretary: oh, i see. who do you think can take the place? manager: you may arrange for sally, sally turner, to

11、deliver the speech. secretary: all right. any other opinions? manager: well, about the buffet supper, wed better make it sumptuous ( 豪華的 ). secretary: thanks. sample 2 dialogue 2secretary: good morning. what can i do for you? reporter: i am a reporter from the tv station. i have an appointment with

12、mr. anderson at 10:30. secretary: ok. please have a seat. he ll be with you in a minute. mr. anderson: hello, mr. ronald. pleased to meet you. what would you like to know? reporter: first of all, i would like to ask you some questions about how you manage your people. anderson: ok, please. 精品學習資料 可選

13、擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 3 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 3 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -學習必備歡迎下載reporter: do you hold regular meetings with your employees? anderson: yes, i do. once a week on wednesdays from 8:00 to 10:00. thats why i couldnt meet y

14、ou then. reporter: what do you do at those meetings? anderson: i listen while my people review and analyze what they accomplished last week, the problems they had, and what still needs to be accomplished. reporter: what else after that? anderson: then we develop plans and strategies for the next wee

15、k. reporter: are the decisions made at the meetings binding on both you and your people? anderson: of course, they are. reporter: then you are a participative manager, arent you?anderson: no. i dont believe in participating in any of my people decision-making. 2. tasks after class (1) interview a ma

16、nager of a company about his management of human resources. (2) talk about looking for a secretary for your managers office.(3) offer your help in preparing for a conference. (4) inform one of your colleagues of a meeting to be held at 8:30 a.m step 3 useful expressions and sentence patterns 1. expr

17、essions show something to somebody 精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 4 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 4 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -學習必備歡迎下載take the place deliver the speech had better do it make it good bear something in mind do a good job have an

18、appointment with somebody pleased to meet somebody ask somebody about something need to be accomplished believe in participating decision making 2. sentences could i ask you a question about your new project? what would you like to know? i would like to ask how you became a “rags -to- riches ” ceo.

19、i wonder how you manage the company? could you tell me something about the management of your staff? do you have regular meetings to discuss business? what do you do at the meetings? have you finished the schedule for the celebration? have you made a draft of the agenda for the conference? when shal

20、l we have the board meeting? 精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 5 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 5 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -學習必備歡迎下載is everyone required to attend the meeting? who do you think could fill the position of the chief engineer? who do

21、you think can take the place of the general manager? have you got everything ready for the conference? what s the next item to discuss? why cant mr. hopkins attend the meeting? how do you feel about the proposal? what are your views on this plan? don t you agree with what mr. fisher said just now? w

22、hat else do you think we should discuss now? step 4 practices 1. imagine you are a company secretary. you are informing a member of the board, mr. brown, to attend an important conference. fill in the blanks according to the chinese version provided. y: mr. brown, _(1)_ ( 你收到通知 ) that we are going t

23、o hold a board meeting on wednesday, november 28th? b: no, not yet. where are we going to have it? y: _(2)_. ( 下午 2:30 在董事會辦公室。 ) b: oh, i see. what are we going to discuss at the meeting? y:_(3)_, ( 很多事情 ) such as the minutes of the last board meeting, matters arising from it, the applications for

24、the post of assistant accountant, etc b: but i have made an appointment with a client at that time. y: _(4)_. (因為會議很重要 , 恐怕您得取消您的約會 .) b: let me think of it. 精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 6 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 6 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - -

25、 - - -學習必備歡迎下載y: but the ceo said _(5)_. (每位董事都必須出席 .) b: oh, in that case, ill change my appointment for another time.y: _(6)_. (好的). see you then. b: see you. key: (1) have you received the notice (2) in the board office at 2:30 p.m. (3) a lot of things (4) i am afraid you have to cancel it, for t

26、he meeting is very important. (5) every board member had to be present (6) thats fine.section ii : being all ears listening (見課件 ) it aims to train the students with proper listening strategies. so the teaching procedure of this part should be as follows: pre-listening: provide the students with the

27、 new words and expressions; read through the questions and the chart in exercise 1 and 2, and make some predictions as to the content of the dialogue. while listening: ask the students to listen to the dialogue for the first time and ask them just to understand the main idea of the dialogue not to f

28、inish the exercises; listen to the dialogue again and ask them to finish exercise 1; ask the students to repeat the dialogue sentence by sentence after the tape while the teacher will press the button “pause” on the tape recorder; listen to the dialogue as a whole for the last time. post-listening:

29、ask the students to finish exercise 2, i.e. answering questions. this step aims to change listening to speaking. section iii: maintaining a sharp eye passage 1 one minute manager step 1.lead-in (in this step, some related information will be provided for the students.) also the students will be aske

30、d some compression questions after they have skimmed the passage to help them develop reading strategies.)(1) related information 精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 7 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 7 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -學習必備歡迎下載common busines

31、s titles in english a. ceo: chief executive officer 首席執(zhí)行官，總裁b. chairman of the board of directors 董事長c. general manager 總經(jīng)理d. deputy general manager 副總經(jīng)理e. assistant manager 經(jīng)理助理，副經(jīng)理f. director 董事g. personnel manager/human resources manager 人事部經(jīng)理h. director of the financial section 財務(wù)主管i. marketing

32、manager 營銷部經(jīng)理j. administrative manager 行政部經(jīng)理k. sales manager 銷售部經(jīng)理l. public relations manager 公關(guān)部經(jīng)理m. production manager 生產(chǎn)部經(jīng)理step 2. comprehension questions 1. what will we learn from the first paragraph? 2. what s the meaning of “fire away ”?3. what do they usually do at the meeting? step 3. expla

33、in the passage in detail (1) explanation of difficult sentences1. (para. 3) the manager willingly said, fire away analysis: fire away is a verbal phrase that means go ahead. translation: “ 那你就問吧”。example: all right, fire away, tom. i am listening. 2. ( para. 4 ) well, to begin with, do you hold regu

34、larly scheduled meetings with your subordinates? 精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 8 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 8 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -學習必備歡迎下載analysis: to begin with is a parenthesis here. it can be replaced by to start with. regularly s

35、cheduled can also be spelled with a hyphen between them as regularly-scheduled. a participle with a personifying adverb, usually showing the manner or mode of the verb action, can be used as a noun per modifier. other examples are: well-paid job, nice-looking man, hand-written signature, hotly debat

36、ed topic. translation: “ 啊，首先請問您是否定期召集下屬開會？”example: to begin with, all went well with him. the hand-written signature should be followed by a typed signature. 3. ( para. 7 ) i listen while my people review and analyze what they accomplished last weekanalysis: what introduces an object clause, meani

37、ng the thing that and it is often translated as “什麼事情 / 東西/ 話語”等。translation: “我聽取下屬總結(jié)分析上一周所做的工作example: i cant describe what i felt at the moment.4. ( para. 9 ) what would be the point of having the meeting if they werent?analysis: this is an elliptical sentence. after if they werent , the words bi

38、nding on me and my people are omitted. the word point here means meaning/purpose/value. translation: “當然有約束力。 如果沒有約束力， 開會還有什麼意義呢？”example: what is the point of wasting time since we cant solve the problem now? 5. ( para. 14 ) by being organized we are a great deal more prodctive. analysis: by being

39、organized is a prepositional phrase made up of preposition + v-ing in its passive voice. here the phrase is used as an adverbial of manner to modify the predicate. 精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 9 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 9 頁，共 16 頁 - - -

40、 - - - - - -學習必備歡迎下載translation: 組織起來，我們的工作效率就回大大提高。example: by working together, the farmers could get in their crops before the weather turned cold. 6. ( para. 19 ) you dont believe me, do you? analysis: do you? is a tag question. if the statement is positive, the tag is negative, and vice versa.

41、translation: 你不相信我說的話，對嗎？example: you had to wait a long time to get your visa, didnt you?7. ( para. 29 ) he left the managers office dumbfounded. analysis: dumbfounded is an adjective, used as the subject complement. the sentence can be paraphrased as he was dumbfounded when he left the manager s o

42、ffice.translation: 他離開經(jīng)理辦公室，感到有些茫然不知所措。example: he was watching, dumbfounded, when suddenly he heard a scream. (2) useful words and expressions 1. schedule v. plan for a certain future time, put into a regular timetable 列時間表，定時間n. a timetable of things to be done, program 時間表e.g.: the meeting is sch

43、eduled to take place next week. we scheduled meetings for each day of our business trip. he planned his work schedule for the following month. 2. accomplish v. succeed in doing or finishing something 達到目的，完成計劃，實現(xiàn)精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 10 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -精品學習資料 可選擇p d

44、 f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 10 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -學習必備歡迎下載e.g.: we can accomplish whatever they can, and with better results. the builders accomplished the difficult project they were paid to do. she has accomplished much in her short career. 3. bind v. cause to obey, esp. by a law or a

45、promise, tie 使受約束e.g.: since i am bound by my promise to help them, ill never eat my words. they have bound by their marriage vowels. his signature on the contract binds him to its conditions. 4. binding a. ( on ) that must be obeyed e.g.: the contract is binding on both parties. the decisions made

46、are binding on all the staff, including the manager. 5. point n. the idea contained in something said or done, which gives meaning to the whole 要點，含義，道理，作用e.g.: what s the point in telling her again?i couldn t see the point of letting him have his own way.he made a point of promising he would repay

47、me soon. 6. efficiency n. the quality of being able to do a task successfully and without wasting time or energy 效率，效能e.g.: increased efficiency can release the workers for other tasks. these machines have increased efficiency many times. 精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 11 頁，共 16 頁 - -

48、 - - - - - - -精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 11 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -學習必備歡迎下載7. hesitation n. a pause or slight delay in something that you are doing, usually because you are worried, embarrassed, or uncertain 猶豫，躊躇e.g.: after some hesitation, he went back to the house. without a

49、 moment s hesitation the firemen plunged into the blazing building. his hesitation in making a decision cost him his job. 8. lean v. bend ( from waist ), be in a position that is not upright 屈身，彎腰e.g.: he leaned over to hear what she was saying. if i hold your legs, you can lean over and take a look

50、 at those holes down there. 9. position n. a post or job in a company or organization, involving professional, managerial or clerical work, not manual work 工作，職務(wù)e.g.: his father has lost his position in that company for taking bribes. he was elected director of the board and held that position until

51、 august. she has an excellent position as head of a school. 10. figure ( out ) v. consider, believe 認為，相信e.g.: they figured he was the best person available. 精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 12 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 12 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - -

52、 - - - -學習必備歡迎下載i wish i could figure out how their minds work. section : applied writing 1. writing samples sample 1 conference program turner communications 5th anniversary celebrations wednesday, september 17th, ramada hotel provisional progeramme18:00 arrival of directors and staff 18:30 arrival

53、 of guests 5th anniversary folders ( 文件夾 ) will be issued to guests on arrival cocktails will be served 19:00 introduction by susan williams, marketing manager, acting as hostess of ceremony 19:15 opening address (sally turner, managing director) 19:30 slides presentation (mandy lim, administration

54、manager) 20:00 buffet supper ( 自助晚宴 ) 21:30 toastmaster (宴會主持人 ) (john stevens, public relations manager) 21:45 closing address (suzanne sutcliffe, marketing manager) drinks will be served until 23:00sample 2 精品學習資料 可選擇p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 13 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -精品學習資料 可選擇p d f

55、- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 13 頁，共 16 頁 - - - - - - - - -學習必備歡迎下載agenda for the meeting of the board of directorstime and place to be held in the boardroom at 2:30 p.m. on wednesday, 28th november content:1. to consider the quotation received from h&k machine tools ltd. for the supply of texti

56、le weaving equipment. 2. to consider the applications received for the post of assistant accountant. 3. to review the progress of the companys recent sales program for its synthetic silk. 4. to consider the possibility of establishing a staff club for the junior staff of the company. 5. any other business. 2. useful expressions for applied writing conference agenda 大會議程arrange a meeting 安排會議hold/have a meeting/conference 舉行/ 召開大會postpone/p