VocationalEnglishAPracticalCourseBook2UnitSevenOperatingBusinessActivitiesObjectives●CareerSkillsLearningaboutbusinesswordsandexpressions;Inquiringaboutandquotingprices●Reading1.Readingformainidea(s)2.Skimming/Scanning3.Readingfordetails4.Keywordspotting5.Lookingforsupportingdetails6.Comprehensionthroughinference●WritingPracticalwriting:businesslettersandinvitationcards●Listening1.Listeningforkeywords2.Listeningfordetails3.Note-taking4.Listeningforunderstandingofsomebusinessactivities●Speaking1.Talkingaboutdifferentbusinessactivities2.DiscussingChinesebusinessetiquette3.Inquiringaboutandquotingprices●KeyWordsbargaincasualcommunitygatheringunlockindividualinstinctinvolvenegotiateopposedpermitpersistencereactreciperestrictsimilarunblinking板塊教學目標教學步驟備注A1LookandsaySsgetanideaofsomedifferentdepartmentsinacompanyandsomedifferentpostsinthem.●ProvidesomenecessaryexplanationsafterSsfinishreadingthegivenphrases;●AskSstofillintheblankswithreferencetothegiveninformation;●Invite2-3Sstopresenttheiranswers;●Addsomemoresimilarphrasesnamingdifferentdepartmentsorposts.SeeBookforTeachersforreferenceformoredepartmentsorpostsinacompany.A2DesignyourownbusinesscardSscanknowabouttheoutlineorlayoutofabusinesscardandlearntodesignbusinesscards.●Sstakeagoodlookatthepictures;●AskSstodiscovertheprimaryelementsonthem;●Invite1-2Sstopresenttheirdiscoveriesandprovidemoreinformationifnecessary;●AskSstodesigninasmallgroupof3-4theirownbusinesscards.Theymayrefertothegivenmodelorcreateanewonebythemselves;●Invite2or3groupstopresenttheirdesigntothewholeclass.SeeBookforTeachersforbackgroundinformationofbusinesscard.A3Watchandlisten:abusinessmeetingSscanhaveageneralideaofabusinessmeetingandlearnabouthowabusinessmeetingisheld.●Ssreadthekeybusinesswordsandphrasesfromthevideotogetfamiliarwiththem.●SswatchthevideoforthefirsttimetogetageneralideaofthebusinessmeetingtofinishExercisea).●Sswatchthevideoagainandfillintheblankswiththeinformationtheyhear.Pausethevideoifnecessary.●Sswatchthevideoforthethirdtimetochecktheiranswersinpair.●InviteseveralSstotelltheanswersandprovidesomeexplanationsifnecessary.●Sswatchthevideoonemoretimeifnecessary.SeeBookforTeachersforscript.A4Read√Ssgettoknowsomehighlightsinvolvedinadvertising,meeting,negotiatingandbusinesstrip;√Sscangraspkeywordsandphrasesthroughreadingandpracticing;√Sscanreadforthemainideaandkeydetailsandanswerthequestionscorrectly.●Ssreadthepassageonceforgeneralinformation;●Ssreadthepassageagainforkeydetailswithafter-readingquestionsinmind;●Teacherexplainthepassagewithemphasisonlanguagepointsandtranslationofkeyanddifficultsentences;●Ssfinishtheafter-readingexercisesindependentlyoringroupsof3or4;●Checktheanswerandmakenecessaryexplanationsorsupplements.SeeBookforTeachersforlanguagepointsandtexttranslation.A5WriteabusinessinvitationSslearnhowtowriteaninvitationcard.● Ssreadtheleftsampleinvitationcardtounderstandwhatisaninvitationcard,andhowitisdesignedandwritten;● Ssreadthegiveninformationintherightsamplecard,andthenunderlinethekeyinformationlikethetime,theplace,theevent,theperson(s),andthephonenumber;●Ssworkinpairsorsmallgroupsof3-4towritetheirowninvitationcard;●Inviteseveralgroupstopresenttheircards.SeeBookforTeachersfor“Guidance:AFewTipsforInvitationCards”.A6Businessetiquette√SslearnaboutsomebusinessetiquetteinUK;√SscollectandknowmoredetailsaboutbusinessetiquetteinChina;√SsgraduallyimprovetheirdailyspokenEnglish;√Ssknowtheimportanceofbusinessetiquette.●AskSstoreadthecontentofthequiz;●InvitesomeSsshowtheiranswerandcheckit;●AskSstoworkwiththeirpartnerstotalkaboutanybusinessetiquettetheyknowinChinaandtrytospeakoutintheirownwords;●InviteseveralSstopresenttheirresults;●MakesomesupplementsandgetSstoknowtheimportanceofbusinessetiquette.SeeBookforTeachersfor“BusinessEtiquetteAroundtheWorld”.B1ReadandmatchSsgetacquaintedwithsomefrequentlyusedshortformsofbusinesswordsorphrases.●Ssworkinpairstoreadtheshortformsandthecompleteformstoworkoutwhattheymean,andtrymatchingthem;●Invite2-3Sstopresenttheirmatch;●AskSstoreadalltheforms,shortenedandfull,togetfamiliarwiththem,andprovidesomeexplanationsifnecessary;●Addsomemoreshortenedformsofbusinesswordsorphrasesifpossible.(optional)B2Read√Ssgettoknowbasicinformationaboutyardsalesandfleamarkets;√Sslearntodealwiththeirobjectsthatarenolongerusefultothem.√HelpSscultivaterightconsumptionviews.●Ssreadthepassageonceforgeneralinformation;●Ssreadthepassageagainforkeydetailswithafter-readingquestionsinmind;●Explainthepassagewithemphasisonlanguagepointsandtranslation;●AskSstofinishExercisea),invitesomeSstopresenttheiranswerandcheckit;●AskSstofillintheblanksinExerciseb)andchecktheanswertogether.SeeBookforTeachersforlanguagepointsandtexttranslation.B3WatchandlistenSscanhaveageneralideaofcheck-inattheairportandsomeservicesontheplane,andlearnaboutcommonly-usedsentencepatternsinsuchsituations.●Sswatchthevideoforthefirsttimetogetageneralidea.●Sswatchthevideoagainandfillintheblankswiththeinformationtheyhear.Pausethevideoifnecessary.●Sswatchthevideoforthethirdtimetochecktheiranswersinpair.●InviteSstotelltheanswers,andprovidesomeexplanationsifnecessary.●Sswatchthevideoonemoretimeifnecessary,orrole-playthedialogue.SeeBookforTeachersforscript.B4Roleplay:businessreceptionSsgettoknowtheusualsentencepatternsusedwhenreceivingvisitorsasareceptionistinacompany.●Ssworkinagroupof3toroleplaytheconversationpresentedintheflowchart.Theytaketheirturntobeindifferentroleswhilepracticing;●Invite1-2groupstopresenttheirpractice,andprovidesomeexplanationsifnecessary.B5PracticeSspracticethesentencepatterns“Wouldyoulike.../Wouldyouplease...”or“Can/MayI...”inbusiness.●Ssworkinpairstomakeadialogueaccordingtothesuggestedsituations;●Inviteseveralgroupstopresenttheirdialogueinonesituation.Nosituationisrepeated.B6Careerskills√Sslearnsomeusefulbusinessphrases,andgettoknowonlineshoppingbusiness;√Sslearnhowtoinquireaboutandquoteprices;√Sspracticetheusualpatternsusedintheinquiryandquotationofprices.●Ssworkinpairstoreadthewebpageclipcarefully,tryingtofindthecorrespondingEnglishforthegivenChinese.●Invitethewholeclasstotelltheanswerandprovidesomeexplanationsifnecessary.●SsroleplaythegivenconversationofinquiryandquotationinExercise1),payingspecialattentiontotheitalicizedsentences.●Ssworkinpairstoreadthegiveninformationcarefullytounderlinethekeyinformation.●SsmodelaftertheconversationinExercise1),andmaketheirownconversation.●Inviteseveralpairstopresenttheirconversation.SeeBookforTeachersforsampledialogue.Grammar√Sslearnthefunctionsofpastcontinuoustense;√Ssrecognizesituationswherethepastcontinuoustenseshouldbeused;√Sscananswerthequestionsaboutthepastcontinuoustensecorrectly.●AskSstoreadthepassageandintroducethegrammarthroughrelevantsentencesinthepassage;(usethepastcontinuoustensewhendescribingongoingactionsinthepast)●AskthewholeclasstofinishExercisea)andandchecktheanswer;●InviteseveralSstoanswerthequestionsinExerciseb)andchecktheanswer.LanguageFocus√Sslearnmoreexpressionsaboutbusinessactivities;√Ssdistinguishthestartorconclusionofaletter.●AskthewholeclasstofinishExercisea);●Checktheanswer●AskSstoreadthesentencesinExerciseb)andthenindependentlyclassifythemintopropergroups;●Checktheanswer.Tasks√Ssgettoknowhowtoinquireaboutabusinessactivitylikeafleamarket;√Sscangiveeithergeneralorspecificdescriptionsofgoodsatthefleamarket;√SsdesignaposterwiththeircreativityandlearnhowtowriteaposterStep1:Roleplay●Ssworkinpairstodotheinquiry-and-replydialoguewithspecialattentiontothesentencepatternsforquestionsandreplies;●Invite1-2pairstopresentthedialogue;●ProvidesomeexplanationsandtellSstheycanmakesimilarinquiriesaboutotherbusinessactivitieslikeabusinessexpo,anexhibition,anauctionandabusinessparty.Step2:Describeaproduct●Ssgivegeneraldescriptionsofgoodsatastallorinasectionofthefleamarket;●Ssreadthecompletedescriptionsfortheitemsinthefourpictures.Ssworkinasmallgroupof3-4togivemoredetaileddescriptionsoftheirowngoodsatthefleamarket;●Inviteseveralgroupstoreporttheirdescriptionstothewholeclass,andgivesomefeedbacktothedescriptions.