Unit3Office•Learningobjectives:•Afterlearningthissection,youarerequired•1
tohaveageneralideaoftheofficeroutinesintheUSA;•2
toknowtherelationshipbetweentheemployerandanemployee;•3
tomasterimportantwordsandexpressions;•4
tolearnhowtoentertaincustomersinstyle
•TextA:•LifeintheOffice•Discussion:•1
WhendoChinesepeopleusuallystartworkingintheoffice
DoChinesepeopleworkharderwhenthe“boss”isaround
HowdoChineseemployeesspendtheirlunchhour
WhendoChineseemployeesendworkinghourinaday
SaysomethingaboutcontractsofhiringinChina
•Readingcomprehension:•1
WhichaspectsarediscussedaboutofficeroutinesintheUSA
What’sthemeaningoftheword“idle”inpage1
What’stherelationshipofanemployerandanemployeeintheUSA
•Wordstudy•1
flextime:n
•弹性工作时间制(雇员只要做满规定的工时即可自行决定上下班时间)•2
practice:n
惯例,习惯,实行•3
commute:(尤指在