Unit3Office•Learningobjectives:•Afterlearningthissection,youarerequired•1.tohaveageneralideaoftheofficeroutinesintheUSA;•2.toknowtherelationshipbetweentheemployerandanemployee;•3.tomasterimportantwordsandexpressions;•4.tolearnhowtoentertaincustomersinstyle.•TextA:•LifeintheOffice•Discussion:•1.WhendoChinesepeopleusuallystartworkingintheoffice?•2.DoChinesepeopleworkharderwhenthe“boss”isaround?•3.HowdoChineseemployeesspendtheirlunchhour?•4.WhendoChineseemployeesendworkinghourinaday？•5.SaysomethingaboutcontractsofhiringinChina.•Readingcomprehension:•1.WhichaspectsarediscussedaboutofficeroutinesintheUSA?•2.What’sthemeaningoftheword“idle”inpage1?•3.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:（尤指在市区和郊区之间）乘公交车上下班•e.g.ShecommutesfromOxfordtoLondoneveryday.•她每天通勤於牛津和伦敦之间.•4.hierarchical:•e.g.hierarchicalgroupfactortheory等级群体因素说•hierarchicalrelationship等级关系•5.tease•Theotherboysusedtoteasehimbecauseof/abouthisaccent.•别的男孩子常拿他的口音取笑他.•6.circulate•Pleaseopenawindowtoallowtheairtocirculate.•打开窗子让空气流通。•7.allot•e.g.Whowillsheallottheeasyjobsto?•她要把轻活儿分给谁?•e.g.Wedidtheworkwithinthetimetheyhadallottedtous.•我们在指定的时间内把工作做完了。•Sentencesstudy•1.”Timeismoney”时间就是金钱。•2.tokeeptrafficandcommutingproblemsdown.:•缓解道路交通及人们上下班的公共交通问题•3.Yourempoyer“own”yourtimewhileheispayingyouforit.•你的“老板”在支付你工资的同时拥有你的时间。•4.Butinmanyextablishmentstheatmosphereislooseandeasywithalotofjokingandteasing,andwanderinginandoutofofficesamongalllevelsofemployees.•但在多数场合，工作氛围还是比较轻松自在的，各个职位的办公人员一起开开玩笑或戏弄别人或在办公室之间轻松走动。•Conclusion:•ComparetheofficeroutinesintheUSAandinChina.•Assignment•1.Finishtheexercises•2.PreviewTextB•3.Exercises•TextB:•HowtoEntertaininStyle•Questionsforthestudentstodiscuss.•Q:Whatcriteriadoyoualwaysfollowwhenyouareentertainingyourfriendsinarestaurant,forexample,location,cleanliness,qualityoffood,valueformoneyorsomeotherfactors?•Readthefollowingsentencesanddecidewhethertheyaretrue(T)orfalse(F)．•(1)（）Thebusinessbranchisnotatimetoeatbutthetimetobuildrelationshipwithcustomers.•(2)（）Thebusinesslunch,asoneformofbusinessentertaining,isusedmostfrequently.•(3)（）Theinvitationsareusuallyissuedaboutoneweekpriortotheevent.••(4)（）Agoodguestwillarriveatleast10minutesbeforetheappointedtime.•(5)（）Oncetheorderhasbeenplaceditisthetimetoestablishbusinessrelationship.•Detailedstudyofthetext•1.instyle:successfully很成功地•e.g.howtoentertaincustomersinstyle如何成功地招待顾客•2.rapport:n.友好，和睦，友善•e.g.beinrapportwith跟……一致，跟……友好•3.ruleofthumb:单凭经脸的方法•4conducive：a.•（常与to连用）有助于……的，有益于……的，助长……的•e.g.Exerciseisconducivetohealth.•运动有益于健康。•5inconsiderate：a.不体谅别人的•e.g.He'softeninconsideratetohisfamily.•他常常不体谅他的家人。•6hover:vi.•(1)盘旋；翱翔•e.g.Somebirdshoverwhentheylookforanimalstokillontheground.•有些鸟在寻措地上的动物时会在空中盘旋。•(2)徘徊，守留在近处•e.g.Thecriminalishoveringbetweenlifeanddeath这个犯罪分子在生死之间徘徊·•e.g.Themercuryhoveredaround25。C.气温停留在25。C左右·•7.ameetingofmind：•思想统一,意见一致•8.reiterate:vt.sayordoitseveraltimes反复地说或做•e.g.reiterateacommandit•重申一项命令•9.fruitful:a.成功的，有收获的•e.g.Afruitfulmeeting成功的会议•10.liking:n.•（与for连用）喜爱，爱好•e.g.tohavealikingforsweets•喜爱吃甜点•Discussion.•（1)Whatotherimportantfactors，inadditiontothosementionedinthearticle，havetobetakenintoaccountwhenyouaregoingtoentertainthecustomersforthebusinesspurpose?•(2)Describethemostmemorablerestaurantyouhaveeverbeento.Theuseofwordslike"good"and"bad"shouldbeavoidedinyourdescription.••Assignment•Finishtheexercisesofthissection•PreviewUnit4
