Unit1Hello,HiUnitGoals1.Greetpeopleandgiveresponses:firstmeetingandmeetingagain2.Exchangepersonalinformation:name/address/telephonenumber/job/study3.Introducepeopletoeachother4.Meetpeopleattheairport5.Saygoodbyetoothers6.Sayhelloindifferentlanguages7.WriteabusinesscardWhatshouldyouknowabout1.Etiquetteofmeetingandintroducingpeople2.Etiquetteofexchangingbusinesscards3.BasicsentencestructuresSectionITalkingFacetoFace1.ImitatingMini-Talks2.ActingouttheTasks3.StudyingEmailInformationontheInternet4.FollowingSampleDialogues5.PuttingLanguagetoUseSectionIIBeingAllEars1.LearningSentencesforWorkplaceCommunication2.HandlingaDialogue3.UnderstandingaShortSpeech/TalkSectionIIITryingyourHand1.PracticingAppliedWriting2.WritingSentencesandReviewingGrammarSectionIVMaintainingaSharpEyePassage1:InformationRelatedtotheReadingPassageEnglishExpressionsBorrowedfromFrenchOverthelongyears,theEnglishlanguagehasborrowedagreatnumberofFrenchwordsorexpressions.SomeofthemhavebeensoabsorbedinEnglishthatspeakersmightnotrealizetheirorigin.Otherexpressionslike“fauxpas”haveretainedtheir“Frenchness”,withwhichspeakerstendtosoundmodern.Theseexpressionsareoftenwritteninitalics.ThefollowingareafewFrenchexpressionswhicharecommonlyusedinEnglish.1.FauxPas:Itreferstoasociallyawkwardortactlessact,afoolishmistake,somethingthatshouldnotbedone.失礼2.aupair:Aforeignfemalestudentwhoworksforafamily(cleaningand/orteachingthechildren)inexchangeforroomandboard.帮助料理家务换取住宿的外国女学生3.Bonappétit:TheclosestEnglishequivalentis“Enjoyyourmeal”.用餐愉快4.espritdecorps:Itissimilarto“groupspirit”or“morale”.团队精神5.rendez-vous:InEnglishitmeans“goto”.Itcanbeusedasanounoraverb.约会6.RSVP:ThisabbreviationstandsforRépondez,s'ilvousplaît,whichmeans“Respond,please”.敬请回复7.bonvoyage:awayofsayinggoodbyeandwishinggoodluck一路平安TheBusinessCard:aSocialFauxPasYou,likemostpeople,probablyhavebeeninsuchasituationwhereyouarebeingaskedforabusinesscard,andwhilereachingforit...and...oops...“I'msorry,Imustbeoutatthemoment”or“theymustbeinmyotherbag”or“Ileftthemattheoffice,I'msorry,”andtheconversationcontinuesonwithsomesortofstoryabouthowthis“neverhappenstome”or“IknewIwasforgettingsomethingthismorning...”Missedconnectionsaremissedopportunitiesforbusiness.Businesscardsareausefulmarketingtool,andaneasyonetohavewithyouatalltimes.Nothavingyourcardscanbeseenasbeingunpreparedtomarketyourselfandyourbusiness.Don'tstartthatnewcontactleavingthemthinking“thatpersonisalreadyunprepared”.“Neverleavehomewithoutit...”Therearesomanythingsweoftenhavetorememberinthisgo-goworldwearelivingin…butyourbusinesscardsshouldALWAYSbewithyou.Hereareafewtipsforyoutogotakecareofthisrightnow,soyoudon'tgetcaughtinthissituation:✧Ifyoudon'thaveajob,getNetworkingCards.✧Ifyouareemployed,andhaven'thadnewcardsin2ormoreyears,itcouldbetimeforanupdate:infoupdateandphotoupdate...✧Perhapssetagoalofhandingout5cardsaday.✧Practicewhatyouwillsaywhenhandingthemout.Onadailybasis,therearesomanyopportunitiestodoso.Grocerystorelines,coffeeshops,waitingonyourcarwash,meetings,andeventhedogpark!✧Askyournetworktonetworkwithandforyoualsobyhandingoutafew!Worksmarter,notnecessarilyharder!LanguagePoints1ExplanationofDifficultSentences1.(Para.2)Missedconnectionsaremissedopportunitiesforbusiness.Analysis:Missedisaverb'spastparticipleusedhereasanadjective.Therepeated...
