UNIT 7The Business World上海师范大学大学英语听说教程3Unit 7 The Business WorldPartA_1_aLanguage FocusQuestions for Discussion1. What should be the major concerns of a business or a company?2. What makes a good employer? And what makes a good employee?3. How important are customers or clients to a business?4. What makes a successful business? 5. Suppose your job is to welcome visitors to your company. What will you do to make them feel comfortable and give them a good impression?Pre-listening TaskUnit 7 The Business WorldPartA_1_a6. Meetings at management level are held regularly in a company. What may be discussed at such a meeting? What is the role of the chairman of the meeting?Pre-listening TaskLanguage FocusUnit 7 The Business WorldPartA_1_bAdditional Question for Discussion 1.What are business ethics? Can you give some examples of ethical or unethical business practices?Pre-listening TaskLanguage FocusUnit 7 The Business WorldPartA_1_demo_a6. Meetings at management level are held regularly in a company. What may be discussed at such a meeting? What is the role of the chairman of the meeting? A wide range of business issues may be discussed at such meetings, such as decision making, business plans, finance, sales, new product development, staff issues and public relations. A meeting may be held to share and evaluate certain information, consider decisions, and find solutions to problems on hand. Depending on the nature and the specific purpose of a meeting, the role of the chairman is primarily to facilitate effective communication among the participants on what to do, when to do it and by what means. Pre-listening TaskLanguage FocusUnit 7 The Business WorldPartA_1_demo_b1. What are business ethics? Can you give some examples of ethical or unethical business practices? Business ethics deal with the right way and wrong way of doing business. Every day we can find a lot of ethical as well as unethical business practices around us. A good example of an ethical practice would be for a business to go by the rules and live up to its own words. On the contrary, one of the most common unethical business practices would be not doing what one claims, as is often shown by the difference between attractive advertisements and low-quality products. Pre-listening TaskLanguage FocusUnit 7 The Business WorldPartA_2Pre-listening TaskLanguage FocusHere are some sentences and structures that you may find useful in discussing the previous questions.The primary concern of a business is to make a profit. As the saying goes, the business of a business is business.Companies should do what is right, not just what is profitable.A company should combine its concern for profit with a concern for the well-being of its customers.Unit 7 The Business WorldPartA_2Language FocusA good employer treats employees more as equals than as subordinates / respects employees / knows the strengths and weaknesses of each employee / knows when to praise and when to criticize / is strict on discipline.A good employee has specialized knowledge and skill to do his or her job well / is a team player / is loyal to the company / is honest and hard-working / is creative and innovative.Customer satisfaction is essential not only to the success but also to the survival of a business. Pre-listening TaskUnit 7 The Business WorldPartA_2Language FocusOnly those businesses that have a genuine concern for customers can retain customers / have loyal customers / achieve and maintain an edge over competitors.The success of a business company depends on a strong leadership, good management, effective marketing, wise investment and an efficient workforce.We should greet visitors politely / direct visitors to the persons they want to see / do our best to make visitors feel at ease / be attentive to the needs of visitors / be ready to answer questions from visitors. Pre-listening TaskUnit 7 The Business WorldPartA_2Language FocusMeetings are held in a company to solve a problem or make a decision / discuss various topics such as products, sales and marketing strategies.The purpose of a business meeting may be to find ways to increase sales, to deal with a decline in profits, or to discuss how to improve the quality of the companys products or services.Pre-listening TaskUnit 7 The Business WorldPartA_2Language FocusThe chairman of a meeting should have a clear idea of what is to be achieved at the meeting / make the purpose and agenda of the meeting known to participants / invite comments from participants / encourage different views / conclude the meeting with a brief summary of what decisions have been made at the meeting.A good chairman knows how to keep a meeting running on time and to the point. 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