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Unit9aFlexibleBenefits

Unit9aFlexibleBenefits

Benefits

1.warmer:

Saysomethingaboutbenefitswhichcompaniescanoffer:

e.g.pension,companycar;additionalholiday;etc.

2.Ex.

Haveyouevergotanykindofbenefits?

Listthem:

3.Ex.

Explanation:

Additionalholiday:

Additionalcash:

Retailvouchers

Childcarevouchers

Accidentinsurance

Travelinsurance

Pension

Criticalillnessinsurance

Readthemini-profiles.Giveyourreasonswhenanswering

4.Ex.

DiscusstheninebenefitslistedinEx.

andchoosethoseyouwouldbemostinterestedin.

Howfexiblebenefitswork

5.Ex.

PwC’sflexiblebenefitssystem:

■theBasePay

■BenefitPremium

Newwordsorphrases:

（1）puttogether:

combine

e.g.Yourdepartmentspentmorelastyearthanalltheotherdepartmentsputtogether.

（2）putsthtogether:

assemblesth

e.g.Hetookthemachinetopiecesandthenputittogetheragain.

Others:

puttogetheranessay,ameal,acaseforthedefence

（3）tostartwith:

inthefirstplace;initially

e.g.Tostartwithwehaven’tenoughmoney,andsecondlywe’retoobusy.

e.g.Theclubhadonlysixmemberstostartwith.

（4）aboveandover:

e.g.Theybuiltanewroomabove/overthegarage.

Shethrewtheballoverthefence.

Throwthewaterovertheflames.

e.g.2000ft.abovesea-level

aboveaverageintelligence/height

He’soverfifty.

She’sbeenhereovertwohours.

Suggestedanswer:

Employeescanuseupto20%oftheirbasepaytobuyadditionalbenefits,iftheysowish.TheBenefitPremiumincludesacertainpart（CoreBenefits）whichisnotflexible;however,therestcanbeusedtofundnenefitsofeachemployee’schoosing,orexchangedforcash.

6.Ex.

Trueorfalse:

7.Ex.

Theimportanceofbenefitsfortheemployees/orwhenconsideringajoboffer.

Theadvantagesofflexiblebenefits

8.Ex.

Readthedocumentaboutthebenefits

Newwordsandphrases:

1）appeal:

makeanearnestrequest

e.g.Iamappealingonbehalfofthefaminevictims.

2）appealtosb.:

beattractiveorinteresting;

e.g.Hissenseofhumourappealedtoherenormously.

e.g.Sheappealedtothehighcourtagainsthersentence.

3）Service

e.h.Thecompanyhasn’tenoughcashtoserviceitsdebts.

4）leasingdeals

5）tenant,lessee,lessor,lease,tenancy

e.g.Areyouanowneroratenant?

Boththelesseeandlessorsignalease.（awrittenlegalagreementdefiningthetermsofthetenancy.）

6）worthwhile

e.g.It’sworthwhiletakingthetroubletoexplainajobfullytothenewemployees.

Nursingisaveryworthwhilecareer.

7）subsidise:

giveasubsidyto（sth./sb.）

e.g.asubsidisedstudent

8）cover:

protection

9.Ex.

Listening:

Newwordsorphrases:

1.comeabout:

happen

e.g.Canyoutellmehowtheaccidentcameabout?

2.theindividualityanddiversity

3.payroll

4.identifywith:

e.g.Onecannotidentifyhappinesswithwealth.

5.bulk:

inlargeamounts

6.pro-active:

7.roadshow:

8.adviseon:

e.g.SheadvisestheGovernmentoneconomicaffairs.

9.invaluable,valuable,valueless,worthless,priceless,numberless

10.Ex.

Advantagesfortheemployee:

flexiblechoice

taxsavings

costsavings

canchangebenefitsaslifestylechanges

Advantagesforthecompany:

reducestaffturnover

helpstodefineitsbrand

aidsrecruitmentoftalentedpeople

offersexperienceinflexiblebenefits,whichisusefulforPwC’sconsultancyservice

11.Ex.

语言功能

I.MakingComplaints抱怨／投诉

UsefulExpressions:

1.Makingcomplaints:

–Excuseme,I’mafraid…

–Excuseme,thereseemstobesomethingwrongwith…

–Thereappearstobesomethingwrongwith…

–Iwishyou…

–Couldyouplease…

2.Responses:

–Oh,Iamsorryaboutthat.I’ll…

–Well,I’mafraidthereisnothingwecandoaboutit,actually.

–I’mafraidthereisn’tmuchthatwecandoaboutit.

–Isuggestyouleaveitwithus,andwe’llseewhatcanbedone/wecando.

–I’mafraidthemanagerisn’tinatthemoment.Couldyoucallbacklater?

Conversations:

（1）A:

Iwishyouwouldn’thaveyourTVsoloud.

B:

Sorry!

Wereyoutryingtosleep?

A:

Yes,andwhileIthinkofit---pleaseaskwhenyouborrowtheiron.

B:

Ireallyoughttohaveknownbetter.Sorry!

（2）A:

Doyouthinkyoucouldkeepthenoisedownabit?

B:

Sorry!

HaveIbeenkeepingyouawake?

A:

Yes,andanotherthing---wouldyoumindnotusingmytoothpaste?

B:

I’msorry.Ithoughtyoudidn’tmind.

（3）A:

Thatradio’sterriblyloud.Couldyouturnitdownafraction?

B:

Sorry!

Isitdisturbingyou?

A:

Yes,andsomethingelse---wouldn’titbeanideatobuyyourownsoap?

B:

Sorry!

Ididn’trealizeyoufeltsostronglyaboutit.

（4）A:

Doyouhavetohavethatrecordonquitesoloud?

B:

Sorry!

Isitbotheringyou?

A:

Yes,andwhileI’maboutit---pleasedon’tusethephonewithoutasking.

B:

Sosorry!

Imeanttoaskyou,butyouwereout.

（5）A:

CanIexchangethisbeltplease?

B:

What’stheproblem?

A:

Iaskedforasize34butthisisasize24.

B:

Ofcourse.Let’slookforasize34foryou.

（6）A:

I’dliketoexchangetheseshoesplease.

B:

Oh,aretheythewrongsize?

A:

No,thesizeisOK,buttheheeliscomingoffthisone.See?

（7）A:

Excuseme.Iboughtthisbriefcaseheretheotherday.Lookhere’smyreceipt.

B:

Yes?

A:

TheproblemisIcan’tgetthelocktowork.

B:

Strange.Letmesee.Oh,yes.Iseetheproblem.Icanfixthatforyou.

（8）A:

I’dliketoexchangethesejeansplease.

B:

What’swrong?

Aretheythewrongsize?

A:

No.ThesizeisOK.Butthere’salittleholeintheback.Righthere.

B:

Ohreally?

Well,noproblem.Letmeexchangeitforyou.

（9）A:

Excuseme.I’dliketoexchangethiswatch.Ijustboughtit,butlookatthis.

B:

Whatseemstobetheproblem?

A:

Well,thestripeisbroken.See?

B:

Yes,Isee.Well,justfindanotheronethen.

（10）A:

Excuseme.I’dliketoreturnthisshirt.

B:

Isthereaproblem?

A:

Yes.Youseethesleeves?

Believeitornot.Itusedtobealongsleeveshirt.

B:

Really?

A:

Yeah.Iwashedit.Lookatthesleevesnow.

B:

Iseewhatyoumean.Well,wouldyoulikesomethingelse?

（11）A:

I’mafraidthere’ssomethingwrongwiththecameraIbought.

B:

Really?

What’stheproblem?

A:

Theflashisn’tworking.Letmeshowyou.SeewhatImean?

B:

Ohyes.I’llgetyouanewflash.

（12）A:

Whatseemstobetheproblemwiththeblouse,miss?

B:

Well,lookwhathappenedthefirsttimeIwashedit.Thecolorchangedcompletely.

II.OfferingHelp提供帮助

UsefulExpressions:

Offering

Acceptances

Refusals

Letmegetitforyou

CanIhelpyouwiththat?

Howaboutmegettingitforyou?

Wouldyoulikemetogetitforyou?

Ifyouwant,Icangetitforyou.

Anypointinmygettingitforyou?

Thanksalot.

That’sniceofyou,thanks.

Oh,wouldyou?

Thanks

Thanksalot,butI’mOK.

No,don’tbother,Icandoitmyself.

No,it’sallright.Icanmanage.

Conversations:

A:

CanIofferyousomewine?

B:

Thankyou,butIdon’tdrink.

A:

Wouldyoucareforsomebiscuitswithcheese?

B:

No,thankyou.

A:

Wouldyoulikesomecandyorsomechocolatecake?

B:

Thanks,thatsoundsdelicious,butIcan’teatchocolate.

A:

Well,don’tyouwantanything?

B:

Howaboutapeanutbuttersandwich?

A:

Apeanutbuttersandwich?

B:

Yes,withjamifyoudon’tmind.

A:

Yes,uh…uh,OK.Anythingelse?

Aglassofmilkperhaps?

B:

Yes.That’sfine,thankyou.