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Unit3

Unit3MakingaSpeech

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EtiquetteforBusinessIntroduction

Atawelcomingbanquet,insomecases,youareexpectedtointroducesomeoneorbeingintroduced.Introductionscanbeverydifficultandawkwardsituationsifnothandledproperly,buttheyareextremelyimportantinallbusinesssituations.Rememberingpeople’snamesisanart,andyoushouldfindyourownwaystolearnthisart,butherearesomerulesthatcanmakethefirstmomentsinyoursituationsuccessful.

Ingeneralsocialsituations,amanisintroducedtothewomanfirst,butinbusinesssituations,thehighestrankingpersonisintroducedfirst.Thehostofagatheringshouldmeet,greetandintroduceguests.Ifyouarrivetoafunctionafterthegeneralintroductionsaremade,youshouldpreparetointroduceyourselfbothwithyournameandyourtitle.

Informalsettings,alwaysuseMr.,Mrs.,MissorMs.Ifthepersonyouareintroducinghasanofficialtitle,youshouldusethatofficialtitle,suchasDr.MorganSmith,orSenatorWilliamBrady.

Oftentimesthepersonyouarebeingintroducedtowillsay,“YoumaycallmeBill”.Inthiscase,heorshehasleftituptoyouastohowyouwouldliketoproceed.Ifyoucontinuetousehisorhersurname,andheorsheinsistsotherwise,itisbettertousethegivenname.

Ifthepersonintroducingyougetsyournamewrong,simplysay,“Thankyou,butmynameisKarenMiller,notKarenSmith.”Ifyoumeetsomeoneatagatheringyouhadpreviouslymet,DONOTsay,“Rememberme?

”Insteadpolitelyreintroduceyourself.

Lead-in

1.Listening

1.C2.B3.B4.A5.C6.B

TapeScript:

Mr.Smith:

Thankyou,Ms.Yao.Thisrestaurantisreallyverynice.

Yao:

I’mgladyouthinkso.It’sthemostfamousrestaurantinourcity.Haveyoueverbeenhere?

Mr.Smith:

No,thisismyfirsttime.

Yao:

Comeon,dinnerisready,Mr.Smith.Pleasetaketheseat.

Mr.Smith:

Oh,itlooksterrific

Yao:

I’mverygladyoulikethedish.We’veorderedatypicalSichuandishthisevening.Doyoulikespicyfood?

Mr.Smith:

Yes,Ido.ManyofthepeopleinAtlantalikehotdish.

Yao:

AChinesedinnerusuallystartswithwine.Mr.Smith,whichdoyouprefer,brandyorwine?

Mr.Smith:

Brandyistoostrongforme.Justaglassofredwine,please.

Yao:

!

Mr.Smith,I’dliketosayweareverypleasedtohaveyouherewithustonight.I’dliketotakethisopportunitytoproposeatoasttoyourvisittoourcompanyandtothesuccessofourfuturecooperation.Cheers

（Allcheers.）

Mr.Smith:

Thankyouverymuch.Iamreallyveryhappytobeherewithmanynewfriends.Thankyouverymuchforyourwarmwelcomeaswellasthewonderfulfood.AndI’msurethatmyvisitherewillpavewayforfurthercooperationbetweenourtwocompanies.Now,I’dliketopro-poseatoasttothehealthofeveryonepresenthere.Cheers

（Allcheers.）

Yao:

Don’tstandonceremony.Helpyourselftoanythingyoulike.Thefoodisverygood.

Mr.Smith:

Thankyou.I’mreallyalittlebitnervousnow.Iknownothingofyourtablemanners.Itwouldbeinbadtasteforaguesttomakemistakes.

Yao:

Don’tworry,Mr.Smith.Asfortablemanners,thereisonlyoneruleyoumustobserve.Thatistomakeyourselfathome.

Mr.Smith:

NowonderpeoplesaytheChinesearehospitable.

2.Role-play

（Open）

3.SpotDictation

1.presentation2.performed3.workplace4.obvious

5.writtenout6.remind7.practice8.sound

9.toasting10.honor11.publicspeech12.informal

4.Discussion

（Open）

TextA

LanguageStudy

1.note

①vt.tonoticeorpaycarefulattentiontosomething

▲Pleasenotethatthebillmustbepaidwithintendays.

▲Inotedhowherfacereddenedeverytimehernamewasmentionedatmeetings.

②vt.tomentionsomethingbecauseitisimportantorinteresting

▲Thereportnotedacompletedisregardforthesafetyregulations.

▲Wehavealreadynotedthatsoybeansareagoodsourceofprotein.

③n.somethingthatiswrittendowntoremindyouofsomethingyouneedtodo,say,orremember

▲I’llwritemyselfanotesoIdon’tforgettoringthebank.

notedown

towritesomethingdownsothatitwillberemembered

▲HespokesoquicklythatIcouldhardlynotethestorydowncompletely.

makeanoteofsth

towritesomethingdownsothatyoucanlookatitlater

▲Imadeanoteoftheaddressandphonenumberofthatcustomer.

antonym:

ignore

2.participation

n.theactoftakingpartinanactivityorevent

▲Wewantmoreparticipationinthedecision-makingofthisnewproject.

▲Theentertainmentattractsplentyofaudienceparticipation.

participate

vi.totakepartinanactivityorevent

▲Everyoneintheclassisexpectedtoparticipateactivelyinthesediscussions.

3.mark

①vt.tobeasignofanimportantchangeoranimportantstageinthedevelopmentofsomething

▲Histhirdfilmmarksamajoradvanceincinematictechniques.

▲Thistheorymarkedagreatbreakthroughinourcompany’shistory.

②vt.towriteordrawonsomething,sothatsomeonewillnoticewhatyouhavewritten

▲Whenyoufinishwriting,putyoursheetintheenvelopemarkedwithyourname.

▲Anyemployeewhoismorethan20minuteslateforworkwillbemarkedabsent.

③n.ashapeorsignthatiswrittenorprinted

▲Whatdothosestrangemarksatthetopofthereportmean?

▲Herletterwasfullofexclamationmarks.

markdown

①towritesomethingdown,especially,inordertokeeparecord

▲Markdowneverythingyousellonyourdailychart.

②toreducethepriceofsomething

▲Wintercoatshavebeenmarkeddownfrom$80to$50.

4.attendance

n.thenumberofpeoplewhoattendagame,concert,meeting,etc

▲Therewasonlyalowattendanceattheannualmeetingofsalesdepartment.

▲Approachingtotheendofthemeeting,therewasadecliningattendanceofemployees.

attend

vt.togotoaneventsuchasameetingoraclass

▲Pleaseletusknowifyouareunabletoattendthemeeting.

beinattendance

tobeataspecialorimportantevent

▲Over200employeeswereinattendanceatyesterday’spromotionofthenewproduct.

antonym:

absence

synonym:

presence

5.Theirparticipationandthatofallprominentoperatorsinthefieldofprotectedgrowingofvegetableswillcontributetothesuccessofthisconference.

thatof...中that代指theparticipation,Theirparticipationandthatof...是and连接的两个并列的词组,他们共同构成本句子的主语｡

contributeto

tohelptomakesomethinghappen

▲Enya’ssuccesshascontributedsubstantiallytothecurrentpolicyinourcompany.

6.ItisnotbymerechancethattheancientandbeautifulBerryvillewaschosenasthesiteofourconferenceonvegetablegrowingunderglass.

itisnotbymerechancethat...是固定句型,意为“……并不是偶然的”it代词,代指后面的that从句所表达的内容,作形式主语｡

mere

①a.usedtoemphasizehowsmallorunimportantsomethingorsomeoneis

▲Itcouldn’tbeamerecoincidencethattheircompanypromotedthenewproductatthesametimewithus.

▲Shelosttheelectionbyamere20votes.

②a.usedwhensomethingsmallorunimportanthasabigeffect

▲Themerestlittlemistakewilltakegreatlossestoacompany.

▲Themerepresenceofamanagermadehimfeelnervous.

merely

ad.usedtoemphasizethatsomethingorsomeoneisverysmallorunimportant,especiallywhencomparedwithsomethingelse

▲It’snotmerelyamatterofcost,butwhethertheycouldcomeupwithhighqualityproducts.

7.market

①vt.totrytopersuadepeopletobuyaproductbyadvertisingitinaparticularway,usingattractivepackages,etc

▲Ifyoucouldeverfigureouthowtomarketthisyou’dmakeafortune.

▲Ifourproductisproperlymarketed,itshouldsellverywell.

marketsomethingforsomebody

▲Theyplantomarketthetoyforchildrenaged2to6.

marketsomethingassomething

▲Electriccarsarebeingmarketedassafefortheenvironment.

②n.atimewhenpeoplebuyandsellgoods,foodetc,ortheplace,usuallyoutsideorinalargebuilding,wherethishappens

▲ThesalesmanagerwantstoopenupnewmarketsintheFarEast.

▲Themarketisratherdepressedatthemoment.

onthemarket

availableforpeopletobuy

▲ThemanufacturerssaythedevicewillbeonthemarketbyMay.

▲Handgunsarefreelyavailableontheopenmarket=foranyonetobuy.

8.efficiency

n.thequalityofdoingsomethingwellandeffectively,withoutwastingtime,moneyorenergy

▲Ourcustomerservicedepartmentreceivedthecomplaintabouttheefficiencyoftheirservice.

▲Considerableadvancementsinenergyefficiencyhavebeenmadeduringthelasthundredyears.

efficient

a.ifsomeoneorsomethingisefficient,theyworkwellwithoutwastingtime,money,orenergy

▲Maryisaveryefficientsecretary

effective

a.successfulorachievingtheresultsthatyouwant

▲Theadsweresimple,butremarkablyeffective.

9.cooperationn.

①thingsthatyoudowithsomeoneelsetoachieveacommonpurpose

▲Thisaccidentisaresultofalackofcooperationbetweenfinanceandmarketdepartment.

▲TheprojectwascarriedoutincooperationwithKBCofAustralia.

②helpthatiswillinglygiven

▲Haveyourpassportready,andthankyouforyourcooperation.

▲Ifwearegoingtosucceedinthisproject,Ineedyourfullcooperation.

cooperate

vi.iftwopeopleorgroupscooperate,theyworktogetherinordertoachievearesultthatisgoodforbothofthem

cooperative

a.willingtocooperate;helpful

10.advance

①n.achange,discovery,orinventionthatbringsprogress

▲Hisbookarguesthattherehavebeenmajoradvancesforwomensince1945.

▲Recentadvancesinbiotechnologyhaveraisedmoralquestions.

②vi.ifsomethingsuchastechnicalorscientificknowledgeadvances,itdevelo