Business English1.1 Ways of working1.2 Making contactsModule 1 Business topicVocabularyListeningSpeakingDifferent ways of workingA mini-presentation1.1 Ways 1.1 Ways of workingof workingReadingHow to job-shareWorking from home1.1 Ways of workingVocabularyv Different ways of working1. How do you work most effectively? By working* regular hours/ flexible hours?* on your own/ in a team?* from home/ in an office?* for a boss / as your own boss?2. Match these ways of working 1-8 to definitions A-I. Do you work in any of these ways?0 freelance1 teleworking2 job-sharing3 shift-work4 part-time5 temping6 consultancy7 flexitime8 hot-deskingA You work during different parts of the day (eg. nights).B You sell your work or services to a number of different companies.C You work for different companies for a short time without a permanent contract.D You work a number of hours per week or month but you decide when you start or finish.E You dont have a permanent place or office to work at, but you find a place to work when you arrive.F You work for a company from home via email, phone or the Internet.G You only work for some of the week (not full-time).H You do your job for part of the week and another person does it for the other part.I You arent employed by a company, but are paid to give specialist advice.Which ways of working would you like to try? 3. Work in pairs. Think of some advantages or disadvantages for each way of working in exercise 2.Ways of workingPossible advantagesPossible disadvantagesfreelanceteleworkingjob-sharingshift-workpart-timetempingconsultancyflexitimehot-deskingBACKWays of workingPossible advantagesPossible disadvantagesfreelanceyou choose the jobno job securityteleworkingorganize your work timeyou need to be good at self-organizationjob-sharingmore free timeneed to coordinate with other personshift-workgives you your days freetiringpart-timemore free timeless moneytempinglots of varietyhard to progress your careerconsultancywell paidno job securityflexitimegood for work-life balancenot good for people who like routinehot-deskingsaves the company moneydisruptive to employeesExpressions for referencev routine type of person v have flexible management of time and work v get support from each other v co-operate with each other v share ideas v learn from other peoples strong points v Working in a team needs to have good interpersonal skills and is not necessarily efficient. v can be more concentrated and thus more efficient in an office v have more flexibility v feel more relaxed v A dependent type of person and never make decision myself. v an independent type of person and would like to make decision myself v dont want to work under some one.So is my favorite way of working. Different ways of workingAlternative Topicv How do you study English most effectively?By working- At the same time every day / at different times of the day?- early in the morning / late at night?- on your own / with others?- at home/ at your place of study (school or college)4. Read about job-sharing. Write these headings into each paragraph.Get organizedSet your limitsPut pen to paperTwo become oneOpen your mindPlan for disasterFind the perfect partnerDont feel guiltyWouldnt it be nice if the working week finished on Wednesday? With a job-share it can. Heres the essential guide to making it work.(0) Find the perfect partner.Find someone you like. Be prepared to communicate and share credit and blame, says Carol Savage, the managing director of Flexecutive, a flexible working consultancy.(1) _Bosses should consider requests for flexible working from employees with children under six. So embrace the benefits: Twice as much experience, skills, brainpower and energy, Savage says.(2) _Always discuss the worst-case scenarios. When Margaret Mills, a teacher, lost her job- share partner because of a family illness, a return to full-time work seemed inevitable. We had been over-optimistic. I did manage to find someone else who fitted in with me, but I was very lucky Tense.Reading: How to job-shareOpen your mindOpen your mindPlan for disasterPlan for disaster(3) _Plan the system for handing work over carefully and play to each others different strengths. Delegate the workload according to each others particular skills and qualities.(4) _Manager should clarify what they expect in terms of hours, availability and results, and employees should manage their employers expectations. Sue Osborn, a job-sharer for 21 years, says, Were often asked to do five-day weeks. Eventually you just have to say no.(5) _Agree in writing arrangements for holidays, parental leave, retirement, etc. Everyone should know where they stand from the beginning.(6) _Do not work until 1am at home to make up for not being in the office every day.(7) _Clients may