Module 5BEC Vantage5.1 The WorkplaceReading: - Art at workListening: - An interview with an art consultantListening: - Some opinions on artSpeaking - A meeting about artwork1 12 23 34 42Word listattend a meeting 开会；赴会；到会commission n.委员会，委员；商佣金，手续费；任命，委任；委任状。 复数：commissionsgive a presentation表演,演出,发表演说,介绍go along with v.一起去，赞同，附和hold a meeting 举行会议；开会installation n.安装；装置；永久性军事基地；就职. 复数：installationsmove on to 转换（话题）reach an agreement 达成协议，取得一致意见run a meeting 开会see your point 明白你的意思set the agenda 制定议程take the minutes 作会议记录3Art at WorkArt at Work2.Read about a company that deals with art in the workplace. Complete the information with answers A, B, C or D.4Listening: An interview with an art consultant354124 Listen to the first part of an interview with an art consultant and check your answers in exercise 355.Listen to the second part of the interview. Does the consultant normally recommend traditional or modern artworks for companies? Why?Answer: Overall, the speaker seems to be suggesting that modern artworks are a better choice to show you are a modern company and planning for the future. Traditional artworks say that a company is old or lacks new ideasListening: An interview with an art consultant An interview with an art consultant6Listening: An interview with an art consultant An interview with an art consultant7Some opinions on art8123459Some opinions on artB D FAHE GC105.2 Participating in a meeting1.Read the first two questions in lines 1 and 2 of the article about meetings. What would you answer?Questions:Do you spend hours in meetings? How often do you wonder when youre supposed to get some real work done?115.2 Participating in a meeting2.Now read the rest of the article. In most of the lines there is one extra incorrect word. Put a line through the incorrect word. Some lines are correct. For example line 1 is correct and line 2 contains an extra word.125.2 Participating in a meeting13Vocabulary: Verb collocations4.Complete these sentences about or from meetings with a suitable verb below.holdrunseetake is possibleattendsettakemovegoreachgive14Expressions for meetings5.The expressions on the left come from very formal meetings. Usually, you will only need to use the less formal and more direct expressions on the right. Match expressions with the same meaning.JDEHKFGIBC1516Possible ExpressionsGive your opinion: It seems to me that/ I think/ In my opinionSuggest new idea: Id like to suggest that we/ Lets / Why dont we ?Disagree with last opinion: Im sorry, but I just cant agree with you there./ I disagree./ No, becauseAsk for opinion: How do you feel about that idea?/ What do you think?/ How do you feel about that?Agree with last opinion: Id go along with you there. / I agree./ Sure.Move to next item on the agenda: I suggest we move on to the next item/ Lets move on/ Moving on the point twoYou dont understand the last point: Sorry, but I dont quite follow you./ sorry, I dont understand. / Can you explain what you mean exactly?Ask for more explanation: Would you mind telling us a little more about?/ Id like to know more about/ Tell us a little more aboutAsk if everyone agrees: Have we reached agreement on this? / Do we all agree?/ Is that OK with everyone?17Report on a meeting3.You work for a publishing company. Your next trade fair is in Seattle. Your department held a planning meeting with the agenda below. Read the handwritten notes about what was discussed. Some information is incorrect. Listen to parts of the meeting and correct it.18agreed7th.DZ didnt offer but has already found a hotel.a lunchtime reception. DZ agreed.Prices.RS19Writing: Minutes of a meeting 会议记录 4 Now write the minutes of the meeting using the agenda and the notes you made above. Write between 120 and 140 words, using reporting verbs. Organize your report into these three sections:ltitle of reportldetails of meeting (who attended, time, location)lwhat was discussed and the final action points20TitleWhoTimelocationDiscussion and final actions21Writing: Minutes of a meeting 会议记录 Minutes are a formal brief summary of proceedings at meetings which is circulated to all people who were (or should have been) at the meeting. It is a final accurate record of what transpired at a meeting, and an official record of the business of an organization. At some meetings, especially of bodies with less formal accountabilities, the term “minutes” is sometimes replaced by the term “note”. Notes differ from minutes in that, typically, they are less formal, depending on the status of the committee/working party concerned. Also, notes are less detailed and they are not necessarily to be approved at the next meeting. Usually, it is a normal practice for the secretary at each meeting to take the minutes. 22Functions of MinutesTaking minutes is a necessity of many organizational gatherings. The decisions made and issues discussed during a meeting are crucial to the continued functioning of a business or an organization. 23Functions of MinutesIn other words, minutes serve a number of business functions: Provide an authoritative source and permanent record of proceedings for future reference. Provide formal evidence of decision, e. g. appointment, financial allocations, authorized actions. Provide a starting point for action to be taken in future. Create an official record which can be used in legal proceedings. Inform members not present at the meetings and any others of the actions of the body concerned. Assist in planning the agenda for future meetings set out precedents for future occasions, in the case of rulings from the chair provide documentary evidence for audit purposes24Structure of a minuteTIME & PLACE OF MEETING PURPOSE OF MEETING PRESIDING PRESENT ABSENT SUMMARY OF THE MEETING (with headlines or sub-headlines)Prepared by:Signature 25Speaking Test: Part Two26Speaking Test: Part TwoF. Both candidates prepare.TF. They have about a minute to prepare.F. You can make notes.T27Speaking Test: Part Two2829Speaking Test: Part TwoEricas question at the end is People say that newspaper advertising isnt as effective as, say, a TV commercial. Do you agree with this?3031Speaking Test: Part Two32End of the ChapterEnd of the Chapter33