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What Work Problems Does The Picture Show?
What Work Problems Does The Picture Show?
4 teams
5 minutes
List out all the problems
• My boss is difficult.
• I feel stressed.
• My job and my family
need me at the same time.
• My computer has problems.
• My colleagues are difficult.
• I feel tired.
• I feel bored.
Unit 3
PROBLEMS
STARTING UP
2. difficult customers
A. AN OFFICE WORKER
3. changes to orders
B. A FACTORY WORKER
4. computer crashes
6. missing documents
D. A CALL-CENTRE WORKER
7. delivery delays
NO. PROBLEMS
2 4. computer crashes
6. missing documents
? A. AN OFFICE WORKER
NO. PROBLEMS
3 1. always being busy
?
5. rude people D. A CALL-CENTRE WORKER
NO. PROBLEMS
4 8. machinery not working
3. changes to?orders B. A FACTORY WORKER
STARTING UP
C
What problems do you have
AT WORK / IN YOUR STUDIES?
OVERVIEW
LANGUAGE FOCUS
•Present Simple:
Negatives & Questions
•have; some & any
VOCABULARY
•Adjectives
•too/enough CASE
CASE STUDY
STUDY
••High-style
High-style
READING Business
Business Rentals
Rentals
•Workplace problems WORKING
WORKING ACROSS
ACROSS
READING THE CULTURE
THE CULTURE
•Workplace problems ••Eating
Eating out
out
SKILLS
LISTENING •Telephoning:
•Typical work problems solving problems
VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVES
1. FUNCTION: describe people or things.
Eg: The car is fast.
adj
VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVES
2. POSITION
generous bosses
important meetings
ADJECTIVE NOUN
describe
VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES
2.1.4 M A N Y / A LOT O F / A F E W … + A DJ + N
(từ chỉ số lượng + tính từ + danh từ)
→ many new buildings
→ few important decisions
VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVES
NOUN ADJECTIVE
describe
VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES
3. ADJECTIVES ORDER
VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVES
3. ADJECTIVES ORDER
PRACTICE:
Put the adjectives in the correct order
1. new / wooden / red / smart / chair / a
2. modern / luxurious / Japanese / laptop / a
3. long / blue / some / beautiful / uniform
4. a / gold / tiny / round / Russian / coin
5. plastic / blue / little / a / bin
VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVES
3. ADJECTIVES ORDER
PRACTICE:
Key
1. a smart, new, red, wooden chair
2. a luxurious, modern, Japanese laptop
3. some beautiful, long , blue uniform
4. a tiny, round, Russian, gold coin
5. a little, blue, plastic bin
VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES
PRACTICE:
Choose the correct answer
1. He received the award for his (creative / create) idea.
2. The service at the center is (quick / quickly).
3. He found this job (boring / boredom)
4. I am bored. I want to do something (interest / interesting)
VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES
B
Work in pair. Ask & answer questions about
adjectives & their opposites.
Turn to Turn to
page 130 page 137
STUDENT A
STUDENT B
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
2. POSITION
2 . 1 TO O + A D J / A D V ( F O R S B ) ( TO V )
Eg: He is too old to do the task.
2 . 2 TO O M A N Y / M U C H + N
Eg: He has too many friends / too much time.
2 . 3 A D J / A D V + E N O U G H ( TO V )
Eg: He is old enough to work.
Eg: You're not working fast enough.
2.4 ENOUGH + NOUN
Eg: I don’t have enough time.
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
•Adjectives
•too/enough CASE
CASE STUDY
STUDY
••High-style
High-style
READING Business
Business Rentals
Rentals
•Workplace problems WORKING
WORKING ACROSS
ACROSS
READING THE CULTURE
THE CULTURE
•Workplace problems ••Eating
Eating out
out
SKILLS
LISTENING •Telephoning:
•Typical work problems solving problems
LISTENING
N O . S E N T E N C E S T R U E /
FA L S E
1 ona large
Jeremy often works with his own/
numberalone
of people. F
2 His clients have quite complicated problems. T
3 Jeremy’s biggest problem is having enough time to do a good job.
T
4 He also faces urgent requests for help when he is already very busy. T
LISTENING
VOCABULARY
•Adjectives
•too/enough CASE
CASE STUDY
STUDY
••High-style
High-style
READING Business
Business Rentals
Rentals
•Workplace problems WORKING
WORKING ACROSS
ACROSS
READING THE CULTURE
THE CULTURE
•Workplace problems ••Eating
Eating out
out
SKILLS
LISTENING •Telephoning:
•Typical work problems solving problems
READING
PRE-READING
WORKPLACE PROBLEMS
A Which of these adjectives describe work in a call center?
C Look at the chart and tick( ) the problems the call-center workers
talk about in the replies. Who talks about each problem?
Write Bigit (B), Vijay(V) or Kevin(K).
PROBLEMS NAME
Long working day V
Breaks too short
Long hours at workstation B
Boring work K
No promotion K
READING
Look at the chart and tick( ) the problems the call-center workers
C
talk about in the replies. Who talks about each problem?
Write Bigit (B), Vijay(V) or Kevin(K).
PROBLEMS NAME
Angry customers V
Low pay
No time between calls K
High staff turnover
K
A lot of noise B
READING
VOCABULARY
•Adjectives
•too/enough CASE
CASE STUDY
STUDY
••High-style
High-style
READING Business
Business Rentals
Rentals
•Workplace problems WORKING
WORKING ACROSS
ACROSS
READING THE CULTURE
THE CULTURE
•Workplace problems ••Eating
Eating out
out
SKILLS
LISTENING •Telephoning:
•Typical work problems solving problems
LANGUAGE FOCUS 1
PRESENT SIMPLE:
NEGATIVES & QUESTIONS
1. USAGE:
FACTS
•Do they have offices in Seoul?
HABITS
&
WORK ROUTINES
•They don’t go to work on time. Present
•Does he often have meetings?
Simple
P E RM A N E NT STATES
•She doesn’t know her boss well.
LANGUAGE FOCUS 1
PRESENT SIMPLE:
NEGATIVES & QUESTIONS
2. FORM:
(-) S+don’t/doesn’t + V_inf +…..
He doesn’t attend meetings.
(?) Do/Does + S + V_inf + …..
Does he attend meetings?
Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
Note:
• do: I, You, We, They, plural nouns; does: He, She, It, singular nouns
• do not = don’t; does not = doesn’t
• V_ inf = infinitive (động từ nguyên thể bỏ “to”)
• We don’t use full verb in a short answer.
Do you like meeting customers? Yes, I do ( not Yes, I like)
LANGUAGE FOCUS 1
PRESENT SIMPLE:
B Put the word in the correct order to make questions
NEGATIVES & QUESTIONS
PRESENT SIMPLE:
NEGATIVES & QUESTIONS
C Ask and answer these questions.
STUDENT B
page 132 page 144
July October
August November
September December
LANGUAGE FOCUS 1
PRESENT SIMPLE:
NEGATIVES & QUESTIONS
D Make negative sentences.
Use don’t (do not) or doesn’t (does not).
1. I like meetings.
(presentations) I like meeting, but I don’t like presentations.
2. We waste a lot of paper.
(electricity) We waste a lot of paper, but we don't waste (a lot of) electricity.
3. They agree about most things.
(money) They agree about most things, but they don't agree about money.
4. Susan sends a lot of e-mails.
(faxes) Susan sends a lot of e-mails, but she doesn't send (a lot of /any) faxes.
5. Our management team discusses business strategy.
(employee problems) Our management team discusses business strategy,
but they don't/ it March
doesn't discuss employee problems.
April
May
June
LANGUAGE FOCUS 1
PRESENT SIMPLE:
NEGATIVES & QUESTIONS
HAVE
1. USE:
2. FORM:
Eg:
They have offices in Vietnam.
They don’t have offices in Vietnam.
Do they have offices in Vietnam? Yes, they do.
I / Yo u / W e / T h e y + have +……..
(+) He/She/It + has +……..
HAS HAS
ITEMS /DOESN’T ITEMS /DOESN’T
HAS HAS
March
A nice boss June Some
great colleagues
April July
May computerAugust
A desktop A laptop
at work
June September
LANGUAGE FOCUS 2
March June
April July
May August
June September
LANGUAGE FOCUS 2
3. Does
.............the company.............a
have restaurant?
4. .............all
Do the rooms.............air
have conditioning?
5. .............I..................time
Do have to finish this?
C
Work in pair. Look at the list in Exercise A. Tell each other
what you have and what you don’t have.
March June
April
1. Prepare five questions. Eg:Do you have an iPad?
July
2. Ask three people your survey questions.
3. GiveMay
the result to the August
class. Eg: Two people have iPads.
June September
OVERVIEW
LANGUAGE FOCUS
•Present Simple:
Negatives & Questions
•have; some & any
VOCABULARY
•Adjectives
•too/enough CASE
CASE STUDY
STUDY
••High-style
High-style
READING Business
Business Rentals
Rentals
•Workplace problems WORKING
WORKING ACROSS
ACROSS
READING THE CULTURE
THE CULTURE
•Workplace problems ••Eating
Eating out
out
SKILLS
LISTENING •Telephoning:
•Typical work problems solving problems
SKILLS
TELEPHONING:
SOLVING PROBLEMS
TELEPHONING:
SOLVING PROBLEMS
TELEPHONING:
SOLVING PROBLEMS
Listen to four phone calls.
C
Match the calls (1-4) to these problems (a-d).
a. There is a problem with the invoice.
b. The date of the meeting is not suitable.
c. The quantity is not correct.
d. There are no instructions.
TELEPHONING:
D Listen again and complete these sentences.
SOLVING PROBLEMS
TELEPHONING:
SOLVING PROBLEMS
Look at the Useful language box below.
E
Listen again and tick() the expressions you hear.
GETTING THROUGH STATING THE PROBLEM GIVING DETAILS
• Can I speak to (Jane Porter), • I have a problem with… • The invoice is incorrect.
please? • There are some problems • It's the wrong part/model/item.
• Call me back later, please. with… • There's a piece missing.
TELEPHONING:
SOLVING PROBLEMS
Look at the Useful language box below.
E
Listen again and tick() the expressions you hear.
Call 1
• Can I speak to….,please?
• I’ve got a problem.
Call 2
• This is …
• Sorry about that.
• Thanks for your help. Bye.
Call 3
• Good morning,…speaking .
• Sorry to hear that.
• Which model is it?
Call 4
• Can I speak to….,please?
• Sorry about that.
SKILLS
TELEPHONING:
SOLVING PROBLEMS
STUDENT B
Customer
STUDENT A
• Introduce yourself. Say you
Sales representative have some problems with
• Answer the phone. order.
• Ask for details. • Give details of first problem
• Apologize (ordered grapefruit juice, not
for first problem. orange juice).
• Apologise again • Give details of second problem
and offer solutions. (want 1,000 bottles, not 100
• Say goodbye. cans, as soon as possible).
• Thank the sales representative.
• Say goodbye.
OVERVIEW
LANGUAGE FOCUS
•Present Simple:
Negatives & Questions
•have; some & any
VOCABULARY
•Adjectives
•too/enough
CASE
CASE STUDY
STUDY
READING ••High-style
High-style
•Workplace problems Business
READING Business Rentals
Rentals
•Workplace problems WORKING
WORKING ACROSS
ACROSS
THE CULTURE
THE CULTURE
••Eating
Eating out
out
SKILLS
LISTENING •Telephoning:
•Typical work problems solving problems
CASE STUDY
High-Style Business
Rentals provides
apartments for
business people who
are working abroad.
Guests usually want
to stay in high-quality
apartments which are
well furnished and
equipped.
CASE STUDY
WRITING
You are Diana Nolan, Manager at High-Style Business Rentals.
Write an email to Jason Parker at Head Office.
Explain the problems you have with High-Style guests.
Say that you want a meeting with the Director of Marketing.
Say that you want to discuss High-Style’s future
advertising policy.
WORKING
ACROSS THE CULTURE
EATING OUT
A In groups, answer these questions.
EATING OUT
B
In pairs, do this quiz.
Then check your answer on page 144.
WORKING
ACROSS THE CULTURE
EATING OUT
4
What you Arab cultures: can’t eat with your left hand
use to eat
Korea, Japan, Russia: Its rude to pour your own drink
5 Drinking