BE W-8 Lecture 14

The Workplace

5.1 The Workplace

Discuss and present your ideas:

Do you have paintings and art where you work or study? What type of painting and art are they?Do they help you to work better or study better? And how?

International Art Consultants

http://www.artforoffices.net/ based in Hawaii ,

Challenge: match the terms below

1. 选择艺术饰品2. 定制艺术饰品3. 重建，再生4. (商业领域 )部门，行业5. 推荐人6. 专业知识7. 专家意见8. 参考数据库9. 保健

a. Reference database

b. Specialist knowledge

c. Referral

d. To source art

e. Regenerate

f. healthcare

g. To commission art

h. Expertise

i. Sector

1. D

2. G

3. E

4. I

5. C

6. B

7. H

8. A

9. F

Reading: Art at workRead about a company that deals with art in the workplace. Complete the information with answers A, B, C or D.

International Art Consultant

(1) _____ in 1979, International Art Consultants has been sourcing and commissioning art (2) ______ for over 25 years. We work (3)______ clients in the corporate, hotel, healthcare and urban regeneration (4)_______. Our clients (5)______ from multinational companies with £1 million art budgets to organizations renting art for just £10 a week. A (6)______ of fourteen, we are small enough to care and large enough to cope.

1. A. Founded B. Set C. Since D. Last

2. A. international B. worldwide C. all D. around

3. A. as B. in C. under D. with

4. A. divisions B. industries C. sectors D. sections

5. A. range B. report C. buy D. supply

6. A. department B. building C. unit D. team

We offer a (7)______ combination of commercial experience, specialist art knowledge and high quality service and support. Whatever the size of the project our (8)______ is for all our clients to be 100% satisfied with the end result. Over 75% of our work comes from (9)______ business or referrals.

We work alongside professional artists who create art of the highest artistic and technical quality, and (10)_____ our staff have different areas of specialist art knowledge and expertise. We hope that you will (11)______ an appointment to visit us, look round the galleries, use the visual reference databases, and discuss your particular art (12)______ with us.

7. A. original B. mix C. brand D, unique

8. A. scope B. aim C. outcome D. line

9. A. new B. rental C. reply D. repeat

10. A. few B. all C. more D. any

11. A. make B. do C. have D. attend

12. A. insure B. objectives C. requirements D. paintings

1-12 ABDCA DDBDB AC

An interview with an art consultant

Listening: an interview with an art consultant

Listening : P47 Ex. 6 1-6 ACBCCA

1. The first stage is to visit you on site, premises--- house, site 处所

2. We can do this on site or you can visit our galleries.

3. In this case, the client has some input

4. …not what the individual likes, … artwork gives a positive image to clients.

5. They want to give the message that we’re modern and we are planning for future.

6. Rent art works from us---it’s easy to change the piece.

Reporting Direct speech We prefer the paintings on our old offices . 23% said they preferred the paintings in their old

offices.

I’ve always dislike the color of the walls. The CEO said he’d always dislike the color of the walls.

I’ll need a larger desk. The receptionist said she would need a larger desk.

present simple past simple

Present perfect past perfect

Can/will could/would

Listening P49 Some opinions on art

Ex. 4 3,5,4,1,2 Ex. 5 speaker 1 BDF Speaker 2 A Speaker 3 H Speaker 4 E,G Speaker 5 C

5.2 Participating a meeting

Types of meeting Work Meeting, which produces an intangible result such as a

decision

Staff meeting----a meeting between a manager & those that report to the manager

Team meeting---among colleagues working on various aspects of a team project

Board meeting, a meeting of the Board of Directors of an organization

5.2 Participating a meeting

What is Meeting ? An act or process of coming together as an assembly

for a common purpose A meeting is a gathering of two or more people that has

been convened for the purpose of achieving a common goal

Do you like meetings or Hate meeting?

like

hate

5.2 Participating a meeting

Minute of a meeting Minutes of the meeting to discuss plans for Seattle

conference Participants: Date: Place: RS opened the meeting and suggested that someone should

arrive two days early to set up. HS disagreed and suggested that one day was enough time. DZ agreed to arrive there on the 7th

DZ confirmed that she had already booked a hotel and would book the flight

RS wanted to discuss the issue of sponsoring an event for delegate. HS suggested that a lunchtime event might attract more visitors to the exhibition stand. everyone agreed and RS said he would give HS a budget

DZ raised the issue if the incorrect prices lists. it was agreed that RS would make new price lists and include some offers.

P50 participating in a meeting Reading: 1, 6,11,13 are right 2---out 3---attend 4—such 5---the

7---in 8---for 9---to 10---about 12—its

14—that

5.2 Participating a meeting

More formal meetings 0 can I just come in here? 1. How do you feel about that idea? 2. It seems to me that… 3. I’d go along with you there. 4. I suggest we move on to the next item on the agenda. 5. I see your point but… 6. Have we reached an agreement on this? 7. Sorry, but I don’t quite follow you. 8. Would you mind telling us a little more about …? 9. I’d like to suggest that we should … 10. I’m sorry but I just can’t agree with you there

Speaking match the expressions with the same meaning

5.2 Participating a meeting

More formal meetings Less formal meetings

0 can I just come in here? A. sorry, but …

1. How do you feel about that idea? J. What do you think?

2. It seems to me that… D. I think…

3. I’d go along with you there. E. I agree.

4. I suggest we move on to the next item on the agenda.

H. Let’s move on.

5. I see your point but… K. Yes, but…

6. Have we reached an agreement on this? F. Do we all agree?

7. Sorry, but I don’t quite follow you. G. Sorry, I don’t understand.

8. Would you mind telling us a little more about …? I. I’d like to know more about…

9. I’d like to suggest that we should … B. Let’s …

10. I’m sorry but I just can’t agree with you there C. I disagree.

P52 A Meeting wheel –how to give opinions

Listening P53 Ex. 3 Correct the information.

Minute of a meeting Minutes of the meeting to discuss plans for Seattle

conference Participants: Date: Place: RS opened the meeting and suggested that someone should

arrive two days early to set up. HS disagreed and suggested that one day was enough time. DZ agreed to arrive there on the 7th

DZ confirmed that she had already booked a hotel and would book the flight

RS wanted to discuss the issue of sponsoring an event for delegate. HS suggested that a lunchtime event might attract more visitors to the exhibition stand. everyone agreed and RS said he would give HS a budget

DZ raised the issue if the incorrect prices lists. it was agreed that RS would make new price lists and include some offers.

Tasks A meeting about artwork p49 Your company wants to buy artworks for a. the reception area b. the coffee area c. the

conference room You’ve had 5 pictures at hand, hold a meeting of the

following agenda: 3-5 mins 1. a piece of artwork in the reception area 2. a piece of artwork in the coffee area 3. a piece of artwork in the conference room One member to take notes for the meeting Take the minute of this meeting. Video of the

meeting is preferred.