学习重点

　　1. Speaking---forms of communication

　　2. Reading --- Is your English too English

　　4. Vocabulary consolidation

　　5. Self-study exercises

　　6. Memo writing

　　7. Oral Practice

　　8. Homework

　　I. Speaking.

　　Keeping in touch

　　1. frequency n.频率

　　2. formality n.正式程度

　　Discussion.

　　l Which methods of communication do you like best? Letters, phone calls or e-mails?

　　I like sending e-mails. They are quick, inexpensive, easy and efficient. Also, when I write my thoughts on the computer, I can edit and organize them to ensure that I am communicating clearly. However, sometimes it takes a long time to receive the reply, so I have to make a phone call.

　　Points under consideration for their advantages and disadvantages

　　l price

　　l speed of communication

　　l user-friendliness

　　l Time-consuming

　　II. Reading.

　　Is Your English Too English?

　　Para.1

　　executive n.执行者, 经理主管人员

　　corporate adj. 公司的

　　dominance noun [uncountable]

　　the fact of being more powerful, more important, or more noticeable than other people or things优势, 统治

　　动词 dominate

　　political/economic/cultural etc dominance 政治/经济/文化统治

　　the economic and political dominance of Western countries 西方国家在经济和政治上的绝对优势

　　television's dominance over other media 电视在媒体中的统治地位

　　exceed verb [transitive] formal

　　1 to be more than a particular number or amount超越, 胜过

　　Working hours must not exceed 42 hours a week. 工作小时数不能超过42小时。

　　His performance exceeded our expectations. 他的表现超过了我们对他的期待。

　　2 to go beyond what rules or laws say you are allowed to do超过

　　He was fined for exceeding the speed limit. 由于超速，他被罚款。

　　Explanation: communicating internationally

　　Para. 2

　　bilingual adj.能说两种语言的

　　consistent adjectiveￚ反义词 inconsistent

　　1 always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc - usually used to show approval 连续的， 持续的

　　consistent in

　　We need to be consistent in our approach.我们必须在方法上保持连贯。

　　a consistent improvement in the country's economy 该国经济持续改善

　　ￚconsistently adverb consistently high performance

　　overestimate verb [transitive]

　　1 to think something is better, more important etc than it really is过高评价

　　ￚ反义词 underestimate

　　He tends to overestimate his own abilities. 他总是想过高地评价自己的能力。

　　2 to guess an amount or value that is too high 过高地估算

　　Most patients overestimated how long they had had to wait to see a doctor. 许多病人都过高地估计了需要等待看医生看病的时间。

　　estimate noun [countable]

　　1 a calculation of the value, size, amount etc of something 计算

　　a rough estimate (=not an exact calculation) of how much time we'll need 粗略的估算我们需要的时间

　　The figure will only be about two million, less than half the original estimate. 这个数值只有2百万左右，比原先的计算少一半还要多。

　　2 a statement of how much it will probably cost to build or repair something修理、建设估价表

　　The garage said they'd send me an estimate for the work. 汽车修理行说他们会给我寄来一份修车估价表。

　　assume verb [transitive]

　　1 to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof 估计

　　I didn't see your car, so I assumed you'd gone out. 我没有看见你的车，所以我估计你已经走了。

　　it is/seems reasonable to assume (that)

　　I think we can safely assume (=it is almost certain) that interest rates will go up again soon. 我认为我们可以非常放心地预计利率会很快上调。

　　2 assume control/responsibility etc 实施控制/承担责任