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Week 6 – Business EnglishProfessor Hayashi
Today’s Awesome Class!
• attendance / homework check• review• vocabulary• useful language• skit time !
BREAK TIME!
• MONEY!!• vocab/language review• case study
DEFINITION WORD
REVIEW - Question #1 – Vocab review
A company that is at least half-owned by another company
The main building of an organization
The pyramid-like organization of a company
The rigid structure of administration characterized by rules, routine and concentration of authority
The governing of an organization in which people hold the power and the majority rules
Subsidiary
Head Office
Hierarchy
Bureaucracy
Democracy
REVIEW – Question #2 – Multiple Choice
Which is the most suitable noun combination?
1.a) the class of yesterday b) yesterday’s class c) yesterday class
2. a) a note of absence b) an absence’s note c) a note’s absence
3. a) a 3-stars hotel b) a hotel’s 3 star c) a 3-star hotel
4. a) a letter’s head b) a letter of head c) a letterhead
5. a) a four-day week b) a week of four days c) a four week day
Question #3 – Short Answer
Imagine you are on a plane to Chicago.
Introduce yourself to the person sitting beside you.
VOCABULARY – page 33
Hey friends! Let’s partner up and do exercise A, B & C! YAY FUN!
Answers:Exercise A
down- de- up- re-
grade centralize grade organize
size regulate train
regulate
develop
launch
locate
structure
VOCABExercise B/C (page 33)
1.relocating – suburbs2.downsize – workforce3.retraining – staff4.reorganized – seating plan5.relaunch – product6.decentralizing – decision-making process7.redevelop – site8.restructure - hierarchy
LANGUAGE REVIEW – page 34
Language Review
Page 34 – exercise A, B
EXERCISE Ain 2003 – PSthis week – PPrecently – bothsince 2003 – PPyesterday – PSlast year – PSyet – bothever – PPsix months ago - PS
USEFUL LANGUAGE – page 35
In groups of 4, make up a HILARIOUS short skit using as many of the ‘useful language’ expressions as you can.
Keep a tally and the team with the most expressions WINS a prize!
MoneyWeek 5
Business English
Professor Hayashi
Useful Language
Let’s review page 39!
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0.54% 1,337 2,028,394
Our ‘fave’ friendly activity – VOCAB!
In PARTNERS, please go to page 40 and do exercises A, B & C
Answers:Exercise A:1.d2.b3.a4.e5.f6.c
Exercise B:1.b2.c3.e4.a5.f6.d
Exercise C:1.pre-tax profits2.forecast3.recession4.earnings per share5.dividend6.shares7.investment8.profits9.gross margin10.debt11.bankruptcy12.revenues
Language ReviewPage 43
PARTNER WORK
On page 43 and do exercise A & C
ANSWERS:EXERCISE A1.decline, decrease, fall, drop2.double3.fluctuate4.gain, improve, increase, rise5.halve6.level off7.peak8.plummet9.recover10.rocket, jump11.triple
EXERCISE C1.from, to2.by3.of4.at5.of6.of
YOUR TURN!
In groups, make a small presentation on this chart about something CREATIVE!
HOMEWORK! AWESOME!
Visit the facebook group page: “HUFS Business English – Spring 2012 - Thursday”
There will be “Business English Homework Questions” posted there.
You should respond to a question for a homework point.
Just click the ‘comments’ button under the post and write your response.
Have fun!