Part Three: Discussion
Task 1: Performance-related Pay Scheme
Your company is investigating the possibility of adjusting salaries accounting to how well employees perform in their jobs. You have been asked to give your opinions about this proposal.
Discuss and decide together:
-----what the advantages of the scheme would be for the coup -----whether all employees should be included in this scheme
Task 2: Recruitment Fair
The company you work for has been invited to take part in a recruitment fair for students who are interested in business career. You have been asked to offer your suggestions about your company’s participation in the fair.
Discuss and decide together:
-----what information about business careers would be interesting to students
-----what the benefits could be for the company of taking part in the fair
Task 3: Job descriptions
The manufacturing company you work for wants to provide all employees with accurate job descriptions. You have been asked for your opinion on reviewing job description
Discuss and decide together:
-----what the benefits to the company would be of having up-to-date job description
-----how staff might react to a review of their job description
Task 4: Tele-sales Staff
The company you work for, which has a large Tele-sales Dept, has recently received some complaints about the Tele-sales staff. You have been asked to suggest procedures for dealing with this situation.
Discuss and decide together:
-----what immediate actions should be taken about the complaints
-----how the performance of Tele-sales staff could be monitored in the future
Task 5: TV Business Documentaries
The TV production company you work for is considering making a series of documentaries about a range of businesses. You have been asked to make recommendations about the programs.
Discuss and decide together:
-----what the best way is select suitable businesses to take part -----how to ensure that the programs are interesting for the viewers
Task 6: Stress Management
The managing director you work for is concerned about rising levels of stress among staff. You have been asked to suggest ways of dealing with the situation.
Discuss and decide together:
-----what the causes of stress among staff might be -----what steps should be taken to reduce stress levels
Task 7: A Large Unexpected Order
The small manufacturing company you work for has approached by a new customer to discuss a very large order. You have been
asked for suggestions on how to deal with the situation
Discuss and decide together:
-----what information your company should obtain about the new customer
-----how to ensure that the company could meet the order
Task 8: Development in the Tourist Market
You work for a major holiday tour operator that plans to target potential customers over the age of fifty. You have been asked to make suggestion about this proposal.
Discuss and decide together:
-----how to find out the particular requirements that these potential customers might be
-----what kind of promotional activities would be situable to target these potential customers
答题顺序:
1. ask for opinions from sb. 2. Express your own ideas 3. Agree & disagree with sb.
4. Supplementing your own ideas 1:
I was wondering where you stood on …? I’d like to know what your ideas on …?
I wonder if you could tell me …? How you find … ? Would you mind telling me …? If I asked you … ? I’d be grateful if you could tell me…? 2.
From my point of view, I must say … ( limited knowledge ; personal experiences; own comprehension)
Based on what I know, I’d put it this way./like this. To the best of my experiences, I’d better say … So far as I’m able to judge, I’d say … Passed experiences tell us (that) … 3(agree)
I quite agree with what you said That is exactly what I was going to say. You took the words right out of my month. What you said was quite to the point. There you go.
I just cannot agree more. 3(disagree)
Sorry, I just cannot go with you there. Maybe you were right, but who knows? I wish you were right there. I hope I could go with U there.
There’s sth. In what you said. But the fact is …/Facts speak louder than words. 4
Besides what I said, there are sth. more. For example,… To go a step further
Besides/moreover/furthermore/what’s more Pardon:
I’m sorry I didn’t quite catch what you said. Can you say it again?
I wonder if U could say it again.
Would U mind saying it again? I didn’t quite get your meant. I beg your pardon?
