大学英语Book2 Lesson 12.ppt

Unit Four General ActivitiesLesson 12 Conference Learning patterns applied in business conferences Learning words and expressions used in business conferences Learning cultural differences relating to business conferences Learning how to take minutes Practicing how to write an invitation letter to a business conference Practicing how to write a memorandum Lead-in Vocabulary conduct [[k?n? d?kt ] v. 指挥, 引导, 管理 charge [t?ɑ:d?] ] v. 收费 interpreter [?n? t?:pr?t? ] n. 口译人员, 翻译员, 讲解员, draft [drɑ:ft] n.草稿, 草案, 草图 proposal [pr?? p?uz?l ] n.提议, 建议 Dialogue 1 S: Hello, may I speak to Mr. Johnson? J: (1) please. What can I do for you? S: Mr. Johnson, this is Susan, (2) to Mr. Simpson. Mr. Simpson will conduct a business meeting next week. We’d like to (3) (4)______for (5) people. J: No problem. And the conference room charge (6) . S: That’s good. We’d like to book it forn(7) . J: OK. Anything else you’d like to make sure of? S: No. This afternoon, I’d like to meet you (8)_______ J: That’s OK. See you soon. Dialogue 2 H :Excuse me, does the Business Center (1) ? B : Yes, it does. Do you need an interpreter (2) ? H: No, I only need to (3) an interpreter for a meeting (4) . From (5) to (6) in the morning. B: OK. We can arrange that and (7) an interpreter for you. H : That is good. It’s (8) . Thanks. B : You are welcome. Please come to the Business Centre before (9) o’clock. Conversation Listen to the conversation between Helen and Ann. Then answer the following questions. 1. Why does Helen make the phone call to Ann? She is trying to arrange . 2. What time do they agree on? They agree on , at . 3. Why does Helen make the second call? Because .