新编剑桥商务英语高级第三版 第101.doc

MODULE 10 BUSINESS TOPIC 10.1 Travel and entertainment VOCABULARY Business travel 1 Do you agree with this view? ‘I can see a trend, executives want to save costs on business travel ,and connecting people virtually is becoming more affordable.’ 2 Study the phrases in the box.What does each one mean?How is it pronounced? commute subsidised transport congestion give a lift to someone rush hour teleconferencing car share scheme travel expenses 3 Which of these statements do you sympathise with? 1 Spending two hours each day commuting to and from work really affects people’s quality of life. 2 It’s fair that the company should subsidise travel for people who commute a long way to work. Learning Tip 3 If more people worked flexibly we could avoid congestion and rush hours. Try to use idiomatic 4 I don’t mind giving a colleague a lift to work now and phrases when then but I couldn’t take part in a car share scheme. I expressing opinions: enjoy that hour to myself in the mornings. eg I couldn’t agree 5 Air travel is too time-consuming.Video and more ;I’d go along teleconferencing is the only way forward. with that;Actually, 6 It’s the duty of every employee to manage their business that’s not the way I travel expenses as if it were their own money. see it,etc. 4 Discuss the following questions. 1 How do you get to work / college each day? 2 Why do you use this from of transport ? 3 Do you pay for your own travel? 5 As the new manager of the support services