(英语教程修订版2)Unit8课件.ppt--（课件中不含音视频）

1、外语教学与研究出版社Unit 8 The WorkplaceUnit 8 The Workplace4Warming-up12356ListeningReadingSpeakingWritingFun TimeWarming-upWarming-upHow do you like the two workplaces in the video?Warming-upWarming-upWhere is your dream workplace?Why?1.Which is the gate number for the flight to Bangkok?A.Gate 3.B.Gate 12.C

2、.Gate 17.2.Where is Mr.Adams now?A.Europe.B.Australia.C.Canada.3.Where does the woman suggest that the man get change?A.At the book store.B.From a machine.C.From a purchaser.ListeningListeningA.You will hear five short conversations twice.For each question,choose the best from the choices marked A,B

3、 or C.ListeningListening4.Wheres the catalogue?A.B.C.5.Wheres Mr.Taylors office?ListeningListening B.You will hear a conversation.It will be read twice.Listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question.1.Dinas coffee bar is located _.A.opposite the entrance B.along the western wall C.beh

4、ind Georges furniture shop2.The three food stores are _.A.opposite the entrance B.beside the coffee bar C.next to the entrance along the northeastern wallListeningListening3.Ellas toy shop and Tonys gift shop are located _.A.opposite the entrance B.at the bottom of the hall C.next to the entrance al

5、ong the northwestern wall4._ is given to Rosemary.A.The biggest site along the eastern wall B.A smaller site along the eastern wall C.A small site along the western wall5.Georges furniture shop is _.A.next to the entrance B.behind Dinas coffee bar C.next to Rosemary1._2._ 3._4._5._ ListeningListenin

6、g C.You will hear five sentences.They will be read three times.Listen,repeat and write down what you hear.Would you show me the way to Mr.Adams office,please?Go up the stairs to the third floor.Come out of the elevator,and then turn right.Go straight along the corridor and Mr.Smiths office is the th

7、ird door on the right.Ill show you there.I started working from home a few years ago.My season ticket on the bus cost me over _ a year,and most days the buses were late or overcrowded.I used to leave home at _,and if there was an important meeting,I might not get home until _!It was the stress(压力)of

8、 _ that made me decide to change the way I work.Now,I find I can get much more _ done,and Im _and more relaxed.I can meet friends for lunch,do my shopping,and even go away for the day.I still have to go up to the city for _,but now I enjoy my trip to the office and the _ to see old colleagues and fr

9、iends.The bad side is that I dont get paid while Im away on _ or when Im sick,but I think that the good _ outweigh(超过)the bad.Listening Listening D.Listen to the passage twice and supply the missing words.$1,0007:309 oclocktravelingworkmuch happier meetingschanceholidaypointsTapescript A.1.F:Attenti

10、on all passengers waiting at Gate 17 for flight BA 203 to Bangkok.Please proceed immediately to Gate 12,where your plane will be boarding shortly.2.M:Good morning,Id like to speak to Mr.Adams,please.F:Sorry.My husband isnt at home.Hes on business trip now.But whos calling?M:Good morning,Mrs.Adams.Th

11、is is Edward Miller from Australia.Has Mr.Adams returned from Europe?F:Yes.But he was only here for 3 days before he was sent to Canada.3.M:Can you give me change for a dollar?F:Im sorry,sir.Im not allowed to give change without a purchase.If you go across the hall,youll find a change machine in fro

12、nt of the bookstore.ListeningListeningTapescript A.4.M:Joan,Im looking for the catalog of the American Pasta Corporation.Do you know where it is?F:Yes.Its in the top drawer of the right cabinet.Oh,no.I think,the left cabinet.Yes,its in the top drawer of the left cabinet.M:Thank you.5.F:Mr.Taylor can

13、 see you now.M:Sorry.Im not sure where his office is.F:You may take the elevator to the fifth floor.When you come out of the elevator,go right,then turn left,and go to the end of the corridor.Its the first office on the right.ListeningListeningTapescript B.Clerk:Good morning.The booking office of Ne

14、w York Airport.Can I help you?Watson:Good morning.This is John Watson speaking.Id like to book a ticket to Beijing,please.Clerk:When are you planning to leave?Watson:Next Monday morning.Clerk:Fine.Ill need your name,sir.Watson:My name is John Watson.Clerk:OK.Youll want a first class seat.Watson:Yes,

15、thank you for reminding me.By the way,is it a direct flight?Clerk:Im afraid it isnt.There is no direct flight to Beijing that day.Watson:How about Sunday?Is there any direct flight on Sunday?Clerk:Yes,there is a direct flight to Beijing on Sunday.Watson:Well,Ill have to take the flight to Beijing on

16、 Sunday then.Please book me a ticket.Clerk:OK.ListeningListening ReadingReading The Information Revolution has caused a migration of professional people from the city to the countryside.Following the Industrial Revolution in Europe,farm workers migrated to the new industrial centers.Existing cities

17、grew larger,new cities are formed,and the countryside was left to farmers.Professional people such as lawyers,architects and businessmen lived mostly in the citiessince that was where the work was and where their offices were.As communications and transport improved through the latter half of the 20

18、th century,more professionals moved out of the city.Most of the millions of people who work in London,for example,live outside the city.Many travel 2 or 3 hours to work each morning.Some have a small flat in the city which they use during the week,returning to their families at weekends.Electronic P

19、easants Head for the HillsLong journeys,congestion on the roads and pollution are big problems.Fortunately,communications technology has advanced so far that many people need not travel to work at all.A new social phenomenon has been createdthe electronic peasantry.Rural living is an ideal for the m

20、ajority of westernersno noise,no pollution just peace and quiet and beautiful countryside.The big drawback is inconvenience;anywhere that is a long way from the city is a long way from employment opportunities.Now the man who dreamt of retiring to the countryside has another option,telecommuting.If

21、you have a telephone at home,why call personally on your customers and clients?When you can e-mail your colleagues from the comfort of your garden,theres no need to suffer an uncomfortable journey just to speak to them.If you need an important document,it can be faxed via satellite to your mobile ph

22、one and viewed on a laptop computer.You can receive the document almost immediately,even from another continent.A British mountaineer recently telephoned his family in England to arrange emergency rescuefrom the top of a mountain.Working form home,telecommuters own their business premises.Since the

23、price of technology gets lower every day,ownership of the means of production becomes a reality.Having bought the computer,mobile phone,fax machine,Internet connection and printer that are their only material tools,telecommuters become true electronic peasants.Living and working in the same environm

24、ent like traditional peasant farmers,they do not till the soil with their hands but grow services from the fertile resources of their minds.With no fancy office on the twenty-fifth floor,however,the micro-entrepreneur can have trouble proving his or her credentials.Rightly or wrongly,people respond

25、to status symbols like big offices in the smart buildings.“If company can afford all this,”People think.“It must be doing pretty well.”But faced with one person doing business from a room at home,clients are tempted to think that their new contact is not such a big shot after all.But is it necessari

26、ly true that a central location and a large office make a better worker?In fact,studies show that home-workers are actually more disciplined about completing tasks and indeed work longer hours than their colleagues in the office.Like the traditional peasant who owned his land,they feel they own thei

27、r work.Furthermore,they arent tied to a schedule but work when it suits them.If that means taking an hour or two to play with the children and then staying up until midnight to finish a task,the net result is a happier worker who has completed the task.电子农民避居山乡电子农民避居山乡1.信息革命使专业人员由城市迁住乡村。2.随着欧洲工业革命的发

28、展，农村劳动力流向新的工业中心。已有的城市规模不断扩大，新兴城市也出现了。乡村留给了农场主；而像律师、建筑师和商人等一些专业人员则大部分住在城里因为那是他们办公和工作的地方。20 世纪后半叶，通讯和交通事业有了长足发展，因而较多的专业人员搬出城市。例如，在伦敦工作的几百万人中，大多数人住在市区以外。许多人每天早晨要花费两三个小时的时间去上班。也有一些人工作期间住在市区的小公寓，周末回家度假。3.上班路途遥远、交通阻塞以及环境污染成了严重问题。幸好通信技术日益发展，使许多人根本无需赶到单位去上班。一种新的社会现象已经出现电子农民。田园生活是大多数西方人的理想，无噪音，无污染，只有平和、安宁和美丽

29、的氛围。然而，其主要缺陷是与外界隔离，不便捷，任何远离城市的地方都远离诸多的就业机会。如今想退隐乡村的人有了另一种选择，通过电信手段与外界联系。4.家中有了电话，何必非要亲自拜访客户？你坐在舒适的花园里通过发电子邮件就可以与同事联系，不必辛苦跋涉找他们面谈了。如果你需要一份重要文件，通过卫星就可以传送到你的移动电话上，并在笔记本电脑上浏览。你甚至可以跨洲即刻获得所需要的文件。最近，一个英国登山家还在山顶上通过电话与英国的家人联络，安排紧急救援。5.利用电信手段工作的人在家里工作，他们拥有自己的办公场所。由于技术工具价格日益降低，拥有生产资料就成为现实。当这些利用电信手段工作的人买了计算机、移动

30、电话、传真机、互联网联接设备和打印机等属于他们自己的设备后，就真正地成了电子农民。他们的生活和工作环境与传统农民并无两样。不同的是，他们不是用双手去耕种土地，而是利用自身丰富的智力资源向社会提供服务。6.如果没有25 层摩天大楼内高档的办公场所，小企业家就很难证明自己的实力。不论对与错，人们通常会认为在智能大厦里有宽敞明亮的办公室，显示了企业的实力。人们认为，“如果一个公司能够支付得起这些支出，那它就一定运行得很好。”但如果客户面对一个在家中做生意的人时，通常会怀疑他们的新合作伙伴是否堪称大亨。然而，公司地处市中心地段和拥有大办公室是否必然意味着是高质量的经营者呢？7.实际上，研究表明，在家办

31、公的人比坐办公室的同事更能训练有素地完成任务，工作时间也更长。就像传统农民认为自己是土地的主人一样，他们也觉得自己是工作的主人。8.此外，他们不受上下班作息时间的束缚，可以在自己认为适当的时间办公。这意味着他可以与孩子们一起玩耍一两个小时，然后工作到深夜以完成任务，得到的结果必然是他既完成了工作又心情愉快。1.Electronic peasants head for the hills.电子农民避居山乡。作者把telecommuters 比作electronic peasants，因为他们和traditional peasants一样可以离开闹市，在合适的地方和合适的时间工作，而不必在固定的地

32、方和固定的时间里工作。当然和traditional peasants 不同，他们不从事农业生产，而是提供智力服务。2.The Information Revolution has caused a migration of professional people from the city to the countryside.信息革命使专业人员由城市迁到乡村。信息革命是以信息处理的日益计算机化为基础、以全球信息网络普及和全球信息共享为标志的信息技术的革命，其实质是人类信息交流方式的革命。3.Following the Industrial Revolution in Europe,farm

33、workers migrated to the new industrial centers.继欧洲工业革命之后，农业工人迁到了那些新工业中心。工业革命指1780 年至1830 年期间欧洲历史上因工业技术发展而引起的革命。4.anywhere that is a long way from the city is a long way from employment opportunities.任何地方只要远离了城市，也就远离了就业机会。anywhere 通常用作副词，但有时也当作名词用。例如：Is there anywhere I can talk to you?有什么地方可以让我们俩单独谈

34、谈？the smart buildings 智能大厦即利用系统集成方法，将计算机、通讯、信息与建筑技术结合，通过对设备的自动监控，对信息资源的管理，对使用者的信息服务及其优化组合，而建成的适合信息社会要求，并具有安全、高效、舒适、便利、灵活等特点的建筑物。head forto move in the direction ofe.g.After the play,we headed for the bar.After leaving the cinema,he headed for home.They are obviously heading for victory.inform v.to f

35、ormally or officially tell somebody about something or give them informatione.g.They thought it better to inform the police.Please inform us of any change of address as soon as possible.We regret to inform you that your application has been rejected.latter n.being the second of two people or things

36、just mentionede.g.Of the pig and cow,the latter(animal)is more valuable.In the latter case,buyers pay a 5%commission.inconvenience n.trouble,difficulty or discomforte.g.He apologized for the inconvenience he had caused.I dont want to be of any inconvenience to you.option n.the freedom to choose;some

37、thing chosen or offered for choicee.g.We must do it;we have no options.You have the option of leaving or staying.call onto visite.g.Mr.Brown called on an old friend while he was in the city.I called on Mr.Smith and had a long talk with him.have trouble/difficulty(in)doing sth.it is difficult for som

38、ebody to do somethinge.g.I dont think you will have any trouble in getting a drivers license.Students have a lot of trouble in speaking English fluently.respond toto react toe.g.They responded to the news by bursting into tears.He didnt respond to my suggestion.Her cancer failed to respond to treatm

39、ent.response n.an answer or reactione.g.Responses to our advertisement have been disappointing.His question failed to get a response from any of the students.The law was passed in response to public pressure.be faced withto force to meet or deal withe.g.We are faced with the problem of air pollution

40、.Faced with a serious situation,they didnt lose heart.rightly or wronglyused to say that whatever you think of someones action,this is what they dide.g.Rightly or wrongly,the Italians decided to withdraw from the competition.Whether rightly or wrongly,she has been given the post of managingdirector.

41、after allin spite of everythinge.g.Although they meet with difficulties,I heard that they succeeded after all.Why is he not allowed to stay here?After all,its his home.schedule1)n.a plan of what someone is going to do and when they are going to do ite.g.Ive got a full schedule for tomorrow.Where is

42、our class schedule?2)vt.(usually passive)to plan that something will happen at a particular timee.g.The meeting has been scheduled for this afternoon.The new airport is scheduled to open just before Christmas.dream of1)to see or experience in a dreame.g.She sometimes dreams of her mother.Do you ever

43、 dream of me?I dreamt of a strange thing last night.2)to think about something that you would like to happene.g.We dream of buying our own house.She dreams of wealth and happiness.Present participles used as adverbials1)Present participles can be used as adverbials of time,reason,condition,result,ma

44、nner,etc.e.g.Following the Industrial Revolution in Europe,farm workers migrated to the new industrial centers.(time)Working from home,telecommuters own their business premises.(time)Living and working in the same environment like traditional peasant farmers,they dont till the soil with hands.(reaso

45、n)Turning to the right,you will find a path leading to his cottage.(condition)It rained heavily for several days,causing severe flooding in the country.(result)The students entered the classroom,laughing and singing.(manner)Admitting what she has said,I still think that she hasnt tried her best.(con

46、cession)Present participles used as adverbials2)When a participle is used as an adverbial,its logical subject is the subject of the main sentence.If the subject of the main sentence is the maker of the action of the participle,a present participle should be used as the adverbial;and if the subject o

47、f the main sentence is the bearer of the action of the participle,a past participle should be used as the adverbial.e.g.When seen through a telescope,the sun appears darker near the edge.(time)Overcome with surprise,she was unable to utter a word.(reason)Given more time,I will do it better.(conditio

48、n)Badly involved in the accident,the car is still running.(concession)1.Electronic peasants get far away from the cities.A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesnt say.2.With information technology,electronic peasants can produce more food without tilling the soil with their hand.A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesnt say.I.Accord

49、ing to the text,are the following statements Right or Wrong?If there is not enough information to answer Right or Wrong,choose“Doesnt say”.For each sentence,mark one letter A,B or C.3.Telecommuters are allowed to be more flexible about where and when they work.A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesnt say.4.In the 2

50、1st century,most multinational companies will move to the countryside.A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesnt say.5.In peoples opinion,any company which has big offices in smart buildings is perhaps doing pretty well.A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesnt say.II.Choose the best from the box to complete each of the sentences.1.A