Tuesday 08:30 Take the car for a service. 09:00 Study the sales data of last month. 10:30 Discuss sales with Mr. Black. 12:00 Have working lunch with all managers. 13:30 Ring the dentist. 14:00 Make plans for next week’s sales conference. 17:00 Collect the car from the garage.
问卷调查2,000 managers to find out their pet peeves最不能 容忍的事 about office workers办公室员工. They listed列入 tapping on the desk to be one of the top 10前10名 most annoying office habits. In fact, any kind of tapping任何一种 敲打 breaks concentration分散注意力. But for the people doing the tapping喜欢敲打的人, how can they kick the habit 改掉这个习惯? They may not even be aware 没有意识到 they’re doing it. So, perhaps we should have some sympathy理解? Jennifer: Yes, but one thing I don’t have sympathy with理 解 is talking in jargon讲行话.
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Jennifer: I don’t like any of those habits. They’re all annoying. I’m going to go for选 a) tapping on the desk.
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Rob: Well, I’ll let you know the answer in a minute马上. The Institute of Management管理协会 recently questioned
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Watch the video clip carefully and try to get a general idea of how a business meeting is organized.
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isn’t it? Jennifer: Oh yes, it’s fantastic太好了, really modern and very spacious宽敞, too. Rob: Yes, but isn’t there anything about the place
that you find annoying? Jennifer: Well yes. Like every office, I suppose想, there
are lots of unwashed 没有冲洗的coffee cups on the desks and rubbish垃圾. I really hate that.
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Rob: Yeah, so not everything is perfect完美的. Some people’s behavior can be a real irritation让人 恼火.I read about a survey 调查recently that
revealed显示 the most annoying behavior found in offices. I’ll share 分享it with you. But first, I have a question for you. Jennifer: That’s annoying真烦人—I always have to answer one of your questions before you tell me anything!
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Task Read Mr. Thomson’s schedule for Tuesday. Write your schedule for today.
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Annoying 让人讨厌的Office Habits （Rob is showing Jennifer around带…参观 the new office ） building at a break time休息时间
Rob: Well Jennifer, we’re here in our brand-new 崭新的building. It’s quite impressive很漂亮,
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Rob: You’ll love it, really! Do you know which of the following is the most annoying office habit? a) Tapping on the desk敲桌
子; b) Arriving late for meetings; c) Talking in jargon.讲行话
Text Task 1 Task 2 Business Know-how
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Business etiquette plays a very important role in business communication. Before reading the text, watch the video clip and pay attention to the tips on: