Unit 10 A Birthday Present working environment (1)

Learning Objectives: 1. the experience 2. the first time 3. oral practice about bridge with music 4. To train the students’ speaking and listening abilities about the topic of working environment (1)

Step 1 Warming up (1) Practice reading with music (2) Tell the gift you get for the first time or the best one you like

Step 2 Talk about the first thing you did something Your first day at university The first present you got

Step 3 Self-study on line Language points 1. Mess up 2. By accident 3. To make a fool of oneself 4. To make matters worse 5. To make up for something

Step 4: Business English speaking Talk about the working environment

Language focus Describing company performance: The net profit of the company has doubled this year. Production costs have decreased by 30%. Our export volume this year is 12% down from last yeah Our market share in China registered a rise of 7% last year. In 2004, our profits increased by 60%, with the figure reaching 108 million RMB.

Compared with the previous year, we had a slight increase in export sales. This quarter we have exported three times as many air conditioners to India as (in the) last quarter. The investment m new business this year has been twice as much as the figure for last year By exploring new markets, our company had a net profit of RMB 3 million in the first quarter of this year. The production in October increased by 21% over the same period last year.