Week 5/6 – April 2nd & 5th Business EnglishProfessor Hayashi

Today’s Awesome Class!

• attendance / homework check• review• vocabulary• listening• useful language

BREAK TIME!

• skit time!• language review – board game• case study

DEFINITION WORD

REVIEW - Question #1 – Vocab review

A company that is at least half-owned by another company

The main building of an organization

The pyramid-like organization of a company

The rigid structure of administration characterized by rules, routine and concentration of authority

The governing of an organization in which people hold the power and the majority rules

Subsidiary

Head Office

Hierarchy

Bureaucracy

Democracy

REVIEW – Question #2 – Multiple Choice

Which is the most suitable noun combination?

1.a) the class of yesterday b) yesterday’s class c) yesterday class

2. a) a note of absence b) an absence’s note c) a note’s absence

3. a) a 3-stars hotel b) a hotel’s 3 star c) a 3-star hotel

4. a) a letter’s head b) a letter of head c) a letterhead

5. a) a four-day week b) a week of four days c) a four week day

Question #3 – Short Answer

Imagine you are on a plane to Chicago.

Introduce yourself to the person sitting beside you.

Write out your introduction in your group and share it with the class.

The group that uses the most expressions from the ‘useful language section’ wins

VOCABULARY – page 33

Hey friends! Let’s partner up and do exercise A, B & C! YAY FUN!

Answers:Exercise A

down- de- up- re-

grade centralize grade organize

size regulate train

regulate

develop

launch

locate

structure

VOCABExercise B/C (page 33)

1.relocating – suburbs2.downsize – workforce3.retraining – staff4.reorganized – seating plan5.relaunch – product6.decentralizing – decision-making process7.redevelop – site8.restructure - hierarchy

LISTENING – HOORAY!!! Page 32, Exercise A & BExercise A:1.a2.b3.a

Exercise B:1.Because Sainsbury’s had been successful but had become complacent2.a) In the supply chain – depots (warehouses) and logistics infrastructure b) In upgrading the stores, which were beginning to look very old and tire c) In new IT

3. Some people feel released: They feel

free to work in new ways, but others have found this more difficult.

4. Apart from the change in

attitudes, there has been £700

million in ‘measurable benefits’ (costs ,

profits)

USEFUL LANGUAGE – page 35

In groups of 4, make up a HILARIOUS short skit using as many of the ‘useful language’ expressions as you can.

Keep a tally and the team with the most expressions WINS a prize!

LANGUAGE REVIEW – page 34

HOMEWORK! AWESOME!

Visit the blog : www.professorhayashi.blogspot.com

There will be “Business English Homework Questions” posted there.

You should respond to a question for a homework point.

Just click the ‘comments’ button under the post and write your response.

Have fun!