Week 6 – Business EnglishProfessor Hayashi

Today’s Awesome Class!

• attendance / homework check• review• vocabulary• useful language• skit time !

BREAK TIME!

• MONEY!!• vocab/language review• 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.

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

LANGUAGE REVIEW – page 34

Language Review

Page 34 – exercise A, B

EXERCISE Ain 2003 – PSthis week – PPrecently – bothsince 2003 – PPyesterday – PSlast year – PSyet – bothever – PPsix months ago - PS

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!

MoneyWeek 5

Business English

Professor Hayashi

Useful Language

Let’s review page 39!

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Our ‘fave’ friendly activity – VOCAB!

In PARTNERS, please go to page 40 and do exercises A, B & C

Answers:Exercise A:1.d2.b3.a4.e5.f6.c

Exercise B:1.b2.c3.e4.a5.f6.d

Exercise C:1.pre-tax profits2.forecast3.recession4.earnings per share5.dividend6.shares7.investment8.profits9.gross margin10.debt11.bankruptcy12.revenues

Language ReviewPage 43

PARTNER WORK

On page 43 and do exercise A & C

ANSWERS:EXERCISE A1.decline, decrease, fall, drop2.double3.fluctuate4.gain, improve, increase, rise5.halve6.level off7.peak8.plummet9.recover10.rocket, jump11.triple

EXERCISE C1.from, to2.by3.of4.at5.of6.of

YOUR TURN!

In groups, make a small presentation on this chart about something CREATIVE!

HOMEWORK! AWESOME!

Visit the facebook group page: “HUFS Business English – Spring 2012 - Thursday”

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!