DwightD.Eisenhower(1890–1969),34thPresidentoftheUnitedStatesPlansarenothing;planningiseverything.DwightD.Eisenhower.AWhatdoyouconsiderwhenyouareplanningthesethings?HolidaytripFamilycelebrationDailyworkFuturecareerBWhichofthefollowingdoyouusetoplanyourdayorweek?Whichdoyouprefer?Why?CDiscussthesestatements1Makinglistsofthingstodoisawasteoftime.2Youshouldplanyourretirementfromanearlyage.3Ifyoumakeaplan,youshouldsticktoit.Doyouagreewiththesestatements?Why/whynot?AMatchtheverbsintheboxtonouns1to5.estimatecollectconsiderforecastdoestimateestimateBMatchtheverbstothenouns.WriteRearrangeMeetArrangePrepareKeepwithinImplementaschedule,aplan,areportadeadline,aschedule,ameetingadeadlineadeadline,aschedule,ameetingaschedule,abudget,aplan,areportadeadline,aschedule,abudgetaschedule,abudget,aplan,areport1__________costs2__________sales3__________research4_________information5__________optionsRecentlywedecidedtoopenanewsalesofficeinNewYork.FirstIarrangeda_________withthefinancedepartmenttodiscusstheproject.Weprepareda_______withdetailsofthevariouscostsinvolved.Thenwecollected_____________aboutpossiblelocationsforthenewoffice.Weconsideredtwo________-oneinGreenwichVillageandtheothernearCentralPark.Afterdoingsomemore___________,Iwrotea________fortheboardofdirectors.Unfortunately,wemadeamistakewhenweestimatedthe_______astheexchangeratechanged,andsowedidn’tkeepwithinour________.Weoverspentbyalmost20percent.Wehadtorearrangethe__________formovingintothebuildingbecausetheofficewasnotredecoratedintime.Theboardofdirectorswasunhappybecausewedidn’tmeetthe___________foropeningtheofficeby15December.ItfinallyopenedinJanuary.However,weforecast________ofatleast$500,000inthefirstyear.CAmanagingdirectortalksabouttheplanningofanewsalesofficeintheUS.Completethetext.DmeetingbudgetinformationoptionsresearchreportcostsbudgetscheduledeadlinesalesEChooseoneofthefollowingeventsandtellyourpartnerhowyouwillplanit.Trytousesomeofthevocabularyfromtheexercisesinthispart.AtrainingweekendforyourdepartmentApartytocelebrateyourcompany’s100thanniversaryAneventtorelaunchasinger’scareerAListentothefirstpartoftheinterviewandcompletethefollowingsentences.Rebeccasaysthesecretofgoodplanningisto:1knowexactlywhatitisthatyouwantto_________.2seta___________.3identifythe_________thatarenecessary.4getonwiththetaskstoa___________.BListentothesecondpartandanswerthequestions.1Whatdidshewanttodo?2Whywastimeimportant?3Whatwasthekeytoherplanning?Toclimbthehighestmountainoneachofthe7continents.Thesponsorsmightwantthemtoclimbatcertaintimes.Communicationwiththepeopleshewasclimbingwith.achievedeadlinetaskstimetableCListentothethirdpartoftheinterviewandanswerthesequestions.1Whatisoutsideourcontrolonamountain?2Whatisoutsideourcontrolinbusiness?3Whenthingschangeitisimportantto:step________.reassessthe____________.redefineone’s__________.4WhatisthemostimportantthingaccordingtoRebecca?Theweather.Unforeseenchangesintheeconomicclimate.backsituationgoalKnowingexactlywhatitisyouwanttoachieve.DTellyourpartneraboutsomethingyouplannedwell1inbusinessoratworkThentelleachotheraboutsomethingyouplannedbadly.2inyourlifeAMatchthewords1to10totheirmeaningsa)toj).1acomplex2inflation3devaluation4achallenge5slum6handicrafts7facilities8infrastructure9sanitation10adecadethingssuchaspotsorbasketswhicharemadeathomeandsoldtotouristsapoorareaofacitywherethehousesareinbadconditionbuildingsandequipmentthatareusedforaparticularpurposeremovingsewageandrubbishandprovidingcleanwaterthespeedatwhichpricesincreaseagoalthatisdifficulttoachieveareductioninthevalueofacountry’scurrencyagroupofbuildingsthatarebuiltclosetogetheraperiodof10yearsthingssuchastransport,communicationsorbanksDothefollowingpicturesremindyouofBrazil?WhatelsecouldyouassociatewithBrazil?Carnival&SambaSoccerBWhichofthefollowingpicturesdoyouassociatewithBrazil?CReadthefirstparagraphofthearticleandcheckyouranswers.Coastline&RainforestinBrazilUnderstandingthearticleWhatdoyouknowaboutBahiaandwhatishappeningthere?Bahiaisoneofthe26statesofBrazil,andislocatedinthenortheasternpartofthecountryontheAtlanticcoast.ItisthefourthmostpopulousBrazilianstateandthefifth-largestinsize.ItisalsooneofthemostimportantstatesintermsofhistoryandcultureinBrazil.BahiaisacoastareainnortheastBrazilandisparticularlyattractivefortourism.Recentlyseveralluxuryresortshavebeenbuilttheretoattractrichforeignvisitors.Dotheyhaveproblemsdevelopingtourisminthearea?Yes,first,becauseofhighinflation,peopleattachmoreimportancetoshort-termplanningwhilehotelsarelong-terminvestments.Besides,therearealsootherlocalproblems.Readparagraphs2&3andanswerthequestionsWhatarethelocalproblemsintheareafordevelopingtourism?First,theyneedcheaperandmorefrequentinternationalairtraveltomaketheareamoreaccessibletoforeigntourists.Second,theyshouldbeabletoprovidethelevelofservicethatcanmeetthedemandofforeignvisitors.Finally,theymustavoidthesocialproblemsthatothernewresortshavecaused–peoplefromtheinteriorcomeinlargenumbersintothearea,lookingforjobs,andcreateslums.Readparagraphs4–7andanswerthequestionWhataretheydoingtodealwiththoseproblemsandwhatdopeoplethinkabouttheluxuryresortsprojectsinthearea?Theyareprovidingtrainingcoursestothevillagersformakinghandicraftstosellinthearea.Theyareorganizingcreditforlocalcooperativestoproducefoodstuffsforthehotels.Somepeoplebelievethattheprojectsstartedwithoutcarefulplanning.Theareadoesnothaveenoughtransportlinksandtourismandsportsfacilities.Theythinkthattheorganizersshouldstopandreconsiderthesegrandprojects.Lastparagraph–doesthelocalgovernmentagreewiththecriticism?No,theyclaimtohavespentalotofmoneyimprovingthelocaltourismfacilities.Readparagraphs8–10andanswerthequestion.DReadthearticleandanswerthequestions1WhereistheBahiacoast?2WhatdoesSauipeoffertoattractvisitors?3WhoisSauipetryingtoattract?4WhatproblemsdoesBrazilfaceinattractingmoretourists?5Whatsolutionshavebeenmentioned?6WhatcriticismsdoesMarioBenimakeaboutthenewresorts?InnortheastBrazil.Afive-hotelcomplex,agoldcourseanddesignershopsRich,foreignvisitors.Notenoughinternationalflights;levelofserviceneedsimprovingwhichrequireslengthystafftraining;creationofnewslumsProvidetrainingcoursesformakinghandicrafts;organizecreditforcooperativestoproducefoodforthehotels.Notproperlyplanned–noadequateinfrastructure,trainingorplanning;poortransportlinks;nolocaltourismorsportsfacilities.7Whatdothesenumbersinthearticlereferto?7,300b)170millionc)15d)2.1billionThelengthofBrazil’scoastlineinkilometersThecostoftheSauipefive-hotelcomplexinUSdollarsThetypicalminimumlengthoftime,inyears,thatittakestocoverthecostofbuildingahotel.Theamount,inUSdollars,thattheBahiastategovernmentsaysithasinvestedininfrastructureinthelast10yearsEImagineyouareplanninganewresortinyourowncountry.Discussthesequestions.1Wherewillyoubuildit?2Whatsortofcustomerswillyoutrytoattract?3Whatfacilitieswillyouinclude?Use‘will+verb’toexpressavoluntaryactionorpromiseIwillsendyoutheinformationwhenIgetit.IwilltranslatetheemailsothatMr.Smithcanreadit.Iwon’tdoallthehouseworkmyself.IwillcallyouwhenIarrive.IfIamelectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates,Iwillmakesureeveryonehasaccesstoinexpensivehealthinsurance.IpromiseIwillnottellhimaboutthesurpriseparty.Usefulwaystotalkaboutfutureplans2.Use‘begoingto’todescribeplannedactivitiesHeisgoingtospendhisvacationinHawaii.I'mgoingtobeanactorwhenIgrowup.Michelleisgoingtobeginmedicalschoolnextyear.TheyaregoingtodriveallthewaytoAlaska.Whoareyougoingtoinvitetotheparty?A:Whenarewegoingtomeeteachothertonight?B:Wearegoingtomeetat6PM.A:WhoisgoingtomakeJohn'sbirthdaycake?B:SueisgoingtomakeJohn'sbirthdaycake.3.Usepresentcontinuoustoexpressfuturearrangements.IamleavingforBeijingtomorrowmorning.Sheismeetinganimportantclienttoday.MybossisgoingonabusinesstriptoEuropenextweek.Theflightisleavingat9:00.4.Use‘beto…’toexpressfutureplansIamtoresignfrommyjobnextweek.ThissemesteristoendinJanuary.Wearetohaveourfinalexamsinthe19thweek.OurcompanyistoholdtheannualconferenceinDecember.A‘Well,Ithinkyouallknowbynowthatwe’rehopingtoexpandinChinaandwearegoingtomoveourheadquarterfromHongKongtoShanghai.We’replanningtomanageanexecutivecomplexinDalianandwe’realsohopingtoopena240-roomhotelnextyearinZhongshan.We’reexpectingtomakeaprofitwithin5yearsalthoughwe’dliketobreakevenabitearlierifpossible.Within10yearswewanttobecomethemajorinternationalhotelgroupinSoutheastAsia.’TheManagingDirectorofaHong-Kong-basedhotelgroupistalkingtohismanagersaboutthegroup’sfutureplans.Underlinetheplansthathementions.BMatchtheverbstotheirmeanings.1hope2expect3planbelievesomethingwillhappendecideindetailwhatyouaregoingtodowishsomethingwillhappenCI’m________togetabonusattheendoftheyear,butIhaven’tmetallmysalestargets,soI’malittleworried.MycolleagueJunehasmetallhertargetsandsheis___________togetagoodbonus.Sheisalready_________togoonanexpensiveholidayabroadandhasgotlotsoftravelbrochures.Asalespersonistalkingabouttheend-of-yearbonus.CompletetheconversationwithverbsfromExerciseBhopingexpectingplanningDTelleachotheraboutyourplansandexpectationsfor1to6below.ForexampleAWhatareyougoingtodoafterthislesson?BI’mhopingto/planningto….Whataboutyou?AOh,I’mhopingto…1afterthislesson2inthenearfuture3thisweekend4onyournextholiday5inyourcareer6whenyouretireAListentoameetinginwhichmembersofaplanninggroupdiscussrelocatingtheirheadoffice.Inwhichorderarethesepointsmentioned.thecostofmovingwhentomovetheadvantageofusingaspecializedfirmwhethertousetheirowntransportdepartmenthowtocommunicatewithstaffWhichtransportcompanytouse234561BLookattheextractsfromtheplanningmeetinganddecidewhethereachunderlinedexpressionis:a)interruptingorb)clarifying1BIthinkJulywouldbethebesttime.It’sveryquietthen,isn’tit?AYoumean,wedon’tdotoomuchbusinessthen?2CCouldIjustsaysomething?3CInmyopinion,weshoulddoitdepartmentbydepartment.BHowdoyoumeanexactly?4BWe’vecontactedtwocompanies,NationalTransportandFoxRemovals.ASorry,couldIjustcommentonthat,Mark?5BYouknow,there’sanotherpossibility.Wecouldgetourownpeopletodothemoving.AWhat?Youthinkourtransportdepartmentcoulddothejob?b)a)b)a)b)CRoleplaythefollowingsituation.Theheadofyourdepartmentisleavingthecompanyinamonth’stime.Yourdepartmentplanstoholdafarewellparty.Discussthesequestionswithothermembersofthedepartment.1Whenandwherewillthepartybe?Atwork,inarestaurantoratanotherlocation?2Howmuchshouldeachmemberofstaffcontributetowardsthecostoftheparty?3Whatsortofgiftshouldyouget?Whowillpresentit?4Willtherebeaspeech?Ifso,whowillmakeit?Shoulditbeseriousorhumorous?Howlongwillitbe?5Whatkindofentertainmentwillyouhaveattheparty?6Whatelsedoyouneedtoplan?BackgroundEuropeanBusinessAssociates(EBA)Amediacompanymakingradio&TVprogramsforbroadcastingorganizationsProducinga30-minuteradioprogramforanewbusinessradiostationEnglishWorkingpeoplethroughoutEuropeThreetimesaweekCompanyContractLanguageAudienceFrequencyQuestionnairesurvey:themost&leastpopulartopicsTopicsthatover80%peoplesay‘very&quiteinteresting’Topicsthatover40%peoplesay‘notinteresting’Businessupdate91%Jobvacancies88%Traffic&weatherreport87%Interviewswithbusinesspeople83%Companyprofile81%Thefutureofbusiness57%Profilesofbusinesspeople43%Bookreviews43%Economicreportsoncountries41%FocusgroupsUp-to-datebusinessnewsUp-to-datebusinessreportsOnepresenter–anexperiencedjournalistTwopresenters–amale&afemaleInvestmentadviceSomethinglight&funny,notboringWeatherandtrafficreportsLivelyphone-indiscussionInterviewswithimportantpeopleSpeakersGroup1Group212345TasksSpeakingYouarethemembersofEBAplanningteam.Youmustplanthefirstprogram.Usethekeyquestionsonpage77tohelpyou.-Discussthekeyquestions.-Agreeonafinalplanforthefirstprogram.WritingAstheproducerofthenewEBAbusinessnewsprogram,writealettertoafamousbusinesspersonaskinghim/herforaninterview.Atthestartoftheletteryoushouldintroduceyourselfandgivebriefdetailsoftheprogramanditsaims.