职场英语口语

Character Introduction Image Wei Lin Chinese. She is a new graduate from a Chinese university. Jeremy American, Wei Lin's friend. He was once an exchange student in Wei Lin's university. He is now working at a joint venture company. Emily British, Wei Lin's roommate. She graduated from a Chinese university 3 years ago and is now working for a foreign company in China. UNIT 1 Self-assessment and career goals 1 Start-up 2 Input-oriented activities 4 ACTIVITY 1 How to use self-evaluation to choose a career 4 ACTIVITY 2 How to set a career goal 5 Speaking skills in the workplace 7 Output-oriented activities 8 ACTIVITY 1 A mock job counselling session 8 ACTIVITY 2 Seeking advice from a mentor 8 Cross-cultural focus 9 Fun time 10 After-class activities 11 ACTIVITY 1 Group discussion 11 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 12 Unit 2 Career changes 13 Start-up 14 Input-oriented activities 15 ACTIVITY 1 The stages in a job change 15 ACTIVITY 2 How to change career paths 16 Speaking skills in the workplace 18 Output-oriented activities 18 ACTIVITY 1 A talk with the boss about resigning 18 ACTIVITY 2 Rehearsal for resignation 19 Cross-cultural focus 20 Fun time 20 After-class activities 22 ACTIVITY 1 Discussion 22 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 23 Unit 3 Business negotiations 24 Start-up 25 Input-oriented activities 26 ACTIVITY 1 Negotiation getting what you want - part Ⅱ 26 ACTIVITY 2 How to negotiate in English 27 Speaking skills in the workplace 28 Output-oriented activities 29 ACTIVITY 1 Negotiating an order 29 ACTIVITY 2 A mock negotiation 30 Cross-cultural focus 31 Fun time 32 After-class activities 33 ACTIVITY 1 Presentation 33 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 33 Unit 4 Job interviews 34 Start-up 35 Input-oriented activities 36 ACTIVITY 1 Preparing for a job interview 36 ACTIVITY 2 How to answer situational interview questions 37 Speaking skills in the workplace 39 Output-oriented activities 40 ACTIVITY 1 Refining a resume 40 ACTIVITY 2 A mock interview 41 Cross-cultural focus 42 Fun time 43 After-class activities 44 ACTIVITY 1 Dubbing 44 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 45 Unit 5 Job promotion 46 Start-up 47 Input-oriented activities 48 ACTIVITY 1 Advancing your career 48 ACTIVITY 2 The best way to ask for a promotion 49 Speaking skills in the workplace 50 Output-oriented activities 51 ACTIVITY 1 Who decides the promotion, your boss or yourself 51 ACTIVITY 2 How to compete with your co-workers for promotions 52 Cross-cultural focus 54 Fun time 55 After-class activities 56 ACTIVITY 1 Group discussion 56 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 56 Unit 6 Compensation and benefits 57 Start-up 58 Input-oriented activities 59 ACTIVITY 1 How to ask for a raise 59 ACTIVITY 2 Incentivizing workers to take vacation time 61 Speaking skills in the workplace 62 Output-oriented activities 63 ACTIVITY 1 Asking for a pay raise 63 ACTIVITY 2 Negotiating more benefits 64 Cross-cultural focus 65 Fun time 66 After-class activities 68 ACTIVITY 1 Interviewing 68 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 68 Unit 7 Business reception 69 Start-up 70 Input-oriented activities 72 ACTIVITY 1 How to greet customers 72 ACTIVITY 2 Digital visitor management system 73 Speaking skills in the workplace 75 Output-oriented activities 76 ACTIVITY 1 Serving as a front desk receptionist 76 ACTIVITY 2 Serving as a “watch person” 77 Cross-cultural focus 78 Fun time 79 After-class activities 80 ACTIVITY 1 Receptionist job description 80 ACTIVITY 2 Application letter 80 Unit 8 Job fairs 81 Start-up 82 Input-oriented activities 83 ACTIVITY 1 Improving your job search mindset 83 ACTIVITY 2 Career coaching-preparing for a job fair 84 ACTIVITY 3 Preparing for the career fair tips from employers 85 Speaking skills in the workplace 86 Output-oriented activities 87 ACTIVITY 1 Job fair recruitment 87 ACTIVITY 2 A mock job fair 88 Cross-cultural focus 90 Fun time 90 After-class activities 91 ACTIVITY 1 Sino-US job search resources 91 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 91 Unit 9 Business trips 92 Start-up 93 Input-oriented activities 94 ACTIVITY 1 How to make business trips more effective and less stressful 94 ACTIVITY 2 Traveling with the boss 97 Speaking skills in the workplace 99 Output-oriented activities 100 ACTIVITY 1 Business travel with co-workers 100 ACTIVITY 2 Business travel or not 101 Cross-cultural focus 101 Fun time 102 After-class activities 103 ACTIVITY 1 Interviewing 103 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 104 Unit 10 Job offers 105 Start-up 106 Input-oriented activities 107 ACTIVITY 1 What to consider before accepting a job offer 107 ACTIVITY 2 How to turn down a job offer without burning any bridges 108 Speaking skills in the workplace 109 Output-oriented activities 110 ACTIVITY 1 The two job offers 110 ACTIVITY 2 Accepting a job offer 111 ACTIVITY 3 Declining a job offer 112 Cross-cultural focus 112 Fun time 113 After-class activities 114 ACTIVITY 1 Interviewing 114 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 114 Unit 11 Onboarding 115 Start-up 116 Input-oriented activities 117 ACTIVITY 1 Onboarding new hires 117 ACTIVITY 2 Endeavor to be a qualified salesman 120 Speaking skills in the workplace 121 Output-oriented activities 122 ACTIVITY 1 A company tour 122 ACTIVITY 2 Knowing about the corporate structure and culture 123 Cross-cultural focus 124 Fun time 125 After-class activities 126 ACTIVITY 1 Offering tips 126 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 127 Unit 12 Corporate culture 128 Start-up 129 Input-oriented activities 130 ACTIVITY 1 Difficult people in the workplace 130 ACTIVITY 2 Corporate culture 131 ACTIVITY 3 Seven keys to building a strong corporate culture 133 Speaking skills in the workplace 134 Output-oriented activities 135 ACTIVITY 1 Work scenarios with coworkers 135 ACTIVITY 2 A workplace scenario of effective communication 136 Cross-cultural focus 136 Fun time 137 After-class activities 138 ACTIVITY 1 Research work 138 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 139 Unit 13 Networking and connections 140 Start-up 141 Input-oriented activities 142 ACTIVITY 1 The breakdown of networking 142 ACTIVITY 2 How to build trust on the virtual team 144 Speaking skills in the workplace 146 Output-oriented activities 147 ACTIVITY 1 How to end networking conversations 147 ACTIVITY 2 Creating networking conversations 148 Cross-cultural focus 148 Fun time 149 After-class activities 150 ACTIVITY 1 Group discussion 150 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 151 Unit 14 Business reports and presentations 152 Start-up 153 Input-oriented activities 153 ACTIVITY 1 Business brief 153 ACTIVITY 2 Weekly planning & status reports 154 ACTIVITY 3 Structuring an effective presentation 157 Speaking skills in the workplace 158 Output-oriented activities 160 ACTIVITY 1 Outlining components of a project status report 160 ACTIVITY 2 A mock presentation of a project status report 160 Cross-cultural focus 161 Fun time 162 After-class activities 163 ACTIVITY 1 Watching a silent video clip 163 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 163 Unit 15 Upskilling for future jobs 164 Start-up 165 Input-oriented activities 166 ACTIVITY 1 The future of your job in the age of AI 166 ACTIVITY 2 Upskilling 167 ACTIVITY 3 Career development and upskilling 168 Speaking skills in the workplace 169 Output-oriented activities 170 ACTIVITY 1 Brainstorming technology, a blessing or a curse 170 ACTIVITY 2 A debate technology, a blessing or a curse 171 Cross-cultural focus 171 Fun time 173 After-class activities 173 ACTIVITY 1 Research 173 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 174 Unit 16 Customer relationships 175 Start-up 176 Input-oriented activities 177 ACTIVITY 1 What is CRM 177 ACTIVITY 2 A customer loyalty rewards program shopper loyalty rewards 179 Speaking skills in the workplace 180 Output-oriented activities 181 ACTIVITY 1 How to respond to customer complaints 181 ACTIVITY 2 How to target and connect with potential customers 182 Cross-cultural focus 183 Fun time 185 After-class activities 185 ACTIVITY 1 Making a video 185 ACTIVITY 2 Writing 186