UNIT ONE TOP TIPS FOR GETTING ON IN THE WORKPLACE (P. 6, 7) THE PETER PRINCIPLE (P. 9) JOHARI WINDOW (P. 12, 13)

What advice would you give to a new employee on how to make a good impression and “get on” in the career? DressDealing with s MeetingsDealing with phone calls Colleagues Your boss Business lunches conferences

Making a good impression

Dress-down Fridays

Top tips for getting on in the workplace Business Advanced (BA), pp 6, 7 Before reading: Match expressions to meaning top tipan attitude towards a particular matter stance best piece of advice out to get youto make progress to get onwanting to see you fail to steer clear of sth.to avoid

Top tips for getting on in the workplace Business Advanced (BA), pp 6, 7 Before reading: Match expressions to meaning top tip best piece of advice stance an attitude towards a particular matter out to get you wanting to see you fail to get on to make progress to steer clear of sth.to avoid

Top tips for getting on in the workplace Business Advanced (BA), p 6, 7 2 Intro to reading: Life at work is a potential minefield: if your boss isn’t out to get you at any opportunity, it will be your colleagues. But don’t worry, as there are many things you can do to make your life at work a little easier (and even to get yourself ahead). Aside from such illegal strategies as blackmail and kidnap, a number of less drastic and more legal ones exist. So, next time you are having a hard time at work, try using a few of the tips opposite.

Top tips for getting on in the workplace BA, p 6, 7 2 : (life at work = battle) humorous stance, comic exaggeration Life at work is a potential minefield: if your boss isn’t out to get you at any opportunity, it will be your colleagues. But don’t worry, as there are many things you can do to make your life at work a little easier (and even to get yourself ahead). Aside from such illegal strategies as blackmail and kidnap, a number of less drastic and more legal ones exist. So, next time you are having a hard time at work, try using a few of the tips opposite.

Top tips for getting on in the workplace BA, p 6, 7 2 : (life at work = battle) humorous stance, comic exaggeration Life at work is a potential minefield: if your boss isn’t out to get you at any opportunity, it will be your colleagues. But don’t worry, as there are many things you can do to make your life at work a little easier (and even to get yourself ahead). Aside from such illegal strategies as blackmail and kidnap, a number of less drastic and more legal ones exist. So, next time you are having a hard time at work, try using a few of the tips opposite.

Top tips for getting on in the workplace BA, pp 6 & 7 3 Scan reading (read quickly and match headings with pgs.) a 4e 3 b 1f 7 c 8g 2 d 9h 6 i 5

Top tips for getting on in the workplace BA, pp 6 & 7 4 Reading and discussion PAIRWORK -Read the paragraph assigned to you -Summarize the point made by the author -Present the point to the class, encourage colleagues to comment HW: Read the whole text carefully and look up words/phrases you do not know →

HW: REPHRASE THE PHRASES IN BOLD. If necessary, rewrite the sentences: 1.Here are some tips for getting on in the workplace. 2.Employees want to get credit for doing things. 3.Get as far away from the project before the work kicks in. 4.Some people spend half their working lives slaving away in their offices. 5.If you don't do anything, you can't make any spectacular foul-ups. 6.Dress-down Fridays have impaired the smooth running of capitalism. →

7.I’m having an appraisal tomorrow. 8.When you have had a bad year, the best approach is a balance between cringing apology and groveling sycophancy. 9.Who is to blame for these cock-ups? 10.The author’s stance in this text is semi-ironic. 11.CEOs get jammy share options even though they don’t do much. 12.People who sit all day like a lemon can’t make any major cock-ups. 13.A tightly–run meeting is a frightening thing in the office. Luckily, these meeting are rare as a sense of gay abandon in the finance department.

Listening Make notes of the advice they give under the headings below Promotion Relationships with your boss Work-life balance

The Peter Principle In a h___________ every employee tends to r_____ to his or her level of i_____________. In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence. The Peter Principle (1968) by Dr. J. Peter & R. Hull Comment, please. BA, p 9 5 Fill in the spaces in the text.

The Peter Principle 1 worked2 was published 3 are4 be considered 5 are clearly being made6 are based 7 is8 is not actually doing 9 is based10 not only gain 11 remains12 may be summarized 13 are required to carry them out 14 may then be placed15 are best suited

The Peter Principle Find the words that mean the same as: reality- _________ (pg 1, ln 6) imperfect- _______ (pg 2, ln 5) natural ability- _______ (pg 3, ln 6) pg = paragraph ln = line

The Peter Principle Find the words that mean the same as: reality- actuality (pg 1, ln 6) imperfect- flawed (pg 2, ln 5) natural ability- aptitude (pg 3, ln 6)

The Dilbert Principle Voc: to prevail in decisions to be impervious to logic to persuade others to be resistent to l. / not affected by l.

The Dilbert Principle Companies tend to systematically ___________ their least-_________ employees to management (generally middle management), in order to ________ the amount of damage they are capable of doing.

The Dilbert Principle Companies tend to systematically promote their least-competent / most incompetent employees to management (generally middle management), in order to limit the amount of damage they are capable of doing. The Dilbert Principle (1990) by Scott Adams (cartoonist) A New York Times bestseller Fun thing to do: Read about it on the internet!

1.4 Management skills BA, p 12 Discussion Activities 1 & 2 Vocabulary: False friends / easily confused sensible ≠ sensitivesensible = ? sympathetic ≠ easy to get on with, nice sympathetic = ? self-conscious ≠ (self-)confident; self-assured self-conscious = ? dependable ≠ dependant dependable? smb who depends on others for a home, food, money

dependable ≠ dependant dependable? Dependable= reliable Dependant = smb who depends on others for a home, food, money sensible ≠ sensitivesensible = reasonable sympathetic ≠ easy to get on with, nice sympathetic =compassionate self-conscious ≠ (self-)confident; self-assured self-conscious =insecure with oneself 1.4 Management skills

BA, p 12 Discussion Task 1 Task 2

Management skills: Johari Window Task 2: 5 adjectives which describe you 5 adjectives which describe your partner draw a Johari window

Complete the window panes according to instructions Task 3

Complete the window panes according to these instructions Adjectives you & your partner chose to describe you Adjectives your partner chose to describe you, but you didn’t Adjectives you chose to describe yourself, but partner didn’t Task 3

Task 4: Listening Copy and complete the labels 1)-8) 5) ______7) _______ 6) _______8) _______ Known to 1)____Not known to 2) ___ Known to 3) _____ Not known to 4) _____

Listening: Johari window, cont. 5) Arena7) Blind spot 6) Façade8) Unknown Known to 1) youNot known to 2) you Known to 3) others Not known to 4) others Task 5: Discuss your Johari window using phrases in grey box (p. 12)

Task 6: Which type of manager would you prefer to work with? BA, p 13 Listening for gist: The Truth game Aim: to help enlarge the Arena & reduce other areas Task 7: listen and recognize questions discussed Task 8: put the words in the correct order Task 9: find two expressions used for a-e Task 10: Truth game Repeat the process in 2 & 3 (p 18) and draw a second Johari window. Comment on the result!

The Nohari window Match these adjectives from the Nohari list with their opposites on Student’s Book page 12. incompetent childish panicky timid unimaginative loud chaotic cold unreliable ignorant lethargic needy hostile withdrawn timid cruel weak aloof brash inflexible