1. BE W-8 Lecture 14 The Workplace

3. 5.1 The Workplace  Discuss and present your ideas:  Do you have paintings and art where you work or study?  What type of painting and art are they?  Do they help you to work better or study better? And how?

4. International Art Consultants  http://www.artforoffices.net/ based in Hawaii, http://www.artforoffices.net/

5. Challenge: match the terms below 1. 选择艺术饰品 2. 定制艺术饰品 3. 重建，再生 4. ( 商业领域 ) 部门，行业 5. 推荐人 6. 专业知识 7. 专家意见 8. 参考数据库 9. 保健 a. Reference database b. Specialist knowledge c. Referral d. To source art e. Regenerate f. healthcare g. To commission art h. Expertise i. Sector 1.D 2.G 3.E 4.I 5.C 6.B 7.H 8.A 9.F

6. Reading: Art at work Read about a company that deals with art in the workplace. Complete the information with answers A, B, C or D. International Art Consultant (1) _____ in 1979, International Art Consultants has been sourcing and commissioning art (2) ______ for over 25 years. We work (3)______ clients in the corporate, hotel, healthcare and urban regeneration (4)_______. Our clients (5)______ from multinational companies with £1 million art budgets to organizations renting art for just £10 a week. A (6)______ of fourteen, we are small enough to care and large enough to cope. 1. A. Founded B. Set C. Since D. Last 2. A. international B. worldwide C. all D. around 3. A. as B. in C. under D. with 4. A. divisions B. industries C. sectors D. sections 5. A. range B. report C. buy D. supply 6. A. department B. building C. unit D. team

7. We offer a (7)______ combination of commercial experience, specialist art knowledge and high quality service and support. Whatever the size of the project our (8)______ is for all our clients to be 100% satisfied with the end result. Over 75% of our work comes from (9)______ business or referrals. We work alongside professional artists who create art of the highest artistic and technical quality, and (10)_____ our staff have different areas of specialist art knowledge and expertise. We hope that you will (11)______ an appointment to visit us, look round the galleries, use the visual reference databases, and discuss your particular art (12)______ with us. 7. A. original B. mix C. brand D, unique 8. A. scope B. aim C. outcome D. line 9. A. new B. rental C. reply D. repeat 10. A. few B. all C. more D. any 11. A. make B. do C. have D. attend 12. A. insure B. objectives C. requirements D. paintings 1-12 ABDCA DDBDB AC

8. An interview with an art consultant

9. Listening: an interview with an art consultant Draw up selections of possible art works Installation Select or commission art works Art consultant makes initial visit Present possible choices to client

10. Listening : P47 Ex. 6  1-6 ACBCCA 1.The first stage is to visit you on site, premises--- house, site 处所 2. We can do this on site or you can visit our galleries. 3.In this case, the client has some input 4.…not what the individual likes, … artwork gives a positive image to clients. 5.They want to give the message that we’re modern and we are planning for future. 6.Rent art works from us---it’s easy to change the piece.

11. Reporting  Direct speech  We prefer the paintings on our old offices.  23% said they preferred the paintings in their old offices.  I’ve always dislike the color of the walls.  The CEO said he’d always dislike the color of the walls.  I’ll need a larger desk.  The receptionist said she would need a larger desk. present simple  past simple Present perfect  past perfect Can/will  could/would

12. Listening P49 Some opinions on art  Ex. 4 3,5,4,1,2  Ex. 5 speaker 1 BDF  Speaker 2 A  Speaker 3 H  Speaker 4 E,G  Speaker 5 C

13. 5.2 Participating a meeting

14. Types of meeting  Work Meeting, which produces an intangible result such as a decision  Staff meeting----a meeting between a manager  &  those that report to the manager  Team meeting---among colleagues working on various aspects of a team project  Board meeting, a meeting of the Board of Directors of an organization 5.2 Participating a meeting

15. What is Meeting ?  An act or process of coming together as an assembly for a common purpose  A meeting is a gathering of two or more people that has been convened for the purpose of achieving a common goal  Do you like meetings or Hate meeting? Who are goal-orientedWhose job does not require much inputWhose job depends on interaction with othersWho have flexible and unstructured jobs like hate 5.2 Participating a meeting

16. Minute of a meeting  Minutes of the meeting to discuss plans for Seattle conference  Participants:  Date:  Place:  RS opened the meeting and suggested that someone should arrive two days early to set up. HS disagreed and suggested that one day was enough time. DZ agreed to arrive there on the 7 th  DZ confirmed that she had already booked a hotel and would book the flight  RS wanted to discuss the issue of sponsoring an event for delegate. HS suggested that a lunchtime event might attract more visitors to the exhibition stand. everyone agreed and RS said he would give HS a budget  DZ raised the issue if the incorrect prices lists. it was agreed that RS would make new price lists and include some offers.

17. P50 participating in a meeting  Reading:  1, 6,11,13 are right  2---out 3---attend 4—such 5---the 7- --in  8---for 9---to 10---about 12—its 14—that

18. 5.2 Participating a meeting  More formal meetings  0 can I just come in here?  1. How do you feel about that idea?  2. It seems to me that…  3. I’d go along with you there.  4. I suggest we move on to the next item on the agenda.  5. I see your point but…  6. Have we reached an agreement on this?  7. Sorry, but I don’t quite follow you.  8. Would you mind telling us a little more about …?  9. I’d like to suggest that we should …  10. I’m sorry but I just can’t agree with you there

19.  Speaking match the expressions with the same meaning 5.2 Participating a meeting More formal meetingsLess formal meetings 0 can I just come in here?A. sorry, but … 1. How do you feel about that idea?J. What do you think? 2. It seems to me that…D. I think… 3. I’d go along with you there.E. I agree. 4. I suggest we move on to the next item on the agenda.H. Let’s move on. 5. I see your point but…K. Yes, but… 6. Have we reached an agreement on this?F. Do we all agree? 7. Sorry, but I don’t quite follow you.G. Sorry, I don’t understand. 8. Would you mind telling us a little more about …?I. I’d like to know more about… 9. I’d like to suggest that we should …B. Let’s … 10. I’m sorry but I just can’t agree with you thereC. I disagree.

20. P52 A Meeting wheel –how to give opinions Suggest new idea Disagree with last opinion Ask for other player for opinion Agree with last opinion Move to next item on agenda, give opinion Say you don’t understand last point Disagree with last opinion Ask last player to give more explanation Give opinion. ask if everyone agrees

21. Listening P53 Ex. 3  Correct the information.

22. Minute of a meeting  Minutes of the meeting to discuss plans for Seattle conference  Participants:  Date:  Place:  RS opened the meeting and suggested that someone should arrive two days early to set up. HS disagreed and suggested that one day was enough time. DZ agreed to arrive there on the 7 th  DZ confirmed that she had already booked a hotel and would book the flight  RS wanted to discuss the issue of sponsoring an event for delegate. HS suggested that a lunchtime event might attract more visitors to the exhibition stand. everyone agreed and RS said he would give HS a budget  DZ raised the issue if the incorrect prices lists. it was agreed that RS would make new price lists and include some offers.

23. Tasks A meeting about artwork p49  Your company wants to buy artworks for  a. the reception area b. the coffee area c. the conference room  You’ve had 5 pictures at hand, hold a meeting of the following agenda: 3-5 mins  1. a piece of artwork in the reception area  2. a piece of artwork in the coffee area  3. a piece of artwork in the conference room  One member to take notes for the meeting  Take the minute of this meeting. Video of the meeting is preferred.