1. lesson 13 Bermuda Triangle Step 1. Information about Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle, sometimes called “The Graveyard of the Atlantic”, is one of the greatest mysteries of the world. This is an area of the Western Atlantic between Bermuda and Florida, roughly triangular in shape, where isnce 1945 more than a hundred planes and ships have disappeared and over a thousand people have been lost, without a single body or a piece of wreckage from the vanishng ships or planes having been found. It is as if these planes, ships, and people had never existed. Disappearances in theBermuda Triangle have continued to the present day with apparently increaing frequency, in spite of the fact that the seaways and airways are more travelled, searches are more thorough and records are more carefully kept. Many theories have been put forward to account for te incidents that happen in this area, but so far not an explanation is satisfactory.

2. Step 2 reading tasks before coming to the text
Ask Ss to get prepared for the following questions
Understanding main points
1. Which of these statements gives the best summary of the text on the opposite page?
a) A successful global manager needs many qualities
b) The qualities required to become a top manager differ from country to country
c) Many young managers are not interested in a global career
2. mark the statement T or F
a) international experience is essential if you want a global career
b) subsidiaries of global companies use the same criteria when promoting managers
c) the demand of global managers is increasing
d) young managers want to work internationally

3. Step 3 read the text
1. Prepare for the vocabulary
Ask the students to read through the words loudly
1）Explain some of the terms:
agility: the ability to move quickly
authority: the right to act in a specific way
career path: the defined track a person follows
in the pursuit of professional goals
compete: to try to win by defeating others
competence: being competent
counterpart: a person or thing that corresponds to the same function
as sb.or sth.else
detachment: the state of being not influenced by others
diminish: to become smaller
disruptive: causing problems so that sth cannot continue

4. perseverance: continued steady effort to achieve an aim
perspective; position a way of regarding situations or topics
prejudice: opinion., or like or dislike
quality: attribute
rational: not foolish or absurd sensible
side-track: to divert from the main topic or issue
stamina: the ability to endure much physical or mental strain
subjective: existing in the mind and not produced by things outside the mind
subsidiary: a corporation that is either wholly owned or
controlled though ownership of a majority of its voting shares,
by another corporation or business entity

5. Step 4 summarization and review
Ask the students to finish the following reading tasks
understanding details
different qualities for career success are described for
different cultures and nationalities.
match the qualities from the list below to the nationalities mentioned in the text.
a) good communication skills
b) technical creativity
c) ability to network
d) professional competence
e) entrepreneurial skills
f) knowing how to work within a hierarchical structure
g) good interpersonal skills

6. 2. which national group considers communication
and interpersonal skills to be more important
---the British or the dutch
3. according to the expert,
German, British and French managers see organizations
as different kinds of networks.
what words does he use to define these networks in each case.