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©2018 

Acadsoc Limited

BUSINESS
Acadsoc
Conversational English
for Preliminary
Chapter 1 Business Office
Lesson 9 How’s your work going?
第9课:工作进展如何
CONTENTS

01 Warm‐up (3min) 04 Try out             (2min) 

02 Conversation (4min) 05 Review             (2min) 


03 Language focus  (12min) 06 Further study  (after‐class) 

In this lesson, you will learn:
 words, phrases and expressions for ‘how’s your work going’
 communication skills on how to talk to your boss about ‘how’s your going’

[ Note: In this course, students SHOULD learn words and expressions


marked in ; and have a basic understanding of words marked in ]

©2018 Acadsoc Limited TI: Briefly introduce the outline of this lesson.


I. WARM‐UP 3min

Jack is being asked how his work is going about the 
report. Here comes the problem: do you know 
how to describe how your work is going to your 
boss? 
Try to share your thoughts to your tutor: 
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______________________________. 
Do you like to make a work plan before you work? 
Why or why not? 

Find more in the conversation between Jack and his 
boss‐Collins. 

TI: Ask S questions and keep this part in at most 4 minutes.


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II. CONVERSATION 4min

Suppose you’re Jack. Read the dialog with an appropriate tone(语调) and pay 
attention to the underlined words.  

Jack (J) is asked how his work is going in a meeting by his boss Collins(C). 
C: Where were we just now?  
J: The report. 
C: Oh, yes. How is it going? 
J: All works well. The first two parts have been finished. It’ll be ready by this 
Thursday.  4

C: OK. Let me have a look at it. 
J: Alright. 
C: Pretty good. But there’s going to be a change in plans. 
J: Something wrong? 
C: Not your problem. Mr. Brown won’t be present at the press conference.  
J: So we don’t need to recruit so many security guards. 

Learn the words and expressions in detail on the next page. 
TI: Read the dialog with S and then change the role to read it again. Explain the underlined
words on the next page. ©2018 Acadsoc Limited
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS 2min
Key words: 

press conference recruit security guard


a meeting at which someone talks to a  to find new people to join a company,  someone whose job is to guard buildings, 
group of journalists in order to answer  an organization, the armed force, etc.  goods in stores, money that is being 
their questions or to make an official  e.g. They recruited several new  transported, etc. 
statement members to the club.  e.g. He works as a security guard at a local 
e.g. He is the spokesman of today’s  warehouse (仓库). 
press conference. 

TI: Explain the key words. Ask S to make sentences on their own if time
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allows. Make sure S knows how to use them.
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS 4min
Key phrases: 
If you’d like to ask someone how his/her work is  If someone asks you how is your work coming along,  
going, here’re the sentences that can be used:  your answer can be: 

How’s … going?  All works well. 

How did it go?  Everything is under control. 
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How is the preparation for …?  There’s going to be a change in plans.  

How’s … (e.g. the project) coming along?   Things will go on as scheduled. 
* come along: It is developing or making
progress. 进展,进步

Have you got all the words and expressions? Challenge yourself on the next page. 

TI: Explain the expressions and how each expression is used in real situations. Make sure S ©2018 Acadsoc Limited
knows how to use them.
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS 3min
Here’s an excerpt (节选) of piece of news reported on the Japan Times News. 
Please complete it with suitable words. Then read the whole text. 

More than 90 percent of the nation’s private security companies are 
suffering staff shortages (缺乏). The number of security firms and ①
_________ has remained flat (持平)in the last few years, which may fuel 
(加剧) concern about possible shortages in staff for the 2020 Tokyo  7
Olympics and Paralympics (残奥会).  
To address this issue, the National Police Agency at the ②________ said it  Hints:
is considering revising (修订) legal regulations, ③__________ more  recruit
security guards and introducing an online training system for security  press conference
guards.  security guard

TI: Ask S to complete the text and then read it. The answer key is on the next page. ©2018 Acadsoc Limited
Answer: ① (security) guards
② press conference ③ recruiting
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS 3min
Can you match the sentences on the left with the sentences that has similar 
meanings on the right? Follow the example. Then read all the sentences. 

A. Just go ahead as planned.
1. How’s the project going?
B.   How’s the project coming  
2. I stick to the original plan.
along?  8
3. There’s going to be a change 
C.   What are you getting done 
in plans.  
today?
4.  Did you get everything done 
D.   Please inform Mr. Green of 
today? 
the change immediately. 

TI: Ask S to do the matching and then read them at least once. ©2018 Acadsoc Limited
IV. TRY OUT  2min
John was asked about the preparation for the fair(展销会). Can you complete the 
conversation with what you’ve learnt and then do a role play with your tutor? 

John, ______________________? 

Everything is under control. 

Great. But John please get the boys together. 
_________________________. (change; plan) 9

Something wrong? 

They have withdrawn our corporation. So no need 
to continue our work.  
So we don’t need to _______ more designers 
for the fair.  

That’s right. 

TI: Ask S to complete this dialogue. Give your suggested answer if needed. Then read the
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conversation with S.
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In this lesson, you have learnt:
Words & phrases
 press conference
 recruit
 security guard
V. REVIEW Expressions 10

复习回顾  How’s it going? 
2min  All works well.
 There’s going to be a change in plans.  

Skills you have got:
Clearly know how to talk about “how is the work 
going” to your boss

TI: Do a brief review of this lesson. Keep this part in 2 minutes.


Further reading is on the next page.
FURTHER STUDY  after‐class

More useful sentences...句型补充
Sentences Sentences
Things will go on as  事情会按原计 Did you get everything done today?  今天的工作都做完了吗?
scheduled.  划进行。
We are way ahead of  我们要提前完 Are you done with documents?  你处理完这些文件了吗?
schedule. 工了。
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We’re running a little  我们有点落后 What are you getting done today?  今天你完成了什么任务?
behind. 了。
It’s 70% done. 已经完成了百 There must be no further delays. The  不能再推迟了,最后期限
分之七十。 drop‐date / deadline is next Friday.  是下周五。
We’re halfway there.  我们已经完成 We’re approaching the critical point for  我们正处在关系到整个工
一半了。 success or failure of this project.  程成败的关键时期。
Let’s speed things up.  我们得抓紧了。

TI: Ask S to look through this part after class. ©2018 Acadsoc Limited


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See you
next lesson!
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