Lesson 9
Lesson 9
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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
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’
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.
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:
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.
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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
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。
See you
next lesson!
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