新标准商务英语综合教程3-教师用书-Unit 8.docx

Unit8Consulting

Reading:Globalprofessional-servicefirms

Reading:Globalprofessional-servicefirms

Grammar:Reportedspeech

Listening:McKinsey;Nokia’sapproachestostayingontop

Careerskills:Reporting

Cultureatwork:Attaininggoalsinameeting

Dilemma:Consultantwithaconscience

Consultingmayincludeawholerangeofservices,forinstance:

IT

management

financial

training

recruitment.

Youmaywishtostartthelessonbyelicitingareassuchasthoseabove.

Thisunitfocusesononeparticularproviderofconsultingservices,professional-servicesfirms,suchasauditors/accountants.Itlooksathowthesefirmscarriedoutarangeofconsultancyservicesthroughoutthe1980sand1990s,oftenthroughouttheworld—andtheproblemsthiscaused.Theseincludedpotentialconflictsofinterestbetween,forexample,theadviceonstrategytheygiveandtheirauditingrole.Theunitlooksathowcompaniesarenowdealingwithsuchissuesinternallyandatlegislationthathasbeenbroughtintolimittheproblems.

Warmingup

consultantsoutsourcedauditors

informationtechnologyexpertise

conflictsofinterest

AskSstoreadtheservices(1–6)andmatchthemwiththeareasofexpertise.Elicitwordsandphrasesthathelpedthemtodothis.

branding

pricing

corporatedevelopment

globalization

retail

strategy

AskSstoreadtheshortparagraphaboutconsultantsanddiscussthequestioninpairs/smallgroups.Youmaywishtoaskeachpair/grouptocomeupwiththreeadvantagesandthreedisadvantages(e.g.externalconsultantscanofferamoreobjectiveandindependentopinionthananemployeeofacompany;consultantscanbeveryexpensive).

Understandingthetext

Ssshoulddecidewhichsentencefitswhichgapinthetext.ReferSstotheglossary.Infeedback,askSshowtheyworkedoutwhichsentencefittedinwhichgap.EncourageSstousereferencewords(this,these,such,etc.)andlinkingwords(and,inaddition,etc.)tohelpthem.

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