外研社2023Unit_4_新标准商务英语综合教程1教师用书 .pdf

Unit4:Pay

Reading:Therewardsoffailure

Grammar:Presentperfectandpastsimple

Listening:CEOs‘pay;salariesandshareoptions

Careerskills:Evaluatingperformance

Cultureatwork:Fixedobjectivesorflexibility?

Dilemma:Successatwhatprice?

managersanddirectorsdeservethelavishpaypackagestheyareawarded.Thisisa

performance-relatedbonuses.Thishasbecomeevenmorecontroversialsincesometop

executivescontinuetoreceivehugerewardsdespitepooreffortsandpoorresults.This

hasenragedshareholdersinBritainandtheUSA,whohavebeguntorevoltagainst

excessiveexecutivepaypackages.Forexample,shareholdersofthepharmaceutical

companyGlaxoSmithKlinehaverecentlyfailedtoapprovetheproposedremuneration

packagefortheCEO.Companiesarenowexploringnewwaystomotivatetheirtopstaff.

Somearguethatofferingemployeesstockoptionsmakesnosensebecausethisonly

managementinacompany,andareonlyonewayofmotivatingaworkforce.Another

(includingextraholiday,inexpensiveinsuranceandcarleasing),whichfirmssuchas

KPMG,CadburyandCableWirelesshaveintroduced.

Warmingup

1

Fatcats,paypackages,pension,goldenparachute,severancedeal,compensation

committees

2

millionairesspeakingandcompletethetable.

Suggestedanswers

BradJeffersonAnneLeeChang

Age3532

1

PositionCEOseniormanager

CarBMW740Jaguar

Salary$3millionperyear$3million

plusbonus

Hoursworked60–80hoursper60hourson

weekaverage

Scripts

BradJefferson

Yeah,Iguessyoucouldcallmesuccessful.ImeanIdriveaBMW740andmyhomeis

workedonaverage80hoursaweek.WhenIbecameCEO,lastyear,Islowedd