BEC 剑桥商务英语中级(第三版)讲义MODULE 2

MODULE 2

2.1 Company benefits

Main Tasks

Task 1 Exam Practice: Speaking Test—Part 2

Task 2 Business Skills: Presenting your company

Task 3 Exam Spotlight: Writing Test—Part 1

Task 1: Speaking Test—Part 2

I. Speaking Practice

There’re a number of points to consider then arranging in-house training. The first thing is the

training needs of staff. As we know, the object of training is the staff. Only when we know and

meet their requirements,

can we improve their knowledge and skills needed for higher quality

performance and more effective work. Otherwise, it will be purposeless and a waste of time.

The second thing to remember is the quality and influence of the trainer. To make the training

effective, the trainer plays a very important role. A qualified trainer with great influence can make

the training more professional, appealing and convincing. Since most staff nowadays are quite

busy, they will not attend a training offered by an obscure, inexperience and non-professional

trainer.

In addition to that, length of training should be well-planned. It cannot be too long or too short.

A lengthy training may be tedious and exhaustive; while too short training may be fruitless.

OK, I think that just covers everything. Thank you!

When selecting applicants for a job, the first thing to consider is their personal qualities. A

candidate with relevant qualities can ensure that he or she has the required abilities, knowledge or

techniques pertinent to that job. And companies don’t have to prepare further training for them

when they start work thus reduces costs.

Secondly, a candidate needs to have previous working experience, since a person with lots of academic certificates may not know how to cope with real situations. However, a candidate with

experience will find it much easier to adapt himself or herself to the work environment and to play

his or her role.

Apart from these, you also need to consider the communicating ability of the candidate. By

communicative skills, we mean having the ability to express ideas clearly, be cooperative and get

on well with other people which will be very important for him or her to play a good part in the

team work.

Well, that’s all my points. Thank you!

Task 2: Presenting your company

Task 1) Vocabulary—Company terms

I.

Background information: Employee Benefits 员工福利

Legally Required Benefits Social security社会保障

Unemployment compensation 失业补偿

Workers’ Compensation工伤赔偿

Retirement-related Benefits Pension plans退休金计划

Insurance-Related Benefits Health Insurance健康保险

Life Insurance人寿保险

Accident and Disability Insurance意外事故和伤残保险

Paid Leaves Paid Holidays带薪休假

Paid Vacations带薪公假

Other Benefits Local conveyance Allowance交通补贴

Housing Allowance住房补贴

Meal Allowance伙食补贴

Holiday Bonus旅游补贴

Reference expressions

new-hire training 新员工培训 orientation新员工培训，迎新会

vocational training / professional training职业培训

management training管理培训

develop a good training program to keep the staff motivated通过开发良好的培训计划来提高员工的工作热情

Many entrepreneurs see to view employee training and development as more optional than

essential … a viewpoint that can be costly to both short-term profits and long-term progress许多企业家认为员工的培训和发展可有可无，而非至关重要，认为这对公司的短期利益和长远发展来说代价太高。

a reasonable salary合理的工资

High salary leads to high motivation高收入使得工作热情高涨

A job with high salary may not make you feel fulfilled.一份高收入的工作可能不会使你获得成就感

Part-time jobs make flexible lifestyle possible兼职工作使得多样的生活方式成为可能。

With flexible work hour, I can choose to work anytime. I can work from home and avoid traffic jam,

and what’s more important, I will improve my work efficiency.有了灵活的工作时间，我可以改变上下班的时间，可以在家里工作，避开交通堵塞，更重要的是可以提高工作效率

After a paid holiday, people will be physically and psychologically relaxed, and be energetic, fresh

and more prepared for the challenge of their work.带薪度假之后，人们会感到身心放松，精力充沛，神清气爽地投入到有挑战性的工作中去。

Promotion brings higher salary, sense of fulfillment, more opportunity and more responsibility.升职带来更高的薪水、成就感、更多的机会和责任

A parental leave is a good policy to encourage women to the work place.育儿假是一项鼓励妇女参加工作的好政策 If a sales representative is provided with a company car, he will surely improve his work efficiency.如果公司能够给销售代表配备汽车，一定能够提高其工作效率。

II. Definition

Work in pairs. Play this game.

You each have five words. Prepare three definitions of each word but only one definition is

correct. For example, if the word is “turnover”, your three definitions might be:

A. a company’s total profits

B. a company’s total costs

C. a company’s total spending

Your partner should guess that answer A is correct. Here are your five words each:

Student A: distribution center, warehouse, holding company,

call center, plant

Student B: headquarters, subsidiary, branch, corporation, division

1. turnover: a company’s total profits