Business English Syllabus

SN	Text and Activities	Materials	Time
1.	Listening: UNIT 2 - Part 1 (A) and (B) page 16, 17. Phonetics: distinguishing homonyms Give score to ss.	Successful Listening Book 1. Office Tape player and cassette	15 minutes
2.	Practical Conversation Listen to a conversation and retell whatever you remember to the class indirectly. Group A will do role play, B will repeat it again and rest of the class will listen and re-tell the conversation without seeing the text. In Richard’s Company 1.Richard:What’sup? You look down today. 2.David: Oh. I lost my briefcase in the metro. 3.Richard: That’s too bad. I’m sorry to hear that. But how come? 4.David: This morning, I got a seat in the train. I put my briefcase beside and read the newspaper. When it’s time to get off, I packed the newspaper. You know the train is always crowed at the commute time, so I fought my way out. When I got of the station, suddenly I realized I didn’t carry my briefcase! 5.Richard: What’s in your briefcase? 6.David: The wallet, the key, the mobile phone, and things like that. But the worst is that my portable computer is in it! 7.Richard: I can’t believe it! I worked overnight yesterday and finished the whole project for the Toy Company. You know it’s the fruit of a month’s hard work of our team work. 8.Richard: Calm down. It’s no use complaining now. Try to find a way out. 9.Mike: Richard is right. David, why not call the Metro Station and ask them to search for briefcase? 10.Jiajia: I’ll find out the number of the Metro Station. 11.David: You’re considerate. 12.Richard: I have the copy of the original resources of the project. Mary and I will help you work the plan out again. 13.Mike: count me in! (The phone rings. Mary goes to answer it.) 14.Mary: David, it’s for you. From the Metro Station. 15.David: Hello, this is David. Yes … yes… Thank you very much. I’ll be there right now. (David puts down the phone.) 16.David: Good news! A young man found my briefcase and handed it to the station. They found my name card and called me. 17.All: Great! 18.David: Anyway, thank you all the same for your kindness. Hey, that afternoon tea is on me!	A copy of VCD/ CD/ DVD/ VDO and a picture of computer	10 minutes
3.	What did Richard/David/Mike/Mary/Jiajia say? 1.2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Ss. should answer the questions one after another following the numbers written above and re-tell what the person said to the other with or without seeing the text. Teacher’s correction is necessary at the end of this period.		15 minutes
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5.	Group C will do this role play and D will repeat the same. 1.Man: What are you going to do for your summer vacation? 2.Woman: I’ll travel with my friends in Asia, from Singapore to Japan. We plan to leave in mid-July and return at the end of August. 3.Man: I wish you had told me your vacation plans sooner. 4.Woman: I’m sorry. I thought you knew I go to my parents’ beach house each August. 5.Man: What have you been doing during your vacation? 6.Woman: I haven’t rested a bit. I’ve been jogging, weight-lifting, and trying to get back into Shape. 7.Man: Where are you going next? 8.Woman: I’m going to New York for two weeks and then I’ll also visit Washington. Then I’ll Go to Hong Kong. 9.Man: Do you have any plans to go anywhere this coming weekend? 10.Woman: No, I don’t like to travel on holidays. It’s crowded everywhere. What did woman and man say? 1.2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ss. should answer the question one after another and re-tell what the particular person said to the other with or without seeing the text.	Board and Chalks.	30 minutes
6.	Give home work. Ask Ss. whether they want to change the lesson.		10 minutes