1、UNIT 1Our Factory and Our BusinessYou will be able to:1. talk about the organisation of a factory / company.2. introduce a factory / company in English.3. introduce the products and main business of a factory / company.Contents1Warming up3Reading and Writing5Culture Corner6My Progress Check4Extended
2、 Activities2Reading and VocabularyListen and match. 1Warming upListen to the dialogue and tick the information you hear.Warming up21. This factory is the biggest one in our Group.2. This factory has 800 workers.3. There are four departments altogether in our factory.4. Peter Richardson would like to
3、 visit the Production Department first.JJLJRead the words and expression. Which ones do you know?1Reading and Vocabularyconduct 进行delivery 运输regularly 定期地be made up of 由组成Our Factory Our factory is located in the city of Chongqing, and our main product is automobiles. We produce 2,000 cars and 1,000
4、 mini-buses per year. Our factory is made up of seven departments. The Product Development Department is for developing new products. The Production Department is in charge of production. The Marketing Department conducts marketing research and sets marketing policy. The Human Resources Department i
5、s responsible for hiring employees. The Financial Department manages our finances and pays wages to the workers. The Sales Department sells the products. The Transportation Service Department organises delivery. Each department has a manager and department managers regularly report their work to the
6、 general manager. We all work hard and we love our factory very much.Read the text with these questions in mind.2Reading and Vocabulary1. What does the factory mainly produce?2. How many departments does the factory have?The factory mainly produces automobiles.The factory has seven departments. be l
7、ocated in 位于 be in charge of = be responsible for 负责。文中还出现了conduct，manage，都是为了避免重复而采用的不同的表达方式，用来表述各个部门的主要职责和功能。Notes:Reading and VocabularyMatch the left column with the right column.3Choose the best answer.4Reading and Vocabulary1. The main products of the factory are _.A. mobiles B. cars C. cars a
8、nd mini-busesOOP2. Which department takes the responsibility of delivery?A. The Sales DepartmentB. The Production DepartmentC. The Transportation Service DepartmentOOP3. Each department of the factory _.A. has a general managerB. has a manager and a general managerC. has a manager, who reports to th
9、e general mangerOOPDecide whether the following statements are true or false.5Reading and Vocabulary1. The factory produces 3,000 cars every year.2. Every department has a manager.JJLJL3. Workers in our factory get wages from the Financial Department.4. The Product Development Department develops ne
10、w products.5. The Human Resources Department checks the quality of the products.Read the words and expressions. Which ones do you know?1Reading and Writingelectronics 电子（设备）advanced 先进的screen 屏幕dealer 经销商achieve 取得（成绩、成功） be compatible with 适合superior 优良的electronic appliance 电器John Smith, manager, i
11、s at a meeting introducing the main business of his company.Ladies and gentlemen,Im honoured to speak here. As the manager of Soar Electronics, Im happy to introduce our company to you. Located in Suzhou, our main business is computer-screen development and production. We have developed six types of
12、 computer screens, and our products have been exported to 14 countries. The Soar-M7MS4 is the latest model, and it has achieved great success in Asia this year. This product is small, slim, and compatible with all types of computers, and we hope to serve 40% of the Asian market. With superior materi
13、als, advanced technologies and strict quality control, our products are truly competitive in the international market. We really hope to establish close business ties with more electronic appliance companies and computer dealers around the world. You are welcome to visit our company any time at your
14、 convenience.Thank you!Read the text with these questions in mind.2Reading and Writing1. What does Soar Electronics mainly produce?2. Whom does the company want to establish business ties with?It mainly produces computer screens.It wants to establish business ties with more electronic appliance comp
15、anies and computer dealers around the world. establish business ties with. 与建立业务联系 at ones convenience 在某人方便的时候Notes:Choose the best answer.3Reading and Writing1. How many types of products has Soar Electronics developed?A. 6B. 7C. 13OPO4. Our products can get the upper hand in the world market beca
16、use _.A. they are small and slimB. they are the latest model and have sold very wellC. they use superior materials, advanced technologies and are of good qualityOOP5. What does the sentence “You are welcome to visit our company any time at your convenience.” mean?A. You are welcome to our factory wh
17、en you are free.B. When you want to establish business relations with us, please visit us.C. When we are busy, please do not visit our company.OPO2. What industry does the company belong to?A. Service industry.B. Automobile industry.C. IT industry.OOP3. The main market of Soar-M7MS4 is in _.A. the U
18、.S.A.B. AsiaC. ChinaPOOAnswer the following questions.4Reading and Writing1. Where is the company?_2. What does the company mainly produce?_.3. How can Soar-M7MS4 cover 40% of the Asian market?_ _. 4. Whats the newest type of the companys products?_.5. Whats the aim of the speech?_ _ _.The company i
19、s in Suzhou._The factory mainly produces computer screens_This product is small, slim, and compatible with all types of computers_ _Its Soar-M7MS4_The aim of the speech is to introduce their factory and to establish business relations with more electronic appliance companies and computer dealers_ _
20、_Complete the following speech with the Chinese information.5Reading and Writing_ (女士们) and gentlemen, Im _ (荣幸) to speak here. As the _ (总经理) of _ (龙山建筑公司), Im glad to _ (向你们介绍我们公司). It is _ (位于天津市武清区). _ (我们公司的主要业务是) house and bridge construction. Our company is _ (由五个部门组成): the Project Department
21、, the Financial Department, the Sales Department, the Transportation Department and the Managers Office. We _ (真诚希望) to establish business relations with other companies of _ (建筑行业). Welcome to visit our company _ (在您方便的时候). Thank you.Ladies _ honoured_ general manager_ Longshan Construction Company
22、_introduce our company to you_ located in Wuqing District of Tianjin_ Our main business is_ made up of five departments_ really hope_ construction industry_ any time at your convenience_ Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.1Extended ActivitiesLi Yan: Wheres your factory?Chen Fei: Its in Ji
23、angsu.Li Yan: What does your factory make?Chen Fei: Our factory manufactures electronics.Li Yan: How much of the market do you command?Chen Fei: We now hold 10% of the domestic market for home appliances.Li Yan: Thats pretty good. When was the factory founded?Chen Fei: It was set up in 1988 and we h
24、ave about 1,200 employees now.Li Yan: Great, Id like to visit it soon.(Chen Fei works as an office assistant in a factory, and his classmate Li Yan wants to visit him.)1. manufacture 生产2. home appliance 家用电器Language Tips:Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.1Extended Activities1. The factor
25、y is located in _.2. The main product is _.3. The factory was founded _.4. There are _ employees.5. The products of the factory cover _ of the domestic market.Jiangsuelectronicsin 19881,200 10%company: _location: _job: _work days: _product: _market share: _founding time: _employees: _Fill in the bla
26、nks with the following information.2Extended ActivitiesQiujing Mould Co. LtdQingdaooffice clerk18 days500 workersall types of moulds5%2019(Two vocational school students, after taking part-time jobs in companies during their summer vacation, return and talk about their work experiences.)company: _lo
27、cation: _job: _work days: _product: _market share: _founding time: _employees: _Fill in the blanks with the following information.2Extended Activitiesthe Eastern Industry Co. LtdHangzhou24 days650 workersplastic sundries3%2019secretarySearch the Internet and write an introduction of one of the world
28、-famous companies.3Extended Activities4Write a brief introduction of a local company you know well.Mass Production Mass production became popular in the 1910s and 1920s with Henry Fords motor company. The company introduced electric motors to chain production, and in the process, the world stepped i
29、nto a new age. Although Fords contribution to mass production was great, the company was not the first creator of mass production. A company in Venice (Italy) had mass-produced ships several hundred years ago. During the Industrial Revolution, simple mass production techniques were used to produce p
30、arts of ships for the navy. Clocks, watches and small armaments were also produced this way. During the US Civil War, guns were mass-produced on a large scale. However, electrified assembly lines greatly improved the efficiency of mass production, and reduced the costs of products.Culture Corner1. W
31、hich company made mass production popular in the 1910s and 1920s?2. What really improved the efficiency of mass production?Henry Fords motor company.Electrified assembly lines.1. technique 技术2. armament 武器装备3. on a large scale 大规模地4. electrify 使电气化Language Tips:My Progress CheckWords I have learned
32、in this unit are:All together I know _ words.More words I know in this unit are:_Now, I know _ useful phrases and expressions.More useful phrases and expressions I know in this unit are:_ storehouse conduct delivery lab assembly line be made up ofPhrases and expressions I have learned in this unit a
33、re: electronics screen achieve regularly advanced dealer superior conference room be compatible with electronic applianceMy Progress CheckI can: introduce a factory / company in English. talk about the organisation of a factory / company.What progress I have made! Im happy. introduce the products and main business of a factory / company.
