文档介绍：Module 1 ways of working making contacts
Key points for
Be familiar with different ways of working
Talk about your ideal way of working
Skill in BEC test: mini-presentation
Have a timetable and stick to it.
Advantages:
You spend more time with the children
More flexibility
pany saves money on office space
muting
disadvantages:
Sometimes you work in the evening
You miss people and office news
- get up, get the kids ready
- take kids to school
- start work
- have lunch
- finish work
2. She’s been with her current employer since she left school, but she’s been home-working for five years.
3. She is going to the office every day to meet visitors.
work at:
Conferences
Trade fair events
Coffee breaks
Formal “networking ” events
The reasons are:
To help people maximize their potential
To get to know other people
For people with little experience.
The email and post-it note are not related to her work.
The memo and the letter are formal because they are giving information and replying to a customer with plaint. The language uses quite long and fixed expressions.
The memo is munication because it was sent within pany. Everyone in pany received a copy of it .
The memo uses the to/from/date/subject headings. It doesn’t require an opening salutation line or closing salutation. Memos often have only one paragraph.
Tel. / asap/ @ /RE
I am writing to .
2/3 Further to our previous meeting / with regard to your letter dated…
4. How about
5. I would like to apologize for
6. I’m sorry that…
7. We are pleased to
8. Unfortunately
9. Can you
10. Do you want me to ..
11. May I remind you..
’t forget
13. We look forward to working with you.
14. Se you soon
15. Yours sincerely
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