Lead-in

SCHEDULE
Discuss These Questions:

What's your busiest month?

Which month do you normally take a

holiday in?
Which is your favourite season:
spring, summer, autumn or winter?
Why?
3. Listen to three people who work in these businesses.
Then answer questions 1-3.

1 Which months are busiest for Katrina?

2 Why is January a good month for department stores?

3 Which days are very important in the flower delivery

business?
 4. Complete word pairs 1-7 with words from the list.
Listen again and check your answers.

holiday period (x2) off schedule deadline leave

schedule
TIP | 1 tight __________ 2 busy __________ 3 annual _________ 4 public _________
Schedule is pronounced
differently in British 5 busy __________ 6 quiet __________ 7 time __________

English and American

5. Complete these questions with words from the list above. Then
English:
answer them.
British English: /'fedju:l/
1 Do you have a busy ____________ and a ____________ period during the day?
American
2 Do you have any time ____________ this month? When is your annual
English: /'skedzu:l/
____________?
3 Many companies have ____________ deadlines around Christmas. Is this true
for your company?
4 What happens if a ____________ holiday is at the weekend?
6. Look at the schedule and
note below. Whose Final day for annual conference registrations
Wednesday
schedule is this from?
8 p.m. Dinner with Franco at Nara Sushi at Friesenstrasse
27th
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Don’t forget! Thursday 10 a.m. Open trade fair stand

1 Email this timetable to
28th 2 p.m. Meet association members
1Franco
time off on Saturday, Sunday and one extra day
2 EmailoraMonday)
(Friday reminder_____________
to
Friday Day off - Long weekend in Paris!
members about Thursday
meeting. 29th
7. Find four words or phrases in the schedule and note in 7 for definitions 1-4.

1 time off on Saturday, Sunday and one extra day

(Friday or Monday) _____________

2 a note to tell you to do something

_____________

3 a plan or schedule with times for each stage

_____________

4 meeting for a group of people once a year

_____________
8. Which are the busy periods in your company? Draw a line in the graph below to show your
busier and quieter months. Work with a partner. Use your graph to talk about the following:

• the busier and quieter seasons

• time off and holidays this year

• deadlines this month

• your schedule or timetable this week

• events you have every year

 Presenting
Information
Lesson 2: Advantages of progress report
and reported speech
Vocabulary
&
Structure
 Word power

No New Transcripti Word

Meaning/Example
. words on form
to comfort someone and stop them
1 Reassure /ˌriː.əˈʃʊr/ v
from worrying:
lasting only a short time or containing
Vocabulary 2 Brief /briːf/ adj few words
(brief look)
& believed to be something that should
Structure 3 Expected /ɪkˈspek.tɪd/ adj happen or be done
(expected date)
to judge or calculate the quality,
4 Evaluate /ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/ v
importance or value of something
to make a person or an organization do
5 Force /fɔːrs/ v
something

to tell someone that something

6 Forewarn /fɔːrˈwɔːrn/ v
unpleasant is going to happen
 Progress reports have several important functions; they:
● Reassure recipients that you are making progress, that the project

Vocabulary is going smoothly, and that it will be complete by the expected

& date.
● Provide their recipients with a brief look at some of the findings or
Structure
some of the work of the project.Give their recipients a chance to
evaluate your work on the project and to request changes.
● Give you a chance to discuss problems in the project and thus to
forewarn recipients.
● Force you to establish a work schedule so that you'll complete the
project on time.
Language
Focus
 Introduction
Look at this example. The public relations officer of Biogen is
speaking to a journalist.
During the conversation she says, 'Our next arthritis drug will
be very successful.'

Language There are three ways that this conversation can be reported: '

Focus a) A source inside Biogen said, 'Our next arthritis drug will
be very successful.'
(in writing, repeating the exact words and using
quotation marks)

b) The Biogen PR officer says that their next arthritis drug will
be very successful.
(in speech, using say in the present, and keeping the
original form will)

c) The Biogen PR officer said that their next arthritis drug

 Tense changes
When the form of the verb changes (like will -> would), it
'moves back' in time.

Language Actual words Reported (indirect)

speech
Focus ‘I work for BP.' He said (that) he worked
for BP.
'I am working for BP.' He said (that) he was
working for BP.
'I have worked for BP.' He said (that) he had
worked for BP.
'I worked for BP.' He said (that) he
worked/had worked for BP.
 Other changes
It is sometimes necessary to make other changes. In section A
sentences b) and c) note how the original words our arthritis
drug change to their arthritis drug.
Language
Focus Here is another example showing tense changes and other
changes. Petra speaking to Richard on the phone:
'lt's a pity that Dana isn't in the office today - I really need to
speak to her urgently. Can you give her a message? Say that I
called, and that I'll email her with the budget proposals.
Thanks a lot — bye.'

Richard reports the conversation to Dana the next day:

'Oh, by the way, Petra called yesterday. She said that she
Exercise
&
Practice
 Below are some actual words spoken in a
meeting.
‘i've just seen the report for the first time this morning, and I don‘t
agree with the conclusions. I can see that we're spending far too much
money on this project.'

Exercise A few days later you tell a colleague about the discussion. Underline
the correct words in the speech bubble.
& He said he (1) has seen/had seen the report for
Practice the first time (2) this morning/that morning,
and he (3) didn't agree/hasn't agreed with the
conclusions. He said he (4) can see/could see
that we (5) were spending/are spending far
too much money on the project.
 Write the actual words that
each person says.
Use contractions where
1. Celine said she had contacted the maintenance
Exercise possible.
I’ve
company.
& contacted
She said, '___________________the maintenance
Practice company.'
I’ll be

2. George said he would be back in the office around

I’m going to
eleven. process
He said, ‘___________________back in the office around
I want to check
eleven.'
 Wrap-up
&
Homework
 Wrap-up

Reported Word power

Speech
1. Reassure
When the form of the verb changes (like will -> would), it 'moves back' in
(v)
time.
2. Brief (adj)
Wrap-up 3. Expected
(adj)
Actual words Reported (indirect) speech
& 4. Evaluate
‘I work for BP.' He said (that) he worked(v)
for
Homework BP. 5. Force (v)
6. Forewarn
'I am working for BP.' He said (that) he was
(v)
working for BP.

'I have worked for BP.' He said (that) he had

worked for BP.

'I worked for BP.' He said (that) he

worked/had worked for BP.

 Home work
Look at the actual words Spoken. Underline the correct words in
the reported version.
1. Florencia said, ‘l'm meeting Mr Smith tomorrow.'
Florencia said she is/was meeting Mr Smith tomorrow/the next
day.
Wrap-up 2. Mai said to me, ‘l‘ll email you about the sales conference.'

& 3.
Mai said she will/maid email me/her about the sales conference.
The sales manager said, 'We received your order yesterday.'
Homework He said we/they received our/your order the day after/before.
4. Yumiko said, 'Here in Japan this area of technology is very
Rewrite
advanced.‘ the sentences in reported speech. Use contractions
whereShepossible.
said that here/there in Japan this/that area of technology
1.
is/was She
very said, 'I'm going to be late and l'm not sure when I'll
advanced.
arrive.'
She said she was going to be late
and___________________________________
2. He said, 'I'm finishing some paperwork and I won't be long.‘