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KHOA NGOẠI NGỮ

ENGLISH FOR THE OFFICE
 Working schedule: Week 1  10
Day Lesson
1 Unit 1: Alliances
2 Unit 2: Projects
3 (E-learning) Unit 3: Information

 4 Unit 4: Technology
5 Unit 5: Investment
6 Review and Midterm
7 (E-learning) Unit 6: Going Public
8 Unit 7: Competition
9 Unit 8: Training
10 Unit 9: Consulting
 A Review of Group Presentation
Short Reports
- To summarize information to people outside and inside a company
- Length: 1-6 pages
- To support an oral presentation
- May include graphic materials
- Be present in headlines
 A Review of Group Presentation
Short Reports
LAYOUT
Useful phrases
Sample (Style Guide)
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Read the text and

answer the question
given:
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Read the text and answer the questions given.
1. Features of the new mobile phone for dogs (Check all possible answers)
 labelled with a large paw
 mounted on a collar
 picks up automatically
 operates as a speakerphone
 Shaped like a bone
 connects every member of the family
 wearable
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Read the text and answer the questions
given.
2. According to paragraph 2, the sales of mobile
phones has been so good that mobile phone
industry is running out of people to sell to.
 True
3. The fastest growing market for mobile
phones is China.
 False
4. Some least developed countries encourage
people to use mobile phones by selling them
second-hand mobile phones at very low price.
 False
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Read the text and answer the questions given.
5. What are some untapped markets for mobile
phones? (check all possible answers)
 laptops, computers
 kids
 industrial machinery
 household appliances
 pets
 vehicle
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Read the text and answer the questions given.

6. 3G networks can offer a lot of extra

capacity to mobile phone users.
 True
7. The last environment where people cannot
use mobile phones is the underground railway.
 False
8. It is good to make use of people's phones
when they are asleep because the networks
are almost empty then.
 True
Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
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- Internet technology
- Internet access
- Mass market
- Market share
- Market leader
- Information technology
- Computer technology
- Computer access
- Profit margin
- Consumer product
- Consumer market
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Practice: Complete the article with the appropriate form of words
from the Vocabulary section

design
profit margin
Internet access
market leader
downloads
networks
coverage

market share mode

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Career Skills: BRIEFING
Example:
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Career Skills: BRIEFING
WHAT?
 Clear and comprehensive instruction for people on a specific project/program/
task

WHAT MAKES A GOOD BRIEFING?

- Outline objectives
- Describe methods
- Assign roles to people/departments
- Use visual aids to clarify points
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Career Skills: BRIEFING
WHAT MAKES A GOOD BRIEFING?
Outline objectives - The project will involve…
- What we need to achieve is…
- These briefings will focus on…
Describe methods - To get results, we need to…
- Probably the best way to do this is to…
Assign roles to people/ - Jill, can you make that a priority?
department - I want the IT department to get on to that.
Use visual aids to - Let’s look at this diagram to get a better picture of…
clarify points - As this chart shows…
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Career Skills: BRIEFING
PRACTICE
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Point to remember
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GROUP PRESENTATION – Group 4
Dilemma and Decision