English Unlimited HTL 4/5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

94 Compromise 07 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Explore listening: Negotiation styles You are going to listen to four different people talking about negotiation styles. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, complete the sentences (1–8) using a maximum of four words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. TCD SCD 2/11 02 29 0 When Andrew started working in Guatemala, his colleagues weren’t used to . Q1 In the end they realised that careful planning made . Q2 In Chinese and Eastern companies are often reached after the meeting. Q3 businesspeople often have different perceptions about the same meeting. Q4 When members of the negotiating teams, Germans always use titles and family names. Q5 The negotiation style of German businesspeople is often perceived as by English people. Q6 The American approach to negotiations mirrors . Q7 ‘Cutting to the chase’ is ‘getting straight to the point’. Q8 For Americans personal relationships in business than reaching their goals. planning ahead / filling in forms /questionnaires Explore writing: An article about classroom technology Your school’s alumni association covers school news on its homepage but also features articles about topics of more general, yet school-related interest. You have been asked to write an article about classroom technology. As the homepage offers both a German and an English version, you also have to write the article in English. In your article, you should:   give an overview of modern trends in classroom design and equipment.   explain the attitude of students and teachers towards modern classroom technology and the internet.   suggest how your school’s classrooms could be modernised in a reasonably short time. Look again at exercises 8 and 12 and use the information on the next page. Give your article a title and divide it into paragraphs. Write around 350 words.  Writing guide, Article , p. 176. 30 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv