98 Language skills Extras Explore 7 Working together Mediation, conflict management and team work are topics for school projects which could receive funding from the EU Commission. You are asked to draft a proposal for a workshop including a practical introduction to peer mediation under the guidance of a professional mediator, and some case study work dealing with conflict management in teams. The funding should cover the costs of a lecture by a professional mediator and three tutors for the group work on the case studies – all in all approximately €500. Write a proposal of around 250 words. Divide your proposal into sections and give them headings. 1 Writing guide: Proposal, p. 186. Discuss your project titles in class. Whose is the most convincing? Writing 24 a b Explore writing: An article about classroom technology Your school’s alumni club covers school news on its website but also features articles on topics of more general, yet school-related interest. You have been asked to write an article on classroom technology. As the website offers both a German and an English version, you decide to write the article in English. 26 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 tasks 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. 25 31 3t97f2 0 When Andrew started working in Guatemala, his colleagues weren’t used to . 1 In the end they realised that careful planning . 2 In Chinese and Eastern companies quite often it is only after the meeting that . 3 In Asia foreign negotiators may have a quite different perception about the same meeting whether it is . 4 English people sometimes experience the negotiation style of German business people as . 5 When addressing members of the negotiating teams, Germans always use . 6 ‘Cutting to the chase’ means getting . 7 The way in which Americans negotiate deals mirrors . 8 For Americans personal relationships in business count for less than . planning ahead / filling in forms/questionnaires Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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