unit 5 Office Technologies

综合教程3Unit5OfficeTechnologiesUnit5OfficeTechnologiesPartALeadinTextExerciseUnit5OfficeTechnologiesPartBPartCLeadinTextExerciseToolkitWorkplaceSkillsWritingWorkshopTask2Task1Task3PartALeadinCues:yes,everydayuseofpaper;no,paperworkwithintheofficeTask1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.1.Checkyourdeskathomeorinyourdormitory,istherealotofpaperaround?2.Doyouknowhowtouseaphotocopier?3.Doyouagreewiththewordsinthethirdpicture?Cues:yes,copies,homework,learningmaterial;no,electronicallykeptCues:turnon,screen,papersize,startbuttonPartALeadin1.Checkyourdeskathomeorinyourdormitory,istherealotofpaperaround?Task1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.a.Yes,Icanfindmuchpaperonmydesk.MostofthemarecopiesofhomeworkandlearningmaterialstheteachersgiveusorIdownloadfromtheInternet.PartALeadinb.No,thereislittlepaperthere.MostinformationandlearningmaterialsareelectronicallykeptinmyPC.2.Doyouknowhowtouseaphotocopier?3.Doyouagreewiththewordsinthethirdpicture?Task1Studythepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowinsmallgroups.Usethewordsgivenbelowifnecessary.a.Yes,Iagreeif“paperlessoffice”referstoanofficewiththeabsoluteeliminationofpaper,includingtheeverydayuseofpaperliketoiletpaper.PartALeadinb.No,Idon’tagreeif“paperlessoffice”justmeansanofficewiththeeliminationofpaperusedin“paperwork.”Yes.First,youneedtoturnonthephotocopierpower.Thenyouputthefaceofthepaperthatyouwanttocopyonthescreenofthecopier.Next,youneedtoselectthepapersizeandhowmanycopiesyouwant.Afterthat,youpushthestartbuttonandthecopierstartsworking.Finally,yougetthecopiesthatyouwant.Task2Listentothefollowingshortdialoguesandfillintheblanks.Dialogue1W:Hey,buddy,timeto_________.M:Soearlytonight?W:Early?It’s_________pm.M:Oh?Ididn’tnoticethetime.I’m_________myletter.W:Writingaletter?Withpaperandpen?Whyisthat?It’srarelyseentoday.M:Yeah,it’strulyrare,butstillexists,doesn’tit?I’m___________mynephew’slettercomingfrommyhometown.W:Whydidn’theusethecomputertosendyouan_________?M:Hehasnocomputer.sleep11:40e-mailPartALeadinbusywithreplyingtoTask2Listentothefollowingshortdialoguesandfillintheblanks.Dialogue2M:CanIhelpyou?W:Ohyes.Thankyou.M:Somany_________!Whatarethey?W:Meetingarrangementsoverthenextfewdays.M:That’sreallya_________ofpaper.Whydidn’tyousendtheme-mailnotice?W:Idid,Ialwaysdid.Theproblemis,someofthemdon’t________theirmailboxregularly.M:That’sbad.Weshould’vebeenawareofthe“_______________”program.It’svirtuallyaboutenergyconservationand_____________protection.W:Yeah,Iknow,but…moreeffortsshouldbedonetogopaperless.checkwastepaperlessofficecopiesPartALeadinenvironmental1.Doyouuselesspaperasyouaremoredependentonyourcomputer?2.Whichdoyouprefer,traditionallettersore-mails?Cues:storeinformation,energyconservationCues:letter,mind-to-mindcommunication;e-mail,quicker,cheaperPartALeadinTask3Discussthefollowingquestions.1.Doyouuselesspaperasyouaremoredependentonyourcomputer?2.Whichdoyouprefer,traditionallettersore-mails?Yes,ofcourse.Withacomputer,Icanstoresomeinformationinitanddon’thavetoprintitout.It’sbeneficialforenergyconservation.a.Ipreferletters.Althoughane-mailhasitsadvantages,ahandwrittenletterworksbetterastomind-to-mindcommunication,asthesightofthewordsmayremindyouofthewriter.PartALeadinTask3Discussthefollowingquestions.b.Iprefere-mails.Ane-mailisquickerandcheaperthanahandwrittenletter.ThePaperlessOffice—AreWeClosetoAchievingIt?Iremembersomeyearsagotheexpression“thepaperlessoffice”comingintousage.1Theideawasthatwiththeincreasingpopularityofthepersonalcomputerintheofficeitwouldmaketheuseofpapervirtuallyredundant.2PartATextSo,howhavethingsworkedoutsofar?Areofficesgoingthroughlesspaperaswehavebecomesodependentonourcomputers?Insomewaysyes,othersno.3WhatdoImeanbythat?PartATextSocietyingeneralseemstohaveturneditsbackonsomethingsthatformerlyinvolvedpaper.Takewritinglettersforinstance.Westilldoit,butnotnearlysomuchaswedidatonetime.Nowifwewanttocommunicatewee-mailsomeone,instantmessagethem,ortextmessagethem.4Itisquicker,andcheaperthansittingdowntowritealetterout,buyapostagestamp,putitinthepostboxandwaitforittogetdelivered,andpossiblyrespondedto.PartATextIntheUKtheInlandRevenuehas,forthelastfewyears,encourageditsself-assessmentcustomerstogoonlinetosendintheirincometaxreturns.5Thisreplacestheneedtosendindocuments,thussavingalotofpaper.Ifthemillionsofpersonalandbusinesstaxreturnswereallpaperless,theInlandRevenuewouldsavehugelyonthepaperandpostagecostsofhavingtosendthemallout.Ialsoreckontheywouldalsosaveonsomestaffingcostswhentheyreceivethemallback.PartATextWithinofficesthingshavechangedinsomerespectsasfarasgoingpaperless,butnotperhapsasfastassomewouldlike,orenvisaged.PartATextMydaughterworksforacompanywhichisinvolvedintherentingoutofcarswhendrivershavebeenintrafficaccidents.Thedriver’sinsurancecompanypicksupthetabforthecostoftherentalcar.6Thecompanyisago-betweenandprocessesthecustomerfromthecollectionofthecar,throughtherepairworkdonebythebodyshop,ontosendingtheinvoicesthroughtotheinsurancecompanyforf