Dynamic Business English 6 (Fasih berbahasa Inggris di dunia kerja)
Deskripsi
Course yang terdiri dari 6 unit ini fokus pada tema yang umum di dunia bisnis, termasuk sejarah perusahaan dan karyawan, deskripsi pekerjaan, area yang menjadi tanggung jawab, membandingkan produk, membuat keputusan, dan perencanaan, serta konsep berbahasa, tata bahasa dan kosa kata yang dibutuhkan dan lazim digunakan dalam berkomunikasi di berbagai konteks bisnis dan industri.
Selama pengguna mempelajari course ini, mereka membentuk kemampuan mendengarkan, kefasihan lisan, kemampuan yang digunakan dalam pertemuan, dan kepercayaan diri dalam Bahasa Inggris, serta akan mampu memberikan performa yang baik pada ujian tersandar seperti TOEIC dan TOEFL.
Goals
Course ini meliputi topik bisnis yang penting.
- Company Description (Memperkenalkan Perusahaan) Memperkenalkan produk perusahaan, lokasi, pelanggan, sejarah, dan lain-lain. Memperkenalkan diri dan berdiskusi mengenai bisnis dalam konteks sosial. Mengajukan pertanyaan tentang perusahaan dan produknya.
- Work Experience (Pengalaman Kerja) Meninjau deskripsi pekerjaan, sejarah kerja, hal-hal yang menjadi tanggung jawab dalam pekerjaan, serta bagan organisasi dan perubahannya. Mengajukan pertanyaan yang relevan pada situasi wawancara.
- Manufacturing Trade (Perdagangan Manufaktur) Menggunakan ungkapan kuantatif untuk merujuk pada penjualan, manufaktur, dan data perdagangan. Berdialog tentang bagaimana dan mengapa sesuatu dilakukan atau digunakan. Mengajukan pertanyaan serta menjawab pertanyaan yang menggunakan ungkapan kuantatif.
- Product Comparisons (Membandingkan Produk) Menyajikan, mendeskripsikan, dan membandingkan produk dan jasa. Membuat perbandingan baik secara kuantitatif maupun kualitatif. Mengajukan pertanyaan serta menjawab pertanyaan tentang produk referensi.
- Decision Making (Membuat Keputusan) Memberikan pilihan alternatif dan alasan atas sebuah keputusan. Memberikan keyakinan atas suatu keputusan dan analogi logis ketika mendiskusikan pilihan. Membentuk dan mengembangkan kefasihan lisan dalam mengekspresikan ide yang kompleks dalam suasana pertemuan bisnis.
- Planning Ahead (Membuat Rencana) Mengungkapkan rencana di masa depan yang bergantung pada data. Membedakan antara ekspektasi yang berpeluang dan mustahil dalam Bahasa Inggris secara lisan. Mengajukan pertanyaan dan menjawab pertanyaan di beragam situasi.
Devices
Siswa bisa mengakses semua pelajaran melalui handphone, laptop, tablet dan komputer setiap hari.
UNIT 6
(Planning Ahead)
This Unit prepares students to participate in a planning meeting where they communicate and describe future business plans and decisions, talking about likely and unlikely events, causal relations and their consequences.
The presentation focuses on an important event within a company and its effect on the company’s future. United Industries, a high tech manufacturer, plans to test the automatic landing system of its newly designed X-2 airplane.
Possible outcomes of the test and its significance for the company are discussed.
Goals:
To be able to understand and express different degrees of certainty about the future.
To develop oral fluency and confidence to express more complex ideas involving causal relations and suppositions.
To.be able to ask and answer questions about alternative plans, suppositions and outcomes.
Learning Points
cause and effect:
if …then, will result in, to affect, negatively affect, effect, depends on, are dependent on, will hurt sales, would demonstrate, one factor, cause, as a result, whatever the outcome, because of, If the test is a success, aircraft sales will increase.
conditional:
real: If the test is a success, aircraft sales will increase. Production can’t begin on time unless tomorrow’s test is a success.
unreal: If that happened, it would be bad for sales. Purchase orders would be canceled.
degrees of certainty: definitely, possibly, will, would, may, might, can, could, a good chance, a 99% chance, a high probability, it isn’t certain, whether or not, unlikely
There is a greater possibility of success than failure. Though a failure is unlikely, there is a possibility. future: will, going to, may be, tomorrow, on the way, forecast, there’s going to be
If bad weather comes, it will be bad. Production can’t begin on time unless tomorrow’s test is a success.
hypothetical states and events: would, let’s suppose, what would happen if
logical relations: however, though, if, even if, unless, either … or, instead of, so, whatever the outcome
passives, modal + passive vs. active:
passive: will be canceled, will have been phased out, might have to be shut down, is being developed, will be given, would have to be delayed, would have to be postponed
active: could cause problems, might negatively affect, will begin work, would have to shut down the assembly line, will hurt the company’s sales, would like to cut defense spending
qualifiers:
It is scheduled to go into production in three months, though it depends on the outcome of tomorrow’s test. Purchase orders will be canceled unless the test is a success. Whatever the outcome, tomorrow’s test will have an important effect on the future of United.
suppositions: Let’s suppose that…, what if…
questions:
what: What will happen to sales if tomorrow’s test is a failure?
why: Why won’t the company cancel the test if there is bad weather?