Business Free Talk Lesson 2
Business Free Talk Lesson 2
Business Free Talk Lesson 2
OUTLINE
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Expressions Discussion Further Reading
Useful expressions under Questions for you to discuss An article for you to read
this topic for your reference. freely with your teacher. after class.
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8mins
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Expressions
Useful expressions about copying and
printing. You can refer to them to provoke
your thoughts in the Discussion part.
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1 Expressions Glossary
(suggested time: 8mins)
printer 打印机 copier/photocopier 复印机
You've probably used a copier many times at scanner 扫描仪 paper jam 卡纸
ink cartridge 墨盒 save time 节约时间
work. In this part, you are going to study some
expressions and sentences about copying and make a copy of sth. 复印一份...
printing. be out of paper/ink 没纸/墨了
In Sentences
• I make numberless* copies of reports every day. Once
the old copier had a paper jam and my document got
stuck* in it.
• Print out two copies on both sides of the paper, please.
We'd better not waste paper resources.
• The printer is out of paper. You need to load* paper in
the paper tray* before you print.
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15mins
Discussion
2 Discuss questions about copying and printing.
Use your experience and imagination to talk
about them with your teacher.
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2 Discussion Discuss these questions in detail with your
teacher. Give reasons and explanations for your
(suggested time: 15mins)
opinion and speak as much as possible. You can
use words you learnt in Expressions to help you.
Q1. How often do you use a copier or printer?
What do you usually use them for?
Do you need to pay to use them?
Q2. What problems have you run into* when using a copier or
printer? How did you fix* the problem?
Q3. Do you remember the years when copiers and printers were
not so popular? What are the advantages and disadvantages
of the copiers and printers?
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After
class
Further Reading
3 An article about photocopiers. You can
read it after class if you are interested.
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3 Further Reading
Arthritis (关节炎)
• There’s a good chance you know Chester Carlson invented photocopying back in
Inspired the
1938. What you might not know is why Carlson was driven to research the
Invention of the process.
Photocopier
• Carlson was a law student, and he became a patent lawyer after graduation. He
• lawyer /ˈlɑːjɚ/ spent years re-writing legal documents by hand. Carlson had chronic (慢性的)
n. 律师 arthritis, meaning each and every word he transcribed caused him terrible pain.
• suffering /ˈsʌfɚɪŋ/
That’s why he wanted to invent a machine that can save him from the suffering.
n. 痛苦
• invention /ɪnˈvenʃən/
n. 发明 • What’s more, when Carlson first began selling his invention around the big
• hardware /ˈhɑːrdwer/ hardware companies of the day, he was widely rejected. Because nobody wanted
n. 计算机硬件
a machine that can copy when they already had carbon paper (复写纸).
• reject /rɪˈdʒekt/
v. 拒绝
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