(精选)商务英语阅读Unit 13 Employment and Staffing课件.pptVIP

UNIT 13   Employment and Staffing CONTENTS Teaching Aims Text A Text B Supplementing Reading TEACHING AIMS After studying this unit, you are required to 1. Have a general idea of the leader-member relationship in the workplace. 2. Understand the ways to maintain a good relationship with superiors and colleagues. 3. Understand womens changing status in the workplace worldwide in the 21st century. 4. Master the difficult words and expressions. Text A Relationship between Employers and Employees TEXT A Reading Comprehension Read the following sentences and decide whether they are true（T) or false（F)． 1. Years ago, employees were restricted to accept the terms of employment made up by the employees. ( ) 2. The National Labor Relations Act enacted in the 1930s was the forerunner of numerous new laws governing the workplace in the U.S. ( ) 3. There wasn’t any organization or regulations that could protest employers unfair practices and demand the rights of the employees before the enactment of the National Labor Relations Act.( ) F F T TEXT A Reading Comprehension 4. It is not a complicated process for employers or employees to consult with ACAS if problems begin to arise in a firm. ( ) 5. In the view of employers, it is all about securing the best possible conditions and living standards for employees. ( ) F T TEXT A Notes 1. Pink Slip: 解雇通知书.最早出现于20世纪初，指“员工周薪信封里夹着的粉红色小纸条”， 与其具有相同含义的说法有“marching orders”和 “walking papers”，字面意是“下逐客令”。 2. The National Labor Relations Act: a 1935 United States federal law that limits the means with which employers may react to workers in the private sector that create labor unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take part in strikes and other forms of concerted activity in support of