每課一句：

And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and the sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

Lebanese artist & poet in US (1883 - 1931)

portfolio  [pɔ:t'fəuljəu] 

n. 文件夹, 作品集, 证券投资组合

full-time education 全日制教育

Education in the workplace 在職教育

Prioritise [prai'ɔrə.taiz]  v. 优化, 把……區分優先次序

innovation  [.inəu'veiʃən]  n. 创新, 革新

mind gymnastics 思維訓練

profitability [.prɔfitə'biləti]  n. 收益性, 盈利能力

qualification  [.kwɔlifi'keiʃən] n. 资格, 条件, 限制

expertise  [.ekspə:'ti:z] n. 专家的意见, 专门技术

seminar  ['seminɑ:] n. (大学的)研究班, 研讨会

E-learning  n. 網絡學習

Lecture theatre 報告廳

Well-attended adj. 有很多人參加的

leadership  ['li:dəʃip] n. 领导, 领导才干

brain power 脑力 智能

Sudoku 數獨

cross word puzzle 填字遊戲

tuna  ['tu:nə] n. 金枪鱼

salmon ['sæmən] n. 三文魚

vice versa ['vaisi'və:sə] adv. 反过来也是一样地

charismatic  [.kæriz'mætik] adj. 有魅力的

authoritative  [ə'θɔ:ri.teitiv] adj. 权威性的, 命令式的

organize d ['ɔ:gənaizd] adj. 有條理的

understanding [.ʌndə'stændiŋ] 

n. 了解, 理解, 个人见解, 非正式协议, 谅解, 同情心, 洞察力

adj. 有同情心的

leadership potential  [pə'tenʃəl] 領導潛力

resolve disagreement 解決分歧

take responsibility for 對……負責任

inspiring  [in'spaiəriŋ] adj. 令人振奋的, 激励人的, 鼓舞人心的

agree on / upon 對……負責任

Expressions

as soon as possible (ASAP)

at the last minute

be/go over budget

bring sb up-to-date

corporate hospitality

I’d be delighted to

I’d like to join you

I’ll be around.

Internationally recognized

It’s a two-day event. 

Make decisions

Make yourself comfortable

Please, take a seat

Ready to go to print

Shall we set off?

Stick with sth

Throw sth away

Under control

The Chamber of Commerce Business Skills Portfolio 

gives you high quality, value for money training opportunities. (1)_____ days, employers understand that employees who are given training and development opportunities are more motivated (2)_____ contribute more to the company. (3)_____courses cover a wide range of subjects and cost from as little as $170. They are designed specifically to develop employees’ skills, and at the same time they (4)_____ businesses increase efficiency and profitability. All of our courses are led by professional trainers (5)____ extensive expertise and understanding of business needs.

We offer:

Seminars which run for a full or half day, and give you the skills you need (6)____ and effectively;

Semester courses where you attend lectures or seminars once a week over a three-month period;

E-learning which gives all the flexibility a busy (7)____ needs.

The qualifications you get will depend on the type of training. You (8)_____ find more information under each course title.

1 A Those B This C These

2 A and B but C with

3 A Your B Our C His

4 A helps B helped C help

5 A with B of C from

6 A quickly B quicker C quick

7 A persons B people C person

8 A can B going to C are

1. I need a course _______ gives me lots of flexibility because I travel a lot.

2. I enjoy learning things _______ help me in my job.

3. The lecture theatre _______ we usually go is too small for so many people.

4. Employees _______ do career development courses earn more money.

5. There isn’t a TV screen in the room ______ we do this course.

6. I know lots of students ______ grades are better than mine!

7. The speaker ______ gave the talk is very well known.

8. The lecturer ______ course I’m doing was on TV last night.

9. The session ______ follows this one looks very interesting.

10. People ______ arrive late are not admitted to the sessions.

Listening

1. The workshop today will have

A. two sessions. B. three sessions. C. four sessions.

2. The workshop will look at activities 

A. to do with colleagues at work.

B. which increase your creativity.

C. that increase your profits.

3. The trainer says that scientists believe that changes to your daily routine can

A. make you cleverer, more confident and better at making decisions.

B. help you live longer and more healthily.

C. make your life and work more interesting than it was before.

4. In the first session of the workshop, the trainer will explain

A. ten simple activities.

B. seven mental exercises.

C. one activity to do this week.

Good morning, everyone. Today’s workshop will be in two sessions. In the second session of the workshop, you’ll be trying out some tasks which are specifically related to some of the most common situations in today’s business environment – and I think you’ll see how they can help you to find creative solutions to everyday problems. We’ll move on to the second session of the workshop after the break. 

But in the first session of the workshop I want to look at some very easy things which you can do – things which you can do without any real effort at all – which will help to open up your mind, and make it easy for you to think in new ways. Scientists believe that doing activities to improve your memory and making small changes to your daily routine can actually make you cleverer, more confident and better at making decisions. 

I’m going to give you a list of ten activities, and I want you to choose seven of them, which will give you a full week of activities. Then I want you to allocate one activity to each day of the week. Is that clear?

What do you think is the most important leadership potential and why?

1. People count on me for ideas.

2. It’s important to me to build a united team.

3. The success of my team is more important to me than my own personal success.

4. I give praise and positive feedback to others

5. I listen to other people’s ideas.

6. I like people to do what I say.

7. I like to resolve disagreements between people.

8. I encourage people to be creative individuals.

9. I like taking responsibility for decisions.

10. People describe me with words like ‘focused, motivating, inspiring’, Etc.