Unit 6: Risk management
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Unit 6: Risk management
Communicating in a crisis
BA, p 76: 6.4
Task 1: Discussion
BA, p 76: 6.4
Task 2: Reading
• Vocabulary
Can you explain the expressions to colleagues?
to strangle at birth to stop something as soon as it has begun
the essence the central meaning or theme
poisonous or harmful
toxic
a sound bite a short comment broadcast without context
to be drawn into to become involved
the final results of a process, meeting...
outcomes
repetition of the same first letter/sound
alliteration
to make an idea, belief, feeling stronger
reinforce
comparisons between two situations
analogy
intended to show that the two are similar
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Task 2: Reading
• Read the first part of the text and answer the following
questions:
1 What is the secret of dealing effectively with a crisis?
2 What kinds of crisis are you unlikely ever to to deal with?
3 What kinds are you likely to have to deal with?
• Choose do or don’t.
1 Do
2 don’t
3 Do
4 Do
5 don’t
6 don’t
7 Do
8 Do
• Which pieces of advice apply to the situation in 1?
Tip 1 applies to response 1
Tips 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 could apply to response 3
Tip 5 applies to response 6
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Task 3: Listening
Extract
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Kind of crisis
Tips applied /
not applied
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Task 3: Listening
Extr Kind of crisis
act
A need to keep paying for crisis
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
managment
ensuring competitors lose
old machinery threatens productivity
industrial action / strike
natural disaster
allegedly harmful drug effects
suspected corruption / insider dealing
poor sales
Tips
applied
8
3
7
2/6
1X
5
4
6X
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Task 4: Listen and complete key phrases
1 is like
2 legitimate , issue
3 to the point
4 focus, positives
5 important, remember
6 forget, as yet
7 briefly sum up
8 quietly confident
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Task 8: Speaking
HW: BA, p 77:
Task 6: Alliteration
Task 7: Analogies
Task 8: Speaking
• Prepare to be interviewed about one of the crisis
situations below.
• Use the hints.
REMEMBER: YOU NEED TO WRITE ANOTHER
SUMMARY BEFORE THE SECOND PROGRESS
TEST: p 45, p 59, p 71, p 76, p 85 or sth. else