INGLES IV

TEACHER: MARIA GUADALUPE HERNANDEZ CHAVEZ

Aspectos de evaluacin

Examen escrito : 35%

Examen oral : 35%

Tareas :10%

Participacion en clase :20%

Elementos esenciales para la clase

Diccionario

Cuaderno

UNIDAD I social English

La comunicacin formal

La comunicacin informal

Trminos de comunicacin corporativa

Auxiliares would y should

Diferencia de comunicacin entre un pas y otro para realizar negociaciones

Tarea # 1

Investigar las diferentes formas de negociacin entre Mxico, estados unidos y

Japn . (costumbres , restricciones, frases comunes de comunicacin
cortesa", gesticulaciones y comportamiento corporal )

COMMUNICATION

What is communication

Communication
is defined as an
exchange of
ideas and
information.

Communication
is important
because it is
about how
information is
sent and
received.

So we can say
that
communication
is a two way
process of
exchanging
information.
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PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION

FORMAL COMMUNICATION

Formal Communication

Downward communication:

instructions, directions, orders

Feedback

Upward communication:

data required to complete projects

status reports

suggestions for improvement, new ideas

Horizontal communication:

coordination of cooperation

Formal communication is divided into

Three parts.
1.Downward communication

where information

moves from higher management to employees

Example: when managers assign goals to their employees

2.Upward communication

- where information moves

from employees to higher management

example:when there is a need to communicate problems, results or
suggestions.

3.Horizontal communication
shared between peers.

- where information is

Formal Communication

Information

Vice
President

Manager

Vice
President

Manager

Manager

Efforts at coordination

Manager

Instructions and directives

President

TYPES OF FORMAL
COMMUNICATION
FORMAL
COMMUNICATION

WRITTEN

LETTERS,E-MAILS
BLOG ENTRIES,
NOTICE BOARDS

VERBAL

BULLITENS,
MEMOS,
HAND OUTS

PRESENTATIONS,
SPEECHS,
CONFERENCES.

Advantages of formal
communication

Effective

Provides close contact between members of the organization

Control over the sub-ordinates and fixing in their responsibility.

Flow of essential information in an orderly manner.

Disadvantages of formal
communication

Stiff , Slow and Rigid

Channels of communication are not perfect.

Organizational distance, screening at various points

and narrow route are the three bottlenecks in the flow
of communication.

Informal Communication

It is in the form of unofficial messages(work related or

people related) that flow outside the officially designed
channels.

Result of natural desire to communicate with each other

freely and frequently.

Advantages of informal
communication

More flexible and much faster.

Helps in achieving better human relations

Fulfills the psychological needs of the employees.

Disadvantages of informal
communication

Information may be distorted.

Lacks official status and less dependable.

Has no definite origin and direction.

Leakage of confidential information.

Informal media

Face to face discussion

Telephone

Email

Voice messaging (voice mail)

Instant messaging (chatting)

Comparisons
Formal communication
Informal communication

Has official recognition and status as

official channels are used.
Does not mislead the employees.

Lacks official status and recognition as unofficial channels are used.

May misinform the employees.

Speed is slow

Normally work related information.

May be work or people related.

Controllable

It is mostly in a written form.

Fast speed

Uncontrollable

Mostly in an oral form.

Grammar
Presentation
Would like
Would prefer
Would rather

Would like:
We use the modal expression would like in English to talk
about our desires and wants.
Would like is a more formal way to say want.
Here are some

Examples . . .

1. I would like to take a trip.

2. Sandra and her husband

would like to have a June
wedding.
3. Carl would like a
raise, but hes too
nervous to ask his
boss.

Would like can be used for

either present or future desires.

Present Tense (or general) desires:

1.

I would like a house by the ocean.

2.

They would like to improve their English.

3.

The students would like to take a break.

Desires for the Future:

I would like to take an Italian class
someday.
2. My family would like to visit San
1.

The FORM of would like

In the expression would like, which word is an auxiliary

and which word is a verb?
Auxiliary =

Verb =

would

like

This means that you can use would like

with any subject in English. Its not
necessary to change WOULD.
Would like can be followed by a noun or a
verb. If you want to use a verb after the
expression would like it must be in the
examples=>
infinitive.

The infinitive =
TO + simple form of verb
In English we say . . .
I would like

TO WIN the lottery.

NOT . . .
I would like WIN the lottery.

Practice:
write the following sentences using WOULD LIKE:

1. Marla wants to find a better

paying job.
2. They want to buy a new car
soon.
3. I want a new, more comfortable

Would prefer &

Would rather

We use the modal expressions would prefer and

would rather to talk about our preferences in
English.

These two expression mean the same thing and are

synonyms for the verb prefer.

As with would like, would prefer and would

rather can be used for present or future
preferences.

Here are some Examples . .

.

Present (or general) preferences:

1.A. Would you prefer coffee or tea?
B. I think I would prefer coffee this
morning.
Future preferences:
1.A. We would rather live near the
beach than in the mountains.
2.We would prefer to live near the
beach.

The forms
of would prefer & would rather
Would Prefer:
. Would prefer can be used
with either a noun or a verb:
1.

noun
They would prefer coffee.

They would prefer to drink coffee.

**Notice that if you use verb

a verb with would
prefer, the verb is in the

The negative
of would prefer

Use would prefer NOT + infinitive

Examples . . .
1.

They would prefer NOT to drive because they dont know

this area well.

2.

She would prefer NOT to take classes in the afternoon. The

morning is more convenient for her to study.

2.

Would Rather:

Would rather can ONLY be

used with either a verb:
They would rather have coffee than tea.

NOT: They would rather coffee.

**Notice that the verb that follows

would rather must be in the simple
form (NO to).

The negative of would rather

Use would rather NOT + simple form

Examples . . .
1.

We would rather NOT go out tonight because we have to get

up early tomorrow.

2.

She would rather NOT buy a house in this area because its
too far from her work.

Contractions:
We often use contractions with would prefer and
would rather. Pronouns can be contracted with WOULD
to make the following:

I would prefer/rather = Id prefer / Id

rather
We would prefer/rather = wed
prefer / wed rather
Theyd prefer / Theyd rather
Youd prefer / Youd rather
Hed prefer / Hed rather
Shed prefer / Shed rather

More examples:
1.

Id rather visit France than Japan.

2.

The students would prefer to do speaking

activities in class.

3.

We would rather not take a break now. Lets

take a break later.

4.

Sam would prefer not to work on Saturdays

because he would like to spend time with his
family.

Practice . . .
1.

Would you prefer to eat Italian food or Chinese food?

2.

Would you rather travel to India or China?

3.

Would you prefer to work 5 8-hour days or 4 10-hour days?

4.

Would you rather have a cat, a dog,

or a dog?