Unit 13: Professional Relationships

USA

Accounting departments are a key point of contact for both a company's customers and suppliers. This unit examines how to make the best of these relationships.

Did you know? The following activities can be customized as desired by the teacher or school pedagogue.

Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Professional Relationships

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

Relationships are important in every aspect of your life, and this is equally true for those working in the accounting profession. The accounting department is a key point of contact for both a company's customers and suppliers and as such the staff employed in the department must know how to deal with people in a variety of situations. In this article we will examine how these staff should behave… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)

Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

The company withheld payment as they were not satisfied with the quality of the goods delivered.

The accounting department is vital to the success of a company.

All reports must be filed in a timely manner.

Our standard payment terms for invoices is 21 days.

As they were not happy with the quality of goods, they decided to change their supplier.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

Which do you think are more important to a company's success - internal relationships or external relationships? Why?

Which other external relationships are important for an accounts department?

What advice would you give a colleague on how to maintain a good working relationship with someone?

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