Business English Course Name ： Business English Person in Charge ： Liu Shujuan Course Department ： College of Foreign Languages Credit ： Four (each term)

Business English

Course Name ： Business English

Person in Charge ：Liu Shujuan

Course Department ：College of Foreign Languages

Credit ： Four (each term)

Score Elements ：70% in the Final-term Exam20% in the Middle-term Exam10% in Peacetime Performance

Unit 1 Introductions

Vocabulary

Listening

Reading

Writing

Skills

Starting up

Complete the sentences with words from the box.

1 I’m 2 my 3 name’s 4 from

A

Business card

practicedesignationa corporate logo

NATIONAL DEBT ASSOCIATION OF CHINA

WANG HONG Secretary-General Senior Economist

Yuetan Building 321,XichengquBeijing, ChinaE-mail:[email protected]

Tel:010-68071177Fax:010-68071188Mobile Tel:1350116350

关于企业名称的翻译方法

A 按地名翻译的原则处理；B 可音译，也可意译，音译时可按汉语拼音，也可按英语拼写方式；C 须意译，两个并列成份一般用符号“ &”连接起来，如“中国科学器材公司”译为“China Scientific Instruments & Materials Corporation” ，但不宜在同一个名称里使用两个“ &” 符号，如“中国工艺品进出口公司”译为“China National Arts and Crafts Import & Export Corporation 

Corporations ， Companies ， Firms

1. Line(s) （轮船、航空、航运等）公司Atlantic Container Line 　Hawaiian air Lines 　2. Agency 公司、代理行The Austin advertising AgencyChina Ocean Shipping Agency 3. Store(s) 百货公司Great Universal Store 　Tesco Stores (Holdings) 　

4. Associates （联合）公司British Nuclear Associates 　Subsea equipment Associates Ltd. 　5. System （广播、航空等）公司Mutual Broadcasting System 　Malaysian Airline System 　6. Office 公司，多与 head, home, branch 等词连用 China Limited Guangzhou Branch Office 　China Books Import & Export Corporation (Head Office) 　

7. Service(s) （服务）公司Africa-New Zealand Service 　Tropic Air Services 8. ExchangeAmerican Manufacturers Foreign Credit Insurance Exchange9. CenterBinks (Shanghai) Engineering Exhibition Center, Ltd.

Foreign Trade Storage Corporation International Trust and Investment Company Pacific Insurance Agency Securities Agency Stock Exchange Power Industry Company Automobile Parts Company Automation Engineering Company Household Electric Appliance Company Civil Engineering Company

TitleA title is used to state a person’s professional rank, qualifications, position in an organization, etc. Some widely used titles are shown as follows:

Chairman/President Director Executive Director General ManagerChief Executive Officer (C.E.O)Public Relation (PR) Manager Business Manager Senior Accountant

Sales Manager Senior EngineerTechnicianArchitectDesignerMechanicQuality InspectorInstructor/LecturerDeanPresidentProfessorAssociate Professor

AddressRoom Village No. Dormitory F Residential Quarter A/B/C/D Lane Unit Building Factory Hotel Road Garden Street District County Town City Prov. Yard College NO.57 Zhongxing West Rd. BaichengRoom402,Unit4,Building3,No.34.Wenhua Road,Baihe District, Baicheng City,Jilin Prov. ,China

Write a business card in English according to the information given below.

Mr. James Green works in Green Industries Inc. He is the General Manager ( 总经理 ) of the company. His telephone number is (01)306-824-4556.His fax number is (01)306-821-9866. His company is located at 999 Park Avenue, Rockford, IL 61265, USA.His e-mail is [email protected].

Suggested Answer:

Green Industries Inc. James Green General Manager

999 Park Avenue, Rockford, Tel: (01)306-824-4556. IL 61265, USA Fax: (01)306-821-9866. Email : [email protected].

Design a business card for yourself.

Starting up

1.1 Listen to these four business people introducing themselves .Then match the speakers (1-4) below to their business cards (A-D).

1 B 2 D 3 A 4 C

B

C Talk about yourself.

D

E

F

1.2 Listen to these letters and practise saying them.

1.3 Listen and write the words that are spelled.1 Emma 2 Payton 3 Anyukor 4 Oreiro

Work in pairs.

VocabularyNationalities

A Complete the chart of countries and nationalities.

C Ask and answer questions about the nationality of the brands or companies.

ReadingDescribing people

F Match the questions and answers about Sergio.

2.

ListeningTalking aboutyourself

Listening

Talking about yourself

1.6 Three people talk about their jobs. Listen and complete this chart.

Skills

Introducing yourself and others

A 1.7 Listen to three conversations. Decide whether these statements are true or false.

1.7 Listen again and complete these conversations.

B

Aloha in Hawaii

subject: Request for an Appointment

Dear Mr. Smith

I am scheduled to visit the U.S. on business at the end of this month, and wish to call on you at your office on that occasion.

I will be arriving in Washington on or around August 20 and staying there for about a week. It would be very much appreciated if you would kindly arrange to meet with me either on August 22 or 23, whichever is convenient for you. If neither

is convenient, could you please suggest an alternative date by return E-mail.

Thank you in advance for your kind cooperation. I am looking forward to meeting you in Washington soon!

Sincerely yours, Li leiGuangzhou Trading Company

Thank you

very much !