Chapter 1
* 地下室：basement 地下储藏用的屋子
cellar 地窖
underground room 地下室
国内英语考试体系
1．Academic English ：CET-4 CET-6 PETS
Band-4 Band-8
2．Living English：TOEFL IELTS
3．Working English：BEC TOEIC
BEC简介及概况
1． BEC分为三个等级
（1） Preliminary * Preliminary：基本的，（2） 初级的 e.g. Preliminary Market Research
（3） Vantage * 我们所学是 BECV，（4） 是学习英语过程中的intermediate 水平。
（5） Higher
2． BEC对学生的重大影响
BEC is unique.
BEC sets me different from others / other human beings.
BEC raises my confidence.
BEC is the secret of my success.
此组句式可替换使用，可以形容对你意义深远的一件物品，一段经历或是一个特殊的人。
NOTES：如果用在某人身上，应把第一句改为：
You are special in my heart!
3． BEC口语课堂风格与授课方式：
I love words.
I love sentences.
I am just crazy about the beautiful sentence patterns.
They are all my wealth.
4． BEC=Business English Certificate
* 谈成一笔交易：finalize a deal / cut a deal
* 在考试的时候不要苛求写出 earth shaking articles
* 注意英语中表达同一意思可有多种表达方法：
e.g. yes, sure, why not, certainly
diploma, degree, bachelor degree, master degree
BEC口语考试形式
5． 基本形式如下页表。
6． 注意：
（1） Mini-presentation 采取话题“三选一”形式。
（2） 2 Candidates 一起参加考试。
（3） Criteria （评分标（4） 准）
1 Pronunciation (语音面貌) 包括：
a. 狭义的语音面貌：单词发音
b. Intonation （音调）
c. Stress and Rhythm (语调及节奏)
2 Vocabulary and Grammar
* I reckon= I believe= I think= To my knowledge= …
在口试过程中，应至少运用一句虚拟语气，一句比较级，几个从句，并做到长短句交替使用。
3 Discourse Management
做到KISS原则：Keep it simple and stupid.
4 Interactive Communication (互动性)
（5） 注意BrE and AmE之间的区别
（6） 注意在口语考试中，（7） Speed ≠ eloquence，（8） communication的重点在于所说的话应该understandable。
（9） 平时应注意对Grammar的训练，（10） 以防考试时犯基础错误。例如，（11） he /she 用错，（12） 被动语态用错的话很难使成绩提高。
BECV (old) BECV (new) BECH 评分
PART Ⅰ Conversation 3min Conversation 3min Conversation 3min ①②
PART Ⅱ Question and Ask
6min Mini-presentation
6min
1min prepare
2-3min presentation
1-2min partner ask
Mini-presentation
6min ③
PART Ⅲ Discussion
5min Discussion 5min Discussion 7min ④
TOTLE TIME 14min 14min 16min
7． 参加考试的考官：
（1）Interlocutor Chinese
（2） Assessor Chinese
（3）Cambridge Examiner English
所以，应该注意话题应该尽量选择东、西方文化融合较多的东西
应该如何突破口语
8． 应该从几方面着手突破口语
（1）Listening input 与 output之间可以互相转换
（2）Reading 可以上网看一些资料，如 Financial Times
http://news.ft.com（3）Reading aloud 半小时/天，注意培养Language Sense
（4）Confidence
9． 应该如何准备10． 考试
（1） 认真听听力原文，（2） 充分利用Tape script，（3） 尤其是PART Ⅱ Monologue部分
（4） 利用Mirror练习发音及锻炼自信
（5） 用Repeater录音练习
口语课总共七节，课程安排如下：
11． Intro to BEC, sample test
12． PartⅠ and business enrichment
13． Teamwork, project management, competition
14． Motivating staff, Entertaining clients,
Business premises （不动产）=property
15． Marketing trade fair, Promotion
16． Starting a new job (job interview), Technology (BECH), Finance (BECH)
17． Summary –exam (Demo), Business
口语的境界
18． 考试口语：应注意自己expand question
e.g. My surname is Xie, my second name is Jiaoyue.
My friend always calls me Irene, my English name.
e.g. 在说自己的Hometown时也应该适当扩充
*词组 to be exact 准确的说
Presentation 之 取非式 （TC10A）
I’d like to make a short presentation on the topic about …
Talking about this, I have 2 things / aspects / views / opinions to cover.
Now, let me explain it to you one by one.
First, find out about the audience.
Second, researching the topic.
Without the audience that would be …
If you failed to research the topic, …
That’s why I think so.
19． 生活口语 slang (俚语) / idiomatic expression (地道的英语用法)
e.g. cost an arm and a leg 很贵
read someone like a book 非常了解某人
20． 职业用语 Terminology, 应该注意formal
e.g. not a chance= no way （不能用语考试中）
split the difference 平摊 （可以用于考试中）
有关BEC的Vocabulary
1．推荐书目 《BEC难词解释》作者：陈晓慰 经济科学出版社
2．考BEC应具有5000单词量，介于CET-4（4000）与CET-6（6000）之间
3．注意一些日常用语
e.g. 番茄酱 catch-up
make 做名词时表牌子，样式，制造，制法
e.g. especially produced by a particular maker
make 的常用短语
make a killing
e.g. He made a killing on that deal, I wish I had bought some shares.
make my day 令人高兴，令人很爽
make ends meet 收支相当
e.g. I can’t make ends meet.
make waves 兴风作浪
make a scene 关手机
e.g. Don’t make yourself a scene.
* 绕口令：
Good cookies could be cooked by a good cook if a good cook could cook good cookies.
Speak Varied English
说地道英语 (authentic)，说灵活英语 (flexible)，说生动英语（lively）
* lively 还可修饰 mind, description, song
* flexi-time 弹性工作制
Chapter 2
一、PartⅠ应试三大原则：Active、Creative、Informative
* DINK家庭=Double Income No Kids
1.注意非语言交际 （Non-verbal communication）包括：
Eye contact
Smile
Nod
Shake hands
2．注意口语中的连读
（1）/n/+元音
e.g. an^apple an^employer an^hour
（2）辅音+元音
e.g. a pair^of shoes all^of^us get^up
shut^up wait^a^moment how much is^it
first^of^all for^a^while some^of^it
hand^it^over tell^us sold^out
keep^it take^part^in she and^I
Would you like^a cup of tea?
（3）辅音+辅音
e.g. Please stop^pushing black^cat
I like^kidding big^girl
They had a tough^fight take^care
（4）爆破音+爆破音
e.g. bad^boy stop^talking Does it make^difference?
二、团队 Teamwork (商务知识)
1.分析教学team
王令 big cheese / wheal VIP / CEO
刘军 big man on campus Financial manager
王湘鄂 chatterbox Marketing
谢姣岳 small potato / nobody R&D (Research and Development)
2．Teamwork 补充讲义 （见讲义第一页）
三、Presentation 之重申式 （TC10B）
1. How to … involves many aspects/sides/respects.
2. Each of them requires careful consideration.
3. Firstly, … is very important/vital/significant/crucial/essential/
helpful/imperative/indispensable
4.Secondly, … is the key to ….
5.Thirdly, in order to improve customer service, we should/ought to/must/need to ….
6.Shortly/In short, … are three main points.
四、Competition (商务知识)
1．见补充讲义第二页
2．Economic (4c) ① Competition ② Contradiction ③ Cooperation ④ Coordinating
五、常用俚语
1．Dead end 死胡同
2．Doggy bag 打包袋 take away food
3．Pass away 去世的婉转的说法= kick the bucket
4．Killer=nerve-racking 难题
5．Mickey mouse=banana
6．The one wearing pants in the house 当家作主的人
7．Be yourself. 该怎么样就怎么样，做你自己。
8．Pipe 吸油管 straw 吸管
六、Attack speaking through listening 用听力突破口语
* My recent experiences tell me the real aim of an interview is to obtain the very job I want.
* An effective interview is like an exciting encounter with a seatmate on a flight.
* When somebody tries to control us, we resented, when we try to control somebody, they resent us.
注意在做discussion时一定要feel free,在讨论过程中interrupt、agree、disagree enthusiastically.避免成为yes man/follower。应该注意open minded(do not to hesitate to change your mind),避免narrow minded和single-minded.
七、Presentation 定义式 （TC11C）
1. I like to make a small presentation and my topic is how to plan …
2. According to my knowledge/In my opinion/view), there are 3 key elements/factors.
3. First, selecting topics. Good topics are those that could make people think/ …
4. The second is selecting staff. Right staff are those who are diligent and obedient/ …
5. Third, selecting locations. In other words, we should choose a place that is very convenient.
6. In a word, that’s why I think so.
八、Presentation 举例式 （TC10B）
4．In the first place, we should pay enough attention to staff training. For example/instance, staff might attend the course on manners and speech making.
5. In the second place, we should conduct customer satisfaction surveys. For example, we can prepare some questionnaires or set up a hotline.
6.By the way/Last, but not the least, we should stress on product quality, for instance, …
Motivating staff （商务知识）
1. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
1 Self-actualization= take responsibility
2 Esteem/ego needs: 可用company car或者job title这种status symbol满足
3 Social needs: need to belong, teamwork
4 Security needs: job security
5 Physiological needs: shelter, food, transport, cloth, basic pay, canteen …
* 绕口令
Peter Pipe picked a peck of pickled peppers prepared by his parents and put them in a large paper plate.
If you understand say understand, if you don’t understand say don’t understand. If you understand say don’t understand. How can I understand you understand, understand?
Chapter 3
日常用语
ⅠGreetings
1． Expressing surprise when meeting someone
a. Long time no see!
（Chinglish 转变过去的，就像有时外国人也说 horse horse tiger tiger ）
b. Hi, there. What a coincidence!
c. I haven’t seen you for ages.
d. Fancy meeting you here.
(Fancy party 化妆舞会，fancy hotel/restaurant 极贵的饭店/饭馆)
2． Ask someone how is he doing
a. How are you doing? / How are you getting on? / How are you feeling on?
b. Are you doing okey?
c. How are things? / How are things going with you?
d. Hi, Mike, how’s business?
3. Greeting a familiar friend
a. Anything new? / Anything special?
b. What’s up? （带点贬义，通常指不太好的事情发生）
c. What have you been up to? (近来在忙什么？)
up to ones ears / neck…可表示很忙
d. How’s life? / How is life been treating you?
Ⅱ Responding to greetings
1. Things just couldn’t be better. / Never better!
2. It’s nothing to complain about. / No complaints.
3. Same as usual. / Same as always.
4. Could be worse. （凑合吧）
5. Thins could be better. / Been getting by. (凑合吧)
有关Part Ⅲ Discussion
* 主要考 Teamwork, Cooperativeness
* 注意，对方说20秒后应该主动interrupt
1．Preparation (40s)
(1) 分清角色 role : a. Boss and subordinates b. Colleagues
(2) 看清issues (items) : Activities, information
(3) 分清responsibility
21． Discuss (Task 31)
(1) Opening （切入正题）
Activity：
A：Show me around the city / sight seeing
B：Disagree. Skiing resorts
A：Agree. Take them to dinner
B：Agree
Information：
B：Favorites and preferences, age, sex
A：Disagree, age, number of people.
B：Agree, cultural differences
A：Agree.
(2) Closing
Okey, time is limited, from what we discuss above, to sum up, …
* 注意，总结应该两个人一起说。
22． 常用用语
（1） Interrupt
a. Excuse me …
b. Can I / May I just come in here?
c. Can I / May I interrupt for a moment?
d. Just a minute.
e. One moment, please.
（2） Give one’s opinion
Strongly: a. I am convinced / sure / positive that …
b. I definitely / certainly think that …
c. I really do think that …
Neutrally: a. In my opinion, …
b. I think / feel / consider that …
c. As I see it …/ According to my knowledge …
Weakly: a. I am inclined to say that … / think that …
b. I tend to think that …
(3) Disagree, agree and partial agree
Agree: a. I totally / fully / wholly / completely agree with you.
b. I am in total agreement with you.
c. I am all in favor of that.
Disagree: a. I am afraid (I don’t agree). / I don’t / I can’t agree with you.
Partial agree: a. Up to a point, I’d agree with you, but …
b. To a certain extend, I’d agree with you, but …
c. You may be right. / You could be right, but …
(4) Repeat
a. Do you really mean this?
b. Do you really think so?
c. I just want to make one thing clear.
d. Could you explain it a little bit for me?
* 有关Premises的专业术语
1．工业原区 Enterprise zone
2．政府投资捐款 Investment grant
3．政府援助 Government assistance
4．Subsidised premises
5．开发区 Development area
6．经济衰落区 Depressed area
情人节专题 Valentine’s Day (亦纪念 Friendship )
3． 代表Love and Romance
4． 礼物
（1）送Chocolate (1874) ，送Card 并在 card上写xxx ，送 Perfume 香水
（2）不同的情人送不同的礼物
旧情人送旧照片，远方的情人电台点歌，住家情人烛光晚餐，office lover送花，分手的情人在网上送card ，现在的情人可送健身卡。
四、Presentation 具体式 （？）
* Presentation 一般采取“331”形式，即3句开头，3句观点，1句结尾。
4． First, location. 注意结合讲义进行补充
Second, the length of contract. (讲义P5 a )
Third, workforce.
That’s why I think so. / Thank you very much. / Thank you for taking your time.
Thank you for listening.
五、Presentation 理由式 （TC18A）
4．Market research is important because through market research, the company could gather, record and analyze and present the relevant information, which serves the fundamental goal / basic goal of marketing.
5. Selecting appropriate media is important / crucial because different media aim at different customers, furthermore, the cost varies.
6. Advertising is the most important part because it could either make the products know to the public or waste a lot of money.
六、综合总结Presentation的6 versions
取非式，重申式，定义式 。（较容易）
举例式，具体式，理由式。 （较难）
注意6个versions 可以混用。
Chapter 4
一、Romance and Love 之经典影片
Gone with the wind (1939) * Tomorrow is another day.
2. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
3. Casablanca (1942)
The Apartment (1960)
It happened one night (1934)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Roman Holiday
* I’d like to be remembered as a decent human being.
Harold and Maude (1971)
The way we were (1973)
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
二、Talking about Romantic Love
When I met Susan, it was love at first sight.
I fell my head over heels in love with her the moment I saw her.
True love, crazy about someone, have a crush on someone, carry torch for someone
Talking about sex
a. Mike used to sleep around until he met Snoopy. (sleep around：很风流)
b. Their relationship is said to be strictly platonic.
c. We are just friends, okey?
d. Everyone in the office knows she’s having an affair. (婚外恋)
e. Love affairs (贬：桃色新闻)，f. December heartbeat 黄昏恋
Approaching the opposite sex
(1)出现在电影中的经典搭讪语句
g. Let me see your strap mark. (Beach)
h. Do you really eat the junk? / snatch? (Shopping)
i. Your place or mine? (Bar)
(2) 可用语生活中的句式
a. That’s a pretty outfit.
b. Say, don’t I know you from somewhere?
c. What do you think of the band?
d. Would you care to dance?
e. I feel a little embarrassed but I’d really like to meet you.
Dating Appointment
(1) 种类：
j. grouping dating (dates)
k. double dating (dates)
l. blind dating (dates) 相亲, match-maker 媒人，m. murder the line 照本宣科
（2） 约人：
What are you up to this weekend? 这个周末你在忙什么？
I was wondering if you’d like to go out to dinner?
I had a marvelous time, Jane. Can I call you?
(3) Commenting on someone’s attractiveness
She is a real dish. / doll / babe
She’s as gorgeous as ever. (80%turn head) (Does she turn head? 她有回头率么？)
He’s absolutely gorgeous.
He’s absolutely cute.
He’s a real hunk.
Her new boyfriend is not much to look at. （没什么可看的）, but he seems to be pretty smart.
(4) Express your romantic feeling
I adore you.
You mean the world to me.
Be my sweetheart. (女对男说)
Can’t you see I’m absolutely mad about you?
(5) Turning someone down
You are not my type.
Sorry, I’m not interested.
You must be kidding.
I have to wash my hair. (找借口推脱约会，一般三次可以 turn down someone completely)
No way! / Not if you were the last person on earth.
三、有关面试的英语问答：