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????????Success with BEC
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• ?? 1??????(BEC)
• Business English is for business people who need
  to, or will soon need to, use English in their
  work. It may also be used by adult students who
  will be entering the world of business at the end
  of their course of studies.
• ?????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ????????????

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• ?? 2Wikipedia
• Business English is English especially related
  to international trade. Many non-native English
  speakers study English with the goal of doing
  business with English-speaking countries, or with
  companies located in non-native English-speaking
  areas but nonetheless using English as shared
  second language or lingua franca.

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• ?? 3?? (2004)
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  ??????????,?????????????????

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• ?? 4???(2006)
• ??????????????????????(??)???????????????????????
  ??(?????????????????????)?????,???????????????????
  ??????????????(GE)???????????????????????????

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2 ????

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  ???,???????????????????????????,??????????????????
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3 ?????? Textbook Reference

• ???? TEXTBOOK
• ????????(??)????(???)
• ??????? 2008. 10
• ????REFERENCE
• ????????(??)????(???)
• ??????? 2009. 1
• ????????(??)????(???)
• ??????? 2009. 6
• ????????(??)???(???)
• ??????? 2009. 2

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4 ??????Websites

• 1.??????????
• ???? http//www.businessweek.com/
• ???? http//www.ft.com
• ?? http//www.fortune.com/
• ?????? http//www.hbr.com
• ??? http//www.forbes.com
• ??? http//www.entrepreneur.com

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• 2. BEC??????
• http//www.24en.com/BEC/http//www.bec2.cn
• http//www.51test.net/bec/
• http//www.shareidea.cn/study_bec.asp
• http//www.businessenglishpod.com/
• http//www.englishclub.com/business-english/index.
  htm

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1.1 World of work ????
Focus ???? 1.???????????? 2.??????????????????????
???????? 3.????????????????? 4.???????????????
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New words

• business n. ????????
• technique n. ??,??
• cross-cultural adj. ????
• Internet n. ???,?????
• presentation n. ????,??,??
• public speaking ??,??
• consultant n. ??
• consultancy n. ????
• run vt. ??(??/ ???)

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New words

• one-to -one ????
• accredited adj. ???
• motivational adj. ??????,
• client n. ??
• entertaining adj. ???,?????,
• professional adj. ???,???
• involve vt. ?????????????
• responsibility n. ??,??????
• be responsible for sb./ sth. ???/????

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New words and Expressions

• title n. ??,??
• sample n. ?? ????
• account n. ??,??
• correspondence n.(???)??
• badge n.??
• identify vt. ??,??
• workshop n. ???,???
• ??,??

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New words

• catering service ????
• MD managing director ???,???,????
• gadget n. ?????,????
• interior adj. ????,????
• memo n. ???,??,??
• electrical appliances ??,????
• ship vt. ??

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New words

• power point ??????
• bonus n. ??
• catalogue n. ????
• positive adj. ?????
• presence n. ??,??,??
• diary n. ???
• Athens n. ??(????)

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Reading Training and workshop ??????????

• Background knowledge
• ???????
• ???????????
• 1. ????(Internal training??in-house- training
  )???????????????,?????on-the-job
  training,?????????
• 2. ???? (external training),???????????????????,??
  ??? off-the-job training?
• 3. ???? (web-based training)?????????
  ??????????????????????????

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Reading Training and workshop

• ???????????
• 1. ??????? (New employee orientation training)
• 2. ?????? (Leadership training)
• 3. ???????? (Performance appraisal training)
• 4. ?????? (Personal computer training)
• 5. ?????? (Team building training)
• 6. ???? (Hiring process training)
• 7. ????? (Training the trainer)
• 8. ??????? (Operating new equipment training)
• 9. ??????? (Sexual harassment training)

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• Read the material and do the exercises on page 6.

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JC??????

• JC???????????????????????????????,?Janet
  Coyte,???.???????????????????????.????????????????
  ?.?????,??????????????? ???????????????????????
• ???????,??????????????????????,???????????,???????
  ????????
• JC ??????????????????????

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ListeningWhat does your job involve?
???????????

• Job titles ????
• Chairman of the Board of Directions ???
• Managing Director/ General Manager ???
• CEO Chief Executive Officer ????,?????
• CFO Chief Financial Officer ?????,????
• Financial Director ????
• Marketing Director ????
• Production Director ????

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Job titles ????

• Personnel Manager/Human Resources Manager ????
• Chief Accountant ????
• Sales Manager ????
• Marketing Manager ????
• Public Relations Manager ????
• Advertising Manager ????
• Works/Factory/Production Manager ????
• Purchasing Manager ????
• After-sales Manager ????

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Job titles ????

• Communication/ Information Manager ????
• Quality Manager ????
• R. D. Manager ????
• Management consultant ?????
• Personal assistant ????,????
• Sales representative ????
• Consultant ??

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• Listen to the record and do the exercises on page
  7.

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GrammarThe present simple
?????

• ?????????
• 1.???????????
• (Permanent situations)
• 2. ???????????
• (Habits and frequency of activities)
• 3. ???? (???????)
• (Timetables with a time expression)

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Adverbs and expressions of frequency

• 1. Adverbs of frequency Words such as always,
  usually, often, sometime, occasionally, rarely,
  seldom, and never usually come before the verbs.
• 2. Expressions of frequency once a week, twice a
  month, every Monday, on Thursdays. These usually
  go at the end of the sentence.
• ????????????????, be ???.

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Adverbs and expressions of frequency
Adverb Frequency
always 100
usually 90
often 75
sometimes 30
rarely 10
never 0
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Speaking Work-life balance
????????

• Answer the questions on page 9 first and then
  discuss the following questions.
• Do you work or study too much?
• Do you know how to balance your work with your
  life?
• What kind of life do you prefer, love the life
  you live or live the life you love?

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1.2 Personal and professional details
?????????

• Focus ????
• 1.?????????????????
• 2.????????????????????
• 3.??????????????
• 4.???????

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New Words Expressions

• division n. ???,??
• colleague n. ??
• profile n. ????????
• questionnaire n. ??,???
• interview n. ????
• single adj. ???,???
• musical instrument ??
• file n. ??,??

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New Words Expressions

• destination n. ???
• follow-up questions ????,????
• swap vt. ??
• electronics n. ???????
• varied adj. ????,?????
• confectionary adj. ???,???????
• annual adj. ???,???
• allocate vt. ??,??
• candidate n. ???
• criterion n. ??,?? pl.(??)
• criteria

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New Words Expressions

• Inc. adj. Incorporated ???,?????
• employee n. ??,??
• value n. ???,??
• supervise vt. ??,??,??
• coordinate vt. ???
• scuba diving ????
• marathon n. ?????
• finance assistant ????
• audit vt. ??

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New Words Expressions

• masters degree ????
• judo n.??
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ???????
• ambitious adj. ?????
• journalism n. ???,???
• breed vt. ??
• terrier n. ???
• chewing gum ???
• gallery n. ??,???
• format n. ??,??
• SARS--Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  ?
• ?????????,???????,????

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New Words Expressions

• efficiency n. ??
• profit n. ??
• mentor n. ????
• make contribution to ????
• personal problem ??(??)??
• set an example to ????
• be based in ???
• raise money ??

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New Words Expressions

• Masters degree in business administration
  MBA????
• be in charge of ??
• best-selling ??
• be famous for ???
• think of a new idea ?????

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Vocabulary meeting people

• Do the exercises on page 10.
• Exercise 4

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Writing Personal and professional profiles
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• Background knowledge ??????
• ?????
• ???????????????,???????(first name )???(middle
  name ) ??(last name)
• first name ?middle name???????,???? given name
  ,????????Christian name?
• ??????,??last name??family name ???????surname?
• ??????????,??????????,?
• ????????? ?????????????

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• ????????
• ??????????????,????
• ?????.?????J. K. Rowling?
• Joanne Kathleen Rowling
• Joanne first name
• Kathleen middle name
• Rowling surname/ family name
• ????????????????????????
• ??????????,??????????,??
• ?,?????Rowling,J.K.

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• ??pet name
• ?????????????????????
• Thomas-Tom-Tommy
• William-Will-Bill-Billy
• Elizabeth-Bess-Liza-Liz

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• Do the exercises on page 11.

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Vocabulary Job and work

• Do the exercises on page 12.
• Exercise 2.

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• Job and Work ????
• (1) work ????,?job ????
• (2) work ??????,job ??????
• (3) work ?????????????????Job ???,???????,??,????
  ???

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Reading Employee of the Year Award ??????

• Criteria of Employee of the Year Award
• (??????????)
• Make a significant contribution to company
  efficiency, profit, product development or staff
  development.
• Deal with professional or personal problems
  successfully.
• Be a mentor or set a positive example to others.
• Represent the company values of healthy living.

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• ????????????????
• SCUBA Diving,SCUBA???
• Self Contained Underwater Breathing 
• Apparatus???????????,?
• ?SCUBA,?????????????
• ????????

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1.3 BEC Preliminary Exam BEC????

• Introduction to BEC Preliminary Exam

Paper Skill(s) Marks Length minutes Structure
1 Reading writing 3030 90 minutes (Reading 60 mins) (Writing 30 mins) Reading 7 parts Writing 2 parts
2 Listening 30 40 minutes 4 parts
3 Speaking 30 12 minutes 3 parts
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BEC Reading Test Format
Part Questions Task type Text type Example
1 5 Multiple choice Notices,messages, Timetables, adverts, leaflets, etc. Unit 5 page 54
2 5 Matching Notice, list, plan, contents page, etc. Unit 5 page 54
3 5 Matching Graphs, charts, tables, etc. Unit 5 page 55
4 7 Right/ Wrong/ Doesnt say Advert, business letter, product description, report, minutes, etc. (150-200 words) Unit 9 page 94
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BEC Exam Format
5 6 Multiple choice Newspaper or magazine article, advert, report, leaflet, etc. (300-400 words) Unit 9 page 95
6 12 Multiple choice, cloze Newspaper or magazine article, advert, leaflet, etc. (125-150 words) Unit 12 Page 124
7 5 Form-filling, note completion Short memos, letters, notices, adverts, etc. Unit 12, page 125