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商务英语：经贸英语会话 （Business  English Conversation）

About the book

Objective: a: to improve students' oral English competence, esp. in interpreting.

                b: to quality the students to work competently in the field of foreign trade.

Contents: 15 unit

Unit 1-6: Greetings and Introduction: Establishing Foreign Trade Relations. Inquiry, Offer and Counter-Offer, Quality and Quantity, Packing.

Unit 7-12: Pride, Transportation, and Shipment. Payment, Insurance, Agency, Contract.

Unit 13-15: Commodity Inspection, Clam, Sales and Commission

 

In each unit "Background Information", "Useful Phrases and Expressions", "Sample Dialogues"(3), "Exercises"

Requirements:

1. About"Word List" and "Expression List" in the book.

2. About "Background Information" and "Sample Dialogues" in the book.

3. About "Structured" "Unstructured" and "Supplementary Reading" in the book.

 

Mind you:

              Practice maks perfect;熟能生巧If you want to become a businiss man,you should practice.

              Learn to apply

              Unit one Greetings and Response

1. no communication, no trade relations

If you don't known foriegn people, you don't known business languege.

2.formal greetings and unformal ones, which are better? politeness and sincerity;

3. greeting and introduction - the very begining of communication.

example:

greeting:                                           response:

Hi!                                                   Nice to meet you,too

Hello!                                               I'm very happy to see you again

Good morning/afternoon/evening        It's a pleasure

Hello, nice/glad to meet you                I'm glad to have had the opportunity to meet you

How do you do?                                Just so-so

How are you?                                    Not bad!

How are you doing?                           The same as usual

How are things going?                        Pretty good

How are things with you?                    Quite well

Excuse me, aren't                               Fine

you Mr.Hood?                                    Okay

Did you have a pleasant good trip?  I felt a bit air-sick/The flight is a littlebumpy/quite smooth

Did you have a smooth flight?              The landing was very smooth

Did you have a good time on your         The plane has made a perfect landing

way here?                                           The plane rocked quite a bit but it doesn't matter

Introduce:                                           Response:

May I introduce present                        How do you do?

Mr Hood?                                            I'm

Allow me to introduce you to Mr            pleased/delighted /glad

Hood, my director, Mr                           meet you

Hood.                                                   I've heard so much been lot about you.

I'd like you to meet Mr, Hood.                 I know you very well reputation.

I take great pleasure in introducing           It's a privilege to know you.

Mr Hood.                                               I'm happy make you acquantance

My name is George William from             I've been looking forward meeting you.

(so and so )                                            I've been longing wanting to meet you for a long

Let me introduce myself, I'm                    time.

Wishes:

1. I hope you'll have a pleasant stay here

2. Have a good weekend/holiday/day in Shanghai.

3. Enjoy yourself

4. Have a good time

Questions before listening  Dialogue One:

1. How would you attract his attention when seeing your guest for the first time at the airport

2. Should your greenting to him be formal or informal?Why?

3. What would you say about his journey?

4. How would you know if they have been in your town before?

5. Do you think, it necessary to ask them about how long they will stay and give them an idea about your arrangement for their visit?

 

I am happy make you acquaintance.很高兴和你认识

 

Dialogue One:

Gaojian: Excuse me,aren't you mr. Baker from Thailand? 

Baker: Yes,I'm David Baker from Thailand Souny Thiading Company.

Gao: Nice to meet you ,Mr. Baker.I am Gaojian from Shanghai Light Industial produ-ct Import&Export Corporation,and this is Mr.Zhoug.Deputy manager of the export department.

Zhong:    Hello,Mr Baker,Welcome to Shanghai .I've bee looking forward to meeting you.

Baker: How do you do.Mr Zhong,It's very kind of you both to come amd meet us at the  airport.And here are other delegation members.Mr. Clack and Mr.Scott.

Zhong:Did you have a good journey?

Baker: Well.,not too bad .It was  bit bumpy as we landed.I think they  were some low clouds.

Gao:Is this your first trip  to Shanghai?

Baker: Oh,yes,I came to guangzhou and Xiamen last year .

Zhong: That's wonderful,How long would you stay here?

Baker: About a week.

Zhong: Good,you'll have enough time to visit The Autumn.Commdity Fair nnd our corporation. In the interial between the visits   we arrange some sight-seeing for you.

Baker:Thanks a lot ,you are very thoughtful.

Zhong:You are welcome.You must be very tired ,and need a good rest after the fight.I have a  mini-bus waiting outside.Let's go straight to the hotel first.

Baker:That's a good idea.

Gao:would you fllow me?This way please.