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Unit 5 Buying and Selling
Lesson 27 Business English
1 学习目标 2 新课导入
3 新课讲解 4 当堂小练
5 课堂小结
目录
contents
Master the new words and phrases,the meaning of text.
Talk about business in English,and learn about why business English is different from everyday English.
How to talk about business in English.
学习目标
Do you know business English Now let’s learn about business English.
新课导入
THINK ABOUT IT
Do you know any business terms in English?
Is business English different from everyday English?
新课讲解
English is the language of international business. Do you know that business English can be different from everyday English?In business,people sometimes speak English in interesting ways. You might not always know what they mean. Can you guess the meanings of the sentences below?
Look at this one:Buy low, sell high. It's a short and simple
新课讲解
sentence. Buy something at a low price,and then sell it at a high price. It makes sense,right?
What does We’re in the red this month mean?Does it mean everyone is wearing red clothes?No!It means the business is losing money. Business people usually write red numbers below zero and black numbers above zero. Pretty simple,right?
I am moving up the ladder may be difficult to understand. It means a person gets a better job or a better position at work. If someone tells you he or she is moving up the ladder,you should congratulate this person.
How about I have to beef up my report?We know that beef is meat from cows. If you “beef something up”,you make it big and
strong—like a cow!This sentence means “I have to make my report stronger”.
There are many more interesting business terms including:He’s a fat cat (He's a rich person);and They cook the books (They steal money by making changes to the company’s accounts).
Have you heard of any other business terms or sayings?
Language point 1
You might not always know what they mean.
mean /mi n/ v. 意思是
mean 作动词,意为“意思是”,不用于进行时,后面可以跟名词或that 引导的宾语从句(that 可省略)。
e.g. What does the phrase mean
这个短语是什么意思?
Language point 2
I am moving up the ladder may be difficult to understand.
move up 升级;提升;上升
move up是动副型短语,若宾语为代词,必须放在move和up之间。
e.g. This picture is too low. Please move it up.
这张图画(位置)太低了。请把它往上移。
e.g. His boss will move him up soon. 他的老板很快就会提拔他。
Language point 3
...you should congratulate this person.
congratulate /k n ɡr t le t/ v. 祝贺
congratulate的宾语必须是“受到祝贺的人”,不是“所祝贺的事”。
congratulate sb. 祝贺某人
congratulate sb. on sth. 因某事而祝贺某人
e.g. Let’s congratulate your teacher. 让我们祝贺你的老师吧。
e.g. We congratulated him on his success. 我们祝贺他取得了成功。
Language point 4
There are many more interesting business terms including: ...
including / n klu d / prep. 包括
e.g. There are about fifty people in the classroom, including two teachers.
教室里大约有50 个人,包括两位老师。
1
Read the lesson and find the meanings of these business terms.
Buy low,sell high.____________________________________
We’re in the red this month._____________________________
I am moving up the ladder.______________________________
I have to beef up my report._____________________________
He’s a fat cat.________________________________________
They cook the books.__________________________________
低买高卖
这个月我们的生意正在赔钱。
我升职了/我得到了一份好工作。
我需要补充我的报告。
他是一位富人。
他们通过修改公司账目来偷钱。
Listen to the passage and write true(T) or false(F).
1.If people learn English,they can have more success in business.( )
2.Business English is very easy to understand.( )
3.“Don’t be a yes man” means “Don’t always say ‘yes’ without thinking”.( )
4.“I’ve made it” means “I have succeeded in business”.( )
T
F
T
T
2
Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.
1.—Who’s the woman ______red?
—Oh,she’s my English teacher,May!
2. My kite is in the tree. I must climb ______the ladder and get it.
3. If you work hard ______ your job,you will succeed.
in
up
at
3
4. They learn English ______watching TV programs.
5. Saying “yes” ____________thinking makes you a yes-man.
6. I don’t understand. Can you explain it to me______another way?
by
without
in
Search the Internet and find more examples of business language. There are also many business terms and sayings in Chinese. Can you make a list of them?
How long have you been in the biz?
What a fly by-night operation!
Can you come down a little?
It would turn out to be a real cash cow.
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词语运用
1. With this new movie, he has consolidated his ________ as the country's leading director.
2. English is important in our _________life.
3. We should ___________her on her success.
4. Some inventions that led to the colorful movies are on show, ________ cameras.
5. Children can't climb up the ________.
everyday including position ladder congratulate
position
everyday
congratulate
including
ladder
当堂小练
重点单词:including,ladder,congratulate,position,account,including
重点短语:by doing sth. ,beef up,move up
重点句子:You might not always know what they mean.
I am moving up the ladder may be difficult to understand.
课堂小结
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