1、Lesson 27: Business English,Discuss,1.Do you know any business terms in English ? 2.Is business English different from everyday English ?,company 公司 n. everyday每天的，日常的adj.,Mr. Li is was a clerk in a big _. He did his_ work very creatively and carefully.,Words and phrases,company,everyday,ladder 梯子 n

2、. congratulate 祝賀 v. position 位置，方位 n. beef up 加強，補充 move up 升級，提升 company 公司 n. everyday 每天的， 日常的 adj.,Words and phrases,congratulated,position,moved,up,One day, the president said, “now is the time to _its business section. He _ him _ from a clerk to a business manager. His friends all _ him. He g

3、ot a better _ at work.,beef up,But years later, Mr. Li changed. He stole money by making changes to the companys _. He lost everything _ his family.,Words and phrases,accounts,including,ladder 梯子 n. congratulate 祝賀 v. position 位置，方位 n. account 賬目 n. including 包括；包含prep. beef up 加強，補充 move up 升級，提升 c

4、ompany 公司 n. everyday 每天的， 日常的adj.,Listen and write T or F,1. If people learn English, they can have more success in business. ( ) 2. Business English is very easy to understand. ( ) 3. “Dont be a yes-man” means “Dont always say yes without thinking”. ( ) 4. “Ive made it” means “ I have succeed in b

5、usiness”. ( ),F,T,F,T,Read and find the meanings of these business terms.,1.Buy low, sell high. 2.were in the red this month. 3.I am moving up the ladder. 4.I have to beef up my report. 5.Hes a fat cat. 6.They cook the books.,Buy something at a low price, and then sell it at a high price.,The busine

6、ss is losing money.,A person gets a better job or a better position at work.,I have to make my report stronger.,He is a rich person.,They steal money by making changes to the companys accounts.,Listen and write “T” or “F”. No. 1,1.If people learn English ,they can have more success in business.( ) 2

7、.Business English is very easy to understand.( ) 3.“Dont be a yes-man” means “Dont always say yes without thinking”.( ) 4.“Ive made it” means “I have succeeded in business”. ( ),T,T,F,T,Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions. 1.-Whos the woman _red? -Oh, shes my English teacher, May! 2.My

8、kite is in the tree. I must climb_ the ladder and get it. 3.If you work hard_ your job, you will succeed. 4.They learn English _ watching TV programs. 5.Saying “yes” _ thinking makes you a yesman. 6.I dont understand. Can you explain it to me_ another way?,in,up,with,in,without,in,Show business term

9、s and sayings that you found: 1.What time will the meeting get underway? 2.They usually close the books at the end of February every year. 3.The new company has been in the black for over a year now. 4.Although he works hard in his small business, he is unable to make a go of it.,Fill in the blanks

10、with correct prepositions.,1.-Whos the woman _red? - Oh, shes my English teacher, May! 2. My bike is in the tree. I must climb_the ladder and get it. 3. If you work hard _your job, you will succeed. 4. They learn English _watching TV programs. 5. Saying “yes” _thinking makes you a yes-man. 6. I dont

11、 understand. Can you explain it to me_another way?,in,up,with,by,in,without,English is the most widely used language in the history. English has the largest vocabulary perhaps as many as two million words. However, English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple i

12、n a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat. How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. Thats why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看見的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. An