1. Lesson 27: Business English
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Lesson 27: Business English

2. Discuss 1.Do you know any business terms in English ?
2.Is business English different from everyday English ?

3. He did his________ work very creatively and carefully. company
Words and phrases
Mr. Li is was a clerk in a
big ___________.
He did his________ work
very creatively and
carefully.
company
company 公司 n.
everyday每天的，日常的adj.
everyday

4. Words and phrases beef up moved up congratulated position ladder 梯子 n.
congratulate 祝贺 v.
position 位置，方位 n.
beef up 加强，补充
move up 升级，提升
company 公司 n.
everyday 每天的，
日常的 adj.
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 got a better ________ at work.
beef up
moved up
congratulated
position

5. Words and phrases ladder 梯子 n. accounts including congratulate 祝贺 v.
position 位置，方位 n.
account 账目 n.
including 包括；包含prep.
beef up 加强，补充
move up 升级，提升
company 公司 n.
everyday 每天的，
日常的adj.
But years later, Mr. Li
changed. He stole money
by making changes to the
company’s _________. He
lost everything ________
his family.
accounts
including

6. 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. “Don’t be a yes-man” means “Don’t always say ‘yes’ without thinking”. ( )
4. “I’ve made it” means “ I have succeed in business”. ( ) F F T T

7. Read and find the meanings of these business terms.
1.Buy low, sell high.
2.we’re in the red this month.
3.I am moving up the ladder.
4.I have to beef up my report.
5.He’s a fat cat.
6.They cook the books.
Buy something at a low price, and then sell it at a high price.
The business 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
company’s accounts.

8. Listen and write “T” or “F”. No. 1
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”. ( )
not easy T F T T

9. in in in up with 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.
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? in up
with in
without in

10. Show business terms 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.

11. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions.
Who’s the woman ______red?
----- Oh, she’s 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 don’t understand. Can you explain it to me______another way? up
with by
without in

12. English is the most widely used language in the history
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 in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t 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. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it. Q: What is the main idea of this passage?

13. Homework Search the Internet and find more
Examples of business language.