2024年新东方BEC高级培训课堂笔记.doc

BEC培训课堂笔记

BEC
Chapter 1

         * 地下室：basement  地下储备用的屋子
                                cellar        地窖
                                underground room 地下室

一、 国内英语考试体系

1．Academic English ：CET-4   CET-6   PETS
                     Band-4   Band-8
2．Living English：TOEFL   IELTS
      * May I borrow your facilities？
3．Working English：BEC   TOEIC  

二、 BEC简介及概况

1． BEC分为三个等级
（1） Preliminary 
* Preliminary：基本的，初级的  e.g. Preliminary Market Research
（2） Vantage
                * 我们所学是 BECV，是学习英语过程中的intermediate 水平。
（3） Higher

2． BEC对学生的重大影响

BEC is unique.
BEC sets me different from others / other human beings.
BEC raises my confidence.
BEC is the secret of my success.

此组句式可替代使用，能够形容对你意义深远的一件物品，一段经历或是一个特殊的人。
NOTES：假如用在某人身上，应把第一句改为：
You are special in my heart!

3． BEC口语课堂格调与讲课方式：
I love words.
I love sentences.
I am just crazy about the beautiful sentence patterns.
They are all my wealth.

4． BEC=Business English Certificate
* 谈成一笔交易：finalize a deal / cut a deal
* 在考试的时候不要苛求写出 earth shaking articles
* 注意英语中体现同一意思可有多个体现措施：
   e.g. yes, sure, why not, certainly
          diploma, degree, bachelor degree, master degree

三、 BEC口语考试形式

1． 基本形式如下页表。
2． 注意：
（1） Mini-presentation 采取话题“三选一”形式。
（2） 2 Candidates 一起参加考试。
（3） Criteria （评分标准）
① Pronunciation (语音面貌) 包括：
a. 狭义的语音面貌：单词发音
b. Intonation （音调）
c. Stress and Rhythm (语气及节奏) 
② Vocabulary and Grammar
* I reckon= I believe= I think= To my knowledge= …
在口试过程中，应最少利用一句虚拟语气，一句比较级，几个从句，并做到长短句交替使用。
③ Discourse（演讲, 论述, 论文, 讲道, 谈话, 谈论） Management
做到KISS标准：Keep it simple and stupid.
④ Interactive Communication (互动性)
（4） 注意BrE and AmE之间的区分
（5） 注意在口语考试中，Speed ≠（ eloquence雄辩, 口才, 修辞），communication的重点在于所说的话应当understandable。
（6） 平时应注意对Grammar的训练，以防考试时犯基础错误。例如，he /she 用错，被动语态用错的话极难使成绩提升。

BECV (old)  BECV (new) BECH  评分
PART Ⅰ Conversation 3min Conversation 3min Conversation 3min ①②
PART Ⅱ Question and Ask
6min Mini-presentation简介, 陈述, 赠送, 体现
6min
1min prepare
2-3min presentation
1-2min partner ask
                        Mini-presentation
                      6min ③
PART Ⅲ Discussion  
5min Discussion     5min Discussion     7min ④
TOTLE TIME 14min 14min 16min

3． 参加考试的考官：
（1）Interlocutor （对话者, 对谈者）                   Chinese
（2） Assessor                     Chinese
（3）Cambridge Examiner            English          
因此，应当注意话题应当尽也许选择东、西方文化融合较多的东西

四、 应当怎样突破口语

1． 应当从几方面着手突破口语
（1）Listening          input 与 output之间能够相互转换
（2）Reading            能够上网看某些资料，如 Financial Times 
（3）Reading aloud 半小时/天，注意培养Language Sense
（4）Confidence

2． 应当怎样准备考试
（1） 仔细听听力原文，充足利用Tape script，尤其是PART Ⅱ Monologue（独白, 独脚戏）部分
（2） 利用Mirror练习发音及锻炼自信
（3） 用Repeater录音练习

五、 口语课总共七节，课程安排如下：

1． Intro to BEC, sample test
2． PartⅠ and business enrichment
3． Teamwork, project management, competition
4． Motivating staff, Entertaining clients,
Business premises （不动产）=property
5． Marketing trade fair, Promotion

6． Starting a new job (job interview), Technology (BECH), Finance (BECH)
7． Summary –exam (Demo), Business

六、 口语的境界

1． 考试口语：应注意自己expand question
e.g. My surname is Xie, my second name is Jiaoyue.
My friend always calls me Irene, my English name.
e.g. 在说自己的Hometown时也应当适当扩充
*词组 to be exact 准确的说

Presentation 之 取非式 （TC10A）
① I’d like to make a short presentation on the topic about …
② Talking about this, I have 2 things / aspects / views / opinions to cover.
③ Now, let me explain it to you one by one.
④ First, find out about the audience.
Second, researching the topic.
⑤ Without the audience that would be …
⑥ If you failed to research the topic, …
⑦ That’s why I think so.

2． 生活口语 slang (俚语) / idiomatic（常用的, 合乎语言习惯的） expression (地道的英语使用方法)
e.g. cost an arm and a leg 很贵
read someone like a book 非常了解某人

3． 职业用语 Terminology, 应当注意formal
e.g. not a chance= no way （不能用语考试中）
split the difference 平摊 （能够用于考试中）

七、 有关BEC的Vocabulary

1．推荐书目 《BEC难词解释》作者：陈晓慰   经济科学出版社
2．考BEC应具备5000单词量，介于CET-4（4000）与CET-6（6000）之间
3．注意某些日常用语
e.g. 番茄酱 catch-up
       make 做名词时表牌子，样式，制造，制法
          e.g. especially produced by a particular maker
       make 的常用短语
① make a killing
e.g. He made a killing on that deal, I wish I had bought some shares.
② make my day 令人高兴，令人很爽
③ make ends meet 收支相称
e.g. I can’t make ends meet.
④ make waves 兴风作浪
⑤ make a scene 关手机
e.g. Don’t make yourself a scene.

* 绕口令：
   Good cookies could be cooked by a good cook if a good cook could cook good cookies.

八、 Speak Varied English  
说地道英语 (authentic)，说灵活英语 (flexible)，说生动英语（lively）
* lively 还可修饰 mind, description, song
* flexi-time 弹性工作制
Chapter 2

一、PartⅠ应试三大标准：Active、Creative、Informative（见闻广博的）

* DINK家庭=Double Income No Kids

1.注意非语言交际 （Non-verbal communication）包括：
Eye contact
Smile
Nod
Shake hands

2．注意口语中的连读
   （1）/n/+元音
        e.g. an^apple                       an^employer                        an^hour
   （2）辅音+元音
         e.g. a pair^of shoes            all^of^us                              get^up
                            shut^up                        wait^a^moment                   how much is^it
                            first^of^all                   for^a^while                          some^of^it
                            hand^it^over                tell^us                                  sold^out
                            keep^it                         take^part^in                         she and^I
                            Would you like^a cup of tea?
   （3）辅音+辅音
         e.g. Please stop^pushing                      black^cat
                            I like^kidding                                 big^girl
                            They had a tough^fight                  take^care
   （4）爆破音+爆破音
         e.g. bad^boy          stop^talking             Does it make^difference?

二、团体 Teamwork (商务知识)
    1.分析教学team
王令   big cheese / wheal               VIP / CEO
刘军      big man on campus              Financial manager
王湘鄂    chatterbox                          Marketing
谢姣岳    small potato / nobody        R&D (Research and Development)
2．Teamwork 补充讲义 （见讲义第一页）

三、Presentation 之重申式 （TC10B）
    1. How to … involves many aspects/sides/respects.
2. Each of them requires careful consideration.
3. Firstly, … is very important/vital/significant/crucial/essential/
helpful/imperative/indispensable
4.Secondly, … is the key to ….
5.Thirdly, in order to improve customer service, we should/ought to/must/need to ….
6.Shortly/In short, … are three main points

四、Competition (商务知识)
    1．见补充讲义第二页
2．Economic (4c) ① Competition
                               ② Contradiction
                               ③ Cooperation
                                ④ Coordinating

五、常用俚语
    1．Dead end 死胡同
2．Doggy bag 打包袋 take away food
3．Pass away 逝世的婉转的说法 kick the bucket
4．Killer=nerve-racking 难题
5．Mickey mouse=banana
6．The one wearing pants in the house 当家作主的人
7．Be yourself. 该怎么样就怎么样，做你自己。
8．Pipe 吸油管 straw 吸管

六、Attack speaking through listening 用听力突破口语
     * My recent experiences tell me the real aim of an interview is to obtain the very job I want.
          * An effective interview is like an exciting encounter（遭遇） with a seatmate（(汽车、火车、飞机等上的)同座乘客） on a flight.
          * When somebody tries to control us, we resented, when we try to control somebody, they resent us.
注意在做discussion时一定要feel free,在讨论过程中interrupt、agree、disagree enthusiastically.防止成为yes man/follower。应当注意open minded(do not to hesitate to change your mind),防止narrow minded和single-minded.

七、Presentation 定义式 （TC11C）
1. I like to make a small presentation and my topic is how to plan …
2. According to my knowledge/In my opinion/view), there are 3 key elements/factors.
3. First, selecting topics. Good topics are those that could make people think/ …
4. The second is selecting staff. Right staff are those who are diligent and obedient（服从的, 孝顺的）/ …
5. Third, selecting locations. In other words, we should choose a place that is very convenient.
6. In a word, that’s why I think so.

八、Presentation 举例式 （TC10B）
4．In the first place, we should pay enough attention to staff training. For example/instance, staff might attend the course on manners and speech making.
5. In the second place, we should conduct customer satisfaction surveys. For example, we can prepare some questionnaires or set up a hotline.
6.By the way/Last, but not the least, we should stress on product quality, for instance, …

九、 Motivating staff （商务知识）
1. Maslow’s（马斯洛） hierarchy of needs
① Self-actualization= take responsibility
② Esteem(尊敬, 尊重)/ego needs: 可用company car或者job title这种status symbol满足
③ Social needs: need to belong, teamwork
④ Security needs: job security
⑤ Physiological needs: shelter, food, transport, cloth, basic pay, canteen …

* 绕口令
  Peter Pipe picked a peck of pickled peppers prepared by his parents and put them in a large paper plate.
  If you understand say understand, if you don’t understand say don’t understand. If you understand say don’t understand. How can I understand you understand, understand?

Chapter 3

一、 日常用语

     ⅠGreetings
1． Expressing surprise when meeting someone
a. Long time no see!
（Chinglish 转变过去的，就像有时外国人也说 horse horse tiger tiger ）
b. Hi, there. What a coincidence!( 一致, 相合, 同时发生或同时存在(尤指偶然)的事)
c. I haven’t seen you for ages.
d. Fancy meeting you here.
(Fancy party 化装舞会，fancy hotel/restaurant 极贵的饭店/饭馆)
2． Ask someone how is he doing
a. How are you doing? / How are you getting on? / How are you feeling on?
b. Are you doing okey?
c. How are things? /  How are things going with you?
d. Hi, Mike, how’s business?
         3.    Greeting a familiar friend
                a.   Anything new? / Anything special?
                b.   What’s up? （带点贬义，一般指不太好的事情发生）
c.    What have you been up to? (最近在忙什么？)
up to ones ears / neck…可表示很忙
d.    How’s life? / How is life been treating you?

Ⅱ Responding to greetings
  1.   Things just couldn’t be better. / Never better!
  2.    It’s nothing to complain about. / No complaints.
  3.    Same as usual. / Same as always.
  4.    Could be worse. （凑合吧）
  5.     Thins could be better. /  Been getting by. (凑合吧)

二、 有关Part Ⅲ Discussion
* 重要考 Teamwork, Cooperativeness
* 注意，对方说20秒后应当积极interrupt
        1．Preparation (40s)
              (1) 分清角色 role : a. Boss and subordinates
b. Colleagues
(2) 看清issues (items) : Activities, information
(3) 分清responsibility
2． Discuss (Task 31)
(1) Opening （切入正题）
Activity：
A：Show me around the city / sight seeing
B：Disagree. Skiing resorts
A：Agree. Take them to dinner
B：Agree
Information：
B：Favorites and preferences, age, sex
A：Disagree, age, number of people.
B：Agree, cultural differences
A：Agree.

(2) Closing
       Okey, time is limited, from what we discuss above, to sum up, …
       * 注意，总结应当两个人一起说。
3． 常用用语
（1） Interrupt
a. Excuse me …
b. Can I / May I just come in here?
c. Can I / May I interrupt for a moment?
d. Just a minute.
e. One moment, please.
（2） Give one’s opinion
                          Strongly:   a. I am convinced / sure / positive that …
b. I definitely / certainly think that …
c. I really do think that …
Neutrally:  a. In my opinion, …
         b. I think / feel / consider that …
         c. As I see it …/ According to my knowledge …
Weakly:    a. I am inclined to say that … / think that …
         b. I tend to think that …
          (3)     Disagree, agree and partial agree
                           Agree:      a. I totally / fully / wholly / completely agree with you.
b. I am in total agreement with you.
c.  I am all in favor of that.
                           Disagree:  a.  I am afraid (I don’t agree). / I don’t / I can’t agree with you.
Partial agree: a. Up to a point, I’d agree with you, but …
           b. To a certain extend, I’d agree with you, but …
           c.  You may be right. / You could be right, but …
                    (4)       Repeat
a. Do you really mean this?
b. Do you really think so?
c. I just want to make one thing clear.
d. Could you explain it a little bit for me?

* 有关Premises前提()的专业术语
   1．工业原区 Enterprise zone
    2．政府投资捐款 Investment grant
    3．政府援助 Government assistance
    4．Subsidised premises
    5．开发区 Development area
    6．经济衰落区 Depressed area

三、 情人节专题 Valentine’s Day (亦纪念 Friendship )
1． 代表Love and Romance
2． 礼品
（1）送Chocolate (1874) ，送Card 并在 card上写xxx ，送 Perfume 香水
（2）不一样的情人送不一样的礼品
           旧情人送旧照片，远方的情人电台点歌住家情人烛光晚餐，office lover送花，分手的情人在网上送card ，目前的情人可送健身卡。

四、Presentation 详细式 （？）
        * Presentation 一般采取“331”形式，即3句开头，3句观点，1句结尾。
       4． First, location. 注意结合讲义进行补充
5. Second, the length of contract. (讲义P5 a )
6. Third, workforce.
7. That’s why I think so. / Thank you very much. / Thank you for taking your time.
Thank you for listening.

五、Presentation 理由式 （TC18A）
       4．Market research is important because through market research, the company could gather, record and analyze and present the relevant information, which serves the fundamental goal / basic goal of marketing.
        5.   Selecting appropriate media is important / crucial because different media aim at different customers, furthermore, the cost varies.
         6.   Advertising is the most important part because it could either make the products know to the public or waste a lot of money.

六、综合总结Presentation的6 versions
1. 取非式，重申式，定义式 。（较轻易）
2. 举例式，详细式，理由式。 （较难）
3. 注意6个versions 能够混用
Chapter 4

一、Romance and Love 之经典影片
1． Gone with the wind (1939)
* Tomorrow is another day.
       2.    The Philadelphia Story (1940)
       3.     Casablanca  (1942)
4. The Apartment (1960)
5. It happened one night (1934)
6. Brief Encounter (1945)
7. Roman Holiday
                    * I’d like to be remembered as a decent human being.
8. Harold and Maude (1971)
9. The way we were   (1973)
10. Romeo and Juliet  (1968)

二、Talking about Romantic Love
1. When I met Susan, it was love at first sight.
2. I fell my head over heels in love with her the moment I saw her.
3. True love, crazy about someone, have a crush on someone, carry torch for someone
4. Talking about sex
a. Mike used to sleep around until he met Snoopy. (sleep around：很风流)
b. Their relationship is said to be strictly platonic. 柏拉图哲学的, 柏拉图主义的, 理想的, 不切实际的()
c. We are just friends, okey?
d. Everyone in the office knows she’s having an affair. (婚外恋)
e. Love affairs (贬：桃色新闻)，December heartbeat 黄昏恋
5. Approaching the opposite sex
(1)出目前电影中的经典搭讪语句
a. Let me see your strap mark. (Beach)
b. Do you really eat the junk? / snatch?  (Shopping)
c. Your place or mine? (Bar)
(2) 可用语生活中的句式
a. That’s a pretty outfit.
b. Say, don’t I know you from somewhere?
c. What do you think of the band?
d. Would you care to dance?
e. I feel a little embarrassed but I’d really like to meet you.
6. Dating Appointment
(1) 种