BEC商務(wù)英語中級口語素材

BEC商務(wù)英語中級口語素材

BEC商務(wù)英語中級口語素材

導(dǎo)語：BEC考試的一大特點，其實也是其難點，就是

有口語考試環(huán)節(jié)。大部分考生對此環(huán)節(jié)感到頭痛，因

為口語總是大家的‘短板。但是要想提高口語也不是不

行能的，只要平常留意積累，勤練習(xí)，總會有提高的。

下面是為大家細(xì)心收集整理的BEC商務(wù)英語中級口語

素材，希望能幫助到大家！

A:Well,yousee,ourcompanyisgoingtoattenda

tradefairintheUS.

B:Yeah,soundsexciting.Sinceweveneverdone

thatbefore,weneedtohavegoodadvance

preparationsforthetrip.

A:Youreright.Thefirstthingtodoisofcourseto

maketravelandaccommodationarrangements,such

aschoosinganairlineofferinggoodservicesandthe

flightoftherighttimesothatwecanarrangethings

wellandinaneffectiveway.

B:Thiscanbedonebymakingseveralphonecalls.

Andwehavetomakeadvancereservationwithalocal

hotelsothatthepeopleforthetradefaircanhavea

placetostayimmediatelyaftertheyarriveinthe

country.

A:Withearlybooking,wemayevenenjoysome

discounts.Anditsbettertochooseahotelnearthe

tradefair.Thatcansavethetimetravelingthere.

B:Orwecanarrangebeforehandtohireacar

fromalocalcarrentalcompany.

A:Inaddition,itwouldbeusefultoknowabout

somebusinesscustomsintheUS,includingcommonly

acceptedbusinesspractices,waysofdoingbusiness,

andlawsandregulations,etc.

B:Yeah,especiallythosedifferentfromours.Say,

differentideasaboutpunctuality.Iheardthatinthe

UnitedStates,peopletendtobeverytime-conscious.

Beinglatewouldbeconsideredpooretiquette

A:AlsoinChina,businesstransactionsareoften

concludedbytreatingbusinesspartnerstolavish

dinnersandgivingthemexpensivegifts,Imafraidthey

seldomdoitthiswayintheWestorintheUS.

B:IwastoldthatinWesterncountries,people

attachmuchimportancetoformalagreementand

contractswithdetailedtermsandconditions.They

neverfeelcomfortablewithverbalagreements.In

China,however,businessisoftenconcludedsimplyby

verbalagreement.

A:Weshouldalsolearnaboutbusinesscustoms

suchasthedifferentsystemsofmeasurement.For

instance,weusetheday/month/yearsystemfor

datingwhiletheUSusemonth/day/yearsystem.And

therearemanyotherdifferencesincludingtopics

acceptableinconversation.

B:Also,Chinesebusinessmentendtohave

businessnegotiationsinaratherindirectmanner,

whileAmericanbusinessmenhaveamoredirectstyle.

Ourpeopleshouldbemadetounderstandallthese

differences.

A:Buthowtofindoutaboutallthis?

B:Ithinktherearemanywaystofindoutabout

thesebeforethetrip,say,wecangototheInte