体验商务英语综合教程.ppt

体验商务英语综合教程
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overview
Business English
Key Language:
Learn different Job Titles
Learn countries and nationalities
Skills
Introducing yourself and others
Listening
Talking about yourself
Reading:
Describing People
Case Study
Aloha in Hawaii
Language Focus
to be
a /an with jobs, wh-questions with to be
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Business English
Quotations:
“Humans are social animals. To find an individual choosing to live alone in the world is so rare as to confirm that human beings need to live amongst each other and group together.”
“Networking begins with introducing yourselves.”
“You never have a second chance to make a good first impression.”
Why?
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Business English
No one lives alone in this world. Few people can go without friends. In order to survive or succeed in the working world, we need to group together and form our network of friends and contacts. To get to know people, we always begin by introducing ourselves to each other. Therefore, introductions are important. A good introduction is a good announcement to make others know you well and a proper introduction will give others a good first impression. Studies show that people form their first impression of you within the first few seconds of the meeting – when you are introducing yourselves. Once the first impression is made, it is difficult to change. That’s why people say that you never have a second chance to make a first impression.
Reading aloud practice
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Business English
The tone of a business relationship can be set by an initial introduction. It is important to make a good impression right from the first handshake. When meeting businesspeople for the first time, is it better to be formal or informal? If in doubt, it’s more advisable to adopt a more formal approach. Here are some points to remember when making business introductions in English-speaking Western countries:
1. Introduce businesspeople in order of professional rank – the