内容发布更新时间 : 2024/12/26 22:54:01星期一 下面是文章的全部内容请认真阅读。

General Review for Business English

I. Scope of Final Examination.

The scope of the final examination for the course Business English will cover Units 1 through 13, including the listening, speaking (Dialogue 1), reading, and writing tasks of each unit. You need review the text of each unit while preparing for the final. The content of the final examination includes six parts: true/force questions (10%), fast reading (10%), the best choice (20%), translations (20%), reading and comprehension (20%), and English writing (20%). For the part of translations (including English-to-Chinese and Chinese-to-English), you need memorize the frequently used business terms, especially the title of each unit, and understand the sentences for business situation conversation in the section “Language Focus” of each unit. For the part of English writing, like what you have done in the assignments, you should be able to write a business letter or a memo in the standard format on the basis of given information. The following questions or guidelines (III, IV & IV) may be useful for you to prepare for the final.

II. Time and date for the Final Examination.

The time length of the final examination is two hours (120 minutes). Please check the OA frequently for the date of the final.

III. Vocabulary & Frequently used terms.

Review the vocabulary section of each unit, and pay attention to the frequently used terms that I have lectured at the beginning of each unit.

IV. Questions for main concepts and ideas (Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing Tasks)

1. What do you know about foreign trade or international business?

Unit 1 Applying for a Job.

1. Can you give some tips as advice for job interview? (p.6-8) 2. Why do you need to do some research before an interview? (p.6-7) 3. What is meant by good interview etiquette? (p.7)

4. Why is it necessary for a job candidate to prepare some questions? (p.7) 5. What are three ways to contact the company you are applying for? (p.1)

6. What should be included in your application package when you are applying for a

job? (p.8)

7. What content should be contained in your application letter? (p.9-10)

Unit 2 Companies

8. When describing a company, what information should be provided? -- Company’s name Time for establishment Size and location Main business activities Main customers

The annual sales over the past three years Other necessary information

9. Familiar with general organization chart of a company. (p.42)

10. What are basic steps for you to prepare a business report (or your

thesis)?(p.30-31)

11. How to organize your business reports? (p.31)

Unit 3 Business Calls

12. What should you do first when you make a business call? (p.45) 13. What are general business telephone manners and etiquette? (p.48-50) 14. What are the purposes of memos?(p.51) 15. What is the general format of a memo? (p.51)

16. With given information, how are you going to write a memo? (p.52-55)

- 2 -

General Review for Business English

Unit 4 Business Travel

17. Do you know how to book a ticket through telephone or internet?(p.64-65) 18. Before making a business travel, what preparations should be made?(p.64) 19. What should you be aware of while checking in an international airport?(p.65-66) 20. What does an itinerary generally include?

Unit 5 Business Meetings 21. How to chair a meeting? (p.82-85)

22. Why have meeting times and places become more complicated?(p.81) 23. How are meetings changed by information technology? (p.81) 24. What should we do to effectively prepare a meeting? (p.86-88) 25. What is a meeting agenda? (p.88-89) 26. Why is a written agenda used for a meeting?

27. What items are included in an agenda? / Do you know the structure of an agenda?

(p.89)

28. What is the format of minutes of a meeting? (p.89-90)

Unit 6 Business Presentation 29. What is a presentation? (p.109)

30. What should a presentation generally consist? / What does an effective

presentation structure include? (p.112)

31. How to give an effective business presentation?(p.109-111)

32. How do you make an effective beginning of an oral presentation? (p.104) 33. How to describe the sales activities of a company?(p.105-106)

Unit 7 Establishing Business Relations

34. How to find the prospective international clients? (p.124)

35. Why is it important for international business people to understand business

etiquette? (p.128-129)

36. Can you give some examples of improper business etiquette? (p.136-137)

- 3 -