What is the writing method of business English?
1. Replace outdated expressions with modern business language. The purpose of business email is to convey information or persuade the other party, not to participate in a writing contest. Be sure to impress the examiner with your writing skills. In order to achieve the purpose of communication, business writing should be concise and natural, not empty talk, and use modern business language to replace outdated or untimely expressions.
2. Write in a natural oral way. Although business email is written, it is different from the general written style (such as academic papers). Modern business email writing encourages the use of natural and fluent language, just like face-to-face conversation.
We can put some of our thoughts, personalities and emotions into writing, so that readers can feel that the author is a living person, not a document machine without feelings. Such a sentence is too formal to understand. This actually creates a sense of distance between readers and business communication, which can be expressed in a more natural way.
3. Use the active voice. Generally speaking, the use of passive voice in business mail will appear stiff and bureaucratic, while active voice is more interesting and powerful. Of course, the active voice is not necessarily used in all situations.
Don't use the passive voice when the subject is unclear or unimportant. At the same time, because we can't see who the sender of the action is in the passive voice, we sometimes use the passive voice to avoid responsibility or be vague in business.
4. Use verbs instead of nouns. Nominalization of verbs (for example, writing avoid as avoid of) will lengthen sentences and make them less vivid and objective. We should try to use verbs instead of nouns in writing.
Matters needing attention in business English writing
Avoid using outdated business terms.
Using outdated business terms can not make your article look professional, but also give people a feeling of outdated concepts, which affects readability.
Make a long story short and avoid verbosity.
Business people's words need to be concise and clear, and can be expressed clearly, and must not be wordy.
Pay attention to the length of each sentence.
The length of each sentence also has certain rules. Because it is for business purposes, we should use short sentences as much as possible to make people understand this expression faster.
Extended reading: What are the methods of advanced business English writing?
1. Through writing practice, constantly cultivate the application ability of English grammar, and attach importance to mastering the usage of related vocabulary, so as to effectively use related grammar and vocabulary for writing. This is the basis of English writing.
2. Gradually cultivate English thinking through a lot of reading, master some skills of writing good sentences, and constantly cultivate the ability to write good sentences in authentic English while writing sentences correctly.
3. Know some knowledge about the organization and writing of English paragraphs and chapters. Written paragraphs and chapters should strive for coherence and cohesion. Generally speaking, the words and sentence patterns of an article should be unified in style.
4. Accumulate vocabulary. Composition depends entirely on vocabulary accumulation. If you want to add points to your composition, the accumulation of vocabulary is very important. The accumulation of words can be accomplished by affixes and derivatives, which can help candidates identify and guess new words in reading.
5. Make good use of grammar. There is a common problem in students' compositions and even papers, that is, the words are too deep, but they are rarely used correctly, so the whole article is full of countless strange sentences with uncommon strings. Even a paper with tens of thousands of words often has only dozens of fluent words, which is the product of memorizing new words while ignoring grammar. So the rational use of grammar can add a lot of color to the article.
Advanced business English writing skills
1. Explain the purpose of writing
In advanced business English writing, the content of writing is more complicated than the primary and intermediate level. E-mail, letters and other genres should still be familiar. In addition, drafting contracts, writing business reports and work reports are also important contents of advanced business English writing. Therefore, the writing of advanced business English presents the characteristics of more complex style, more specific meaning and wider purpose, which requires the writer to make a reasonable analysis of the writing purpose before writing as the basis of writing.
Many students often have the problems of "poor words" and "can write, but can't write well" when writing business English, including foreign-related business practitioners who have already joined the work. They are also troubled by the problem of unsatisfactory words when writing business letters and business reports, which is caused by unclear analysis of writing purposes. In the general BEC exam, the purpose of writing is presented in Chinese, and the tasks received in the actual work are "writing a contract", "issuing this year's foreign trade report" and "sending an invitation letter to the staff of a company". The purpose of writing seems clear at a glance, but only by in-depth analysis of the purpose of writing can we make the writing more accurate and the language more abundant. The analysis of writing purpose here is not only the determination of who to write to and what to write, but also the determination of writing attitude and the purpose to be achieved. Take the contract exchange letter in business negotiation as an example. It is the same as writing a letter to express the company's opinion on the contract. There are two attitudes: "our company is in a dominant position, and it is up to our company to decide whether to negotiate the contract" and "our company is trying its best to negotiate the contract". In the process of writing, there may be differences on the contract because of different negotiation attitudes. There are two expressions: "Let's imagine a hypothetical situation that we disagree with." Literally, it means "Let's assume a situation that we disagree with." The actual meaning of this expression is that we may disagree with a certain contract clause, and you need to accept our attitude of "disagreement", which is an expression that our company can use when it is in an advantageous position; The literal meaning of "just for discussion, suppose we disagree" is "to discuss various situations and how to deal with them if we suppose we disagree." When using the word "just", it is actually more sincere and cautious in attitude. This expression is suitable for our company to negotiate the contract and can clearly convey the attitude. Through in-depth analysis of the purpose of writing, we can use words and phrases more accurately, thus avoiding the problems of "words fail to convey the meaning" and "the written article feels wrong"
2. Familiar with business culture
In advanced business English writing, another reason that seriously affects the level of articles is the cultural differences between China and foreign countries. This cultural difference exists not only in the expression of daily language, but also in the behavior and attitude towards something. The emergence of cultural differences is determined by the differences between Chinese and foreign political and economic environments. Due to the existence of cultural differences, it may lead to the problem that the original intention of writing cannot be accurately expressed in writing. These problems are reflected in the feeling that the article gives readers, that is, the author lacks control over the flexibility of writing content, which leads to poor writing.
People who study advanced business English generally aim at working in a foreign company or exerting their abilities in foreign trade. Contact with foreign companies and effective business communication are the best embodiment of "applying what you have learned" in business English. However, in the practical application of business writing ability, many cases of poor communication caused by different business cultures surfaced. In China enterprises, business culture and social culture are interlinked, and the enterprise system is similar to the national public management system, with obvious hierarchical system and "public interest" based on collective interests. In foreign companies, due to the influence of individualism, in addition to employees' necessary professional ethics, sense of responsibility and loyalty, employees pay more attention to their personal attitude towards life, self-realization and expression of free will. Therefore, when writing business letters, we should pay attention to the content to conform to the corporate culture atmosphere of foreign companies and leave a deep impression on readers. We must avoid the problems of rigid writing and boring content brought by China people's rigid expressions. Take the cover letter as an example. For example, the topic of BEC exam is to write a cover letter to express the desire to join the product planning department of an enterprise. Then, the writing of the letter should not only conform to the basic norms of the cover letter, but also explain one's background, education and work experience in concise and clear sentences. In terms of work ability, we can list the achievements we have made in the past, and appropriately use expressions such as "This is my pride" (which I am proud of) and "I can prove it" to strengthen our self-affirmation of work. Or you can introduce your achievements in hobbies, use more open and lively expressions such as "Please allow me to share my …", or describe your emotions. This kind of content is in line with the business culture of foreign companies, which can make readers of letters have a more specific understanding of the situation of letters and be more acceptable. These skills based on the understanding of business culture can not only enrich the content of the article, but also make readers feel refreshed and impressed.
Suggestions on Business English Listening in Business English Examination Review
Listening is an exam and must be graded. If you still lose points in listening, you need to practice more, and it is best to ensure that you listen for 20-30 minutes every day. It is helpful to listen to the text in class or English articles or songs after class.
Remember: the improvement of listening lies in persistence.
Single choice of business English
First, it is necessary to comprehensively examine students' mastery of grammar by single choice. It mainly includes three test sites (verb tense voice, non-predicate verbs and three-part sentences) and several small test sites (modal verbs and subjunctive mood, special sentence patterns, prepositions and pronouns).
Secondly, I believe that all of you have prepared multiple-choice questions in the wrong book, but I found that many students just wrote down the questions and answers, and there was no trace of mistakes. Later, they are likely to make mistakes again, so students need to find out why. Here, I hope that everyone can copy the wrong questions in time and focus on the test sites, and write down the reasons for doing the wrong things to prevent mistakes in the later period. Give full play to the real role of the wrong book.
Remember: a solid foundation is to win the final stage of weapons.
Cloze in Business English
In the face of cloze, students need to pay attention to the question "in essence, not many", suggesting that students can guarantee to practice cloze every day or the next day. If you lose a lot of points in practice, you need to analyze the reasons for losing points. Is it a question of context understanding, or is the vocabulary memory inaccurate or careless? Don't get caught up in the sea tactics in the early stage, combine your own knowledge points in the process of doing the problem, accumulate it slowly, and then adjust the habit of doing the problem.
Cloze problem solving includes reading the article and choosing the right option. Then the first step is to grasp the genre of the article. For example, when analyzing the narrative, we need to pay attention to the development of the story and the feelings mixed with it. The second step, according to the context clues, combined with the usual accumulation of familiar vocabulary, fixed collocation and so on. , choose the appropriate option, and pay attention to choose the best option first.
Remember: it is mainly based on a gestalt and detailed analysis, summarizing the ideas of different testing methods and transforming them into experience.
Business English reading comprehension
Have you noticed that different reading styles and different types of questions have corresponding answering skills?
In the process of practice, students can skim the article first to understand its style and main idea, and then read the relevant parts of the article carefully according to the concrete analysis of specific problems. Pay attention to "reading, marking, deciding and comparing" in detail questions, judge the main topic according to the first and last paragraphs and sentences, infer the topic only by one step, and combine the guessing topic with the context.
For reading questions, students should pay attention to improving the ability of context connection and keyword matching in practice.
Remember: whether reading can be understood depends on understanding long sentences and solving words.
Reading comprehension questions focus on vocabulary, and methods and skills are king.
Business English writing
For English composition, materials &; Vocabulary and sentence patterns need to be accumulated at ordinary times. Composition topics are different, and the accumulation of materials must be the backbone of writing. After usual practice, students must constantly revise and improve their compositions with the help of teachers, and standardize the examination process and writing format.
Starting from reality, students need to be familiar with the writing templates of various stylistic compositions; Situational composition should accumulate advanced vocabulary and sentence patterns, the content should be mixed with scenes, the form should be combined with long and short sentences, the transitional words should be appropriate, and the vocabulary should be used accurately and truly.
Of course, the purpose of material accumulation is for use, so only when it is actually applied to writing can the material be really used by me. We must pay attention to drawing on and using these materials in our daily practice.
If you want to get high marks, the details are also very important, the handwriting should be clear, and you should be careful not to make grammatical mistakes. The topic of general composition will be updated with the trend of the times, so we should pay more attention to current events at ordinary times.
Remember: "clarity, accuracy and routine" is very important in writing, so you need to pay more attention to it.
Business English vocabulary
Vocabulary learning is the only way to learn English at all stages. For the memory of English vocabulary, on the one hand, various skills can be used, such as prefix and suffix method, homophonic memory method, associative memory method and so on. However, students should pay attention to the fact that these methods are only shortcuts to expand the memory of some words. It is important to remember them repeatedly through context and combine them with practical application in order to truly master them.
Remember: English vocabulary memory can't be achieved overnight. Accurate vocabulary memory takes a long time, so your perseverance is very important. It is suggested to develop a good habit of memorizing vocabulary, grasp the fragmentation time through vocabulary books and consolidate it in time.