Business oral english —— What's the dirty work in the workplace?
Let's look at the English explanation first: unhappy or sincere work, esp. What other people don't want to do.
In short, it's a job that others don't want to do and then throw it over. Let's look at a few more examples: my boss gives me all his dirty work so that he won't be hacked when something goes wrong.
My boss throws all the work he doesn't want to do at me, so if something goes wrong, no one will blame him.
Tell him I won't do her dirty work for him.
Tell him I won't help him with those trivial tasks.
Where should business oral english start?
First, start with the words.
According to the experience of English education, the content of oral business English should start with words. The first question is quantity: how many words can you express? Think about how many words and phrases you usually use to speak Chinese, and you will get the answer. The same is true of business English. In some business situations, the way of thinking in English may be much simpler than that in Chinese, and fewer words will be used to speak. According to some statistics, a few hundred is enough now. But the next question is how to use it skillfully.
Second, start with pronunciation.
In the problem of how to learn oral business English, strengthening the practice of pronunciation level is the most critical step. There are three contents in learning oral pronunciation of business English: pronunciation, accent and intonation. First of all, we must master the pronunciation method of single tone, and single tone does not need to be too detailed. Because monosyllabic pronunciation is more accurate, it is not an authentic expression without listening to foreigners. "Qiang" refers to the change of syllables of English words and the sense of bump when speaking (called "rhythm" in China's phonology book). Obviously, the primary focus of pronunciation learning should be on the cavity. In addition, you should learn the habit of foreigners to convey information and express emotional changes in tone, which is an advanced position for learning to speak English.
Third, comparative imitation learning.
You can find some classic British and American dramas. You can find something easy to understand at first. Later you can find some English dramas about foreign trade. Most of the dialogues in these American dramas are used in daily life, and the expressions, actions and emotions of the actors make it easy for us to learn in an English environment. In this way, if we don't understand it once, we can listen to it again or several times until we hear it clearly.
Common business negotiation terms: introduction to spoken English
( 1)
I don't think we have met.
No, I don't think we have.
A: My name is Chen Songlin.
B: Hello. My name is Fred Smith.
Haven't we met before
I don't think so.
A: My name is Chen Songlin.
Hello, I'm Fred Smith.
(2)
This is my business card.
This is mine.
Nice to finally meet you.
B: Nice to meet you, too.
This is my business card.
This is mine.
I'm glad to finally meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
(3)
Is that the office manager over there?
Yes, it is,
I haven't met him yet.
I'll introduce him to you.
Is that the manager over there?
B: Yes.
I haven't met him yet.
B: Then, let me introduce it to you.
(4)
Do you have a calling card?
Yes, right here.
This is one of mine.
B: Thank you.
do you have your visiting card？
Yes, here it is.
Here, this is mine.
B: Thank you.
(5)
Can you introduce me to the new purchasing agent?
B: Haven't you met?
No, we didn't.
B: I'd be happy to do it.
Can you introduce me to the new person in charge of purchasing?
B: Haven't you met?
A: Well, no.
B: I'd be happy to introduce it to you.
(6)
I'll call you next week.
Do you know my number?
No I don't.
B: It's on my business card.
I'll call you next week.
Do you know my number?
A: I don't know.
On my business card.
(7)
Have we been introduced?
No, I don't think we have.
A: My name is Wang.
B: I'm Jack Smith.
Excuse me, have we been introduced to each other?
No, I don't think so.
A: My surname is Wang.
My name is Jack Smith.
(8)
A: Is this Mr. Jones?
Yes, that's right.
A: I'm just calling to introduce myself. My name is don.
B: Nice to meet you, Mr. Tang.
A: Is this Mr. Jones?
B: Yes.
A: I am calling to introduce myself to you. My name is don.
Nice to meet you, Mr. Tang.
(9)
I have a letter of introduction here.
B: Your name, please?
A: It's David Chow.
Oh, yes, Mr. Zhou. We have been looking forward to this day.
I have a letter of introduction here.
B: May I have your name, please?
David Zhou.
Ah, Mr. Zhou, we have been waiting for you.
( 10)
If you give me a business card, I will call you.
B: Sorry, I don't have it with me now.
A: In that case, tell me your phone number.
Business oral english —— What articles about dirty work are often mentioned in the workplace?
★ Take stock of common spoken English phrases in the workplace.
★ A collection of common spoken English sentences in the workplace.
★ TOEFL oral information sentence sharing