學(xué)術(shù)英語管理Unit-1

學(xué)術(shù)英語管理AcademicEnglishforBusinessUnit1

StudyingBusinessLead-inTextATextBResearchingListening

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StudyingBusinessLead-inLead-inActivity1.OurcourseiscalledAcademicEnglishforBusiness,canyougivemeadefinitionofbusiness?(whatdoesbusinessmeantoyou?)2.Canyoulistsomeexampleforomnipresentbusinessinourlife?Unit1

StudyingBusinessLead-inExchangeTimeInagroupGoaroundinturnsTakenotesasyoulistenSummarizeyourdiscussionsLead-inActivityUnit1

StudyingBusinessLead-in3Whatdoyouthinkothersstudybusinessfor?Allbusinesspeopleareprofiteers.4Doyounoticeanychangesinbusinessfield?Shop,foodmarket-supermarket;diapers;Postoffice-expressdelivery;e-commerce;digitalcamera,bookstore-onlinereading;bus-car;parkingfee;applicationofsmartproductionline;(cutstaff)5Employersandcapitalisticeconomicsystemaremoredemanding,whatskillsmakeyouemployable?

Lead-inActivityUnit1

StudyingBusinessTextACriticalreadingandthinking6Whataretheskillsthatyoucanlearnfromuniversitycourses?Whataretheskillsthatyouneedtolearnoutsidetheuniversity?TrytoestablishsocialnetworkSocialcustomersCoveryourmouthwhenyousneezeorcough.Don’tgreetpeoplewithakiss.Don’tpickyournoseinpublic.Dosay“sorry”.Opendoorsforotherpeople.Say“Excuseme”,“Please”and“Thankyou”.SmileRespectotherelders.Socialtaboos

Askforwoman’sage,weightCommonsenseFengshui(geomancy)oftheoffice/factory/houseTrytoestablishsocialnetwork

Keeplearning,advancewiththetimes

BF,GF,NPB4 BBLFAQS LOLUR WithF2FIMORUOKGTGBeforeBeBackLaterFrequentlyAskedQuestionsLaughsOutLoudYour/you’reW/FacetoFaceInmyopinionAreYouOKGottogoBF,GF,NPB4 BBLFAQS LOLUR WithF2FIMORUOKGTGTextA─CriticalthinkingandreadingThemesentenceSubheadingsSummarizeDiscussion─Languagebuilding-upSpecializedvocabularySignpostlanguageFormalEnglishYourFutureintheChangingWorldofBusinessUnit1

StudyingBusinessUnit1

StudyingBusinessTextACriticalreadingandthinkingCompletethefollowingnotes.1WhatisthequestionmentionedinthePara.1?2Forwhomthisquestionisdifficulttoanswer?3Forwhomthisquestionmightnotbethatdifficult?Whenfacedwithbotheconomicproblems&competition,whatdowedo?Collegestudentstakingcoursesoremployeesstartingacareer.Peoplewillingtoworkhard,continuetolearnandadapttochange.adapt

v.習(xí)慣于,適應(yīng)于[+to];改寫，改編Theworldwillbedifferent,andwewillhavetobepreparedtoadapttothechange.世界將會與眾不同，我們必須做好準(zhǔn)備以適應(yīng)變化。Thefilmhasbeenadaptedfromaplayofthesametitle.電影改編自一部同名戲劇。LanguagepointsinTextAbackUnit1

StudyingBusinessTextACriticalreadingandthinkingCompletethefollowingtablesaboutthemainideaofJoeDudleyinPara.2.HisexperienceofstartingbusinessThesocialinfluenceofhissuccessStartedhisbusinessinthekitchen;Employedhiswifeandkidsasstaffs;Developedthewholelineofproductsandopenedschoolsandstores;Builtoneofthemostsuccessfulminority-ownedfirms;WontheHoratioAlgerAwardAmericanDreamAnordinarypersonwhohadadreamandworkedhardtoturnhisdreamintoareality.Unit1

StudyingBusinessSubheadingsTextACriticalreadingandthinkingSubheadingsenablereaderstofinddetailedinformationquickly.Effectivesubheadingsrepresentdistinctaspectsofatopic.Theyalsogivethereaderanideaofhowdeeplyatopiciscovered.Subheadingsareusuallymarkedoutinadifferentfontfromtherestofthetext.Orthereisspaceinsertedaboveandbelowthem.Theyareeithergerundialphrases,participlephrases,prepositionalphrasesorinfinitivephrases.TipUnit1

StudyingBusinessSubheadingsTextACriticalreadingandthinkingForhelpinchoosingacareer(prepositionalphrase)

FindoutthesubheadingsinTextA.Tobeasuccessfulemployee(infinitivephrase)Tostartyourownbusiness(infinitivephrase)Tobecomeabetterinformedconsumerandinvestor(infinitivephrase)FastReadingLet’sdoskimmingandscanning,readTextAquicklyandwritedownthethemesentence.Unit1

StudyingBusinessTextAThemesentences

WhereisthethemesentenceforTextA?Themesentencesareusuallyfoundattheintroductorypartortheconclusionpartofapieceofbusinesswriting.Ifnot,trylookingatthesubheadings.TipCriticalreadingandthinkingUnit1

StudyingBusinessTextAThemesentences

ThethemesentenceforTextAis:“Learningaboutbusinessandhowyoucanbeinvolvedasanemployee,businessowner,consumer,orinvestorcanbefun!”(lastparagraph)CriticalreadingandthinkingUnit1

StudyingBusinessTextstructureCriticalreadingandthinkingTextAIdentifythestructureofTextAbycompletingthetableonPage7.Unit1

StudyingBusinessTextstructureCriticalreadingandthinkingTextATherearefourtypesofpeoplewhomaybenefitfromstudyingbusiness.TypeofpeopleHowtheymaybenefitfromstudyingbusiness1234EmployeesStudyingbusinesshelpsthemdecideonacareer,thenacquireskillsandknowledgenecessaryforasuccessfulcareer.BusinessownersStudyingbusinesshelpsthemobtainskillsneededtostarttheirownbusinesses,identifyaproductorservicethatcustomerswant,andrealizethepotentialrisks.CustomersStudyingbusinesshelpsthemtobemoreinformedbeforemakingapurchasedecision.InvestorsStudyingbusinesshelpsthemunderstandthebasicsofbusinesssoastobetterinvestforthefuture.Unit1

StudyingBusinessSpecializedvocabularyTextALanguagebuilding-upSpecializedvocabularyconsistsofthewordsandphrasesusedregularlyinagivensubjectarea.Forexample,youmightreadthefollowingsentencesinanarticleaboutoceanandlife.Theoceanhasasignificanteffectonthebiosphere.Oceanicevaporation,asaphaseofthewatercycle,isthesourceofmostrainfall.Unit1

StudyingBusinessSpecializedvocabularyTextALanguagebuilding-upMatchthewordsandphrasesinColumnAwiththedefinitionsinColumnBgicbeadhfUnit1

StudyingBusinessSpecializedvocabularyTextALanguagebuilding-upCompletethefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformsofwordsandphrasesgiveninColumnA.1Thebank’screditratinghasbeendowngradedbecauseofconcernsabout__________________.2Feesandexpensesareanimportantconsiderationinselectinga(n)_____________becausethesechargesloweryourreturns.undercapitalizationmutualfund3Ifyouseekfinancingthroughabankoraninvestor,you’dbettercomeupwithacompelling________________.4Thebankchargesafixedrateforeach________________.businessplantransactionUnit1

StudyingBusinessSpecializedvocabularyTextALanguagebuilding-upCompletethefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformsofwordsandphrasesgiveninColumnA.5Thisiswhynoresearchstudy,nomatterhowfarbackitextends,willeverfullyprescribeanaccurate_________forbusinessesofthefuture.6Intelligent__________productsprovidesimpler,faster,andcheapersolutionsforcustomerstolowercost.roadmap7Hehasbeenchargedwithtax__________.8Womennowrepresentalmost50%ofthe____________.9Whenitcomestopurchasinganewlap-top,________________matters.on-demandfraudworkforcecustomerserviceUnit1

StudyingBusinessAcademicwritingfollowscertainrulesofformality.Theexpressionsweusewhenwearewritingtofriendsaredifferentfromthoseinbusinesswritings.Forthelatter,formalwordsandexpressionsarepreferredandcolloquialonesareavoided.TextALanguagebuilding-upFormalEnglishUnit1

StudyingBusinessFormalEnglishTextALanguagebuilding-upFormalEnglishInformalEnglishItisusedinofficial,literary,academicwriting,orformalsocialevents.Itismorecommonlyusedinwritingthanspeech.Sentencesareoftenlongandcomplex.Contractionsareavoided.Thepassivevoiceisoftenused,makingitsoundimpersonal.MuchvocabularyderivedfromFrenchandLatinisused.Colloquialterms,slangsandmanyphrasalverbsareavoided.Itisusedineverydaypersonalconversationsorletterstofriends.Itismorecommonlyusedineverydayspeechthaninwriting.Sentencesareoftenshortandsimple.Contractionsarecommon.Theactivevoiceisoftenused.VocabularyderivedfromFrenchandLatinisnotused.Colloquialterms,slangsandmanyphrasalverbsarecommon.Unit1

StudyingBusinessFormalEnglishTextALanguagebuilding-upExamplesTheresearchersidentifiedtheimportantproperties.Doctorshaveestablishedanewmethod.

Thisappearedtorectifytheproblem

Hiswordsdemonstratethat…

Detailsofthereportaretobefoundonpage26.

Theexperimentwascarriedout/performed.Theresearchersfoundoutwhattheimportantthingswere.

Doctorshavecomeupwithanewmethod.

Thisseemedtofixtheproblem

Hiswordsshowthat…

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canfindoutallaboutthereportonpage26.Theydidanexperiment.Unit1

StudyingBusinessFormalEnglishTextALanguagebuilding-upThefollowingisexcerptedfromTextA.Replacetheunderlinedformalwordswithlessformalones.Togetajobinyourchosenfieldandtobesuccessfulatit,youwillhaveto(1)developaplan,orroadmap,thatensuresthatyouhavetheskillsandknowledgethejobrequires.Youwillbeexpectedtohaveboththetechnicalskillsneededto(2)accomplishaspecifictaskandtheabilitytoworkwellwithmanytypesofpeoplein(3)aculturallydiverseworkforce.Theseskills,togetherwith(4)aworkingknowledgeoftheAmericanbusinesssystemand(5)anappreciationforaculturallydiverseworkplace,cangiveyou(6)aninsideedgewhenyouareinterviewingwithaprospectiveemployer.(6)anadvantage(1)make Keys(3)aworkforcemadeupofpeoplefrommanydifferentculturalbackgrounds(2)complete (4)adequateknowledgeofhowtheAmericanbusinesssystemworks

(5)anunderstandingoftheimportanceofUnit1

StudyingBusinessTextAListeningCompletethefollowingnotes.1Howcanstudyingbusinesshelpyouchooseyourcareer2Whatopportunitiescanbefound?Provideawidearrayofemploymentopportunities.Theserangefrom…to…Para.5anarrayof…Bystudyingbusiness,youwillbeintroducedtoawidearrayofemploymentopportunities.1.Theeraalsogavebirthtoawholearrayofnewsocialproblems.

那個(gè)時(shí)代還產(chǎn)生了一系列新的社會問題。2.Wehavequiteanarrayofleathershoes.

我們有一大批各類皮鞋

LanguagepointsinTextAbackrangefrom…to…Toincludeboththoseamountsandanythinginbetween.處于某范圍內(nèi)，在某范圍內(nèi)變化Thereare120studentswhoseagesrangedfrom10to18.

有120名學(xué)生，年齡在10至18歲之間。LanguagepointsinTextAbackUnit1

StudyingBusinessTextACriticalreadingandthinkingCompletethefollowingtablesaboutthemainideaofthetext.FindthespecificskillsinthePara.8EQIQHardwork,dedication,perseverance,timemanagement,etc.Communicationskills,suchaswritingcommerciallettersWorkingexperienceCooperativework/schoolprograms;parttimejob;internshipsensureTomakesuresth.確保，保證Weshouldensurethatthereisadequateworkforce.確保有足夠的工作人員。Hiswifeensuredthathetookallhispillseveryday.他妻子確保他每天服下所有藥片。LanguagepointsinTextAbackLanguagepointsinTextAamazing使人驚奇的；令人吃驚的；驚人的;搭配：[+experience,place,achievement,success]NewYorkisanamazingcity.紐約是個(gè)令人驚艷的城市。911wasan[amazing]tragedy.

911事件是一起令人震驚的悲劇。You‘reamazing!

你真了不起！backmanufacture-manufacturer-manufacturingtomakesth.inafactory,usuallyinlargequantities.生產(chǎn)，制造Wemanufacturevarioustypesofmachinetools.我公司生產(chǎn)各種型號的機(jī)床。Thecompanyspecializesinthemanufactureofqualityfurniture.那家公司專門制造高質(zhì)量家具。Infact,theyarelesssignificant,butsteel-relatedmanufacturingstillaccountsfor44%ofindustrialactivity.

LanguagepointsinTextAbackLanguagepointsinTextAchainminoritybackPara5-line4Inprivateenterprises,these

rangefromsmall,localbusinessesownedbyoneindividualtolargecompaniessuchasAmericanExpressandMarriottInternationalthatareownedbythousandsofstockholders.Ithascomewithintherangeofpracticalpolitics.

這就屬于可實(shí)施性政治的范圍了。在這個(gè)價(jià)位范圍之內(nèi)的房子已售完。Thehousesaresoldoutwithinthispricerange.

這些孩子們的年齡在8歲到15歲之間。Thechildren'sagesrangefrom8to15.

LanguagepointsinTextAPara12-line7AccordingtoJulieStav,Hispanicstockbroker-turned-author/radiopersonality,…RadiopersonalityAradiopersonalityisapersonalitywhoappearsinon-airpositioninradiobroadcasting.Aradiopersonalitycanbesomeonewhointroducesanddiscussesvariousgenresofmusic,hostsatalkradioshowthatmaytakecallsfromlisteners,orsomeonewhoseprimaryresponsibilityistogivenews,weather,sports,ortrafficinformation.Theradiopersonalitymaybroadcastliveorusevoice-trackingtechniques.LanguagepointsinTextALanguagepointsinTextABackgroundInformationTheOprahWinfreyShowItisanAmericansyndicatedtalkshowhostedandproducedbyOprahWinfrey.Itrannationallyfor25seasons(1986-2011)andisthehighest-ratedtalkshowinAmericantelevisionhistory.TheshowismostfamousforOprah’sinterviewswitheitherpublicfiguresoreverydaypeopleinvolvedinextraordinarysituations.Thehighest-ratedsingleepisodeeverwasin1993whenMichaelJacksonmadearareappearanceontheshow,duringwhichheattemptedtodispelmanyoftherumorssurroundinghimandtoldWinfreyhesufferedfromtheskin-pigmentdisorderknownasvitiligo(白癜風(fēng)).Regularsegmentsoftheshowinclude:“Oprah’sBookClub”,“What’stheBuzz?”,“RememberYourSpirit”,“Oprah’sFavoriteThings”,“TuesdayswithDr.Oz”,“Friday’sLive”,“WildestDreams”,etc.VideooftheOprahWinfreyshowLanguageBackgroundHoratioAlgerAwardItisanannualawardgivenbytheHoratioAlgerAssociationofDistinguishedAmericans,anon-profitorganizationfoundedin1947.TheassociationisnamedforHoratioAlger,a19th-centuryauthorofhundredsofnovelsinthe“rags-to-riches”genre,extollingtheimportanceofperseveranceandhardwork.HoratioAlgerAwardrecipientsarededicatedcommunityleaderswhodemonstrateindividualinitiativeandacommitmenttoexcellence,asexemplifiedbyremarkableachievementsaccomplishedthroughhonesty,hardwork,self-relianceandperseveranceoveradversity.Unit1

StudyingBusinessTextB

WhatSupermarketsDon’tWantYoutoKnowCriticalthinkingandreadingLanguagebuilding-upSpecializedvocabularyCollocationsIfyouownasmallstore,howwillyousetthepricesofgoods?Why?Allarecheap.Allareexpensive.Allaremoderate.Somearecheap,someareexpensive.Weoftenshopatsupermarkets;weshouldbeawareofthesupermarketpricingstrategies.TextBisgoingtotellussomesecretsbehindsupermarketpricing.Unit1

StudyingBusinessAnaturalbreakTextBCriticalreadingandthinkingScanthefirstsentenceofeachparagraphtolookforanaturalbreakthatdividesthetextintotwopartsCompleteCriticalThinkingtaskaswere-readthetextUnit1

StudyingBusinessAnaturalbreakTextBCriticalreadingandthinkingScanthefirstsentenceofeachparagraphtolookforanaturalbreakthatdividesthetextintotwopartsUnit1

StudyingBusinessTextBCriticalreadingandthinkingCompletethefollowingtablesaboutthemainideaofthetext.Typeone:salepricingThequestion(Para.1)Explanation1(Para.2)Whydosupermarketsoffersalesseveraltimesayearinsteadofall-year-roundcheaperprices?Asaneffectivewayofselftargeting:usinghighpricetoexploitloyal(orlazy)customers,andlowpricetoattractbargainhunters.Unpredictabilitymakesitharderforcustomerstodecidewheretogoshoppingcheaply.Explanation2(Para.3)Summary(Para.4)Whentwosupermarketscompeteforthesamecustomers,theyvarytheirspecialofferstotakeadvantageofthosecustomerswhodon'tbothertogotobothstores.Companiesfinditmoreprofitabletoincreasepricesbyalargeramountonanunpredictablebasis.Customersfindittroublesometoavoidunpredictablepriceincreasesbuteasytoavoidpredictableones.Unit1

StudyingBusinessTextBCriticalreadingandthinkingCompletethefollowingtablesaboutthemainideaofthetext.Typetwo:otherpricemix-upsExample1(Para.5)Example2(Para.6-7)HugepricedifferencesbetweenloosechilliesandpackagedchilliesDifferentpricesforcrispsofdifferentflavorsSummary(Para.8)Therandomelementistheresothatonlyshopperswhoarecarefultonotice,rememberandcomparepriceswillgetthebestbargains.Infact,itisjustasaccurate,andmoreilluminating,toturnthe“sale”onitsheadandviewpricesaspremiumsonthesalepriceratherthansalepricesasdiscountsontheregularprice.(Line1,Para.4)Infact,itisjustasaccurate,andmuchclearertointerprettheterm“sale”inatotallydifferentwayandconsiderpricesasanadditionalamountofmoneyplacedonthesalepriceinsteadofsalepricesasdiscountsontheregularprice.Turnsth.onitshead:pletely使……與之前完全相反Theattorneyquicklyturnedhismaindefenseargumentonitshead.Atthepressconference,thespokesmanturnedhisstatementonitshead.Theinternethasturnedthemusicindustryonitshead.Todaymanypeoplewouldratherbuytheirfavouritetracksstraightfromwebsitesratherthanashop.Picassoturnedartonitshead.LanguagepointsinTextBPara5Hedoesn’tthinktocheckwhethertheycost4por40p.1pound=100pennypence/pennies100penceIhave150penceintotal,two50pencepiecesand50penniesLanguagepointsinTextBUnit1

StudyingBusinessTextC

TheFourthRevolutionCriticalthinkingandreadingLanguagebuilding-upSpecializedvocabularyListening

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Approximatelyonceadecade,anewtechnologyplatformemergesthatfundamentallychangesthebusinesslandscape.Doyouagreewiththesaying?Thinkcriticallyonnewtechnologyplatform.LanguageBackground

SocialWebItisasetofsocialrelationsthatlinkpeoplethroughtheWorldWideWeb.ThesocialWebencompasseshowwebsitesandsoftwarearedesignedanddevelopedinordertosupportandfostersocialinteraction.Theseonlinesocialinteractionsformthebasisofmuchonlineactivityincludingonlineshopping,education,gamingandsocialnetworkingwebsites.ThesocialWebhasbeentofacilitateinteractionbetweenpeoplewithsimilartastes.Thesetastesvarydependingonwhothetargetaudienceis,andwhattheyarelookingfor.Today,hundredsofmillionsofInternetusersareusingthousandsofsocialwebsitessuchasFacebookandMySpacetostayconnectedwiththeirfriends,discovernew“friends”,andshareuser-createdcontents,suchasphotos,videos,socialbookmarks,andblogs,eventhroughmobileplatformsupportforcellphones.LanguageBackground

FacebookItisawebsiteandasocialnetworkingservicewhereyoucanshowinformationaboutyourself,andcommunicatewithgroupsoffriends,classmates,andotherpeople.TwitterItisanonlinesocialnetworkingserviceandmicrobloggingservicethatenablesitsuserstosendandreadtext-basedmessagesor“tweets”viapersonalcomputersormobiletelephones.Tweetsmaybeonanysubject,rangingfromjokestonewstodinnerplans,buttheycannotexceed140characters.LinkedInItisabusiness-orientedsocialnetworkingwebsiteforpeopleinprofessionaloccupations.FoundedinDecember2002andlaunchedonMay5,2003,itismainlyusedforprofessionalnetworking.AsofJune2012,LinkedInreportsmorethan175millionregisteredusersinmorethan200countriesandterritories.LanguageBackgroundMySpaceFoundedin2003byTomAndersonandChrisDeWolfe,MySpaceisanonlinesocialnetworkingserviceownedbyonlineadvertisingcompanySpecificMediaandsingerJustinTimberlake(賈斯汀汀布萊克)andheadquarteredinBeverlyHills,California.Itisafree,advertising-supportedservicethatallowsuserstocreateWeb“profile”pagesthatfeaturephotographs,expresstheirinterests,and,mostimportantly,linktootherpeople’sprofiles.Thesitecanbeusedtokeepintouchwithfriends,“meet”andbecomefriendswithnewpeople,orfindpotentialromanticpartners.InJune2006itsurpassedGoogleasthemostvisitedwebsiteintheUnitedStates.InApril2008,MySpacewasovertakenbyFacebookinthenumberofuniqueworldwidevisitors,andwassurpassedinthenumberofuniqueU.S.visitorsinMay2009.LanguageBackgroundRenrenItisChina’sversionofFacebook.Formedin2005,thecompany’swebsiteoffersgames,music,shopping,andsocialconnectiontoitsusers.Thecompanyalsohostssitesforonlinegames,socialcommerce,andbusinessandprofessionalnetworking.Renrenadditionallyoffersusersaccesstothird-partysoftwareapplicationsandcontentfrompartnerwebsitesalongwithdesktoptools.MixiItisoneoftheseveralJapanesesocialnetworkingwebsites.Itwasstartedin2004.ThefocusofMixiis“communityentertainment”,thatis,meetingnewpeoplebasedoncommoninterests.Userscanalsosendandreceivemessages,writediaries,readandcommentonothers’diaries,organizeandjoincommunities,andinvitetheirfriends.OdnoklassnikiItisasocialnetworkingserviceforclassmatesandoldfriendsreunionpopularinRussia.Itwascreatedin2006.Webefriendcolleaguesandcustomers,referfriendsforjobsatouremployer,andmakebusinesspurchasedecisionbasedonafriend’srecommendation.RefertotheManagerifconfusionarises.

如有不清楚的地方,就咨詢經(jīng)理。Wereferredtheproposaltotheboardofdirectors.

我們把這一建議提交董事會處理。Hereferredallhistroublestobadluck.

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StudyingBusinessListeningPredictionListeningtasksUnit1

StudyingBusinessListeningTheimportanceofpredictionPredictionFacilitatetheaccesstorelevantknowledge.Enhancesubsequentunderstanding.Unit1

StudyingBusinessListeningtasksListening●YouwilllistentoaclipofSteveJobs’speechatMacWorld2007.Before,thinkaboutthefollowingquestions:?WhatmightbethepurposeoftheconferenceMacWorld2007??Whomighttheaudiencebe??WhatnewAppleproductwasreleasedatMacWorld2007??HowdoyouthinkSteveJobswouldmakethenewproductsoundexciting?Unit1

StudyingBusinessListeningtasksListeningCompletethefollowingnotes.1ThethreerevolutionaryproductsfromApplementionedbySteveJobs:2Thethreefunctionsthenewproductcombines:3Twocriteriamentionedinthespeechtoevaluatecellphones:Macintosh,iPod,iPhone.AwidescreeniPodwithtouchcontrols,aphone,andanInternetcommunicator.Smartandeasy-to-use.Unit1

StudyingBusinessSpeakingUsefulexpressionsUnit1

StudyingBusinessAskingforinformationandclarificationUsefulexpressionsSpeakingKnowinghowtoaskquestionsandseekclarificationduringtutorials,seminarsandlecturesisimportantatuniversity.Herearesomeusefulexpressionsforyourreference.Infacttherearetwosetsofexpressionsthatservesimilarpurposes,buttheydifferinthedegreeofpoliteness.Rememberbeingpoliteisimportantinacademicdiscussions.Nowreadthesesentencesinthefollowingtwocolumnsandcomparethemintermsofpoliteness.Unit1

StudyingBusinessAskingforinformationandclarificationUsefulexpressionsSpeakingCanyouexplainthatagain?Couldyouexplainthatagain?Ididn’tunderstandwhatyousaidabout…I’msorry,Ididn’tquiteunderstandwhatyousaidabout…Canyourepeat…?Iwonderifyoucouldrepeat…?Canyougiveanexampleof…?Wouldyoumindgivinganexampleof…?Areyousayingthat…?Excuseme,areyousayingthat…?Whatdoes…mean?Couldyouexplainwhat…means?Whatis…?Couldyouexplaininmoredetailabout…?

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StudyingBusinessAskingforinformationandclarificationUsefulexpressionsSpeakingWorkingroupsof4-5anddiscussthefollowingquestions.Trytousethestrategyofpolitenessinaskingforinformationandclarificationinyourdiscussion.1Doyouusesocialnetworkingsites?Ifso,whichonesdoyouuse?Ifnot,whichoneswouldyouliketotry?2Whataretheusualfunctionsofsocialnetworkingsites?3Which