-
English for International
Business
(Preliminary)
Introduction
[
Objectives]
To give Ss general
information about Cambridge BEC Preliminary
To provide
useful strategies for the Cambridge BEC
Preliminary course
To familiarize Ss with the content of
Pass Cambridge BEC Preliminary
[
Contents
]
1.
Pass Cambridge
Business English Certificate Preliminary
2. Important
Pass Cambridge BEC Preliminary date
3. Introductions
4. Studying for
Cambridge BEC Preliminary
5. Quiz: Pass Cambridge BEC Preliminary
[
Focal Points and Difficult
Points
]
Focal Points: Pass Cambridge Business
English Certificate Preliminary
Difficult Points: Study
methods
[
Problems may exist in
teaching
]
T and Ss should pay more attention to
speaking practice.
Module 1
[
Objectives]
To able Ss to know the
business world and talk about jobs
To practice listening and
reading for specific information
To review the present
simple, adverbs and expressions of
frequency
[
Contents
]
1.1
W
orld of work
?
Reading: Training and workshops
-ask if they ever attend
any
training courses, and
write down any relevant
vocabulary on board.
-look
at
the
course
from
J&C
training
and
tick
the
ones
you
find
interesting,
and explain why the course interest you.
-match the job with their definitions.
-read the profile about the owner of
J&C and
fill
in the
gap
with the job
above.
-read the
five sentences
from emails
sent to J&C training, which requests
can J&C help with?
Core W
ords:
selling,
health
and
safety
,
cross-culture,
presentation,
intensive,
team
building,
consultant,
consultancy
,
trainer,
profile,
experienced,
workshop,
session, via, accredited, motivational,
entertaining.
?
Listening
：
What
does your job involve?
-Five people
from different companies are attending
a
J&C workshop on
public
speaking. Match their job titles with their
responsibilities.
-complete
the badges with the correct job title for each
person.
?
Grammar: the present simple, adverbs
and expressions of frequency
?
Speaking: Work-
life balance
-do
you
work
or
study
too
much?
Or
do
you
know
to
balance
your
job
with your life? Take the
test to find out.
-work in pairs to
have an interview.
-work
in
pairs:
what
things
are
important
in
maintaining
a
work-life
balance?
Core
W
ords:
job
title,
CFO
(chief
financial
officer),
PA(
personal
assistant),
rep(sales
representative),
interview,
interviewer,
interviewee,
client,
account,
correspondence.
1.2 personal and professional
details
?
V
ocabulary: Meeting people
?
Writing:
Personal and professional profiles
-find
out
about
your
classmates,
using
the
questionnaire.
First,
work
in
pairs
and
prepare
questions.
Then
interview
your
classmates
and
record
the numbers.
-work
with
a
new
partner.
Interview
each
other.
Fill
in
the
fact
file
with
information about your partner.
-introduce your partner to another
people in the group.
Core
W
ords:
questionnaire,
surname, destination, fact file.
?
V
ocabulary: Job and work
?
Reading:
Employee of the year award
-Rowan
Barker Tate Inc.
is a
multinational confectionary
company
. Every
year, at
annual
meeting, the company awards a
prize
to
its
?
Employee of
the
Y
ear
?
. Work in
group of four. Allocate one candidate to each
student in
the group. Then read the
criteria and the information about your candidate
and decide why he/she should win.
Core W
ords:
multinational,
confectionary
,
annual
meeting,
allocate,
criteria,
candidate,
efficiency
,
profit,
mentor,
values,
supervise,
coordinate,
finance
assistant,
audit,
business
administration,
head
office,
communication
director,
colleague, research and development
manager(R&D), best-selling.
1.3 BEC
preliminary Exam Format; Reading Test Format
?
Understanding
the BEC preliminary exam format
?
Understanding
the reading test format
Module 2
[
Objectives]
To able Ss to know how to arrange a
meeting
To
practice listening for specific information and
business letter writing
To review the present continuous,
prepositions of time.
[
Contents
]
2.1
W
ork in progress
?
Listening
：
New
projects
-Listen
to
the
telephone
conversation
between
Vicky
and
Steve,
What
is
their
relationship?
-listen again, choose the
best ending for each sentence
-can you remember what
Steve doing in Brazil?
-read the email,
do the true or false questions.
Core
W
ords:
take shape, schedule
?
Grammar: the
present continuous
?
Reading:
Temping is learning
-Read the text
about temping. Choose the best answer for each
questions.
-Find words or phrases that
mean
?
Speaking:
temporary jobs
-work
in
pairs. Read
these comments about
temping.
Are
they positive
or
negative comments? Add your won
comments.
?
V
ocabulary: Hiring and
Firing
-work
in pairs. Look
at
the pictures and
write
the correct
verb
from each
paragraph.
-choose the
appropriate words to complete the sentences.
2.2 Making
arrangement
?
Listening: Arrange a meeting
-it
?
s Friday
morning. Martina
is calling
Dave to arrange a
meeting.
Listen
to their conversation. When do
they agree to meet?
-work
in
pairs.
Listen
to
the
conversation
again,
write
diary
for
each
person about their arrangement in the
next week.
-now tell your partner the
information you have written in your
diary
.
-read the
email, choose the best
“
subj
ect
”
line.
-look
at these questions from the conversation, tick the
suggestions.
Core
W
ords:
arrangement, plant,
confirm, reception
?
Writing: Confirm a meeting
-look
at
the
list
of
activities
below
and
choose
three
to
do
on
Monday
.
Write
them on the diary page and add another two
activities of your own.
-work
with
a
partner.
Using
your
diary
page
in
exercises
6,
arrange
to
meet
on Monday
.
-write an email
to your partner to confirm
your
meeting. Use the email
in
exercise 4 to help you.
Core
W
ords:
potential client
(customer), marketing manager, production plant,
job applicant.
?
Grammar: prepositions of time
?
Writing: Accepting an
invitation
-look
at the letter, who is it to? And who is it from?
-put the sentences in the letter into
correct order.
-complete the
conversation with prepositions of time.
-write a reply to
Andrea
Greer to confirm
your
attendance at
the
fair and
either
accept
or
decline
the
invitation
to
the
reception.
Use
some
expressions
from
the
useful
language
box
below
in
your
letter.
Write
60-80 words.
Letter
Language:
I
?
m
writing to
…
; best regards; I
look
forward
to
…
;
thank
you for
…
; we can
confirm, I confirm
…
; we will
be delighted
to
…
,
we are pleased to
…
; It will
be a pleasure to
…
;
I?
m very
sorry
,
but
…
; I regret
that
…
; I am afraid
that
…
2.3 Writing
Test Format
[
Focal Points and Difficult
Points
]
Focal Points: schedule for arranging a
meeting
Difficult
Points: prepositions of time
[
Problems may exist in
teaching
]
Pay more attention to letter writing
Module 3
[
Objectives]
To able Ss to know company biography
and performance
To practice listening and reading for
specific information
To review the past simple
[
Contents
]
3.1
Company biography
?
Reading: The man behind
McDonald
?
s
-Discussion: work in pairs. Do you like
fast food? When was the last time
you
went
to
a
fast
food
restaurant?
What
do
you
like
about
fast
food
restaurants? What do
you dislike?
-read
the
text
about
how
one
man
transformed
a
small
restaurant
into
a
global
business. Find the following information.
-read the text carefully. Choose the
best ending for each sentence.
Core
W
ords:
feature
(V
.), menu, milkshake, exclusive,
distributor, franchise
?
Grammar: the
past simple
?
Reading: Company Profiles
-work
in
pairs.
Write
three
things
you
know
about
each
of
these
companies.
-complete
the text
with the correct
form of the
verbs. Which company
in
exercise 1 does this text describe?
-complete
the
text
with
the
correct
form
of
the
verbs
in
the
box.
Which
company in exercise1 does this text
describe?
-work
in pairs.
Use
the prompts to write
questions about
.
do you
know the answers to any of these questions?
-Listen and write the answers to the
questions in exercise 4.
Core
W
ords:
cosmetics,
naturally-inspired,
philosophy
, raw
material,
ethical,
high street / contract, merge,
airline, low-cost, budget.
?
Speaking: Presenting your company
-decide
whether
these
type
of
business
organizations
usually
have
one
owner or more than one owner.
-work
in pairs
to
design
your own company, choosing one
of the types of
business organization
in exercises 6. complete the first column of the
table
with your company
biography
.
-practice
giving
a
spoken
presentation
about
your
company
,
using
the
notes
you made in exercise 7.
-now present
your company to a new partner.
-use
your
note
to
write
a
short
paragraph
about
your
company
.
Y
ou
will
not
need
to
use
all
of
the
information.
Choose
the
most
relevant,
interesting
or
unusual
facts.
Before
you
start,
read
the
paragraphs
about
The
Body
shop
and
Easy
jet.
Follow
a
similar
organization
in
your
paragraph.
-work with your
partner from exercise 7 again. Exchange your
paragraphs
and compare them. Did you
choose the same information to write about?
Core W
ords:
biography
, freelance, limited company
(public limited company),
partnership,
a sole trader.
3.2
Company performance
?
V
ocabulary: What companies
do
-write
the
names
of
as
many
companies
you
can
think
of
in
one
minute,
compare with your
partner.
-use the verbs to describe the
activities of your companies.
-look
at
the
press
release,
what
event
is
each
company
announcing?
Choose from the following.
-fill in the fact file using
information from the text.
Core
W
ords:
organic,
catering
service,
ingredient,
nutritious,
efficient,
high-quality
, image,
conjunction.
?
Writing: Press release
-use
the
information
below
to
write
a
similar
press
release
for
another
company
.
Write
60-80
words.
Read
your
partner
?
s
text
and
make
one
suggestion for
improvement.
?
Listening:
Company structure
-Nigel
Parker
is
presenting
his
company
to
a
new
potential
business
partner. Listen to
his presentation, what is the
company
?
s core business?
-listen to the presentation again and
complete the organizational chart.
-decide whether the following
statements are true or false.
?
V
ocabulary: Production,
sales, share prices
Graph
Description:
decrease,
drop,
fall,
go
up,
increase,
level
off,
rise,
remain
steady
, dramatically,
sharply
, advertise, steadily
?
Reading: An
agency build on proactive processes
-read the extract from a company
brochure. Who is it written for?
-read
the extract and answer these questions.
-use the
information about the
company
you
invented on page29 to
write
the
first
section
of
your
company
brochure.
Follow
the
format
of
the
SpiderWeb brochure,
write about 80 words.
Core
W
ords:
agency
,
proactive,
leading
(product),
commitment,
dedicated,
consolidate,
solid.
3.3 Listening Test Format;
Listening test part one
[
Focal Points and Difficult
Points
]
Focal Points: how to
describe a company
?
s
profiles and performances
Difficult Points: vocabulary
[
Problems may
exist in teaching
]
Pay more
attention to reading.
[Project Discussion Arrangement]
design your company
Time: W
eek 3
Hours: 2+2
Arrangement:
Each team
---
Use the
introduction of McDonald,
Easyjet,
the
Body
Shop
as reference
to design
your own company
.
---you
should
introduce
the
basic
information:
company
name,
company
logo,
company slogan, company structure,
---further information
includes:
Company
products/service
---features,
how
can
you
compete
with
other
company
in
the
same business line, list your competitors and do
some analysis.
Target customer for your
products/service.
---
use
SpiderWeb
as
an
example
to
design
a
written
company
brochure
(advertisement 80
words)
Discussion class
?
In the
discussion class
---each team discuss
the assigned questions, and finish memo writing.
---inner-team assessment.
---allocations for the report.
Sharing time
?
In the sharing
class
---each team give the report
about the designing of your company.
---mutual comments.
---
teacher?s
comments.
Assessment
In-team assessment (A-B-C-D, A-40%)
Number
Name
Role
Performance marks
-idea;
-participation;
-cooperation;
Notes
Memo for the First
Discussion Project
Date:____________________
Time:________---_________
Week:__________
Pla
ce
：
_______________________ <
/p>
Topic
：
____________
___________
Teacher
：
< br>____________
The process
of the discussion:
Achievements:
Inter
-team assessment (A-B-
C-D, A-40%)
Team number
Performance
Marks
Comments
Team1
Team2
Team3
Team4
Team5
Team6
Team7
Teacher’s
assessment
Team
Allocation
(10%)
Form
Content
Language
Paper
(20%)
work
(20%)
Total
(100%)
(10%)
(40%)
Team1
Team2
Team3
Team4
Team5
Team6
Team7
Module 4
[
Objectives]
To
able
Ss
to
know
the
skills
of
international
business
communication
and
telephoning language
To practice listening and
reading for specific information
To review modal verbs and
will for offers and promises
[
Contents
]
4.1
International business
?
Reading: Fashion industry crisis after
EU import ban
-work in pairs. Write
down ten classroom objects or things you
have with
you. Where was
each thing made? How many were important?
-write
down
3
things
your
country
imports
and
3
things
your
company
exports. Compare with another pair.
Where do the imports come from?
-tick
the words you know. Check the others in a
dictionary
.
-fill
each
gap
in
these
sentences
with
a
word
from
the
box
above.
Then
compare your sentences with a partner.
-read
the
newspaper
article
about
imported
clothes
and
find
six
of
the
words from the box in exercise 3.
-
“
right
”
or
“
wrong
”
questions.
Compare
your
answer
with
a
partner.
Which
words
helped
you
to
decide
the
answer?
For
the
questions
you
answered
“
does
not say
”
, why did you give
this answer?
Core
W
ords:
crisis, ban,
retailer, custom, commissioner, restrictions.
?
Listening: Views on import controls
-listen to the radio news item and
decide whether each of the two speakers
is for or against the import controls.
-listen
again,
correct
the
mistakes
in
these
sentences.
Compare
with
a
partner.
Which speaker do you agree with?
-do
you know what happened next? Think of two possible
endings.
-listen to the rest of the
news item to find out if you are right.
?
Speaking:
Imported goods
-H&M buy 30% of
it
?
s clothing
from china, and 70% of shoes sold
in the
UK
are
imported.
In
pairs,
discuss
why
a
European
company
decides
to
import goods. Use these
ideas. Can you add any of your own?
?
Grammar: modal
verbs: can/could/should
?
Reading: Business 2 business: global
communication
-what
advice
would
you
give
someone
who
was
arranging
a
teleconference?
-read the
article from an in-house magazine and check your
ideas.
-read the text again and choose
the correct ending for each sentence.
-match words from A and B to make
collocations from the article.
- write
questions with collocations, then ask your partner
the questions.
Core
W
ords:
teleconference,
informally (formally), virtual, agenda, moderator,
tip, mute.
4.2 Business communication
?
Speaking: on
the phone
-work in pairs. Read each
phrase and decide who could say it?
-match
what
the
receptionist
says
with
the
caller
?
s
responses.
Then
practice saying the short exchange with
your partner.
-listen
to
the
telephone
conversation.
Underline
the
objects
that
Jane
mentions.
-listen to the conversation again.
Complete the order form with the correct
letters and numbers.
-work
in
pairs.
Practice
the
telephone
conversation,
following
the
prompts.
Telephone Language:
can I
speak to
…
/can I leave a
message
…
/can I say that
back
to
you
…
/
I?
d
like
to
speak
to
…
/
I?
ll
call
back
later/ does she have
your number/ this is
…
,
of
…
/ hold
on
please,
I?
ll
put
you
through/
I?
m
sorry
,
the
line
is
busy/would
you
like
to
leave
a
message/
I
will
pass
your
message
on
to
…
/
I
am
afraid
…
is
not
in
the
office at the moment/ thanks for
calling.
?
Writing: Dealing with complaints
-read this section of a letter from a
customer to Mr. Raj Kahn. What is the
main purpose of the letter? Choose from
the following.
-reply
to
the
customer,
apologizing
for
the
problems
and
giving
an
explanation.
Offer
the
customer
a
discount
of
5%
on
the
order.
Write
60-80 words.
Core W
ords:
stationary
, assure, sincerely, due to
?
Grammar: will
for offers and promises
?
Listening: Telephone messages
-listen
to
extracts
from
four
telephone
conversations
and
tick
the
expressions you hear.
-listen to four telephone calls and
correct two mistakes in each message.
-listen
to
three
short
recordings.
Choose
the
best
answer
for
each
questions.
3.3 Speaking Test
Format; Speaking test part one
[
Focal Points and Difficult
Points
]
Focal Points: how to
receive and answer a phone call
Difficult Points: telephone
language
[
Problems may exist in
teaching
]
Pay more attention to
Listening.
Module 5
[
Objectives]
To able Ss to
know how to describe the achievements and plans in
career
To
practice listening and reading for specific
information and report writing
To review the present
perfect and
going to
[
Contents
]
5.1 career
choices
?
Reading: Escape the rat race
-Work in pairs.
List the
major changes that occur
in
a person
?
s
family
and
working life. Tell your partner
about a change you have experienced.
-look at the photographs
in
the
magazine article below about people
who
have escaped the rat race. Do the
pictures show them before or after
their
?
escape
?
?
-read the article and complete the
table.
-read the article again. Choose
the best answer for each question.
-read these comments and decide whether
Peter or Rob said each one.
-work in
pairs. Discuss the reasons for and against
“
escaping the rat
race
”
.
Core
W
ords:
stockbroker,
Stock
Exchange,
bankrupt,
modest,
resign,
challenge.
?
V
ocabulary: Money
expressions
?
Grammar: the present perfect
?
Listening:
career changes
-Peter
Schein
and
Alex
Belanger
meet
at
a
conference.
Listen
to
their
conversation. What are their jobs?
-Listen to the conversation again.
Decide
whether
sentences are
Right or
Wrong. If there is
not enough information to choose, choose
Doesn
?
t say
.
-how has Alex
?
s
life change in the last three years?
5.2 Achievements and
plans
?
Reading: In-company communications
-read the email and answer the
following question.
-read the email
again and complete Elena
?
s
notes.
-work in pairs.
Core W
ords:
fair,
printer, quotation
?
Writing:
progress reports
-complete
Elena
?
s email to the
printers.
-write
Elena
?
s progress report to
Andres. Write 30-40 words.
?
Reading: Talking about results
-work
in
pairs.
Read
this
conversation
between
Berndt
Reinhardt,
the
CEO
of
a
publisher
based
in
Cologne,
Germany
and
an
ex-colleague,
Franka. Fill
each gap with the present perfect form of a
suitable verb.
-listen to the
conversation and check your answers.
-use
information
from
the
conversation
in
exercise
6
to
complete
this
news item in the magazine publishing
weekly
.
?
Grammar: going to
?
Listening:
Negotiating a bank loan
-Jack and Jill
Hopkins have applied for a bank loan to start a
new business.
Listen to the meeting
between Jack and the bank manager, and choose the
best answer for each question.
-listen again and complete the bank
manager
?
s questions.
-work in group of four, in two pairs.
-In your group of four, from two new
pairs and act out the conversation.
5.3 Reading Test part one to part
three
[
Focal
Points and Difficult Points
]
Focal Points: Language to describe the
achievements and plans
Difficult Points: report writing
[
Problems may exist in
teaching
]
Pay more attention to
Reading and Listening.
Module 6
[
Objectives]
To able Ss to know how to arrange a
business travel
To practice listening and reading for
specific information and some documents
in the travel process
To review reported
speech
[
Contents
]
6.1 career choices
?
Listening:
Flight problems
-look
at
the
words
in
the
box.
Underline
the
words
for
people
and
circle
the
words for documents.
-write the correct words from exercise
1 in each space.
-listen to
four air
passengers talking about their experiences.
Complete the
descriptions with the
number of the speaker.
-listen to the passenger again. Choose
the best ending for each sentence.
Core
W
ords:
aircraft,
check-in,
check-out,
luggage,
pilot,
handler,
boarding
pass, flight
attendant, identity card, return/single ticket,
take off
?
Grammar: reported speech
?
Reading: No
card, no ticket
-read this
letter to the customer
help
section of an
in-flight
magazine. Has
anything
similar ever happened to you or to anyone you
know?
-read
the
letter
again.
Decide
the
letter
again.
Decide
whether
these
sentences
are
Right
or
Wrong.
If
there
is
not
enough
information
to
choose Right or Wrong, choose
Doesn
?
t say
.
-Compare
your
answer
with
a
partner.
For
the
questions
that
you
have
answered
“
right
”
or
“
wrong
”
.
Which
words
helped
you
to
decide
the
answer? For the questions
you answered
“
Doe
sn
?
t
say
”
, why did you
give
the answer?
-work
in
pairs.
Discuss
what
the
magazine
editor
could
do
to
help
Mr.
Bennet.
-this is the
editor
?
s reply. The
paragraphs are in the wrong order. Put them
into the correct order.
-check your answer.
-you
are
the
customer
service
manager
of
the
airline.
Write
a
follow-up
letter to Mr.
Bennet telling
him the
following. Write
five paragraghs as
in
exercises 6.
Core
W
ords:
credit
card,
purchase,
original,
reluctantly
,
trouble-free,
boading
pass, refund, unreasonable.
6.2
Travel arrangements
?
V
ocabulary: Hotel amenities
Core W
ords:
lift,
direct-dial telephone, Jacuzzi, room service,
conference room
(equipment),
fitness
room,
laundry
service
/
contemporary
,
state-of-art,
secretarial,
multilingual,
concierge,
broadband,
complimentary
, voice mail.
?
Writing:
Booking enquiries
-you decide to
contact the
hotel
for
more
information. Read the
email to
Paul Roger, the hotel booking
manager, and correct the 5 mistakes.
-write
a
new
email
to
the
Carlton
Hotel
to
make
a
booking
enquiry
.
Use
the phrases in italics, but invent your
own details, write 60-80 words.
-read
the
booking
enquiry
email
from
your
partner.
Write
a
reply
confirming
the
availability
of
the
room
and
equipment,
and
giving
the
prices, write 60-80 words.
?
Listening: At
the hotel
-use the prompts to write
full sentences about
what
these hotel employees
do.
-look at the sentences. Which member of
staff said what? Choose from the
jobs
in exercise 6.
-match sentences in
exercise 7 with sentences A-E.
-listen
to five conversations and check your answers.
?
Listening:
Arranging business travel
-how
do
you
say
these
times?
Compare
with
a
partner.
How
many
different ways can you say the times?
-listen to the announcements and write
the times.
-Michael
Burnet
has
asked
his
secretary
to
book
a
flight
from
London
Heathrow Airport
to Paris Charles De
Gaulle
Airport. Read
his
note and
look at the flight
times. In pairs, decide with flight Michael could
take.
-Listen
to
Michael
?
s secretary calling
the travel agency
, which
flight does
she book?
?
Speaking:
Making a booking
-work
in
pairs.
Practice
making
flight
bookings
using
the
information
below.
?
Writing:
Changes to flight details
-complete
the
email
from
a
travel
agent
to
business
client
using
the
information below. Write 60-80 words,
give the email to your partner.
-give a
reply to the travel agnect.
6.3 writing
Test part one
[
Focal Points and Difficult
Points
]
Focal Points: arrangement
of business travel
Difficult Points: reported speech
[
Problems may exist in
teaching
]
Pay
more attention to listening and writing.
[Project Discussion Arrangement]
Arrange a business travel
Time: W
eek 7
Hours: 2+2
Arrangement:
Each team
---
Use
the
basic
knowledge
you
have
learned
in
business
travel
to
give
a
full
arrangement of a
business fact-finding travel for your
company
.
--- this
is
the
first time
that
the CEO, Marketing
manager and
R&D
manager plan to
have a 5
days
?
travel to France and
Italy
to
have a
fact-finding business
trip
for
your
company
?
s
valuable clients. Y
ou are going to
Paris- Marseille-Milan-Rome-Paris.
---further information: you will visit
Mr. Dove in Marseille and Ms. Michael in Milan,
and sign a very important contract with
Kappa in Rome.
---Please
help the company to arrange this business trip,
including the flight and hotel
booking,
the transportation, the restaurant, the design of
the trip route, and the detailed
budget.
---
write all the information in a table. Keep the
table clear and readable.
Discussion
class
?
In the
discussion class
---each team discuss
the arrangement about the European business trip .
---inner-team
assessment.
---allocations for the
report.
Sharing time
?
In the sharing
class
---each team give the report
about the designing of your trip.
---mutual comments.
---
teacher?s
comments.
Assessment
In-team assessment (A-B-C-D, A-40%)
Number
Name
Position
Role in this
project
Mark
Memo for the First Discussion Project
Date:____________________
Time:________---_________
Week:__________
Pla
ce
：
_______________________ <
/p>
Topic
：
____________
___________
Teacher
：
< br>____________
The process
of the discussion:
Achievements:
Inter
-team assessment (A-B-
C-D, A-40%)
Team number
Performance
Marks
Comments
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