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becV写作资料补充11
bec-V写作资料补充11
BEC写作补充讲义
LectureOne
2.Exerciseonregister
LectureTwo
Writingtechniqueone:
Register
YouhavetogotoameetingwithsomesuppliernextMonday.
Writeanemailtoanassiatantyouknowwell:
•explainingwhyyouwillbeabsentfromtheoffice
•sayingwhenandhowlongyouwillbeaway
•requestinghertodealwithcustomerswhileyouareaway
•Write40-50words.
Informal
HelloSam,
I’vegotameertingwithoursuppliersnextMondaytotalkaboutthenewspecificationsforthecomponents,soI’llbeoutoftheofficeforacoupleofhoursfrom10to12.CouldyoudealwithanycustomerswhileI’mout,please?
Thanks
Formal
Dearsam,
IshallbeatameetingwithoursuppliersnextMondayinordertodiscussthenewspecificationsforthecomponents.Asaresult,Iwillbeabsentfromtheofficeforapproximatelytwohoursfrom10a.monwards.Iwouldbegratefulinyouwouldattendtoanycustomersinmyabsence.
Manythanks
Forthistopic,theinformaloneisbetter.
Technique2:
wordchoice
Youarethehumanresourcesmanagerofacompanyandyouhavedecidedtochangesome
workingpractices.Youwanttoholdameetingwithstaff.
Writeamemothestaff:
•tellingthemthereasonforthemeeting
•sayingwhoshouldattend
•informingthemwhenandwherethemeetingwillbeheld.
LectureThree
BasicPatternsofWriting
•DirectnessinGood-newsandRoutineMessages(deductive)
•IndirectnessinBad-newsmessages(inductive)
IndirectnessinWriting
Fourparts:
1)Abuffer;
1.Asyoumentioned,promptdeliveryissoimportantthatwehavebeenmakingeveryefforttoaccomplishit.
2.Weappreciateyourwritingtousaboutthequalityofourproducts.
2)Reasonssupportingthenegativedecision;
1.Asyouknow,supplyingbestqualityproductsandservicesisourcompany’spolicy.
2.Thetreatmentyouaskedisonlyallowedtothosethathaveanannualturnoverofupto$2bnwithus.
3)Aclear,diplomaticstatementofthenegativedecision;
1.Forthisreasonwecanonlyoffertheretailprice.
Compare:
(cannotgrantthediscountasrequested)
2.WefinditdifficulttoshipthegoodsbeforeChristmas.
Compare:
(cannotship)
4)Ahelpful,friendly,andpositiveclose.
1.Thankyouagainforyourcooperationinthismatter.
2.Itwouldbepossibleforyoutoobtainatradediscountof2%ifpaymentismadeonacashbasis.
Logicalorder
ImagineyouarewritingtoEMIMusictoenquireaboutopportunitiestowork
fortheircompany.Inwhatorderwouldyoudoeachofthesethingsinyour
letter?
a.Askforinformationabouthowtoapply
b.Askforinformationaboutopportunitiesinthecompany
c.Explaininmoredetailyourqualificationsandbackground
d.Saybrieflywhoyouare
e.Saywhereyouhaveheardaboutthecompany
f.Saywhyyouareinterestedinworkingforthem
g.Saywhyyouarewriting
Answer:
d,g,e,f,c,b,a
Usefulexpressions
Replyingtoqueries回复咨询
⏹Thankyouforyour….of…(date).
Herearetheanswerstothequestionsyouraised.
⏹Inanswertoyourqueries…
⏹Wewouldlike…
⏹Wewouldpreferto…
⏹Lookingforwardtoreceivingyourdesignandquotation.
告知好消息
⏹Iampleasedtotellyouthat…
⏹Iamdelightedtoinformyouthat…
⏹Iamhappytoadviseyou…
⏹Wearepleasedtoinformyouthat…
告知坏消息
⏹Iregrettotellyouthat…
⏹Iamsorrytoinformyou…
⏹Iamsorrytoadviseyouthat…
⏹Weregretthat…我们很遗憾……
说明原因
⏹Thiswasowingto…这是因为……(多半为坏消息)
⏹Dueto…这是由于……
⏹Asaresultof…这是……的结果
⏹Becauseof…这是因为……
请求采取行动,如果紧急的话,可以加上后面的词组
⏹Pleasecouldyou…assoonaspossible
⏹Wewouldbegratefulifyoucould…withoutdelay如果你能尽快……,我们将不胜感激
⏹Wewouldappreciateitifyoucould…immediately…
轻度抱怨
⏹Unfortunately,然后直接说不幸的事情发生了,比如,
⏹Unfortunately,wehavenotyetreceivedyourpayment,wewouldbegratefulifyoucouldmake
thepaymentsoon.
询问信息
⏹Wewouldliketoknowabout/if…我们想了解有关……
⏹Pleasecouldyougiveusfurtherdetailabout…请给我们更多有关……的信息
⏹Wewouldbegratefulifyoucouldletusknowabout/if…如果能告诉我们有关……,我们将不胜感激
⏹Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldinformusabout/if…
普通结尾:
⏹Ilookforwardtoreceiveyourreply/order/products/etc.
⏹Lookingforwardtohearingfromyou.
提供消息类邮件的结尾
⏹Ihopethatthisinformationwillhelpyou.
⏹Pleasecontactmeifyouneedanyfurtherinformation.
⏹Pleasefeelfreetocontactmeifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions.
⏹Pleaseletmeknowifyouneedanyfurtherinformation.
道歉信结尾
⏹Pleaseacceptourapologiesonceagain.Wehopethatthishasnotcausedyouanyinconvenience.
•Dueto/owingto/becauseof/asaresultof
原因与结果的表达
Expressingcauses
•Dueto/owingto/becauseof/asaresultof
Companyoftenfail~badmanagement.
Manyproductsfail~companiesnotcarryingoutmarketresearch.
•Thereasonwhy+realtiveclause+clause
Thereasonwhyproductsfailisoftenpoormarketresearch.
•Nounform+thereasonwhy+relativeclause
Badmanagementisthereasonwhymanycompaniesfail.
•Cause+object+infinitive
Badmanagementoftencausecompaniestofail.
•Leadto/resultin+noun/ingform
Latepaymentoftenledto/resultedincashflowproblems.
练习:
Thankyouforyourletterof10march.
_____________IhavenotbeenintouchrecentlyisthatIhavebeenoffsick.However,Ihaveinvestigatedthecircumstanceswhich______ourcustomerstocomplain.
Whathappenedwasfailureofourqualitycontrolsystemandthis________anumberofdefectiveproductsleavingthefactory.Thefailureinqualitycontrolwas________poor
trainingofnewqualitycontrolstaff,whichissomethingwearetryingtoputright.
Ihopethetraining____________fewerdefectiveproductsinthefuture.
Expressingresults
•Asaconsequence(ofthis)/Asaresult/consequently+sentence
Itsnowedheavilylastweek.~,allourshipmentsweredelayed.
•Mean/resultin+noun/-ingform
Yourfailuretodeliverthegoodsontimemeantthelossofanimportantclient.
Yourfailuretodeliverthhegoodsontimeresultedinuslosinganimportantclient.
•Mean+clause
RaisingpricesmaymeanthatwewillhavetoclosethefactoryinMunich.
练习
Raisingoilpriceshave_________greatlyincreasedourtransportcosts.___________thatourprofitmarginsaregreatlyreducedinthosecaseswherewepayfordelivery.___________,wemayhavetoraiseprices,whichcould___________ourlosingcustomers.CouldIaskstaffto:
•Makesurealllorriesleavingthefactoryarecompletelyfull.Thiswill_________a5%savingonpresenttransportcosts.
•Onlyuseexpressdeliveryinreallyurgentcases._______________,wewillbeabletosaveafurther6.5%.
Manythanks.
LectureFour:
reportandproposal
Theformatandstyleofreportsandproposalsisverysimilar.However:
•Areportconcentratesoninformationwhichyouhavegatheredandmaygiveyourecommendationsforfurtheraction
•Aproposalmakessuggestionsforpossiblecoursesoractiontotakeinthefuture.
Report习题答案P67
Reportontheresultsofarecentcustomersurvey
Introduction
Thereportaimstocommentontheservicesofoursportscenterbasedonarecentcustomersurvey.
Findings
Thesurveyshowedthatourservicehasimprovedconsiderablyin2005.
Thankstotheone-weektraining,stafffriendlinesshasgreatlyimproved,andthecostofmembershipwasalsoacceptabletomostcustomers(85%)duetothenewdiscountsgiventotheregularcustomers.
However,thecustomersatisfactionwithequipmentwaslowerthanthatof2004,forsomeequipmentsneedtobemaintainedafterfunctioningforoneyear.
Conclusion
Ingeneral,ourserviceissatisfactory.Butweneedtoattractmoreyoungpeopleasmembers.
Recommendations
•SponsortheLAUniversitysportsmeettoimpressourcompanyimageonmoreyoungpeople.
•Thecafécannotbeexpandedbecauseofspacelimitations.
Proposal习题答案P74
Proposalforrelocationofthecompany
Thisproposalsetsouttomakesomerecommendationsconcerningtherelocationofourcompany.
Findings
Aftercarefulsearches,theGranicofficebuildinghasbeenidentified.Ithasgreatfacilitiesandeasyaccesstothepublictransportation.Ibelievethiswouldbemoreconvenientforustocontactwithoursuppliers.
However,wemayneed6monthsinsteadof3tomovetothenewcitysothatallstaffcangetfullyprepared.
Conclusionandrecommendations
Tocarryouttherelocationsmoothly,herearesomerecommendations:
•First,useourowncompanytransportforthemovesoastocutthecostofrelocation.
•Second,informourcustomersofthemovethroughallsortsofchannels,especiallyadvertisementsinmedia.
•Finally,inordertoretainkeystaff,Iproposeasalaryincreasetoactasanincentivetothemtomovealongwiththecompany.
常见语法错误分析
Seethefollowingexamples:
Avoidfragments(不完整的句子).
⏹Asentencefragmentlackseitherasubject(Actor)orverb(Action).
⏹Myresearchreportinbusinesscommunicationtookalongtimetoprepare.Andturnedoutbadly.
⏹Myresearchreportinbusinesscommunicationtookalongtimetopreparebutitturnedoutbadly.
Avoidcommasplices(逗号拼接).
⏹Asentencefragmentlackseitherasubject(Actor)orverb(Action).
⏹Myresearchreportinbusinesscommunicationtookalongtimetoprepare.Andturnedoutbadly.
⏹Myresearchreportinbusinesscommunicationtookalongtimetopreparebutitturnedoutbadly.
Avoidrun-onsentences(连写句).
⏹Arun-onsentencejoinstwocompletethoughtswithoutproperpunctuation.
⏹Employeeswanttokeeptheirjobstheywillworkhardforpromotions.
⏹Employeeswanttokeeptheirjobs.Theywillworkhardforpromotions.
Aletter
DearMr.Taylor,
Iamwritingtoenquireaboutyourin-storetel