2009年商務英語BEC初級模擬試題及答案（二）

Unit 2 
Fist meetings 2
Presenting yourself

1. Listening Manders Plc are having their annual party. Listen to the dialogues overheard at the party. Match up the people's names with their type of work. The first one has been done for you.
Name Type of work
1. Peter a. Production
2. John b. Personal Assistant
3. Susan c. Software development
4. Mike d. Market research
5. Sarah e. Fashion design
6. Mr. Fields f. Personnel
7. Martin g. Accounts
8. Jean h. Sales
9. Jean's husband i. Finance
Dialogue 1
A: Nice to meet you, Peter. What do you do for a living?
B: I'm in computers-software development. What about you, John?
A: Oh, I work for Manders- in the Personnel Department. Not a bad job.
B: Is that one of your colleagues over there?
A: Yes, that's Susan. She works in the Accounts Department. Let me introduce you.
Dialogue 2
A: Hello. I'm Mike.
B: Nice to meet you, I'm Sarah. I haven't seen you around before.
A: No, I've just started work for Manders. I'm in the Sales Department.
B: What do you do there?
A: Oh, I'm on the market research side. And you?
B: Well, I've been with Manders for years. I'm Mr. Field's Personal Assistant. He's the Sales Director.
A: Ah, I haven't met him. Is he here?
B: Yes, that's him. Let me introduce you.
Dialogue 3
A: That's interesting. Do you work here, Martin?
B: Yes, I'm in Finance. What about you, Jean?
A: Well, my husband works at Manders. He's in the Production Department.
B: Oh yes, I think I've met him.What about you? Do you work?
A: Yes, I'm a fashion designer. I work from home.
B: That's interesting.

2．Presentation It is very common to present yourself in terms of your job. The job identifies the person. The dialogues that you heard follow a certain pattern:
(1) A: What do you do (for a living)?
B: Well, I'm in computers. Not a bad job.
(2) A: Do you work?
B: Yes, I'm a fashion designer.
A: That's interesting.
(3) A: What do you do ( in the ----Department)?
B: Oh, I'm on the market research side. What about you? / And you?
(4) A: I haven't seen you around before.
B: No, I've just started with Manders. I'm in the Sales Department.
A: What do you do there?

Notes:
   1. We often use the simple present when talking about jobs.
e.g. A: What do you do?
     B: I work for Manders.
   2. We use a variety of prepositions to indicate work relationships.
e.g. I work for Manders (they are my employers)
   I work at Manders (the place)
   I work with Manders (a sense of collaboration)
   I'm in computers (general type of work)
   I'm on the market research side (general type of work)
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I'm in the Sales Department (specific place of work)
3. Controlled practice
Choose the most appropriate response.
1. I'm in computers. What about you?
a. Oh, I live in London.
b. Well. I work in Sales.
c. Oh, I've been here for years.
2. I'm Mr. Jane's secretary. He's the Production Manager.
a. Ah, that's interesting.
b. Is that one of your colleagues over there?
c. Oh, I haven't met him.
3. I live in Paris. What about you?
a. I'm a fashion designer.
b. I live right here.
c. Well, I work from home.
4. My husband's in the Production Department.
a. I'm in the Sales Department.
b. Not a bad job.
c. Oh yes, I think I've met him.
5. Hello. I'm Sarah. I haven't seen you around before.
a. What do you do for a living?
b. Is that one of your colleagues?
c. No, I'm new here.

課文講解
* What do you do for a living?
你做什么工作（謀生）？
living 生活，生計，生存
e.g. earn one's living 謀生
    make a good living 過安樂的生活
*Not a bad job.
工作不錯。
* I haven't seen you around before.
我以前在這兒沒見過你。
around 在附近，周圍
e.g. look around 向四周看
     travel around the world 周游世界
* Personal Assistant 私人助理[可縮寫為PA]
e.g. I'm Personal Assistant to the Sales Director. / I'm the Sales Director's Personal Assistant.
我是銷售經理的私人助理。
* I work from home. = I work at home.
我在家上班。
* PLC = Public Limited Company 公共股份有限公司
* RD = Road ……路[用于地址中的路名處]
* Drive 大道[用于地址中]
* Marketing Consultant 營銷顧問
* recruitment 招聘

Unit 2

聽力譯文：
對話1
A：很高興見到你，彼得。你做什么工作？
B：我搞計算機-軟件開發(fā)。你呢，約翰？
A：我在曼德斯公司工作-在人事部。工作不錯。
B：那邊那位是你的同事嗎？
A：對，那是蘇姍。她在會計部工作。我來給你介紹一下。
對話2
A：你好，我叫麥克。
B：很高興見到你，我叫莎拉。我以前沒見過你。
A：是沒見過。我剛剛到曼德斯公司工作。我在銷售部。
B：你在那兒做什么工作？
A：呃，我搞市場調查。你呢？
B：嗯，我在曼德斯公司干了許多年了。我是菲爾德先生的私人助理。他是銷售總管。
A：啊，我沒見過他。他也在這兒嗎？
B：是的。他在那邊。讓我給你介紹一下。
對話3
A：很讓人感興趣。你在這兒工作嗎，馬��？
B：是的，我在財務部。你呢，簡？
A：嗯，我丈夫在曼德斯公司工作。他在生產部。
B：哦。我想我見過他。你呢？你也工作嗎？
A：是的，我是個時裝設計師。我在家工作。
B：那很不錯嘛。

Exercises-A
填入適當?shù)慕樵~或冠詞。
A: Who do you work (1)?
B: IBM.
A: They're (2) computers, aren't they?
B: Yes. I'm (3) sales manager. What about you?
A: I work (4) Balfour Co.
B: So you're (5) the construction business?
A: That's right. I'm (6) engineer.
Exercises-B
請用括號中的詞或短語，翻譯下列句子。
1． 你父親做什么工作（謀生）？(for a living)
2． 我是搞軟件開發(fā)的。（on the…side）
3． 我以前沒有這兒見過你。（see…around）
4． 約翰在一家計算機公司干了許多年了。（with, for years）
5． 我妻子在家工作。（from / at home）
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