中级 新编剑桥商务英语听力部分(完整资料).doc
剑桥商务英语考试BEC中级听力全真试题及答案
剑桥商务英语考试BEC中级听力全真试题及答案BEC XXXUniversity of Cambridge Local XXXXXXBusiness English CertificateTest of ListeningPart One: ns 1-12In this n。
you will listen to three XXX or messages。
Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below。
You will hear each recording twice.n One (ns 1-4)Look at the note below.You will hear a XXX about an order。
He wants to change the quantity and have it ready by tomorrow。
Martin called because hehasn't received the order he XXX job that is due later this month。
He will fax details if needed.XXX PrintersXXXMessage for: XXX XXXXXX rang from (1) _________________________________。
He hasn't received the (2) ________________________________ he ordered for a (3) ______________________________ later this month。
Wants to change the quantity to (4)_______________________________--- to be ready tomorrow。
新编剑桥商务英语(中级)Module-2精选全文完整版
可编辑修改精选全文完整版Useful language from Module 2Wordlistbranch headquarters promotiontake part in call centre holding company recognition take seriously cash bonus manufacturing research and developmenttake with a pinch of salt corporation parental leave distribution centre pension reward trademark division perks subsidiary turnover flexible plant take care warehouse found (a company) position take onExpressionsPresentingGood morning and thanks for coming.Today I'd like to tell you about...If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them at the end.In my brief presentation we'll begin by looking at... First of all there's.../ and finally there's...Then I'll give an overview of...OK, let's move on to look at...One thing I'd like to point out is...Take a look at this chart, which shows...Here you can see...Finally. I'd like to talk about...So that brings me to the end of my presentation. Thanks for listening.Are there any questions?Module 2.1 Company benefitsBenefits and incentivesV ocabulary1) Ask students to work alone as they rank the ten items and then compare and discuss in pairs. Make sure they give reasons.ExtensionIn Part Two of the Speaking Test, students might need to give a one-minute presentation entitled, "What is important when choosing a job?". Put students in pairs and tell them to practise a similar presentation, taking turns to be the examiner or the candidate. Students can use some of the ideas listed in exercise 1.2) 2.1 Students listen out for five of the benefits and incentives in exercise 1. Note that this is a similar task to Part Two of the Listening Test.Answers1 a company car2 flexible working hours3 parental leave4 an impressive job title5 a pension2.1 Listening scriptSpeaker 1 It's great because usually it means my wife can use the one at home and we even take mine away at weekends. I work for quite a relaxed company and they don't seem to mind how I use it for leisure.Speaker 2I thought it wouldn't change the way I worked after the first six months, but as they got older it actually became more complicated with getting them to school or if they wanted to do activities in the afternoon. But my boss has been really good about it and some days I can do a half day if I want and then I might work later on other days - or I take work home, which I don't like doing, but it's the only way... Speaker 3 It's actually the law now so they had to let me have it. It was only two weeks but at least I had time to help my wife out. Mind you, after all the late nights and crying I was really happy to get back to work for a while and have a rest!Speaker 4I've just been promoted from Assistant IT Technician to Chief Operational Network Administrator. It means I get a bit of a pay rise and new business cards with my name on. I'm not sure if I get my own office though.Speaker 5The problem for me is that I won't have enough to live on when I'm 60 and I can't afford a private plan. So I'll probably try and keep working for a few more years, and anyway, I heard the government is planning to raise the age of retirement...Is working for Xerox too good to be true?Reading3) Set students a time limit of about three minutes to answer the question. The aim is to find any benefits andincentives, but tell students not to read in too much detail at this stage.Answersopportunities for promotion, training and staff development, a pension*Note that the article also mentions a "reward and recognition scheme" which is another form of incentive.4) Now students read the article in much more detail to answer questions 1-5. Refer them to the Exam Success tip on reading the complete text before answering any questions.Answers1 B2 A3 C4 B5 CExpressions with takeV ocabulary5 As a quick lead-in, ask students to brainstorm collocations and expressions they can think of with take, eg take a day off, take a taxi, take a break, take off, etc.Answers1 take (Moloney's comments) with a pinch of salt2 take care of3 Take (Carole Palmer)4 took part in5 takes on6 takes seriouslyExtensionAsk students to write six new sentences using take from the exercise. They can relate the sentences to their own work or life, eg I'd take the news of a pay rise with a pinch of salt. (not so sure, doubtfully)Module 2.1 Company benefitsAsking questions about jobsSpeaking1) Tell students to imagine they were the journalist writing the article on Xerox on the previous page. They need to create the questions they asked during the interviews with Kim Moloney and Carole Palmer. The article offers clues as to the tense needed for each question. This exercise should be a review for students at this level and provides some basic questions for asking about a job.Answers1 How long have you been working for the company?2 When did you join (the company)?3 What was your first job?4 What are you responsible for?5 Where are you based?6 What would you like to do in the future?2) Students practice asking and answering the questions. If possible, try to pair students who haven't yet met in the class. Make sure the answers use the correct tense and give feedback.The PastGrammar3) Students match the three verb forms to the correct tense definitions.AnswersPast simple: startedPresent perfect: has movedPresent perfect continuous: has been workingRefer students to the Grammar reference on page 128. Suggest they also re-read the information on the present perfect and present perfect continuous in Module 1. Remind students that we tend not to use continuous forms with stative verbs. Also point out that verbs like work and live can often be used in the present perfect and present perfect continuous form with little change in meaning. The main change in emphasis is that the continuous form emphasises that the action is ongoing. You could also draw these timelines on the board to help clarify the meaning:Past simplePast NowX ↑Present perfectPastNowPresent perfect continuousPast Now4) Students underline the correct verb form. When checking answers, ask students to try and explain their choice.Answers1 began2 trademarked3 became4 has been5 has been working6 has been7 took partPhotocopiable activity 2.1See page 162.5) Students complete the letter of application with the verbs in different tenses.Answers1 have been working2 joined3 have had4 have been considering5 has expanded / has been expanding (we are unsure if the expansion has ended)6 completed7 have been studying8 has agreedA letter of applicationWriting6) Begin by asking students if they have ever applied for a job. Elicit the process, eg Where did you find out about the job? Did you have to write a letter or fill in a form? This task resembles the format for Part Two of the Writing Test with students being given a text and then some handwritten notes. Ask students to underline key information. Make sure they realise that they must include the handwritten notes and stay within the word limit. If you are short of time this could be set as homework. If it is done in class, students could work in pairs and draft the letter together.Possible answerDear Sir or Madam,I saw your advert for the post of Personal Assistant to Overseas Sales Manager in yesterday's newspaper and I would like to apply for the position.As you can see from my attached CV, I have been working for a travel agency for the last six months, which I have really enjoyed. Before that I worked as a receptionist and secretary for two years.I have a good knowledge of English as I completed a course at college and I am also fluent in Italian having lived in Rome for the summer in 2006. Please note that my current manager has agreed to write me a reference. I look forward to hearing from you.Yours faithfully(students' name)Module 2.2 Presenting your companyCompany termsVocabulary1) This activity checks that students know some key vocabulary before starting. The definitions are in the information files on pages 126 and 131, or students can check in their dictionaries.During the task, make sure students know how to pronounce all the words. It may be helpful to drill the word stress in these words:distribution, warehouse, headquarters, subsidiary, corporation, division.PresentationsListening2) 2.2 For this first listening, students only need to listen out for the words in exercise 1.Answersheadquarters corporation divisions2.2 Listening scriptExtract 1 Good morning and thanks for coming. Today I'd like to tell you about the world's largest document management company. With a turnover of nearly sixteen billion dollars the Xerox Corporation develops and markets innovative technologies with products and solutions that customers depend upon to get the best results for their business. In my brief presentation we'll begin by looking at some of the key figures behind the company's success and how the company is structured. Then I'll give an overview of Xerox around the world and finally I'd like to talk about some of the trends affecting out market and its future growth. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them at the end. So, here you can see, the turnover for last year was nearly sixteen billion dollars, with a final income of 978 million dollars. We operated from our headquarters in Rochester New York State in 160 countries with 55,000 employees, with over half of those in the USA. This next chart shows you how the corporation is splitinto four divisions. First of all there's Xerox Global Services...Extract 2And finally there's Xerox Innovation with five centres in the United States, Canada and Europe. Note that six percent of revenue was dedicated to research and development last year as the key part of our mission statement is, and I quote, "to help people find better ways to do great work." OK, let's move on to look at Xerox around the world in a little more detail. Take a look at this chart, which shows revenue by region. So about half our revenue is from the US market. Then Europe with over five billion dollars and the rest of the world with over two. One thing I'd like to point out is...Extract 3 Finally, how is the market for the document industry looking? Well it would be unrecognisable to the people who founded the orginal company in 1906 and even compared to the second half of the twentieth century. More and more offices are moving from black and white printing to color, and from paper documents to electronic documents. These are clearly the future opportunities and areas of growth in what is a total market worth an estimated 112 billion dollars...So that brings me to the end of my presentation. Thanks for listening. I hope it's been of interest. Are there any questions?3) Students can work in pairs and try to say the numbers. In order to check their answers, you could play the recording again so students can listen for pronunciation.Answerssixteen billionnine hundred and seventy-eight millionone hundred and sixtyfifty-five thousandhalffoursixfive billiontwo billionnineteen oh sixone hundred and twelve billion4) 2.2 Students listen again and write notes. Answers16,000,000,000 turnover978,000,000,000 final income160 countries55,000 employeeshalf of 55,000 in the USA4 divisions6% of revenue dedicated to research and development 5,000,000,000 dollars revenue in Europe (over) 2,000,000,000 dollars rest of world revenue 1906 company founded 112,000,000,000 total marketPhotocopiabel activity 2.2See page 163.5) 2.2 Give students time to study the flowchart and read the expressions. Then, play the recording at least once for students to match the expressions. Afterwards, students could check their answers by reading the listening script.Answers1 A2 F3 F4 D5 A6 C7 B8 B9 B 10 D11 D 12 A 13 B 14 C 15 FPronunciation6) 2.3 Students might find the idea that we pause so often in a presentation quite strange, but it is a standard technique with experienced presenters, especially when talking to larger audiences. Play the recording and students mark the pauses. With more confident groups, let them try to predict where the pauses will go before listening. It might help to point out that we tend to pause whenever there is a full stop or comma, after signal phrases (Today/Firstly/Next), to separate key information (eg the name of a company), or to emphasise information (as in the presentation about Xerox - the world's / largest / document / management / company). Students can check their answers in the listening script on page 135 where the pauses are indicated already.2.3/2.4 Listening scriptPresenter Good morning/ and thanks for coming. / Today/ I'd like to tell you about/ the world's/ largest/ document / management/ company./ With a turnover ofnearly sixteen billion dollars/ the Xerox Corporation develops/ and markets/ innovative technologies/ with products and solutions/ that customers depend upon to get the best results/ for their business./ In my brief presentation/ we'll begin by looking at/ some of the key figures/ behind the company's success/ and how the company is structured./ Then/ I'll give an overview of Xerox around the world/ and finally/ I'd like to talk about some of the trends/ affecting our market/ and its future growth./ If you have any questions,/ I'll be happy to answer them at the end.7) 2.4 This is designed as a drill and helps to focus students on intonation and stress, as well as pausing. It's a useful strategy that they can learn to apply to their own presentations. Drill it as a class, or students could also practice on their own at home.Giving a presentationSpeaking1) Ask students what kind of company they would like to run if they had the chance. Tell them this is their "dream" company and they are going to create it. Working alone, they make up facts and figures to fill in the first column of the table. The aim of the task is to give controlled practice of the expressions for presenting. Their ideas can be as far-fetched as they like.2) Refer students back to the expressions in exercise 5 on page 21. Students work in pairs and give their presentations. They may find it helpful to repeat their presentations at least twice so they could also change partners. The person listening takes notes and could also offer feedback and suggestions on possible improvements.ExtensionAfter students have give their presentations to partners, you could ask them to do the same again to the class. Also, students could follow the advice in the Learning Tip and record their presentation or transcribe it, marking pauses as they did in exercise 6 on page 21.3) Students prepare a full-length presentation about a company for their next lesson. This could be their own company or one they know well. Alternatively, students could research a company using information on its website and use this as the basis for a presentation.A memoWritingAsk students if they receive memos at work. What are they about?Who writes them? With pre-work learners, ask them if they can define what a memo is.4) Refer students to the Exam Success tip before they read the instructions.Answers1 All staff.2 Any staff with a company based pension scheme.3 There have been changes in the government pension laws.4 This will affect the current company based pension scheme.5 A presentation will be given by the Head of Finance on the changes and any effects.5) The next two exercises help students to write effective subject lines. Make sure students realise the importance of a subject line, which is to summarise the key content of the memo and help the reader to identify the purpose easily.Answerpresentation, changes, pension, schemeExtensionBefore students do exercise 6, ask them to apply questions 2-5 from exercise 4 to each of the memos in exercise 6. Note that all the memos are to "All staff".6) Students should begin by underlining any key words. They could compare these with a partner. Then they will need to choose the best three or four words to keep the subject lines brief.Possible answersMemo 1: Display of new factory plansMemo 2: Presentation on flexitime and home-workingMemo 3: Spanish classes7) This is very similar to the writing task in Part Two of the Writing Test. It could be done in class (perhaps with students in pairs) or set for homework.Possible answerTo: All StaffFrom: (name of student)Date: 1st OctoberSubject: Presentation of new insurance policyTo offer staff a better health insurance scheme, we are now working with a new insurance company. Please note therefore that a representative from this company will present the new staff policy on 9th October at 2pm in the conference room. All staff are welcome to attend.Module 2.3 Reading Test: Part fiveExam practice1) Students complete the table with words that are typically focused on in this part of the Reading Test. Answersprepositions articles conjunctions auxiliary pronounsverbsfor the because has whichto a so are whoof and do2) After students work in pairs, ask everyone to feed back to the class so ideas can be shared. It's also a good idea for students to use good dictionaries so they can check the word types beforehand.Possible answersprepositions articles conjunctions auxiliary pronounsverbsin an when have itat no article while does himby that3) Ask students to read the rubric carefully. They should always read the whole text first before trying to answer. You might want them to work in pairs and discuss possibilities. Draw their attention to the fact that many of the words will be those looked at in exercises 1 and 2, although other types of words may still be incorrect (see 10 in this text).Answers1 WILL2 OF3 WHO4 IN5 DO6 CORRECT7 TO 8 AND 9 CORRECT10 TAKE 11 FOR 12 CORRECTWriting Test: Part OneExam PracticeRefer students to the Exam Success tip. Students will be fairly familiar with this type of task now as they were introduced to the format on page 12 of Module 1 (exercise 3) and page 23 of Module 2 (exercise 7). For this reason, you can set exam conditions so students can work alone. Allow 10-15 minutes.Possible answerFrom: (student's name)Subject: Confirmation of seminar detailsDate: XXXTo: Assistant seminar organisersPlease note that I have booked Rooms 101 and 102 for the seminar next week. I'd be grateful if you would now confirm this booking and the final schedule for the event with security. Also note that Mr. Singh will be one hour late on the Monday morning.Exam self-checkRefer students to the advice in the Learning Tip. They should swap their work with a partner. It's helpful if students become used to commenting on and being supportive of each other's work.。
BEC中级--听力课程电子版教材.doc
BEC中级听力主讲：高媛媛欢迎使用新东方在线电子教材教材说明：本教案是针对新东方在线使用的内部讲义，本讲义跟老师授课完全同步。
严禁翻印、在上网任意传播！第一课时开场白考试简介：三部分，30题，30分钟听题，10分钟誊写。
Part One: 填空题：Words, NumbersPart Two: 搭配题：大意+推测Part Three: 选择题：大意+细节+推测B: Tom, the report is too good to you.T: Well, I think I had a good day.B: Tom, I wasn't born yesterday.A. 赞扬B. 怀疑C. 没有明确态度too 相当于一个否定词，将后面所跟形容词意思否定。
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too excited∙检查examine check inspect∙What's your name?∙∙语音：听力资料：阅读资料： the Economist FortuneFortuneTest 1Listening 40 minutes (including 10 minutes’ transfer time)PART ONEQuestions 1-12You will hear three telephone conversations or messages.Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below. After you have listened once, replace each recording.Conversation One(Questions 1-4)Look at the form below.You will hear a man asking a colleague for information about a former employee.Conversation Two(Questions 5-8)Look at the note below.答案1 JAYE2 CUSTOMER SERVICES3 OFFICE ASSISTANT4 457.605 EUROPE HOLIDAYS6 BUSINESS CARDS7 MARKETING EXCUTIVES8 COMPANY LOGOTapescriptListening Test 1This is the Business English Certificate Vantage 2, Listening Test 1.Part One. Questions 1 to 12.You will hear three telephone conversations or messages.Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below. After you have listened once, replace each recording.Conversation One. Questions 1 to 4Look at the form below.You will hear a man asking a colleague for information about a former employee.You have 15 seconds to read through the form.[pause]Now listen, and fill in the spaces.Woman: Personnel…Man: Hello, it’s Tim here, from Finance.Woman: Hi, Tim.Man: I’ve had a letter from the tax office about a student who worked here last summer – I wonder if you could look him up in your records.Woman: Sure, what’s the name?Man: The surname’s Jaye. First name Stephen.Woman: How does he spell his surname?Man: J-A-Y-E. Got that?Woman: Oh yes, here we are … live at a hundred and eighty-three School Road, Barnfield…Man: Yes, that’s the one.Woman: And you say he was working in Finance?Man: Uhm, Customer Service, actually.Woman: Aah – they had lots of students working for them last summer.Man: Well, the tax people want to know his exact job title –I’m not sure why.Woman: Mm, let me see …He was an office assistant.Man: Right, got that. They also want to know about his monthly earnings.Woman: Let’s have a look …five hundred and thirty-eight pounds seventy a month …Oh, sorry, he was a scale one, so that’s four hundred and fifty-seven pounds sixty. Anything else?Man: That’s fine. Thanks. I’ll send them the information today…[pause]Now listen to the recording again.[pause]Conversation Two. Questions 5 to 8.Look at the note below.You will hear a man describing a problem with an order.You have 15 seconds to read through the note.[pause]Now listen, and fill in the spaces.Woman: Hello, Blackwell Printers. Julie Davidson speaking. How may I help you?Man: Hello, This is Mark Jones from Europe Holidays. I was hoping to speak to Steven Kirby about the stationery you’re printing for us.Woman: I’m afraid Steven’s away until Friday.Man: Oh-you see I’m not very happy with the business cards and I wanted to see if I could make a couple of changes to the paper too.Woman: Would you like me to pass on a message?Man: Yes, please. The thing is, I’ve just received your proofs – the cards themselves are fine, but you seem to have misunderstood the quantities. I’m sure I asked for five hundred for each of themarketing executives and seven hundred and fifty for me but you’ve put everyone down for seven hundred and fifty.Woman: Right, I’ve made me a note of that. Is there anything else?Man: Yes, well this is my mistake really. Could you ask Steven to move the company logo further to the left? It’s too close to the address at the moment. I think that’s all for now. Thanks.[pause]Now listen to the recording again.第二课时I NUMBERS1 日期: the first of October, October the first, October firstthe 27th of July the 18th of June Sep. the 12th Sep. the 15thMay the sixteenthAmsterdam 阿姆斯特丹Weather Report 天气预报2 电话号码：double six—66 triple seven--777 four zeros--000065046721 24556211 307781093 编号：reference number, booking number, catalogue number, conference room number数字+字母+符号字母：GJ，MN，OL，BDTPSM，SN，SO，SL，符号：dash –slash /4 数量：hundred: 后有两位数thousand, million, billion, trillion：t, m, b, tr点三杠四，从右向左：英-中：杠四16t520—1/6520523t500—52/3500中-英：点三18万6000—186，000背景知识：proprietor 自主经营者proprietorshippartnership 合伙corporation 公司company, business, firmmeeting of shareholders 股东大会Board of Directors, the Board 董事会Chairman, Chairperson 主席President 总裁，执行董事CEO 首席执行官CTO 首席技术执行官CFO 首席财务执行官CIO 首席信息执行官Vice President 副总Sales Executive 销售主官Marketing Executive 市场主官Marketing 市场market research, survey, questionnaire, interviewmarket segmentation, target consumer, consumer behaviour, consuming habits市场细分消费者行为消费习惯Salesproducts, consumerpotential consumer: choice, preference, attitudes…difficult consumersprice tag 价签Personnel/Human Resources 人事部/人力资源部recruit, recruitment, take…on 招聘They took me on five years ago. 五年前他们把我招了进来。
新编剑桥商务英语中级第三版听力 02
conversation oneR: hello?W:hello Richard I'd like to introduce you to Marek.R:oh yes hello Marek how do you do? Nice to meet you at last.M:Hello Richard pleased to meet you too.W:Oh do you two know each other already?M:Well we've spoken on the phone a few times.R:But we've never actually met. Any way take a seat. would you both like a coffee? Conversation 2A: would you like a coffee?B:Ohthanks.A:milk?B:yesplease and a sugar ....thanks.A: so have you enjoyed this morning?B:yesit was very interesting the first speaker was particularly good.A: is this your first time at one of events?B:yes it is and you?A:NoI've been coming for years the company pays and id the location is good then I come I remember the best year we had was in Monaco...Conversation threeM: may i join you?W:sure.M:you're a colleague of Martion Obach aren't you?W:that's right he works in our Barcelona office how do you know him?M:we were both at Elcotil together. He left about a year before me.W:oh are you Mandy?M:Marie.W:Marie that's right Sorry I knew it began with an M. yes Martin said you were doing this course and that I should say helloConversation 4A:well this is nice，B:well it's quite simple but the food is very traditional and it's popular with locals. On Sundays I often bring the family hereA:That's nice. How many children do you have?B:Two. Twins. A boy and a girl. They've just started school.A:Wow. Twins.B:And you?A:No not yet. And have you always lived in Lille?B:Yes most of my life . I worked in Paris for a while and in your country of course. But all my relatives are here. What about your family?A:Ohthey're spread out. I see my parents from time to time but my sister lives in Norway with her husband so we don't get together much. Anyway I know your company is looking for a partner on this Thai project .B:Yes.Is that something you might be interested in...。
bec中级教材听力原文
bec中级教材听力原文(正文)Unit 1: Hello, Nice to Meet YouPart A: Listening and Speaking[Scene: A classroom at a language school.]Instructor: Good morning, everyone! Welcome to the language school. My name is Mr. Johnson. I will be your instructor for this English course. Let's start by introducing ourselves. I will call out your names one by one, and please tell us your name and where you are from.Student 1: My name is Li Mei, and I'm from China.Student 2: I'm John Smith, and I'm from the United States.Student 3: Hi, I'm Maria Garcia. I'm from Spain.Instructor: Great! It's wonderful to have students from different countries. Now, let's move on to the next activity.Part B: Vocabulary and Expressions[Scene: A coffee shop.]Customer: Excuse me, can I have a menu, please?Waiter: Of course, here is the menu. What would you like to order?Customer: I'll have a cappuccino and a slice of cheesecake, please.Waiter: Anything else?Customer: No, that's all. Thank you.Part C: Listening Comprehension[Scene: A hotel front desk.]Receptionist: Welcome to the Ivory Hotel. How may I assist you?Guest: Hi, I have a reservation. My name is Peter Johnson.Receptionist: Let me check. Yes, Mr. Johnson, we have a room reserved for you. Here is your key. Enjoy your stay!Guest: Thank you. Can you also recommend some local attractions or restaurants?Receptionist: Sure! There's a famous museum just a few blocks away, and a great seafood restaurant on the waterfront. I can give you a map with all the information.Part D: Speaking Practice[Scene: Two friends talking about their weekend plans.]Friend 1: Hey, what are you doing this weekend?Friend 2: I'm not sure yet. Do you have any ideas?Friend 1: How about going hiking? There's a beautiful trail in the mountains.Friend 2: That sounds fun! Let's do it.Friend 1: Great! I'll pick you up on Saturday morning.Unit 2: Daily RoutinesPart A: Listening and Speaking[Scene: A conversation between two roommates.]Roommate 1: What time do you usually wake up in the morning?Roommate 2: I usually wake up at around 7:00 am. How about you?Roommate 1: I'm an early riser. I wake up at 5:30 am every day.Roommate 2: Wow, that's early! Do you have a morning routine?Roommate 1: Yes, I like to exercise and have breakfast before starting my day.Part B: Vocabulary and Expressions[Scene: A kitchen.]Person 1: Can you please pass me the sugar?Person 2: Sure, here you go.Person 1: Thanks. I also need some salt and pepper.Person 2: Here are the salt and pepper shakers. Is there anything else you need?Part C: Listening Comprehension[Scene: A radio interview with a famous chef.]Interviewer: How did you become interested in cooking?Chef: Well, it all started when I was a child. I used to watch my grandmother cook, and I was fascinated by the process. I started experimenting with different recipes and fell in love with the art of cooking.Interviewer: What is your daily routine as a chef?Chef: My day usually starts early in the morning. I go to the market to buy fresh ingredients, then spend the rest of the day in the kitchen, preparing meals for the restaurant. It's a busy but rewarding job.Part D: Speaking Practice[Scene: Two friends discussing their evening routines.]Friend 1: What do you usually do in the evenings?Friend 2: After work, I like to relax and watch TV. Sometimes I also cook dinner.Friend 1: That sounds nice. I usually go to the gym in the evenings.Friend 2: That's a healthy routine. I should try to incorporate some exercise into my evenings too.(Note: The above text is a sample response to the requested article. The content may not be an actual transcription of a specific BEC intermediate textbook listening exercise.)。
剑桥商务英语考试听力.doc
剑桥商务英语考试听力剑桥商务英语考试听力篇1Woman: OK. Now, if you think about the Chief Executive s problems for a moment...what doyou think he needs to tackle first?Man: There are so many problems! Something needs to be done about the workforce, becausesome departments employ staff without the necessary training. In the long term, of course,they need to develop the photocopiers themselves. But the priority must be to reverse the fallin revenue, even if it means cutting prices, in order to increase the sales volume. Unless they dothat, they ll go out of business very soon.Woman: And what about their advertising?Man: Well, they re using modern media, like the Internet, and targeting their advertising morethan they used to, for instance, by moving from magazine ads to direct mailshots tocompanies. But these have an old-fashioned feel to them; the layout and graphics don t seemto have changed for twenty years.Woman: Right. Now, let s go on to...剑桥商务英语考试听力篇2Man: They seem to miss a lot of opportunities. When they visit a customer to install or repair aphotocopier, it s their chance to look at all the equipment there and suggest how Trident couldsupply the company s needs better. Then there s their problem with spares, the Parts ServicesDepartment keeps stocks low, for financial reasons, but that means the engineers often can tget the parts they need for call-outs, and the customer has to wait.Woman: Now, what about communications within the company? I m sure you ll agree they renot as good as they could be. Why do you think that is?Man: Well, I was a bit surprised, because, in fact, middlemanagers hold regular meetings withtheir departments. But that s because they re given information by the top management aboutpolicy issues and plans, for instance, which they have to pass on. But I have to say that someof them don t seem to think their staff can have anything to say that s worth hearing. And, ofcourse, this creates ill feeling.剑桥商务英语考试听力篇3Man: Well, weak line managers are often a reason, but I can t find any evidence for that here.And even the recent changes, like the cut in bonuses, have been accepted fairly calmly. I think itreflects people s uncertainty about their long-term prospects with the company.Woman: What would you say about the sales staff? There s a lot about them in the casestudy.Man: They re doing the best they can in the circumstances. There s a system for helping themto develop their selling skills, and that s working. The way customers are allocated to eachsalesperson could be improved maybe, to reduce unnecessary travel. But they re gettingcontradictory signals about what they re supposed to be doing: just responding to enquiries,or going out looking for new business.Woman: Uh-huh. And what about service engineers: what s the main weakness in thatdepartment?剑桥商务英语考试听力篇4Woman: Ah, Gareth, do sit down.Man: Thank you.Woman: Now, presumably you ve considered this case study about Trident Appliances?Man: Yes.Woman: Good. Well, let s start with the present situation. Trident manufactures photocopiers,which they sell in bulk to retailers and large organisations. Now, why do you think theyrehaving trouble selling them?Man: It s strange, because there s a big demand for photocopiers, and Trident s arecompetitively priced. But the specifications just don t compare with what s expected these days.It s a shame, because they ve got plenty of technical expertise in their engineering supportteam.Woman: OK. Now, the company is owned by a large multinational. How do they see Trident?Man: Well, the group is largely in the mining sector, and Trident doesn t fit in with that, soyou d expect the parent company to want to sell it. Or alternatively to be active, say by helpingit to expand its markets. But really it seems quite content to take a hands-off approach, aslong as Trident is generating some income.Woman: Hmm... There s clearly poor morale among the employees. Why do you think that is?剑桥商务英语考试听力篇5Right, let s see where we ve gotten to. We ve agreed to recognise when staff have worked hardand achieved their goals. Sales need to have done reasonably well in their area ideally betterthan the forecasts while keeping within budget. And, if we feel a person is worth substantialinvestment, we can go with a five-per-cent pay rise, as well as offering a bonus in exceptionalcircumstances.The figures show quite clearly that we didn t reach the target we set last year. If anything, Ithink we ought to cut back on spending, at least for the next few months. If sales pick up inthe new year and we manage to add new clients to our base, maybe we can think about buyingmore estate and equipment then. If I may say so, we have to be realistic.。
剑桥商务英语中级（BEC2）听力全真试题（1）
This part in each Listening Test paper contains three telephone conversations. There is a short incomplete form in the Question Paper for each telephone conversation. The incomplete form contains 4 spaces which you should fill in as you listen to the conversation.You should listen very carefully to each conversation, especially names, numbers, and simple facts. While you listen, look at the form and write the appropriate word or figure as soon as you hear it spoken. Don t waft until the end of the conversation before you start writing. This is a test of yourability to identify words and short phrases rather than a test of your memory.Read the form to obtain or follow the gist of the telephone conversation as you hear ft. Frequently, the same or similar words and phrases will be used. Almost all the information you will hear is given in the same order as that appearing in the form in your question book.If you think you have missed a piece of information, don t worry. Above all, don t look back at the words and phrases in the form. Try to find the present place in the form as quickly as possible. Remember that you will hear the conversation again to enable you to check all the information. Sometimes you can glance ahead at a heading in the table. This approach will help you to recognise the word, number or phrase to write in the form when you hear ft in the telephone conversation.The conversations may include simple information for messages, notes and diaries as well as enquiries, requests, invitations, orders, complaints, plans, bookings, arrangements, and confirmation of requests and arrangements.In the following example, candidates hear a woman asking to speak to another woman who has left her office. She gives the man who answers the phone a message for the woman. Although there are three telephone conversations in Part One, only one is given here as an example. Note that the instructions have been slightly aftered here to take account of this.You hear.You will hear a telephone conversation. Write down one word or number in the numbered spaces on the form below.M: Happy World Import Company.F: Good afternoon. Could I speak to Mrs Chan, please?M: I m afraid she s already left the office today. This is Paul Smith, her assistant. Could I give her a message?F: This is Anna Shaw. S-H-A-W. This is about her planned business trip to Europe.M: I ll just make a note of that. Mrs Chan s trip to Europe.F: Yes, we ve just heard from our agents in Paris.M: You ve heard from your Paris agents. Got it. What s your number,please?F: 9 double7 31.M: 9 double7 31. What s the best time to call?F: Any time between 8.30 am and 12 noon.M: Good, I ll give Mrs Chan your message first thing tomorrow morning.F: Thank you. Goodbye.You read.You will hear a telephone conversation.Write down one word or number in the numbered spaces on the form below.MESSAGETo: Mrs ChanFrom:(1) Anna………Shaw……… Re your business trip to-(2) ………Europe………Action required: Phone(3) ………97731………any time between(4) ………8.30……… am and 12 noon。
剑桥商务英语BEC中级听力讲义1
剑桥商务英语BEC中级听力讲义1BEC中级听力第一课时开场白考试简介：三部分，30题，30分钟听题，10分钟誊写。
Part One: 填空题：Words, NumbersPart Two:搭配题：大意+推测Part Three: 选择题：大意+细节+推测B: Tom, the report is too good to you.T: Well, I think I had a good day.B: Tom, I wasn't born yesterday.A. 赞扬B. 怀疑C. 没有明确态度too 相当于一个否定词，将后面所跟形容词意思否定。
当too后面跟很表感情的形容词时除外。
too excited 检查examine check inspectWhat's your name?语音：听力资料：阅读资料：/doc/8f6903415.htmlthe Economist/doc/8f6903415.html Fortune/doc/8f6903415.html /doc/8f6903415.html /doc/8f6903415.html FortuneTest 1Listening 40 minutes (including 10 minutes’ transfer time) PART ONEQuestions 1-12Y ou will hear three telephone conversations or messages.Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below. After you have listened once, replace each recording.Conversation One(Questions 1-4)Look at the form below.Y ou will hear a man asking a colleague for information about a former employee.Personnel RecordNAME: Stephen (1)…………………………………………ADDRESS: 183 School Road,Barnfield, BF2 8TPDEPAERTMENT: (2) ……………………………………………………POST HELP: (3) ……………………………………… (temporary) MONTHLY SALARY: (4)￡……………………………………………………Conversation Two(Questions 5-8)Look at the note below.Y ou will hear a man describing a problem with an order.WHILE YOU WERE OUTMessage for: Steven KirbyFrom: Mark JonesCompany: (5) ……………………………………………………MessageRe: Stationary orderProblem with the (6) ……………………………………… ordered.The (7) ………………………………… need 500 and he needs 750.Also (8) ………………………………… need to be repositioned.答案1 JA YE2 CUSTOMER SERVICES3 OFFICE ASSISTANT4 457.605 EUROPE HOLIDAYS6 BUSINESS CARDS7 MARKETING EXCUTIVES8 COMPANY LOGOTapescriptListening Test 1This is the Business English Certificate V antage 2, Listening Test 1.Part One. Questions 1 to 12.Y ou will hear three telephone conversations or messages.Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below. After you have listened once, replace each recording.Conversation One. Questions 1 to 4Look at the form below.Y ou will hear a man asking a colleague for information about a former employee.Y ou have 15 seconds to read through the form.[pause]Now listen, and fill in the spaces.Woman: Personnel…Man: Hello, it’s Tim here, from Finance.Woman: Hi, Tim.Man: I’ve had a letter from the tax office about a student who worked here last summer – I wonder if you could look him up in your records.Woman: Sure, what’s the name?Man: The surname’s Jaye. First name Stephen.Woman: How does he spell his surname?Man: J-A-Y-E. Got that?Woman: Oh yes, here we are … live at a hundr ed and eighty-three School Road, Barnfield…Man: Y es, that’s the one.Woman: And you say he was working in Finance?Man: Uhm, Customer Service, actually.Woman: Aah – they had lots of students working for them last summer.Man: Well, the tax people want to know his exact job title –I’m not sure why.Woman: Mm, let me see …He was an office assistant.Man: Right, got that. They also want to know about his monthly earnings.Woman: Let’s have a look …five hundred and thirty-eight pounds seventy a month …Oh, so rry, he was a scale one, so that’s four hundred and fifty-seven pounds sixty. Anything else?Man: That’s fine. Thanks. I’ll send them the information today…[pause]Now listen to the recording again.[pause]Conversation Two. Questions 5 to 8.Look at the note below.Y ou will hear a man describing a problem with an order.Y ou have 15 seconds to read through the note.[pause]Now listen, and fill in the spaces.Woman: Hello, Blackwell Printers. Julie Davidson speaking. How may I help you?Man: Hello, This is Mark Jones from Europe Holidays. I was hoping to speak to Steven Kirby about the stationery you’re printing for us.Woman: I’m afraid Steven’s away until Friday.Man: Oh-you see I’m not very happy with the business cards and I wanted to see if I could make a couple of changes to the paper too.Woman: Would you like me to pass on a message?Man: Y es, please. The thing is, I’ve just received your proofs –the cards themselves are fine, but you seem to have misunderstood the quantities. I’m sure I asked for five hundred for each of the marketing executives and seven hundred and fifty for me but you’ve put everyone down for seven hundred and fifty.Woman: Right, I’ve made me a note of that. Is there anything else?Man: Y es, well this is my mistake really. Could you ask Steven to move the company logo further to the left? It’s too close to the address at the moment. I think that’s all for now. Thanks.[pause]Now listen to the recording again.第二课时I NUMBERS1 日期: the first of October, October the first, October firstthe 27th of July the 18th of June Sep. the 12th Sep. the 15th May the sixteenthAmsterdam 阿姆斯特丹Weather Report 天气预报2 电话号码：double six—66 triple seven--777 four zeros--000065046721 24556211 307781093 编号：reference number, booking number, catalogue number, conference room number 数字+字母+符号字母：GJ，MN，OL，BDTPSM，SN，SO，SL，符号：dash –slash /4 数量：hundred: 后有两位数thousand, million, billion, trillion：t, m, b, tr点三杠四，从右向左：英-中：杠四16t520—1/6520523t500—52/3500中-英：点三18万6000—186，000背景知识：proprietor 自主经营者proprietorshippartnership 合伙corporation 公司company, business, firmmeeting of shareholders 股东大会Board of Directors, the Board 董事会Chairman, Chairperson 主席President 总裁，执行董事CEO 首席执行官CTO 首席技术执行官CFO 首席财务执行官CIO 首席信息执行官Vice President 副总Sales Executive 销售主官Marketing Executive 市场主官Marketing 市场market research, survey, questionnaire, interviewmarket segmentation, target consumer, consumer behaviour, consuming habits市场细分消费者行为消费习惯Salesproducts, consumerpotential consumer: choice, preference, attitudes…difficult consumersprice tag 价签Personnel/Human Resources 人事部/人力资源部recruit, recruitment, take…on 招聘They took me on five years ago. 五年前他们把我招了进来。
bec中级教材听力原文
bec中级教材听力原文
摘要：
一、前言
二、听力原文概述
三、听力原文详细内容
1.第一部分
2.第二部分
3.第三部分
四、总结与建议
正文：
【前言】
本文是对bec 中级教材听力原文的概括和详细描述。
【听力原文概述】
bec 中级教材听力原文分为三个部分，涵盖了日常生活、商务活动和工作场景等方面的内容。
原文以对话形式展开，具有一定的难度，需要考生具备一定的听力技巧和词汇基础。
【听力原文详细内容】
【第一部分】
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【第二部分】
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【第三部分】
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【总结与建议】
总的来说，bec 中级教材听力原文具有一定的挑战性，考生需要通过不断的练习和积累，提高自己的听力水平。
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新编剑桥商务英语听力[剑桥商务英语听力]剑桥商务英语听力剑桥商务英语听力剑桥商务英语听力篇1 I“m afraid we really need to finish the project as soon as possible. If we don“t keep to theschedule, the delay could lose us our external funding. Losing that could lead to variousproblems, including salaries not being paid on time. Don"t forget as well that the budgetdepends on us finishing by the end of the summer. No, we need to keep to our original plansand keep that money coming in. As you can see, the figures speak for themselves—our model EXG surpassed all forecasts in itsfirst year. Because of our competitive pricing policy, it has been selling extremely well.However, we want to extend this trend and build on it. We now need to come up with acampaign to make sure we increase the number of models we sell abroad, not just on thedomestic market. Japan is our main target. 剑桥商务英语听力篇2 We"re relying too heavily on past success, without thinking about where we go from here. Youcan"t just reply on maintaining productivity. Prices of raw materials are rising, and ouroverheads are enormous—look at what we"re spending on buildings alone. In this business,you have to run just to stay in the same place. We"ve got to constantly improve, and thatmeans getting more produced faster, and better. 剑桥商务英语听力篇3 Time equals money, and you just have to look at the amount of time we spend—well, waste—travelling from place to place to realise that this is costing us too much. We"re duplicating alot of services and systems, which we wouldn"t have to do if we streamlined our offices.Operating from one location instead of four would lead to greater control, considerablereduction in costs and increasedefficiency. Staff would appreciate it, too. I think that there"s a danger—we"re over-diversified and, instead of looking at our productionprocesses and ways of automating them even further, what we should be doing is targeting ourmost successful lines and focusing on them, even if it means abandoning some lines altogether.What I"m talking about is specialisation—concentrate on what we know we do well and what weknow we will make money. And that"ll bring down costs, too. 剑桥商务英语听力篇 4 Sure, the relocation plan is attractive, but just look at the costs! And this just isn"t a goodtime to be spending that sort of money. Why not make the most of what we"ve got, instead ofstarting from scratch Keep our present location, strip it down, and completely redesign andredecorate our existing workspace. I think we could be far more efficient without such a hugeoutlay.Well, I feel that we"re just not making enough profit to sustain the kind of growth we need.Obviously, production costs have increased, and I don"t think we"ve taken that into accountnearly enough. Introducing a competitive pricing strategy wouldn"t mean that we couldn"t takeinflation into account, and we should certainly consider this before the end of the year.Otherwise, we"ll find ourselves selling at below cost! 剑桥商务英语听力篇5 Woman: New Vision, Conference Department, Janet Edwards speaking. Man: Hello. This is Nick Brown from Business News. I hear you"re running a rather specialconference in Newcastle. Woman: You mean our event on the tenth of October Man: Yes. Can you tell me something about it, so I can mention it in our paper Woman: Certainly. The name should give you a clue—we"re calling it "Innovations". Not theusual "Better Sales Techniques", etc. Man: That sounds very forward-looking. I assume it"s about new developments in technology Woman: We thought there were too many seminars on that. We"re focusing onhumanresources instead. Man: New ways of approaching it, I suppose. Interesting! So, who have you got to lead it Woman: Well, this is a little different, too—Daniel Christie. Man: Is he the man from Cambridge Business School who"s just written that book onincentive schemes Woman: I believe teamwork is actually his field. Man: So, for example, the way people interact... Any other special features Woman: We"re planning some practical and very unusual workshops about motivation. I thinkthat"ll cause a few surprises. Man: How "unusual" Woman: Come and see for yourself. I"ll send you complementary ticket. Man: Thank you. I will.。
剑桥商务英语资料大全BEC中级听力全真试题及答案
BEC中级听力全真试题及答案BEC中级听力全真试题(附参考答案）UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATEExaminations in English as a Foreign LanguageBUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATETest of ListeningPART ONEQuestions 1-12You will hear three telephone conversations or messages.Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below.You will hear each recording twice.* Conversation one (Questions 1-4)Look at note below.You will hear a man phoning company about an order.Lewis & ThornPrintersTelephone MessageMessage for: Mark HansonOliverMartin rang from (1)_____________________________________. He hasn't received the (2)__________________________________ he ordered for a (3) _____________________________ later this month .Wants to change the quantity to (4) _______________________________ --- to be ready tomorrow. Will fax details if needed.* Conversation Two (Question 5-8)Look at the notes below.You will hear a conversation between two friends about a job vacancy.Job with Alba as (5)________________________________________Responsible for (6) ________________________________________Must have knowledge of (7)__________________________________________________Apply by (8)______________________________________* Conversation Three (Questions 9-12)Look at the notes below.You will hear a telephone conversation about arranging a meeting.FINANCE MEETINGNeed to discuss (9)__________________________________________.Aim to produce new (10) ______________________________________________.Check that the Sales Co-ordinator and the (11)_______________________________ can come.Arrange for a (12)__________________________________________ to be available.PART TWOQuestions 13-22Section One(Questions 13-17)·You will hear five short recordings. Each person is talking on the phone.·For each recording, decide what is the main topic of their call.·Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording.·Do not use any letter more than once.·You will hear the five recordings twice.13 ____ 14 ____ 15 ____ 16 ____ 17 ____A a departmental meetingB a job interviewC negotiations with buyersD a visit to a factoryE a shareholders' meetingF a training sessionG a conferenceH a visit to trade exhibitionSection Two(Question 18-22)•You will hear another five short recordings. Each speaker recently attended an interview. •For each recording, decide what the speaker is saying about the interview they attended. •Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording.Do not use any letter more than once.You will hear the five recordings twice.18 __ 19___ 20___ 21___ 22___A I didn't express myself well.B I misunderstood the advertisement.C It was shorter than I expected.D I wasn't appropriately dressed.E It was poorly organized.F There were too many applicants.G I did too much preparation.H One of the questions surprised me.PART THREEQuestions 23-30•You will hear a radio interview with Peter Williams about training within small businesses. •For each question 23-30, make one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.•You will hear the recording twice.23 What was Peter Williams doing immediately before he started his research?A He was managing the training department of a large company.B He was running a training programme at a university.C He was running his own small business.24 In his research, what did Peter Williams find about training in small firms?A They spend too little on training.B They are unaware of their training expenses.C They receive state subsidies for training.25 Small firms do not have specific training budgets becauseA they do not want to invest in training.B they do not have time to provide training.C they do not plan their training.26 When calculating the cost of in-house training, many small firms do not includeA course fees .B managers' time.C accountants' costs.27 What do the majority of small firms spend on training?A less than 1% of their payroll.B 1-5% of their annual payroll.C more than 10% of their payroll.28 Peter Williams thinks that the best training involvesA observing an expert do the jobB going on special training courses.C doing the job under supervision.29 Above all else, small businesses want training thatA will answer their short-term needs.B does not require immediate investment.C will help their planning procedures.30 The first university courses for small companies will deal withA business growth.B computing needs.C structural change.You now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to your Answer Sheet.参考答案及听力材料LISTENING1.Worldwide Holidays2.invitation cards3.business reception4.4005.Marketing Manager6.Sales Planning7. foreign languages8. 3 July9.rising costs 10. department budgets 11. buildings manager 12. laptop 13. D 14.F 15.C 16.G 17.A 18.C 19.H 20.E 21.A 22.D 23.C 24.B 25.C 26.B 27.B 28.C 29.A 30.BTranscriptsPart I1.F: Good morning, Lewis & Thorn Printers.M: Hello, it's Oliver Martin here. Can I speak to Mark Hanson?F: I'm afraid he is not in the office now. Can I take a message?M: Yes, I'm phoning from Worldwide Holidays. I made an order recently. Mark was dealing with it. There were several things, mainly brochures and pricelists. We've received those and they are fine, but we haven't got the invitation cards that were ordered.F: When did you order them?M: It was about a week ago, last Thursday, I think. But it's rather urgent now. They're for a business reception at the end of the month. And they need to be sent to the tour operators and hotel managers.F: We're quite busy at the moment, but I'm sure he'll get them to you for tomorrow. How is it for? M: It was originally 300, but can you make that 400? We may need more than we thought.F: Yes. Fine. Has Mark the details?M: He should have. If there's a problem, I can fax them.F: Thanks, Mr. Martin. I'll phone you if we need them.2.F: Hello, Mike. It's Carrion here. I've just been reading the paper and the job in there with Alba, the publishing group. I think it will be perfect for you.M: Oh, what's the job?F: They want a marketing manager. Isn't that the kind of thing you're looking for?M: Yes. Does it say what the job involves?F: There's a quite a big job description, but the main thing seems to be that you'll be in charge of sales planning. Sounds quite interesting.M: Well, it will be better than the administration work I'm doing at the moment. What sort of qualifications are they looking for? I suppose they want you to have an MBA.F: No, there's nothing here about that. But it does say that they're looking for someone who canspeak foreign languages. Well, that's OK for you because you've lived abroad and you speak German, don't you?M: Yes, and Spanish, too. When do the applications have to be in by?F: What's it today? The 9th of June. So you've plenty to time. The 3rd of July is the closing date. Do you want me to fax you the adverts so you can see yourself.M: Yes. That'll be great. Thanks.F: OK. I'll do it now.3.M: Hello! Mike here.F: Mike. It's Angela.M: Oh, Hi.M: Oh, look, Mike. I'm phoning because I'm quite worried about last month's figures.M: They don't make pretty reading, do they?F: No, they don't. I think we need to have a meeting to talk about the rising costs.M: Sounds like a good idea. When were you thinking of?F: As soon as possible. I think we should try to put together new department budgets. Each department will then have set limits for their spending.M: Yes. I'm sure that will help. Who would you specially like to have at the meeting?F: Well, us, obviously. And can you make sure that the sales coordinator is available. And also the buildings manager? We'll need their input.M: Sure. I'll get on to them. And I'll book the boardroom.F: Oh, can you make sure that there'll be a laptop available there on the day. I'd like to show the figures for this year and last year.M: No problem. I'll get back to you later to confirm the details.F: Fine. Thanks.Part II13. Very useful indeed! The general manager and the research director showed us around their high-tech production unit and there was a presentation of some of the products they're planning. They're certainly coming up with plans for some innovative products. I'm fairly sure we can come to some agreement about working together on at least two of them, though there'll be some hard bargaining, I should think.14. They were really excellent. The best group I've ever worked with. I was able to cover the theoretical ground very quickly and got to the practical stuff earlier than I'd expected. This meant that they had much more practice than other groups and won't need too much support from us, even in the initial stage of using the program.15. They weren't easy, Mark. They were not easy! They asked us extremely detailed questions about our products and our ability to meet deadlines. In fact, at one point I thought we're going to have to withdraw because it looked as if we wouldn't be able to meet all their requirements. But then they made a number of concessions. In the end I think we've managed to get a good deal. Certainly it's the biggest contract I've been involved with.16.The first day was particularly useful because there were some interesting speakers, mainly from big multinationals, talking on such as I'm interested in, like the international aspects ofindustrial relations and employment law. Then in the evening I had some extremely interesting conversations with ??? speakers. I hope there'll useful contacts in the future. But other delegates thought it wasn't very well attended, because the organizers ad decided against having an exhibition area so fewer people came.17. We revealed the month's work and discussed next month's targets. We decided that we definitely need some extra help with the personnel selection because there's just too much for one person. Generally I think we're a pretty good team. Of course there're a few problems now and again, but we always discuss them in a very calm and sensible way and come up with solutions that work, so far, anyway.18. All I can say is that I'd stood out as the best applicant straight away or they took an instant dislike to me. I'd expected it to last at least 45 minutes, and possibly to involve 2 sessions. But I left I managed to go for a swim and do some shopping before I got back to the office for lunch.19. I've been over all the obvious things I knew they would ask me with a colleague and I practiced all my answers over and over again. I felt sure I could deal with anything they'd put to me. Well, they started asking me what I though my weaknesses were. I just hadn't prepared for that, but because I had done so much preparation for other questions I managed to come up with a really good answer.20. Well, I got there and I thought I am really well prepared for this. I was wearing my best suit. I arrived on time and so did the other three applicants. But they kept us waiting for an hour and a half while they tried to sort themselves out. By the time I went I was so patient with the company I didn't want the job any more.21. It's fine, isn't it. I can do it now. I knew what they were going to ask me. But when you are under all that pressure and all those questions are coming at you, something let you down. And whatever you say, you know you haven't got the message across right and they haven't understood what you really meant. If only could get a second chance.22. I got home late from the meeting than I before (???) and I was really tired, but I lay awake all night. I guess I should have thought more carefully about wearing the right sort of things. But I was a bit disorganized and rushed out of the flat as if it was just an ordinary day and then felt like an odd one out when I got there and saw everyone else in suits. I was so embarrassed.Part IIIF: With me today is Peter Williams from Kingston University. Welcome! Peter.M: Thank you.F: Peter, you recently a large research study on training in small businesses. What made you focus on small businesses? After all, most of your experience has been with the huge multinational Cleantex. And in fact you eventually you ran their training department, didn't you?M: Well, you are partly right. You see, when I joined the university a year ago they wanted me to start a training program for small businesses. I'd just sold my own small business, which I'd started when I left Cleantex. The 8 years I ran my own business taught me more about training than allmy years with Cleantex. But I felt I couldn't base a training program on my experience alone. So I decided to do research first.F: And how much training did you find in most small companies. Can they afford to do much training?M: Well, firstly small businesses are often accused of not doing enough training. But that is the opinion of big businesses of course. It's true that the government is encouraging small firms to increase their training budgets. They're trying to introduce financial assistance for this. But I have to say I find lots of training going on. The real problem is that most small businesses don't always know how much training they're providing or how much it's actually costing them.F: But surely businesses have budgets and training records.M: Unfortunately most small companies don't set aside a specific training budget. It's not that they don't want to spend the money but that they operate differently. You see, things change very quickly in small firms and it's impossible to predict the training needs. An employee can be moved to a new project very suddenly and then training has to be organized within days. And most small businesses prefer to use their experienced staff to do any training on the job.F: Did you manage to work out the costs of training?M: Well, it took time to work out the indirect costs. You see, most small business managers don't include these costs in their calculations. Most of them keep records of obvious expenses, like, many expenses like external courses, travel, training manual, and videos, etc. But not many firms have specific training accounts and they don't include the time managers spend on training, waste of materials, lost of productivity and so on. I spent hours with company accountants trying to see where these hidden costs were.F: How much are small firms spending on training?M: More than half of the businesses I surveyed spent at least 1% of their annual salary bill on training. And some of these spent up to 5% of their pay roll. In fact smaller firms are investing on average over 10% more on training per employee than larger firms.F: How good is that training?M: As I said, small firms usually get an experienced employee to show new staff how to do that job. This can be useful if the person is carefully selected and well-trained himself. But it's not really enough. The trainee needs to do the job with the experienced employee on hand for guidance and feedback. This gets trainees much better skills than any packaged courses.F: And has your study helped you plan new courses for small businesses?M: Definitely. I now understand what they want and how they want it delivered. I now know that small firms were only investing in training if it immediately helped their enterprise. But most formal training focuses on long-term business needs. Most small businesses can't plan far ahead. They want direct results from training in skills they need now. New technologies and IT skills are identified as a priority by all the firms I surveyed.F: What is the first course the university offer small businesses?M: Up till now most of short courses for companies in general have dealt with helping businesses grow. These aren't really appropriate for small companies as growth can be very risky for them. They obviously need to grow but they're afraid of fast growth. I'm going to start with courses on IT and software the small companies are likely to require because of the business growth to come later. And they'll need to be changed to make them more relevant to small businesses.F: Well, I wish you every success with the course.。
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BEC中级听力主讲：高媛媛第一课时考试简介：三部分，30题，30分钟听题，10分钟誊写。
Part One: 填空题：Words, NumbersPart Two: 搭配题：大意+推测Part Three: 选择题：大意+细节+推测Test 1 Listening 40 minutes (including 10 minutes’ transfer time)第二课时I NUMBERS1 日期: the first of October, October the first, October firstthe 27th of July the 18th of June Sep. the 12th Sep. the 15th May the sixteenthAmsterdam 阿姆斯特丹Weather Report 天气预报2 电话号码：double six—66 triple seven--777 four zeros--000065046721 24556211 307781093 编号：reference number, booking number, catalogue number, conference room number 数字+字母+符号字母：GJ，MN，OL，BDTPSM，SN，SO，SL，符号：dash –slash /4 数量：hundred: 后有两位数thousand, million, billion, trillion：t, m, b, tr点三杠四，从右向左：英-中：杠四16t520—1/6520523t500—52/3500中-英：点三18万6000—186，000背景知识：proprietor 自主经营者proprietorshippartnership 合伙corporation 公司company, business, firmmeeting of shareholders 股东大会Board of Directors, the Board 董事会Chairman, Chairperson 主席President 总裁，执行董事CEO 首席执行官CTO 首席技术执行官CFO 首席财务执行官CIO 首席信息执行官Vice President 副总Sales Executive 销售主官Marketing Executive 市场主官Marketing 市场market research, survey, questionnaire, interviewmarket segmentation, target consumer, consumer behaviour, consuming habits市场细分消费者行为消费习惯Salesproducts, consumerpotential consumer: choice, preference, attitudes…difficult consumersprice tag 价签Personnel/Human Resources 人事部/人力资源部recruit, recruitment, take…on 招聘They took me on five years ago. 五年前他们把我招了进来。
BEC新编剑桥商务英语中级（第三版）Module2Listening
BEC新编剑桥商务英语中级（第三版）Module2Listening Module2.2 ListeningExtract 1 Good morning and thanks for coming. Today I'd like to tell you about the world's largest document management company. With a of nearly sixteen billion dollars the Corporation develops and markets technologies with products and solutions that customers depend upon to get the best results for their business. In my brief presentation we'll begin by looking at some of the key figures behind the company's success and how the company is structured. Then I'll give an of Xerox around the world and finally I'd like to talk about some of the trends affecting our market and its future growth. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them at the end. So, here you can see, the turnover for last year was nearly sixteen billion dollars, with a final income of 978 million dollars. We operated from our headquarters in Rochester New York State in 160 countries with 55000 employees, with over half of those in the USA. This next chart shows you how the corporation is split into four divisions. First of all, there's Xerox Global Services…早上好，谢谢你的到来。
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unit01bListening ICall 1Hello Frida. This is Margaret Brock here. It's 9:30 on Wednesday morning. I'm ringing about the half-year sales report. Could you send me a copy of our department's figures, please? I'm in Helsinki until Friday. Thanks very much. Bye.Call 2This is Frank Larsen from Scandinavian Conferences in Copenhagen. I'm ringing to tell you that this year's Danish Telecommunications Trade Fair's taking place in the week of November 22. If you'd like some complimentary tickets, please let me know how many you'll need. Please call me on 0045 33 3467 66. Thank you. Bye.Call 3Hi Frida. It's Sue Mellor. How are you? I hope you're not too busy at the moment.I wanted to talk to bout my visit next month. You know we'd talked about the 13th? Well, I'm afraid it's not go into work out because of deadlines here. I don't suppose we could put it back a week or so, could we? Give me a ring and let me know. Thanks.Call 4Hi Frida. It's Colin. I’m on my mobile because I'm traveling to a meeting wi th a client but I need to talk to you urgently so could you all me on 0486 772 444? It's my mobile number. I need to talk to you about that contract we're trying to get I Helsinki because the customer accepted our proposal and I need to know whether it's all right if I just go ahead and sign the contracts or whether you want to get involved, as well. Could you get back to me asap? Thanks.Call 5Hello Frida. It's Steve Montgomery here I got your proposal for the product launch and I've finally managed to a look at it. It looks OK, but I think here could still be one or two minor problems with it. I think the time schedule looks a bit on the optimistic side, as well. I've got a couple of suggestions , which I'll get off to you today. Let me know what you think, OK? Bye.Listening 2conversation IT=Tom F=FridaT: Good afternoon. Scandinavian Conferences.F: Good afternoon. Could I speak to Frank Larsen, Please?T: I'm afraid he's not here today. Can I help you?F: I'm ringing about the Danish Telecommunications Trade Fair. Mr. Larsenphoned to offer me some tickets and he asked me to let him know how many I'd need.T: Well, I can send you the tickets. That's no problem. I'll just need your name and address.F: Right. It's Frida Andersson from Sanderlin. The address is Torshamnsgatan, S-126 25 Stockholm.T: So, that’s Frida Andersson at Torhamnsgatan, S-126 25. Ok. How many tickets do you need?F: Three please.T: And which days would you like them for?F: Just for Tuesday 23 November, please.T: And could I have the other names for the tickets?F: I’m afraid I can only confirm two names at the moment. Kati Gersel and myself.T: Could you spell Gersel, please?F: Yes, that’s G-E-R-S-E-L.T: Right. I’ll put the tickets in the post today.F: Thanks very much. Bye.T: Thank you for calling. Goodbye.Conversation 2R=Receptionist F=FridaR: Good afternoon. Can I help you?F: Good afternoon. Could I speak to Sue Mellor, please?R: May I ask Who’s callingF: It’s Frida Andersson from Head offi ce.R: One moment, please. I’ll put you through.R: Hello?F: Hello?R: I’m afraid she’s not in her office at the moment. Can I take a message?F: Yes. Could you tell her that I got her message and I’ve cancelled our meeting on the 13th. But I’m not a vailable the following week, so I suggest meeting on 27 November.R: OK. So, that’s Frida Andersson from Head Office. The meeting on the 13th is cancelled and you suggest meeting on 27 November instead.F: That’s right. And could she call me to confirm t he date?R: OK. I’ll give her the message and she’ll get back to you as soon as possible.F: Thank you.R: Oh, does she have your number?F: Yes, she does.R: OK. Thanks for calling.F Thanks. Bye.Unit02a1. Fine, thanks .I’m glad you managed to find me somewhere so near the office. That makes things so much easier in the morning. But I have to say, the bed was so hard I didn’t get to sleep till two this morning.2. Pretty awful, actually .there was one delay after another and then I got stopped at customers .and apparently. My luggage is somewhere between here and Cape Town.3. Wonderful. I’m really enjoying it here and the people are so friendly .I’ll definitely come back for a holiday. But I’ll need a week at least next time.actually.I wouldn’t mind living here for a while.4. Well. I thought it was pretty good from our point of view, but I can see that some people might not be so happy .still; we got through quite a lot and made some progress. But I still think we’re a long way from a decision.Listening 2S1=Speaker 1 S2=Speaker 2S1 so. What did you think of the food?S2 Ok.but it was a bit too heavy for me.acutally, given a choice, I’d have preferred a salad.S1 salad?S2 Oh.yes.i don’t really eat meat.S1 what do you have at home? You’re not a vegetarian, are you?S2 well, I’m not. But my wife is.S1 oh.really?S2 oh.yes.i haven’t had meat at home for years.S1 don’t you miss it?S2 sometimes .but then I go and have a secret steakA=Antonella K=korinnaA Pronto,Zzanetti.K Hello,antonella?A Yes?K Hello?It's Korinna Kramer from Otto In HamburgA Oh,hi Korinna.How are you?K Fine,thanks.I'm ringing about the skirts for the summer catalogue.A Oh yes.The Cristi and Faci skirts.Did you speak to Mr Hubner?K Yes,I did. We definitely want only the standard length.A Ok.So that's cristi and Faci in standard length only.Ringht.K And have you spoken to the vendors about quantity yet?A No,not yet.I thought I'd wait unyil we knew what was happening about the lengths.K Do you tink you could speak to them soon,thought?We don't have much time left before the deadline.A No problem.I'll call them this morning.And is it still only 400 pieces of each? K Yes, that's right.A OK.I'll fax you as soon as I've spoken to them.K That's great,Antonella.Thanks for your help.A That's Ok.I'll speak to you later.K Great.I'll expect your call then.Bye.unit03bCash Flow-So Steeph, how's the cash flow situation? Any better?-Not really. No. The more we sell the less cash we seem to have.-Yes, I know. It's called overtrading.You gotta have to figure out the quicker way of turning the sales and cash.-But how Babara? That's the question.-Well, did you think any more about offering earlier settlement discount?-Oh yeah, we talked about most of it. They sounds quite interesting. It seems that if we offer 1% discount, about half of our customers will pay in 10 days.-Well that would make a big difference of cash flow.-But if we offer 2%, 3 quaters of our customers will pay within ten days.-That's great! So why don't you do it?-Oh come on Babara, margin is small after all already. I don't see how we can afford to offer these discounts! If we give it 2% discount, we will loose thousands of dollars of the year!-Do you know how much exactly?-Well on average month of the sales on 25,000 dollars, it costs over 400,000 of the year!-What if you offer 1% and half customers use it?-Well it already costs 15,000 of the year.that's a lot of money, Babara!-But don't forget your financing cost, Steeph. Financing of cash flow gap means you pay for the bank on 300,000 dollars of interests. I will doubt that if you offer the 1% discount,you will save almost thousands on the financing cost.-So what are you saying is the real cost of the discount? Will it only be 500 dollars more?-That's right. And your cash flow for the month will increase by over 8000 dollars.And with the 2% discount,you will have extra 16000 a month.-Wahoo!That much!We could really use that extra cash, Steeph!-Mmmuh...I still think 2% is too much!-Then why don't we offer 1%?-Mmmuh. Babara?-Well, it's not my decision. But if I were you, Steeph,I will really think very seriously about early settlement discount.-Ok, I get the point. If you really can make that big difference, we will give it a try.unit04a1 The thing is ,When you buy a car,you're spending a lot of money so you want to get excited about what you're buying.Reliability and after-sales service are all very important,but they're not exactly exciting ,are they? I want my car to say something about me .I want something which looks sporty and attracts attention .I don't mind paying that bit extra for something that makes me look good.2 A lot of my friends have got e-mail so I wanted to buy a computer. I just didn't know much about them, and I found that all that information you get about performance and so on is totally confusing. And then I saw that advert on TV with those new computers. It showed how easy it is to get onto the Internet and send e-mail. So I went to a computer superstore, had a look at one and bought it straightaway.3 I thought buying a mobile phone would be easy, but it wasn't .You ask how much they cost and you get all this stuff about monthly service contracts and different tariffs at different times of day .It's almost impossible to work out how much they actually cost! Anyway,I worked out that the best deal for me was a one-yearall-inclusive package. So that's what I bought.4 I used to think that one refrigerator was pretty muck like any other. But thenI saw this TV programme about how much energy kitchen appliances use. Fridges are the worst, apparently. That's because they're on all the time so they're really bad for the ozone layer-all those CFC gases or whatever they call them . So I decided to get a fridge that doesn't give off lots of harmful gases .And it's cheaper to run as well .5 It's not even a particularly well-known make of video recorder but I had one of them before which I was really happy with. I didn't have much money when I bought the first one so I just got the cheapest one. I could find. But it was great.It lasted years and I never had any problems with it .So, of course, I decided to buy the same brand again. I mean, a friend of mine recently bought a really well-known make and it's been back to the shop twice already.Listening 2 and 3I Now you've set up Sainsbury's Bank, how do you market its products?D Well, the core target for Sainsbury's Bank is , quite understandably, the Sainsbury's customer. So, the vast majority of marketing is either instore or through direct mail. We've bought very little advertising space,but we do also use public relations as a marketing tool .I And how successful has it been ?D It's actually exceeded all our expectations. We've already attracted over 700,000 customers within 12 months of starting trading .I Really? And how does a new bank like Sainsbury's succeed in attracting people away form the High Street banks?D Quite simply by offering value for money and excellent customer service standards.I think Reward Points are another big attraction. With a Sainsbury'a Bank Visa Card, for example, a customer can soon collect a lot of Reward Points, which of course can be exchanged for air miles or other kinds of vouchers.I And what makes you think you 'll succeed in such a competitive sector?D Well, our key operational advantage is that, as a telephone-only operation, Sainsbury's Bank doesn't have the high overheads that a branch network does . Therefore, we're able to offer better rates . I think another important point is that Saintbury's experience in retailing means that its bank can apply a retailer's customer-focused mentality to the financial services sector.I Now some observers say that supermarket chains risk damaging their brands by moving into a sector which they have no experience of. How do you react to that?D Well, that assumes that supermarket will offer the same poor customer service as the traditional banks and therefore attract the same bad publicity. As I said, customer service is precisely our strength. We firmly believe that our commitmentto our customers will prevent brand damage.I Yes, other supermarkets obviously feel the same way and we regularly see reports about how they 're planning to sell computers, cars and even houses. How do you see the Sainsbury's brand developing in the future?D Well, the brand is continuously evolving and developing . The move into financial sevices is another stage of that ongoing development . When you look back at the history of the Sainsbury's brand ,it's already been developed in many different ways. Who could have imagined , back in 1869, that a small family dairy would grow into a major retail group operating over 800 stores? I've no doubt that the brand will continue to develop, but it's difficult to say exactly how.unit05aUnit 5a RelocationListeningA Amanda Ramone speaking.B Hi,Amanda.It's Bob here.A Hi,Bob.Did you get my report about ERS?B Yeah,and no problem.Now,you said you were contacting another company?A Yeah.I spoke to one this morning.Worldwide Relocation.And they look good.B And how well do they meet our needs?Do they stand up to ERS?A They're both pertty similar.Like ERS,they have a house search service...B And do they handle all the paperwork?Visas,work permits...?A Yeah,no problems there.B Ok,fine.Now what about transport?You know,removal,shipping.A Let me just...Oh right.Here it is.No,this is something Worldwide don't offer.B Whereas ERS do.Mmm.How do you feel about that,Amanda?A I don't know,but I don't think this as a major problem.I think it's something you can habdle fromthe Seattle end.B Ok.And what else?How about finding schoolsA Yeah.they have a school search service.And another interesting thing is that they run orientation and cultural integration programmes.B Mmm,sounds interesting.Amanda.So,what's your feeling on this?A Well,neither company meets all our key needs,but there's no-one else in the picture.B And in terms of cost?A In terms of cost,ERS are pffering the best deal.However,cost isn't a major issue here.B You know,it worries me that ERS offer no partner employment assistance.How about Worldwide?A Yes,and very successully.The guy I spoke to said that they can noemally arrange employment for the partner within three months.And as most of our people have wives or husband,...B Yeah.That's the main problem for me with ERS.A For me too...B Ok,Amanda,Well,you're closest to this.What's your view?unit05bJero: ---Jim: Hello, Jero. It's Jim flowers here.Jero: Hello , Jim, Nice to hear from you. What can I do for you?Jim: Listen, I'm just on my way to have a look at the office you mentioned the other day.Jero: Well?Jim: The thing is I know the street name but I can't remember where it is exactly . Do you think you can give me a directions?Jello:Yes, of course. Where're you now?Jim: Well, I'm just parking the car now and I'm in the Hodito nail. Just outside the supermarket.Jero: Hodito nail? Oh, yes I konw. Now Let me see. ok, right, now if you look right, You'll see a bank on the corner. It's called BMP.Jim:Ok, Yes, yes, I can see that.Jero: right, walk to the bank of corner and that's road Borack, You turn left there cross over the other site's street.Jim: right.Jero: Then take the first road on the right. That's Road Paradin.Jim: En.Jero: When you see a big caffer on right corner, Keep going along that street till You come to a theater. I think you'll cross over to other street on the way. Just keep straight on to that threater.Jim: right, ok, So I'll take the first right and just keep going straight on until a theater.Jero: That's right, Now just before the theater on the left is a small street. You go down there and about half a way long is a kind of square with a structure in the middle.Jim: rightJero: And its on the right is a big white top building. You can't miss it.Jim: Thanks Jero. Speak to you soon.Jero: bye Jim, Oh, Let me know what you think of it?Jim: Well did.unit07aN OK.Let me have a look at it.Yes,that looks nasty.So how did it happen?P Well,it's stupid really.I was trying to fix the light in my office.N But that's a job for mantenance.P I know.But I told them about it days ago and nothing happened.So I thought I'd try.N Well, you really must be careful.There are very strict guidelines here about that kind of thing.And if you have an accident,the company dosen't have to accept responsibility,you konw?P I know.But the light kept going on and off all day.It was driving me crazy.N So what happened?Did you fall?P Well,I couldn't reach the light.So I climbed onto my desk,and then I lost my balance and fell.N And you banged your head?P Ouch!Yes.I caught it on the edge of a filing cabinet.N Do you feel sick or dizzy?P No,but it really is hurting a lot now. Will I need any stitches,do you think?N No,no,it's quite a small cut really,I'll just clean and dress it.We needn't borher stitches.But it is a nasty bumb,though.Are you taking any medication at the moment?P No.N Right.Here are some painkillers.Take two of these three times a day for the next two or three days.But you mustn't drink alcohol while you are taking them.P OK.N And pop in tomorrow some time and I'll have another look at it.P Thanks.See you tomorrow.unit07b1. I didn’t really feel I was abusing the system. I mean everybody does it. It was just a few small things really – a fax here, a few photocopies there. I felt it was justified. After all, I did do a lot of unpaid overtime and took work home with me. They seemed really pleased with my performance, so I honestly didn’t think they’d mind.2. My boss didn’t mind if I arrived a couple of minutes late in the morning but if I wanted to leave on time, well that was a completely different story. Well, aftersix months, I’d just had enough of it, working late every day of the week, so one day I told him straight, I’d only work the hours I’d agreed in my contract.3. I was having problems because I just couldn’t seem to proritise my work and organize my time. So I suppose it looked to my boss as if I couldn’t do the job. But it’s ridiculous really,. I could do it, but I just couldn’t seem to keep up with the workload. And this was a place where results were everything.4. I knew my turn would come soon. But I hated the whole idea of spending three hours in the car every day just getting to work and back. It was OK for some of the others, I mean. They lived nearer the new site. But if I’d had to work overtime, I’d never have got home before 9 o’clock. Well, in the end, I just couldn’t do it, and I wouldn’t do it, and that’s what I told them/5. I suppose they didn’t want to carry me any longer. I think people just got fed with having to cover for me and take on all my work when I was away. But it seems a pretty poor show to sack someone for something that isn’t their fault. I mean no one wants to be ill, do they?unit08aUnit08A Business ExpensesDavid: David Hopes!Roger: Hello, Mr. Hopes, This Roger Hargry from Accounts, I am just ringing about your expenses claim, There are a couple of things I need to check.D: Okay, what would you need to know?R: Well, you put down it was a business trips, but do you think you could a bit more specific?D: Yes, Sorry, it was actually a marketing conference.R: OK, And stayed in the conference hotel, but you didn’t put down how much it cost.D: Sorry, it was 80 pounds, that was for one night.R: I see, Now under client entertaining, you put 56.70 pounds for mile and drinks, would you ask to put down the name of anybody you entertained you know.D: I am sorry, I must have forgotten, anyway, the client’s name is Limbert, Pole Limbert, he is one of building suppliers.R: Could you spell his last name for me ?D: Limbert, yes, L-I-M-B-E-R-T.R: Right, thanks, oh, and this amount for 9 pounds are the other expenses, what exactly was that for?D: 9 pounds, let me see, 9 pounds, oh, yes, that was for a couple of faxes I have sent from the hotel.unit09aI Maybe you'd like to begin by explaining how Choices came about.D Well, we wanted to show tath PricewaterhouseCoopers recognized the individuality and diversity of all its employees. Flexible benefits was the ideal way of sending this message with massively increasing the firm's payroll costs. Also, after the merger between the two firms, Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand, we wanted a new scheme that both sets of employees chould identify with.I And what advantages does Choices give employees?D Well, it sounds obvious, but the main advantage is choice and the opportunity to change benefits as an employee's lifestyle changes.There's also a price advantage on many of the benefits.I How does that work?D Well, there are tax savings when taking certain benefits rather than cash. But the real advantage is that our size means that we can find the best providers in the market and then negotiate bulk discounts with them.I And how did you inform employees of all this when you launched the scheme?D We had to be very pro-active to ensure employees understood everything about Choices, from its concept to its implementation. We began by creating awareness with printed material, and then ran a series of countrywide roadshows.I Roadshows? Why did you choose roadshows?D Because they were the ideal way of offering employees a face-to-face opportunity to develop their understanding of Choices and get the answers they needed. People were already going through huge changes with the merger, so we had to expect some challenging questions.I And how successful were the roadshows?D Well, they were attended by 8,000 our of 19, 000 UK employees. ANd since then, research among staff has shown very high awareness levels and a very good understanding of why Choices was introduced.I And where did you go from there?D Well, having created awareness and interest, we then had to encourage employeed participation. we did this by making detailed information about Choices available to all employees electronically. Any employees needing further information chould then contact the Choices call center if they needed to.I From the feedback you've had so far, which benefits do you thyink will prove most popular?D Well, we don't know yet. But things like pensions and company cars are likely to prove popular. But typically, with flexible benefits, most interest is shown in varying the amount of annual leave. And I expect it'll be the same with Choices.I You mean people taking more days off?D Well, not just more. Many employees actually reduce their annual allowance in exchange for cash. It's just another example of the flexibility which characterises Choices - which, as we know from post-recruitment interviews, can be a real factor when people are comparing job offers.I Yes, I can image. Choices must have had a real effect on recruitment.D Well, it only went live in April, so it's still too early to say exactly what effect it's going to have. But with Flex, the old benefits scheme that Price Waterhouse used to have before the merger, there was a 30% increase in the number of candidates who accepted job offers. We expect Choices to be just as effective, and help us get the brightest and the best - both university graduates and experienced applicants.I And finally, what do you see as the main benefit for PricewaterhouseCoopers?D Well, for one thing, it should reduce staff turnover. Replacing an employee through an agency can be a very expensive business. But most importantly, it'll help define the PricewaterhouseCoopers image and sned a clear signal about out values to employees and job applicants. There's also the experience it gives us in running flexible benefits schemes.I What do you mean exactly?D Well, flexible benefts is something our consultancy service is asked to advise companies on. So Choices provides us with invaluable experience.unit09b1 We spoke about how things were going in general and then we finally got down to discussing my workload. We talked about how we could define my duties more clearly and she agreed that I could hand over some of my work to colleagues. So, hopefully, I'll now be able to concentrate on the things I was hired to do in the first place.2 My boss said that even though money was tight, they 'd support me if I wanted to study for a management qualification. She said that the company could subsidies the cost of the course, and she promised to be flexible about holidays. But the company woud benefit from the skills I'd learn anyway, so it's in their interests as well.3 It was very difficult because the company's been quite good to me, really. I mean, the conditions are good and I can't really complain about salary, either. But I explained I'd been here five years now and I'm still doing the same job. I also mentioned that I'd applied for a couple of internal vacancies but got nowhere. And on one occasion the position was given to someone who started well after I did.4 Well, it started off with the usual stuff. You know, he thanked me for all the hard work and things like that. But then he started on about missed deadlines and careless mistakes. The thing is, half of the things he mentioned weren't even my responsibility. I complained about the lack of support I'd had from management but he just wasn't interested. And then he asked me to write a full report on what had gone wrong. I can't believe it!5 All in all, the appraisal was very positive. The only thing is, of course, having such a successful year means that management gets carried away and expects miracles from you all the time. I told my boss that I wasn't sure we'd be able to repeat last year's performance. But he ignored me, of course, and produced this set of ridiculous objectives that he thougnt' d be an 'exciting challenge'. You really have to wonder sometimes which planet management's on.unit10aUnit 10a Marketing disastersListening1 It was my idea in the first place,and it did give us really catchy slogans like,"whenyou see this offer,you'll think you're seeing double".But what happened was achance in a million,and they'd all come by car!So what could I do?if we'd cancelledthe promotion,it would have caused a riot.In the end,it cost the companythousands,and it cost me my job.2 In theory,it was a brilliant idea,but I don't think anyone ever imagined it wouldattract so much interest.Looking back,I suppose it was bound to with big prizemoney like that.It wouldn't have been so bad if the questions had been moredifficult,That was probably our biggest mistake.Some of them were so easy,evenmy senven-year-old was able to find the anwsers.But the whole thing was acatalogue of disasters from stars to finish,really.3 It's easy to look back now and say we should have done this or that.but at thetime,well...I suppose it would've been OK if we hadn't allowed flat-owners toenter,but with a big promotion you don't want to exclude anyone,In the end,weoffered the winner money instead and tried to keep it as quiet as we could.If we'dtaken any publicity photos,we would have looked radiculous.unit10bI Donald, your consultency helps companies enter foreign markets. What kind of help are companies looking for when they come to KMP?D Well, companies usually have a specific market in mind and a pretty good idea as to which products they intend to export. BUt what they're not sure about is how to get the product into the target maket.I So what is the best way?D Well, there are many options, form franchises to wholly-owned subsidiaries. The higher teh degree of ownership, the more control you have. However, ownership also means more investment and, therefore, more risk.。
剑桥商务英语考试BEC中级听力分册
听力部分Time：approx. 40minutes including 10 minutes’ transfer time.第一项：单词填空实用技巧：1．含有缺口的文字材料的类型有：表格、日志摘要、发票、便条、留言等。
考生必须了解上述材料的格式。
2．力争在第一遍就完成缺口，在第二遍时完成并校对所有缺口。
3．缺口顺序完全按照行文顺序。
4．在听力开始之前仔细阅读第一项文字部分，尤其是缺口部分前的字句，理解其意思。
有时说话人直接读出缺口部分前的字句, 考生只需听写其后的内容即可。
但有时不要指望说话人会在提及缺口内容之前说出与缺口部分前的字句完全一致的字句。
说话人往往说出与缺口部分前字句意思相同的其他表达，包括使用近义词，近义句等。
5．缺口部分包括：人名、号码、日期、指示、命令、约定、出现的问题、问题的解决等等。
所涉及的词性有：名词、形容词和数词。
6．说话人通常采用拼写的方式表达缺口处的人名和号码。
7．当缺口处单词（或结构）过长时，可以在第一遍时进行速记，第二遍时完成。
8．当确实掌握了缺口处单词的中文意思但又想不出英文时可以用同义词代替。
On the recording you will hear someone reading our each set of numbers and words in the way in which they are spoken in English. Listen to the recording and complete the following messages:1.around ______ worth of the shares on offer2.you can apply for _____ shares at a cost of no more than _____3.sterling showed a ___ point gain at ______4.____ x ____ cm5.____ x ____ cm6.@____ per ____7.____ ____ ____8.about ____ which works out at ____ per annum9.____ x ____10. _____ a year, ____11. ________12. ______13. Invoice No. _______14. Invoice No. _______15. Tel. No. ___________听力小技巧：1、0-9中发音比较特别的数字：0；8。
新编剑桥商务英语中级第三版听力-working from home
working from homeI：OK Michael. You work from home now. Can you tell me about a typical day?M: Sure I always get up around 7 and the first thing i do is get the kids ready for school. I take them at eight thirty and then I always start work at 9:00.I: do you ever have a day where you decide to have the morning off and start work at nine.M: no you can't do that it's important with home-working off and have a timetable and stick to it. if you end up watching TV or doing the cleaning then it isn't for you. So I have lunch at 12：00 and finish work at 2:30 to get the children.I: was that why you gave up your office job?M: yes I wanted to spend more time with the children. It gives me more flexibility. Sometimes I need to work in the evening but usually it isn't a problem.I:So how long have you been doing this kind of work?M:For about five years I've been with the same company since I left school but with the internet and technology it's easy now to be at home.I: So your employer doesn't mind.M: No it means the company saves money on office space and as long as i get the work done there're happy Sometimes i still go into work to meet clients and so on for example I'm going in nearly every day this week because we have visitors from another company and i can't really invite them over to my house besides it's nice to go in every so often. I like to see people and catch up on the gossip and the news with my colleagues I miss that side of going into work every day.I: is there anything else you miss?M: Er...mmno not really. and I'll tell you what i really don't miss and that's having to spend 2 hours commuting on the bus and train every day.。
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此文档下载后即可编辑LISTENING SCRIPTSModule 11.1 Working from home (page 8)I=Interviewer M=MichelaI OK,Michela.You work from home now.Can you tell me about a typical day?M Sure, I always get up around seven and the first thing I do is get the kids ready for school.I take them at eight thirty and thin I always start work at nine.I Do you ever have a day where you decide to have the morning off and start work later?M No,you can’t do that.It’s important with home-working to have a timetable and stick to it.If you end up watching TV or doing the cleaning then it isn’t for you.So I have lunch at twelve and finish work at two thirty to get the children.I Was that why you gave up your office job?M Yes,I wanted to spend more time with the children.It gives me more flexibility.Sometimes I need to work in the evening but usually it isn’t a problem.I So how long have you been doing this kind of work?M For about five years.I’ve been with the same company since I left school but with the Internet and technology it’s easy now to be at home.I So your employer doesn’t mind.M No.It means the company saves money on office space and as long as I get the work done,they’re happy.Sometimes I still fo into work to meet clients and so on.For example,I’m going in nearly every day this week because we have visitors from another company and I can’t really invite them over to my house.Besides,the gossip and the news with my colleagues.I miss that side of going into work every day.I Is there anything else you miss?M Ermm.No,not really.And I’ll tell you what I really don’t miss and that’s having to spend two hours commuting on the bus and train every day. . .1.2 Starting a conversation (page 11)Conversation 1R=Richard W=Woman M=MarekR Hello?W Hello,Richard.I’d like to introduce you to Marek.R Oh,yes.Hello,Marek.How do you do?Nice to meet you at last.M Hello,Richard.Pleased to meet you too.W Oh,do you two know each other already?M Well,we’ve spoken on the phone a few times.R But we’ve never actually met.Anyway,take a seat.Would you both like a coffee?Conversation 2A Would you like a coffee?B Oh,thanks.A Milk?B Yes,please,and a sugar…thanks.A So have you enjoyed this morning?B Yes,it was very interesting.The first speaker was particularly good.A Is this your first time at one of these events?B Yes,it is.And you?A No,I’ve been coming for years.The company pays and if the location is good then I come.I remember the best year we had was in Monaco…Conversation 3M=Marie W=WomanM May I join you?W Sure.M You’re a colleague of Martin Obach,aren’t you?W That’s right He works in our Barcelona office.How do you know him?M We were both at Elcotil together.He left about a year before me.W Oh,are you Mandy?M Marie.W Marie.That’s right.Sorry,I knew it began with an M.Yes,Martin said you were doing this course and that I should say hello…Conversation 4A Well,this is nice.B Well,it’s quite simple but the food is vey traditional and it’s popular with the locals.On Sundays I often bring the family here.A That’s nice.How many children do you have?B Two.Twinks.A boy and a girl.They’ve just started school.A Wow.Twinks.B And you?A No,not yet.And have you always lived in Lille?B Yes,most of my life.I worked in Paris for a while and in your country,of course.But all my relatives are here.What about your family?A Oh,they’re spread out.I see my parents from time to time but my sister lives in Norway with her husband so we don’t get together much.Anyway,I know your company is looking for a partner on this Thai project.B Yes.Is that something you might be interested in…1.3 Exam spotlight (page 15)E=Examiner C=CandidateE And where do you live exactly?C I’m from a small town in northern Switzerland but at the moment I’m studying for a business degree so I live in Zurich.E What types of business are most successful in your town?C Err,well,I suppose that tourism is quite important to the area andthere are many small farms so agriculture also.Zurich,where I study,is more famous of course for banking and financial services.E How is working life changing in your country?C Sorry,can you repeat the question,please?E Yes,how is working life changing in your country?C I think that more and more people are moving to the cities or they are commuting in every day.In my opinion, the biggest change has come from technology-but then that’s probably true everywhere,not just in my country…Module 22.1 Benefits and incentives (page 16)Speaker 1 It’s great because usually it means my wife can use the one at home and we even take mine away at weekends.I work for quite a relaxed company and they don’t seem to mind how I use it for leisure.Speaker 2 I thought it wouldn’t change the way I worked after the first six months but as they got older it actually became more complicated with getting them to school or if they wanted to do activities in the afternoon.But my boss has been really good about it and some days I can do a half a day if I want and then I might work later on other days-or I take work home,which I don’t like doing,but it’s the only way…Speaker 3 It’s actually the law now so they had to let me have it. It was only two weeks but at least I had time to help my wife out.Mind you,after all the late nights and crying I was really happy to get back to work for a while and have a rest!Speaker 4 I’ve just been promoted from Assistant IT Technician to Chief Operational Network Administrator.It means I get a bit of a pay rise and new business cards with my name on.I’m not sure if I get my own office though.Speaker 5 The problem for me is that I won’t have enough to live in。