新标准高职商务英语视听说教程第3版Unit3

InquiryandOffer新标准高职商务英语视听说教程3Book3Unit3objectivesunderstandsentenceswithnegation;knowthenatureandclassificationofinquiriesandoffers;graspusefulexpressionsaboutinquiriesandoffers;LearningObjectivesLearningObjectives新标准高职商务英语视听说教程3Unit3makeinquiriesandoffers.ListeningStrategyGettingStartedActualCommunicationVideoEpisodesListeningStrategyListeningStrategySentenceswithNegation1A1BWarming-upPairWorkCONTENTSSentenceswithNegationPhonetics1Negationissomethingconsideredtheoppositeofsomethingpositive.InEnglishnounsaswellasverbscanbenegated,bytheuseofanegativeadjective(e.g.Thereisnocoward.),anegativepronoun(e.g.Nobodyisthecoward.),oranegativeadverb(e.g.Ineverwasthecoward.).OtherEnglishnegationsincludenegativeprefixes(e.g.un-,in-,ordis-),partialnegation(e.g.Allthatglittersisnotgold.).Anddoublenegatives(e.g.Ididn’tdonothing!)aremorecommoninspeechthaninwriting.ListeningStrategyGettingStartedActualCommunicationVideoEpisodesSentenceswithNegation1.A.Theboyhasneverseenstrangersbefore.B.Ithasbeenalongtimesincetheboysawsomanystrangers.C.Itisthefirsttimefortheboytoseesomanystrangers.2.A.Shedoesn’tneedtostudy.B.Sheisnotrequiredtostudysolate.C.Shedoesn’twanttostudylate.3.A.Daviddoesn’tgetupearly.B.Davidseldomgetsupearly.C.Davidgetsupearlylessnow.SentenceswithNegation:1A|1BYouaregoingtoheartenstatements.ListencarefullyandchooseA,BorCthatisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhear.ListeningStrategyGettingStartedActualCommunicationVideoEpisodesPhonetics1-1AListeningStrategyGettingStartedActualCommunicationVideoEpisodesPhonetics1-1A4.A.Hehasmanyrelatives.B.Hehasveryfewrelatives.C.Hehasnorelativesatall.5.A.Hedoesn’tspeakSpanishorEnglish.B.HespeaksSpanishbutnotEnglish.C.Hedoesn’tspeakSpanish.6.A.Lilydoesn’tlikechocolate.B.Lilydoesn’tlikeanything.C.Lilyloveschocolate.SentenceswithNegation:1A|1BListeningStrategyGettingStartedActualCommunicationVideoEpisodesPhonetics1-1A7.A.Myfatherisnottoosleepyandhecantalktous.B.Myfatherissosleepythathecan’ttalktous.C.Myfatherdoesn’twanttotalktous.8.A.Germanisthemostdifficultlanguage.B.Germanisasdifficultasotherlanguages.C.Germanisdifficulttolearn.9.A.Ican’tdescribethedifficultsituation.B.ItistoodifficultformetolearnFrench.C.MyFrenchisnotgoodenoughtodescribethedifficultsituation.SentenceswithNegation:1A|1BListeningStrategyGettingStartedActualCommunicationVideoEpisodesPhonetics1-1AScript10.A.Amandoesn’tneedtoomanyfriends.B.Amanhasenoughfriends.C.Themorefriends,thebetter.SentenceswithNegation:1A|1BPhonetics1-1BListeningStrategyGettingStartedActualCommunicationVideoEpisodesYouaregoingtoheartwelvesentences.Listencarefullyanddeicidewhetherthefollowingstatementsarecloseinmeaningtothesentencesyouhear.Putatick(√)orcross(×)inthebrackets.()1.NeithertheoldTVsetnorthenewoneisgood.()2.Someplacesarebettertorelaxmyselfthanthepub.()3.Dickiskindtohisemployeesthanmostbosses.()4.Thisphotocopierdoesn’tneedrepairing.()5.Themanagernevertellsthetwinsapart.()6.Kateisthebestworkmate.()7.Peterdoesn’tliketravelingonbusiness.√×√×√√×SentenceswithNegation:1A|1BPhonetics1-1BListeningStrategyGettingStartedActualCommunicationVideoEpisodes()8.Thewaiterrefusedtochangethepriceofthewine.()9.IthoughtJohnwouldbeemployed.()10.WedecidedtoinvitetheSmithsatlast.()11.Thatisn’tatotallynewkindofstory.()12.IwantedSallytocontinuewithhercomputerprogram.×√×√√ScriptSentenceswithNegation:1A|1BPhonetics2-1CDiscussthequestionsinpairs.ListeningStrategyGettingStartedActualCommunicationVideoEpisodesWarming-up:PairWork1.Doyouknowthemeaningoftheword“inquiry”inthesentence“Wehavereceivedover300inquiriesaboutthejob.”?Canyougiveanotherexample?“Inquiry”means:①“aquestionyouaskinordertogetinformation,”e.g.Makeyourinquiriesattheoffice.②“anofficialprocesstofindoutaboutsomething,”e.g.Thepolicehavelaunchedamurderinquiry.Phonetics2-1CListeningStrategyGettingStartedActualCommunicationVideoEpisodesWarming-up:PairWork2.Afterthemarketresearchandestablishmentofbusinessrelations,itcomestothefirststepoftherealprocedureofatransaction—inquiry.Whatdoes“inquiry”meaninbusinessEnglish?InbusinessEnglish“inquiry”means“arequestforbusinessinformationsuchaspricelist,catalogue,sample,etc.”Moreinformation:usually,“inquiry”isanactionundertakenbybuyerstogetproducts’informationbeforepurchasing.Itisnotonlyoneofthemostdirectwaystoacquireproductdetails,butalsoastartingpointoftheformalcontactsbetweenPhonetics2-1CListeningStrategyGettingStartedActualCommunicationVideoEpisodesWarming-up:PairWorkbuyersandsellers.Whenmakinganinquiry,besidesthepricesofgoods,buyersmayaskformoreinformation,suchasthespecification,packing,deliverydateandotherforms.Inaninquiry,buyersshouldclearlyexpresswhatkindofinformationisneededandunderwhatconditionsthedealcanbemadeanditshouldbebrief,specific,courteousandreasonable.Inreturn,theanswerstoinquiriesshouldbeprompt,definiteandhelpful.Eachinquiryisasalesopportunity,tofosterapotentiallong-termrelationship.“Offer”heremeans“apresentingofsomethingforacceptance(offerletter:录取通知书).”Whenusedasaverb,“offer”means①“toprovidesomethingthatpeopleneedorwant,”e.g.offeradvice/help/support,etc.;②“to