2019年9月28日上午和下午,利用孩子上兴趣班的时间,看了5本书,这些书都是英语大牛恶魔奶爸推荐的。
其实,我很早就有电子版和音频,也在淘宝网上购买了纸质版,但是,为了这次国才考试,想到有些和商务有关,才终于拿出来看了。之前,一直觉得好长,内容好多,根本不愿意看。
而现在情势所逼,不得不学习,翻开了看了一下,这才发现每本书的真正核心内容,也就10篇文章左右,而且都只有200-1000词左右,任务难度一下子下降了90%,因此就充满了斗志,一鼓作气把这5本书最重要的内容看完了。
第一本Business Meetings,内容最为丰富,总共看了90分钟,生词不多,会的单词、短语直接略过不看。查询一下单词,也就看完了。其它的四本书,核心内容更少,因此基本上是25-50阅读结束。
当然阅读方式很简单,只是简单的阅读而已,不认识的单词、词组全都查询了,然后记录在书上,至于地道的用法,有用的句型,商务知识,还没有去整理。
每本书的目录是:
Business Meetings
Lesson 1 - Starting a meeting
Lesson 2 - Introducing the participants
Lesson 3 – Beginning a presentation
Lesson 4 – Giving a presentation: Part A
Lesson 5 – Giving a presentation: Part B (Visuals)
Lesson 6 – Ending a presentation
Lesson 7 – Managing a discussion
Lesson 8 – Taking questions
Lesson 9 – Ending a topic /Planning for thefuture
Lesson 10 – Ending a meeting
看完之后对于开会的流程确实有了一个大概的了解了。其实,就是一个会议从头到尾,然后来分析、讲解语言点,包括单词、短语、习语、句型结构,确实是非常好的材料,以后分享给大外的商学院的学生们。也可以用于商务、职场口语,非常非常实用。有音频,讲解特别详细,能够练习技能如听力,练习口语,扩充单词、短语和句型结构,也能补充商务知识。
Using English at Work
Lesson 1 – Arriving at work
Lesson 2 – Checking mail, e-mail, andvoicemail
Lesson 3 – Attending the morning meeting
Lesson 4 – Working at my desk
Lesson 5 – Taking a break and eating lunch
Lesson 6 – Having computer problems
Lesson 7 – Scheduling a meeting
Lesson 8 – Meeting with the boss
Lesson 9 – Leaving work
Lesson 10 – Socializing with coworkers
这本对于国才考试用处估计不大。不过,趁此机会过一遍吧。内容比之前的会议简单不少,就是一个办公室工作人员描述了自己工作的一天,从早起上班打卡、检查邮件、工作、茶歇、吃饭、见老板、遇到电脑故障、到下班、社交。
Interview Questions Answered
Question 1 – Tell me about yourself
Question 2 – Why did you leave your lastjob?
Why are you looking for a new job?
Question 3 – Why do you want to work here?
Question 4 – Where do you see in five years?
Question 5 – What are your strengths?
Question 6 – What are your weaknesses?
每个问题都提供了两个参考答案,还有针对每个问题,回答时要注意的要点。
下面的两本书其实就是日常用语了:
A Day in the Life of Lucy
Lesson 1 – Getting up
Lesson 2 – Cleaning upand putting on make-up
Lesson 3 – Eating breakfast
Lesson 4 –Doing
hair and getting dressed
Lesson 5 –Taking
public transportationto work
Lesson 6 – At my desk and at lunch
Lesson 7 – The bank and the market
Lesson 8 – Eating dinner and making dessert
Lesson 9 – Cleaning and relaxing
Lesson 10 – Getting ready for bed and goingto sleep
A Day in the Life of Jeff
Lesson 1 – Getting up
Lesson 2 – Cleaning up
Lesson 3 – Eating breakfast
Lesson 4 – Getting dressed & ready forwork
Lesson 5 – The commute to work
Lesson 6 – At my desk, on break, and atlunch
Lesson 7 – The commute home and runningerrands
Lesson 8 – Making and eating dinner, andwashing up
Lesson 9 – Relaxing, the mail and the trash
Lesson 10 – Getting ready for bed and goingto sleep
这两本都比较简单,非常日常,非常接地气,非常具体,对于我们描述自己的一日生活非常有帮助。以后上课、自己教孩子、自己描述个人生活时,从本书可以直接借鉴、模仿、改编、使用地道、简单的句子、短语、单词。
这一套书还有一本Introduction to the United States,是美国的简介,总共100个问题,就不看了,因为很厚,内容丰富,于是有畏难情绪了,以后就把它作为资料查阅,厚着等到有其它工作、生活、学习的需要时再来啃这本书吧。