Business-English

LOGOBusinessisthehumanactivityrelatedtomaterialthings.Itisnecessaryforcivilization.Itisfoundinallsocieties,eventhesimplestones.Businessmayincludetheproductionofgoods:Makingairplanes,buildingbuildings,andconstructingpaperboxesareexamplesofproduction.Itcanalsoprovidethefinancingfortheseactivities.Lendingmoney,tradingstocksandbonds,andsellinginsurancepoliciesrelatetothesecuringofcapitalforbusinessactivities.Otherformsofbusinessincludemerchandising,whichisthesellingofproducts,andprovidingvariousservices,suchasaccounting,distributing,andrepairs.Business,then,istheactivityofproducinganddistributinggoodsandservices.WhatisBusinessPeopleorOrganizationsEngagedinBusiness:Company,firm,enterprise,joint-venture,corporation,individualcompany,collectivefactory,privatecompany,conglomerate，manager,merchant,salesman,businessman;PlacestoConductBusinessActivities:Market,departmentstore,supermarket,stockexchange,hotel,restaurant,bank;OtherTermsFrequentlyUsedinBusinessOperation:Sell,buy,goods,order,profit,interest,invoice,check,bill,consumer,customer.Areyouinterestedinbusiness?Whyornot?Whatactivitiesdoyouthinkcanbelabeledasbusinessactivities?Haveyoueverbeeninvolvedinanybusinessactivitiesbefore?Whatdoyouthinkisimportantforsuccessintoday’sbusinessworld?Commerceistheexchangeofitemsofvaluebetweenpersonsorcompanies.Anyexchangeofmoneyforaproduct,service,orinformationisconsideredadealofcommerce.Commercehasbeenaconstantpartofhistory.E-commerce,(electroniccommerce),isonlinecommerceversesreal-worldcommerce.E-commerceincludesretailshopping,banking,stocksandbondstrading,auctions,realestatetransactions,airlinebooking,movierentals—nearlyanythingyoucanimagineintherealworld.Evenpersonalservicessuchashairandnailsalonscanbenefitfrome-commercebyprovidingawebsiteforthesaleofrelatedhealthandbeautyproducts,normallyavailabletolocalcustomersexclusively.WhatisCommerce，E-commerceBusinessEnglishBusinessEnglishisEnglishlanguageespeciallyrelatedtointernationaltrade.ItisapartofEnglishforSpecificPurposesandcanbeconsideredaspecialismwithinEnglishlanguagelearningandteaching.MuchoftheEnglishcommunicationthattakesplacewithinbusinesscirclesallovertheworldoccursbetweennon-nativespeakers.Incasessuchasthese,theobjectoftheexerciseisefficientandeffectivecommunication.Thestrictrulesofgrammarareinsuchcasessometimesignored,when,forexample,astressednegotiator'sonlygoalistoreachanagreementasquicklyaspossible.BusinessEnglishmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Forsome,itfocusesonvocabularyandtopicsusedintheworldsofbusiness,trade,finance,andinternationalrelations.Forothersitreferstothecommunicationskillsusedintheworkplace,andfocusesonthelanguageandskillsneededfortypicalbusinesscommunicationsuchaspresentations,negotiations,meetings,smalltalk,socializing,correspondence,reportwriting,andsoon.BusinessEnglishWhatdoesbusinessEnglishrefertoyou?WhatdoyouwantfromourbusinessEnglishcourse?NickBrieger（1997）,theprofessorofbusinessEnglish,believesthatbusinessEnglishshouldincl-udelanguageknowledge、communicationskills、professionalcontent、managementskillsandcultu-ralawareness,etc.SinceitisoneofthebrunchesofEnglishlanguageandservesasESP(EnglishforSpecificPurpose),businessEnglishhasthecomm-ontraitsofcommonEnglishaswellasitsuniquec-haracteristicsinitsvocabulary,formality,concretelanguageandconcisesentences.characteristicsofbusinessenglishFreefromParticularAverage,WithParticularAverage,AllRisks.FOB（freeonboard）,CIF（cost,insuranceandfreight），CFR（costandfreight）.M/T（mailtransfer）、T/T（telegraphictransfer）、D/D（demanddraft）、D/P（documentsagainstpayment）、D/A（documentsagainstacceptance，）、L/C（letterofcredit）.concur/cometogether,terminateorexpiry/end,priortoorpreviousto/before,inviewof/becauseof,certify/prove,inthenatureof/like;alongthelinesof/like；forthepurposeof/for；inthecaseof/if；onthegroundthat/since/because；withreferencetoorwithregardto/about,etc.Wehavenowpleasureinofferingyou...ofwhichwewouldappreciateyourpushingthesaleonyourmarket.shippingadviceInsuranceistobecoveredbythesellerfor110%oftheinvoicevalueagainstallRisksandWar.1）Wewishtoconfirmourtelexdispatchedyesterday.2）WeconfirmourtelexofJuly2nd，2000.Trytocompare:Internete-businesse-cashbubbleeconomypropertytaxshoppingonlinesec-killingholidayeconomynonprofitorganizationtherighttoheardtherighttoinformationInbusinessEnglish,wehave7CprinciplesasCorrectness、Conciseness、Clearness、Completeness、Concreteness、Courtesyan-dConsideration.Thiscorporationisspecializedinhandingtheimportandexportsbusinessinelectronicproductsandwishestoenterintobusinessre-lationswithyou.1Yourearlierresponsetoourrequestwillbeappreciated.2Weshouldbeobligedifyouwouldsendusbyairacopyofthepackinglistfortheshipmenttobedispatchedbysea.3Weshouldappreciateitifyoucouldsendustheshippinginstructionsimmediately.4Weshouldappreciatefullparticularsofyournewlydevelopedproduct.2）Wetenderyouourapologiesfor...3）Yourkindreplywillgreatlyobligeus.4）Weofferyou...5）Welookforwardtoyourorder.6）Pleasequoteusthelowestprice.1）Pleaseacceptmysincereappreciationfor...1.Enclosedpleasefindamoneyorder.2.Shouldyourequir