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《全景商务英语》教材概况

教材研究 情景英语 商务英语 外教社

今天简单地对《全景商务英语》这套教材进行了一下研究。现记录总结内容如下:

初级教程(暂略)


中级教程(INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE)


教材基本信息:

  • 编者:James Schofield (james@summertown.co.uk)
  • 出版社:Cengage Learning、外教社
  • ISBN 978-7-5446-1122-0/F·0025
  • 前言中叙述的特点:
    • 集商务英语语言知识和商务技能于一体的情景式商务英语教材
    • 突出“以人为本”
    • 趣味性和较强(以某国际公司的运作为主线)
    • 注重跨文化意识的培养(各单元均设有Cross-cultural Focus项目)
    • 注重学习能力的培养(Review和Personal Data Bank)
  • 在作者自己撰写的Introduction中写到的内容
    1. Who is Double Dealing Intermediate for?
    2. What’s in Double Dealing Intermediate?
    3. What makes Double Dealing Intermediate special?
      • Authentic business vocabulary and language
      • Storyline
      • Cross-cultural themes
      • Business focus
      • Self-learning
      • Variety of accents

##教材单元设置: 全书共分10个单元,每单元包含如下内容设置:

  • Start up
  • Business Vocabulary
  • Business Language
  • Cross-Cultural Focus
  • Business Focus
  • Simulation
  • Review (Emily’s Diary)
  • Personal Data Bank

除以上主干内容以外,还包含一下资源:

  • Interaction
  • Audio scripts
  • Key vocabulary
  • Self-study + Answers and audio scripts

##教材版式特点: 在目录处有一个人物介绍列表,其中包含公司logo、教材中出现任务的头像图片、姓名以及公司职务。为本书内容带来真实感和戏剧感。

图书板块设计十分清晰规整。其中Start up、Business Vocabulary、Business Lanugage、Cross-Cultural Focus各占两面;Business Focus、Simulation、Review和Personal Data Bank各占一面,每单元总计共占12面。从学生自Start up开始看起,共翻5次书页可以看完该单元,其中翻前三次,每次视野中的两面构成一个板块,后面两次,每次视野中的两面包含两个板块。

另外值得注意的是各板块的板块名称都是在页眉处显示,不占用主干区域的版面。主干区域各板块开头都是以标号1开始,引领本板块的第一个练习。因此,虽然练习形式多种多样、插图、背景色等也很丰富,但是版心部分就是以练习题组成,没有其余信息,醒目的各练习题题号有效地引导了读者的视觉感受,使得排版复杂,但脉络清晰,不显杂乱。

本书也采用了惯用的,包含听力的练习,在题号前有CD图标。

##教材内容特点:

练习题型丰富: - Start up中的题型 - Colleague interview, find people with some particular traits or experiences - Read and answer or discuss the questions - Listen and discuss or answer questions - Use given words to fill the blanks - Make order - True or false, and give reasons - Matching - Listen and do the multiple choice - Write your own sentences using learned words - Complete the table - Retell the story with given words or phrases - Practice saying numbers and calculations, listen and check - Write the fractions - Multiple choice - Business Vocabulary中的题型 - Chart filling - Matching - Draw a chart - Listen and answer questions - Multiple choice - Complete the table - Pair talk - Use given words to fill the blanks - Group words into different subject areas - Replace underlined parts with given words - Play the definition Game - Find words with opposite meaning - Complete the phrases - Complete the email - Find the odd-on-out in each group - Write the sentences of your own - Read and answer questions - Write up - Change the words into opposites, using prefixes - Correct mistakes - Cross-words - Work out the missing words - Find the words to match the definition - Find words with similar meaning - Rewrite the sentences, including the word just - True or False or Don’t know - Listen and fill in the blanks - Reasons for or against - Business Language中的题型 - Add to a list - Write the words in correct order - Role play - Write short telephone conversations and act out - Read and answer questions - Put into correct order - Write questions and answers, then act out - Work in pairs and complete the table - Tick the expressions you hear - Put the expressions into the appropriate categories - Matching - Listen and complete the transcript - Two styles of language, which one is to be used in a particular situation - Decide if the phrases are more professional or personal - Write up with two styles - Change the passive voice into active voice and vice versa - Case study and blank filling - Listen and arite the words in the correct order - Words in bold are in the wrong order. Write them in the correct order - Which of the sentences are closest to what is said - Write up - Complete the conversation - Idiomatic expressions are often very visual. Draw a picture that explains the meaning. - Underlined phrases are in the wrong place. Put them into the correct order - Cross-Cultural Focus中的题型 - Read and answer questions - Case study in pairs and present ideas to the class or fill the table - Answer questions - Discuss a list - Complete the table - Circle the culture(s) you think each one might come from. - Questionnaire - Highlight anything you think is interesting / funny / surprising / ridiculous … in the article - Acceptable or taboo - Play the small talk game - Write up - Discuss what is wrong with the email and how it could be improved - Business Focus中的题型 - Match the headings in the box to the correct points in the plan - Listen and answer questions - Listen and write down words, then think of alternative language - Put into correct order - Write up - What do you say in these situation? - Matching - Simulation中的题型 - Review(Emily’s Diary)中的题型 - Correct mistakes in the diary - The words in bold are in wrong place in Emily’s diary. Write them in the correct order - Complete the diary with given words - Complete the diary with given words, and use the extra word to make a sentence as the last line of the diary - The words in bold are in wrong place in Emily’s diary. Write them in the correct order. Can you think of a possible get expression to fill number 9 - Emily has spilt wine over her diary. Can you work out what the missing words are - Replace the underlined parts of the text with vocabulary from the unit - Discuss the questions. Look at the pictures as prompts and retell the whole story of the book. What would you like to add as the final picture - Personal Data Bank的设计 1. Key words (from the unit) 2. Model sentence 3. Similar or opposite 4. Translation 5. Useful phrases and idioms (from the unit) 6. Translation 7. When can I use the language or ideas from this unit

Self-study的内容设置: - Business Vocabulary (一般三道题) - Business Language - Culture and Communication - Pronunciation - Reading

教师用书内容设置:

总体来说该系列教材的教师用书内容比较简单。每单元先包含一个方框,其中内容有: - Key vocabulary - Materials required - Optional materials - Unit overview

下面是各版块简要的教学提示、练习题答案以及音频脚本

高级教程


高级教程板块设置比中级教程简单,每单元包含以下四部分: - Business Briefing / Focus - Business Language - Business Case Study / Simulation - Business Review / Personal Data Bank

附加内容依然包含: - Interaction - Audio scripts - Key vocabulary - Presentation and emailing phrases - Self-study + Audio scripts and Answer key

该本教材分为10个单元,其中每两个单元组成一个完整部分:Selection (A/B)、Fraud (A/B)、Mergers and acquisition (A/B)、Conflict management (A/B)、Project management (A/B)