2011年商务英语考试写作讲义二
商务英语证书BEC考试近年来被各类涉外企业、部门用来作为招收职员时英语能力的证明;同时也是商务工作人员或英语学习者检验、提高英语水平的方式。由于很多即将进入职场的学生或已工作的青年把该证书作为就业、求职的重要砝码，因此BEC考试也被称为“商务求职通行证”。
商务书信类
这一题型要求考生根据所提供的短文，如书信、传真、便函、留言条(电话留言条)等，起草一封书信，字数要求达到120—140词左右。
题目结构：
Input: 1 situation description
2 task
3 target reader
Reading: texts in note, letter, fax, memo +content points (handwritten notes; second letter)
Write: business letter (120-140 words)
注意英美拼写问题
【例题】
You have organised a production conference for your company which will be heldon 10 October 2005. The following is the letter of confirmation you received from theConference Centre.
Read the letter and fax below, which gives details of the conference.
Then, using all information from the fax, write your letter to John Smith at theNuffield Conference Centre, explaining the changes to the arrangements.
Do not include postal addresses.
Write 120-140 words on separate sheet.
Dear Conference Organiser,
I am writing to confirm the arrangements for the conference.
DATE AND TIME: 10th October-10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
NUMBER OF GUESTS: 50
ROOMS RESERVED 10 a. m. to 12: 30 p.m.
CONFERENCE HALL 3
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
SEMINAR ROOMS 1, 2, and 3
CATERING: Coffee--11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Lunch-12:30p.m. to 2p.m.
Conference Centre Restaurant
Tea-4 p.m.
We look forward to welcoming your company to the Nuffield Conference Centre.
Yours faithfully,
John Smith
Today your Production Manager has sent you the fax below with changes he wouldlike to make to the conference arrangements
FAX
I’m afraid we have to make some last-minute changes to the arrangements for our productionconference.
Ten more guests have accepted.
The President wants only one hour for lunch, and just a simple buffet-not seated in therestaurant.
The Conference Speaker(Tom Moors)can’t come until 2 pm. So he will give his presentationin the afternoon. Can we move the
seminars to the morning?
Sorry about this!
Sam
注意：
1 不要跑题
2 适当发挥
3 目标读者
4 不要抄袭
三种对策：
a 换句型
e.g. This rule applies in every case.
There are no exceptions to the rule. (肯定句变否定句)
b 换同义词
e.g. The arguments put forward by these two authors are nearly the same.
The views expressed by the two writers are almost identical.
c 改词性
e.g. The English language has had a major impact on developing other world languages.
Other world languages have been greatly affected by the English language in theirdevelopments.
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