Essential Business English Preparation for TOEIC: Mastering Slang and Expressions
This comprehensive guide by Christine Hsieh is designed to prepare you for the TOEIC with a focus on business English. It covers essential questions, useful slang, expressions, and advanced learning techniques. Gain insights into key business concepts such as advertising endorsements, placing orders, and IPOs. Learn how to effectively communicate in a business environment, understand colloquial phrases, and familiarize yourself with important abbreviations used in the corporate world. Perfect for aspiring professionals looking to excel in their TOEIC exams.
Essential Business English Preparation for TOEIC: Mastering Slang and Expressions
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Prepared for TOEIC (II) BY Christine Hsieh
Outline • Starting Questions • Business English • Business English (II) • Useful Slang/Expression • Further Questions • Advanced Learning
Can you tell which one is soccer, and which American football? Source-- http://www.soton.ac.uk/~susu/Information/AthleticUnion/html/Gallery.htm http://www.cineform.com/customer/ArialFoundation/ArialFoundation.htm
Business -- Questions • 廣告代言 – If you want to have a star to make a commercial advertisement for your product, how would you say it? • 下訂單 – If your customer is going to buy your products, what should he/she do first? • 上市 – If you are going to introduce your company over the time that it became a listed company (上市公司), what would you say?
Business – Possible Answers • 廣告代言 – Can we have David Beckham, the soccer star, to endorse our products? • 下訂單 – It would be highly appreciated if you can place an order for the product you want. (For more related terms, checkhttp://som.twbbs.org/klee/notebook/note89.htm) • 上市 – We went IPO in 2006. (IPO– initiative public offering –首次公開發行認股)
Slang/daily usages • Oh no. I forgot to clock in again. – clock in/clock out is critical for you to get paid correctly. (打卡) • Don’t have a cow – don’t panic • Don’ t make a fuss about (over)–大驚小怪 • Keep your shirt on – stay calm; don’t get excited • Keep your hair/wig on – don’t be angry
Check the following abbreviations • ASAP • CEO • cc • IOU • HR
Learn more • Reference biz CNN: September 2006 No.33 • Hot Issue: The story of Steve Irwin, Crocodile Hunter, on CNN http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html