学术英语管理Unit-1.pptVIP

Unit 1 Studying Business Speaking Useful expressions Unit 1 Studying Business Asking for information and clarification Useful expressions Speaking Knowing how to ask questions and seek clarification during tutorials, seminars and lectures is important at university. Here are some useful expressions for your reference. In fact there are two sets of expressions that serve similar purposes, but they differ in the degree of politeness. Remember being polite is important in academic discussions. Now read these sentences in the following two columns and compare them in terms of politeness. Unit 1 Studying Business Asking for information and clarification Useful expressions Speaking Can you explain that again? Could you explain that again? I didn’t understand what you said about … I’m sorry, I didn’t quite understand what you said about … Can you repeat …? I wonder if you could repeat …? Can you give an example of …? Would you mind giving an example of …? Are you saying that …? Excuse me, are you saying that …? What does … mean? Could you explain what … means? What is …? Could you explain in more detail about …? less polite more polite Unit 1 Studying Business Asking for information and clarification Useful expressions Speaking Work in groups of 4-5 and discuss the following questions. Try to use the strategy of politeness in asking for information and clarification in your discussion. 1 Do you use social networking sites? If so, which ones do you use? If not, which ones would you like to try? 2 What are the usual functions of social networking sites? 3 Which function is your favorite? Why? 4 How can a business use social networking sites to market a product or service to college students? Unit 1 Studying Business Writing Writing tasks More suggestions Research paper Introduction Literature Review Methodology Findings/results Discussion Conclusion Reference list Abstract Acknowledgments Unit 1 St