Vocabulary study --- research
学习重点
1. Course orientation
2. Vocabulary study --- research
3. Describing work roles
4. Report Writing
5. Homework
I. Course Orientation
1. 本课程采用经济科学出版社出版的《新编剑桥商务英语(高级)学生用书》(第二版)。该书的第二版是专门针对BEC商务英语考试大纲做出更改后专门编写的，内容既与考试相关，更与现代商务活动息息相关，对你在商务领域大有帮助。
2. 网上课程共计20讲，其中前16讲针对学生用书的每一个单元展开，后4讲则针对考试内容进行讲解。
3. 那些并没有准备参加考试的同学也不必担心，因为课程还会为大家带来大量原版商务文章，让网上学习更贴近现代生活和工作状态。课程还会穿插介绍英语学习方法，包括单词的科学学习方法、基础语法知识等。如果你想多了解商务知识，这一课程一定非常适合你。
4. 同时，如果你准备参加商务英语证书的考试，那么本课程还会为你的应试打下坚实基础。你将有机会在网上课堂进行专门针对考试的写作、阅读训练、听力练习及口语指导。
5. 本课程还有一大优势，那就是我们会在课后为学生布置一些作业，并会为你进行在线答疑，使你的商务英语学习如影随形 。
Describing work roles
II. Vocabulary Study
名词分为可数名词和不可数名词两大类。
---不可数名词：
中国学生常用又常会出错的是information, advice, furniture, equipment以及feedback.
information [uncountable] 信息
I need more information.我需要更多的信息。
The book contains information about a wide variety of subjects. 这本书中囊括的话题范围广泛。
For further information, call the number below. 如果需要更多信息，请打下面的电话联系。
I’ve one or two useful pieces of information to pass on to you. 我有两三条有用的信息要传达给你。
advice noun [uncountable] 建议
There’s lots of advice in the book on baby care. 这本书中有许多关于育婴的建议。
I followed my father’s advice and sold the car. 我听从我父亲的建议，把车卖了。
Take my advice and study something practical. 听我的建议，学些有实际应用的知识吧。
a piece/word of advice
Let me give you a piece of advice. Wear a blue or grey suit to the interview. 让我给你提条建议吧。去面试时穿件蓝色或灰色的西服。
furniture noun [uncountable] 家具
I helped him choose the furniture for his house. 我帮助他挑选房子的家具。
I can’t think of a single piece of furniture in my house that I bought new. 我认为我家里买的任何一件家具都不是新的。
office furniture 办公室家具
be furnished (房屋)配备有家电的
be well furnished 家电齐全的
be partially furnished 配备有部分家电的
equipment noun [uncountable] the tools, machines, clothes etc that you need to do a particular job or activity 工具，机器，衣服
a shop selling camping equipment 一家出售宿营用品的商店
piece/bit of equipment
a very useful piece of equipment 一件非常有用的设备
feedback noun [uncountable]
1 advice, criticism etc about how successful or useful something is 反馈意见
How can I provide feedback without making someone angry? 我怎样做才能在不激怒别人的情况下提出自己的反馈意见呢?
feedback on
Try to give each student some feedback on the task. 针对这项作业，尽量给每位学生提出反馈意见。
很多中国学生都对可数名词没有意识。下面请大家试着翻译以下句子，重点注意句中的可数名词。
1.电脑改变了我们的生活
2.我喜爱集邮。
3.大城市的孩子
4.警方不愿介入调解夫妇之间的争执。
[提示答案]
1. Computers (A computer/ The computer ) have/ has changed our lives.
就是不能说：Computer changed our life. (′)
2. I am fond of (I am keen on) collecting stamps.
3. children in large cities
4. The police don’t usually like to intervene in disputes between husbands and wives.
单词学习
research noun [uncountable]
also plural researches formal
1 serious study of a subject, in order to discover new facts or test new ideas
research into/on
research into the causes of cancer
scientific/medical/historical etc research
a research team
do/conduct/undertake research
I’m still doing research for my thesis.
Gould was helped in his researches by local naturalists.
2 the activity of finding information about something that you are interested in or need to know about
It’s a good idea to do some research before you buy a house.
market research noun [uncountable]
a business activity which involves collecting information about what goods people buy and why they buy them
They had to conduct market research, then advertise the product.
u 练习：请翻译
研究结果显示
Research shows (reveals, indicates) that ….
Report writing
III. Describing work roles
· Speaking.
Can you talk about your position, responsibilities and your duties with your study partner or on your own, providing you are working now?
position ▶JOB◀ [countable] formal a job 正式用语：工作
somebody’s position as something
Bill took up his new position as Works Director in October.
position of
She has held the position of Chief Financial Officer since 1992.
Bruce is thinking of applying for the position.
I’m sorry, the position has been filled (=someone has been found to do the job).
responsibility noun
plural responsibilities
1 [uncountable] a duty to be in charge of someone or something, so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happens
Kelly’s promotion means more money and more responsibility.
responsibility for (doing) something
The Minister will have responsibility for coordinating childcare policy.
with responsibility for something
a manager with responsibility for over 100 staff
it is somebody’s responsibility to do something
It’s your responsibility to inform us of any changes.
The Health Minister has overall responsibility for Britain’s hospitals.
take responsibility for (doing) something (=agree to be in charge of something or someone)
2 [uncountable] blame for something bad that has happened
responsibility for
The management accepts no responsibility for cars left in the car park.
The Chairman of the airline accepted full responsibility for the accident.
claim responsibility (for something) (=say you are responsible)
No one has yet claimed responsibility for yesterday’s bombing.
3 [countable] something that you must do as part of your job or duty 必须做的工作
My responsibilities include answering the phone and dealing with customer enquiries. family/professional/parental etc responsibilities
a single parent struggling to balance work and family responsibilities
4 [countable] something that you ought to do because it is morally or socially right ￚsynonym duty 责任，义务
a responsibility to do something
We all have a responsibility to protect the environment.
Parents need to encourage a sense of responsibility in their children (=the ability to behave sensibly in a way that will not harm themselves or other people). 责任感moral/social/legal etc responsibility
The company saw it as part of its social responsibility to provide education for its workers.
duty noun
plural duties
