伊恩·伍德，伦敦大学应用语言学和牛津大学英语语言文学专业毕业， 是剑桥大学ESOL考试中心多项考试（FCE，CAE，CPE，BEC，BULATS and IELTS）的专家， 也是剑桥大学、伦敦大学、肯特大学和英文文化教育协会的顾问。出版过多部BEC考试指导用书，并被剑桥大学考试委员会列为推荐用书。本套Pass Cambridge BEC即为其经典之作。
目录
1 Unit 1a Work roles Talking about jobs and duties Report language Present simple and continuous Reading Listening Report writing 5 Unit 1b Company structure Talking about organisational structure Past simple, present perfect simple and continuous Listening 9 Exam practice Reading 11 Unit 2a Stocks and shares Talking about financial trends Language of trends Listening Report writing 15 Unit 2b Mergers and acquisitions Talking about mergers and acquisitions Linking Listening 18 Exam practice Reading 22 Unit 3a Trade fairs Talking about trade fairs Present simple for future time Reading Speaking Letter writing 27 Unit 3b Entering a market Talking about doing business abroad Articles Reading Speaking Listening Letter writing 32 Exam practice Reading Writing 34 Unit 4a The future of work Talking about changes in working practices Predictions Reading Listening 39 Unit 4b E-business Talking about internet-based business Future perfect and continuous Listening Report writing 43 Exam practice Listening Reading Exam focus: Reading 47 Listening 53 Writing 55 Speaking 62 Language Exam Skills vii 67 Unit 5a Staff motivation Talking about motivation at work Formal report language Listening Report writing 71 Unit 5b Recruitment Talking about recruitment Reference words Reading Speaking Listening Letter writing 76 Exam practice Reading 78 Unit 6a Corporate culture Talking about company culture Gerunds and infinitives Listening 82 Unit 6b Cultural diversity Talking about cultural differences Agreeing and disagreeing Reading Speaking Letter writing 86 Exam practice Reading Writing 90 Unit 7a Industrial espionage Talking about information security Asking for clarification Conditionals 1 (real) and 2 (hypothetical) Reading Listening Speaking 95 Unit 7b Business ethics Talking about business ethics Formal report language Conditional 3 (hypothetical) Reading Listening 100 Exam practice Reading Writing 102 Unit 8a Global brands Talking about global brands Inversion Speaking Proposal writing 106 Unit 8b Global sourcing Talking about suppliers Listening Reading Speaking Report writing 111 Exam practice Listening Reading
摘要
剑桥商务英语证书（Business English Certificate，以下简称BEC）考试是教育部考试中心和英国剑桥大学考试委员会合作举办的一语水平考试，从听说读写四个方面全面考查考生在商务和一般生活环境下使用英语的能力，对成绩及格者由英国剑桥大学考试委员会颁发标准统一的成绩证书。证书终身有效，具有极高的国际权威性，被欧洲乃至全球众多教育机构和企业认可，成为在所有举办该考试的一百多个国家和地区求职的“通行证”。BEC考试自1993年由中国教育部考试中心引进中国以来，历经20余年的实践和推广，因其权威性和规范性而极具知名度，是求职者有力的语言能力证明。本套由美国圣智学习出版公司出版的Pass Cambridge BEC是一套专为B E C考试而精心打造的备考教程，其第一版于2001年被引进到中国，近20年来一直作为剑桥大学考试委员会和教育部考试中心的推荐用书，成为广大BEC备考者的首选。2013年，美国圣智学习出版公司根据剑桥大学考试委员会对BEC考试大纲的最新修订和调整情况，同时结合现代商务活动和场景等元素，对该套教材进行了相应的更新与改版，推出了Pass Cambridge BEC，2nd Edition。2017年，清华大学出版社获得圣智学习出版公司的授权，成为该套新版教材在中国唯一的合作伙伴，将其第二版再次引进中国，全新出版，中文书名定为《直通剑桥商务英语》。出版说明PUBLISHER'S NOTEii全套教材分为初级（Preliminary）、中级（Vantage）和高级（Higher）三个级别，每级均含学生用书、教师用书和练习册。为了方便读者使用，我们将原版书中附配的听力光盘进行了二维码转换，将其改造成了“扫码听音”版。本套教材为考生应试提供全面有效、极具针对性的学习指导。祝愿广大考生在该教材的帮助下考出最佳水平，取得理想的考试成绩！清华大学出版社 外语分社2017年12月
