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 Teamwork Talking about teamwork Making arrangements Speaking part 2 Reading part 3 5 Unit 1b Communication Improving communication in spoken language Taking and leaving voicemail messages Speaking part 2 Listening part 2 Listening part 1 8 Self-study Present tenses, past simple and present perfect Review 10 Exam practice Reading part 4 Reading part 5 Writing part 1 12 Unit 2a Business hotels Talking about business hotels Speaking activity Reading part 1 Listening part 2 Speaking part 1 16 Unit 2b Corporate hospitality Talking about corporate hospitality Formal and informal language Making, accepting and declining invitations Reading part 3 Writing part 2 20 Self-study Auxiliary verbs, countable or uncountable nouns Review 22 Exam practice Reading part 1 Reading part 2 24 Unit 3a Ordering goods Talking about orders Clarity in written language Phone and letter phrases Reading part 5 Writing part 1 28 Unit 3b Cash flow Talking about company finances Conditionals 1 and 2 Managing cash flow Writing part 1 Speaking part 3 32 Self-study Intentions and arrangements, conditionals 1 and 2 Review 34 Exam practice Reading part 2 Reading part 5 Writing part 1 36 Unit 4a Brand power Talking about brands and marketing Ethical banking Listening part 2 Reading part 1 39 Unit 4b Public relations Talking about public relations Organising a PR event Describing duties and responsibilities Listening part 3 Writing part 2 Speaking part 1 Speaking part 3 43 Self-study Future tenses, articles Review 45 Exam practice Reading part 1 Reading part 4 47 Unit 5a Relocation Talking about relocation Report phrases Talking about similarity and difference Writing part 2 51 Unit 5b New premises Giving directions Asking for information and making suggestions Talking about location Writing part 2 Reading part 3 55 Self-study Comparatives and superlatives, participles Review 57 Exam practice Listening part 1 Listening part 2 Listening part 3 Reading part 5 Exam focus The Reading Test 61 The Listening Test 64 The Speaking Test 66 The Writing Test 69 Language Exam Skills 75 Unit 6a Reporting results Talking about company performance Describing trends Describing cause and effect Reading part 1 Writing part 2 79 Unit 6b Green initiatives Talking about environmental impact Discussing green issues Language of presentations Listening part 3 Writing part 2 Speaking part 3 82 Self-study Adjectives and adverbs, determiners Review 84 Exam practice Reading part 4 Reading part 5 Writing part 1 86 Unit 7a Health and safety Talking about health and safety Expressing obligation Discussing regulations Reading part 2 Listening part 1 90 Unit 7b Rights at work Talking about personnel problems Passives Talking about problems at work Writing part 1 Listening part 2 94 Self-study Modal verbs, passives Review 96 Exam practice Reading part 3 Writing part 1 98 Unit 8a Business expenses Talking about expenses claims Listening part 1 Listening part 2 Speaking part 3 Writing part 1 102 Unit 8b Business travel Talking about air travel Reading part 1 Listening part 2 106 Self-study Relative pronouns, indirect questions Review 108 Exam practice Reading part 4 Writing part 2 110 Unit 9a Flexible benefits Talking about staff benefits Listening part 3 Reading part 1 113 Unit 9b Staff appraisal Talking about appraisal systems Listening part 2 Reading part 3 117 Self-study Gerunds and infinitives, reported speech Review 119 Exam practice Reading part 2 Writing part 2 121 Unit 10a Marketing disasters Talking about marketing disasters Expressing hypothetical situations Reading part 1 Speaking part 3 125 Unit 10b Going global Talking about entering foreign markets Listening part 3 129 Self-study Conditional 3, grammar review Review 131 Exam practice Listening part 1 Listening part 2 Listening part 3 Writing part 1 Activity sheets 135 Essential functions 156 Audioscripts 142 Essential vocabulary 153 Answer key 157
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
