BEC 商务英语中级口语考试讨论实例(1) Your company is going to attend a trade fair in the US, and you are required to discuss what should be done as preparations in advance. A: W ell, you see, ou r co mp an y is goin g to attend a trad e fair in th e US. B: Yeah , sounds excit ing. S ince we've n ever done th at b efore, we need to h ave good p rep arat ions for th e trip in ad vance. A: You're right. Th e first th ing to do is of course to make travel and acco mmodat ion arrang ements, su ch as choos ing an airlin e offering good services and th e flight of th e rig ht t ime so th at we can arrang e things well and in an effect ive way. B: Th is can b e done b y makin g several phon e calls. And we h ave to make advan ce reservat ion with a local hotel so that th e p eop le for the t rad e fair can have a p lace to stay immed iat ely after th ey arrive in the count ry. A: W ith early booking, we may even en joy some d iscou nts. And it's better to choose a hot el near the trade fair. Th at can s ave th e t ime traveling th ere. B: Or we can arrang e b eforeh and to h ire a car from a lo cal car rent al co mpany. A: In add it ion , it wou ld b e usefu l to kno w about some bus in ess customs in the US, in clud ing co mmon ly accept ed b usiness p ract ices, ways of do ing bus in ess, and laws and regu lat ions, et c. B: Yeah, especially those d ifferent fro m ours. Say, d ifferent id eas about pun ctu alit y. I h eard th at in t he Un it ed St ates, peop le t end to be very t ime-conscious. B ein g lat e wou ld b e cons id ered poor et iqu ette. A: Also in Ch ina, bus in ess trans act io...
