FeelGoodGrammar: How to Make Sentences in Business English
COMO ESCRIBIR FRASES EN UN INGLES COMERCIAL商業英語造句新法:說和寫
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Contents INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: The Verb: The Centre of the Universe Chapter 2: Two Types of Sentences ONLY (1): Baby Verbs Chapter 3: Two Types of Sentences ONLY (2): Non-Baby Verbs Chapter 4: Big Verbs&Small Verbs Chapter 5: Time for Business English (Main Tenses) POSTSCRIPT PICTURE SOURCES REFERENCES PREVIEW OF BOOK 2 Contents in Detail Chapter 1: The Verb: The Center of the Universe ■ What is a sentence? ■ So if verbs are so big, how do we locate them? ■ So if verbs are so big, how many verbs are there? ■ Making sentences ■ Key points Chapter 2: Two Types of Sentences ONLY (1): Baby Verbs ■ Two types of sentences only? ■ Babies or Non-Babies ■ Making sentences with Baby Verbs (Taking a nap) ■ Making questions with Baby Verbs ■ Key points Chapter 3: Two Types of Sentences ONLY (2): Non-Baby Verbs ■ How many Non-Baby Verbs are there? ■ Making sentences with Non-Baby Verbs ■ Making questions with Non-Baby Verbs ■ Key points Chapter 4: Big Verbs&Small Verbs ■ What’s wrong with two verbs coming together? ■ What are Big Verbs & Small Verbs? ■ Making sentences ■ Key points Chapter 5: Time for Business English (Main Tenses) ■ Four kinds of futures ■ Two types of past ■ Two types of conditions (if) ■ Key points Preview of Chapter 2 (Some of the) Sentences to Make Situation Aim Sample Sentence At a meeting To defend your points To challenge others To summarize decisions This is for the benefit of (our company). Why is the report important (to our company)? The decision is to cut cost. Negotiating To make an offer To get a lower price The offer is firm (for 7 working days). There is a big difference between (your prices) and (those of other competitors). Casual Talk To express your opinions The interviewee appeared (disorganized) and (confused). Talking to coworkers To express your anger Is that the best (you could make)? FEELGOOD GRAMMAR Chapter 2 Two Types of Sentences ONLY (1): Baby Verbs Believe it or not! This chapter is about babies. You’ll see how babies can help you move your (Business) English to another level, of course, a higher one. But you have to change something. You have to change your way of thinking about babies. What is it? Babies suck. What do I mean? ‘Suck’ is American slang. It means that something or somebody is really, really bad (avideoon 'suck'). So, in this chapter, you’ll learn that a baby doesn’t suck. Baby Verbs are powerful, so powerful that they help you to: a.express your anger to your coworker b. defend and summarize your points c. challenge others d. make an offer (when negotiating) e. get a lower price (when negotiating) But before you move to another level, you have to know one thing: how to tell a Baby Verb from a Non-Baby Verb. A. Two Types of Sentences ONLY? Before you get started, a piece of good news for you. There are only two types of sentences in English. Yes, you are right, only two. Two only? Yes, when you focus on verbs, the center of sentences, there are only two types of sentences only. What are they? Sentences withBabyVerbs Sentences with Non-Baby Verbs So in other words, if you have a deep understanding of what the two verbs are, you can speak and write (business) English with confidence. And, you can also write a long sentence like the following (with confidence): The starting point for any good discussion is a shared understanding of the aim of a company. Well, before you get more confident, before you feel better about yourself, you have to know the differences between Baby and Non-Baby Verbs. So, are you ready, baby? Well, in the following, you will have to make a decision. What decision is it? What do you think? The decision to make is: Are the following sentences correct? 1. Where are you from? 2. Where do youcome from? 3. Where are you come from? Ans: Only1 & 2 are correct. 3 is absolutely wrong. (Where are you come from?Wrong!!!!) Why? In sentence 1, the verb is ‘are’, and it is a Baby Verb. Whereareyou from? However, in sentence 2, the verb is ‘come’ and it is a Non-Baby Verb (‘do’ is a helping verb, turning the sentence into a question). Where do youcome from? Yet, you find both a Baby and a Non-Baby Verbs in sentence 3. In English sentences, you either use a Baby Verb or aNon-Baby Verb. They usually don’t go together in a sentence. Where are youcome from? [WRONG] Baby Verb Non-Baby Verb are come So the rule, the rule of babies, is: Baby Verbs VS Non-Baby Verbs For easy memory, either you are a babyor you are not a baby. You can’t be both, can you? Common examples in the two groups of verbs are: Group (1)Baby Verbs: be / is / am / are / was / were / being/ been Group (2)Non-Baby Verbs: work / discuss / suggest / think / decide / guess / develop So next time, when you agree with Mr Right, either be a Baby or a Non-Baby. Further examples (for agreeing)are: Baby Verbs Non-Baby Verbs That is (That’s) not a bad idea. I can’tagreewith you more. (Yes, it means you agree with Mr Right.) I am (I’m) fond of the idea of building a new team. You can say that again. Preview of Chapter 3 Concepts to Change Wrong Concept Concept Explained 1. I am writing to confirm you that... [WRONG] ‘Confirm’ is a Lonely Verb. (Correct: I am writing to confirm that…) 2. Do you want some coffee? Yes, I want. [WRONG] ‘Want’ is a Friendly Verb. (Correct: Yes, I want it.) 3. Give five. [WRONG] ‘Give’ is a Fat Verb. (Correct: Give me five.) (And many more…)
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Why another book on grammar? You probably have been learning quite a lot of grammar, but you are still not clear about how to make a sentence. Why? Is there anything wrong with your approach to learning? If we offer you a funny way, a non-traditional method, a ‘new’ perspective on thinking about grammar, will you try it? The aim of this book is to introduce a ‘new’ perspective on learning grammar, especially for Business English. We start and end with sentences, the most important part in writing, and sometimes speaking. Unlike traditional grammar books that discuss nouns, verbs, adjectives, we go straight to sentences as we believe at the end of the day what you want are actually sentences. How? This book has two features: It focuses on how to. Most grammar books helps you understand grammar terms, but, we show you how to put them into practice, how to make sentences (written and spoken). This book also talks about grammar in an easy, funny way. You’ll learn sentence structures by solving a problem between two women who have to ‘share’ a husband; you’ll get the differences between the past simple and the present perfect simple by reading a love story; and there are also funny names such as Lonely, Friendly, Slim, and Fat Verbs for you to learn.