1、商务英语初级口语素材工作之余 工作之余 (after-work entertainments, choosing and developing topics of conversation)Introducing topics/agendas Im glad to bump into you. I wanted to ask you about While were on the subject I just wanted to mention You know you mention? There were a couple of points I wanted to mention The
2、 other point was Theres just one thing I wanted to sayChanging/ending a topic Anyway, lets talk about something else. So, lets leave that (for later). Changing the subject for a moment By the way Talking of That reminds meChecking and clarifying Do you see what Im getting at? Is that clear? Do you m
3、ean? Are you saying? Let me see if I get it clear/correctly. Do you mean?Asking about hobbies and interests Do you have any hobbies and interests? What do you do in your spare/free time?Expressing likes and dislikes I like football. I love reading. I enjoy cooking. I adore Tom Cruise. Im interested
4、in antiques collections, especially Chinese antique furniture. Im quite into golf. Im crazy/mad about rocknroll. I fall for folk dance. John is enthusiastic about hiking. I dont like soccer. I hate boxing.Expressing preferences I prefer jazz to pop. I prefer staying at home to going out with him ton
5、ight. I prefer to play badminton rather than play basketball. Joe has a preference for European movies. Of all kinds of music, I like R&B best. Classical music is my favorite music. Hip Hop is my least favorite. As far as I am concerned, poetry reading is for the birds. For me, the best time is to s
6、it back with a cold beer in my hand. Id rather take the bus home.Sample Dialogue A: Have you watched any movie lately? B: Not really. I have been kept busy recently. A: Thats too bad. I went to watch the Red Dragon the other day. Its really fantastic. B: Red Dragon? I havent even heard about it. A:
7、What are you? From the cave? It has been an instant hit after it was put on show in the theatre. B: Well, I told you I was busy. So what was it about? A: Its actually the prequel to The silence of the Lambs. In this one, the story of a former FBI agent Will Graham, who was nearly killed by Hannibal
8、Lecter, is told, and it includes the initial capture of “the Cannibal”. B: Really? I have watched The silence of the Lambs. It features Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster, right? A: You are right. But the new movie has a stronger cast, including young talents like Edward Norton and Ralph Fiennes. Of course, Anthony Hopkins stays and still plays Dr. Lecter. B: It sounds really exciting. I should try to find some time to go.
