TY - BOOK AU - Hobbs,Martyn AU - Keddle,Julia Starr TI - Commerce 1 SN - 0194569756 (Student book) PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Commerce KW - English language KW - Business English N1 - Includes glossary; Online interactive exercises to revise and recycle language: www.oup.com/elt/oefc; "Commerce 1 gives you the language, information, and skills you need to start your career:; It's my job - real people talk about their work in commerce; 9 to 5 - expressions for working and socializing with colleagues; Business know-how - key interpersonal skills for business; Writing bank - practice in business writing; Facts, figures, and quotations all about commerce; Online interactive exercises to revise and recycle language: www.oup.com/elt/oefc." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; 1. The business environment ; It's my job / Company profile: Amazon.com; Business know-how: Getting on in business; Project: Researching a well-known company; Listening: Describing daily office routine; Reading: Don't disturb me - I'm not working! ; Speaking: Meeting people; Writing: Emailing a friend about your job; Language spot: Present Simple ; Vocabulary: Forming jobs from verbs; Pronunciation: Numbers; 2. The company; It's my job / Company profile: Daniel Deroche; Business know-how: How to manage your time; Project: Researching a company's structure; Listening: Describing current activities; Reading: E-commerce; Speaking: Making and answering phone calls; Writing: Writing a web page; Language spot: Present Continuous; Vocabulary: Departments in a company; Pronunciation: Phone numbers; 3. Travel; It's my job / Company profile: bmi ; Business know-how: Travelling tips; Project: Researching an airline; Listening: Bad travel experience; Reading: Hotel adverts; Speaking: Apologizing; Booking a hotel; Writing: Filling in an online booking form; Language spot: Past Simple; Vocabulary: Travel; 4. Sport ; It's my job / Company profile: Ali Prasad; Business know-how: How to concentrate; Project: Researching sports sponsorship; Listening: Favourite sport; Describing qualifications and experience; Reading: Sport - it's big business!; Speaking: Leaving a phone message; Writing: Writing a job application letter; Language spot: Present Perfect; 5. Sales; It's my job / Company profile: QXL; Business know-how: Find your own USPs; Project: Researching eBay; Reading: Sales techniques; Speaking: Making and accepting invitations; Arranging a meeting; Writing: Emailing a schedule; Language spot: Present Continuous for future, be going to; Vocabulary: Describing trends; Pronunciation: going to ; 6. Cultural awareness ; It's my job / Company profile: Dermot Kincaid; Business know-how: How to make a good impression; Project: Researching advice on how to behave in a particular country; Listening: Cultural faux pas; Recorded messages; Reading: How to talk to an American; Glocalization; Writing: Writing a job description; Language spot: Talking about obligation; Pronunciation: must / mustn't; 7. Trade fairs; It's my job / Company profile: Yo!; Business know-how: Attending a careers fair; Project: Researching an entrepreneur; Listening: Discussing freebies for a trade fair; Interviews with trade fair attendees; Reading: Trade fairs and exhibitions; Speaking: Giving advice; Eating out ; Writing: Emailing a description of a trade fair; Language spot: should / shouldn't; 8. Advertising; It's my job / Company profile: Ana Blume; Business know-how: Improve your creativity; Project: Creating an advert promoting careers in sport; Listening: Radio adverts; Reading: Advertising techniques; Who's who in advertising; Speaking: Checking information; Writing: Writing a description of an item for an online auction; Language spot: Comparatives and superlatives; Pronunciation: Emphasising information; Writing bank ; Emails 1 - Making contact; Emails 2 - Hotel booking; Letters 1 - Thanking ; Emails 3 - Arranging a meeting; Letters 2 - Enquiries; Letters 3 - Following up; Emails 4 - Inviting; CVs; Faxes - Giving directions; Emails 5 - Answering enquiries; Report; Emails 6 - Complaining; Letters 4 - Job applications; Writing bank key; 9. Fashion and style; It's my job / Company profile: Gap Inc; Business know-how: How to dress for the international business world; Project: Presenting your company ; Listening: Answering a fashion questionnaire; People who work in the fashion industry; Reading: Camper shoes; Speaking: Making requests; Writing: Writing and replying to invitations; Language spot: Present Perfect; Vocabulary: Noun + noun combinations; 10. Technology; It's my job / Company profile: Gary Wilson; Business know-how: Staying up to date; Listening: Email tips; Reading: How the Internet works; Netiquette - email manners; Bad experiences with technology; Reading: How the Internet works; Netiquette - email manners; Bad experiences with technology; Speaking: Taking and leaving a phone message; Writing: making requests by email; Language spot: The Passive; Pronunciation: Email addresses; 11. Job satisfaction ; It's my job / Company profile: Lush; Business know-how: Are you getting job satisfaction?; Project: Researching good employers; Listening: Talking about working conditions; Reading: The best UK companies to work for ; Speaking: Checking and reassuring; Writing: Writing about the job you would like; Language spot: Question tags ; 12. Market research; It's my job / Company profile: Matsuko Takahashi; Business know-how: Be a good listener; Listening: Interviews in the street; Interview with an ethnographer; Reading: A market research report; Ethnographers - watching people shop; Speaking: Making polite requests; Language spot: First Conditional; Vocabulary: Describing percentages; Pronunciation: Intonation; 13. Bright ideas; It's my job / Company profile: Apple Computer Inc; Business know-how: Become more inventive; Project: Researching Trivial Pursuit; Listening: Interview with Trevor Baylis; Reading: The best office inventions; The business of invention ; Speaking: Agreeing and disagreeing; Writing: Writing about your hero; Language spot: Past Continuous ; 14. Dealing with people; It's my job / Company profile: Anna Scarpino; Business know-how: Dealing with your anger; Project: Do an online test about your Emotional Intelligence; Reading: Emotional Intelligence; Speaking: Making and dealing with complaints; Writing: Email complaining about an incorrect order; Language spot: Second Conditional; Vocabulary: Word families - verbs and nouns; Pronunciation: Dark 'I'; 15. Getting a job; It's my job / Company profile: IKEA; Business know-how: Key interview questions; Project: Finding a suitable job online; Listening: Job interviews; Reading: How not to impress at an interview!; Speaking: Talking about plans; Role-playing a job interview; Writing: Filling in a job application form; Language spot: will / won't / may / might; Vocabulary: Getting, being off, and leaving work; Speaking activities; Grammar reference; Listening scripts; Glossary; Commerce is ideal for pre-work students, studying at pre-intermediate to intermediate levels, who will need to use English in work situations.; Publisher's Website N2 - "Commerce 1 gives you the language, information, and skills you need to start your career: • It's my job - real people talk about their work in commerce • 9 to 5 - expressions for working and socializing with colleagues • Business know-how - key interpersonal skills for business • Writing bank - practice in business writing • Facts, figures, and quotations all about commerce • Online interactive exercises to revise and recycle language: www.oup.com/elt/oefc." (Book Cover); CONTENTS: 1. The business environment It's my job / Company profile: Amazon.com Business know-how: Getting on in business Project: Researching a well-known company Listening: Describing daily office routine Reading: Don't disturb me - I'm not working! Speaking: Meeting people Writing: Emailing a friend about your job Language spot: Present Simple Vocabulary: Forming jobs from verbs Pronunciation: Numbers 2. The company It's my job / Company profile: Daniel Deroche Business know-how: How to manage your time Project: Researching a company's structure Listening: Describing current activities Reading: E-commerce Speaking: Making and answering phone calls Writing: Writing a web page Language spot: Present Continuous Vocabulary: Departments in a company Pronunciation: Phone numbers 3. Travel It's my job / Company profile: bmi Business know-how: Travelling tips Project: Researching an airline Listening: Bad travel experience Reading: Hotel adverts Speaking: Apologizing; Booking a hotel Writing: Filling in an online booking form Language spot: Past Simple Vocabulary: Travel 4. Sport It's my job / Company profile: Ali Prasad Business know-how: How to concentrate Project: Researching sports sponsorship Listening: Favourite sport; Describing qualifications and experience Reading: Sport - it's big business! Speaking: Leaving a phone message Writing: Writing a job application letter Language spot: Present Perfect 5. Sales It's my job / Company profile: QXL Business know-how: Find your own USPs Project: Researching eBay Reading: Sales techniques Speaking: Making and accepting invitations; Arranging a meeting Writing: Emailing a schedule Language spot: Present Continuous for future, be going to Vocabulary: Describing trends Pronunciation: going to 6. Cultural awareness It's my job / Company profile: Dermot Kincaid Business know-how: How to make a good impression Project: Researching advice on how to behave in a particular country Listening: Cultural faux pas; Recorded messages Reading: How to talk to an American; Glocalization Writing: Writing a job description Language spot: Talking about obligation Pronunciation: must / mustn't 7. Trade fairs It's my job / Company profile: Yo! Business know-how: Attending a careers fair Project: Researching an entrepreneur Listening: Discussing freebies for a trade fair; Interviews with trade fair attendees Reading: Trade fairs and exhibitions Speaking: Giving advice; Eating out Writing: Emailing a description of a trade fair Language spot: should / shouldn't 8. Advertising It's my job / Company profile: Ana Blume Business know-how: Improve your creativity Project: Creating an advert promoting careers in sport Listening: Radio adverts Reading: Advertising techniques; Who's who in advertising Speaking: Checking information Writing: Writing a description of an item for an online auction Language spot: Comparatives and superlatives Pronunciation: Emphasising information Writing bank Emails 1 - Making contact Emails 2 - Hotel booking Letters 1 - Thanking Emails 3 - Arranging a meeting Letters 2 - Enquiries Letters 3 - Following up Emails 4 - Inviting CVs Faxes - Giving directions Emails 5 - Answering enquiries Report Emails 6 - Complaining Letters 4 - Job applications Writing bank key 9. Fashion and style It's my job / Company profile: Gap Inc. Business know-how: How to dress for the international business world Project: Presenting your company Listening: Answering a fashion questionnaire; People who work in the fashion industry Reading: Camper shoes Speaking: Making requests Writing: Writing and replying to invitations Language spot: Present Perfect Vocabulary: Noun + noun combinations 10. Technology It's my job / Company profile: Gary Wilson Business know-how: Staying up to date Listening: Email tips Reading: How the Internet works; Netiquette - email manners; Bad experiences with technology Speaking: Taking and leaving a phone message Writing: making requests by email Language spot: The Passive Pronunciation: Email addresses 11. Job satisfaction It's my job / Company profile: Lush Business know-how: Are you getting job satisfaction? Project: Researching good employers Listening: Talking about working conditions Reading: The best UK companies to work for Speaking: Checking and reassuring Writing: Writing about the job you would like Language spot: Question tags 12. Market research It's my job / Company profile: Matsuko Takahashi Business know-how: Be a good listener Listening: Interviews in the street; Interview with an ethnographer Reading: A market research report; Ethnographers - watching people shop Speaking: Making polite requests Language spot: First Conditional Vocabulary: Describing percentages Pronunciation: Intonation 13. Bright ideas It's my job / Company profile: Apple Computer Inc. Business know-how: Become more inventive Project: Researching Trivial Pursuit Listening: Interview with Trevor Baylis Reading: The best office inventions; The business of invention Speaking: Agreeing and disagreeing Writing: Writing about your hero Language spot: Past Continuous 14. Dealing with people It's my job / Company profile: Anna Scarpino Business know-how: Dealing with your anger Project: Do an online test about your Emotional Intelligence Reading: Emotional Intelligence Speaking: Making and dealing with complaints Writing: Email complaining about an incorrect order Language spot: Second Conditional Vocabulary: Word families - verbs and nouns Pronunciation: Dark 'I' 15. Getting a job It's my job / Company profile: IKEA Business know-how: Key interview questions Project: Finding a suitable job online Listening: Job interviews Reading: How not to impress at an interview! 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