TY - BOOK AU - O'Keeffe,Margaret AU - Lansford,Lewis AU - Wright,Ros AU - Powell,Mark AU - Wright,Lizzie TI - Business Partner (A2+) SN - 9781292233536 (Coursebook) PY - 2019/// CY - Harlow PB - Pearson Education Limited, Financial Times Publishing KW - English language KW - Business English KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - ram KW - A2-B1 (CEFR) KW - High beginner to intermediate N1 - The cover page includes: "with MyEnglishLab Online Workbook and Resources ; access code inside"; Includes a glossary; "Discover the innovative world of Business Partner, a new eight-level business English course for learners and professionals who want to communicate effectively in English in the workplace. Partnering with the Financial Times means that this course also offers a wealth of international business information on a wide variety of topics ; Personalize your learning experience with a structured modular approach that gives the flexibility to focus on specific needs and learning outcomes. Study real-life business stories provided through authentic videos that draw you in and keep you motivated ; Study real-life business stories provided through authentic videos that draw you in and keep you motivated ; Learn about key business topics such as Careers choices, Business Sectors, Projects, Global Markets and Communication ; Immerse yourself in the integrated video-based Communication skills training programme to develop awareness of communication issues, including building rapport, dealing with interruptions, managing conversations, dealing with disagreement and responding to customer concerns ; Get practical training in functional business skills such as networking, selling a product, dealing with conflict and generating and presenting ideas ; Work on realistic case studies in the Business workshops ; Evaluate your progress step by step against the Global Scale of English Learning Objectives for Professional English ; Prepare for business English exams such as BEC, BULATS, LCCI and PTE Professional." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; Unit 1 TRAVELLING FOR WORK ; 1.1 Business travel -- Video: Business travel -- Vocabulary: Transport, accommodation and travel -- Project: Helping a business traveler ; 1.2 Events management -- Listening: Interview with an Events Manager -- Grammar: Comparatives and superlatives -- Speaking and writing: Choose a venue for a party -- Pronunciation: The letter 'r' ; 1.3 Communication skills: Small talk -- Video: Making small talk -- Pronunciation: Showing interest in small talk -- Functional language: Making small talk -- Task: Practice making small talk with colleagues ; 1.4 Business skills: Dealing with problems -- Listening: Talking about problems -- Functional language: Explaining and solving IT problems -- Task: Practice explaining and solving an IT problem ; 1.5 Writing: Email - Asking for information -- Model text: Email asking for information -- Functional language: Phrases for writing an email -- Grammar: can and could to ask for information -- Task: Write an email asking for information ; Business workshop 1: A business trip -- Reading: Website of a music talent agency -- Listening: Phone call to arrange a business trip -- Task: Rearrange plans ; Review; Unit 2 BUSINESS LOCATION ; 2.1 Dovetailed in Cambridge -- Video: Choosing a business location -- Pronunciation: Syllables and stress -- Project: Researching the location of a company ; 2.2 Visiting Singapore -- Pronunciation: Stress in noun phrases -- Reading: Singapore creates a tropical wildlife paradise -- Grammar: enough and too -- Speaking and writing: Describing problematic situations ; 2.3 Communication skills: Checking and clarifying -- Video: Clarifying information -- Functional language: Checking and clarifying -- Task: Checking and clarifying information in a meeting ; 2.4 Business skills: Starting a meeting -- Listening: A meeting -- Functional language: Opening a meeting, referring to the agenda and stating purpose -- Task: Opening a meeting ; 2.5 Writing: Short communications -- Model text: Short messages -- Functional language: Abbreviations -- Grammar: Present Continuous -- Task: Informal and formal messages ; Business workshop 2: A new location -- Listening: New office locations -- Reading: Magazine report -- Task: Choose a location; Review; Unit 3 RETAIL ; 3.1 The Ziferblat café -- Video: An unusual café -- Vocabulary: Shops and the shopping experience -- Project: A survey about shopping habits; 3.2 The retail experience -- Listening: Shopping experience -- Grammar: Past Simple and Past Continuous -- Pronunciation: Past Simple -- Writing: Writing a tweet ; 3.3 Communication skills: Solving workflow problems -- Video: Dealing with a problem -- Functional language: Solving problems -- Pronunciation: Stress in short sentences -- Task: Dealing with a workflow problem ; 3.4 Business skills: Presenting results -- Listening: A presentation -- Functional language: Signposting a presentation -- Task: A presentation; 3.5 Writing: An online review form -- Model text: An online review -- Functional language: Phrases from a review -- Grammar: Types of adverbs -- Task: An online review ; Business workshop 3: Pop-up stores -- Reading: Article about a famous retailer -- Listening: Market research interviews -- Task: Design your own pop-up store; Review; Unit 4 WORK PATTERNS ; 4.1 My working life -- Video: The working day -- Vocabulary: Vowel sounds: British English and American English -- Project: Researching work patterns; 4.2 Executives at work -- Reading: Women in Business -- Grammar: Present Perfect simple -- Pronunciation: Present Perfect Simple -- Speaking: Asking and answering questions using the Present Perfect Simple ; 4.3 Communication skills: Making group decisions -- Video: Approaches to decision-making -- Functional language: Facilitating a decision-making meeting -- Task: Discussing proposals in a meeting ; 4.4 Business skills: Phoning to change arrangements -- Listening: Changing an appointment on the phone -- Functional language: Rescheduling appointments on the phone -- Task: Roleplay a phone call to confirm an appointment ; 4.5 Writing: Confirming arrangements -- Model text: Emails making and confirming arrangements -- Functional language: Phrases for confirming, inviting questions, thanking, apologising and concluding in an email -- Grammar: Prepositions of time -- Task: Write an order confirmation letter ; Business workshop 4: The Holsted way -- Listening: Presentation about company culture; Meeting about work patterns -- Task: Negotiate changes -- Writing: Reply to an email ; Review; Unit 5 MONEY ; 5.1 Going cashless -- Video: Cashless payments -- Vocabulary: Money; Collocations -- Project: Creating an advertising campaign to persuade people to go cashless ; 5.2 Consumer spending -- Listening: Podcast about money -- Grammar: First conditional -- Pronunciation: Intonation in conditionals -- Speaking: Talking about yourself ; 5.3 Communication skills: Negotiating team roles -- Video: Negotiating roles -- Functional language: Agreeing on team roles in meetings -- Task: Team Tasks Game ; 5.4 Business skills: Presenting facts and figures -- Listening: Presentation about retail banking -- Functional language: Quoting figures in presentations -- Pronunciation: Numbers and figures -- Task: Give a presentation on equal pay ; 5.5 Writing: Letter about a price increase -- Model text: Formal letter -- Functional language: Reasons, explanations, enclosures, conclusions -- Grammar: because, so, so that -- Task: A letter explaining price increases ; Business workshop 5: Local economy boost -- Listening: A town council meeting -- Reading: Information on a local government website -- Speaking: Choose a project -- Task: Announcement for the town council website; Review; Unit 6 TEAMWORK ; 6.1 Working together -- Video: Teamwork in extreme situations -- Pronunciation: Vowel sounds: /ɪ/, /i:/, /aɪ/ and /ɪə/ -- Vocabulary: Teamwork; Word building - verbs and nouns -- Project: Plan and make a schedule for a meeting ; 6.2 Team building -- Reading: The rise of sport at work -- Pronunciation: Linking between words -- Grammar: pronouns with some- and every- -- Speaking and writing: Describing people, places, things, jobs and studies ; 6.3 Communication skills: Supporting a colleague -- Video: Offering support to a colleague -- Functional language: Encouraging and motivating -- Task: Supporting a colleague; 6.4 Business skills: Being positive in meetings -- Listening: A recruitment problem -- Functional language: Supporting, building on and questioning ideas in a meeting -- Task: Supporting, building on and questioning ideas in a meeting ; 6.5 Writing: Making requests -- Model text: Email making requests -- Functional language: Making requests -- Grammar: Linking words for sequence -- Task: An email making a request ; Business workshop 6: The Amazing Chair Company -- Listening: Employees talk about their jobs -- Reading: Business emails -- Task: Rearrange team roles; Review; Unit 7 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT; 7.1 A nimble company -- Video: Developing a new product -- Vocabulary: Research and development -- Project: Planning product testing ; 7.2 Innovation -- Reading: Henn na Hotel -- Grammar: can, have to, need to -- Pronunciation: can and can't -- Speaking and writing: Explanation of a process ; 7.3 Communication skills: Giving explanations -- Video: Giving explanations -- Functional language: Explaining a procedure clearly and effectively -- Pronunciation: Phrasing and pausing when giving instructions -- Task: Explain how to use an app ; 7.4 Business skills: Dealing with technical problems -- Listening: Problems and solutions in a webinar -- Functional language: Signalling and dealing with technical problems -- Task: Dealing with technical problems in an online meeting ; 7.5 Writing: Preparing slides -- Model text: Presentation slides -- Functional language: Language used in slides -- Grammar: Wh- questions -- Task: Slides for a presentation ; Business workshop 7: Zapatos Trujillo S.A. -- Listening: Conversation about shoe manufacturing -- Reading: Progress report -- Task: Manage production -- Writing: Email explaining the board's decision; Review; Unit 8 GREEN SOLUTIONS ; 8.1 Green business -- Video: Tourism in Punta de Lobos -- Pronunciation: /ɜ:/, /ʊ/, /u:/ and /əʊ/ -- Vocabulary: The environment -- Project: Protecting the environment ; 8.2 Transport solutions -- Listening: An interview about public transport -- Grammar: should and could for advice and suggestions -- Pronunciation: should and could -- Writing: Email offering advice and suggestions ; 8.3 Communication skills: Giving and receiving feedback -- Video: Feedback in a review meeting -- Functional language: Giving and receiving feedback -- Task: Practice giving and receiving feedback ; 8.4 Business skills: Managing questions -- Listening: A Q&A session in a presentation -- Functional language: Managing a Q&A session -- Task: Roleplay a Q&A session ; 8.5 Writing: An intranet update -- Model text: An intranet update -- Functional language: Language for giving an update -- Grammar: Future forms -- Task: Write an intranet update ; Business workshop 8: Walsh Ryan's green office -- Reading: Report about office energy use -- Listening: Ways to reduce energy costs and waste -- Task: Present ideas on waste and energy reduction; Review; Pronunciation; Grammar reference; Additional material; Videoscripts; Audioscripts; Glossary UR - https://www.pearson.com/english/catalogue/business-english/business-partner.html ER -