TY - BOOK AU - Cotton, David AU - Falvey, David AU - Kent, Simon TI - Elementary Market Leader: Business English Course Book SN - 9781292134758 (Course Book) PY - 2016/// CY - White Plains, NY PB - Pearson Education Ltd. KW - English language KW - Business English KW - Problems and exercises KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers. N1 - "3rd Edition Extra with business skills and self-assessment." (Front Cover); Includes Grammar Reference, Audio Script and Glossary; Unit 1: INTRODUCTIONS ; DISCUSSION: Introduce yourself ; TEXTS ; Listening: An interview with a consultant ; Reading: From small town to global leader ; LANGUAGE WORK: Nationalities, to be, a /an with jobs, wh-questions ; SKILLS: Introducing yourself and others ; CASE STUDY: A job fair in Singapore: Decide on the successful candidate for a job ; Writing: Email; Unit 2: WORK AND LEISURE ; DISCUSSION: Discuss what people want from work ; TEXTS ; Reading: Business diary: Eugene Kaspersky, Financial Times ; Listening: An interview with Ros Pomeroy ; LANGUAGE WORK: Days, months, dates, leisure activities, present simple, adverbs and expressions of frequency ; SKILLS: Talking about work and leisure ; CASE STUDY: Hudson Design Inc.: Resolve issues with unhappy staff ; Writing: Email; Unit 3: PROBLEMS ; DISCUSSION: Talk about problems at work ; TEXTS ; Listening: An interview with a specialist in changer leadership ; Reading: Call-centre interviews ; LANGUAGE WORK: Adjectives too/enough, Present-simple: negatives and questions, have, some and any ; SKILLS: Telephoning, solving problems ; CASE STUDY: High-Style business rentals: Respond to negative customer feedback ; Writing: Email; WORKING ACROSS CULTURES: 1. EATING OUT; REVISION UNIT A; BUSINESS SKILLS: 1.1 SMALL TALK; 1.2 TELEPHONING; Unit 5: FOOD AND ENTERTAINING ; DISCUSSION: Discuss food from different countries ; TEXTS ; Reading: India likes fast-food chains, Financial times ; Listening: An interview with a specialist in change leadership ; LANGUAGE WORK: Eating out some/any, countable and uncountable nouns ; SKILLS: Making decisions ; CASE STUDY: Which restaurant? Choose the right place to eat for some important clients ; Writing: Email; Unit 6: BUYING AND SELLING ; DISCUSSION: Talk about buying different products ; TEXTS ; Reading: Uniqlo: a global success story ; Listening: An interview with a management consultant ; LANGUAGE WORK: Choosing a product; choosing a service; Past simple; Past time references ; SKILLS: Describing a product ; CASE STUDY: NP Innovations: Decide on a new product ; Writing: Email; WORKING ACROSS CULTURES: 2. COMMUNICATION STYLES; REVISION UNIT B; BUSINESS SKILLS: 2.1 MEETINGS; 2.2 PRESENTATIONS; Unit 7: PEOPLE ; DISCUSSION: Talk about how you like to work ; TEXTS ; Listening: Interviews with a management consultant ; Reading: Women at the top: Andrea Jung – Financial Times ; LANGUAGE WORK: Describing people; Past simple: negatives and questions; Question forms ; SKILLS: Dealing with problems ; CASE STUDY: Tell us about it: Give advice on problems at work ; Writing: Reply to a problem message; Unit 8: ADVERTISING ; DISCUSSION: Do an advertising quiz ; TEXTS; Reading: Volkswagen’s Black Beetle ad – Financial Times ; Listening: An interview with an organisation development consultant ; LANGUAGE WORK: Advertising and markets; Comparatives and superlatives; much / a lot, a little / a bit ; SKILLS: Participating in discussions ; CASE STUDY: Excelsior Chocolate Products: Devise an advertising campaign ; Writing: Product launch plan; Unit 9: COMPANIES ; DISCUSSION: Do a companies quiz ; TEXTS ; Listening: An interview with a specialist in change leadership ; Reading: New markets for Games ; LANGUAGE WORK: Describing companies; Present continuous; Present simple or present continuous ; SKILLS: Starting a presentation ; CASE STUDY: Presenting your company: Prepare a short presentation ; Writing: Company profile; WORKING ACROSS CULTURES: 3. DOING BUSINESS INTERNATIONALLY; REVISION UNIT C; BUSINESS SKILLS: 3.1 NEGOTIATIONS; 3.2 MEETINGS; Unit 10: COMMUNICATION ; DISCUSSION: Do a communications quiz ; TEXTS ; Listening: An interview with a management consultant ; Reading: I’m a fan of Facebook, but not of video calls – Financial Times ; LANGUAGE WORK: Internal communication; Talking about future plans; will ; SKILLS: Making arrangements ; CASE STUDY: Blakelock Engineering: Decide who should leave a company ; Writing: Email; Unit 11: CULTURES ; DISCUSSION: Look at some tips for doing business in another country ; TEXTS ; Listening: Three people talk about cultural mistakes ; Reading: Lessons in cultural difference – Financial Times ; LANGUAGE WORK: Company cultures; should/shouldn’t; could/would ; SKILLS: Identifying problems and agreeing action ; CASE STUDY: The wind of change: Assess ideas for changing a company culture ; Writing: Action minutes; Unit 12: JOBS ; DISCUSSION: Discuss jobs ; TEXTS ; Listening: An interview with an organisation development consultant ; Reading: profile on a professional networking site ; LANGUAGE WORK: Skills and abilities; Present perfect; Past simple and present perfect ; SKILLS: Interview skills ; CASE STUDY: Nelson & Harper Inc.: Interview candidates for a job ; Writing: Letter; WORKING ACROSS CULTURES: 4. TEAM WORKING; REVISION UNIT D; BUSINESS SKILLS: 4.1 INTERVIEWS; 4.2 PRESENTATIONS; Writing File; Activity File; Grammar Reference; Audio Scripts; Course book intended for beginner-level learners of Business English N2 - "Market Leader 3rd Edition has been completely updated to reflect the fast-changing world of business using authoritative and authentic business sources such as the Financial Times. The 3rd Edition Course Book includes: All new reading texts from the financial times; All new case studies with opinions on DVD-ROM from successful consultants who work in the real world of business; All new listening texts reflecting the global nature of business, with interviews that can be viewed on the DVD-ROM; New 'Working Across Cultures' spreads; New vocabulary trainer www.marketleader.vocabtrainer.net" (Book Cover) UR - https://pearsonerpi.com/en/elt/block-b/market-leader-3rd-ed-extra-elementary-course-book-w-dvd-rom-213475 UR - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1067789026 ER -