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020 | _a9780462098654 (Student's book) | ||
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_aPE1115 _b.H84 2012 |
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100 | 1 | _aHughes, John | |
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_aTotal Business 2 / _cJohn Hughes and Paul Dummett. |
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_aLondon : _aBoston : _bSummertown Publishing ; _bNational Geographic Learning, _c2010. |
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_a144 p. : _bill. in col. ; _c30 cm + _e2 audio CDs |
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440 | _aTotal Business | ||
505 | _a"Total Business is a three-level business English course for pre-work students and business people wishing to improve their English and their employment prospects. It is also suitable for in-company training. | ||
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_aThe 12 modules are divided into:
_tBusiness Topics – lessons to teach vocabulary used in the working world _tBusiness Skills – lessons to develop essential communication skills _tLearning Strategies – lessons that focus on language learning in the business context |
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_aThe core lessons offer:
_tModern, business-related topics to engage students and involve them in the practice of everyday business _tAn integrated grammar syllabus offering extensive functional practice _tVaried activities and learning strategies to motivate and support students in their studies." (Book Cover) |
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505 | _aCONTENTS: | ||
505 | _aModule 1 | ||
505 | _aBUSINESS TOPIC | ||
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_a1.1 Working life
_tVOCABULARY: Describing working life _tREADING: Attitudes to work _tGRAMMAR: Gerund and infinitive _tLISTENING: The future of human resources _tVOCABULARY: CVs and personal summaries _tREADING: The anonymous CV |
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505 | _aBUSINESS SKILLS | ||
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_a1.2 Asking and answering questions
_tLISTENING: An environmental accident _tGRAMMAR: Indirect questions _tSPEAKING: A job interview |
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505 | _aLEARNING STRATEGIES | ||
505 | _a1.3 READING: Understanding gist | ||
505 | _aModule 2 | ||
505 | _aBUSINESS TOPIC | ||
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_a2.1 Growing the company
_tVOCABULARY: Parts of a company _tVOCABULARY: Growth strategy _tREADING: SAP competes with ‘organic growth’ _tGRAMMAR: Past tenses _tWRITING: Writing about the past _tREADING: Mergers and acquisitions _tLISTENING: The PeopleSoft takeover _tWRITING: A press release _tREADING: Organisational culture _tSPEAKING: An employee survey |
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505 | _aBUSINESS SKILLS | ||
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_a2.2 Presenting facts
_tLISTENING: Falling shares _tSPEAKING: Presenting facts |
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505 | _aLEARNING STRATEGIES | ||
505 | _a2.3 SPEAKING: Giving personal information | ||
520 | 2 | _aModule 3 BUSINESS TOPIC 3.1 Communication at work VOCABULARY: Means of communication READING: Better communication? GRAMMAR: Verb patterns LISTENING: Dealing with problems SPEAKING: Handling calls sensitively BUSINESS SKILLS 3.2 Email exchange WRITING: Formal and informal emails LEARNING STRATEGIES 3.3 LISTENING: Note-taking Module 4 BUSINESS TOPIC 4.1 The art of selling VOCABULARY: Selling LISTENING: Sales techniques READING: Advertising trends GRAMMAR: Tenses and time phrases GRAMMAR: Transitive and intransitive verbs SPEAKING: In the field WRITING: A sales report BUSINESS SKILLS 4.2 Presenting figures VOCABULARY: Describing performance LISTENING: A sales forecast SPEAKING: Presenting figures LEARNING STRATEGIES 4.3 WRITING: Describing and explaining graphs Module 5 BUSINESS TOPIC 5.1 Money and finance VOCABULARY: Money expressions SPEAKING: A bank loan LISTENING: A culture of debt GRAMMAR: Expressions of comparison SPEAKING: Choosing an investment VOCABULARY: Company finance READING: A financial summary BUSINESS SKILLS 5.2 Discussing options VOCABULARY: Business costs LISTENING: Discussing costs SPEAKING: Discussing options and making recommendations LEARNING STRATEGIES 5.3 LISTENING: Monologues Module 6 BUSINESS TOPIC 6.1 Purchasing power VOCABULARY: Online trading SPEAKING: Managing suppliers READING: How the supermarkets are squeezing their suppliers GRAMMAR: Relative and participial clauses LISTENING: A contract to supply GRAMMAR: Ordering events: tense practice WRITING: A letter of complaint BUSINESS SKILLS 6.2 Telephoning VOCABULARY: Telephone expressions SPEAKING: Problems with orders LEARNING STRATEGIES 6.3 WRITING: Letters, reports and proposals Module 7 BUSINESS TOPIC 7.1 Managing people VOCABULARY: Managerial qualities LISTENING: Strengths and weaknesses VOCABULARY: Idioms: management problems GRAMMAR: Expressing purpose READING: Management consultants GRAMMAR: Word order: adverbs BUSINESS SKILLS 7.2 Report writing WRITING: A business report VOCABULARY: Linking phrases WRITING: A report on employee training LEARNING STRATEGIES 7.3 Reading: Linking ideas Module 8 BUSINESS TOPIC 8.1 Being responsible VOCABULARY: Environmental problems READING: Trading pollution quotas GRAMMAR: Use of prepositions with statistics WRITING: Describing a graph VOCABULARY: Corporate social responsibility GRAMMAR: Gerunds and infinitives BUSINESS SKILLS 8.2 Formal meetings VOCABULARY: Business meetings GRAMMAR: Modal verbs SPEAKING: Discussing business ethics LEARNING STRATEGIES 8.3 READING: Vocabulary and collocation Module 9 BUSINESS TOPIC 9.1 Innovation VOCABULARY: Describing products SPEAKING: Market research GRAMMAR: Collocations: verb + preposition LISTENING: A product presentation READING: Don’t waste your money on innovation LISTENING: Idioms GRAMMAR: would WRITING: A letter in response to a request BUSINESS SKILLS 9.2 Negotiating READING: Getting past no SPEAKING: Business angels: a negotiation LEARNING STRATEGIES 9.3 READING: Interpreting the main ideas Module 10 BUSINESS TOPIC 10.1 Travel and entertainment VOCABULARY: Business travel LISTENING: A team-building day GRAMMAR: Future forms READING: Events management VOCABULARY: go and get READING: Planning a corporate event SPEAKING: Making a pitch BUSINESS SKILLS 10.2 The language of proposals LISTENING: Taking notes READING: Two proposals WRITING: A proposal for a corporate event LEARNING STRATEGIES 10.3 SPEAKING: Discussing and reaching a decision Module 11 BUSINESS TOPIC 11.1 The economy VOCABULARY: Economic issues READING: The new philanthropists GRAMMAR: Conditionals (types 1 and 2) SPEAKING: Socio-economic problems READING: Nicaragua? Yes, please! LISTENING: Relocation experiences BUSINESS SKILLS 11.2 Effective writing WRITING: Written business communication WRITING: A delicate letter LEARNING STRATEGIES 11.3 SPEAKING: Presentations Module 12 BUSINESS TOPIC 12.1 Crossing cultures VOCABULARY: Globalisation READING: Cross-cultural communication READING: Understanding cultural differences GRAMMAR: Speculation READING: China rules LISTENING: Understanding business culture WRITING: A market profile report BUSINESS SKILLS 12.2 Social English VOCABULARY: Conversation starters LISTENING: Small talk; short responses SPEAKING: Social situations LEARNING STRATEGIES 12.3 READING: Proofreading Information files (Student B) Useful expressions Business idioms Listening scripts | |
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_aEnglish language _xBusiness English _xStudy and teaching _xForeign speakers. |
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650 | 0 | _aB1 (CEFR). | |
650 | 0 | _aIntermediate. | |
700 | 1 | _aDummett, Paul | |
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