Hobbs, Martyn
Commerce 1 / Martyn Hobbs and Julia Starr Keddle. - 1st ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - 135 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. - Oxford English for Careers . - Oxford English for Careers .
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 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!
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.
0194569756 (Student book)
Commerce.
English language--Business English.
Commerce 1 / Martyn Hobbs and Julia Starr Keddle. - 1st ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - 135 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. - Oxford English for Careers . - Oxford English for Careers .
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 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!
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.
0194569756 (Student book)
Commerce.
English language--Business English.