Accompanying "MultiROM" also includes audio tracks that can be played on a conventional CD player. Interactive exercises require a computer.

Includes a glossary, appendices and transcript.

SUMMARY:

"English for the Energy Industry is part of the EXPRESS SERIES. It is the ideal quick course for anyone who needs English to communicate with colleagues and business contacts in the energy industry sector. It can be used to supplement a regular coursebook, on its own - as a standalone intensive specialist course, or for self-study. English for the Energy Industry will give you the edge in this most international of sectors.

Key Features of the Book:
A broad range of input material covering key areas of the energy sector
Realistic listening extracts presenting typical situations from professional life
Stimulating role-plays
Authentic documents covering issues important to the energy sector
STARTER section at the beginning of each unit with topics for discussion and reflection
Appendix including an answer key, transcript, A-Z wordlist, and a glossary of useful phrases and vocabulary

Key Features of the MultiROM:
Realistic listening extracts
Interactive exercises to practise the language of the energy sector" (Book Cover).

CONTENTS:

1: Introduction to the energy business

Topics Fuels and energy sources
Types of power plants
Supplying the customer
Profile of an energy company
Regulation of the energy market
The future of the gas market

Skills Telephoning for information Expressing opinions and (dis)agreement

2: Markets and customers

Topics Residential, business, and industrial customers
Supplying an industrial customer
Breakdown in supply
Customer choice
Consumer watchdogs

Skills Describing trends, developments, and consequences Replying to letters of complaint
Dealing with a complaint

3: Protecting the environment

Topics Energy saving
The Image of the energy industry
Technical measures to reduce pollution
The cost of protecting the environment
Emissions trading
The Kyoto Protocol

Skills Replying to invitations Giving a presentation

4: The nuclear issue

Topics Developments in nuclear power
Safety and security issues
Reprocessing and waste disposal
Arguments for and against nuclear power
Nuclear fusion

Skills Describing a process Chairing a meeting

5: Investment plans

Topics Mergers and takeovers
SWOT analysis
Financial documents
Assets, equality, and liabilities
Coal power plants
Disinvestment

Skills Discussion in a meeting

6: The future of energy

Topics Future production, demand, and supply
Departments and their functions
The fuel cell
The hydrogen economy
Lack of vision in the energy industry

Skills
Writing reports

Appendix Test yourself
Partner files
Answer key
Transcripts
A-Z word list
Glossary
Useful phrases and vocabulary
Abbreviations, acronyms, and numbers

Intended for anyone who needs English to communicate with colleagues and business contacts in the energy industry sector.
Intermediate B1 (CEFR)