Cook, Rolf <br/><br/>
Total Business 1 / 
Rolf Cook and Mara Pedretti with Helen Stephenson. 
 - London, UK :  Boston, MA :  Summertown publishing ;  National Geographic Learning,  2009. 
 - 143 p.. :  col. ill. ;  30 cm. +  2 audio CDs (4 3/4 in.). 
 - Total Business .
<br/><br/>"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. The 12 modules are divided into: <br/>  Business Topics – lessons to teach vocabulary used in the working world<br/>  Business Skills – lessons to develop essential communication skills<br/>  Learning Strategies – lessons that focus on language learning in the business context The core lessons offer: <br/>  Modern, business-related topics to engage students and involve them in the practice of everyday business   An integrated grammar syllabus offering extensive functional practice <br/>  Varied activities and learning strategies to motivate and support students in their studies." (Book Cover)  CONTENTS: Module 1 BUSINESS TOPIC 1.1 World of Work<br/>  READING: Training and workshops<br/><br/>  LISTENING: What does your job involve?<br/>  GRAMMAR: The present simple<br/>  GRAMMAR: Adverbs and expressions of frequency<br/>  SPEAKING: Work-life balance BUSINESS SKILLS 1.2 Personal and professional details<br/>  VOCABULARY: Meeting people<br/>  WRITING: Personal and professional profiles<br/>  VOCABULARY: job and work<br/>  READING: Employee of the year Award LEARNING STRATEGIES 1.3 READING: Short texts Module 2 BUSINESS TOPIC 2.1 Work in progress<br/>  LISTENING: New projects<br/>  GRAMMAR: The present continuous<br/>  READING: Temping is learning<br/>  SPEAKING: Temporary jobs<br/>  VOCABULARY: Hiring and firing BUSINESS SKILLS 2.2 Making arrangements<br/>  LISTENING: Arranging a meeting<br/>  WRITING: Confirming a meeting<br/>  GRAMMAR: Prepositions of time: at, in, on<br/>  WRITING: Accepting an invitation LEARNING STRATEGIES 2.3 WRITING: Internal communications (1) Module 3 BUSINESS TOPIC 3.1 Company biography<br/>  READING: The man behind McDonald's<br/>  GRAMMAR: The past simple<br/>  READING: Company profiles<br/>  SPEAKING: Presenting your company BUSINESS SKILLS 3.2 Company performance<br/>  VOCABULARY: What companies do<br/>  WRITING: Press release<br/>  LISTENING: Company structure<br/>  VOCABULARY: Production, sales and share prices<br/>  READING: An agency built on proactive processes LEARNING STRATEGIES<br/> 3.3 LISTENING: Short extracts Module 4 BUSINESS TOPIC 4.1 International Business<br/>  READING: Fashion industry crisis after EU import ban<br/>  LISTENING: Views on import controls<br/>  SPEAKING: Imported goods<br/>  GRAMMAR: Modal verbs: can/could and should<br/>  READING: business2business: global communication BUSINESS SKILLS 4.2 Business communications<br/>  SPEAKING: On the phone<br/>  WRITING: Dealing with complaints<br/>  GRAMMAR: will for offers and promises<br/>  LISTENING: Telephone messages LEARNING STRATEGIES 4.3 SPEAKING: Talking about yourself Module 5 BUSINESS TOPIC 5.1 Career choices<br/>  READING: Escaping the rat race<br/>  VOCABULARY: Money expressions<br/>  GRAMMAR: The present perfect<br/>  LISTENING: Career changes BUSINESS SKILLS 5.2 Achievements and plans<br/>  READING: In-company communications<br/>  WRITING: Progress reports<br/>  SPEAKING: Talking about results<br/>  GRAMMAR: going to<br/>  LISTENING: Negotiating a bank loan LEARNING STRATEGIES 5.3 READING: Matching Module 6 BUSINESS TOPIC 6.1 Business travel<br/>  LISTENING: Flight problems<br/>  GRAMMAR: Reported speech<br/>  READING: No card, no ticket BUSINESS SKILLS 6.2 Travel arrangements<br/>  VOCABULARY: Hotel amenities<br/>  WRITING: Booking enquiries<br/>  LISTENING: At the hotel<br/>  LISTENING: Arranging business travel<br/>  SPEAKING: Making a booking<br/>  WRITING: Changes to flight details LEARNING STRATEGIES 6.3 WRITING: Internal communications (2) Module 7 BUSINESS TOPIC 7.1 Products and services<br/>  READING: Smart homes: the future is here<br/>  GRAMMAR: Comparatives and superlatives<br/>  LISTENING: Hotels of the future<br/>  SPEAKING: Customer service questionnaire<br/>  READING: Choosing a business school BUSINESS SKILLS 7.2 Orders and contracts<br/>  VOCABULARY: Shapes and sizes<br/>  LISTENING: Making an order<br/>  SPEAKING: Service providers<br/>  LISTENING: Changing ISP<br/>  WRITING: ISP contract LEARNING STRATEGIES 7.3 LISTENING: Telephone conversations; Monologues Module 8 BUSINESS TOPIC 8.1 Manufacturing processes<br/>  READING: Graffiti a problem? Just wash it!<br/>  GRAMMAR: The passive<br/>  VOCABULARY: Supply and demand<br/>  VOCABULARY: Production philosophies<br/>  READING: Just-in-Time BUSINESS SKILLS 8.2 Problems and solutions<br/>  LISTENING: Solving problems<br/>  READING: Use a Smart Lid<br/>  GRAMMAR: when and if<br/>  VOCABULARY: Collocations with problem<br/>  SPEAKING: We've got a problem LEARNING STRATEGIES 8.3 SPEAKING: Giving a short talk; Discussing and reaching a decision Module 9 BUSINESS TOPIC 9.1 The future<br/>  READING: Press release from HydroHybrid<br/>  GRAMMAR: The future: will for predictions<br/>  GRAMMAR: The first conditional<br/>  READING: Strategies for the future<br/>  LISTENING: A strategy meeting BUSINESS SKILLS 9.2 Meetings<br/>  READING: Tropical storm hits Poland<br/>  LISTENING: Crisis meeting<br/>  GRAMMAR: will + time clauses<br/>  SPEAKING: Brainstorming<br/>  LISTENING: Crisis strategy<br/>  VOCABULARY: Collocations with meeting<br/>  WRITING: Letter of apology LEARNING STRATEGIES 9.3 READING: Scanning Module 10 BUSINESS TOPIC 10.1 Career development<br/>  READING: Business skills portfolio<br/>  GRAMMAR: Relative clauses<br/>  LISTENING: Creativity and leadership<br/>  VOCABULARY: Describing people<br/>  READING: Don't just manage, lead! BUSINESS SKILLS 10.2 Organising a conference<br/>  VOCABULARY: Collocations<br/>  LISTENING: What's still to do?<br/>  LISTENING: The conference budget<br/>  SPEAKING: Small talk<br/>  LISTENING: Offers and invitations<br/>  WRITING: Replying to an invitation LEARNING STRATEGIES 10.3 WRITING: Letters and emails Module 11 BUSINESS TOPIC 11.1 Health and safety<br/>  VOCABULARY: Signs<br/>  LISTENING: A factory tour<br/>  GRAMMAR: Modal verbs: must(n't) and (don't) have to<br/>  READING: Why is it dangerous?<br/>  VOCABULARY: In your break<br/>  VOCABULARY: go, play and do BUSINESS SKILLS 11.2 Reporting accidents<br/>  GRAMMAR: The past simple and past continuous<br/>  LISTENING: After the accident<br/>  READING: Theme park safety<br/>  SPEAKING: Safety suggestions<br/>  WRITING: Information leaflet LEARNING STRATEGIES 11.3 LISTENING: Building vocabulary Module 12 BUSINESS TOPIC 12.1 The job market<br/>  LISTENING: Job satisfaction<br/>  GRAMMAR: The second conditional<br/>  SPEAKING: Working abroad<br/>  READING: Migrant workers<br/>  VOCABULARY: Getting a job<br/>  SPEAKING: Problems at work BUSINESS SKILLS 12.2 Job applications<br/>  READING: An advertisement<br/>  WRITING: A covering letter<br/>  LISTENING: A job interview<br/>  WRITING: Interview follow-up LEARNING STRATEGIES 12. READING: Sentence structure; Extracting information Pairwork and groupwork Useful expressions Listening scripts 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780462098616 (student's book) 9780462098647 (audio CDs) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Business English--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Business English--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.