TY - BOOK AU - Cook,Rolf AU - Pedretti,Mara AU - Stephenson,Helen TI - Total Business 1 SN - 9780462098616 (student's book) PY - 2009/// CY - London, UK, Boston, MA PB - Summertown publishing, National Geographic Learning KW - English language KW - Business English KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers N1 - "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: ; Business Topics – lessons to teach vocabulary used in the working world ; Business Skills – lessons to develop essential communication skills ; Learning Strategies – lessons that focus on language learning in the business context; The core lessons offer: ; Modern, business-related topics to engage students and involve them in the practice of everyday business; An integrated grammar syllabus offering extensive functional practice ; 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 ; READING: Training and workshops ; LISTENING: What does your job involve? ; GRAMMAR: The present simple ; GRAMMAR: Adverbs and expressions of frequency ; SPEAKING: Work-life balance; BUSINESS SKILLS; 1.2 Personal and professional details ; VOCABULARY: Meeting people ; WRITING: Personal and professional profiles ; VOCABULARY: job and work ; READING: Employee of the year Award; LEARNING STRATEGIES; 1.3 READING: Short texts; Module 2; BUSINESS TOPIC; 2.1 Work in progress ; LISTENING: New projects ; GRAMMAR: The present continuous ; READING: Temping is learning ; SPEAKING: Temporary jobs ; VOCABULARY: Hiring and firing; BUSINESS SKILLS; 2.2 Making arrangements ; LISTENING: Arranging a meeting ; WRITING: Confirming a meeting ; GRAMMAR: Prepositions of time: at, in, on ; WRITING: Accepting an invitation; LEARNING STRATEGIES; 2.3 WRITING: Internal communications (1); Module 3; BUSINESS TOPIC; 3.1 Company biography ; READING: The man behind McDonald's ; GRAMMAR: The past simple ; READING: Company profiles ; SPEAKING: Presenting your company; BUSINESS SKILLS; 3.2 Company performance ; VOCABULARY: What companies do ; WRITING: Press release ; LISTENING: Company structure ; VOCABULARY: Production, sales and share prices ; READING: An agency built on proactive processes; LEARNING STRATEGIES ; 3.3 LISTENING: Short extracts; Module 4; BUSINESS TOPIC; 4.1 International Business ; READING: Fashion industry crisis after EU import ban ; LISTENING: Views on import controls ; SPEAKING: Imported goods ; GRAMMAR: Modal verbs: can/could and should ; READING: business2business: global communication; BUSINESS SKILLS; 4.2 Business communications ; SPEAKING: On the phone ; WRITING: Dealing with complaints ; GRAMMAR: will for offers and promises ; LISTENING: Telephone messages; LEARNING STRATEGIES; 4.3 SPEAKING: Talking about yourself; Module 5; BUSINESS TOPIC; 5.1 Career choices ; READING: Escaping the rat race ; VOCABULARY: Money expressions ; GRAMMAR: The present perfect ; LISTENING: Career changes; BUSINESS SKILLS; 5.2 Achievements and plans ; READING: In-company communications ; WRITING: Progress reports ; SPEAKING: Talking about results ; GRAMMAR: going to ; LISTENING: Negotiating a bank loan; LEARNING STRATEGIES; 5.3 READING: Matching; Module 6; BUSINESS TOPIC; 6.1 Business travel ; LISTENING: Flight problems ; GRAMMAR: Reported speech ; READING: No card, no ticket; BUSINESS SKILLS; 6.2 Travel arrangements ; VOCABULARY: Hotel amenities ; WRITING: Booking enquiries ; LISTENING: At the hotel ; LISTENING: Arranging business travel ; SPEAKING: Making a booking ; WRITING: Changes to flight details; LEARNING STRATEGIES; 6.3 WRITING: Internal communications (2); Module 7; BUSINESS TOPIC; 7.1 Products and services ; READING: Smart homes: the future is here ; GRAMMAR: Comparatives and superlatives ; LISTENING: Hotels of the future ; SPEAKING: Customer service questionnaire ; READING: Choosing a business school; BUSINESS SKILLS; 7.2 Orders and contracts ; VOCABULARY: Shapes and sizes ; LISTENING: Making an order ; SPEAKING: Service providers ; LISTENING: Changing ISP ; WRITING: ISP contract; LEARNING STRATEGIES; 7.3 LISTENING: Telephone conversations; Monologues; Module 8; BUSINESS TOPIC; 8.1 Manufacturing processes ; READING: Graffiti a problem? Just wash it! ; GRAMMAR: The passive ; VOCABULARY: Supply and demand ; VOCABULARY: Production philosophies ; READING: Just-in-Time; BUSINESS SKILLS; 8.2 Problems and solutions ; LISTENING: Solving problems ; READING: Use a Smart Lid ; GRAMMAR: when and if ; VOCABULARY: Collocations with problem ; 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 ; READING: Press release from HydroHybrid ; GRAMMAR: The future: will for predictions ; GRAMMAR: The first conditional ; READING: Strategies for the future ; LISTENING: A strategy meeting; BUSINESS SKILLS; 9.2 Meetings ; READING: Tropical storm hits Poland ; LISTENING: Crisis meeting ; GRAMMAR: will + time clauses ; SPEAKING: Brainstorming ; LISTENING: Crisis strategy ; VOCABULARY: Collocations with meeting ; WRITING: Letter of apology; LEARNING STRATEGIES; 9.3 READING: Scanning; Module 10; BUSINESS TOPIC; 10.1 Career development ; READING: Business skills portfolio ; GRAMMAR: Relative clauses ; LISTENING: Creativity and leadership ; VOCABULARY: Describing people ; READING: Don't just manage, lead!; BUSINESS SKILLS; 10.2 Organising a conference ; VOCABULARY: Collocations ; LISTENING: What's still to do? ; LISTENING: The conference budget ; SPEAKING: Small talk ; LISTENING: Offers and invitations ; WRITING: Replying to an invitation; LEARNING STRATEGIES; 10.3 WRITING: Letters and emails; Module 11; BUSINESS TOPIC; 11.1 Health and safety ; VOCABULARY: Signs ; LISTENING: A factory tour ; GRAMMAR: Modal verbs: must(n't) and (don't) have to ; READING: Why is it dangerous? ; VOCABULARY: In your break ; VOCABULARY: go, play and do; BUSINESS SKILLS; 11.2 Reporting accidents ; GRAMMAR: The past simple and past continuous ; LISTENING: After the accident ; READING: Theme park safety ; SPEAKING: Safety suggestions ; WRITING: Information leaflet; LEARNING STRATEGIES; 11.3 LISTENING: Building vocabulary; Module 12; BUSINESS TOPIC; 12.1 The job market ; LISTENING: Job satisfaction ; GRAMMAR: The second conditional ; SPEAKING: Working abroad ; READING: Migrant workers ; VOCABULARY: Getting a job ; SPEAKING: Problems at work; BUSINESS SKILLS; 12.2 Job applications ; READING: An advertisement ; WRITING: A covering letter ; LISTENING: A job interview ; WRITING: Interview follow-up; LEARNING STRATEGIES; 12. 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