Dubicka, Iwonna <br/><br/>
Business Partner (B1+) / 
Iwonna Dubicka, Margaret O'Keeffe, Bob Dignen, Mike Hogan, and Lizzie Wright. 
 - Harlow, UK :  Pearson Education Limited ;   Financial Times Publishing,  2018. 
 - 160 p. :  col. ill. ;  30 cm. 
 - Business Partner .
<br/><br/> Also on the cover page : "with Digital Resources access code inside" 
<br/><br/>Includes a glossary. 
<br/><br/>"Discover the innovative world of Business Partner, a new eight-level business English course for learners and professionals who want to communicate effectively in English in the workplace. Partnering with the Financial Times means that this course also offers a wealth of international business information on a wide variety of topics.  Personalize your learning experience with a structured modular approach that gives the flexibility to focus on specific needs and learning outcomes. Study real-life business stories provided through authentic videos that draw you in and keep you motivated.<br/>  Study real-life business stories provided through authentic videos that draw you in and keep you motivated.<br/>  Learn about key business topics such as Brands and marketing, Problems and solutions, Logistics, Working abroad and Entrepreneurship.<br/>  Immerse yourself in the integrated video-based Communication skills training programme to develop awareness of communication issues, including supporting teamwork, listening actively, collaborating, solving problems, and influencing.<br/>  Get practical training in functional business skills such as presentations, negotiations, building relationships, and small talk.<br/>  Work on realistic case studies in the Business workshops.<br/>  Evaluate your progress step by step against the Global Scale of English Learning Objectives for Professional English.<br/>  Prepare for business English exams such as BEC, BULATS, LCCI and PTE Professional." (Book Cover) CONTENTS Unit 1 ORGANIZATION<br/>  1.1 A news organization -- Video: A news organization -- Vocabulary: Roles and responsibilities -- Pronunciation: Word stress -- Project: Showing someone around a department<br/>  1.2 Innovative organisations -- Listening: Flat and tall organisations -- Grammar: Future forms; Present Simple, Present Continuous and be going to -- Writing: An email about future plans and arrangements<br/>  1.3 Communication skills: Managing first meetings -- Video: Managing first meetings -- Functional language: Greetings, introductions and goodbyes -- Pronunciation: Intonation and politeness -- Task: Making introductions and contacts at an event<br/>  1.4 Business skills: Small talk in first meetings -- Listening: Interview with a communication coach; Small talk between colleagues -- Functional language: Asking and answering questions in first meetings -- Task: Meet a visitor and manage small talk<br/>  1.5 Writing: Emails - Organising information -- Model text: Invitation to an induction day -- Functional language: Ordering information in an email -- Grammar: Present Simple and Continuous -- Task: Write a reply to a work-related invitation<br/>  Business workshop: Office space -- Listening: Employee views on their workspace -- Reading: Millenial-friendly workspaces -- Task: Design a new office space  Review Unit 2 BRANDS  2.1 The life of luxury -- Video: A luxury brand -- Vocabulary: Marketing and Brands -- Pronunciation: Stress in compound nouns -- Project: Research and discuss an advertising campaign<br/><br/>  2.2 Asian brands go west -- Reading: Chinese combine holidays with luxury shopping -- Grammar: Connectors -- Pronunciation: Connectors, intonation, and pausing -- Speaking: Discussing brands using connectors  2.3 Communication skills -- Video: Teamwork -- Functional language: Giving and responding to advice -- Task: Asking for and giving advice<br/><br/>  2.4 Business skills: Making a presentation -- Listening: Different ways to open a presentation -- Functional language: Signposting in presentations -- Task: Prepare and give a presentation  2.5 Writing: Formal and semi-formal emails -  Model text: Invitation to a corporate event-- Functional language: Writing, accepting, and declining an invitation -- Grammar: Verbs + -ing vs. infinitive-- Task: Write a formal reply to an invitation<br/>  Business workshop: Kloze-zone - Listening: Customer and staff feedback on a clothing store -- Task: Brainstorm a brand awarenes campaign --Writing: An email summary of the campaign<br/>  Review Unit 3 JOB HUNTING<br/>  3.1 A job search - Video: Applying for an internship -- Vocabulary: Getting a job -- Pronunciation: Stress in derived words -- Project: Plan and write a job advertisement<br/><br/>  3.2 Job interview questions -  Listening: Interview questions and answers -- Grammar: Indirect questions -- Pronunciation: Voice range and intonation in indirect questions -- Speaking: A job interview  3.3 Communication skills: Listening actively - Video: Demonstrating active listening -- Functional language: Active listening -- Task: The listening/distraction game<br/>  3.4 Business skills: Interviews - Listening: Two job interview -- Functional language: Useful phrases for candidates -- Task: Create a job and interview for it  3.5 Writing: Covering letters - Model text: Covering a letter -- Functional language: Useful phrases for covering letters -- Grammar: Past simple and present perfect -- Task: Write a covering letter  Business workshop: Social media manager required - Listening: Three video CV's; First interviews -- Reading:Analysis of three CV's and covering letters -- Task: Conduct a second interview  Review Unit 4 BUSINESS STRATEGY<br/>  4.1 Food industry strategies -- Video: A food company's  strategy for growth -- Vocabulary: Business strategy collocations and word building -- Project: Investigate a food brand's attitude to health<br/>  4.2 PEST analysis -- Listening: A lecture on PEST analysis -- Grammar: Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, necessity, recommendation -- Writing: A short PEST analysis of a company or organisation<br/>  4.3 Communication skills: Solving problems -- Video: Problem-solving styles -- Functional language: Offering and asking for help -- Pronunciation: /i:/, /ɪ/, /eɪ/ and /aɪ/ -- Task: Offering and asking for help in work and social situations<br/>  4.4 Business skills: Problem-solving meetings -- Listening: A problem-solving meeting -- Functional language: Leading and participating in problem-solving meetings  -- Pronunciation: Intonation in 'OK' -- Task: Take part in a problem-solving meeting<br/>  4.5 Writing: Reporting reasons and results -- Model text: Report extract -- Functional language: Reporting problems, reasons and results -- Grammar: Comparison -- Task: Write a short report outlining problems, reasons and results  Business workshop: Supermarket wars - Reading: Profiles of competing supermarket chains -- Task: Select the best strategies for growth -- Listening: Compare your strategies with a business news report<br/>  Review Unit 5 LOGISTICS  5.1 E-commerce - Video: Amazon: the logistics of e-commerce -- Vocabulary: Logistics and word building -- Pronunciation: Pausing and stress in presentations -- Project: Debate the use of drones  5.2 Driverless technology - Reading: Lorries lead cars in the technology race -- Grammar: Passive forme -- Pronunciation: Auxiliary verbs in passives -- Speaking: Describe a process  5.3 Communication skills: Collaborating - Video: Collaborating on a project -- Functional language: Agreeing and disagreeing -- Task: A meeting to discuss controversial proposals<br/>  5.4 Business skills: Negotiating -  Listening: Negotiating new terms and conditions -- Functional language: Negotiating -- Task: Negotiate a new deal<br/>  5.5 Writing: Letter of complaint - Model text: Letter of complaint -- Functional language: Useful phrases for letters of complaint -- Grammar: Linking -- Task: Write a letter of complaint  Business workshop: Robots wanted for warehouse - Listening: Criteria for choosing a supplier; teleconferences with suppliers -- Task: Negotiate and select a supplier --Writing: A formal email confirming the result of the negotiation  Review Unit 6 ENTREPRENEURS  6.1 Fairphone - Video: The worlds first ethical smartphones -- Vocabulary: Running a business -- Pronunciation: Consonant-vowel linking -- Project: Brainstorm and present new busines ideas  6.2 Young entrepreneurs - Reading: Leaving Haravard to start a business -- Grammar: Reported speech --  Speaking: Talk to your journalist about your start-up -- Writing: An email/article based on the interview  6.3 Communication skills: Influencing - Video: Influencing styles: push and pull -- Functional language: Dealing with objections -- Task: Influencing others to overcome objections  6.4 Business skills: Presenting facts and figures - Listening: A presentation based on visual data -- Functional language: Presenting visual information --  Pronunciation: Intonation and discourse marking in presentations - Task: A presentation to an investor  6.5 Writing: Summarising - Model text: Summary of a business talk -- Functional language: Summarising -- Grammar: Order of information in sentences -- Task: Listen to a talk and write a summary  Business workshop: Doable crowdfunding - Listening: Three crowfunding pitches -- Speaking: Decide which crowfunding project to back -- Task: Prepare and deliver a crowfunding pitch  Review Chapter 7 WORKING ABROAD  7.1 Global work cultures - Vocabulary: Working abroad: adjectives, prefixes, opposites -- Project: Research a different work or study culture  7.2 Cultural anecdotes - Listening: Working in other cultures -- Grammar: Past tenses: past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple -- Pronunciation: Phrasing and intonation in past sentences -- Speaking: Tell an anecdote -- Writing: An anecdote  7.3 Communication skills: Decision-making - Video: Decision-making styles -- Pronunciation: Strong or weak? -- Functional language: Expressing preferences - Task: Discuss preferences and reach agreement  7.4 Business skills: Relationship building - Listening: Conversations at a networking event -- Functional language: Keeping a conversation going -- Task: Meeting new people at an induction day  7.5 Writing: Making recommendations - Model text: Report giving suggestions, advice, and recommendations -- Functional language: Formal/neutral/informal language for recommendations -- Grammar: First and second conditional -- Task: Writing a report giving suggestions, advice  and recommendations  Business workshop: Cross-cultural consultants - Reading: Blog posts on cultural awareness -- Listening: Interviews with staff about working internationally -- Task: Prepare and present recommendations for working in your culture -- Writing: A formal email confirming the outcome of the presentations  Review Chapter 8 LEADERSHIP  8.1 Learning to lead - Video: Safari vet school -- Vocabulary: Leadership -- Pronunciation: Glottal stops -- Project: Discuss and write about a great leader  8.2 Neuroleadership - Reading: Business leaders need neuroscience -- Grammar: Relative clauses -- Pronunciation: Phrasing and intonation in relative clauses -- Speaking: Truth or lie game using relative clauses  8.3 Communication skills: Giving and recieving feedback - Video: Positive and developmental feedback -- Functional language: Giving and responding to feedback -- Task: Give and respond to developmental feedback  8.4 Business skills: Leading meetings - Listening: Managing a team meeting -- Functional language: Leading and managing meetings -- Task: Lead a mini-meeting  8.5 Writing: Informing of a decision - Model text: Email about decisions made by board of directors -- Functional language: Formal and semi-formal language for decisions -- Grammar: Reduced relative clauses -- Task: Write a formal email to inform staff of decisions made  Business workshop: Listening: Three employess talking about their training needs -- Reading: Profiles of training courses -- Task: Design a developmental plan for an employee -- Writing: An email to justify a training course  Review 
<br/><br/>Autres auteurs : Mike Hogan, Lizzie Wright 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9782326002081 9781292233550 (Student Book with Digital Resources) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9782326002081 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Commercial and business language.<br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>420