Countable and uncountable nouns. Socialising 2: entertaining. Which restaurant
?: Choose a restaurant for a business meal. Writing: e-mail. Language work.
Map of the book Unit 1 Introductions
Discussion
Texts
Language work
Skills
Case study
Discussion
Texts
Language work
Skills
Case study
Jobs and studies
Reading: Meet Jeffrey Immelt
Nationalities
Introducing yourself and others
Aloha in Hawaii: Meet conference attendees
Types of colleagues
Reading: Mercedes Erra – Financial Times
Describing people
Starting a business
Listening: An interview with a bank director about a bad manager
Negotiating: dealing with problems
A people problem: Negotiate a solution to a problem with an employee
Listening: Talking about yourself
page 6
Unit 2 Work and leisure
Work and leisure activities
Reading: Carlos Ghosn, Superstar – CNN
Writing: e-mail
Days, months, dates Leisure activities Present simple Adverbs and expressions of frequency
page 14
Unit 3 Problems
to be a / an with jobs; wh- questions
Problems where you live
Reading: Survey of problems at work
Independent Film Company: Interview employees about working conditions
Present simple: negatives and questions have got
Telephoning: solving problems
Blue Horizon: Complain about holiday problems Writing: telephone message
Revision unit A
A place you know well
page 50
Reading: A business hotel brochure Listening: Travel information
Dining etiquette
Buying a product
Travel details: letters, numbers, times can / can’t there is / there are
Reading: Learning chopsticks – Financial Times Listening: Ordering a meal
page 42
Unit 6 Sales
Marketing a new cereal
page 70
Unit 9 Companies
Reading: Welcome to Moscow, city of the gold Rolls Royce – Financial Times Listening: An interview with a cross-cultural trainer
Successful companies
Reading: Natura aims to expand internationally – Financial Times Listening: An interview with the CEO of Unipart
page 78
Types of markets Comparatives and superlatives much / a lot, a little / a bit
Describing companies Present continuous Present simple or present continuous
Writing: e-mail
Meetings: participating in discussions
Cara Cosmetics: Launch a new product
Presentation 2: starting a presentation
You and your company: Prepare an introduction to a presentation
Writing: catalogue description
Writing: company profile
page 86
page 34
Unit 5 Food and entertaining
Unit 8 Markets
Past simple: negatives and questions Question forms
Revision unit C
page 30
Unit 4 Travel
page 62
Writing: list
Adjectives describing problems
page 22
Socialising 1: talking about work and leisure
Unit 7 People
Reading: IKEA: lower prices, higher sales – Financial Times Listening: An interview with the director of a sales training company
Eating out: food and menu terms
Making bookings and checking arrangements
Socialising 2: entertaining
some / any Countable and uncountable nouns
Choosing a product or a service Past simple Past time references
Pacific Hotel: Book guests into a hotel Writing: e-mail
Which restaurant?: Choose a restaurant for a business meal Writing: e-mail
Presentation 1: presenting a product
Revision unit B
Link-up Ltd: Sell a mobile phone and service package Writing: e-mail
Unit 10 The Web page 90
Unit 11 Cultures
Using the Internet Plans for the future
page 106
Listening: An interview with a website effectiveness consultant
Company cultures
Reading: Wal-Mart finds its formula doesn’t fit every culture – The New York Cultural mistakes Times
page 98
Unit 12 Jobs
Reading: Online business model dressed to kill – Financial Times
Internet terms Time expressions
Making arrangements
Writing: e-mail
Talking about future plans (present continuous and going to) will Company cultures should / shouldn’t could / would
Identifying problems and agreeing action
A change of culture: Discuss changes in a bank
Interview skills
High Profile Inc.: Choose a candidate for a job
Listening: Four people talking about cultural mistakes Skills you need for a job
Reading: A curriculum vitae Listening: An interview for a job
Skills and abilities Present perfect Past simple and present perfect
