meetings. Fabtek: Choose the best ideas for three new products. Writing: report.
Discuss types of companies. Reading: The world's most respected companies.
Map of the book Discussion Unit 1 Careers
Texts
Discuss ideas about careers
Reading: Ten ways to improve your career – Business Wire Listening: Two people talk about ways to improve your career
page 6
Unit 2 Selling online
Discuss shopping online
Listening: An interview with the Head of E-Commerce at Argos
page 14
Unit 3 Companies
Reading: Worry for retailers as web shopping clicks into place – Financial Times
Discuss types of companies
Reading: The world’s most respected companies – Financial Times Listening: An interview with IKEA’s UK Deputy Country Manager
page 22
Language work Words that go with career Modals 1: ability, requests and offers
Skills Telephoning: making contact
Case study Fast-Track Inc.: Choose the best candidate for the job of sales manager Writing: e-mail
Words and expressions for talking about buying and selling
Negotiating: reaching agreement
Lifetime Holidays: Negotiate a joint venture Writing: letter
Modals 2: must, need to, have to, should Words for talking about companies
Presenting your company
Present simple and present continuous
Valentino Chocolates: Prepare an investment plan Writing: a proposal document
Revision unit A
Discuss ideas
Discuss causes of stress Discuss genderrelated qualities
page 42
Unit 6 Entertaining page 50
Language work
Skills
Case study
Discuss ideas about marketing
Reading: No 5: The Film –
Word partnerships
Telephoning: exchanging information
Kristal Water: Relaunch a product
Meetings: interrupting and clarifying
The voice of business: Plan a radio programme
Discuss planning
page 70
Unit 9 Managing people
Questions
Listening: An interview with a marketing consultant
page 62
Unit 8 Planning
Financial Times
Discuss qualities and skills of a good manager
page 78
Reading: Investing in Nizhny Novgorod – Financial Times
Words for talking about planning
Listening: An interview with a leading business adviser
Talking about future plans (plan, hope, expect, would like, want; going to; present continuous)
Reading: Young managers – Financial Times
Verbs and prepositions
Listening: An interview with a professor of organisational behaviour
Reported speech
Reading: Conflict management – Guardian
Word building
Writing: sales leaflet
Writing: letter
Socialising and entertaining
The way we do things: Improve ways of working together Writing: report
page 86
page 34
Unit 5 Stress
Texts
Revision unit C
page 30
Unit 4 Great ideas
Unit 7 Marketing
Discussion
Discuss and rank stressful jobs Discuss corporate entertaining
Reading: Three articles about great ideas
Verb and noun combinations
Listening: An interview with the Head of the Innovation Works
Past simple and past continuous
Reading: A career change – The AGE
Words about stress in the workplace
Listening: An interview with an authority on stress management
Past simple and present perfect
Reading: Corporate entertainment – CNN
Words for talking about eating and drinking
Listening: An interview with two experts on corporate entertaining
Multi-word verbs
Successful meetings
Fabtek: Choose the best ideas for three new products Writing: report
Participating in discussions
Genova Vending Machines: Develop a plan to reduce stress Writing: report
Socialising: greetings and small talk
Revision unit B
Organising a conference: Choose the best location Writing: e-mail
Unit 10 Conflict
Quiz on managing conflict
page 90
Unit 11 New business page 98
Unit 12 Products page 106
Conditionals
Listening: An interview with a management consultant
Negotiating: dealing with conflict
Writing: letter
Discuss conditions for starting new businesses and public- and private-sector companies
Reading: The human touch – Financial Times
Economic terms
Discuss your favourite products
Reading: Fruits of the rainforest – Financial Times
Adjectives for products
Listening: Five people talk about the best thing they have ever bought
Passives
Time clauses
Dealing with numbers
Listening: An interview with a consultant to new businesses
Presenting a product
Writing file: page 130
Activity file: page 136
Audio scripts: page 145
Minerva A.G.: Choose innovative products for a store Writing: report
page 114
Grammar reference: page 118
Marcia Lee Jeans: Choose a location for a new factory Writing: letter
Revision unit D
page 58
European Campers: Negotiate a solution to a problem with an employee
