In Company - Intermediate - Powel Mark

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Résumé :
Stimulating content A wide variety of engaging listening and reading texts provide constant opportunities for discussion and maximise learner involvement. To see an example of an activity based on a reading text look at page 35. Practical business skills work Challenging real-world tasks encourage learners to sharpen their communication skills and draw on their own experiences at work. To see an example of a realistic business skips task look at page 53. Great emphasis is placed on helping learners boost their lexical range in terms of word and phrase building, phrasal verbs, collocation, fixed and semi-fixed expressions. Additional self-study 'Lexis links' effectively double the vocabulary input. To see an example of work on lexis look at page 74. Systematic approach to grammar Grammar is introduced in a practical business context in the units themselves and comprehensively supplemented in separate self-study 'Grammar links', which give further opportunity for study, practice and personalisation. To see an example of grammar work look at page 112. The Student's Book contains * 20 self-contained units organised into four main categories: Talking points - learners hone their ability to discuss controversial topics of perennial business interest. Networking - learners increase their communicative competence in social and 'survival' situations Desk work - learners improve their responsiveness on the phone and develop a clear e-mail writing style Meetings - learners acquire the core language they need to make decisions, solve problems, present in meetings, negotiate * a self-study section containing grammar work and additional lexis * tapescripts with highlighted target language The Teacher's Book contains * full teaching notes with further suggestions for classroom exploitation * interleaved pages from the Student's Book with overprinted answer keys * supplementary photocopiable worksheets to recycle and/or extend the units m the Student's Book * tapescripts with highlighted target language The Class Audio Cassettes / CDs feature a wealth of listening texts with a variety of native and non-native speaker accents, providing the learner with extensive exposure to natural spoken English.