SECOND EDITION \ i SUCCESS WITH BUSINESS resources (including audio and answer sheets for the practice exam) http://www.com/success/success-business Password: succ!BUS#2 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC E1. tNING Australia - Brazil : Mexico : Singapore + United Kingdom + United States MODULE BUSINESS TOPIC BUSINESS SKILLS EXAM SPOTLIGHT —— 7.3 Reading Test: page 64 page 70 Part Two Vocabulary: Managerial qualities Writing: A business report page 72 Listening: Strengths and weaknesses Vocabulary: Linking Exam skill: Cohesion Vocabulary: Idioms for management problems phrases Grammar: Expressing purpose Writing: A report on Reading: Management consultants employee training Grammar: Word order when using adverbs 8.3 Reading Test: page 74 page 80 Part Four Vocabulary: Environmental problems Vocabulary: Business page 82 Reading: Trading pollution quotas meetings Exam skill: Choosing the Grammar: Use of prepositions with statistics Grammar: Modal verbs right word Writing: Describing a graph Speaking: Discussing Listening: Corporate social responsibility business ethics Grammar: Gerund and infinitive 9.3 Reading and page 84 page 90 Listening Tests: Vocabulary: Describing products Reading: Debating the deal Part Three Speaking: Market research Speaking: Business angels: page 92 Grammar: Collocations: verb + preposition a negotiation Exam skill: Key words Listening: A product presentation Reading: Don’t waste your money on innovation Listening: Idioms Grammar: Using would effectively Writing: A letter in response to a request 10.1 Travel and entertainment 10.2 The language of 10.3 Speaking Test: page 94 proposals Part Three Vocabulary: Business travel page 100 page 102 Listening: A team-building day Listening: Taking notes Exam skill: Structuring a Grammar: Future forms Reading: Two proposals discussion Reading: Events management Writing: A proposal fora Vocabulary: go and get corporate event Reading: Planning a corporate event Speaking: Making a pitch 11.3 Speaking Test: page 104 page 110 Part Two Vocabulary: Economic issues Writing: Written business page 112 Reading: The new philanthropists communication Exam skill: Organising Grammar: Conditionals (types 1 and 2) Writing: A delicate letter your thoughts Speaking: Socio-economic problems Reading: Nicaragua? Yes, please! Listening: Relocation experiences 12.3 Reading Test: page 114 page 120 Part Five and Vocabulary: Globalisation Vocabulary: Conversation | Part Six Reading: Cross-cultural communication starters page 122 Reading: Understanding cultural differences Listening: Small talk: short | Exam skills: Choosing Grammar: Speculation responses the right word; Reading: China rules Speaking: Social situations | Identifying redundant Listening: Understanding business culture words Writing: A market profile report Cl Business Higher Practice Exam Page 125 C1 Business Higher Practice Exam Answer Key Page 141 Information files (Student B) page 143 C1 Business Higher exam: Key information page 144 Useful expressions page 146 Business idioms page 150 Listening scripts page 151 CONTENTS MODULE | BUSINESS TOPIC Working life Describing working life | What does this quotation mean to you? ‘Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans: John Lennon, English singer & songwriter (1940-1980) 2 Discuss the questions. How many jobs do you expect to have in your life? 1-3, 4-7, 8 or more? Would you prefer to be self-employed or an employee? Why? t In 15 years’ time, do you expect to be working more or less than now? WO At what age do you expect to stop working? 55, 65, 75? PrP + Underline the best word to complete each sentence. At the moment, people generally retire / resign at 65.
| joined / applied for the company when I was 25 and have worked there ever since. t What’s the best way to pay / reward our employees for good performance? WO About 700 staff were laid off / dismissed when the company lost the contract to PrP supply Toyota”. We have educated / trained our staffin the use of laser equipment. ƠI I’m going to leave / change the company at the end of the year.
G E and G Consultants recruits / employs from the top business schools. œ ¬\I Companies need to offer parents of young children more flexible / overtime hours. They used only to offer permanent posts, but now most new contracts are (© temporary / part-time ones. 10 Ihave one day off / holiday a week to attend a course at college.
© Make sentences with the words you didn’t use in exercise 3. 5 Make nouns from the following verbs.