Intermediate

Product Description
Focused especially to fit the needs of ESL students, this handbook for communicating in business situations describes a wide variety of business writings, and recommends appropriate styles and formats for each. Samples and instruction cover sales and public relations letters, reports and proposals, resumes, job applications, and much more. A section on usage reviews basics of English grammar, emphasizing sentence construction and verb forms. Students of English as a second language who plan to do business in North America can become confused by jargon and formalisms that sometimes invade business correspondence. Author Andrea Geffner’s advice to them is to relax and stop worrying about sounding “business-like” or “official.” Correct but relaxed English is always preferable. This book will meet the needs of all ESL students–especially those in business schools–but can also serve as a general quick reference guide in any business office.

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It presents vocabulary and language patterns related to the business environment and common business situations. Topics covered in the book include making and receiving business telephone calls, giving presentations, participating in meetings, socializing with business contacts, negotiating deals, and writing business letters and documents.

Features:

* Key vocabulary lists for each lesson

* smaple phrases, sentences, paragraphs illustrating common business language structures

* cross-cultural tips and golden rules for effective communications

* dialogs illustrating vocabulary usage in context

* exercises for vocabulary usage in context

* answer key for exercises

* audio CD of the first exercise on every exercise page

Back Cover

It presents vocabulary and language patterns related to the business environment and common business situations. Topics covered in the book include making and receiving business telephone calls, giving presentations, participating in meetings, socializing with business contacts, negotiating deals, and writing business letters and documents.

Features:

* Key vocabulary lists for each lesson

* smaple phrases, sentences, paragraphs illustrating common business language structures

* cross-cultural tips and golden rules for effective communications

* dialogs illustrating vocabulary usage in context

* exercises for vocabulary usage in context

* answer key for exercises

audio CD of the first exercise on every exercise pa

Product Description
Learning to speak clear, persuasive English in business situations presents a challenge for many ESL (English as a Second Language) students. Based on the popular Ultimate advanced-level courses, Business English helps professionals take their English language learning to the next level so that they can apply those skills to real-world situations—in the workplace, at school, and even at home.

Twenty lessons help students improve their English through true-to-life dialogues, practical idiomatic expressions, and examples of grammar and vocabulary usage. Extensive cultural notes describe business culture in America, as well as the ins and outs of daily American life. Four 60-minute CDs with dialogues from each lesson complete the package and add value to this information-packed program! Plus, an extensive appendix includes a guide to English grammar, vocabulary, and list of industry-specific terms.

Amazon.com Review
Whether you seek protocol on accepting a formal invitation, turning down a job offer, challenging your credit record, writing a condolence letter, or penning a collection letter, How to Write It can help. With precision and humor, Sandra E. Lamb provides reliable guidance on all forms of written correspondence; for each type of communication, she considers such issues as content, wrong messages (how to eliminate them), format, effective writing, and editing.