Level: Lower-Intermediate
Who is it for?
* Managers and trainee managers.
* Pre-experience business students.
Key features:
* There is a clear functional syllabus tailored for the business student. The 15 free-standing units are each based on a key area of business interaction, such as telephoning, meetings, and socializing.
* The functional syllabus is combined with a strong grammar syllabus, ensuring progressive coverage of all the basic structures and tenses that occur in general coursebooks at lower-intermediate level.
* Special emphasis is placed on skills work, particularly listening and speaking.
* The student-centred approach invites learners to draw on their own professional experience in activities and discussions.
* Essential business vocabulary is presented in realistic contexts and taught systematically.
* The course includes a substantial amount of listening work, as well as a pronunciation syllabus. There is an accompanying video, Meeting Objectives .