Robert McLarty

By the authors of the successful Business Basics New Edition, Business Focus equips pre-intermediate learners with the English they need to communicate in the workplace. Business Focus is for adults in any job and at any level of employment Business Focus is a course for working people who need to communicate in English immediately. The syllabus is built around the functional needs of students: unit headings include 'Making contact', 'Sharing information', and 'Dealing with problems'. The units concentrate on activating language. Units feature games, role-plays, and special discussion sections, Focus on Business Issues. Communication is aided by key words and key expressions appearing at the bottom of each page, for easy classroom reference. Every Student's Book comes with a FREE CD-ROM including video clips from OUP's business video series Big City. The CD-ROM also includes a bank of email writing phrases, and audio recordings of each unit's wordlist to aid students in pronunciation.

This is a short, pacy course which is practical, flexible, and easily accessible to both students and teachers. It has a distinctive task-centred approach, with the aim of developing key business-related skills and language. The language syllabus is selective - language is addressed on a need-to-know basis in the Student's Book, with a more systematic review of grammar in the Workbook. Each of the five units covers key areas such as dealing with people, participating in meetings, exchanging information, and problem-solving. The principal focus is on developing students' speaking and listening skills. Each unit is divided into five or six sub-sections, which all end with a practical, work-related output task. There is a more substantial output activity at the end of the unit. Learners are encouraged to draw on their existing skills, knowledge, and experience of the workplace to carry out these tasks.

An updated edition of this complete first course in English for business. Business Basics now leads on to Business Focus - the new course for pre-intermediate Business english students. Key features The material features real companies and individuals, and authentic texts, providing relevant study for Business English students. The new edition contains 90% new material, providing a fresh and updated context for the language work. The syllabus remains language-driven, giving learners the thorough grounding in basic structures and skills which they need at this level. A new pronunciation syllabus provides work on word and sentence stress, intonation, and other areas such as contracted speech which learners at this level often find problematic. Each unit covers a theme of general relevance in the business world, such as 'Dealing with Problems' and 'New Developments.' The units are now even in length, with clear headings to identify different types of activities. 12 units, divided into short, manageable sub-sections detailed Contents map Language File at the back, cross-referenced to the relevant unit sections a revised and extended glossary a guide to pronunciation

The material features real companies and individuals, and authentic texts, providing relevant study for Business English students. The new edition contains 90% new material, providing a fresh and updated context for the language work. The syllabus remains language-driven, giving learners the thorough grounding in basic structures and skills which they need at this level. A new pronunciation syllabus provides work on word and sentence stress, intonation, and other areas such as contracted speech which learners at this level often find problematic. Each unit covers a theme of general relevance in the business world, such as 'Dealing with Problems' and 'New Developments.' The units are now even in length, with clear headings to identify different types of activities.