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Unit 1. Communication |
| Section 1. Warm-up |
| Section 2. | Foundation |
| Section 3. | Writing strategies 1: Written communication |
| Section 4. | Writing strategies 2: Compiling written messages |
| Section 5. | Writing strategies 3: Editing written messages |
| Section 6. | Assignments |
Unit 2. Short messages |
| Section 1. | Warm up |
| Section 2. | Business writing strategies 1: Note-taking |
| Section 3. | Business writing skills 1: Taking telephone messages |
| Section 4. | Writing strategies 4: Reporting what was said |
| Section 5. | Business writing skills 2: Compiling telex messages |
| Section 6. | Business writing skills 3: E-mailing |
| Section 7. | Assignments |
Unit 3. Faxes and memoranda |
| Section 1. | Analysing business documents 1: Faxes and Memos |
| Section 2. | Business writing skills 4: Compiling fax messages |
| Section 3. | Business writing skills 5: Compiling memos |
| Section 4. | Assignments |
Unit 4. Summaries |
| Section 1. | Warm up |
| Section 2. | Writing strategies 5: Summarising |
| Section 3. | Business writing strategies 2: Condensing business information |
| Section 4. | Business writing skills 6: Writing summaries |
| Section 5. | Examination strategies 1: Summaries |
| Section 6. | Assignments |
Revision 1 (Units 1–4) |
Unit 5. Minutes |
| Section 1. | Warm up |
| Section 2. | Analysing business documents 2: Minutes |
| Section 3. | Writing strategies 6: Impersonal reporting |
| Section 4. | Business writing strategies 3: Recording business proceedings |
| Section 5. | Business writing skills 7: Producing minutes |
| Section 6. | Assignments |
Unit 6. Job applications |
| Section 1. | Warm up |
| Section 2. | Analysing business documents 3: C.V.s |
| Section 3. | Business writing skills 8: Compiling C.V.s |
| Section 4. | Analysing business documents 4: Letters of application |
| Section 5. | Business writing skills 9: Writing letters of application |
| Section 6. | Assignments |
Unit 7. Business letters 1: structure |
| Section 1. | Warm up |
| Section 2. | Analysing business documents 5: Business letter structure and layout |
| Section 3. | Business writing strategies 4: Opening and ending business letters |
| Section 4. | Business writing strategies 5: Amplifying information |
| Section 5. | Business writing strategies 6: Stating a purpose and making a conclusion |
| Section 6. | Asignments |
Unit 8. Business letters 2: Types |
| Section 1. | Warm up |
| Section 2. | Analysing business documents 6: Letters of enquiry |
| Section 3. | Business writing strategies 8: Requesting information |
| Section 4. | Analysing business documents 7: A claim |
| Section 5. | Analysing business documents 8: Letter of complaint |
| Section 6. | Business writing strategies 11: Making an adjustment Apologising |
| Section 7. | Asignments |
Unit 9. Business letters 3: style and tone |
| Section 1. | Warm up |
| Section 2. | Business writing skills 1 : Formal and informal letters |
| Section 3. | Business writing skills 11: The tone of business letters |
| Section 4. | Asignments |
Revision 2 (Units 5–9) |
Unit 10. Business reports |
| Section 1. | Warm up |
| Section 2. | Analysing business documents 8: The structure of business reports |
| Section 3. | Writing strategies 7: Linking information |
| Section 4. | Writing strategies 8: Expressing cause and effect |
| Section 5. | Business writing skills12: Writing a business report |
| Section 6. | Assignments |
Revision 3 (Units 1–1 ) |
Appendicies |
| Appendix A |
| Appendix B |
| Appendix C |
| Appendix D |
| Appendix E |
| Appendix F |
| Appendix G |
| Appendix H |
| Appendix I |
| Appendix J |
| Appendix K |
| Appendix L |
Bibliography |
Referencies |
Dictionaries |
Tape scripts |
Keys |
Author's acknowledgements
The author would like to express her sincere gratitude to
Tatiana Riazantseva, an Associate Professor at the
placePlaceNameMoscow PlaceTypeState PlaceTypeUniversity for her
invaluable advice, professional help and unfailing encouragement.
Thanks are also due to my colleagues at the placePlaceNameMoscow
PlaceTypeState PlaceTypeUniversity, the Faculty of foreign
languages and area studies for their contribution and feedback.
The author would also like to acknowledge the assistance of her
students at the placePlaceNameMoscow PlaceTypeState
PlaceTypeUniversity, Faculty of foreign languages and area
studies and Faculty of Physics who acted as guinea-pigs for
early version of this book.
The author is greateful to the following for the permission to
reproduce copyright material:
Thompson learning for the extracts adapted from the course book
"English for Business. A functional approach. 2-nd Edition"
by J.Chilver, namely: Unit 2: Modifying business information
(dialogue between Peter Baker and John Walters, page 11–12;
Unit 2: Exercise 2, page 14; Unit 3: The written word in
business, (Exercise 6, page 34); Unit 13: The board of
directors, (part G, page 158); Unit 21: ICM Certificate in
Business English (Case study, page 248); Unit 23: LCCI Level One
(Question 2, page 262); Unit 25: LCCI Level Three (Question 2,
page 275). Karina Chopurian from Pearson Education Limited
(www.pearsonlongman.com), placecountry-regionRussia for her help.
Thanks also to Robinzon Ltd company for the permission to
reproduce their company Logo.
Whilst every effort has been made to trace copyright holders,
there may have been some cases when the author has been unable
to contact the owners. The author apologises in advance for any
unintentional omissions and would be pleased to make the
necessary amendments in any subsequent edition of this
publication.
Медведева Наталья Евгеньевна Кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры теории преподавания иностранных языков факультета иностранных языков и регионоведения Московского государственного университета имени М. В. Ломоносова. Автор методических пособий и научных трудов по теории и практике преподавания английского языка для специальных целей.
Медведева Наталья Евгеньевна Кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры теории преподавания иностранных языков факультета иностранных языков и регионоведения Московского государственного университета имени М. В. Ломоносова. Автор методических пособий и научных трудов по теории и практике преподавания английского языка для специальных целей.