Working in English Student's Book contains 40 one-hour units organised in seven modules:

• Person-to-person
• Phone calls
• Writing
• Exchanging information
• Meetings
• Entertaining visitors
• Explaining and presenting
  

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Student's Book Audio Cassette/CD

An Audio Cassette or Audio CD Set is also available to accompany the Student's Book.

Personal Study Book

The Personal Study Book is a pocket-sized book which provides extra practice material to do out of class and includes an answer key and tapescripts. It focuses on pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and usage and reinforces reading skills though a variety of additional texts taken from the business world. The Personal Study Book comes with a free Audio CD providing learners with extra pronunciation practice and authentic listening comprehension material.

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Teacher's Book

Working in English is accompanied by a comprehensive Teacher's Book which offers guidance and support on how to use all elements of the core course materials. It includes teaching tips, additional background information and extra activities.

The Teacher's Book is packaged with a free CD-ROM that contains extra resources including tests and a link to a special website for Working in English teachers.

See the information about the CD-ROM and Website.


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Video

The accompanying Video contains short documentary sequences filmed in the USA and Europe designed to tie in with the themes of the modules and provide authentic input to the course. Notes on how to use the Video and photocopiable tasks are included in the Teacher's Book.

Timing:
35 mins approx

Content:
8 brand new documentary sequences filmed in the Republic of Ireland, the UK and USA at two well-known, international companies, Waterford and Marin Bikes.

Teacher Support Print support:
Teacher's notes, transcripts and photocopiable tasks in the Teacher's Book

The sequences open a window to the real world of business.

	Welcome to Marin and Waterford - an extra sequence to be used as an introduction to the Video' two subject companies. In this programme you'll find out a little bit about the two companies, their products, their histories, organization and markets. Please note that this video sequence is supplied free as a sampler on the CD-ROM sold with the Teacher's Book.
	Person to person - to be used with Module 1 of the Student's Book. In this programme we see how relationships develop between people who have and have not met before on visits to the companies.
	Phone calls - to be used with Module 2 of the Student's Book. Here the focus is on getting things done and sorting problems with colleagues, clients and suppliers.
	Writing - to be used with Module 3 of the Student's Book. Sit in on a meeting between a Marin sales person and a retailer and make notes the product spec.
	Exchanging information - to be used with Module 4 of the Student's Book. At a trade fair a Waterford sales manager and a customer discuss the latest products in the Waterford range.
	Meetings - to be used with Module 5 of the Student's Book Here we see two one-to-one meetings at Marin, the first between two colleagues, the second between a customer and supplier.
	Entertaining visitors - to be used with Module 6 of the Student's Book. Observe how business people engage in small talk when they have a break.
	Explaining and presenting - to be used with Module 7 of the Student's Book. Here the focus is on the glass-making production stages at Waterford Crystal.

A Waterford sales manager and a customer discuss the latest products in the Waterford range
A colleague helps someone with a software problem on their computer over the phone
A cup of tea and an opportunity to get to know a customer better at a trade fair
A meeting between a Marin salesman and a retailer
Meeting people on a visit to the company
Chatting on a visit around the company

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