Welcome to Best Commercial Practice is a business English course that helps learners to develop the necessary communication skills for today’s international business environment. Here is a quick guide to the main features of the book. There are 7 modules dealing with the world of business and 5 dossiers covering the cultural background of the UK and the US, organised as follows: Business in Theory – Business in Practice Each module is divided into two main parts, theory and practice. • Business in Theory covers the world of business with theoretical texts, in-depth analysis and authentic articles, as well as multi-media material (videos and internet links). • Business in Practice illustrates and explains all the stages of a business transaction, with particular emphasis on practical exercises, gradually moving from guided practice through to free production. Each module includes exam preparation activities for Cambridge English: Business (BEC) Preliminary in the first modules and Vantage in later ones.
UK vs USA – ESW • The comprehensive culture section provides a comparison between the geography, history, society and identity, economy and institutions of the United Kingdom and the United States. Each dossier also contains an insight into the English-speaking world, covering areas like South Africa, Australia and the Caribbean. • Each dossier includes exam preparation activities for Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) in the first dossiers and First (FCE) in later dossiers.
The Business Language section is divided into two parts: • Vocabulary – Functions – Phraseology to develop and consolidate the specific lexis of the module and to practise the necessary phraseology for oral and written business communication; • Grammar to practise, after a brief presentation, some of the most important grammatical areas.
BEC exam preparation activities for Cambridge English: Business Preliminary and Vantage (BEC) PET exam preparation activities for Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) FCE exam preparation activities for Cambridge English: First (FCE)
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