Objective
Intensive Listening is one of the three parts of English for Business II. It helps you to develop your English listening and speaking skills in business contexts. It will help you to understand what you hear in meetings, on the phone and when socializing with clients or colleagues. You will also be able to practise using the language yourself. There are 10 units in the book. Each unit has 5 sections as follows:
Preparation
This section introduces the situation and gives you an opportunity to "warm up" and get ready to work.
Listening
This section helps you to understand spoken English. There are questions and exersises to practise and test your understanding. If you study, it is simple to play the cassette more than once before answering the questions, read the tapescript at the back of the book if necessary and listen again.
Language study
This section teaches you new language phenomena, grammar, expressions from the listening section. There are exercises to help you to understand and remember.
Controlled practice
This section helps you to emphasize all the structures in various situations. Students can improve both the speaking and listening skills.
Word check
At the end of each unit is a list of core vocabulary of the course.
Tapescript
The listening scripts are printed in full at the back of the book.
Answer keys
Glossary
References
Intensive Listening is one of the three parts of English for Business II. It helps you to develop your English listening and speaking skills in business contexts. It will help you to understand what you hear in meetings, on the phone and when socializing with clients or colleagues. You will also be able to practise using the language yourself. There are 10 units in the book. Each unit has 5 sections as follows:
Preparation
This section introduces the situation and gives you an opportunity to "warm up" and get ready to work.
Listening
This section helps you to understand spoken English. There are questions and exersises to practise and test your understanding. If you study, it is simple to play the cassette more than once before answering the questions, read the tapescript at the back of the book if necessary and listen again.
Language study
This section teaches you new language phenomena, grammar, expressions from the listening section. There are exercises to help you to understand and remember.
Controlled practice
This section helps you to emphasize all the structures in various situations. Students can improve both the speaking and listening skills.
Word check
At the end of each unit is a list of core vocabulary of the course.
Tapescript
The listening scripts are printed in full at the back of the book.
Answer keys
Glossary
References