- •Living abroad pre-intermediate
- •About Business - Working Abroad
- •Vocabulary – Living Abroad
- •Speaking - Making small talk
- •Writing - Formal and Informal emails
- •Case Study –Global Recruit
- •2. Dealing with customers
- •2.1 About Business – The shopping experience
- •2.2 Vocabulary – Telephoning and customer care
- •2.4 Speaking – Telephoning – handling complaints
- •2.5 Writing – Dealing with an email of complaint
- •2.6 Case Study – The Panorama Conference
- •3. Operations
- •3.1 About Business –Lean manufacturing
- •3.2 Vocabulary –Trends and planning
- •3.4 Speaking – Presentations – signposts and stepping stones
- •3.5 Writing – Instructions and procedures for an exhibition stand
- •3.6 Case Study - ScotAir
- •4. Success stories
- •4.1 About Business – Business leaders and success stories
- •4.2 Vocabulary – Describing yourself and being successful
- •4.4 Speaking –Appraisals
- •4.5 Writing – Profiles of business leaders
- •4.6 Case Study – The English Academy
- •5. Selling
- •5.1 About Business - Advertising
- •5.2 Vocabulary - Buying and selling
- •5.4 Speaking – Negotiating
- •5.5 Writing – Negotiating by email
- •5.6 Case Study - Coolhunters
- •6. The organisation
- •6.1 About Business – Entrepreneurs
- •6.2 Vocabulary - Types of companies
- •6.4 Speaking – Interrupting in meetings
- •6.5 Writing – Agendas and action minutes
- •6.6 Case Study – Soup kitchen vs Gourmet to go
- •7. The stock markets
- •7.1 About Business
- •7.2 Vocabulary –Dealing with figures
- •7.4 Speaking – Negotiations – making offers, agreeing deadlines
- •7.5 Writing – Describing figures
- •7.6 Case Study – Trading stocks
- •8. Going global
- •8.1 About Business – Franchising
- •8.2 Vocabulary – Setting up a franchise
- •8.4 Speaking – Presentations – handling questions
- •8.5 Writing – Reports of recommendation
- •8.6 Case Study – Choosing a franchise
7.5 Writing – Describing figures
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A price for one share was US 2$ |
цена акции была 2 дол. |
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the amount of sold non-alcoholic drinks grew by over 40% |
продажи безалкогольных напитков выросли на более чем 40% |
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Production went down to the lowest point , which is 500 units |
производство упало до 500 единиц продукта |
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Happening because the other currency is stronger |
из-за того, что евро – более сильная валюта |
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Because of strike action |
из-за, по причине забастовки |
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Because there is not enough oil |
из-за недостачи поставок нефти |
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The decrease in the percentage amount charged for something |
падение процентных ставок |
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To decrease quickly from one point to another |
резко упасть с…до |
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An important, official statement of a very large order |
уведомление о крупном заказе |
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A little |
слегка |
7.6 Case Study – Trading stocks
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to buy shares, property, or goods because you hope that the value will increase and you can make a profit |
вкладывать деньги в акции |
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companies or shares that make a profit and are considered safe |
компания, пользующаяся доверием инвесторов |
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an official document promising that a government or company will pay back money that it has borrowed |
облигации |
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amount of money that the investor gets from the profit of the business, which cannot be changed |
фиксированный процент |
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environmental change, which can be one of several things that has influenced or caused a certain situation |
фактор внешней среды |
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market’s condition of being stable and not changing |
стабильность рынка |
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to exchange, to give something to somebody and get something in return |
поменяться |
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to increase three times |
увеличиться в три раза |
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to influence profits of the company |
повлиять на доход |
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a machine with an engine that is used to take people or things from one place to another, such as a car, bus, or truck |
сухопутное средство передвижения |