Business English E-Book

Rosalia Covello

• Herausgeber: Youcanprint
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

This Business English Course introduces different aspects of Business English, working on main language points and important vocabulary through a variety of topics.

Leseprobe

Contents

PREFACEPart One - Basic English Grammar1. Nouns1.1 Singular and Plural Nouns1.2 Countable and uncountable nouns1.3 Possessive Nouns (Possessive case)2. Pronouns3. Verbs3.1 Be' Verbs3.3. Irregular verbs3.4.1 Auxiliary Verbs"Be", "Do", "Have"3.4.2 Auxiliary Verbs "Will/Would" and "Shall/Should"3.5. Modal verbs4. Adjectives4.1 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives5. Adverbs6. Verb tenses6.1. Simple Tense6.2. Progressive and Perfect Tense6.3. Perfect Progressive Tense7. Gerunds7.1. Infinitives and gerunds7.1.2 Infinitives Part 17.1.3 Infinitives Part 28. Active and Passive Voice9. Prepositions9.1 Prepositions "On", "At", and "In"9.2. Prepositions "Of", "To", and "For"9.3. Prepositions "With", "Over", and "By"10. The ArticlesPart Two Business English11. Commercial Correspondence, Personal and formal correspondence11.1 How to Structure an English Business Letter11.2. Applications, Enquiries, Replies to enquiries, Circular letter11.3. E-mails11.4. Fax cover sheets12. Other types of texts12.1. Business Cards12.2 Contracts and Agreements12.3 Newsletters12.4 Reports13. Employment13.1 Letter of Application13.2 European Curriculum Vitae13.3 Letter of Resignation14. English for specialists: Readings14.1 Introduction to the Computer Software14.2 Famous People in the History of IT14.3 The Rise of the World Wide Web14.4 Choosing an IT Career Path15. Words list for the businessPart Tree ExercisesAcronyms

PREFACE

The current position of English as the main language used for international communication means that it is essential for the communication amongst the operators of the global market. International business is becoming a reality, and English remains the language of business. So, aspiring business professionals should possess a solid knowledge of business English to become effective and competitive in the global market.

In particular, this Business English Course introduces different aspects of Business English, working on main language points and important vocabulary through a variety of topics. It is designed for three employees of Euroform RFS, an association operating in the vocational guidance and training field which also implements activities and projects thank to the active participation of an international network of organisations. For this reason, the employees are constantly in contact with abroad and need to improve and enhance their English language skills in order to better communicate and exchange information also with foreign partners.

In addition to the employees of the training agency, this project also involves some employees of ValueTech, a System Integration & Technology company who provides services and solutions also for an international market. For this reason the employees need to improve their business English skills to better communicate with foreign customers and better understand their requests and needs.

Participants will develop valuable skills and vocabulary by actively simulating and taking part in everyday business situations, covering the following areas: Telephone communication, meeting participation, delivering presentations, negotiations and discussions, writing professional reports, emails and letters. Emphasis is placed on the ability to confidently persuade, negotiate, give and receive feedback, solve problems and work productively in the professional area.

At the end, participants will be able to employ suitable business communicative strategies, speak more fluently and confidently, communicate ideas more effectively and succinctly, use a greater variety of business-tourism related vocabulary, have a stronger command of grammar, write for different business purposes.

This handbook is divided in two sections: the first concerns notions of English grammar, while the second one concentrates on properly business English and useful English terms and expressions. The exercises within the handbook will help to speak better English, to use proper words, and to communicate better with anyone the participants/employees deal with, as well as for practicing what they learned during the course.

Part OneBasic English Grammar

Modern English Alphabet

The modern English alphabet is a Latin alphabet consisting of 26 letters. Each letter may be written as a "large letter" (capital) or "small letter". In alphabetical order, they are:

1.Nouns

1.1 Singular and Plural Nouns

A nounnamesa person, place, thing, or idea.

Nounsgivenamesof concrete or abstractthingsin ourlives. Asbabieslearn "mom," "dad," or "milk" as their firstword,nounsshould be the firsttopicwhen you study a foreignlanguage.