Business English

in company 3.0 – Complete for all five levels!

New edition

in company 3.0

in company 3.0 builds and expands on the success of the previous editions, making it the English course for established business professionals.

Key features:

▶ NEW: Starter level provides beginner students with essential language for survival and success in their working lives

▶ NEW: Interactive Online Workbook gives students the opportunity to practise language online and allows teachers to track students’ progress through automatic gradebooks

▶ NEW: Student’s and Teacher’s Resource Centres provide easy access to class audio, extensive video content, and additional learning material, including photocopiable resources, tests, and worksheets

▶ NEW: Business scenarios – challenging video case study units which simulate real-life business situations

▶ NEW: Video provides audio visual material which supports the business scenario units

▶ NEW: Interviews – additional video interviews with global business professionals

▶ Global approach texts, audio and video from a range of international sources, using British and American English

▶ Flexibility with extra materials and learning solutions that allow easy course adaptation – ideal for fast-track and one-to-one teaching

Ideal for: Established business professionals who need English for everyday business communication

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All five levels are available!

I don’t answer the phone.

I get the feeling when I

do someone will want to

speak to me.

Fred Couples, golfer

Circle the correct answer.

Fred Couples doesn’t like /

likes talking on the phone.

Telephone calls

1 1.34 Listen to Kristina Müller making a phone call and tick ( ) the correct

phone number.

01623 303 5448 01643 202 6449 01743 404 5610

QUESTION TIME

Complete the telephone questions below with the missing word.

I help you?

I ask who’s calling?

I take a message?

he call Kristina Müller?

1.34 Listen again and check your answers.

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Learning objectives:

Unit 4Business communication skills

Making simple telephone calls;

Making arrangements; Roleplay:

Leaving a message;

Fluency: Talking about dates

Listening Telephone calls to

leave a message and to arrange a

meeting

Vocabulary Telephone numbers;

Dates, days and months

Grammar Can for requests and

possibility

Phrase bank Telephone phrases

In Company interviews

Units 3–4

04 Can I help you?

2 Match the sentence beginnings (a–g) to the endings (1–7) to make common

telephone phrases.

a Can I speak to1 who’s calling?

b How can I2 anything else?

c Mr Smith is3 Kristina Müller, please?

d Can I ask4 a message?

e Can I take5 Mr Smith, please?

f Is there6 help you?

g Can he call7 out of the office today.

3 Look at the questions in 2 and decide if the statement below is true (T) or false (F).

We ask questions with can to see if something is possible. T / F

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On the roadPicking up a hire car1 Do you ever hire cars? Imagine that on a trip to the UK you want to visit several diff erent

cities in south-east England. What are the advantages and disadvantages of hiring a car?

2 2.01 A customer arrives at the car hire desk in an airport to pick up a car.

Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.a How did Mr Larson make his reservation?b Does he get the car he reserved?c Does he get a good deal?d If he has an accident, how much does he need to pay?

e Where is the car?3 2.01 Put the lines of the conversation in the correct order. Th en listen again and

check your answers.1 Hello. Hello. I have a reservation in the name of Larson.

A Ford Focus. Is that all right? No, the price is the same. Can I check your driving licence?

Th ank you. Do you want excess insurance cover? How much is it?10 Here you are. Okay. We don’t actually have the car you requested, so we are off ering you an upgrade.

No, that’s fi ne. I’ll risk it. Just one moment. Mr S Larson? Yes. It was an Internet booking. An extra £13 a day. Otherwise you pay the fi rst £500 if there is any damage.

What car is it? Yes, that’s fi ne. Do I need to pay any more?15 Right. Please sign here. Here are your keys. You’ll fi nd the car park on the right when

you go out. Here’s the number to use at the barrier when you leave. Have a good trip.

4 Read the information from a web page giving customers advice about hiring a car.

Complete the web page with the words in the box.breakdown cover driving licence fi nes insurance petrol scratches speed limits tank

Learning objectives: Unit 12Survival skills Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of hiring a car; Roleplay: Describing problems with a hire

car and fi nding solutionsReading Advice about hiring a carListening Conversation at a car hire desk; Problems with a hire car

12Driving a hire car is rarely a pleasure.

Mark Jones, journalist

Do you only use hire cars when travelling on business, or do you also use them for holidays?

• Check you have your (a) before you leave

home – car hire companies do not accept photocopies.

In some countries (especially non-EU), you need an International Driving Permit.• (b)

is generally not included in the booking price and you return the vehicle with the same

amount of fuel as at the start of your rental. If you need

to return with a full (c) , check where

the nearest petrol station to the return point is located.

Some car hire companies will sell you a tank of petrol,

but it is usually cheaper at a petrol station.• Excess (d)

cover can be expensive but

may be worth it. Make sure you understand how much

you have to pay if you damage the car.

• Before you drive away, check for any damage. If you spot

any (e) or dents, make sure the company

knows about them so you’re not blamed for them when

you return the car.• Respect (f) and traffi c laws, and don’t

think that you are anonymous. If you break the law, the

hire company gives your details to the police and you

need to pay the (g) .• Keep the car hire company’s contact details with

you in case of emergencies. Check if there is any (h)

or who to call if you have a problem.

CAR HIRE ADVICE HERE ARE OUR TOP TIPS FOR MAKING

SURE YOU HAVE A SMOOTH JOURNEY.

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