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At the Pre-Intermediate level topics, texts and skills (eg. Asking Questions, Hiring and Firing and Correspondance) have been chosen to scaffold and build on the learner's English to produce functional and practical language for their professional lives. At the Pre-Intermediate level there is a focus on speaking skills to allow students to engage immediately in English in their working environments and the use of topics to build vocabulary and language strategies.

Key Features:

• Five case studies provide a meaty challenge to the students and allow them to use the language and lexis they have learnt in a more independent and creative way. At the Pre-Intermediate level they include: Internet Use - what's appropriate at work, and Staff Appraisal - deciding what staff appraisal scheme to implement;

• Grammar and vocabulary presented in each unit is reviewed at the end of each unit in the 'Language Links' sections;

• The CD-ROM provides extensive self-study practice linked in topic and language to the Student's Book units plus an interactive glossary, the class audio as an MP3 download, downloadable Student's Book Phrase Banks and extra listening practice;

• There are 20 self-contained units of which there are 15 Topic Units which focus on current business issues and everyday skills and 5 Speaking Skills Units which focus on functional business English language.

Level: Pre-Intermediate.