Business Partner B1+ Coursebook Contents
Business Partner B1+ Coursebook Contents
UNIT 1 ORGANISATION p.7 Videos: 1.1 A news organisation 1.3 Managing first meetings
1.1 A news 1.2 Innovative 1.3 Communication 1.4 Business skills: 1.5 Writing: Emails – Business workshop 1
organisation organisations skills: Managing first Small talk in first Organising information Office space (p.88)
meetings meetings
Video: A news Listening: Flat and Video: Managing first Listening: Interview Model text: Invitation Listening: Employee
organisation tall organisations meetings with a communication to an induction day views on their workspace
Vocabulary: Roles and Grammar: Future forms: Functional language: coach; Small talk between Functional language: Reading: Millennial-
responsibilities Present Simple, Greetings, introductions colleagues Ordering information friendly workspaces
Pronunciation: Present Continuous and goodbyes Functional language: in an email Task: Design a new
Word stress (p.114) and be going to Pronunciation: Asking and answering Grammar: L Present office space
Writing: An email Intonation and questions in first meetings Simple and Continuous
Project: Showing
someone around a about future plans politeness (p.114) Task: Meet a visitor and Task: Write a reply to a
department and arrangements Task: Making manage small talk work-related invitation
introductions and
contacts at an event
Review p.104
2.1 The life of luxury 2.2 Asian brands 2.3 Communication 2.4 Business skills: 2.5 Writing: Formal Business workshop 2
go west skills: Supporting Making a presentation and semi-formal emails Kloze-Zone (p.90)
teamwork
Video: A luxury brand Reading: Chinese Video: Teamwork Listening: Different Model text: Invitation to a Listening: Customer
Vocabulary: Marketing combine holidays with Functional language: ways to open a corporate event and staff feedback on
and brands luxury shopping Giving and responding presentation Functional language: a clothing store
Pronunciation: Grammar: Connectors to advice Functional language: Writing, accepting and Task: Brainstorm a brand
Stress in compound Pronunciation: Task: Asking for and Signposting in declining an invitation awareness campaign
nouns (p.114) Connectors: intonation giving advice presentations Grammar: L Verbs + Writing: An email
Project: Research and and pausing (p.114) Task: Prepare and give -ing vs. infinitive summary of the campaign
discuss an advertising Speaking: Discussing a presentation Task: Write a formal reply
campaign brands using connectors to an invitation
Review p.105
UNIT 3 JOB HUNTING p.27 Videos: 3.1 Applying for an internship 3.3 Demonstrating active listening
3.1 A job search 3.2 Job interview 3.3 Communication 3.4 Business skills: 3.5 Writing: Covering Business workshop 3
questions skills: Listening actively Interviews letters Social media manager
required (p.92)
Video: Applying for Listening: Interview Video: Demonstrating Listening: Two job Model text: Covering Listening: Three
an internship questions and answers active listening interviews letter video CVs; First
Vocabulary: Getting a job Grammar: Indirect Functional language: Functional language: Functional language: interviews
Pronunciation: questions Active listening Useful phrases for Useful phrases for Reading: Analysis of three
Stress in derived Pronunciation: Task: The listening/ candidates covering letters CVs and covering letters
words (p.115) Voice range and distraction game Task: Create a job and Grammar: L Past Task: Conduct a second
Project: Plan and write intonation in indirect interview for it Simple and Present interview
a job advertisement questions (p.115) Perfect
Speaking: A job interview Task: Write a covering
letter
Review p.106
UNIT 4 BUSINESS STRATEGY p.37 Videos: 4.1 A food company’s strategy for growth 4.3 Problem-solving styles
4.1 Food industry 4.2 PEST analysis 4.3 Communication 4.4 Business skills: 4.5 Writing: Reporting Business workshop 4
strategies skills: Solving problems Problem-solving reasons and results Supermarket wars
meetings (p.94)
Video: A food Listening: A lecture on Video: Problem- Listening: A problem- Model text: Report Reading: Profiles of
company’s strategy for PEST analysis solving styles solving team meeting extract competing supermarket
growth Grammar: Modal Functional language: Functional language: Functional language: chains
Vocabulary: Business verbs: obligation, Offering and asking for Leading and participating Reporting problems, Task: Select the best
strategy collocations and prohibition, necessity, help in problem-solving reasons and results strategies for growth
word building recommendation Pronunciation: meetings Grammar: Listening: Compare
Project: Investigate a food Writing: A short PEST /iː/, /ɪ/, /eɪ/ and /aɪ/ Pronunciation: L Comparison your strategies with a
brand’s attitude to health analysis of a company or (p.115) Intonation in ‘OK’ Task: Write a short report business news report
organisation Task: Offering and asking (p.115) outlining problems,
for help in work and social Task: Take part in a reasons and results
situations problem-solving meeting
Review p.107
5.1 E-commerce 5.2 Driverless 5.3 Communication 5.4 Business skills: 5.5 Writing: Letter of Business workshop 5
technology skills: Collaborating Negotiating complaint Robots wanted for
warehouse (p.96)
Video: Amazon: the Reading: Lorries lead cars Video: Collaborating Listening: Negotiating Model text: Letter of Listening: Criteria
logistics of e-commerce in the technology race on a project new terms and conditions complaint for choosing a supplier;
Vocabulary: Logistics Grammar: Passive forms Functional language: Functional language: Functional language: Teleconferences with
and word building Agreeing and disagreeing Negotiating Useful phrases for letters suppliers
Pronunciation:
Pronunciation: Auxiliary verbs in Task: A meeting to discuss Task: Negotiate a new of complaint Task: Negotiate and select
Pausing and stress in passives (p.116) controversial proposals deal Grammar: L Linking a supplier
presentations (p.116) Speaking: Describe a Task: Write a letter of Writing: A formal email
Project: Debate the use process complaint confirming the result of
of drones the negotiation
Review p.108
UNIT 6 ENTREPRENEURS p.57 Videos: 6.1 The world’s first ethical smartphone 6.3 Influencing styles: push and pull
6.1 Fairphone 6.2 Young 6.3 Communication 6.4 Business skills: 6.5 Writing: Business workshop 6
entrepreneurs skills: Influencing Presenting facts and Summarising Doable crowdfunding
figures (p.98)
Video: The world’s first Reading: Leaving Harvard Video: Influencing Listening: A presentation Model text: Summary of Listening: Three
ethical smartphone to start a business styles: push and pull based on visual data a business talk crowdfunding pitches
Vocabulary: Running Grammar: Reported Functional language: Functional language: Functional language: Speaking: Decide which
a business speech Dealing with objections Presenting visual Summarising crowdfunding project
Pronunciation: Speaking: Talk to a Task: Influencing others information Grammar: L Order of to back
Consonant-vowel journalist about your to overcome objections Pronunciation: information in sentences Task: Prepare and deliver
linking (p.116) start-up Intonation and Task: Listen to a talk and a crowdfunding pitch
Project: Brainstorm and Writing: An email/article discourse marking in write a summary
present new business based on the interview presentations (p.116)
ideas Task: A presentation to an
investor
Review p.109
UNIT 7 WORKING ABROAD p.67 Videos: 7.1 Working abroad 7.3 Decision-making styles
7.1 Global work 7.2 Cultural anecdotes 7.3 Communication 7.4 Business skills: 7.5 Writing: Making Business workshop 7
cultures skills: Decision-making Relationship-building recommendations Cross-cultural consultants
(p.100)
Video: Working abroad Listening: Working in Video: Decision- Listening: Model text: Report giving Reading: Blog posts on
Vocabulary: Working other cultures making styles Conversations at suggestions, advice and cultural awareness
abroad: Adjectives, Grammar: Past tenses: Pronunciation: a networking event recommendations Listening: Interviews
prefixes, opposites Past Simple, Past Strong or weak? Functional language: Functional language: with staff about working
Project: Research a Continuous and Past (p.117) Keeping a conversation Formal/neutral/ internationally
different work or study Perfect Simple Functional language: going informal language for Task: Prepare and present
culture Pronunciation: Expressing preferences Task: Meeting new people recommendations recommendations for
Phrasing and intonation Task: Discuss preferences at an induction day Grammar: L First and working in your culture
in past sentences (p.117) and reach agreement second conditional Writing: A formal email
Speaking: Tell an anecdote Task: Write a report giving confirming the outcome
Writing: An anecdote suggestions, advice and of the presentations
recommendations
Review p.110
UNIT 8 LEADERSHIP p.77 Videos: 8.1 Safari Vet School 8.3 Positive and developmental feedback
8.1 Learning to lead 8.2 Neuroleadership 8.3 Communication 8.4 Business skills: 8.5 Writing: Informing Business workshop 8
skills: Giving and Leading meetings of a decision Talent management
receiving feedback (p.102)
Video: Safari Vet Reading: Business leaders Video: Positive and Listening: Managing Model text: Email about Listening: Three
School need neuroscience developmental feedback a team meeting decisions made by Board employees talking about
Pronunciation: Grammar: Relative Functional language: Functional language: of Directors their training needs
Glottal stops (p.117) clauses Giving and responding to Leading and managing Functional language: Reading: Profiles of
Vocabulary: Leadership Pronunciation: feedback meetings Formal and semi-formal training courses
Phrasing and Task: Give and respond to Task: Lead a mini-meeting language for decisions Task: Design a
Project: Discuss and write
about a great leader intonation in relative developmental feedback Grammar: L Reduced development plan for an
clauses (p.117) relative clauses employee
Speaking: Truth or lie Task: Write a formal Writing: An email to
game using relative email to inform staff of justify a training course
clauses decisions made
Review p.111
Pronunciation p.112 Grammar reference p.118 Additional material p.126 Videoscripts p.138 Audioscripts p.146 Glossary p.154