Business Initiatives

These cassettes are designed to accompany "Business Initiatives", a 20 unit book for business people who need to improve their level of English to meet the requirements of their work. It is pitched at a lower intermediate level of English. A teacher's book is also available. The book covers all four skills in contexts which are meaningful and relevant to the business learner, with the most emphasis placed on speaking. Speaking is dealt with through role play, simulation, discussion and problem-solving tasks. English is seen as a "lingua franca" not the preserve of the British. Thus, situations and scenes are international with a range of accents, both native and non-native, on these cassettes. The 16 main units of the book cover a variety of important subject matter, eg managing your time, dealing with customers, interacting with colleagues. They also have a grammar reference section for remedial language work. The four remaining units concentrate on the four skills separately: speaking, listening, reading and writing.