These lessons are intended to provide extended fluency practice and offer learners a greater sense of how they would communicate outside the classroom using English at work. They then complete tasks such as writing an email or role-playing a meeting. Learners are presented with background information about the scenario through reading texts and video clips, which learners then need to discuss. The lessons introduce learners to challenging vocabulary – often jargon or business phrases such as ‘ transitioning’, ‘ ramp up’, ‘ drill down’ or ‘ paradigm shift’ – and lead relevant role-plays and other fluency activities with a link to practical business skills.Įvery three or four units, learners come to a double-page spread with a ‘Management scenario’ which are case studies with situations such as managing change or pitching for funding. Most business professionals should, I think, be able to relate to the majority of topics and material. “ The quality of communication in most meetings is roughly comparable to the quality of arguments that you used to have with your ten-year-old brother” (p39) For example in a text on behaviour in meetings an anthropologist highlights the typical failure of people to listen effectively to each other and suggests: The course often takes one aspect of business life and breaks it down to fundamentals in order to engage the learners and initiate discussion. I n Company presents learners with interesting, current work issues such as ‘ death by powerpoint’ (p26) – highlighting how quickly the audience loses interest when a sequence of bullet-pointed slides appear – and ‘How to get rid of chatterboxes on the phone’ (p31) which looks at diplomatically managing calls to avoid wasting time too much time. The course is designed for ‘established business professionals’ and the short, skills-based units seem appropriate for working people pushed for time – rather than university students who may eventually get an office job. ![]() ![]() The coursebook is very much focussed on how to make a good impression on people while at work whether that be when networking, presenting, selling and so on. “Have you ever worked with someone you don’t like?” (p55)įrequently, throughout In Company 3.0 Upper Intermediate, learners are asked to reflect on the importance of good rapport in business and liking (and being liked by) colleagues and clients. © Copyright BEBC REVIEW PANEL 2014 – this review may be reproduced but only with this acknowledgement CriterionĬomments (5 being the highest grade and 1 the lowest) Reviewed by: Jon Clayden, Academic Manager, Eurocentres London Title: In Company 3.0 Upper Intermediate Student’s BookĪuthor: Mark Powell/ Simon Clarke/ John Allison/ Ed Pegg/ Edward de Chazal
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