A news organisation Video: B A news organisation Vocabulary: Roles and responsibilities Pronunciation: Word stress Project: Showing someone around a department Innovative organisations Flat and tall organisations Grammar: Future forms: Present Simple, Present Continuous and be going to Writing: An email about future plans and arrangements Communication skills: Managing first meetings Video: D Managing first meetings Functional language: Greetings, introductions and goodbyes Pronunciation: Intonation and politeness Task: Making introductions and contacts at an event Business skills: Small talk in first meetings Interview with a communication coach; Small talk between colleagues Functional language: Asking and answering questions in first meetings Task: Meet a visitor and manage small talk Writing: Emails - Organising information Model text: Invitation to an induction day Functional language: Ordering information in an email Grammar: & Present Simple and Continuous Task: Write a reply to a work-related invitation Employee views on their workspace Reading: Millennialfriendly workspaces Task: Design a new office space UNIT 2 BRANDS The Ufe of luxury Video: BA luxury brand Vocabulary: Marketing and brands Pronunciation: Stress in compound nouns Project: Research and discuss an advertising campaign Asian brands go west Reading: Chinese combine holidays with luxury shopping Grammar: Connectors Pronunciation: Connectors: intonation and pausing Speaking: Discussing brands using connectors Communication skills: Supporting teamwork Video: B Teamwork Functional language: Giving and responding to advice Task: Asking for and giving advice Business skills: Making a presentation Listening: 4> Different ways to open a presentation Functional language: Signposting in presentations Task: Prepare and give a presentation Writing: Formal and semi-formal emails Model text: Invitation to a corporate event Functional language: Writing, accepting and declining an invitation Grammar: D r Verbs + -ing vs. infinitive Task: Write a formal reply to an invitation Listening: Customer and staff feedback on a clothing store Task: Brainstorm a brand awareness campaign Writing: An email summary of the campaign JOG HUNTING A job search questions Applying for an internship 3.3 Demonstrating active listening Communication Business skills: Writing: Covering skills: Listening actively Interviews letters Video: B Applying for an internship Vocabulary: Getting a job Pronunciation: Stress in derived words Project: Plan and write - a job advertisement Grammar: Indirect questions Pronunciation: Voice range and intonation in indirect questions Speaking: A job interview BUSINESS STRATEGY Food industry strategies Video: B A food company's strategy for growth Vocabulary: Business strategy collocations and word building Project: Investigate a food brand's attitude to health Video: B Demonstrating active listening Functional language: Active listening Task: The listening/ distraction gan Two job interviews Functional language: Useful phrases for candidates Jask: Create a job and erviewforit Model text: Covering letter Functional language: Useful phrases for covering letters Grammar: I> ' Past Simple and Present Perfect Task: Write a covering letter PrOblem“Solvin9 styles PEST analysis A lecture on PEST analysis Grammar: Modal verbs: obligation, prohibition, necessity, recommendation Writing: A short PEST analysis of a company or organisation Communication skills: Solving problems Video: B Problemsolving styles Functional language: Offering and asking for help Pronunciation: Task: Offering and asking for help in work and social situations Business skills: Problem-solving meetings Listening: 4>A problemsolving team meeting Functional language: Leading and participating in problem-solving meetings Pronunciation: Task: Take part in a problem-solving meeting Listening: B4>Three video CVs; 4> First Reading: Analysis of three CVs and covering letters Task: Conduct a second interview Writing: Reporting reasons and results Model text: Report extract Functional language: Reporting problems, reasons and results Grammar: 0» Comparison Task: Write a short report outlining problems, reasons and results Profiles of competing supermarket chains Task: Select the best strategies for growth Compare your strategies with a business news report LOGISTICS E-commerce Video: B Amazon: the logistics of e-commerce Vocabulary: Logistics and word building Pronunciation: -3 Pausing and stress in presentations (p.116) Project: Debate the use of drones Driverless technology Reading: Lorries lead cars in the technology race Grammar: Passive forms Pronunciation: Auxiliary verbs in passives Speaking: Describe a process Communication skills: Collaborating Video: f l Collaborating on a project Functional language: Agreeing and disagreeing Task: A meeting to discuss controversial proposals Business skills: Negotiating Negotiating new terms and conditions Functional language: Negotiating Task: Negotiate a new deal Writing: Letter of complaint Model text: Letter of complaint Functional language: Useful phrases for letters of complaint Grammar Task: Write a letter of complaint Criteria for choosing a supplier; Teleconferences with suppliers Task: Negotiate and select a supplier Writing: A formal email confirming the result of the negotiation Entrepreneurs Fairphone Video: f l The world's first ethical smartphone Vocabulary: Running a business Pronunciation: Consonant-vowel linking Project: Brainstorm and present new business ideas Young entrepreneurs Reading: Leaving Harvard to start a business Grammar: Reported speech Speaking: Talk to a journalist about your start-up Writing: An email/article based on the interview Influencing Video: f l Influencing styles: push and pull Functional language: Dealing with objections Task: Influencing others to overcome objections Business skills: Presenting facts and figures A presentation based on visual data Functional language: Presenting visual information Pronunciation: Intonation and discourse marking in presentations A presentation to an investor Writing: Summarising Model text: Summary of a business talk Functional language: Summarising Grammar: & Order of information in sentences Task: Listen to a talk and write a summary Business workshop > 6 Doable crowdfundina Three crowdfunding pitches Speaking: Decide which crowdfunding project to back Task: Prepare and deliver a crowdfunding pitch WORKING ABROAD Global work cultures Video: B Working abroad Vocabulary: Working abroad: Adjectives, prefixes, opposites Project: Research a different work or study culture Cultural anecdotes Communication skills: Decision-making Working in other cultures Grammar: Past tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect Simple Pronunciation: Phrasing and intonation in past sentences Speaking: Tell an anecdote Writing: An anecdote UNITS LEADERSHIP Learning to lead Neuroleadership Video: B Safari Vet School Pronunciation: Glottal stops Vocabulary: Leadership Project: Discuss and write about a great leader Decisionmaking styles Pronunciation: -3 Strong or weak? Functional language: Expressing preferences Task: Discuss preferences and reach agreement Business skills: Relationship-building Conversations at a networking event Functional language: Keeping a conversation going Task: Meeting new people at an induction day Reading: Business leaders need neuroscience Grammar: Relative clauses Pronunciation: Phrasing and intonation in relative clauses Speaking: Truth or lie game using relative clauses Giving and receiving feedback Video: B Positive and developmental feedback Functional language: Giving and responding to feedback Task: Give and respond to developmentalfeedback Writing: Making recommendations Model text: Report giving suggestions, advice and recommendations Functional language: Formal/neutral/ informal language for recommendations Grammar. & First and second conditional Task: Write a report giving suggestions, advice and recommendations Business skills: Leading meetings Managing a team meeting Functional language: Leading and managing meetings Task: Lead a mini-meeting Writing: Informing of a decision Model text: Email about decisions made by Board of Directors Functional language: Formal and semi-formal language for decisions Grammar & Reduced relative clauses Task: Write a formal email to inform staff of decisions made Business workshop iss-cultural consultants Reading: Blog posts on cultural awareness Listening: 4» Interviews with staff about working internationally Task: Prepare and present recommendations for working in your culture Writing: Aformal email confirming the outcome of the presentations Three employees talking about their training needs Reading: Profiles of training courses Task: Design a development plan for an employee Writing: An email to justify a training course