Unit 4
Meeting people
Unit 5
New developments
Unit 6
Arrangements
4.1 Meeting new people
5.1 Current activities
6.1 Making arrangements
Grammar
Past simple: regular forms
Past simple of be
Grammar
Present continuous
Present simple vs present continuous
Grammar
Present continuous for future
Vocabulary
Time expressions
Vocabulary
Company activities
Communication skills
Welcoming visitors
Communication skills
Describing company projects
Pronunciation
Weak forms of was and were
Final -ed in past simple
Pronunciation
Weak forms
4.2 Visiting a company
5.2 Company developments
6.2 Getting connected
Grammar
Past simple: irregular forms
Grammar
Present continuous vs past simple
Grammar
Present continuous for future revision
Vocabulary
Verb and noun collocations
Itineraries
Vocabulary
Describing trends
Graphs and charts
Vocabulary
Telephone expressions
Communication skills
Writing an e-mail of thanks
Exchanging diary information
Communication skills
Presentations 3: Referring to visual
aids
Pronunciation
Word stress
Vocabulary
Speaking and writing dates
Communication skills
Making arrangements
Pronunciation
Ordinal numbers
Communication skills
Telephoning 3: Taking and leaving
messages
Pronunciation
Contractions
4.3 Describing company
structure
5.3 Personal developments
6.3 Arranging to meet
Grammar
Present simple revision
Grammar
What is … like?
Vocabulary
Jobs
Company structure
Vocabulary
Descriptive adjectives
Grammar
Shall we …?
I’m afraid …
Communication skills
Presentations 2: A tour of your
company
Communication skills
Exchanging personal news
Talking about a trip
Vocabulary
Time expressions
Appointments and meetings
Communication skills
Making and changing appointments
Accepting and refusing
Confirming
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Unit 7
Describing and comparing
Unit 8
Life stories
Unit 9
Dealing with problems
7.1 Comparisons and contrasts
8.1 Success stories
9.1 Making decisions
Grammar
Comparative and superlative forms
Vocabulary
Descriptive adjectives
Grammar
Past simple revision
Time expressions
Past passive
Grammar
Will vs present continuous
Shall I …?
Communication skills
Comparing lifestyles and routines
Vocabulary
Word families
Pronunciation
Weak forms using /@/
Communication skills
Describing other people’s lives
Vocabulary
Business conferences
Communication skills
Arranging a schedule
Allocating tasks
Pronunciation
Contractions in the future
7.2 Describing products
and services
8.2 Making money
9.2 Thinking ahead
Grammar
Present simple passive
Sequence linkers
Grammar
Past tense revision
Grammar
Will for predictions
First conditional sentences
Vocabulary
Customer service departments
Vocabulary
Financial vocabulary
Collocations
Communication skills
Describing processes
Communication skills
Interpreting headlines
Pronunciation
Dealing with numbers
Vocabulary
Advertising and marketing
Communication skills
Comparing product features
Predicting future events
Pronunciation
Contractions of auxiliaries
7.3 Evaluating products
8.3 Company history
9.3 Complaining and
apologizing
Grammar
How … is it?
It’s made of …
Grammar
Past passive and Past active question
forms
Grammar
Will vs shall
Vocabulary
Dimensions and specifications
Vocabulary
Company history
Word building
Communication skills
Meetings: Exchanging opinions
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Presenting the history of a company
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Customer problems and solutions
Communication skills
Complaints and apologies
Spoken and written complaints
Unit 10
People at work
Unit 11
Getting a job
Unit 12
The world of work
10.1 Suggesting and
recommending
11.1 Recruitment processes
12.1 Changing careers
Grammar
Should + infinitive
How / What about + -ing?
Grammar
Verb + -ing
Grammar
Tense review
Vocabulary
Managing a small business
Vocabulary
Personal qualities
Job advertisements
Vocabulary
Employment
Communication skills
Making suggestions
Giving advice
Communication skills
Job application process
Talking about likes and dislikes
10.2 Responsibilities
and regulations
11.2 Applying for a job
12.2 Work environments
Grammar
Modals of obligation and permission
Grammar
Present perfect and past simple
Grammar
Too and not enough
Vocabulary
Company regulations
Vocabulary
Curriculum vitae
Covering letters
Vocabulary
Computers
Vocabulary recording techniques
Communication skills
Writing a CV
Communication skills
Describing working life
10.3 Checking and correcting
information
11.3 Staff profiles
12.3 Saying goodbye
Grammar
Can I …?
Would it be possible …?
Grammar
Present perfect and past simple
Finished and unfinished time
Grammar
Functions review
Vocabulary
Ordering and supplying goods
Vocabulary
Working life
Communication skills
Negotiating prices
Clarifying information
Letter writing
Communication skills
Expressing preferences
Presenting facts and figures
Communication skills
Describing advantages and
disadvantages of jobs
Communication skills
Job hunting
Pronunciation
Word stress
Vocabulary
Social and work situations
Communication skills
Saying goodbye
Pronunciation
Contrastive stress
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