Level: Lower Intermediate Who is it for? Managers and trainee managers Pre experience business students Key features: There is a clear functional syllabus tailored for the business student The 15 free standing units are each based on a key area of business interaction such as telephoning meetings and socializing The functional syllabus is combined with a strong grammar syllabus ensuring progressive coverage of all the basic structures and tenses that occur in general coursebooks at lower intermediate level Special emphasis is placed on skills work particularly listening and speaking The student centred approach invites learners to draw on their own professional experience in activities and discussions Essential business vocabulary is presented in realistic contexts and taught systematically The course includes a substantial amount of listening work as well as a pronunciation syllabus There is an accompanying video Meeting Objectives