Overview
Video-based business English series
Level
Upper Intermediate to Advanced
Version
International English
Titles
Let's Do Business, from Abacus, is an Upper Intermediate to Advanced business English series. Each CD-Rom has 30 minutes of authentic management training video clips based around common business situations, and the content is engaging and motivating. Accompanying each video clip is a variety of pre-viewing, during-viewing and post-viewing tasks, as well as grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary activities which focus on the language used in the video clip. Students learn how to deal with situations, such as reaching agreement, while learning the language appropriate for these situations.
The program's strength is in the effective and interesting way it uses and teaches native speech, authentic speech styles and appropriate idioms and vocabulary. The comprehensive glossary of business terms is a big plus. Detailed feedback helps students learn from their errors, and they can access their progress while working on a unit and can even print it out.
The videos come from a number of sources including the BBC and Australian management training videos. They are well-produced and authentic and easy-to-watch even on the small viewing window.
Overall, a motivating program that students genuinely enjoy using.
Features of Let's Do Business at a glance: