Curso de Inglês para Empresas Gama APP - nível 1B
Um Curso de inglês comercial - nível elementar
UNIT 16 It’s a busy life |
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Object pronouns What do you do? Contrasting the present tenses too much / not enough how often? every A few times/a couple of times (amount) a (day, week) work/office vocabulary |
Describing and asking about work activities Describing frequency Making suggestions/recommendations Making a short presentation |
What people do at work |
UNIT 17 airports |
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if (zero conditional) through to open/close, open/closed Past simple tense (to be and regular verbs) Air travel vocabulary (fly, land, take off …) |
Dealing with airport situations (customs and immigration, flight schedules, airport services) Discussing travel habits |
At an airport |
UNIT 18 what happened? |
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Past simple tense (did/didn’t, had) Regular past simple questions (did you... ?) Work/basic industrial vocabulary |
Describing actions in an office Describing actions in a factory Describing reasons for business travel |
Business action |
UNIT 19 destination – business |
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Imperative why/because How? get on/off until/towards/after/at Travel reservation and ticket vocabulary |
Describing business facilities Using public transportation Making travel arrangements |
A business trip to London |
UNIT 20 interactions |
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Personal status / family vocabulary (married, single, children …) have got Past simple tense (irregular verbs – ate, drank, made, wrote, saw, thought ...) Hotel vocabulary |
Checking in and out at a hotel Understanding hotel facilities Informal conversation with colleagues Asking/answering about family and background Taking a taxi |
A convention at a hotel |
UNIT 21 economic facts |
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much / many / a lot / a little / a few Relative pronouns (who, which, where) Basic industry-sector vocabulary (consumer, trade, tourism …) |
Describing an economy Describing relative quantities Referring to statistics and approximate figures |
Macro-economic analysis |
UNIT 22 finding your way |
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straight on/ahead, along, over, turn right/left, on the right/left, in front of, next to, opposite / across from, behind, between Building vocabulary (floor, elevator, stairs …) Street vocabulary (corner, intersection …) |
Describing locations in town Asking for and giving directions in town Asking for and giving directions in a building |
Finding your way |
UNIT 23 fluctuations |
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too/ (not ...) enough well/badly when (if) Basic financial vocabulary (stock, lend, investment…) Graph vocabulary (increase, go up…) |
Discussing investment performance Describing current trends Describing business theories |
The financial markets |
UNIT 24 globalization |
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Comparatives (…er, than, more/less, better/worse) Superlatives (…est, the most/least, the best/worst) different / the same Basic global-market vocabulary |
Describing reasons for change Describing a business model Using economic indicators |
Globalization |
UNIT 25 specifications and characteristics |
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(not) as … as the same as without …ing how long/wide/high?, length/width/height, area/volume, weigh/weight Vocabulary for specifications |
Describing a product range Giving a technical specification Discussing job and staff profiles |
Technical specifications |
UNIT 26 information technology |
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gerund as object some/any/no something/anything/nothing somebody/anybody/ nobody (…one) such as/like Basic IT vocabulary |
Describing job responsibilities Checking on customer needs Presenting a product Dealing with problems |
Information technology |
UNIT 27 appointments and plans |
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Is … convenient? I’m afraid… that suits me. Present continuous with future meaning - going to, (I’m looking forward to) ...-ing want/would like me/you to… Vocabulary for planning |
Arranging an appointment Presenting a business plan Questioning plans Making arrangements for a meeting |
Appointments and plans |
UNIT 28 business planning |
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Phrasal verbs able to Vocabulary for business plans |
Describing a career history Describing a company history |
Business planning |
UNIT 29 Traveling for business |
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shall I? Vocabulary for business travel |
Describing a business trip Complaining (in a hotel) Describing problems (by email) |
Business trips and dealing with problems |
UNIT 30 Forecasting |
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will/won’t ...’ll have to maybe Vocabulary for forecasts, speculations and spontaneous decisions |
Opening a presentation, Giving a professional opinion Questioning proposals Requesting information in writing Giving written confirmation |
Forecasting (in the oil-exploration business) |