Writing for Business [antikvár]

iINTRODUCTIONThis book has been written for intermediate students of English who want to write business letters. It has been specifically designed for students working for connpanies which have a need for regular communication with overseas customers, agents, etc. Students who want to use this book should have a basic knowledge of English grammar and a small vocabulary. In fact it has been assumed that students are familiar with the first three levels of the Cambridge English Lexicon (2207 words). Most words above this level are listed in the glossary.The book has been very carefully organised to give systematic presentation and practice of the main functional patterns used in writing the most common forms of business letters. Each unit is task based and deals with a small number of functions. Students are given extensive graded practice in writing full letters. An answer key is provided for many of the exercises so that the material is suitable for use either by a teacher with a class or by students studying on their own.Unlike many textbooks on business letters, Writing for Business aims to help people to write letters - it is not just a reference work. Therefore there are only a small number of language patterns presented. However, if students work carefully throughout the book, they should gain active control of these and learn to write clear and simple business letters. Students who at the end of the course want a more detailed reference work at Upper Intermediate or Advanced level could use A Handbook of Commercial Correspondence by A Ashley (Oxford University Press, 1984). The Longman Dictionary of Business English by J H Adam should also be useful for students when they have finished this book and want to begin more advanced study.