Business English and Conversation for the EFL-ESL Classroom [Paperback]

Aceituno M. Armando (Author), Armando M. Aceituno (Author)

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From the Publisher

To help the teacher lead his or her students towards attaining such fluency, the book contains hundreds of exercises of all kinds, including some which are optional. It also contains varied samples and recycling of all material. In an ideal EFL-ESL situation, the teacher will adapt the book to suit the needs of his or her students.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Universal Publishers (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158112712X
• ISBN-13: 978-1581127126
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,304,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Out of the ordinary, October 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Business English and Conversation for the EFL-ESL Classroom (Paperback)

Most business English books are tedious, boring. This book is a very nice exception. Lots of different activities and combinations to learn grammar and writing along practices for conversation. Good aid.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Barely Business, no Conversation, December 19, 2003

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Maria (Sarasota, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business English and Conversation for the EFL-ESL Classroom (Paperback)

The title is comletely misleading. This is a book of grammar exercises. Chapters are entitled Nouns", "Verbs", "Correct Punctuation"- you get the idea. Even the sentences and examples used in the grammar are unrelated to business. The only bow to business is in the last 20 or so pages which are about letter writing, telegrams (!), memos and other business writing forms. As far as I can see, there is no conversation skill practice at all. I gave it two stars because it you want a succint little grammar practice book, it's ok. But go elsewhere for business and/or conversation.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clear and ease to use. Makes you work though., January 8, 2004

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Devon Smythe (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business English and Conversation for the EFL-ESL Classroom (Paperback)

I have been using the book as a textbook and found it quite complete in its coverage of the English grammar and business correspondence. It is quite concise, since it avoids overbearing the user with annoying extra examples of items already seen, something I found in a couple of other books. I would suggest that the photographs and illustrations be chosen from a wider selection, since they do seem to be mostly of people from a certain ethnic background, and this book is supposed to be used in different areas of the world. This would enhance its "portability." The conversation exercises are quite varied as well, but they do make you work a lot since it contains no audio CD or tape. That might be another suggestion for the future. Overall, very usable and helpful.