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English for Global Business

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English for Global Business is an excellent text for the international business professional. It has realistic business language, a variety of creative exercises to ensure mastery, and a valuable business protocol section in each module. One of the best business English books on the market!

Successful experience using this textbook with three groups of international business English professionals. It seemed to cover the basic business language needed for intermediate learners -- introductions, socializing, networking, traveling on business, etc. The audio CD is necessary for the listening exercises. The exercises and role plays were great for practicing the language. I saw significant improvement in listening and speaking skills.

I hate to be negative, but this book was truly a waste of money. The activities are not useful to actual business executives learning English- entire units on "calling and making a hotel reservation", "talking to people at a trade show", etc. They have even laid out the book where you can't even use it without the classroom CD for the majority of the exercises. I didn't know this when I purchased the book, and the CD, of course, costs more than the book! I have never encountered a good Business ESL text. I think I need to produce one myself!

Not only an excellent text for concepts of "global communication" but also a testament to Thomas L. Friedman's thesis in his "The World is Flat: A Brief History of The Twenty-First Century.
James C. Fonduex