This workbook is aimed at students with at least an intermediate level of English. However, many people who work in business have to read in English on a regular basis; students with a more basic level of English may therefore already have the passive vocabulary to handle many of the exercises.
Specialist vocabulary
It is important to appreciate that 'knowing' specialist vocabulary involves more than simply recognizing it.
- You can understand the meaning of a word when reading or listening and yet be unable to remember that same word when speaking or writing.
- You may remember the word, but use it incorrectly. This can be a grammatical problem, like knowing that 'import' can be used both as a noun and as a verb. Or it may be a question of collocation: we pay income tax, not revenue tax.
- Then there is the question of the sound of the word. Can you pronounce it? And do you recognize it when you hear it pronounced?
For these reasons-memory, use and sound - it is important that students practice specialist vocabulary so that they can learn to use it more confidently and effectively. The exercises in this workbook will help students to expand their knowledge and use of business vocabulary.
- Word-Building
- Parts of Speech
- Pronunciation
- Vocabulary
- Puzzles & Quizzes
- Answer Key