Basic Business English .... Business dialogue on the phone .... Daily Business Activities .... Business buzzwords: English villages .... Business buzzwords: A well thought out strategy .
Trang 1501 Business English Tests
Index 1
Elementary Level 1 Money accepted 27
2 Computers 28
3 Making an Appointment 29
4 Late Again 30
5 Shopping 31
6 On my Mobile 32
7 Basic Business English 33
8 Business dialogue on the phone 34
9 Chit Chat: At the garage 35
10 Renting a place 36
Intermediate Level 1 Applying for that Job 37
2 Accounts 38
3 Letter Writing 39
4 Flying on a Plane 40
5 Planning a Business 41
6 Computers 42
7 Business Expressions (1) 43
8 Business Expressions (2) 44
9 How to agree 45
10 How to apologize 46
11 How to ask the way 47
12 How to complain 48
13 How to criticize 49
14 How to disagree 50
15 How to encourage 51
16 Online Marketing Campaign 52
17 Adverbially Speaking 53
18 Letter of Complaint (1) 54
19 Letter of Complaint (2) 55
20 Letter of Complaint (3) 56
21 Letter of Complaint (4) 57
22 Retirement Plans 58
Trang 223 Daily Business Activities 59
24 Faxes 60
25 Placing an order via phone 61
26 'Will' and 'Living Will' 62
27 Ways of commenting 63
28 Ways of disapproving 64
29 Ways of greeting 65
30 Ways of saying goodbye 66
31 Ways of approving 67
32 Ways of showing pleasure 68
33 Ways of showing anger 69
34 Ways of thanking 70
35 Ways of threatening 71
36 How to make exclamations 72
37 Ways of agreeing 73
38 Ways of disagreeing 74
39 Expressions and phrases about money 75
40 Poverty in the US: living standards expressions 76
41 Dressing expressions 77
42 Retail Sales Phrases 78
Advanced Level 1 Code of Practice 79
2 Spin Doctors 80
3 Credit Card Holders 81
4 Job Interview 82
5 Business 83
6 Finance (1) 84
7 Finance (2) 85
8 Finance (3) 86
9 Money 87
10 Advertising 88
11 At the Shops 89
12 At the Computer 90
13 Money Matters (1) 91
14 Money Matters (2) 92
15 Money Matters (3) 93
16 Money Matters (4) 94
17 Quality Control 95
18 Product Improvement 96
19 Employment and Training 97
Trang 320 Agreements 98
21 Super Supermarkets 99
22 Are You in Debt? 100
23 Guarantees and Warranties 101
24 At the Office (1) 102
25 At the Office (2) 103
26 Legal Expressions 104
27 Invoices 105
28 Taxes 106
29 Finance 107
30 Interviews and Jobs 108
31 Working Well 109
32 Pay and Allowances 110
33 Internet Business (1) 111
34 Internet Business (2) 112
35 Verbal Communication Skills 113
36 Corporate Policy (1) 114
37 Corporate Policy (2) 115
38 Corporate Policy (3) 116
39 Behaviour Guidline 117
40 How to assess employees 118
41 Money Slang Expressions 119
42 Accounting terms 120
43 Payroll policy in the USA 121
44 Job Interview Advice 122
45 Dental Care Expressions 123
46 Insurance Policy Vocabulary 124
47 Contracts and agreements 125
48 The Business Plan 126
49 Conference Advice 127
50 Computer Health 128
51 Marketing Strategies 129
52 Warranties 130
53 Office Technology Problems 131
54 Secretarial Office Procedures 132
55 Basic Electronics 133
56 Business Letter Basics 134
57 Annual Report 135
58 The Importation Process 136
59 Cellular Telephones 137
Trang 460 Job Advertising 138
61 Job Applications 139
62 Job Interviews 140
63 Hiring the Right Person 141
64 Training New Staff 142
65 Company Benefits 143
66 Starting Salary Expectations 144
67 Job Promotion 145
68 The Balance Sheet 146
69 Income Statements 147
70 Cost Accounting 148
71 Auditing 149
72 Budgeting 150
73 Depreciation 151
74 Inventories 152
75 GAAP 153
76 Accountants 154
77 Retirement and Pensions 155
78 Start Your Own Bank 156
79 Internet Investing 157
80 Evolution of the Stock Exchange 158
81 Corporate Taxation 159
82 Commercial Property 160
83 Quality Control at Ford 161
84 Product Development (1) 162
85 Product Development (2) 163
86 Auto Leasing 164
87 Essential Advertising 165
88 Asset Classes 166
89 Business Law 167
90 Email Do's and Don't's 168
91 Organizing a Business 169
92 SKUs and Pricing 170
93 Managerial Decisions 171
94 Operations Management 172
95 Human Resources Management 173
96 Entrepreneurship 174
97 The US Mint 175
98 Consumer Credit 176
99 Asset-based Loans 177
Trang 5100 Consumer Protection 178
101 Efficient Capital Markets 179
102 Basic Investment Types 180
103 Agricultural Market Development 181
104 Direct Sales 182
105 Dotcom Retail Stores 183
106 Consumer Behaviour 184
107 Retail Marketing 185
108 The Law of Agency 186
109 The Law of Contracts 187
110 Real Estate Brokers 188
111 Realtor Advertisement 189
112 A good real estate rental market 190
113 Selling to Businesses 191
114 Small Businesses 192
115 Trade Multilateralism 193
116 Thinking to Export 194
117 Starting a Business 195
118 Eco-tourism in Australia 196
119 Tourism after 9/11 197
120 Internet Travel Arrangements 198
121 Tobacco Marketing 199
122 Financial Assets 200
123 The Cybernation Economy 201
124 Micromanagement 202
125 The Southeastern European Economies 203
126 Internet Securities Trading 204
127 Mortgage Law 205
128 Basic Microeconomics 206
129 Trade Regulation 207
130 A Quick History of Advertising 208
131 Hedge Funds 209
132 The Victorian Apprentice (1) 210
133 The Victorian Apprentice (2) 211
134 Current Liabilities 212
135 Global Capital Management 213
136 Price-based or Target Costing 214
137 Transfer Pricing 215
138 Internal Controls 216
139 Internal Control Activities 217
Trang 6140 Business Software Competitors 218
141 Electronic Tax Records 219
142 Accounting Information Systems 220
143 Global Protocol Advertisement 221
144 The Global Financial Environment (1) 222
145 The Global Financial Environment (2) 223
146 Dividends 224
147 Tort Law 225
148 Products Liability Law 226
149 Detecting Competition 227
150 Globalization in Aviation 228
151 Interpersonal Skills 229
152 Electronic Commerce (1) 230
153 Reverse Marketing 231
154 Natural Gas Resources 232
155 Canada's Monetary Policy 233
156 Australian Aboriginal Governance 234
157 First Nations Rights (1) 235
158 First Nations Rights (2) 236
159 Internal Communications 237
160 External Communications 238
161 The US International Trade Administration 239
162 Business Buzzwords from Mumbai to Virginia 240
163 Business Buzzwords through the Seasons 241
164 Business Buzzwords for Better or Worse 242
165 Business Buzzwords through Thick and Thin 243
166 Business Buzzwords from New England to Michigan 244
167 Business buzzwords: English villages 245
168 Business buzzwords: A well thought out strategy 246
169 Business buzzwords: Screaming guts 247
170 Business buzzwords: Greenhouse gas emissions 248
171 Business buzzwords: Israeli scientists 249
172 Business buzzwords: Dutch colonists 250
173 Business buzzwords: Online exchange 251
174 Business buzzwords: Jack Be Nimble 252
175 Business buzzwords: Illegal trading activities 253
176 Business buzzwords: A 'Non-institution' 254
177 Business buzzwords: Illegal profits 255
178 Business buzzwords: Animal markets 256
179 Business buzzwords: Corporate sleuths 257
Trang 7180 Business buzzwords: Auditor's doubt 258
181 Business buzzwords: Tight curbs 259
182 Business buzzwords: Confidence in Christmas 260
183 Business buzzwords: The old days 261
184 Business buzzwords: A basket of goods 262
185 Business buzzwords: Investment leverage 263
186 Business buzzwords: Takeover remedy 264
187 Small-business salaries 265
188 Various views of accounting 266
189 Corporate communications 267
190 Business buzzwords: Whiplash 268
191 Business buzzwords: Unregistered securities 269
192 Business buzzwords: Spin tour 270
193 Business buzzwords: Food stocks 271
194 Business buzzwords: China's mass media 272
195 An economic profile of the Pacific Rim 273
196 Cross-border corruption 274
197 Management of transboundary fishing 275
198 Technology licensing 276
199 International accounting standards (1) 277
200 International accounting standards (2) 278
201 Optimal hedging 279
202 Top 10 online marketing predictions for 2007 280
203 Apple advertising philosophy 281
204 Quebec tourism 282
205 Business buzzwords: Worst investments 283
206 Business buzzwords: Penny stock 284
207 Business buzzwords: Stale inventory 285
208 Business buzzwords: 2007 market decline 286
209 Business buzzwords: Lost horizons 287
210 Business buzzwords: Platinum blonde 288
211 Business buzzwords: Odd auction 289
212 Business buzzwords: Taking delivery 290
213 Business buzzwords: Listed for destruction 291
214 Business buzzwords: The best valuator 292
215 Science and marketing (1) 293
216 Science and marketing (2) 294
217 Science and marketing (3) 295
218 Group influences on the consumer 296
219 Fixed annuities 297
Trang 8220 Business buzzwords: The street goes nuts 298
221 Business buzzwords: Unethical investment 299
222 Business buzzwords: Phone rules 300
223 Business buzzwords: Compensation 301
224 Business buzzwords: Last increment bidding 302
225 Statistical modeling for decision-making 303
226 A very brief history of management theories 304
227 Contemporary theories in management 305
228 The entrepreneurial life cycle (1) 306
229 The entrepreneurial life cycle (2): The seven stages 307
230 Business Buzzwords: The 'Book' 308
231 Business Buzzwords: A Rounding Bottom 309
232 Business Buzzwords: Largest Vendor 310
233 Business Buzzwords: Currency Trading 311
234 Business Buzzwords: Price Fixing 312
235 Elements of Organizational Behavior (1) 313
236 Elements of Organizational Behavior (2) 314
237 Asset Allocation 315
238 Asset Backed Securities 316
239 Swedish Trade Unions 317
240 Business Buzzwords: At the Bombay Stock Exchange 318
241 Business Buzzwords: Casino Operations 319
242 Business Buzzwords: South African Labour Laws 320
243 Business Buzzwords: Young Companies 321
244 Business Buzzwords: Japanese Automobiles 322
245 Global Production Systems 323
246 Global Production and the Labour Market 324
247 Corporate Social Responsibility 325
248 The LS9203 Omni-Directional Presentation Scanner 326
249 Nanotube Technology 327
250 Company Mergers 328
251 Business Buzzwords: Con Men 329
252 Business Buzzwords: Hostile Deal 330
253 Business Buzzwords: Competitive Advantage 331
254 Business Buzzwords: Credit-derivative Trades 332
255 Business Buzzwords: High Valuation 333
256 Workforce Planning Methodology 334
257 Information Services Management 335
258 Capital Cost Allowance 336
259 Ecosystem Restoration 337
Trang 9260 The New York Hospitality Industry 338
261 The Hospitality Industry 339
262 A Tourism Partnership 340
263 US Cultural and Heritage Tourism Management 341
264 Cultural Brokerage 342
265 Ecotourism in Vietnam 343
266 Portfolio Statistics 344
267 Futures and Options 345
268 Comptroller General 346
269 Discount Bonds 347
270 Money System 348
271 Tax Credits 349
272 Payable on Demand 350
273 Accounting for Depreciation 351
274 Cutting Your Losses 352
275 Pension Plan 353
276 Monopoly 354
277 Negotiating a Contract with Employees 355
278 Failing in IT 356
279 Roscas 357
280 Entrepreneurial Behavior 358
281 Payment Programs 359
282 Merit Raises 360
283 Underwritten by Lloyds 361
284 Debt Reduction 362
285 The White Metal 363
286 Assessing Yourself and Your Business Idea 364
287 Portfolio-focused Management 365
288 Derivatives Primer 366
289 Currency Valuation and Strategic Hedging 367
290 Documentation Analysis 368
291 Performance Appraisal 369
292 Bond Issues 370
293 Odd-lot Orders 371
294 Options Strategy 372
295 New Juggernaut 373
296 CRTs 374
297 Employee Performance Appraisal 375
298 Tests, Quizzes, and Self-evaluation 376
299 Corporate Credit Cards 377
Trang 10300 Shared Service Centres 378
301 Financial Supply Chain Management 379
302 Analysts and Pundits 380
303 Repos 381
304 Consumer Spending 382
305 Call and Put Options 383
306 Pass-through 384
307 Cash Management in Pakistan 385
308 Banking in China 386
309 Singapore Banking 387
310 Islamic Finance 388
311 Organizational Consulting 389
312 Business Systems Contingency Policy 390
313 How to Avoid Making Decisions (1) 391
314 How to Avoid Making Decisions (2) 392
315 System Development Life Cycle 393
316 Database Management Systems 394
317 TRANs 395
318 Fire Insurance 396
319 Asset Ownership 397
320 Option Contracts 398
321 Erosion and Decay 399
322 Bonds 400
323 Trading Authorization 401
324 Current Assets 402
325 The FRB 403
326 Vehicle Coverage 404
327 The Growth of Business in Asia 405
328 Communications Problems in Disasters 406
329 Electronic Commerce (2) 407
330 IT Project Failures 408
331 Enterprise Resource Planning 409
332 No Free Lunch 410
333 Stock Priority 411
334 LIFFE 412
335 Producing the Goods 413
336 Shareholder Liability 414
337 Data Mining 415
338 Ukraine Banks 416
339 A Brief History of DSS 417
Trang 11340 Prepaid Cards 418
341 Object-Oriented Programming Languages 419
342 Optimal Hedging 420
343 Oil Curves 421
344 Futures Contracts 422
345 Financial Records 423
346 Market History 424
347 The UAE 425
348 Supply Chain Reengineering 426
349 Global Information Systems 427
350 Information Security 428
351 Turkish Banking 429
352 Hedge Fund Operational Risk 430
353 Traffic Estimation and Prediction Systems 431
354 The Risks of Technology 432
355 Risk in the FX Market 433
356 IFRS Adoption 434
357 Converting Free Reserves 435
358 Orderly Market Development 436
359 IPOs 437
360 Printing Money 438
361 Interest in Common 439
362 Credit Risk 440
363 Threat Assessment for Information Assurance 441
364 The Role of China in Asia 442
365 Latin America's Lack of Competitiveness 443
366 Herrings 444
367 Intuitive Bookkeeping 445
368 The National Debt 446
369 Investment in Plant, Property and Equipment 447
370 Canada Pension Plan 448
371 Constituent Companies 449
372 IKEA 450
373 Global Marketing Strategy Factors 451
374 Cash as a Strategic Asset 452
375 The Secondary Debt Market 453
376 Inventory Management 454
377 Tax Planning 455
378 Unsecured Debt 456
379 Life Insurance 457
Trang 12380 MagicTicker 458
381 Suffrage 459
382 The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 460
383 Outsourcing in the Banking Sector 461
384 Risks in the Baltic States 462
385 The Ukraine 463
386 The Act of State Doctrine 464
387 Gain in Market Price 465
388 Loyalty Discount 466
389 Invesco 467
390 Convertible Mortgages 468
391 Financial Data 469
392 International Claims 470
393 Anti-Fraud Regulations 471
394 Corporate Espionage 472
395 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 473
396 Security Offers 474
397 Eurobonds 475
398 Personal Possessions 476
399 Money Market Performance 477
400 Natural Resources 478
401 Useful Life 479
402 Personal Guarantees 480
403 Fixed-income Investments 481
404 SLR 482
405 Gray Market Goods 483
406 The GATT System 484
407 University Public Relations 485
408 Services Marketing 486
409 Marketing Strategy 487
410 Virtual Economy 488
411 The Best of Both Worlds 489
412 Pending Benefits 490
413 Routing Orders 491
414 Foreign Shares 492
415 Islamic Financial Staff 493
416 Rogue Traders 494
417 Data Thievery 495
418 Cash Flow 496
419 The Cayman Islands 497
Trang 13420 Wall Street Plunge 498
421 The Uniform Commercial Code 499
422 Bear Stearns 500
423 The Employment Act of 1946 501
424 Retaining Minority Control 502
425 Emerging Markets 503
426 Public International Law 504
427 Textualism 505
428 Technical Regulations and Standards 506
429 Financial Supply Chain Management 507
430 Distribution Compliance Period 508
431 A Mosaic of Information 509
432 Canadian Retirement Planning 510
433 Financing Your Business 511
434 Unitholders 512
435 The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 513
436 The ICCUCPDC 514
437 A Strategic Alliance 515
438 The Physical Supply Chain 516
439 Foreign Currency Risk Management 517
440 Banker's Acceptances 518
441 Non-monetary Services 519
442 Manipulative Practices 520
443 Minimizing Volatility 521
444 Gold Collateral 522
445 Cyber-criminals and Cyber-crime 523
446 Pushing and Pulling 524
447 Leisure Services 525
448 Niche Marketing 526
449 Scandinavian Capital Market 527
Answer Keys 528
Elementary Level 1 Money accepted 529
2 Computers 530
3 Making an Appointment 531
4 Late Again 532
5 Shopping 533
6 On my Mobile 534
7 Basic Business English 535
8 Business dialogue on the phone 536
Trang 149 Chit Chat: At the garage 537
10 Renting a place 538
Intermediate Level 1 Applying for that Job 539
2 Accounts 540
3 Letter Writing 541
4 Flying on a Plane 542
5 Planning a Business 543
6 Computers 544
7 Business Expressions (1) 545
8 Business Expressions (2) 546
9 How to agree 547
10 How to apologize 548
11 How to ask the way 549
12 How to complain 550
13 How to criticize 551
14 How to disagree 552
15 How to encourage 553
16 Online Marketing Campaign 554
17 Adverbially Speaking 555
18 Letter of Complaint (1) 556
19 Letter of Complaint (2) 557
20 Letter of Complaint (3) 558
21 Letter of Complaint (4) 559
22 Retirement Plans 560
23 Daily Business Activities 561
24 Faxes 562
25 Placing an order via phone 563
26 'Will' and 'Living Will' 564
27 Ways of commenting 565
28 Ways of disapproving 566
29 Ways of greeting 567
30 Ways of saying goodbye 568
31 Ways of approving 569
32 Ways of showing pleasure 570
33 Ways of showing anger 571
34 Ways of thanking 572
35 Ways of threatening 573
36 How to make exclamations 574
37 Ways of agreeing 575
Trang 1538 Ways of disagreeing 576
39 Expressions and phrases about money 577
40 Poverty in the US: living standards expressions 578
41 Dressing expressions 579
42 Retail Sales Phrases 580
Advanced Level 1 Code of Practice 581
2 Spin Doctors 582
3 Credit Card Holders 583
4 Job Interview 584
5 Business 585
6 Finance (1) 586
7 Finance (2) 587
8 Finance (3) 588
9 Money 589
10 Advertising 590
11 At the Shops 591
12 At the Computer 592
13 Money Matters (1) 593
14 Money Matters (2) 594
15 Money Matters (3) 595
16 Money Matters (4) 596
17 Quality Control 597
18 Product Improvement 598
19 Employment and Training 599
20 Agreements 600
21 Super Supermarkets 601
22 Are You in Debt? 602
23 Guarantees and Warranties 603
24 At the Office (1) 604
25 At the Office (2) 605
26 Legal Expressions 606
27 Invoices 607
28 Taxes 608
29 Finance 609
30 Interviews and Jobs 610
31 Working Well 611
32 Pay and Allowances 612
33 Internet Business (1) 613
34 Internet Business (2) 614
Trang 1635 Verbal Communication Skills 615
36 Corporate Policy (1) 616
37 Corporate Policy (2) 617
38 Corporate Policy (3) 618
39 Behaviour Guidline 619
40 How to assess employees 620
41 Money Slang Expressions 621
42 Accounting terms 622
43 Payroll policy in the USA 623
44 Job Interview Advice 624
45 Dental Care Expressions 625
46 Insurance Policy Vocabulary 626
47 Contracts and agreements 627
48 The Business Plan 628
49 Conference Advice 629
50 Computer Health 630
51 Marketing Strategies 631
52 Warranties 632
53 Office Technology Problems 633
54 Secretarial Office Procedures 634
55 Basic Electronics 635
56 Business Letter Basics 636
57 Annual Report 637
58 The Importation Process 638
59 Cellular Telephones 639
60 Job Advertising 640
61 Job Applications 641
62 Job Interviews 642
63 Hiring the Right Person 643
64 Training New Staff 644
65 Company Benefits 645
66 Starting Salary Expectations 646
67 Job Promotion 647
68 The Balance Sheet 648
69 Income Statements 649
70 Cost Accounting 650
71 Auditing 651
72 Budgeting 652
73 Depreciation 653
74 Inventories 654