Table of Contents

Unit 1: Relationships
Unit 2: Storytelling
Unit 3: Science and technology
Unit 4: Art and creativity
Unit 5: Development
Unit 6: Alternative travel
Unit 7: Natural resources
Unit 8: The news
Unit 9: Talented people
Unit 10: Customs and behaviour
Unit 11: Knowledge and learning
Unit 12: The economy
Communication Activities
Grammar Reference
Audio Scripts

About the Author

Helen Stephenson first taught Business English in the 1980s. She has written in-house training courses and a course for upper secondary students. She teaches at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Paul Dummett is currently the Director of e@o online learning ltd. His career started in EFL started in 1986 as a teacher of General English. It quickly developed with an interest in task-based teaching and ESP and for the last 10 years has worked on writing and delivering courses to professionals. He is the author of various skills and business English titles. John Hughes has taught for over 15 years and prepared students for BEC at all three levels. He has run Business ENglish departments in Poland and Italy and organised teacher training courses including preparation for The LCCIEB Further Certificate for Teachers of Business English examination. He has written a number of course books for students and resource books for teachers as well as numerous articles for publications such as The Guardian Weekly. Currently, he is involved in the writing and development of online materials for training teachers.