Using authentic material about real companies, this three-level series teaches the basic language and grammar structures that busy professionals need to communicate effectively in international business.  A four-skills course with emphasis on speaking and listening, Global Links meets the needs of low-language level students while acknowledging the high level of sophistication that businesspeople bring to their study of English. Authentic texts, documents, graphs, and charts offer realistic practice models, while the texts international focus provides relevant cultural information for doing business

• Student Books 1 and 2, the fourteen units are organized into three self-contained models.

• Module 1: Business Talk.
  • Getting Started?Introduces the focus of the unit with language models and controlled practice activities.
  • Conversation?Presents key language and structures in a guided format.
  • Pronunciation Focus?Uses sentences to highlight various spoken English features and emphasize the development of rhythm, intonation, and stress.
• Module 2: Business Connections.
  • Listening?Trains students to listen for general meaning/content as well as for specific information.
  • Speaking?Uses more open-ended exercises to help students develop their skills in exchanging information and ideas as they would in the workplace.
• Module 3: Global Communication.
  • Reading?Informative excerpts from business publications about practices and customs in various cultures.
  • Writing?Tips on form and content for basic business writing, such as e-mail, faxes, letters, and reports.
  • Each unit includes a section on Numbers, offering systematic practice with figures in a variety of business contexts.
• Companion website?Helps teachers and students reinforce business English skills through interactive vocabulary, listening comprehension, and composition exercises. (www.longman.com/globallinks)
• Student Audio CD?With selected modeling and listening activities; included in the Student Book.
• Phrase Book?A portable reference to key language structures, expressions, and vocabulary plus a glossary of business terms; included in the Student Book.
• Complete Audio Program CDs and Audiocassettes?All the listening activities, recorded at a natural speed with a variety of native and nonnative accents, exposing students to the types of spoken English they will encounter in international business.
• Teachers Manual?Overall and page-by-page teaching suggestions including instructional scripts, answer keys, transcripts of the audio program and expansion activities and reproducibles for each unit.
• Test Package?Unit-by-unit assessment quizzes and mid-term/final exams featuring TOEIC®-type questions, as well as Global Links program placement tests.