Intelligent
Business
Upper
Intermediate
Programme
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Area of Foreign Languages
English
Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate Teaching Programme
Unit 1: Alliances
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read a magazine article about mergers and acquisitions.
use tenses properly.
use definitions and metaphors.
develop career skills: building relationships.
exchange information about working relationships.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Reading a magazine article about mergers and acquisitions.
* Listening to a speech.
* Writing a short press release.
* Listening and developing a dialogue to build relationships.
* Reading the profile of two companies and write a memo about a decision taken by one of the
companies.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Review of tenses.
B. Vocabulary
* Definitions.
* Metaphors.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about working relationships.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Consumer’s education
To show interest in mergers and acquisitions. Spring in their steps, page 9.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 14
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 01
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 13
Unit 2: Projects
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read a magazine article about managing a project.
use articles properly.
use synonyms, vocabulary on problems, expressions with take and vocabulary on projects.
develop career skills: setting goals.
exchange information about respecting deadlines.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Listening and speaking about project management.
* Reading a magazine article about managing a project.
* Listening and speaking about setting goals.
* Writing an email.
* Reading about a crisis, discussing a solution and writing it.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Articles.
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Synonyms.
Problems.
Expressions with take.
Projects.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about respecting deadlines.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Consumer’s education
To show interest in managing a project. Up, up and away, page 17.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 22
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 02
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 21
Unit 3: Teamworking
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read a magazine article about meeting techniques.
use modal forms properly.
use collocations and multi-part verbs.
develop career skills: team building.
exchange information at work.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Speaking and reading a magazine article about meeting techniques.
* Writing an answer about your product, prices, terms and schedules.
* Reading and speaking about team roles.
* Listening and speaking about team building.
* Reading the ideas of a team leader, discuss them in groups and writing a final memo with the
decisions made.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Modal forms.
B. Vocabulary
* Collocations.
* Multi-part verbs.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about exchanging information.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Moral and civic education
To show interest and realise of the importance of teamworking. Team roles, page 27.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 30
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 03
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 29
Unit 4: Information
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read a magazine article about automating management.
use question forms properly.
use synonyms.
develop career skills: questioning techniques.
exchange information about asking appropriate questions.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Reading a magazine article about automating management and speak about it.
* Listening to someone speaking about intelligence and security.
* Listening and practicing questioning techniques.
* Reading about spying on staff, discuss about it and write a short report about it.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Question forms.
B. Vocabulary
* Synonyms.
C. Pronunciation
* Tag questions intonation.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about asking appropriate questions.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Consumer’s education
To show interest in information technology. How about now, page 35.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 40
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 04
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 39
Unit 5: Technology
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read a magazine article about mobile phones.
use relative clauses properly.
use definitions and compound nouns.
develop career skills: briefing.
exchange information about assigning tasks.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Listening and speaking: describing features and functions.
* Speaking and reading about mobile phones.
* Listening and speaking about briefing someone else.
* Speaking and writing about turning new ideas into reality.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Relative clauses.
B. Vocabulary
* Definitions.
* Compound nouns.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about assigning tasks.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Consumer’s education
To show interest in mobile communications. The march of the mobiles, page 44.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 48
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 05
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 47
Unit 6: Advertising
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read a magazine article about targeting the audience.
use gerunds and infinitives properly.
use definitions and collocations.
develop career skills: storytelling.
exchange information about personal narratives.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Speaking about advertising.
* Reading a magazine article about targeting the audience.
* Listening, speaking and writing about adverts.
* Speaking: storytelling.
* Reading, speaking and writing about a new advert.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Gerunds and infinitives.
B. Vocabulary
* Definitions.
* Collocations.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about personal narratives.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Consumer’s education
To show interest in the advertising industry. The harder hard sell, page 51.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 56
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 06
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 55
Unit 7: Law
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read a magazine article about company liability.
use the passive properly.
use definitions, synonyms, word groups and collocations.
develop career skills: negotiating.
exchange information about bargaining.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Speaking about legal professions.
* Reading a magazine article about company liability; discussing and writing about it.
* Listening, speaking and writing about negotiating.
* Reading, acting out a negotiation and writing about it.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* The passive.
B. Vocabulary
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Definitions.
Synonyms.
Word groups.
Collocations.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about bargaining.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Moral and civic education
To show interest in litigation; The people vs the USA, page 61.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 66
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 07
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 65
Unit 8: Brands
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read a magazine article about the luxury business.
use adjectives and adverbs properly.
use synonyms, verb-preposition and combinations.
develop career skills: dealing with people at work.
exchange information about interpersonal relationships.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Speaking and listening about brand awareness.
* Reading a magazine article about the luxury business and speak about it.
* Listening, speaking and writing about corporate brands.
* Listening and speaking about dealing with people at work.
* Reading, discussing a dilemma and writing about it.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Adjectives and adverbs.
B. Vocabulary
* Synonyms.
* Verbs-preposition combinations.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about interpersonal relationships.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Consumer’s education
To show interest in the evolution of an exclusive firm - Gucci. The luxury business, page 69.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 74
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 08
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 73
Unit 9: Investment
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read a magazine article about investors.
use emphasis properly.
use definitions and prefixes.
develop career skills: prioritising.
exchange information about status and society.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Reading to some investor profiles and speak about them.
* Reading a magazine article about investors.
* Speaking about investing.
* Speaking, listening and writing about prioritising.
* Reading, discussing a dilemma and writing about it.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Emphasis.
B. Vocabulary
* Definitions.
* Prefixes.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about status and society.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Consumer’s education
To show interest in investors psychology. Freud, folly and finance, page 77.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 82
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 09
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 81
Unit 10: Energy
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read a magazine article about resource depletion.
use conditionals properly.
use negative prefixes and collocations.
develop career skills: problem-solving.
exchange information about approaches to problems.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Speaking about energy.
* Reading a magazine article about resource depletion and speaking about it.
* Listening and writing about renewable energy.
* Listening and speaking about problem-solving.
* Reading, discussing a dilemma and writing about it.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Conditionals.
B. Vocabulary
* Negative prefixes.
* Collocations.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about approaches to problems.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Environmental education
To show interest in fossil fuel. Fossil fuel dependency, page 87.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 92
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 10
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 91
Unit 11: Going public
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read a magazine article about the founders of Google.
use future forms properly.
use definitions and prefixes.
develop career skills: making a presentation.
exchange information about presentation styles.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Listening and speaking about stock market launches.
* Reading a magazine article about the founders of Google and speak about it.
* Listening to an analyst’s view and write your opinion about it.
* Listening and making a presentation.
* Reading, discussing a dilemma and writing about it.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Future forms.
B. Vocabulary
* Definitions.
* Prefixes.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about presentation styles.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Consumer’s education
To show interest in the founders of Google. Page and Brin’s daring IPO, page 95.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 100
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 11
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 99
Unit 12: Competition
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read a magazine article about competitive advantage.
use time clauses properly.
use expressions with have and compound nouns.
develop career skills: handling conflict.
exchange information about confrontation.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Listening, speaking and writing about protecting a market.
* Reading a magazine article about competitive advantage and speak about it.
* Listening and speaking about handling conflict.
* Reading, discussing about protecting the market and writing about it.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Time clauses.
B. Vocabulary
* Expressions with have.
* Compound nouns.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about confrontation.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Consumer’s education
To show interest in the market of computers. Crunch time for Apple, page 103.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 108
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 12
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 107
Unit 13: Banking
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read a magazine article about investing in development.
use reference words properly.
use expressions with make and collocations.
develop career skills: persuading.
exchange information about exerting influence.
analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Listening and speaking about banking institutions.
* Reading a magazine article about investing in development and speaking about it.
* Reading and speaking about an investment bank for sale.
* Listening and speaking about persuading.
* Reading, discussing a dilemma and writing about it.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Reference words.
B. Vocabulary
* Expressions with make.
* Collocations.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about exerting influence.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Education for peace
To show interest in microfinance for the developing world. A path to helping the poor, page 113.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 118
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 13
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 117
Unit 14: Training
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To read a magazine article about motivational training.
Clauses and sentence construction.
To use words groups, verb-preposition and combinations.
To develop career skills: motivating.
To exchange information about providing incentives.
To analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Reading and writing about training solutions.
* Reading a magazine article about motivational training and speaking about it.
* Listening and speaking about motivating.
* Reading, discussing a dilemma and writing about it.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Clauses and sentence construction.
B. Vocabulary
* Word groups.
* Verbs-preposition combinations.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about providing incentives.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Consumer’s education
To show interest in training courses based on Shakespeare’s plays. A leadership lesson in
Shakespeare, page 121.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 126
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 14
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 125
Unit 15: Consulting
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To read a magazine article about cross-border consultants.
To use reported speech properly.
Uses of like and word building.
To develop career skills: reporting.
To exchange information about reacting to change.
To analyse a dilemma and take a decision about it.
CONTENTS
I. Communication skills
* Reading and speaking about consulting services.
* Reading a magazine article about cross-border consultants and speaking about it.
* Listening and speaking about reporting.
* Reading, discussing a dilemma and writing about it.
II. Language reflections
A. Language and grammar functions
* Reported speech.
B. Vocabulary
* Uses of like.
* Word building.
III. Sociocultural aspects
* To discuss about reacting to change.
CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS
Consumer’s education
To show interest in the consultancy business. global professional-service firms, page 129.
ASSESSMENT
I. Communication skills
* Students’ Book. Dilemma & Decision, page 134
II. Language reflections
* Test Master. Unit Test 15
III. Sociocultural aspects
* Students’ Book. Culture at work, page 133