Course Syllabus
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| 1 |
The Stock Market
Disagreement in meetings
Simple present and present progressive | Adverbs of frequency |
| 2 |
Personal Finance
Job interview
There is, there are | Lend and borrow |
| 3 |
Trading Stocks
Polite intonation
Conditionals 1 and 2 |
| 4 |
Internet Security
Confrontations
Asking questions |
| 5 |
The Bond Market
Phone sales
Future |
| 6 |
Working in the United States
Giving bad news
Present perfect | Simple past |
| 7 |
Valuing Stocks
Constructive criticism
Comparatives and superlatives |
| 8 |
E-commerce
Debating skills
Passive voice |
| 9 |
Working at Internet Start-ups
Office etiquette
Social modals: requests and advice |
| 10 |
Foreign Exchange
Inappropriate statements
Social modals: necessity and obligation |
| 11 |
The Global Economy
Understatements and overstatements
Modals: possibility and probability, ability |
| 12 |
Risk Management
Responding to criticism
Past perfect |
| 13 |
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
Customer service
Gerunds and infinitives | Like and would like |
| 14 |
Corporate Finance
Workplace hierarchies
More gerunds and infinitives |
| 15 |
Marketing
Assigning tasks
Expressing regret: should and wish |
| 16 |
Mergers and Acquisitions
Softening commands
Third conditional | What would happen if...? |
