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100 1 _aGast, Natalie.
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245 1 0 _aPerfect phrases for ESL : everyday business life : hundreds of ready-to-use phrases that help you navigate any English-language situation in the workplace
260 _aNew York, [N.Y.] :
_bMcGraw Hill,
_c2010.
300 _axv, 157 p. ;
490 1 _aPerfect phrases
500 _a"Hundreds of ready-to-use phrases that help you navigate any English-language situation in the workplace."
505 _aPart 1: The global workplace. Find a mentor ; Observe, observe, and then observe some more ; Ask and answer questions and listen to others ; Avoid saying "In my country we ..." -- Part 2: Small talk. Interacting in a small group ; Giving and accepting compliments ; Giving, accepting, and refusing invitations -- Part 3: Using the telephone. Speak up and speak out ; Your voice mail ; Leaving messages ; Speaking with someone who is difficult to understand ; Speaking with someone who has difficulty understanding you -- Part 4: Presenting yourself. Before you present ; How to say it ; Answering questions ; Part 5: Networking within your organization and beyond. Whom do you know? ; How to network ; Follow-up -- Part 6: Stress at work. What is stress? ; Use the good stress ; Lose the bad stress -- Part 7. Directions. Directions on the job ; Giving and following directions to get somewhere ; Other directions to consider -- Appendix A: The American business culture in a nutshell -- Appendix B: Sports idioms and expressions -- Appendix C: Grammar notes.
520 _aThis book is for you if you are a high-intermediate or advanced ESL or EFL learner and now you need to master communication skills in order to function in diverse real-life work-related situations.
650 0 _aEnglish language
650 0 _aAdult education.
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