2. 1 Facoltà di Economia Corso di Laurea in Economia e Gestione Aziendale Corso di Laurea in Economia e Finanza Pre-Corso Lingua Inglese Business English prof.ssa Luisanna Fodde a.a. 2004/2005

3. COURSE PROGRAMME Communicative Competences Welcoming Visitors to your company / your faculty. Showing them aroundWelcoming Visitors to your company / your faculty. Showing them around Talking about your job. Talking about your company, its products and servicesTalking about your job. Talking about your company, its products and services Talking about your personal interestsTalking about your personal interests Making a simple telephone callMaking a simple telephone call Business travel situations: hotel, plane, train, ecc.Business travel situations: hotel, plane, train, ecc. Writing simple letters and faxesWriting simple letters and faxes

4. COURSE PROGRAMME LEXICAL COMPETENCE Types of Company – engineering, service, etcTypes of Company – engineering, service, etc Company infrastructure – departments, types of premises, etc.Company infrastructure – departments, types of premises, etc. Jobs in a companyJobs in a company Company documents – memo, invoice, ecc.Company documents – memo, invoice, ecc. Company ‘action’ verbs: sell, buy, manufacture, ectCompany ‘action’ verbs: sell, buy, manufacture, ect Countries and NationalitiesCountries and Nationalities Sports and other leisure interestsSports and other leisure interests Cardinal and ordinal numbers (for dates)Cardinal and ordinal numbers (for dates) Telling the timeTelling the time Hotel/Travel/Restaurant vocabularyHotel/Travel/Restaurant vocabulary Standard Telephone TermsStandard Telephone Terms

5. COURSE PROGRAMME GRAMMATICAL COMPETENCE Present SimplePresent Simple Present Continuous (present and future meaning)Present Continuous (present and future meaning) Past simplePast simple Present PerfectPresent Perfect “Will” for prediction and spontaneous decisions“Will” for prediction and spontaneous decisions “Shall” for suggestions and offers“Shall” for suggestions and offers Can/Could/May for requestsCan/Could/May for requests Would like for offers, invitations and requestsWould like for offers, invitations and requests Countable and uncountableCountable and uncountable How/What about for suggestionsHow/What about for suggestions Comparatives and superlativesComparatives and superlatives

6. Why are you studying English? THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR ME IS: Speaking English for travel or for my jobSpeaking English for travel or for my job Reading documents in EnglishReading documents in English Writing letters in EnglishWriting letters in English Understanding English on the telephone /TV/InternetUnderstanding English on the telephone /TV/Internet TO IMPROVE MY READING SKILLS, I LIKE: 1.Working with the teacher in class 2.Reading anything in English that I find (packaging, ads..) 3.Trying to read a newspaper, even if I don’t understand very much

7. Studying English… TO IMPROVE MY LISTENING SKILLS, I LIKE: Working with the teacher in classWorking with the teacher in class Listening to study cassettes at home/in the lang.lab.Listening to study cassettes at home/in the lang.lab. Watching films in EnglishWatching films in English Listening to the news/songs on TV/radio, even if I don’t understand muchListening to the news/songs on TV/radio, even if I don’t understand much TO IMPROVE MY SPEAKING SKILLS, I LIKE: 1.Finding people to talk to outside the class 2.Practicing by recording myself (in the lang. Lab)

8. Studying English TO LEARN VOCABULARY, I LIKE: 1.Learning lists by heart 2.Learning it by reading 3.Writing sentences using the words in context 4.Browsing in the dictionary ABOUT GRAMMAR: 1.It is not a problem 2.I feel confident that it will improve as I learn 3.I worry about it

9. Communicative Competences 1. Welcoming Visitors to your company / your faculty. Showing them around

10. 1. Welcoming…….. Good morning /afternoon/evening My name is… and I work for…/ I study in/at…… I have an appointment to see… And you? What’s your name? Who do you work for? What do you study? What department/faculty do you work/study in? And what are you working on at the moment?

11. 1. Welcoming…….. I don’t think we’ve met. I’m/ My name is.……. I’m a studenta financial manager/ a doctor/ an engineer (A/AN + JOB) I work for TISCALI (FOR + EMPLOYER) I’m in marketing…..in the chemical business (IN + TYPE OF WORK) I’m in the Research Department. I’m in the Faculty of Economics I’m in the Research Department. I’m in the Faculty of Economics At the moment I’m preparing 2 exams/ I’m working on a new project

12. Communications 1.Welcoming …. Where are you from? Have you got a family? Where do you work/study? When did you join the company? When did you start studying economics? Do you like your job/faculty/school? Are you enjoying your stay? THIS IS OUR MAIN BUILDING. THERE ARE OFFICES ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND CLASS ROOMS ON THE GROUND AND SECOND FLOORS ………… WE HAVE A NICE GARDEN, A BAR, AND INTERNET ACCESS……

13. What do you know? WHO/WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? Skimming: Which world countries are mentioned? How many people did it kill in the Carrabbean? Scanning: What is the meaning of the verb ‘to evacuate’ (the last line of the article will help)? What new words have you learnt? Reading Comprehension Hurricane Ivan

14. Hurricane Ivan continued its devastating march across the Caribbean. It killed more than 70 people in all, and caused extensive damage in Grenada and Jamaica. In Cuba the government evacuated 1.9m people. The storm reached the Gulf Coast of the United States, where 2m had left their homes. Reading Comprehension Hurricane Ivan

15. Reading Comprehension WHAT DO YOU KNOW? Who is the present President of the U.S.A.? What does the acronym UN stand for? Is Italy one of EU’s (European Union) member states? And of the UN? What other EU and UN member countries do you know?

16. Reading Comprehension President George Bush defended the Iraq war at the United Nations and asked member states to help America rebuild the country; France's Jacques Chirac criticised the war and called on the Americans to transfer authority to the Iraqis as soon as possible; Germany's Gerhard Schröder said differences over the war “have been left behind”. It seems that the teams searching for Iraq's weapons of mass destruction have found evidence of “programmes”, but no actual arms. Skimming Who criticised the war? What did the teams of searchers find? Scanning If you transfer authority to someone what do you do? What is a synonym for ‘defend’ (verb)? What is the opposite of ‘war’? Give 2 examples of team sports Are knives dangerous weapons? Can you buy weapons at an Italian store without a licence?