EDITORIAL
 Welcome to Business Spotlight!
Globalization is gaining momentum and Ukraine is playing an active part in this process. Many Ukrainian companies are establishing relationships with foreign customers, partners and investors and are entering foreign markets. In this situation, having a common language is of great importance. English has become that language, but to develop your English skills you need to practice on a regular basis. Business Spotlight gives you that opportunity.
Business Spotlight is for people who need English in their professional lives - or will need it in the future. It gives you the chance to refresh your existing knowledge and to learn something new. WORKING WORLD |
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Names and News
The latest from the world of business
My Working Life
Bheki Mthembu in Johannesburg, South Africa
Office Blues
Kathrin Hauger on the silly side of work
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TEST |
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Marketing
Test your knowledge of marketing vocabulary
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GLOBAL BUSINESS |
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Soccer
How football can help to explain the global economy
Head-to-Head
Does a minimum wage destroy jobs?
Eurovision
Paul de Grauwe on the future of the eurozone
Business Press
Comments from the world's media
Also: Behind the Headlines
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INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION |
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Meetings
How to handle intercultural differences
The View from Here
Polly Toynbee in London
Also: Country File, United Kingdom
Dialogue
Two trade union leaders in the US and South Africa
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LANGUAGE AT WORK
Word Watch; Seen Recently
False friends, Abbreviations
Tricky translations
Language Cards to pull out
English for contracts
Authentic English: informal negotiations
Exercises: test your English
Grammar: the future
A Closer Look: background facts on language and culture
English on the Move: train travel
Office Talk: The Maine Event |
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BUSINESS SKILLS |
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Rapport
How to build good relationships in business situations
Also: A language survival guide to pull out and keep
The Write WayMy Working Life
Online job advertisements
Say It in Style
Agreeing and disagreeing
On the Line
Ten key phrases
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MANAGEMENT |
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Entrepreneurship
A dream come true: starting your own business
Executive Eye
Adrian Furnham on the skills needed for networking
Business Basics
What is... productivity?
People and Trends
News from the world of management
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TECHNOLOGY |
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Computer crime
How the new cybercriminals threaten whole industries
Technically Speaking
Eamonn Fitzgerald on Europe's universities
Innovations
New product developments
Language Focus
Materials
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CAREERS |
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Salary negotiations
How to get a pay rise
My Way
Sy Shahid, American businessman
News
Career tips and trends
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The Last Laugh |
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