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Poarson Education Limited Vchibunaly Gate 1 harlow Pose GMP 2, Engkand wid Associated Companies throughout the world. ISIIN.0 58 45149 3. Just published 1997 under the title Test Your Business English: Intermediate hus edition published 2002 ‘ond impression, 2003 Text copyright © Steve Flinders 1997, 2002 Designed and typeset by Pantek Arts Ltd, Maidstone, Kent Test Your format devised by Peter Watcyn-Jones lllustrations by Roger Fereday and Anthony Seldon Printed in China swrc/o2 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may fe reproduced, stored 11.1 retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, cloctronic, mechanical photocopying, recording or otherwise, without fhe: phir written preven. Publishers. on of He Acknowledgements Many thanks to John Fagan and Bob Dignen al York A.sockile for ther advice on the content of this edition, and to Mathieu, Jéréme: anc Lorena tor the help with the Answers and the Word list. Published by Pearson Education Limited in associalion with Penguin Books Ltd, both companies beng subsidiaries of Pearson plc. Fora complete tint of the titles available from Pengtin Lnghsh ple webstle at www.) enquinengiish.com, or write to your tac «al Pearson Education office oF to: Penguin English Marketing Department, Pe | cahurgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2ut wisit our ont ducation, Contents To the student Section 1 Business and you Your interview Your education Your experience Your job Your responsibilities Your pay Your pension ONODRON = Your computer Section 2 Business language 9 Business verbs 1 10 Business verbs 2 11° Business verbs 3 12 Business verbs and nouns 13 Business adjectives and nouns 14 Business adverbs 15 Business prepositions 16 Business word building Section 3 Areas of business 17 Business sectors 18 Production 19° Marketing 20 Human resources 21° Trade 22 Finance 23 Facilities Section 4 Business expressions 24 Problem pairs 25) Word families 26 Opposites % Se@arnon 12 13 18 19 21 22 24 26 30 3t 32 34 35 27 28 29 30 Idioms Business initials Figures Sexist language Section 5 Business management 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Business problems Business principles Business cliches Business ratios Business strategy Project management Management development The management conference Section 6 Business communication 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Presentations 1 Presentations 2 Meetings Telephoning Socializing Letters E-mail Business forms and documents Section 7 Background to business 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Geography Politics The economy Social issues Travel and transport Entertainment and media Tax 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68. 70 72 73 74 78 80 82 a4

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