Collins English for Business, Listening--------------------------------------------------Understand what they're saying - however they say it This completelyinnovative self-study book and audio CD set is the perfect way forbusy executives to improve their English listening skills. It featuresreal people talking about their work and their lives in a variety ofnative and non-native accents alongside exercises and learning material.Collins English for Business is a new series of self-study skills bookswhich focus on the language you really need to do business in English- wherever you are in the world. Each title includes tips on how tocommunicate effectively and how to communicate inter-culturally. Othertitles in the series: Speaking and Writing. * Powered by COBUILD -using the real language of business English * Listening contents: Twenty4-page units cover the key areas, such as Small Talk, Working in EnglishGlobally, Telephoning and Teleconferencing. * Each unit contains: -Exercises based on authentic audio recording - Grammar tips - Key phrases* Audio CD containing 78 minutes of authentic recordings--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Author Ian Badger is a highly regarded business Englishauthor who runs his own corporate language training and consultancycompany. His previous titles include: 'English for Business Life' (Cengage)and the 'English for Work' series (Pearson).