Let's Speak Business English: A Guidebook for the Non-Native Speaker of English

Book Description

Here's a great guide to American business language and practices for business people who speak English as a second language. It covers all major areas of business survival. Practical language for telephone protocol, sales, business meetings, travel, and social etiquette are discussed.

Customer Reviews:

Limited value.......2005-10-26

I am an ESL teacher who bought this book for use in private lessons with a businessman who was in the USA temporarily. I was particularly attracted to the line on the front cover that says, "Enclosed cassettes let you hear business English as it is spoken in true-to-life situations." I consider that statement to be a flat-out lie. The cassette tapes have the most unnatural, scripted "conversations" that even my student recognized as being unnatural. As a way to be able to prepare oneself for business settings, the tapes are worth next to nothing.

I have given this book a generous rating of two stars because it does have some value for someone who can read well (the book has a lot of reading) and wants to familiarize themselves with some business terms in English, if all they've had is academic or regular classroom English.

This is designed as a self-learning book, so it doesn't work well in a tutoring or classroom situation. Unfortunately, business books that don't focus on business writing are scarce in ESL, so there isn't much to choose from, thus some English learners may find some value in this.

Let's Speak Business English.......2003-11-14

I feel that this book is very well written, and covers the basic information that would be valuable to any non English speaking
person.

We need books on CD.......2002-08-29

We need this kind of stuff on CD and easy to use, for example: like American Accent Training. with track number in each CD we can do each exercise, again and again.

A Difficult Way to Learn Business English.......2001-11-28

On the positive side, "Let's Speak Business English" is a concise phrasebook for the business English student. However, the language is often unnatural and the exercises provide very little practice for effectively learning the expressions.

the best bool for non-native learners.......2000-04-05

if you wanna learn some situations about the english language, this is the best book. It has a lot of cases where you get it help. You can solve your doubts reading this great book.

Let's Speak Business English!: A Guidebook for the the Non-Native Speaker of English

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Let's Speak Business English!: A Guidebook for the the Non-Native Speaker of English
Linda Cypres
Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0764111949

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My Generation offers exceptionally perceptive readings of autobiographical works by veterans of the 1960s culture wars, from the annunciatory narrative of the Port Huron Statement to the self-consciously elegiac reflections of such Movement veterans as Tom Hayden and Todd Gitlin. In the process, John Hazlett convincingly argues that these works constitute a new autobiographical genre intent upon illuminating the collective experience of an entire generation. My Generation deepens our understanding of the sixties and its long aftermath.Paul Boyer, Merle Curti Professor of History, University of WisconsinMadison John Hazletts engaging and insightful study of writers from the 1960s demonstrates for the first time the ways in which the idea of the generation has affected autobiographical writing in this century. Exchanging I for we, autobiographers from the sixties claim to speak on behalf of all members of their generation. However, the extent to which each perspective accurately represents that generations beliefs, values, and goals will continually be contested by competing texts and narratives. Writers whose work is addressed in My Generation include Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Michael Rossman, Dotson Rader, Raymond Mungo, Jane Alpert, John Bunzel, Peter Collier, David Horowitz, Joyce Maynard, David Harris, and Todd Gitlin. As Hazlett discovered, the stories these writers present are not simply straightforward accounts; instead, each is constructed with a specific political and personal agenda in an effort to define the generations identity and the writers own.

Customer Reviews:

A scintillating analysis of 60's autobiographies........1998-12-18

A brilliant and succinct analysis of books that shaped, denounced, and eulogized the idea of a "sixties" generation.

My Generation: Collective Autobiography and Identity Politics (Wisconsin Studies Autobiography)

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My Generation: Collective Autobiography and Identity Politics (Wisconsin Studies Autobiography)
John Downton Hazlett
Manufacturer: University of Wisconsin Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OSAFMG

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Strategic and practical information on government, national security, army, foreign and domestic politics, conflicts, relations with the US, international activity, economy, technology, mineral resources, culture, traditions, govt

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Palau a Spy Guide
Ibp USA (Edt)
Manufacturer: Lightning Source Inc 1/2/2002
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N5QBA0

Book Description

The original innovative vocal warm up and voice training method consisting of pop, rock and jazz songs from the 1940s-90s that gradually increase in difficulty--no scales, no arpeggios...nothing but songs! The songs can be sung with the lyrics or with the recommended vocal warm up sounds. Since it's release, thousands of singers throughout the world have used the workout to develop and/or maintain their vocal technique and strength. Alto/Bass/High Tenor and Baritone/Soprano versions are available.

Includes:

Two CDs of 17 fully produced songs. Disc 1 includes the songs with vocals and instructional introductions. Disc 2 has the same songs without vocals. Disc 2 also has a section on how to stylize the songs once they are mastered.

53-page updated guidebook including detailed vocal technique information, song lyrics, vocal warm-up tips, troubleshooting hints, vocal stylizing ideas, glossary, study tips and more.

Sing the Warm-up Set to loosen up, learn how to breathe correctly, increase your range, and to build control, resonance and better tone.

Sing the Workout Set to increase your volume, vocal endurance, sustenance, belting ability, and pitch dexterity.

Beginning singers can sing through the workout at their own pace to learn how to sing correctly and to develop good vocal technique and strength. Experienced singers can skip the instructional intros and use the workout as a vocal warm-up to maintain their vocal technique and strength.

Songs

* Unchained Melody
* Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
* Save the Best for Last
* Sunny Came Home
* Young at Heart
* How Sweet It Is (to be Loved By You)
* All of Me
* Angel From Montgomery
* Willow Weep For Me
* Since I Fell for You
* Walk Away Renee
* Centerpiece
* I'll Stand by You
* Dark End of the Street
* Crazy Baby
* Wade in the Water
* Can't Help Falling In Love

Vocal Range:
Alto/Bass version: Eb-D (almost two octaves)

Baritone/Soprano version: Ab-G (almost two octaves)

Susan sings on the Alto/Bass version: basses sing an octave below her.

Geoffrey Tozer sings on the Baritone/Soprano version: sopranos sing an octave above him.

Customer Reviews:

Just wish it had the whole songs.......2005-08-08

This is a great product; you'd think it was an obvious thing and that others would have done it but here it is: Susan's comments and advice, and then the songs/exercises, are a clear and healthy drill for singers of most levels. Whether you are out of practice or just looking for something fresh, you will probably enjoy these exercises. Do take advantage of the song lists in the various amazon reviews and pick which version is best for you.

I can feel the tension relief in my throat already, just from one day's practice.

it's fun, it's clear, and it works!.......1999-11-19

I loved singing with this workout! The song selection is wonderful and the instructions are easy to follow. It's great to sing with a whole band, instead of just a piano playing scales. Susan gives just enough guidance on the CD so I didn't get bogged down. Her book is very clear. I've read voice instruction books that told me way more than I needed to know. The info here is straightforward and made a lot of sense. She has expansion info on how to stylize that's beyond me right now, but it's nice that there's room to grow built into the songs. So much better than singing with a kareoke CD!

ABCs of Vocal Harmony, Singing Lessons, Sight-Singing, Ear-Training, Singing Harmony (4 CDs + Book) (Born to sing)

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Great for Leaning Music Theory
Step by Step Harmony...
Sweet Harmony with Musicianship
ABCs of Vocal Harmony - Finally! - Thank you!
Don't Buy Unless You Want to Learn Theory

ABCs of Vocal Harmony, Singing Lessons, Sight-Singing, Ear-Training, Singing Harmony (4 CDs + Book) (Born to sing)
Howard Austin
Manufacturer: Vocal Power
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 0934419353

Book Description

Here's a course that will sharpen your sense of pitch and enable you to sing harmony with the best professionals. Includes sing-a-long exercises where you fill in the missing note in an interval or chord. Topics included are: Scales - major, minor, blues, pentatonic, chromatic, whole tone, and modes; Intervals - all intervals are included in this section; Chords - major, minor, diminished, augmented, 7th chords, dominant, add 9 chords, 6th chords; Rhythm & Meter - time signatures, simple rhythms, dotted rhythms, triplets, syncopation; Charts & Transpositions.

Customer Reviews:

Great for Leaning Music Theory.......2007-08-12

I don't understand why some reviewers are "shocked" that this is vocal music theory training, not "how to sing" lessons. It delivers exactly what it says it does, and I'm learning alot.

Step by Step Harmony..........2005-08-23

Easy, interesting stepwise approach to learning harmony, great for my students and even for some of their parents. A tin ear will become more sensitive to pitch. Very useful product!

Sweet Harmony with Musicianship.......2002-11-18

Thanks to Austin & Howard, we finally have a practical training program in Vocal Musicianship. Scales, intervals, chords, rhythm & meter are the building blocks of music. ABCs of Vocal Harmony gears to the human voice and helps you play your vocal instrument with greater skill while learning the language of music. A member of my choir found it at Amazon.com and now I have everyone using it. My choir has never sounded better. Be sure to get the CD version for maximum effect in accessing any subject or exercises at the tuch of a button.

ABCs of Vocal Harmony - Finally! - Thank you!.......2002-11-18

"Your Vocal Harmony Course is great! It's fun and encouraging too. For the first time we have something other than just a book for the kids. Having both male and female voice to listen to and match makes all the difference ... and filling in the missing notes of intervals and chords and getting immediate feedback is just what we need. Thanks." Jayne Campbell - Westlake - Harvard School

Don't Buy Unless You Want to Learn Theory.......2001-10-30

Like the last reviewer I was very disappointed by this set. Mainly because I thought this set would teach vocal techniques. This set teaches theory based information like intervals, scales, octaves, rhythms, notes,etc. Howard and Austin take you step by step vocally thorough all the theory based info on the 4 discs. Still despite my own disappointed with this set I would recommend it to anyone who desire to know theory or may be short of knowledge on music theory. However I wouldn't reccommend this to anyone who just wants to learn vocal improvement techniques or general vocal techiques.

The No Scales, Just Songs Vocal Workout : Baritone/Soprano Version

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Outstanding!
This Method Works For Me

The No Scales, Just Songs Vocal Workout : Baritone/Soprano Version
Susan Anders
Manufacturer: Zanna Discs
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

ASIN: 0967687810

Book Description

Includes:

53-page updated guidebook including detailed vocal technique information, song lyrics, vocal warm-up tips, troubleshooting hints, vocal stylizing ideas, glossary, study tips and more.

Sing the Warm-up Set to loosen up, learn how to breathe correctly, increase your range, and to build control, resonance and better tone.

Sing the Workout Set to increase your volume, vocal endurance, sustenance, belting ability, and pitch dexterity.

Songs

Vocal Range:
Alto/Bass version: Eb-D (almost two octaves)

Baritone/Soprano version: Ab-G (almost two octaves)

Susan sings on the Alto/Bass version: basses sing an octave below her.

Geoffrey Tozer sings on the Baritone/Soprano version: sopranos sing an octave above him.

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding!.......2002-11-04

Buy this set before you waste any money on a voice instructor.

This Method Works For Me.......2000-06-15

My girlfriend has the alto edition of this--it sounded good but the keys were all wrong for me. This one fits my voice, and the information is good: not overly detailed information, but very straightforward and clear. I sing through about a half of the CD before I go to band practise and it works, my voice is warmed up for singing and I don't strain. From the book I've learned a lot more about how my voice operates. Thumbs up from me.

The No Scales, Just Songs Vocal Workout, Vol. Two: Baritone/Soprano Version

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A great sequel

The No Scales, Just Songs Vocal Workout, Vol. Two: Baritone/Soprano Version
Susan Anders
Manufacturer: Zanna Discs
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound
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ASIN: 0967687837

Book Description

Innovative singing lessons on CD: Learn how to sing and maintain good vocal technique with this effective vocal warm-up & voice training package. Includes two CDs with singing lessons and vocal warm up songs, plus the guidebook -- Alto/Bass/High Tenor & Baritone/Soprano versions are available.

Beginning singers can learn how to sing correctly and develop their voices by singing through the workout at their own pace, with or without the guidebook. Experienced singers can skip the audio singing lessons and use the workout to warm up and maintain their vocal technique and strength. Volume Two is the same level of difficulty as Volume One and can be used independently of Volume One.

Volume Two includes:

Two CDs of 18 fully produced songs and audio singing lessons. CD #1 includes vocals and instructional introductions. CD #2 has the same songs without vocals followed by a section on how to stylize the songs. A 76-page guidebook including detailed vocal technique information, troubleshooting hints, and vocal stylizing ideas for each song, as well as chapters on dealing with colds, allergies, the environment, and aging.

Sing the Warm-up Set of ten songs to loosen up, learn how to breathe correctly, increase your range, and to build control, resonance and better tone.

Sing the Workout Set of eight songs to increase your volume, vocal endurance, sustenance, belting ability, and pitch dexterity.

Songs

I Hope You Dance
Bridge Over Troubled Water Cry Alison Get Here Don't Know Why Tracks of My Tears One Of Us Why Don't You Do Right? You're Still the One Thank You (Dido) Sunday Kind of Love You Gotta Be Summertime I Can See Clearly Now Dear Prudence Ms. Celie's Blues (Sister) I'm Beginning To See the Light

Vocal Ranges: Alto/Bass version: Eb-Eb (two octaves)

Baritone/Soprano version: Ab-Ab (two octaves)

Susan sings on the Alto/Bass version: basses sing an octave below her.

Perry White sings on the Baritone/Soprano version: sopranos sing an octave above him.

Customer Reviews:

A great sequel.......2006-01-10

I'd already worked with Volume One of this method so I knew it worked-I liked the first one and it helped my singing but I like this set of songs more. The book that comes with it isn't just a repeat of the first book, it actually has some new information. Both the CDs and the book are very well thought out and clear.

The No Scales, Just Songs Vocal Workout, Vol. Two: Alto/Bass/High Tenor Version

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Great method, great songs!

The No Scales, Just Songs Vocal Workout, Vol. Two: Alto/Bass/High Tenor Version
Susan Anders
Manufacturer: Zanna Discs
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound
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ASIN: 0967687829

Book Description

Volume Two includes:

Sing the Warm-up Set of ten songs to loosen up, learn how to breathe correctly, increase your range, and to build control, resonance and better tone.

Sing the Workout Set of eight songs to increase your volume, vocal endurance, sustenance, belting ability, and pitch dexterity.

Songs

Vocal Ranges: Alto/Bass version: Eb-Eb (two octaves)

Baritone/Soprano version: Ab-Ab (two octaves)

Susan sings on the Alto/Bass version: basses sing an octave below her.

Perry White sings on the Baritone/Soprano version: sopranos sing an octave above him.

Customer Reviews:

Great method, great songs!.......2005-09-26

This is such a wonderful alternative to singing boring old scales and other voice exercises, I find I'm singing much more because I really like almost all of these songs and can already see improvement. Susan's information is clear and concise, and I've learned more about how my voice works than with any other singing method I've tried. Very highly recommended.

A Woman's Journey Through Psalms: 10 Lessons on Singing a New Song Exclusively for Women (Woman's Journey Through)

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A Woman's Journey Through Psalms: 10 Lessons on Singing a New Song Exclusively for Women (Woman's Journey Through)
Dee Brestin
Manufacturer: Faithful Woman
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1564767671

Book Description

Long after you'e completed this study, the verses you've studied will be etched on your heart through the gift of music. Some of our loveliest praise choruses are psalms set to music. The enclosed compact disc from Integrity Music contains passages you will soon be singing, containing verses such as:

Under the shadow of Your wings, I have found a hiding place. I rise before the dawning of the morning, and cry for help—I hope in Your Word. My Comfort, my Shelter, Lord there is none like You.

How exciting to not only have an in-depth study of some of our most beautiful psalms, but to also be able to hear the psalms, as they were meant to be heard, set to music. This guide is one of a series, written by Dee, especially with the interest of women in mind. Women love the psalms for their poetry, their emotion, and their intimacy with God. If you want to fall deeply in love with the Lord, as David did, study the psalms!

Henscratches and flyspecks;: How to read melodies from songbooks in twelve confusing lessons

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Henscratches and flyspecks;: How to read melodies from songbooks in twelve confusing lessons
Pete Seeger
Manufacturer: Putnam
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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Functional Lessons in Singing
Ivan Trusler , and Walter Ehret
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 013331801X

Get America Singing...Again: Strategies for Teaching (Set B) : Lesson Ideas and Activities for Meeting the Standards

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Get America Singing...Again: Strategies for Teaching (Set B) : Lesson Ideas and Activities for Meeting the Standards
Loretta Mitchell Norgon
Manufacturer: Hal Leonard Corp
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0634054058

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Great Singers on the Art of Singing, Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists

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Great Singers on the Art of Singing, Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists

Manufacturer: Theo. Presser Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000BP5H3E

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A series of personal study talks with the most renowned opera concert and oratorio singers of the time, especially planned for voice students.

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juvenile fiction

Customer Reviews:

Love Willie Morris.......2007-05-12

Anyone who grew up in a small town in the 40's and 50's will enjoy this book, especially if that small town was in the South. Willie Morris was a brilliant wordsmith. I have read several of his books and this one may be my favorite.

Yazoo City Native.......2006-10-20

I am from Yazoo City so this book has always been one of my favorites. I saw Willie Morris at a car wash in Jackson, MS not long before his death. I was shy and didn't want to bother him, so I didn't introduce myself and have a chat. I would have loved to have spoken with him. Now I regret my shyness - should've taken the chance. Yazoo City has an enduring quality and charm that shows in all his books and stories. No matter where I live, it will always be home. There is a great feeling of safety and warmth whenever I drive into the city limits. It is a feeling of home. Not many people have that sense of home these days. I feel blessed to have grown up there.

In perspective.......2004-11-09

I was born 2 years after Mr. Morris. My childhood was not at all like Mr. Morris'. I recognized some of the events of the times, but the adventures he told of going through came across to me as gross exaggerations; just think of the 8 foot+ tall Indians he mentions. And the story about the race - very, very unlikely. His tales remind me somewhat of the character in the movie "Bigfish". Even thinking about Tom Sawyer, the incidents in there were not as outlandish as those in "Good Old Boy". To me this book was entertaining and well-written, but not really enlightening regarding growing up in the 40's. I watched baseball in those days, I went into a haunted house, I had my run-ins with a teacher's pet, etc. but I enjoyed Salinger's writing about this stuff much more.

Baseball, Football and the Yazoo City Witch.......2002-06-15

This was a great memoir about a "typical" southern boy's childhood. I wish Willie Morris had not died so young because I found his work so enjoyable, and it would have been wonderful to read even more of his writing.

I would not put Mr. Morris up on the same level as Mark Twain (and he probably would not want it either), but this book reminds me in a lot of ways of Tom Sawyer--a young boy's life on the Mississippi Delta. Everyone should experience these memories, whether in real time or vicariously.

He tells of his childhood in Yazoo City, Mississippi, with all his childhood friends, including Spit McGee (the forty's Huckleberry Finn). He recalls their baseball games, football games, hunting on the Delta with his father, practical jokes played on anyone and everyone. He recounts the story of the Witch of Yazoo and the broken chain. One of the best and most humorous of his stories is the tale of the haunted house and what the boys found in it one dark and stormy night.

I best remember in this book the chapters of a typical day in the life of a boy his age in Yazoo City--a day in the summer and a day in the fall. These are great vignettes and very poignant pulling in the reader to want to recall his or her own childhood memories.

This is a great memoir and can be enjoyed by all.

Best Book I have Ever Read.......2000-04-12

This is one of the best books that I have ever read.Mr. Morrishas a beautiful writing style, and captures the beauty of the southperfectly.

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GOOD OLD BOY - A Delta Boyhood
Willie Morris
Manufacturer: Harper & Row
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000K00UYG

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Good Old Boy A Delta Boyhood
Morris Willie
Manufacturer: Yoknapatawpha Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UDMUEG

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