These materials have been chosen either because they relate to the BRE syllabus in terms of content, or because they introduce English language skills that could be useful in that area of the course.

Year 1

Economics

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
In Print Encarta ‘95	Reading Reading	BUSINESS MULTIMEDIA	I I+	Unit 9 Economics


Legal Environment

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
Encarta‘95 Study Writing	Reading Reading/writing	MULTIMEDIA STUDY SKILLS	I+ UI	Law Pages 73/74

 

Information & Communication - English 1

Click here for Materials for Oral Presentations


Telephone Language

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
Business English Activities Basic Listening Telephone Skills English Works 2 Developing Business Contacts Telephone Skills English Telephone Conversations Telephoning Telephoning in English	All Listening Listening Listening/Speaking Listening Listening Listening Listening Listening	MULTIMEDIA LISTENING BUS-LISTENING MULTIMEDIA BUSINESS LEARNING VIDEO SPEAKING BUS-LISTENING BUS-LISTENING	E EI EI EI I I I I I	. U 2 & 10 Units 18/9

 

Written Scientific Discourse

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
The Process of Paragraph Writing Study Writing	Writing Writing	STUDY SKILLS STUDY SKILLS	I UI	Units 6/7/8 Units 1 - 9

 

Basic Writing Skills

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
Business Letters for All Write It Practise Writing	Writing Writing Writing	BUS-WRITING WRITING WRITING	I I I	All Units 1 - 12 Units 2/3

 

Use of English in Social Situations
Many of the books in CILL deal with "Social English" - look up the topic that interests you in the index.

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
Socialising	Speaking/Listening	BUS-SPEAKING	I	All

 

Information & Communication - Computing Studies

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
Encarta ‘95 In Print Oxford English for Computing Infotech: English for Computer Users	Reading Reading Reading Reading	MULTIMEDIA BUSINESS CAREER ENGLISH CAREER ENGLISH	I+ I I I	Computer Units 2 & 5 Any Any

 

Year 2

Management for Surveyors
Business English

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
Business English Magazine 1 Manage with English BBC Business English Keys to Management	Listening All All Reading	LEARNING VIDEO BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS	I I I UI	All Any Units 6 & 16 Any

 

Information & Communication - English 2

Interviews

Title	Shelf
CILL Materials for Interview Practice	ACTIVITY SHEETS: SPEAKING

 

Telephoning: As for Year 1


Formal Oral & Written English

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
Intermediate Vocabulary Write It Business Writing for HK English Vocabulary in Use Writing Skills	Vocabulary Writing Writing (business) Vocabulary Writing	VOCABULARY WRITING BUS-WRITING VOCABULARY WRITING	I I I UI UI	Pages 77/8 Units 9 & 10 Any Unit 7 Units 21 & 3

 

Report Writing

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
Outlines Academic Writing Course Business Writing for HK Write for Business Business Reports in English Writing Advanced	Writing Writing Writing Writing Writing Writing	WRITING STUDY SKILLS BUS-WRITING BUS-WRITING BUS-WRITING WRITING	EI I I I UI UI	Unit 9 Unit 14 Pages 261 to 282 Unit 16 Any Unit 11

 

CVs, References & Testimonials

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
Writing for Business International Business English Business Writing for HK	Writing Writing Writing	BUS-WRITING BUSINESS BUS-WRITING	I I I	Units 24/5/6 Unit 13 Pages 189 to 224

 

Information & Communication - Information Technology

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
In Print	Reading	BUSINESS	I	Unit 8




Year 3

Information & Communication - English 3

Participation in Meetings

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
English Works 1 Small Talk 1 Business English Activities 1 Meeting Skills Meetings & Discussions International Business English	Listening/Speaking Listening/Speaking Listening/Speaking Listening Listening All	MULTIMEDIA MULTIMEDIA MULTIMEDIA LEARNING VIDEO BUS-SPEAKING BUSINESS	E EI I I I I	Units 5 & 11 Meetings Unit Meetings Unit All All Unit 11

Oral Presentation of Research Work
See "Oral Presentation" section above (Year 1)

Research Project

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
Academic Writing Course The Process of Composition	Writing Writing	STUDY SKILLS STUDY SKILLS	I UI	All Unit 9

 

Material related to the course in general

Title	Main skill	Shelf	Level	Reference
Encarta ‘95	Reading	MULTIMEDIA	I+	Building construction & Surveying

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Last updated on: Tuesday, June 19, 2001.