Business English: Secretarial

Secretarial is a new educational resource for secretarial professionals who want to improve their English communication skills in a work environment. Incorporating career-specific vocabulary and contexts, each unit offers step-by-step instruction that immerses students in the four key language components: reading, listening, speaking and writing. 

Career Paths English: Secretarial addresses topics including equipment, bookkeeping, business correspondence, communications and computers.

Part 1

Unit 1 – Office Supplies

Unit 2 – Office Furniture

Unit 3 – Reference Books

Unit 4 – Office Machinery

Unit 5 – Office Documents

Unit 6 – Greeting Visitors

Unit 7 – Helping Visitors

Unit 8 – Office Schedules

Unit 9 – Phone Calls

Unit 10 – Qualities of a Good Employee

Unit 11 – Departments

Unit 12 – Answering the Phone

Unit 13 – Making Appointments

Unit 14 – Business Letters

Unit 15 – Graphs and Charts

Part 2

Unit 1 – Office Routines

Unit 2 – Quantities

Unit 3 – Writing Invitations

Unit 4 – Making Travel Arrangements

Unit 5 – Booking a Hotel Room

Unit 6 – Travel Preparations

Unit 7 – Filing Equipment

Unit 8 – Filing Systems

Unit 9 – Record-keeping

Unit 10 – Business Communication

Unit 11 – Using Computers

Unit 12 – Word Processing

Unit 13 – Meetings

Unit 14 – Conferences

Unit 15 – Conference Equipment

Part 3

Unit 1 – Company Activities

Unit 2 – Administrative Assistant

Unit 3 – Employment

Unit 4 – Business Transactions

Unit 5 – Agendas

Unit 6 – Meetings Minutes

Unit 7 – The Mail

Unit 8 – Official Letters

Unit 9 – Telecommunications

Unit 10 – Business Abbreviations

Unit 11 – Money

Unit 12 – Banking

Unit 13 – Wages

Unit 14 – Bookkeeping

Unit 15 – Requests for Payment