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<p>En Activo is a contemporary course which provides students with a structured development of written and spoken business language skills, focusing on real business people and situations from all over the Spanish-speaking world.</p> <p></p> <p>The book consists of twenty chapters that incorporate contextual information on the business environment of Spain and Latin America, role-plays, illustrative dialogues, dedicated written exercises, relevant grammar instruction, practical communicative exercises, up-to-date practical advice, model items of written and spoken business protocol, and links to numerous carefully-selected and integrated websites. Each chapter is structured as follows:</p> <p></p> <p>-Le Presento a…: introduction of the central individual and their working life</p> <p>-Escuche, por favor: extensive listening exercises and accompanying activities</p> <p>-Recuerde que...: grammar revision and communicative exercises</p> <p>-Para saber más: deepens knowledge about Spanish and Latin-American business culture and etiquette</p> <p>-Así se hace: hands-on section practising business situations and day-to-day tasks</p> <p>-¿Sabe navegar?: practices web research and web etiquette.</p> <p></p> <p>Each fifth chapter is a revision chapter, which puts the acquired knowledge in practice via discussion groups, presentations and debates.</p> <p></p> <p>The supporting website at www.enactivo.info features additional web and learning resources and exercises. An audio CD containing all interviews and listening comprehension exercises is available separately.</p> <p></p> <p>At the end of this course the student will have a sound knowledge of the Spanish speaking business world and the language skills required to put this knowledge in practice.</p>