Macmillan English Campus 'In Company Second Edition Upper Intermediate'CMCB00109001

This course accompanies In Company Second Edition Upper Intermediate. It corresponds to CEFR level C1 and Cambridge ESOL CAE. There are
18 syllabus items, each matching a student's book unit, and an extra syllabus item with video activities. Within each syllabus item, resources are
grouped into two categories - 'Topic Focus' and 'Grammar Focus'.

UNIT 1 Description ID number Title

0 1 Business or This syllabus item provides practice of the kind
pleasure? of language we use to discuss corporate
entertainment, and start and keep a
conversation at social events. It also provides
practice of present and past tenses.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Topic Focus Listening to part of a presentation about the facilities MLAB004199 Entertaining company visitors
available for business hospitality. Listening to a
tourism officer from the local government talking
about services for corporate hospitality. Listening to
a manager explaining what needs to be organized
as entertainment for a group of visitors to the
company.
Teacher's Notes MLAB005285 What's on offer?
Video Activities MLAB004204 Hospitality services
Language Focus Practising the use of negative question forms for MGA000002 The Ambassador's Cocktail
beginning a conversation or part of one. Practising Party
formal and informal English. Practising the present
simple, present continuous, past simple, present
perfect simple, present perfect continuous, past
continuous and past perfect.
MLGB004050 Conversation openers
MLG005564 The people in the picture
MLG000161 Mixed tenses
MLG002460 Past tenses

1 2 Exchanging This syllabus item provides practice of the kind

information of language we use to talk about meetings and
discuss company performance. It also provides
practice of conditionals.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Video Activities MVAB005437 Points for the agenda
Language Focus Practising your understanding of conditional MLAB004238 What's on the agenda?
sentences. Practising first, second and third
conditional. Playing a game and shooting down all
the balloons that carry the correct tenses to
complete the conditional sentences.
Topic Focus Practising vocabulary associated with meetings and MLAB005283 To spend or not to spend
agendas. Listening to two colleagues discussing a
meeting agenda they are preparing. Listening to two
colleagues discussing a meeting about their
company's spending. Practising words associated
with statistics.
Teacher's Notes MVAB004263 Sales crisis
MGA000003 The Balloon Fiesta
MLG001194 Conditionals
MLG001397 Conditionals

2 3 Do the right thingThis syllabus item provides additional material

on the topic of business performance and
ethical investment.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Topic Focus Listening to an interview with a schoolgirl who has MLA004167 The schoolgirl millionaire
her own successful company. Listening to some
university students discussing social responsibility
and identifying the correct turn-taking signals in the
discussion. Practising finding synonyms and
understanding the gist of a text.
Teacher's Notes 'The schoolgirl millionaire' provides useful practice MSEB005445 Put your money where your
of the topic of this unit although some students may heart is
find the level somewhat high.
Language Focus Writing an assignment about ethical investment on MLA006534 What is social responsibility?
a business studies course, then looking at a sample
answer and reading comments on it.

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 Video Activities MVAB005410 Investing in the community

3 4 Voice and visuals This syllabus item provides practice of the kind
of language we use to discuss presentations,
give presentations and describe statistics. It
also provides practice of modal verbs.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Teacher's Notes The purpose of the resource 'Mind-mapping MLAB004201 Presentation training
techniques in meetings' is to provide additional
reading material on the topic covered in the
student's book unit. The focus should not be placed
on the language exercise but on the comprehension
of the text itself.
Video Activities MLAB004243 Advice about giving
presentations
Topic Focus Listening to part of a training session about giving MVAB004101 Annual report
presentations. Listening to nine people talking about
giving presentations. Practising words and phrases
used for describing statistics in business. Practising
words associated with how well companies are
performing. Practising the prepositions used with
various common verbs and nouns connected with
statistics in the business world. Listening to a
presentation by an advertising executive about a
campaign his agency is planning for a client.
Language Focus Practising correcting incorrect words. Practising the MVAB005436 Business news
use of modals. Practising a variety of modal verbs
and the structures that follow them. Practising
modals of deduction, 'must' and 'can't', and of
possibility, 'might' and 'could'. Practising modals of
ability: 'can', 'could', 'be able to'.
MVAB004111 Business news
MLGB005418 Mind-mapping techniques in
meetings
MLGB004056 Presentation introduction
MLAB004245 Presentation about an
advertising campaign
MLG003204 Modal verb structures
MLG002130 Certainty and possibility
MLG000227 A wedding day to remember

4 5 Problems on the This syllabus item provides practice of the kind

phone of language we use to deal with complaints on
the phone. It also provides practice of polite
question forms.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Topic Focus Listening to a conference participant complaining. MLAB004188 Listening to complaints
Listening to eight people talking about how to deal
with phone calls from dissatisfied clients.
Distinguishing between formal and informal
requests.
Video Activities MLAB004249 Dealing with difficult phone calls
Teacher's Notes 'Polite question forms' are referred to as 'embedded MLAB004203 On the phone
questions' on Macmillan Practice Online.
Language Focus Listening to a businesswoman dictating an email to MLG005475 Write me an email
her assistant. Listening to the interview and
deciding if questions are indirect or not, then
matching the beginnings and endings of questions.
Checking your knowledge of embedded questions.
Checking your knowledge of embedded questions.
MLG005476 Interviewing a young star
GRU00014B Embedded questions: use
GRU00014A Embedded questions: word
order
MPR005142 At the airport

5 6 Leading meetings This syllabus item provides practice of the kind

of language we use to discuss meetings and
talk about money in business. It also provides
practice of words used for linking and
contrasting ideas.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Video Activities MLAB004197 Meeting memo

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 Teacher's Notes MLAB004239 Colleagues discussing
department meetings
Language Focus Practising words and phrases. Practising linking MLAB004241 Advice about taking part in
words and phrases. Checking your knowledge of meetings
connectors of contrast. Checking your knowledge of
connectors of purpose. Checking your knowledge of
connectors of cause. Practising linking words:
'however', 'since' and 'therefore'. Practising the use
of 'although', 'despite' and 'in spite of'. Practising the
linkers 'although', 'however', 'furthermore', 'in spite
of', 'because' and 'because of'.
Topic Focus Listening to a manager telling his assistant about a MVA004337 Money and business
memo he wants her to write. Listening to two
colleagues discussing the meetings they have to
attend. Listening to eight people talking about
participating in meetings. Practising frequently used
words. Practising words and phrases connected
with money in business. Practising words connected
with the money used to pay for companies and
projects.
MVAB004100 Money troubles
MVAB004109 Funding of projects and
companies
MLGB005419 Corporate social responsibility
and NGT
GRU00151F Connectors: contrast
GRU00151A Connectors: purpose
GRU00151B Connectors: cause
MLG000799 Linkers
MLG002329 Contrasting ideas
MLG005562 What do you think of computer
games?

6 7 Games without This syllabus item provides practice of the kind

frontiers of language we use to talk about teams and
teamwork. It also provides practice of phrasal
verbs in the context of team leadership.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Video Activities MLAB004242 Teamwork at a manufacturing
company
Language Focus Practising phrasal verbs. MLGB004093 Successful team leading
Topic Focus Listening to a presentation about a manufacturing MLAB005393 Team-working
company. Listening to a talk about team-working
and key words you hear to match synonyms.
Listening to a conversation about how to deal with
disagreements and putting the suggestions in the
correct order.
Teacher's Notes 'Successful team leading' provides useful practice of MLAB005384 Dealing with disagreements
phrasal verbs in the context of team leadership
although it may seem somewhat difficult for
students.

7 8 Promoting your This syllabus item provides practice of the kind

ideas of language we use to discuss presentations,
give presentations and present new ideas. It
also provides practice of phrasal verbs and the
passive.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Language Focus Practising phrasal verbs. Practising active and MVAB005409 Making presentations
passive verbs. Practising impersonal statements.
Topic Focus Practising verb forms and reading comprehension. MLAB004244 What is the speaker talking
Listening to extracts from eight presentations. about?
Practising words connected with having new ideas
in the business world. Writing a report on a meeting
held in your company. Practising meanings of
phrasal verbs. Helping an inspector put some
criminals behind bars by identifying them in a police
line-up.
Video Activities MVAB004110 'Ideas' meeting memo
Teacher's Notes The purpose of the resources 'Making MSEB005355 Report on 'Getting New
presentations' and 'Ideas meeting memo' is to Business' meeting
provide additional reading material on the topic
covered in the student's book unit. The focus should
not be placed on the vocabulary activities but on the
comprehension of the texts themselves.
MVA004006 A company takeover
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 MGA000053 Usual Suspects
MLGB004083 Crisis meeting minutes
MLG000060 Wonders of the world
MLG001608 Passive

8 9 Relationship- This syllabus item provides practice of the kind

building of language we use to socialize with clients or
colleagues and talk about socializing and
business. It also provides practice of multi-verb
sentences and verbs followed by prepositions.

Syllabus components Syllabus component description

Video Activities MLGB005290 How has your visit been?
Teacher's Notes The student's book unit does not cover the MLG005495 Working in a restaurant
language points practised in the resources 'How has
your visit been?' and 'Visitor hopes and
expectations'. However, these resources have been
included in this syllabus item because they provide
useful practice of the kind of language we use to
socialize with visitors.
Language Focus Practising the use of 'almost' and 'hardly'. Practising MLGB005304 Effective meetings
verb patterns with 'to' or '-ing'. Practising verbs
followed by the '-ing' form or an infinitive. Checking
your knowledge of 'about', 'at', 'for', 'from' and 'in'.
Checking your knowledge of 'into', 'of', 'on', 'to' and
'with'. Practising prepositions following verbs, nouns
and adjectives.
Topic Focus Listening to people discussing social events after a GRU00094A Verbs followed by prepositions:
meeting. Listening to different people talking about about, at, for, from, in
socializing and business.
GRU00094B Verbs followed by prepositions:
into, of, on, to, with
MLAB004194 What shall we do this evening?
MLAB005287 The social side of business
MLGB005299 Job advertisements

9 10 Taking decisions This syllabus item provides practice of the kind

of language we use to discuss problems faced
by companies and talk about decisions,
marketing and legal matters. It also provides
practice of articles.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Language Focus Matching headings to paragraphs. Practising the MLG006506 Neuromarketing
use of articles. Writing an essay about marketing
techniques. Practising the use of the infinitive or the
'-ing' form after certain verbs. Practising
comparative adjectives and adverbs. Practising the
use of 'a/an', 'the' and the zero article.
Teacher's Notes The resource 'Neuromarketing' provides practice of MLGB005342 Marketing strategies
the skill of skimming a text. It also provides useful
reading material on the topic of a new form of
marketing. Although the resource 'Legal letters' is
not related to the grammar focus of the unit, it
provides useful practice for writing legal letters. The
purpose of the resource 'Customer service' is to
provide additional reading material on the topic
covered in the student's book unit. The focus should
not be placed on the language exercise but on the
comprehension of the text itself.
Video Activities MLA006532 The 'Four Ps' of marketing
Topic Focus Listening to a lecturer talking about methods of MSEB005444 Marketing techniques
marketing. Listening to an interview about marketing
and selecting the correct answer to questions.
Practising words and phrases in common use in the
world of advertising and marketing today. Practising
words and phrases connected with advertising and
marketing. Practising vocabulary connected with
legal matters in business. Practising expressions
connected with making decisions. Practising
idiomatic expressions.
MEP005050 Listening Part 3
MVAB004102 Advertising and marketing
methods
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 MVAB004112 Developments in advertising
and marketing
MVAB004098 Legal department letters
MVA004228 Meeting David Beckham
MVA005532 Big decisions
MLGB004087 Legal letters
MLGB005420 Customer service
MLG001919 Definite, indefinite and zero
articles

10 11 Simply the best This syllabus item provides additional material

to promote discussion on the topic of brand
awareness and advertising.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Video Activities E000102 Reading Part 5
Teacher's Notes Although the grammar focus of the resource MLGB005413 Recognition of company logos
'Recognition of company logos and brands' is not and brands
included in the unit, the topic povides useful reading
comprehension practice on the topic of brands.
Topic Focus Reading a lecture transcript about the methodology MLG001699 Market research
and results of a piece of research into website
design. Listening to three advertisements. Listening
to a marketing executive and a headteacher talking
about children and advertising. Listening to a
business report about a Swiss watchmaker.
Language Focus Completing a text about digital marketing. Reading MVA006318 Interactive advertising
an article about people's ability to recognize
companies' logos and brands. Practising
prepositions.
MLA001470 Radio advertisements
MLA003453 Advertising
MLA003343 A business report

11 12 E-mailing This syllabus item provides practice of the kind

of language we use to write emails between
colleagues. It also provides practice of future
forms.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Teacher's Notes The student's book unit does not cover the MLAB005279 Write an email for me
language point practised in the resource 'Email
messages between colleagues'. However, this
resource has been included in this syllabus item
because it provides useful practice of the kind of
language we use in emails. The game 'Astro
Explorer' covers future tenses and other useful
grammar points.
Video Activities MLG005511 Email about future plans
Topic Focus Listening to a manager asking her assistant to write MLGB004089 Email messages between
an email for her. colleagues
Language Focus Practising the use of future forms. Practising the MLGB004092 Changing arrangements
position of 'already', 'yet' and 'just' in sentences.
Practising phrases used for making requests
informally, particularly when the answer is likely to
be 'no'. Practising the present simple, the present
continuous and 'will'. Practising a variety of future
forms. Practising the future perfect and continuous,
'will' and 'going to'. Practising a variety of future
tenses for predictions and assumptions. Listening to
a news story about future homes.
MLG001203 English: a global language
MLG003120 Future tenses
MLG001243 Future tense contrasts
MLG003119 Science fiction?
MLG005477 The home of the future

12 13 Making an impact This syllabus item provides practice of the kind

of language we use to give presentations and
describe companies. It also provides practice of
rhetorical questions, metaphors and inversion.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Teacher's Notes MLAB004235 Presentation about company
departments
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 Topic Focus Listening to a presentation given by a CEO to the MLAB005281 Company update
company's employees. Listening to a description of
a company. Distinguishing between formal and
informal statements in a manager's speech.
Language Focus Practising words and phrases used metaphorically. MPR005144 Manager's motivational speech
Contrasting the positions of adverbial phrases with
and without inversion. Practising inversion after
negative and limiting adverbials.
Video Activities MPR005113 Dealing with fame
MVA004014 My aunt
MLG003202 Inversion
MLG003139 Not a good move
MLG003113 Inversion

13 14 Out and about This syllabus item provides practice of the kind
of language we use to talk about business travel
and business meals, and tell anecdotes. It also
provides practice of narrative tenses.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Topic Focus Listening to a telephone conversation. Completing a MLAB004191 A telephone conversation
text about a couple's experience of flying. Listening
to part of a radio programme on business meals.
Listening to four stories about people's experiences
in restaurants.
Video Activities MLAB004193 Business meals
Language Focus Practising the past simple, present perfect and MLA002822 Eating out
present perfect continuous. Practising passive '-ing'
forms. Practising verbs followed by the gerund or
the infinitive. Practising a variety of past tenses.
Teacher's Notes The purpose of the resources 'A bad experience at MLA002912 Waiter, waiter ...
the airport' and 'Fear of flying' is to provide
additional reading material on the topic covered in
the student's book unit. The focus should not be
placed on the language exercises but on the
comprehension of the texts themselves.
MLG000056 The Martians are not coming
MLG004229 A bad experience at the airport
MLG004284 Fear of flying
MLG001511 Past tenses
MLG000507 Tsunami
MLG001421 Past tenses

14 15 First among This syllabus item provides additional material

equals on the topic of management trends and
business leaders.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Video Activities MLGB005415 Colorama
Topic Focus Reading an article about the history and success of MVAB005408 Super Groups
a photography company. Reading an article about
groups of people involved in business projects,
called Super Groups. Reading an article about
offshoring and outsourcing. Reading a text about
company expansion.
Teacher's Notes The purpose of the resources included in this MLGB005417 Offshoring
syllabus item is to provide additional reading
material on the topic covered in the student's book
unit. The focus should not be placed on the
exercises but on the comprehension of the texts
themselves.
Language Focus MLGB005348 Managing expansion
MLA006501 A great British leader

15 16 Teleconferencing This syllabus item provides practice of the kind

of language we use to hold a teleconference and
discuss issues connected with production and
human resources. It also provides practice of
reported speech.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Language Focus Practising phrasal verbs. Practising reporting verbs. MLAB004236 The Website Project
Practising direct and indirect speech. Practising
reported statements.

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 Video Activities MLAB004248 Increasing visitor spend at
tourist attractions
Teacher's Notes MVAB004106 Zodiac car company
Topic Focus Listening to a conference call between three MLAB004190 A guided tour
colleagues discussing a new project. Listening to a
conference call between two managers and a
business consultant who are discussing ways to
increase visitor spend at the company's tourist
attractions. Practising words and phrases
connected with manufacturing. Listening to a guided
tour through a computer manufacturing plant.
Practising words and phrases connected with how
people perform in their jobs. Writing a report on two
candidates for promotion in your department.
MLGB004088 About my appraisal ...
MVAB004097 Appraisal
MSEB005356 Appraisal of candidates for
promotion
MLG001374 Direct and reported speech
MLG001398 Reported statements
MLG001822 Reporting verbs
MLG003054 Direct speech
MLGB004157 An emergency meeting

16 17 Negotiating deals This syllabus item provides practice of the kind

of language we use when negotiating.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Topic Focus Listening to Alison asking for a rise and deciding if MLAB005382 Asking for a pay rise
statements are true or false, then selecting phrases
to complete the conversation. Listening to a
discussion between a manager and a staff
representative. Practising collocations that are
widely used in business. Reading for gist and global
meaning. Deciding which sentences match each
paragraph of a text about conducting negotiations.
Teacher's Notes MLAB004237 Meeting between company
manager and staff
representative
Language Focus Practising the use of linking words and phrases in MVAB004176 Business news extracts
formal business contexts. Practising compound
adjectives used to describe people. Practising
structures used with 'prefer' and 'would rather'.
Video Activities MEP003952 Reading Part 1
MLGB005297 Negotiations
MVA004352 Compound adjectives
MLGB004058 Order negotiations

17 18 The shape of This syllabus item provides additional material

things to come to promote discussion on technology and what
will happen in the future.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Language Focus Reading an article about Scottish inventions and MLA002910 Inventions
discoveries. Deciding if a series of statements
expressing the writer's opinion are true, false or if
the answer is not given, then, matching key words
and phrases from the text with their definitions.
Practising expressions used to give opinions.
Practising the future perfect.
Topic Focus Listening to a radio debate concerning the greatest MVAB005407 New technology for
inventions of the past 200 years. Reading an article communication
about new technology for communication, choosing
the correct word for text completion and reading for
summary completion. Listening to a series of
sentences and clicking on the word which is most
stressed in each sentence. Practising phrasal verbs
to do with computers. Listening a speaker talking
about the benefits of biofuels.
Video Activities MPR005131 Technology
Teacher's Notes The purpose of some of the resources included in MVA005489 Computer crisis
this syllabus item is to provide additional reading
material on the topic covered in the student's book
unit. The focus should not be placed on the
exercises but on the comprehension of the texts
themselves.
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 MLG006511 A world of Scottish invention
MLG006208 The age of technology
MLG000721 Virtual reality
MLA006523 The energy of the future

18 19 In Company This syllabus item practises functional language

contexts: video you might need in business situations. It uses
activities video activities drawn from the Macmillan
English Campus database. The videos are
spread across the 'In Company Second Edition'
courses. Videos 4 and 6 are included in 'In
Company Second Edition Upper Intermediate'.
Syllabus components Syllabus component description
Teacher's Notes MLGB006458 Video 4: Introducing Green
Food Products
Language Focus MVAB006460 Video 4: Company presentation
Topic Focus MVAB006459 Presenting the company
Video Activities Watching a company director giving a presentation MLGB006463 Video 6: Participating in
about her company. Filling in the correct words to meetings
complete a summary of the presentation's structure.
Choosing the word the presenter uses to signal the
parts of her presentation. Using language from the
video to complete a summary of the company's
structure. Using language from the video to
complete a series of key statements. Choosing the
correct adjectives to write a summary of a company
presentation. Watching a company meeting in which
a team discusses what to do about the company
catalogue. Deciding whether or not your colleagues
express their opinions strongly or weakly. Matching
the beginnings and endings of sentences to create
a list of your colleagues' opinions. Selecting the
most polite way of identifying a problem.
Rearranging the words in a sentence to create
polite expressions. Identifying the words used in the
video to talk about problems. Completing a
summary of the participants' opinions by selecting
the correct preposition.
MLGB006464 Video 6: Polite participation
MVAB006465 The company catalogue

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