PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Unit one LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT E-Mail Essentials Basic Parts of E-Mail E-Mail Format CHAPTER ONE English for Business Today Objectives and Learning Inventory Section A: What Is English? Language Is a System Varieties of Standard English English Readily Adapts to Change Formal English Is the Global Standard Section B: What Role Does Local Language Play? Formal and Informal Language The Bidialectal Approach: Being Versatile with Language Language Variety in Your Life Section C: Learning Language in Context How to Use This Book A Problem-Solving Process: Explore, Practice, Apply The Challenge of Changing Language Patterns Some Techniques to Get You Started Practice in Writing Skills: Composing Versus Editing Pronunciation Lessons Chapter 1 Summary and Checklist Chapter 1 End-of-Chapter Activities CHAPTER TWO Writing Effective Sentences Objectives and Learning Inventory Section A: What Is the Sentence Core? The Verb as Predicate The Subject The Sentence Core Section B: How Do Parts of Speech Work? Nouns Verbs Pronouns Prepositions Conjunctions Adjectives and Adverbs Articles: Definite and Indefinite Section C: What Is a Sentence? Clauses as Fragments Phrases as Fragments Chapter 2 Summary and Checklist Chapter 2 End-of-Chapter Activities Unit Two ENGLISH IN ACTION Unit Three PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS GLOSSARY INDEX