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BUSINESS FRENCH

PeterDUNN

Alfred FONTENLLES

llustations de J.-L. Goussé

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B�P. 25

94431 Chenneières-sur-Mrne Cedex

FANCE

ASSIMIL 1998

ISBN: 2-7005-0211-6

FOEWOD

his b..k is aimed at all th.se wh. have already lent the vocabulary and

essential mechanisms .f everyday language nd wish t. tackle, with

c.nidence, the w.rld .f business rom a French standp.iilt.

In .rder t. make his b..k m.re atractive, we have ch.sen t. inroduce

the v.cabulay and expressi.ns bel.nging to . his pticular ield by

f.ll.wing the career paths .f tw. y.ung graduates, pr.ducts .f diferent

educati.nal systems: a gande école, which has n. equivalent in the

Angl.-Sax.n w.rld, and the university. The gradual integrai.n .f .ur

her.es, Anne and Frédéric, in he corp.rate w.rld seemed t. us t. be the

best way t. achieve n authentic and c.herent presentati.n .f the

language .f business. here is a hird character, Ge.rges, a seni.r

executive wh. has cimbed the ladder thanks t. hard w.rk nd intenal

prom.ti.n and wh. plays an imp.rtant part in the ending t. .ur story .

. Thr.ugh his example, we wanted t. illustrate a third path which can lead

t. resp.nsibilities and which is being widened by the c.nstant

devel.pment .f c.ninuing educati.n.

The chapters which mke up his b..k are based .n perfectly realistic

discussi.ns which bring the st.ry t. life.

A BOOK ABOUT LANGUAGE OR ABOUT BUSNESS? .

With.ut claiming t. tke the place .f a mnagement textb..k, we have

attempted t. make the main techniques accessible t. the uninitiated, even

if, at times, we have simplied them t. the exreme in arder n.t to detract

fr.m the .verall c.mprehensi.n.

Indeed, we felt that .ur .bjective - t. supply the lener with the

necessry t..ls t. gain a suicient degree .f .perai.nal c.mmand -

required an understanding of business terminology in context. t is

.bvi.usly that much easier t. remember the ranslati.n .f w.rds like

"balnce sheet" .r "pr.fit and l.ss acc.unt" when .ne has grasped their

mening in .ne's .wn language.

RENCH, E RENCH-SPEANG WORLD D EUROPE

he choice of a mulinaional company, headquartered in a predominantly

French-speilg counry is not gratuitous. Its pupose is to demonsrate that

he language of business is not a sictly Franco-French area. There are the

immediate neighbours (Switzerland and Belgium), Quebec, across the

Atlic, nd numerous counries in the Near and Middle East. We have also

taken care, whenever it was possible, to place the dialogues in a European

and intenaional context. The business world is becoming a global village,

divided only by e zones.

The recordngs of the dialogues and the comprehension exercises bring

out the diferences of pronnciation. By listening carelly and repeatedly,

the listener will be able to shpen his perception of the mn diferences

in the sounds of vowels and consonants.

HOW IS TE BOOK PRESENTED?

Each of the fort Y chapters comprises:

a dialoue n French together with its ranslation in English. (For the

idiomaic expressions, we have avoided word-for-word ranslation in

favour of an equivalent expression, urther rom the original but closer to

he real meaning).

sone notes in English explain 'or complement the vocabulary or

information inroduced by the dialogue.

a docment in French is used to illusrate, shed light on or develop the

subject dealt with in the dialogue.

a 'point de rpère" n English - indicated by the symbol )

- adds an inteesting cultural dimension, statistical or anecdotal, to give

the leamer a better understanding of the French-speaking corporate world.

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pracice exercises of vrious kinds are proposed:

* comprehension: formulating the alswers to he questions asked by using

a complete sentence - written or oral - inspired by the dialogue.

* ranslaion: rom English into French, in order to facilitate he assilaion

of vocabulary, expressions or consuctions presented n the chapter.

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* vocabuly tests: with blanks or limited choice.

* ue or false

* plicaions: they range from the iting of CV s, letters, memos or

reports, to more speciie exercises liked with the interpretation and the

use, in context, of he documents and inancial statements. They require

on the part of the reader greater adaptability, more relecion or common

sense.

Each exercise has its soluion on the opposite page:

-possible -but not only -answer to the quesions asked,

-ranslation using the vocabuly of the chapter concemed, or

- "suggested" answer for the exercises of a more subjective nature.

You should not hesitate to repeat il these exercises n order to check your

acquisiion and the speed of your relexes. Do not ailow yourself to be

discouraged by hose applications which require you to drt someing n

wiing. For one hing, you will not be penalised and for another, they will

rain you to face up to real situations, such as looing for a job, for

example, or to acquire quickly a suicient level of operational commando

Finally, in order to bring a lighter touch after the exercises, a box

presents sone food for hought n the form of quotations or advice on how

to act n certain situaions.

This format is the same in each chapter.

English-French glossy covering l the terms used n

the book, will enable you to do two things:

* to fnd the meaning of cerin, oten technical, words or expressions,

appeing 'in the documents or certain exercises but not explained in

specifie notes.

* to use his book to go rom English to French, without resoring to ny

other reference work.

So now you are ready to get to know Anne, Frédéric and Georges and the

many other characters they meet in various situations.

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To conclude,

The authors wish ta express heir hks to Paricia

Cicolella of Société Générale, Cannes, for her help

and advice in the drafing of sone documents and ta

Air France for inly allowing Gênl personnel ta

ravel on its domestic and intemtionallines.

Thks lso ta Caheine Père and Sébasien Dunn for

their coup de main.

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