ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH SPEAKING TEXTBOOK “ENGLISH FOR LOGISTICS”

Abstract

The article analyses the contents of English speaking textbook as effective mean of communication “English for Logistics” of publishing house “Oxford University Press”. Special attention is paid to correspondence of contents of textbook to its aim, purposefulness of usage of mentioned textbook at practical sessions at higher educational establishment. It is made stress on the most successful texts and exercises, placed in the book. The article deals with description of eight, vocabulary, reading, listening, and language focus, speaking and writing. The author tries to indicate positive role of introduction, emphasizes the objectives of course for business students and people working in the logistical industry with an intermediate or upper-intermediate level of English. Given scientific paper specifies pluses and minuses of individual approach, envelops the whole material of textbook and concretizes levels of some tasks. Scientific research examines usage of the most spread tests: asking-answering questions, gap-filling, matching, completing, table-filling, note-taking, labeling, quiz, etc. The article underlines functions of the textbook, necessity of implementation into educational process of following creative tasks for students as working out of portfolios, work in groups, making notes, making up dialogues, organization of discussions, presentations, role-playings. Mentioned article focuses on further development of four components of English language – audition, speaking, reading and writing and four competences – language, linguistic, social-cultural and strategic ones.