by David Evans, Peter Strutt · Longman · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780582298798
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«Powerhouse: An Intermediate Business English Course» is the business English coursebook by David Evans and Peter Strutt (Longman, paperback, 160 pp.).
Intermediate-level coursebook for professionals and students who need English in a business context. It draws on authentic materials from magazines, newspapers, movies, novels and speeches, and includes case studies of business personalities. It offers practice in vocabulary, grammar, communication skills and social language; each double page constitutes a lesson.
This coursebook belongs to the two-level Powerhouse course and corresponds to the intermediate level; it includes a final reference and grammar practice section.
Designed for students and professionals who want to improve their English to operate in the business world.
David M. Evans is Professor of Statistical Genetics and Head of Genomic Medicine at the Diamantina Institute at the University of Queensland. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Queensland in 2003, after which he completed a four-year postdoc at the University of Oxford's Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics. During his postdoc, he conducted research for the International HapMap Project and the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium. In 2007, he became a senior lecturer at the University of Bristol, where he conducted research on genome-wide association studies based on the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. He became a professor at the University of Queensland in 2013. He is known for researching the genetics of complex traits in humans, such as osteoporosis, asthma, and binge eating. He was an ISI Highly Cited Researcher in 2015 and 2016.
