Foreign languages are the communicative means of bridging the gap between cultures and people (Vesselinov, 2019a, p. 7). At the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) – Sofia, Bulgaria, the foreign language teaching is organized and carried out by the lecturers at the Department of Foreign Languages and Applied Linguistics, Faculty of International Economics and Politics, who periodically update their syllabuses and regularly publish textbooks and workbooks for the different majors (Vesselinov, 2019b, p. 180).
Along with studying English as a first or second foreign language, UNWE students of Economics or Political Science also study Spanish, French, Russian or German. They have already passed the entrance examination in the respective foreign language, and their specialized language training at UNWE builds on specific language skills in their chosen field, in which they intensively acquire socio-political and/or economic terminology (Koch-Kozhuharova & Kozhuharova, 2014, p. 5). In accordance with the principles underlying the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, the organization of language teaching and its subsequent evaluation are based on learners’ needs, motivation, characteristics and potential (Koch-Kozhuharova & Kozhuharova, 2012, p. 5). The UNWE students can sit the Final Examination in their first foreign language (level C1) after they have completed their second year of studies. The need for this book arises from the lack of sufficient contemporary teaching materials necessary not only for students’ preparation for the Final Examination in English, but also for their acquaintance with today’s business world.