Business English Courses

BUSINESS-ORIENTED ENGLISH COURSE LEVEL: ELEMENTARYGrammar:Verb tenses: present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple, future simple and begoing to;modal verbs: can/can’t/have to/don’t have to;there is/there are, have got;comparatives and superlatives;countable and uncountable nouns, quantifiers;prepositions: time and place;Vocabulary:countries and nationalities;numbers 0 – 1000;daily activities verbs;telling the time and the dates;travelling: airports and hotels, describing cities;collocations about work; describing a company;Skills:introducing yourself professionally;writing emails;telephoning, taking messages;giving presentations: describing graphs and charts;dealing with complaints;Functions:networking: saying hello and goodbye, introducing people, welcoming a visitor;travelling: checking information; giving and getting directions, making arrangements,recommending places to visit, invitations;offers and requests: ordering food and drinks;work: giving opinions, discussing progress.Possible extra activities:Listening comprehension: watching trailers;Reading comprehension: reading a piece of article from a magazineSpeaking activity: taboo in teamsSpelling raceWriting a review



BUSINESS-ORIENTED ENGLISH COURSE LEVEL: INTERMEDIATEGrammar:Verb tenses: present simple vs. present continuous, present perfect simple and continuous, pastsimple, past continuous and past perfect, future simple;modal verbs for obligation and modal verbs for possibilities and deductions;conditionals: zero, first, second and third;the passive voice;making comparisons;relative clauses;Vocabulary:using the internet and social networks;phrasal verbs;describing cause and effect;idioms, word-building and noun formation;describing cities: -ing and -ed adjectives;-ing or infinitive verbs;money and finance;describing a product journey;at work: describing personal qualities, changing careers;Skills:writing a professional profile;writing emails;telephoning;giving presentations: using visual aids, structuring a talk;time management;work: applying for a job, getting ready for a job interview, teleconferencing and video conferences;Functions:networking;meetings: checking progress and delegating tasks, giving opinions, giving advice and suggestions,describing problems and finding solutions, discussing and reaching agreements, checkingunderstanding and clarifying, making arrangements;changing plans, catching up;Possible extra activities:Listening comprehension: watching videos (trailers or superhero syndrome);Reading comprehension: reading a piece of article from a magazineSpeaking activity: preparing a short presentation in groups;Writing activity: creating a LinkedIn profile in English