Business English
By the end of a number of lessons students will be able to:
- Communicate in English in different work environments
- Understand and use a variety of business-related vocabulary
- Engage in meetings and conferences
- Deliver presentations and make and follow telephone calls
Sample lesson topics
Meetings
- Chairing meetings and setting agendas
- Using business phrases to participate in discussions
- Learning to agree, disagree, give and ask for an opinion, interrupting, acknowledging somebody else’s argument and redirecting a discussion
- Engaging in controversial debates. Examples include: “Casual dress codes are beneficial for the company”, “Social media sites should be blocked at work.”
Presentations
- Giving presentations on a range of different business topics. Examples include talking about your job, company and ambitions
- Using specific expressions to start, summarise and end presentations
- Linking and sequencing ideas so that the presentation follows smoothly
- Responding to questions
Telephoning
- Listening to telephone conversations to develop an understanding of different accents and intonation
- Checking and clarifying information by asking questions
- Answering questions about the telephone conversations to develop listening skills
Job Interviews
- Preparing for a job interview. Examples include: researching the company, producing answers to typical interview questions etc.
- Responding to questions and explaining information in more detail by giving examples
- Asking the interviewer specific questions about the organisation
Business Correspondence
- Writing formal emails, letters and short messages and memos using business vocabulary
- Scanning reports and preparing them by reporting ideas and information
- I will provide opportunities for students to practice and develop their Business English skills through listening and watching YouTube clips and audio recordings of meeting, presentations and job interviews.
- Learners will develop their vocabulary by reading different texts such as newspaper articles, and magazine extracts on business related topics.
- They will also participate in language games such as taboo and roleplays to consolidate their learning.
