BUSINESS ENGLISH COMMUNICATION

BUSINESS ENGLISH COMMUNICATION

This course focuses on developing language communication skills in professional contexts. If you seek to enter or advance in your professions, this program can help you develop your professional communicative competence.

Key Features:
• Development of language skills with the introduction of business concepts.
• Boost your business writing skills with authentic business documents like emails, minutes and reports.
• International business environment simulation.
• Challenging activities in which you are asked to evaluate a real-life business dilemma.

Business English Communication Course covers these following essential modules:
- Business English Grammar and Vocabulary
- Speaking and Presentation Skills
- Business Writing Skill

INTRODUCTION	FOCUS	PRACTICE	TASK
The language is introduced in a recorded conversation or in a reading text. There are questions to check understanding of the text.	The focus highlights the main areas of the language introduced in the previous stage and asks some questions how we form and use the language. The notes in the Review section help answer these questions.	The Practice stage has activities to practise the language from the Introduction, using the answers to the Focus questions as a guide. The aim is to practise speaking and writing as much as possible. There are further written practice exercises in the Review.	The section ends with a more open task to practise speaking and communicating in pairs or groups. More information about the tasks may be given at the back of the book in the Task and activity notes.

INTRODUCTION

FOCUS

PRACTICE

TASK

The language is introduced
in a recorded conversation
or in a reading text.
There are questions to
check understanding of
the text.

The focus highlights the
main areas of the
language introduced in
the previous stage and
asks some questions
how we form and use
the language. The notes
in the Review section
help answer these questions.

The Practice stage has
activities to practise the
language from the
Introduction, using the
answers to the Focus
questions as a guide.
The aim is to practise
speaking and writing
as much as possible.
There are further
written practice exercises
in the Review.

The section ends with
a more open task to
practise speaking and
communicating in pairs
or groups.
More information about
the tasks may be given
at the back of the book
in the Task and activity
notes.

T H E M O D U L E S

Grammar and Vocabulary	Speaking and Presentation	Business Writing
Grammar: Present simple and Present continuous Vocabulary: Social networks and the internet	Networking: Describing work Networking: Giving a short personal introduction Network with a group of people Work Skills: Writing a professional profile	Target Readers: Choosing the correct amount of information Target Readers: Choosing the right technical level Target Readers: Planning the document
Grammar: Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple, or Present Perfect Continuous Vocabulary: Starting a new business; phrasal verbs	Work skills: Team meetings Work Skills: Checking progress; delegating tasks	Writing a business article Using precise technical vocabulary Having a clear structure to follow
Grammar: will, may, might, be likely/possible Vocabulary: The speed of change; describing cause and effect	Networking: Making arrangements Work Skills: Schedules and future arrangements	Writing Emails 1: confirming arrangements Layout for an email Academic Writing 1: Cause and Effect Text
Grammar: Making comparisons Vocabulary: City descriptions; -ing vs -ed adjectives	Work skills: Presentations 1: Comparing data, Using visual aids Work Skills: Giving opinions	Writing a Comparative Report Explaining Details: How to be approximate Explaining Details: Features and Benefits
Grammar: Modal and related verbs have to, must, need to, be allowed to, can Vocabulary: Colours and colour idioms; prefixes	Work skills: Telephoning Work Skills: Giving advice and suggestions	The Right Tone: Recognising and using tone The Right Tone: Varying tone with words and expressions The Right Tone: Varying tone using sentence structure and sentence length
Grammar: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Vocabulary: Water footprint; noun formation	Work skills: Presentations 2: structuring a talk Work skills: Describing problems and finding solutions	Writing a Report: Problem and Solution Structure and Organisation: Linking 1 -Connecting sentences Structure and Organisation: Linking 2 -Sentence structure
Grammar: Zero, 1st, and 2nd Conditional Vocabulary: Money and finance	Work skills: Discussing and reaching agreement	Writing Emails 2: job applications Using appropriate, professional- sounding language Conveying a positive image without appearing over-confident or arrogant Avoiding basic careless mistakes
Grammar: Passives-Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple, Past Simple, will Vocabulary: Product journey	Work skills: Time management Work skills: Checking understanding and clarifying	Language for Documents: Starting off: Greeting, introduction and reference Language for Documents: The main part: Signalling intentions Language for Documents: Finishing off: Next steps, pre-closing and farewell
Grammar: Relative clauses Vocabulary: Describing personal qualities at work	Work skills: Job interviews Work skills: Changing plans	Write Efficiently: Writlng clearly and simply Write Efficiently: Writing transparently
Grammar: 3rd Conditional; should / shouldn't have Vocabulary: Changing careers; -ing vs infinitive	Work skills: Teleconferencing and videoconferencing Networking: Catching up	Write Efficiently: Writing quickly Write Efficiently: Editing for accuracy: Checking and correcting language

Group Class	Private Class
• Commitment: 8 months (64 sessions) 2 sessions/week • Duration/session: 120 minutes Typcial Schedules (Jakarta Time): • Weekday evenings • Weekend mornings • Weekend afternoons • Max 8 participants	• Commitment: 6 months (48 sessions) 2 sessions/week • Duration/session: 120 minutes Typcial Schedules: Based on the availability of the instructor and students.

Students Practising Speaking

A Student Sharing A Topic "Passion Behind Work"

A Student Bringing Up A Topic "Freight Forwarding Services"