Business Communication Skills
Age: 14-18
Level: A2/B1
Suitability
This course is for students who have been learning English for at least two years and who are interested in using English for work and travel.
Sample ‘can do’ statements
- I can ask and answer questions
- I can summarise a text
- I can dictate and make notes on information given over the phone
- I can understand and take account of cultural differences
- I can give and follow instructions
Why choose this course?
The course develops the core skills necessary for students who want to:
- Work in an English-speaking company
- Travel to English-speaking countries
- Communicate with customers and clients using English as a common language
learning activities include:
- Role plays
- Mingling activities
- Discussions
- Note-taking
- Ordering exercises
- Presentations
- Quizzes
- Information sharing and matching
CORE WORKBOOK LESSONS
- Truth and Lies
- In the Hot Seat
- My Area
- People in my Life
- Social Media
- Health and Diet
- Spa Wars
- Clothes and Accessories
- Teenage Inventors
- Telephoning
- Office and Workshop
- If I Ruled the World
- Travel
- Cultural Differences
- Critical Thinking
BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSES – WEEKLY PROGRAMMES OF STUDY
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Lesson 1 | Truth and Lies |
Social Media | Teenage Inventors | If I Ruled the World | Revision |
| Lesson 2 | In the Hot Seat | Health and Diet | Travel | Presentation Preparation | |
| Lesson 3 | My Area | Spa Wars | Telephoning | Cultural Differences | |
| Lesson 4 | People in my Life | Clothes and Accessories | Office and Workshop | Critical Thinking | Group Presentations |
| Lessons 5&6 | Small groups: practice company tasks and preparation for the final presentation | ||||
