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Business English I |
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Lesson |
Topic |
Reading |
Listening |
Grammar |
Pronunciation |
| 1 |
The Language
of Business |
Learn about everyday details of
conducting business. |
Two colleagues discuss business. |
Modals.
|
Long & short vowel sounds. |
| 2 |
International
Trade |
Who's who in the world of trade? |
The international trade
debate. Pros and cons. |
Comparisons. |
Word Stress.
|
| 3 |
Business
Travel |
Follow a business traveler. |
Learn how to be prepared for your
overseas excursion. |
There + be. |
Syllables.
|
| 4 |
It's Just Good
Business |
Read about the
father of "Ford."
|
Learn more
about Juan Trippe and air travel. |
Future Time
Clauses.
|
Vowel Sounds. |
| 5 |
Money Matters |
What's the
Euro? |
The money exchange. |
Simple present questions.
|
/th/ & /s/ sounds. |
| Total
number of lessons = 47 |
|
Business English II |
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Lesson |
Topic |
Reading |
Listening |
Grammar |
Pronunciation |
| 1 |
Company
Profile |
Read about a successful
mail-order business. |
Hear an interview with the
manager of a successful company. |
Reduction of
Adverb Clauses.
|
Syllable number. |
| 2 |
Advertising |
Look at a number of different
promotional materials. |
Advertise via the radio. |
Modifying Nouns. |
Agreeing &
Disagreeing.
|
| 3 |
The
"Health" of Your Business |
Learn how one company met the
needs of its workers. |
Are you satisfied with your job? |
Passive Voice. |
Voiced and voiceless consonants.
|
| 4 |
High Tech |
Meet Bill
Gates.
|
Learn about
the history of computers. |
Very, too,
enough.
|
Syllable
stress. |
| 5 |
Is Your
Business Online? |
Look at who is using the Internet
and who's not. |
Get your website up and running
in no time. |
Simple past.
|
Linking consonant & vowel
sounds. |
| Total
number of lessons = 46 |
|
Business English III |
|
Lesson |
Topic |
Reading |
Listening |
Grammar |
Pronunciation |
| 1 |
The Mark of
Quality |
Look at employment stats. |
Are you a good manager? |
Adjective clauses.
|
/j/ & /sh/ & /ch/ sounds. |
| 2 |
Get a Job! |
Review a resume and letter of
recommendation. |
Learn about successful interviewing
techniques. |
Present Perfect Tense. |
Dropped h.
|
| 3 |
Meetings,
meetings, meetings! |
Read some typical
"meeting" literature. |
Listen in on a company meeting. |
Conditionals. |
Rising & falling pitch.
|
| 4 |
The Business
of Entertainment. |
Read about a
movie mogul.
|
Learn more
about business etiquette. |
Plural Nouns.
|
/I/ & /iy/
sounds. |
| 5 |
Security
Issues |
Find out about the latest
high-tech safety gadgets. |
Colleagues discuss security
needs. |
Article usage.
|
/v/ & /f/ sounds. |
| Total
number of lessons = 44 |
|
Business English IV |
|
Lesson |
Topic |
Reading |
Listening |
Grammar |
Pronunciation |
| 1 |
The Changing
Workplace. |
Who is right
for the job? |
Hello...I'm
calling about the job... |
Adjectives
& adverbs.
|
Thought
groups: numbers. |
| 2 |
Stress on the
Job |
Take the
stress test. |
An employee
talks about stressful working conditions. |
Perfect
Tenses. |
Linking
vowels.
|
| 3 |
Conference
Connundrum |
Review an
extensive conference timetable. |
A conference
attendee makes hotel reservations. |
Future Tense. |
Spelling vs
pronunciation.
|
| 4 |
Women in
Business |
How did this
woman achieve the sweet smell of success?
|
Women's
struggles in the workplace. |
Count /
non-count Nouns.
|
Vowel sounds. |
| 5 |
Presenting... |
Learn more
about the qualities of a good presentation. |
Hear a
conference presentation. |
Metaphors.
|
Stress
patterns. |
| Total
number of lessons = 42 |
