CONTENTS
| Site: | PRACTICE AND LEARN |
| Course: | BUSINESS ENGLISH: COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN THE WORKPLACE |
| Book: | CONTENTS |
| Printed by: | Guest user |
| Date: | Sunday, 12 January 2025, 4:15 AM |
1. INTRODUCTIONS
What do you think is the best way to introduce yourself and others in a workplace environment?
What is your name and where are you from? What is your occupation or area of expertise?
Listen to four business people introducing themselves.
The verb to be is a key verb in English, playing a major part in many types of constructions.
Lesson: Meeting Business Contacts
A consultant introduces himself and then talks about meeting new business contacts.
Read an article about a company that makes luxury shirts.
Grammar reference: 'A'/'an' with jobs; 'Wh' Questions
The indefinity article 'a' or 'an' is used in English to refer to a person or thing that is not identified or specified.
Lesson: Introducing yourself and others
Listen to three conversations where people introduce themselves and others.
Introducing people, asking questions, offering a drink, replying, greetings, saying goodbye.
2. WORK AND LEISURE
Make word partnership and listen to four people talking about what they want from work.
LANGUAGE FOCUS: PRESENT SIMPLE
The present simple is used to refer to events, actions, and conditions that are happening all the time, or exist now.
Ros Pomeroy describes what she likes about her job and what she likes to do to relax.
ADVERBS AND EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY
Adverbs that change or qualify the meaning of a sentence by telling us how often or how frequently something happens are defined as adverbs of frequency.
READING: BUSINESS DIARY, JOHAN ROETS
Johan Roets is Head of Personal and Business Banking for the Americas at Standard Bank.
TALKING ABOUT WORK AND LEISURE
Listen to a conversation between Tim and Pat.
Asking Questions, Expressing Feelings.