Writing for Business
Writing for Business is an online writing course designed for learners who need to improve their business correspondence skills. It covers over 100 everyday business situations and provides realistic writing practice in the form of emails, letters, reports, presentations and memos. Writing tasks can be sent to a tutor for personal feedback.
- Level: CEFR B1 – B2 | TOEIC® 550 – 900 *
- Number of Lessons: 105 (Digital)
- Lesson Duration: Approx. 60 mins
- Key Content: Writing emails,Formal letters, Reports, Presentations, and Memos
- Additional Features: Correction by anexperienced online tutor
Writing for Business is available for use on a PC, laptop or 9.6”+ tablet via a browser. *TOEIC® is a registered trademark of the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Writing for Business is not endorsed or approved by ETS.
About Business Speaking
Business Speaking offers focused, effective practice of English skills in over 30 common business settings. Those who are willing to study 2-3 hours a week over several months will see a significant improvement in their level and in international exam test scores.
Students are exposed to over 600 key business expressions in natural contexts that feature speakers from 6 different countries including the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and India. The language that is taught can be easily applied across industries making this a highly practical course in Business English.
Building Fluency
Business Speaking provides practice of key language in both formal and informal business settings. Students will practice vocabulary and common expressions through a variety of speaking and listening activities in order to communicate more confidently in the workplace.
Each lesson ends with a test in a dynamic, role-play format to assess if students can use new language appropriately in the given context.On completion of the course, students will have a much broader range of vocabulary, and be able to use new language effectively to interact with clients and co-workers.
Business Speaking offers:
- 60 content-rich lessons from B1 - B2 level presenting language in 30 of the most common business situations.
- Coverage of over 600 key expressions that are transferable across different industries and work settings.
- A wide range of exercise types including comprehension and practice activities that develop both micro and macro level skills in listening and pronunciation.
- Interactive role plays that offer realistic conversation practice in everyday business situations.
- A useful Language Study cycle that summarizes key phrases and explains how and when they should be used.
- Material that includes a variety of accents to help prepare learners for interactions with native and non-native speakers of English in the work-place.
Lesson Flow
Lessons follow a systematic structure and are broken down into short modules. Students can begin a lesson, take a break and simply pick up where they left off. An end-of-lesson, dynamic format test helps consolidate the language learned and provides an immediate benchmark of progress made.
Students practice key language points through focused gap-fill exercises, and are given clear feedback.
Listening skills are practiced twice – first for gist, and second for specific information.
A unique test ends the lesson in a dynamic, role-play format which asks students to respond to a natural dialog.