Business English Intermediate

Business English Intermediate

24 lessons

3 academic hours each

Lessons 1-2 – Brands

Reading – Building luxury brands (Financial Times)

Listening – An Interview with a brand manager

Grammar – Present simple/ Present progressive

Skills – Meetings

Case study – Decide how a luggage manufacturer can protect its brand

Lessons 3-4 – Travel

Reading – What business travelers want (Financial Times)

Listening – An interview with a sales director

Grammar – Future

Skills – Telephoning

Case study – Retain a travel agent’s key client

Lessons 5-6 – Change

Reading – Mercedes, shining star (Financial Times)

Listening – An interview with a management consultant

Grammar – Past simple / Present Perfect

Skills – Managing

Case study – Merger problems

Lessons 7-8 - Organisation

Reading – A successful organization (Financial Times)

Listening – An interview with a management consultant

Grammar – Noun combinations

Skills – Socialising

Case study – Relocation of a company

Lessons 9-10 – Advertising

Reading – A new kind of campaign (Financial Times)

Listening – Marketing communications executive

Grammar – Articles

Skills – Presentation

Case study – Develop advertising campaign

Lessons 11-12 – Money

Reading – An Inspirational Story (Sunday Times)

Listening – An interview with an investment director

Skills – Finance expressions

Case study – Present a new idea to investors

Lessons 13-14 – Cultures

Reading – Culture shock (Finance Week)

Listening – Cultural training center

Grammar – advice / obligation / necessity

Skills – Social English

Case study – Business culture briefing

Lessons 15-16 – Human Resources

Reading – Women at work (Thanh Nien News)

Listening – International Recruitment specialist

Grammar – gerunds and infinitives

Skills – Telephoning

Case study – Health club

Lessons 17-18 – International Markets

Reading – China and the US (China Daily, Reuters)

Listening – Negotiations expert

Grammar – Conditions

Skills – Negotiating

Case study – Negotiate a deal

Lessons 19-20 – Ethics

Reading – Resume writing

Listening – Environmental organization

Grammar – Narrative tenses

Skills – Considering options

Case study – Debate some ethical dilemmas

Lessons 21-22 – Leadership

Reading – Leading L’Oreal

Listening – Managing director

Grammar – Relative clauses

Skills – Presenting

Case study – Lina sports

Lessons 23-24 – Competition

Reading – Head to head competition (Financial Times)

Listening – Competition Commission

Grammar – Passives

Skills – Negotiating

Case study – New contract