Talking Business

Intermediate Business English Resource



This course will help you develop your spoken English skills with particular emphasis on speaking on the telephone and participating in meetings.
Cost: Free
Format: Reference, Activity
Skills: Vocabulary, Grammar, Speaking, Listening, Reading
Target Age: Adult
Date Added: 2007-06-07
Last Updated: 2007-06-20 00:00:00

Units


Telephone: ConnectingGet some ideas for different phrases that you might use when making a call and then listen for them in a couple of sample conversations. Then, in the last part of the lesson, test your knowledge of these phrases.
Telephone: MessagesLearn a number of different phrases that you might use when taking a message then listen for them in a sample conversation. Finally, take a short quiz to practice these phrases.
Telephone: Wrong NumberEveryone dials a wrong number at times. Learn some of the phrases you might use in this situation; listen for them in a recorded conversation; and then take a practice quiz to reinforce this knowledge.
Telephone: AppointmentLearn a few phrases that you might use when making an appointment; listen for them in a sample conversation; and finally, practice these phrases in a short quiz.
Telephone: FlightsLearn some expressions that you might use when booking a flight over the phone; listen for them in the a recorded conversation; and then practice the expressions in a short quiz.
Telephone: Language ExpertsLearn some multi-word verbs that are commonly used in telephone conversations. Then, in the second part, read a short text about formality on the telephone.
Telephone: ChallengeA short interactive quiz testing knowledge gained in the other units.
Meetings: Agenda SettingLearn some phrases that you might use when outlining the agenda for a meeting; listen for them in a recorded example; and then take a quiz for further practice.
Meetings: InterruptionsLearn the language you need to politely interrupt someone at a meeting; listen for it in a recorded example; and then take a short quiz to further practice making interruptions.
Meetings: Agreeing and DisagreeingLearn how to politely disagree with someone in a meeting; listen for some phrases typically used when disagreeing in a recorded example; and, finally, take a short quiz for further practice.
Meetings: AOBTowards the end of a meeting the chairperson often asks if there is any other business (AOB). Learn some phrases commonly used when this occurs in a meeting; listen for them in a sample conversation; and take a short quiz to practice them.
Meetings: Language ExpertLearn a few tips for getting through meetings in English and get some advice that prepares you for the meeting.
Meetings: ChallengeTake this quiz to practice what you have learned in the other lessons on meetings.


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