Upper Intermediate Business English (B2)

Inhalte (General)

  • Socialising in English, small talk
  • Effective telephoning in English
  • The language of meetings
  • Company specific language
  • Building business vocabulary
  • Business correspondence (writing e-mails based on participants´ needs)
  • Upper-intermediate business functions (grammar elements needed for business purposes)
  • Open discussions on business articles
  • False friends and collocations (word parterships)
  • Introduction to language register (language styles, formal, informal, neutral)
  • Options:
    • Financial English, the language of graphs, figures and symbols
    • Presenting to an international audience - cultural tips
    • Topic based vocabulary (Human Recources, Sales and Marketing, Technical English, Media English, Legal English, Tourism English, Medical English, Product Management)

Zielgruppe (Target Group)

Employees of upper-intermediate level who wish to maximise their business performance in English.

Ziele (Objectives)

Upon completion of this course the participants will be able to:

  • Socialise comfortably in English
  • Telephone more effectively in English
  • Write e-mails in English
  • Communicate in realistic business situations in English (job-related - please bring examples)
  • Take part in meetings
  • Give presentations
  • Take part in discussions on topical issuses
  • Differentiate between language registers to a certain extent (levels of politeness)

Methodik (Course Instruction Methods)

  • Role plays based on realistic business situations
  • Business communication games
  • Case studies
  • Grammar games
  • Listening activities
  • Vocabulary building exercises
  • Simulation negotiations and meetings
  • Mock presentations

Required Level

Upper-intermediate (B2) - new participants are required to do a test

Tel.: +49 (0)8092 84596