The aim of this course is to familiarize students from the Management Sciences Faculty with the language, situations and topics of their specific field.
Methodology
In this course students will do the following activities:
- Read articles in English about some common business situations.
- Watch and/or listen to some videos and/or audios concerning this topic.
- Participate in conversations about proposed themes.
- Make oral presentations or reports.
- Develop a class project.
Resources:
Some useful sites for our course:
Business Readings
Business English
Business English Aula Fácil
Contents of the course
Recruitment
Job Advertisements
Job Ads: Reading between the lines
The Curriculum Vitae
Adverts (Slogans)
Reading: Hollywood Stars come to Spain
Listening: Coca Cola to drop advertising in Schools
Grammar - The Passive
Vocabulary: Marketing and Advertising
Reading: Mc Donald's
Reading - Franchising Case Studies
Grammar - Gerund or Infinitive
Vocabulary - Franchising
Banking & Exercise
Don't bank on it!
Grammar - Expressions with Get
Vocabulary - Accounting
Insurance
Reading - Do you really need to be quoted happy?
Grammar - The Conditional
Vocabulary - Insurance
Reading - You and your ideas
Quiz - How do you rate as an entrepreneur?
Writing - Business plan
Vocabulary - Starting up a business
Business & the environment
Listening - Recycling
Reading - Green energy will never meet needs, says Exxon
Grammar - Indefinite and Definite Article
Vocabulary - Business and the environment
Reading - G8´s free trade project is here to stay - along with world poverty
Listening - How different countries approach business
Grammar - Correcting Mistakes
Telephone English
Answering the phone
Introductions and Greetings
Grammar Point
Starting Conversation
Vocabulary - Telephone & Social English
Writing e-mails
How to start an e-mail
Difference between writing a letter and an e-mail
Abbreviations
Writing - Changing a letter into an e-mail
How to make a speech
Techniques & Exercise
Writing a speech
February 17, 2014
Reading activity: Companies
Answer the following questions:
1. What is the main product of the company?
2. When was the company founded?
3. Who founded the company?
4. Write some important events in the history and development of the company.
5. Write some curious facts about the company
6. Prepare a short presentation of the company.
Job Interviews
Listen and read some common questions and expressions to use in an interview.
Job Interview video
Polite Questions in a Job Interview
Introducing yourself
Interview Dialogues
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