Tailored for professionals seeking success in corporate communication, our Business English course focuses on practical skills necessary for the workplace. Participants learn essential vocabulary and etiquette for business settings, practicing real-world scenarios such as email correspondence and presentations.
– Gain proficiency in business communication
– Learn industry-specific vocabulary and etiquette
– Practice effective email writing and presentation skills
These curricula aim to provide learners with a comprehensive and structured pathway to develop their English language skills in work, socializing, and travel contexts progressively from elementary to upper-intermediate levels. Each book in the series focuses on building specific language competencies necessary for effective communication in real-life situations encountered in today’s globalized world.
### 1. Lifestyle Elementary:
**Objective:** Introduce learners to essential English language skills for everyday communication in work, socializing, and travel situations.
**Curriculum Content:**
– Basic vocabulary and phrases for greetings, introductions, and small talk.
– Simple grammar structures (e.g., present simple, past simple) for expressing routines, experiences, and future plans.
– Practical language for common work tasks, such as making requests, giving instructions, and talking about job responsibilities.
– Socializing language for interacting with friends, colleagues, and acquaintances in casual settings.
– Basic travel-related vocabulary and phrases for asking for directions, booking accommodations, and ordering food in restaurants.
**Assessment:** Vocabulary quizzes, dialogues for role-playing scenarios, short writing tasks for practicing grammar structures, and comprehension exercises based on listening or reading passages.
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### 2. Lifestyle Pre-Intermediate:
**Objective:** Build on learners’ elementary skills and expand their English proficiency for more complex communication in various contexts.
**Curriculum Content:**
– Expanded vocabulary and idiomatic expressions for expressing opinions, preferences, and emotions.
– Grammar structures such as present continuous, past continuous, and future forms for discussing ongoing activities and future plans.
– Language for workplace communication, including giving presentations, participating in meetings, and negotiating.
– Socializing language for making invitations, offering help, and discussing hobbies and interests.
– Travel-related language for handling travel arrangements, dealing with travel problems, and engaging in cultural activities.
**Assessment:** Role-playing exercises in workplace scenarios, longer writing tasks for expressing opinions or describing experiences, listening tasks for extracting specific information, and reading comprehension exercises with more complex texts.
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### 3. Lifestyle Intermediate:
**Objective:** Consolidate learners’ language skills and prepare them for more advanced communication in work, socializing, and travel contexts.
**Curriculum Content:**
– Advanced vocabulary and collocations for professional and social communication, including business terminology and idiomatic expressions.
– Grammar structures such as present perfect, past perfect, and modal verbs for expressing experiences, obligations, and possibilities.
– Language for workplace communication at a higher level, including giving feedback, expressing opinions diplomatically, and discussing strategies.
– Socializing language for making suggestions, resolving conflicts, and engaging in debates.
– Advanced travel-related language for discussing cultural differences, planning itineraries, and interacting with locals.
**Assessment:** Extended writing tasks for expressing ideas or analyzing texts, oral presentations on various topics, role-playing scenarios in both professional and social contexts, and listening tasks with authentic materials.
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### 4. Lifestyle Upper-Intermediate:
**Objective:** Develop learners’ language proficiency to an advanced level for effective communication in diverse work, socializing, and travel situations.
**Curriculum Content:**
– Advanced vocabulary and phrasal verbs for nuanced communication in professional and social contexts.
– Complex grammar structures such as conditionals, passive voice, and reported speech for expressing hypothetical situations, passive actions, and indirect speech.
– Language for advanced workplace communication, including leading meetings, negotiating contracts, and making formal presentations.
– Socializing language for networking, building rapport, and participating in formal events.
– Sophisticated travel-related language for discussing global issues, understanding cultural nuances, and engaging in cross-cultural communication.
**Assessment:** Debates on contemporary issues, group projects requiring collaborative work and presentations, advanced writing tasks such as reports or essays, and listening tasks with authentic materials requiring critical analysis.
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