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Pearson English OneBusiness English Course Content
Important: The entire course consists of a total of 139 assignments and activities. Only some of them have been mentioned here to give you an idea about the course content.
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BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE 0 (Basic Course)Total number of assignments and activities – 15
0.3 Jobs and CountriesLEARNING GOALS:
• Name common jobs• Name some countries• Say where you’re from
• Ask and answer basic questions about people’s jobs and home countries
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Asking for and giving personal information
The simple pres-ent of the verb be: negative form, yes/no questions, short answers
Listen to words describing common jobs, countries and nationalities; listen to exchanges about where peo-ple are from
Practice asking and answering questions about job and nationality
Read common job titles and nationalities
Write simple sentences giving your name and nationality
BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE 1Total number of assignments and activities – 10
1.1 Talking about YourselfLEARNING GOALS:
• Name some countries, nationalities, and languages• Greet people and introduce yourself
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Greetings and introductions
Subject pronouns with the verb be
Listen to people introduce them-selves; listen to words describing nationality and language
Practice asking about and saying country of origin, nationality, lan-guage, and food
Read a brochure about restaurants
Write a simple self-introduction
1.2 JobsLEARNING GOALS:
• Understand and communicate names of jobs
• Ask questions to get personal information
• Introduce people to each other• Ask someone to repeat what
he or she said
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Introductions: specific questions
Questions with the verb be in the simple present tense
Listen to people say what they do for work; listen to numbers and the spelling of words
Practice asking and answering questions about people’s jobs
Read simple descriptions about people’s jobs
Write about your job
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BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE 2Total number of assignments and activities – 15
2.8 At the OfficeLEARNING GOALS:
• Make and receive a telephone call • Refer to office supplies• Identify who owns certain items
• Communicate the location of items in an office using above, below, and next to
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Speaking on the phone
Prepositions of place: above, below, next to
Possessive nouns and pronouns
Listen to names and locations of office supplies; listen to people making and receiving a telephone call
Practice expres-sions used to make and receive a telephone call; practice saying names of office supplies
Read descriptions of where things are located
Write about your office
BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE 3Total number of assignments and activities - 10
3.6 At the OfficeLEARNING GOALS:
• Understand descriptions of an office• Apologize and accept an apology
• Understand a basic description of the culture in an office
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Apologizing and accepting apologies
Listen to a conver-sation welcoming a new employee and describing the office and the company culture; listen to peo-ple apologizing and accepting apologies
Practice apologiz-ing and accepting apologies; practice saying words and phrases associated with office work
Read a basic description of a company’s culture; read an email exchange between an employee and his new co-worker
Write about your first day at a new job or school
3.10 Socializing Outside of WorkLEARNING GOALS:
• Participate in social situations with friends or co-workers
• Thank people and respond to thanks • Understand thank-you notes
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Thanking and responding to thanks
Listen to people so-cializing with friends and co-workers over dinner; listen to people thanking and responding to thanks
Practice thanking and responding to thanks
Read about some social customs in the United States; read thank-you notes
Write about socializing with friends and co-workers
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BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE 4Total number of assignments and activities – 15
4.6 The Early Days of SonyLEARNING GOALS:
• Ask people about themselves and their jobs
• Give information about a company• Talk about some electronic products
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Asking people about themselves and their work
Listen to people talk about early electronic products of a successful company; listen to people talk about themselves and their work
Practice asking others about themselves and their work
Read about the early days of a successful company
Write about your job and your company
4.8 Sony Comes to the U.S.LEARNING GOALS:
• Invite someone to do something• Accept or reject an invitation
• Understand data represented in a graph
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Invitations: inviting, accepting, and declining
Listen to a report about the beginning of an international business; listen to descriptions of data represented in graphs; listen to people making, accepting, and rejecting invitations
Practice making, accepting, and rejecting an invitation
Read about starting a new business; read about international business
Write about globalization in your industry
4.15 The Creation of Virgin Atlantic AirwaysLEARNING GOALS:
• Talk about the airline business • Make flight reservations
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Making travel reservations
Listen to people talk about flying and the airline business; listen to people making flight reservations
Practice making a flight reservation
Read a letter describing a suc-cessful business deal; read an article about busi-ness expansion
Write about the importance of risk-taking in business
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BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE 5Total number of assignments and activities - 12
5.5 International FinanceLEARNING GOALS:
• Express the probability of something happening using may, might, perhaps, probably and other phrases
• Have basic conversations about bank loans
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Expressing pos-sibility
Modals of possibility: may, might, perhaps, probably
Listen to a con-versation about a company’s financial situation; listen to phone messages about the possibility of something happening
Practice language about bank loans; express the possibility of something happening
Read an email requesting financial information
Write about possibilities for your life
5.9 Leaving a MessageLEARNING GOALS:
• Make a telephone call and leave a message
• Understand telephone messages
• Make and respond to polite re-quests using can, could, will, and would
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Leaving telephone messages
Modals of request: can, could, will, would
Listen to business telephone calls and messages
Practice making a telephone call and leaving a message
Read instructions about using a hotel telephone
Write about the importance of the telephone in your job
5.10 Returning a Call LEARNING GOALS:
• Return a telephone call
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Returning phone calls
Phrasal verbs Listen to a conversation about setting up a meeting
Practice returning a phone call
Read an email summarizing a conversation and outlining a plan of action
Write about difficulty making an appointment
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BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE 6Total number of assignments and activities – 13
6.1 Reviewing InformationLEARNING GOALS:
• Review or summarize main points in a discussion• Express number or amount using much, many, and enough• Write about a presentation you have given
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Reviewing and summarizing information
Quantifiers—much, many, and enough—with countable and uncountable nouns
Listen to people share observations and summarize information
Practice asking a hotel concierge for sightseeing suggestions; practice reviewing and summarizing information
Write about a presentation you have given
6.6 Preparing a PresentationLEARNING GOALS:
• Communicate varying degrees of agreement and disagreement• Express agreement using So do I. / I do too. / I don’t either. / Neither do I.
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Agreeing and disagreeing
Agreeing with short statements using so, too, not either, neither
Listen to con-sultants express their opinions about business strategies for a client; listen to people express agreement and disagreement
Practice express-ing agreement and disagreement
Read a chart outlining people’s job experience; read about tips on preparing a presentation
Write your opin-ion on investing in advertisements
6.11 The Licensing AgreementLEARNING GOALS:
• Accept and decline offers in a negotiation • Make offers in a negotiation
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Negotiating: making and responding to offers
Listen to people negotiate purchases and licensing terms
Practice language related to negotiating
Read a product description/adver-tisement; read a product licensing offer letter and the response
Write your opinion of designer goods
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BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE 7Total number of assignments and activities – 15
7.5 The Disagreement
LEARNING GOALS:
• Communicate direct and indirect disagreement
• Make a suggestion using should and ought to
• Give strong advice using had better • Understand conversations about
expanding a business
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Expressing disagreement
Review of modals of advice: should, ought to, had better
Listen to business owners discuss business strategies; listen to people disagree; listen to people being formal, informal, direct, or indirect
Practice expressing disagreement
Write an advice on how to settle an argument
7.9 Finding a PartnerLEARNING GOALS:
• Compare options• Understand comparisons of different
companies
• Introduce a new topic or additional information in a conversation
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Ways to present information
Review of comparative and superlative forms
Listen to business owners compare companies; listen to people introduce information
Practice introducing information into a conversation
Read about a company’s business philosophy
Write about your company’s markets compared with other markets
7.12 Planning for the NegotiationLEARNING GOALS:
• Talk about quantities of things in formal situations using a great deal of, a considerable amount of, and other phrases
• Offer assistance using various expressions
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Offering assistance Nouns and quantifiers
Listen to people discuss the key negotiation points of a business sales proposal; listen to people offer assistance
Practice offering assistance to someone; prac-tice talking about the quantities of things
Read a letter detailing a sales proposal to the CEO of a company
Write about changes in your job
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BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE 8Total number of assignments and activities – 11
8.2 The NegotiationLEARNING GOALS:
• Draw listeners’ attention to specific ideas or topics
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Introducing points of discussion
Question: word clauses
Listen to a discussion about the terms of an acquisition; listen to how people draw listeners’ attention to specific ideas or topics
Practice talking about a job can-didate; practice drawing attention to a particular topic or idea
Read an email posing questions about what occurred in a meeting
Write about a negotiation you handled
8.4 Working Out the Details
LEARNING GOALS:
• Make a proposal• Express opposition to an idea or a proposal• Understand a discussion negotiating the
details of a merger
• Communicate complex time relationships between actions and events using as soon as, for as long as, and other phrases
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Making or opposing a proposal
Connectors showing time relationships: as soon as, for as long as, once, whenever, every time
Listen to a discussion negotiating the details of a merger; listen to people make and oppose proposals
Practice expressing the relationship of events; practice making and opposing proposals
Write about your travel experiences
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BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE 9Total number of assignments and activities – 10
9.6 Business Communication across Cultures: Etiquette
LEARNING GOALS:
• Understand discussions about cultural differences in business
• Ask personal questions
• Talk about etiquette and acceptable behavior in different cultures
• Decline to answer personal questions
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Asking and declining to answer personal or sensitive questions
Review of past tenses
Listen to colleagues talk about cultural differences in the workplace; listen to people ask and decline to answer personal questions
Practice asking and declining to answer personal questions
Read letters asking for and giving advice about etiquette and acceptable be-havior in different culture; read an article about doing business in different cultures
Write about asking personal questions in a foreign country
9.7 Intercultural Business Communication
LEARNING GOALS:
• Rephrase what someone said• Clarify information and ask for clarification
• Talk about problems that may occur due to cultural differences
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Asking for and giving clarification
Listen to people talk about cultural differences; listen to people ask for and give clarification
Practice asking for and giving clarification
Read about problems that may occur due to cultural differ-ences and their solutions; read someone’s notes used to prepare for a meeting
Write about a cultural misunderstanding you have experienced
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BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE 10Total number of assignments and activities – 10
10.6 The Global Society
LEARNING GOALS:
• Communicate similarities and differ-ences using similarly, on the other hand, in contrast, and other phrases
• Talk about globalization
• Infer meaning beyond what is ex-plicitly stated
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Connectors: showing similarities and differences
Listen to interviews with people in the film industry; listen to people talk about how globalization has affected their lives
Practice expressing similarities and differences
Read about globalization
Write about the similarities and differences between two cultures
10.8 An Overseas Assignment
LEARNING GOALS:
• Understand exchanges about relocating abroad• Speculate about past events using could have,
should have, might not have, and other phrases
• Infer meaning beyond what is explicitly stated
• Talk about regrets using could have and should have
Expressions Grammar Listening Speaking Reading Writing
Past modals: could have, should have, might not have
Listen to people talk about relocating abroad; listen to people speculate about past events
Practice expressing speculations about past events
Read about over-seas job opportunities, relocating, and experiences in a new country
Write about the challenges of working in foreign country
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