Presentation skills, communicative writing for business especially e-mails telephoning - info exchange, sales calls, language for meetings, language for job interviews, social English - small talk, general and business topics, conversation, presenting numbers in English. Using the internet as a resource, readings from business press, grammar review, vocabulary building.Able to hold a short, effective, well-structured business presentationAble to write a range of short text types (e-mails, proposal, presenting numbers) to handle everyday business situationsAble to make a clear and convincing business call in English to realise a communicative aimAble to write, present and handle simple discussion of numbers and sums of money in EnglishAble to participate in a meetingJob interview practiseUnassessed conversation practice (social English)Practice in reading the business press

Discussions in groups and as a class, speaking and writing tasks as well as presentations. Use of Big Blue Button for online classes.

Course Reader, Cambridge Materials, Internet.

Matura or equivalent

none

course reader

Assessment will be based on a combination of written and oral tasks.

Class content

Ability to reproduce, adapt and apply skills covered in class. Academic dishonesty will lead to a failing grade.