Business English
Introductions, meetings, calls, reports, presentations, negotiation, travel and hosting clients — each module ends with a real workplace task.
Who it’s for
- Professionals working with international teams
- Managers who lead meetings in English
- Job seekers preparing for interviews
What you’ll be able to do
- Chair a short meeting and handle discussion
- Give a 5-minute presentation and answer questions
- Negotiate and confirm agreements clearly
Syllabus
Each module has 8 lessons: 6 focused skills lessons, 1 integrated role-play and 1 checkpoint with an independent tutor.
- 1
Your role and responsibilities
I'm in charge of … · I work closely with … on …
- 2
Starting small talk
How's your week going so far? · Is this your first time in …?
- 3
Interests outside work
In my free time I'm really into … · Oh, me too! Have you ever tried …?
- 4
Your experience
Before joining …, I spent … years in … · That's where I learned how to …
- 5
Asking follow-up questions
What does that involve? · How did you get into that?
- 6
Moving to business
Shall we get down to business? · By the way, I wanted to ask you about …
- 7
Role-play: meeting a new business partner Role-play
- 8
Checkpoint: a 3-minute first meeting Checkpoint
Ready to start speaking?
Choose a lesson pack, pick your tutor and lock in two lessons a week — or talk to a learning adviser first.