Inside story. The US financial crisis. Part 2.

Inside story. The US financial crisis.

Worksheet for the listening "Meetings: Agenda Setting".

Click here to do the worksheet on the listening "Meetings: agenda setting".

BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE WEBQUEST

This is a webquest designed to practice some words and expressions related to the language used in business letters and emails. Read the introduction to know about your task. It must be submitted on October 26th.

FORM. On the telephone.

This is a form to work on the language used on the phone. Click here and send your answers.

Two tips for a successful home business.

Delegating. Text.

Do you need some help to understand the listening about delegating? Have a look at its corresponding script.

Short video on job interviews.

Steve is a British professor currently working in Barcelona who has prepared several online English courses. Watch this short video. He gives some pieces of advice for your job interviews. Try to understand the video without reading its subtitles and summarize what Steve says. Click here for the video.

Example of Curriculum Vitae.

If you need some help to write down your CV, have a look at this sample.

Job interviews. Text.

Do you need some help to understand the listening about job interviews? Have a look at its corresponding script.

Induction. Text.

Do you need some help to undersand the listening about the induction process? Have a look at its corresponding script.

Company talk. Our first exercises.

Hi Business People!

Let me remember the first exercises we will be working on related to the company talk issue:
a) You will be working individually to write your own CV + a text introducing yourself as a professional (take the video watched in class as an example).
b) You will be working in pairs to prepare a job interview using as many “bits of language” as possible from the documents we have studied so far. Let’s see some ideas:
-The interviewer may ask more information on some points on your CV.
-You may be asked about your references.
-You may be asked some private questions such as your hobbies, your strong or weak points, ...
-You can ask about the company policies and all the facilities related to your job.
-You may be willing to negotiate your job conditions.
-You may need more information about the people you will be dealing with or the tasks you will be doing.
-You may want to know about the induction process. If you perform the interview during your first day at work, you may even take part in the process. Use as many expressions as possible from the documents we have studied so far.

Have a good job!

Anna