Język angielski I [ARI1SP-SJO-A] Semestr zimowy 2021/2022
Ćwiczenia, grupa nr 107

Business Partner B2; Iwonna Dubicka, et al.; Person Press; Pearson Education

COURSE BOOK UNIT 1 CORPORATE CULTURE 1.1 Workplace culture Video: A culture of equal pay Vocabulary: Elements of corporate culture 1.2 Employee retention Reading: Work-life balance schemes Grammar: Future Continuous and Future Perfect Simple 1.3 Communication skills: Building relationships Video: Building relationships Functional language: Building trust Task: Choosing a candidate 1.4 Business skills: Presenting yourself Listening: Presenting yourself to a new project team Functional language: Self-presentation Task: Presenting yourself to international colleagues 1.5 Writing: A company news blog Model text: A company news blog Functional language: Structuring a company news blog Grammar: Phrases with be Task: Write a blog UNIT 2 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 2.1 Learning on the job Video: Types of training Vocabulary: Training and development

2.2 Human resource strategies Listening: Strategy for training and development across a whole company Grammar: Modals in the passive voice Speaking: Agreeing action points Writing: A memo outlining action points 2.3 Communication skills: Team communication Video: Team communication Functional language: Exchanging ideas Task: Organising a team-building event 2.4 Business skills: Facilitating a meeting Listening: Possible changes to learning management Functional language: Facilitating a discussion Task: Facilitating a discussion to come to an agreement 2.5 Writing: A training request Model text: Email with a request for training Functional language: Requests and reasons Grammar: Linking words for reason and purpose Task: Write an email requesting a course UNIT 3 FINANCE 3.1 Recessions and depressions Video: Past crashes and crises Vocabulary: Finance and economic crises 3.2 Catching up with rivals Reading: Adidas raises targets Grammar: Expressing certainty and probability; Position of adverbs and adverbial phrases Speaking: Discussing future changes 3.3 Communication skills: Managing bad news Video: Managing bad news Functional language: Responding to bad news Task: Balancing positives with negatives when giving bad news 3.4 Business skills: Telephoning to clarify Listening: A phone conversation to check details Functional language: Asking for clarification and paraphrasing Task: Making a call to clarify information in a financial document 3.5 Writing: Annual report summary Model text: Summary of an annual report Functional language: Useful phrases for annual report summaries Grammar: Articles – a/an, the, no article Task: Write an annual report summary for shareholders UNIT 4 DIGITAL BUSINESS 4.1 Digital disruptors Video: A disruptive marketing start-up Vocabulary: Digital business and technology Project: Disruptive technology 4.2 Talking technology Listening: Product presentations at a trade show Grammar: Zero, first and second conditionals; Linkers Speaking: Trade show demonstration of an app Writing: Instructions for the app 4.3 Communication skills: Handling difficult communicators Video: Handling difficult communicators

Functional language: Keeping a meeting on track Task: Managing a difficult meeting successfully 4.4 Business skills: Negotiating strategies Listening: Positional and principled negotiation Functional language: Reaching agreement in a negotiation Task: Negotiating an agreement at work 4.5 Writing: Short business proposal Model text: Short business proposal Functional language: Useful phrases for business proposals Grammar: Noun phrases to replace verb phrases Task: Write a short proposal

Podręcznik i materiały od wydawcy, konwersacje, omawianie bieżących zagadnień, zasoby internetowe

Praca na zajęciach: 25%

Testy cząstkowe: 25%

Test końcowy: 50%

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