English I [ECB1SE-SJO-A] Semestr zimowy 2022/2023
Ćwiczenia, grupa nr 122

Business Partner B1+, Pearson

600 Essential Words for the TOEIC, Barron

Teacher's own materials - internet articles, quizzes, videos (TEDx talks)

COURSE BOOK

ENGLISH 1

UNIT 1 ORGANISATION

Vocabulary: Roles and responsibilities;

Grammar: Future forms: present simple, present continuous, going to; Present simple and present continuous

Video: A news organisation; Managing first meetings;

Business skills: Small talk in first meetings

Listening: Two companies profile – flat and tall organisations

Communication skills: Managing first meetings;

Functional language: Greetings, introduction, goodbyes

Task: Meet a visitor and manage small talk in first meeting

Writing: Emails – organisation information

UNIT 2 BRANDS

Vocabulary: Marketing and brands

Grammar: connectors to link, add, and contrast ideas; Verbs -ing vs. infinitive

Video: A luxury brand; Teamwork

Business skills: Making a presentation

Listening: Different ways to open an presentation

Communication skills: Supporting teamwork

Functional language: Signposting in presentations

Task: Prepare and give a presentation

Writing: Formal letters and semi-formal emails

UNIT 3 JOB-HUNTING

Vocabulary: Getting a job

Grammar: Indirect questions; Past simple and present perfect

Video: Applying for an internship; Demonstrating active listening

Business skills: Interviews

Listening: Interview questions and answers; Two job interviews

Communication skills: Listening actively

Functional language: Active listening

Task: Create a job and interview for it

Writing: Covering letters

ENGLISH 2

UNIT 4 BUSINESS STRATEGY

Vocabulary: Business strategy collocations and word building

Grammar: Modal verbs; Comparison

Video: A food company’s strategy for growth; Direct and indirect approaches to solving problems

Business skills: Problem-solving meetings

Listening: A lecture on business strategy: PEST analysis; a problem-solving team meeting

Communication skills: Solving problems

Functional language: Offering and asking for help

Task: Take part in problem-solving meeting

Writing: Reporting reasons and results

PLATFORM

TOPICS

COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESS

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

BRANDS AND ADVERTISING

MARKET RESEARCH-EMPLOYMENT

VARIOUS FORMS OF EMPLOYMENT

DESCRIBING PROFESSIONAL DUTIES

GRAMMAR

SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

THE FUTURE- MODALS

CONDITIONALS

ADVERBS

THE PASSIVE

REVIEW OF TENSES AND CONDITIONALS

Grammar Video Lessons: G-02 (PRESENT SIMPLE​ 2), G-04 (PRESENT CONTINUOUS​ 2), G-05 (PAST SIMPLE), G-07 (PAST CONTINUOUS​ 2), G-09 (PRESENT PERFECT​ 2), G-10 (PRESENT PERFECT​ 3), G-11 (PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS​), G-13 (FUTURE SIMPLE​), G-14 (FUTURE CONTINUOUS​), G-15 (FUTURE FORM​), G-39 (MODAL VERBS 2), G-40 (MODAL VERBS 3), G-16 (CONDITIONAL 1​), G-17 (CONDITIONAL 2), G-18 (CONDITIONAL 3​), G-51 (OTHER CONDITIONALS​), , G-37 (ADVERBS), G-20 (THE PASSIVE ​1), G-21 (THE PASSIVE ​2), G-22 (TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE​)

Vocabulary Video Lessons: : V-01 (PHRASAL VERBS), V-17 (COMPOUND NOUNS), V-18 (COMPOUND ADJECTIVES), V-20 (LINKING WORDS 1), , V-30 (NUMBER / QUANTITY / DEGREE / INTENSITY​), V-08 (BASIC FINANCIAL VOCABULARY 1​), V-09 (BASIC FINANCIAL VOCABULARY 12),

V-11 (BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ​STRUCTURE​)

Cultural Content: B level materials (1-30)

Taking notes. Grammar-lexical exercises. Tests

Active participation in class. Discussions. Giving opinions

Projects and groupwork

Self-study

Team work, taking different roles

25% classwork

25% final exam

50% language platform (25% material completed; 25% correctness)