Change Basic English into Business English

CHANGE BASIC ENGLISH INTO BUSINESS ENGLISH

Lesson Objectives:

Learn how to speak more professionally in business situations

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Background:

The most common challenges that learners experience when they need to communicate in business English include: Unclear or unsuccessful communication, cultural barriers, lack of confidence, accent and pronunciation, and lack of business specific vocabulary

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Resolve:

A lack of business specific vocabulary with accents as a close second seem to be the major stumbling blocks for most working professionals. today we will begin to resolve some of that by targeting 10 everyday business specific words and phrases that you can start using today.

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1. Received

2. Require

3. Discuss

4. Contact

5. Ensure

6. itinerary

7. Inform

8. Explain

9. Elaborate

10. Solve

​Business English

• Got

• Need

• Talk about

• Get in touch

• Make sure

• Give travel plans

• Let them know

• Tell why

• Talk more

• Fix the problem

​General English

10 Examples of Everyday Business Words:

Tell me more

ELABORATE

​Your plans

ITINERARY

​A fix to a problem

​​SOLVE

​To be certain

​​ENSURE

OF THE 10 LETS FOCUS ON 4

Test Your Memory with

Brain Games

Multiple Choice

I might be interested in becoming a partner on these EV bike rental shops you and your company plan on opening all over Thailand but I still need more information. Could you _______ on that?

• explain

• Provide an itinerary

• elaborate

Multiple Choice

I want to make sure Mr. Parsons' gets his new replacement handle before New Year. Could you check with shipping to ________ that?

• insure

• ensure

• reassure

Multiple Choice

We have a very tight schedule over this Christmas weekend business trip and I want it to 'go off without a hitch'. Can you please verify that we have everyone's __________ and __________

• contact & itinerary

• contact & received

• reassure & confirm

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME