business english esl

Business English

Class 3April 23, 2012

Review

• 1. Name two countries and compare them using the 5 Dimensions.

• 2. Name the verb/adjective/noun– Communicative– Compete

More Review

• 3. What is a CV?• 4. What does “to recruit” mean?• 5. Use “dread” in a sentence.• 6. I’m going to _______ your meeting.• 7. It wasn’t my fault. I ______ John’s plan.• 8. Can I _____________ when I visit NYC?

More Review

• 9._____________ tell me how much it costs? (polite request)

• 10. ____________ make us some coffee? • (polite request)

VIDEO PRESENTATION

• Video: 10 minutes• Discussion: 20 minutes

Discuss in Pairs

• 1. What are two of the biggest challenges that employees face abroad?

• In my opinion, I think two of the biggest challenges that employees face abroad are ___________ and ___________.

Cultural Misunderstandings: Gestures

• A gesture is _________________.• Poland is a country in ____________.• Japan is a country in ______________.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi6h8zktO1s

With a partner…

• Act out the differences between gestures in Japan and Poland.

Do you know any other different gestures from other countries?

Idioms

• What is an idiom?

• Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions that cannot be taken literally. In other words, when used in everyday language, they have a meaning other than the basic one you would find in the dictionary.

Listening

• http://www.carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com/interview/exercise3.html

What are the problems with interviewing?

Listen again and match

Job Interview

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5oC06Kz1X8

In pairs

• Act out a job interview!• You will have 20 minutes to prepare.• Your presentation should be 5-10 minutes.

• Describe new technologies from the past 10-20 years:

Discuss with a Partner

• What effect do you think these technologies have had on traditional companies?

• I think new technologies such as the ________ has made traditional companies feel ___________. Other effects are ______, _________ and __________.

What are the nouns for these verbs?

• Discover• Innovate• Invent• Design• Develop

Article

• Read the article in a group and discuss the question for your group, A or B.

Case Study

• What is a case study?

• Today we will read a case study about LM Motors.

Read the case study with a partner and answer the questions

• You will present your findings to the group.