Intensive programme:English for Professional

Development

English for Professional Development – 48 hours

TOPIC SKILLS VOCABULARY GRAMMAR

Careers• telephoning• making contact• writing an e-mail after

a case study

• words that go with career

• modals (can, could, would)

Selling online• negotiating• reaching agreement• writing a letter after a

case study

• words and expressions for talking about buying and selling

• modals (must, need, have to, should)

Companies

• presenting your company

• writing a proposal document after a case study

• preparing an investment plan

• words for talking about companies

• types of companies

• present simple and present continuous

Great ideas

• holding meetings• writing a report after a

case study• choosing the best

ideas for the products

• verb and noun combinations

• past simple and past continuous

Stress• participating in

discussions• writing a report after a

case study

• gender-related qualities

• words about stress in the workplace

• past simple and present perfect

Entertaining

• socializing• greeting and small talk• writing an e-mail after

a case study• organising a

conference

• words for talking about eating and drinking • multi-word verbs

Marketing• writing a sales leaflet• telephoning for

exchanging information

• word partnerships • questions

English for Professional Development – 48 hours

TOPIC SKILLS VOCABULARY GRAMMAR

Planning• interrupting and

clarifying• talking about future

plans

• words for talking about planning

• would like• going to• present

continuous

Managing people

• socialising and entertaining

• writing a report after a case study

• verbs and prepositions • reported speech

Conflict • managing conflicts• negotiating a solution • word building • first and second

conditionals

New business• dealing with numbers• writing a letter after a

case study• economic terms • time clauses

Products • presenting a product • adjectives for products • passive voice