All Business / ESP articles – Page 21

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    Ability and skill

    A lesson by Adrian Doff for students to practise using common expressions for talking about ability and skill.

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    Business tasks: Probability: Lesson plan

    A lesson by Adrian Doff for students to practise talking about probability: to talk about things you expect or don’t expect to happen, and to say whether things are likely or unlikely.

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    Getting and losing jobs

    A lesson by Adrian Doff for students to practise talking about looking for, finding and getting jobs, changing jobs and being promoted and leaving and losing jobs.

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    Contrast

    A lesson by Adrian Doff for students to talk about contrasts, to contrast opposing ideas and to say how things are different from what people believe or expect.

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    Chance and opportunity

    A lesson by Adrian Doff for students to practise talking about available opportunities, taking and missing opportunities and about scope for doing things.

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    Decisions

    A comprehensive lesson by Adrian Doff, for students to talk about decisions they have made and to say whether people are good at making decisions.

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    Knowledge

    A comprehensive lesson by Adrian Doff for students to practise using common expressions for talking about knowledge and expertise.

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    Extreme makeover

    Mark Powell talks about international Business English and its need for an extreme makeover, dicussing alternatives such as Globish and English as a lingua franca.

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    Sensational sales

    Mark Powell challenges the view that the art of selling is attending to the precise language your customers use and matching their sensory preferences by choosing similarly loaded language.

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    Risk and danger

    A lesson for students to learn and practise common expressions for talking about risk and danger and to talk about whether or not to take risks.

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    Text appeal

    Mark Powell on the rise of texting as quick and convenient communication between colleagues. But is it wise to use it interculturally? Here are some tips on texting practices to avoid ...

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    Business tasks: Success and failure

    This lesson will equip students with some common expressions for talking about their successes and failures.

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    Memory Test

    A British English worksheet to look at a picture for a short time and to memorize as many details as possible.

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    Metaphorically speaking

    Mark Powell takes a look at the influence of metaphor on the language of business and considers some of the key underlying metaphors embedded within different cultures.

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    Contact

    A lesson to help students to use common expressions for talking about contacting people and keeping in touch.

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    It’s a numbers game

    Mark Powell considers the influence of numerology in delivering an effective presentation.

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    Work and responsibilities

    A lesson to help students talk about jobs and what they involve and to talk about what people are responsible for in a company.

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    B2 Business Vantage: Speaking: Part 2

    An article by Adrian Doff about the Cambridge English B2 Business Vantage exam (formerly BEC Vantage Business English), speaking part 2 (the 'long turn' task or mini-presentation), with tips for preparing candidates and a sample task and explanation.

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    To be or not to be taboo

    Mark Powell considers the implications of prohibiting unhelpful phrases in a tactical game of teaching taboo.

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    B2 Business Vantage: Writing: Part 1

    An article by Russell Whitehead about the Cambridge English B2 Business Vantage (formerly BEC Vantage) exam Writing component Part 1.