Fifty Ways to Practise Business English: Tips for ESL/EFL Students: Fifty Ways to Practice: Tips for ESL/EFL Teachers

By Karen Richardson

This is a short, practical guide to improving your ability to read, write, listen to, and speak English in workplace and business situations. The 50 ideas here (and one bonus tip!) give you specific ideas and resources to use and learn from, including links to high-quality, accessible authentic materials.

 

You do not need to be living in an English-speaking country or be currently taking an English class to use this book. However, students who are already in a class can also use this book to improve their writing more quickly and easily.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wayzgoose Press
• Release date: Feb 5, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215914120

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Fifty Ways to Practise Business English

Fifty Ways to Practise Business English

Tips for ESL/EFL Students

Karen Richardson

Wayzgoose Press

Fifty Ways to Practise Business English: Tips for ESL/EFL Students

Copyright © 2023 by Karen Richardson

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

Edited by Dorothy E. Zemach. Cover design by DJ Rogers.

Published in the United States by Wayzgoose Press.

Contents

How To Use This Book

I. Digital Tools

1. Change the language settings

2. Sign up for business alerts

3. Use free online translation tools

4. Translate with your phone camera

5. Keep track of the weather

6. Use to-do lists

II. Authentic Material

7. Read breaking business news

8. Learn a business word of the day

9. Get the most out of videos

10. Watch TED business talks

11. Go to your company website

12. Watch different versions of business-related TV shows

13. Add to your business cards and email signatures

14. Read, read, read

15. Describe processes and give clear instructions

III. Speaking

16. Practise with an English-speaking partner

17. Set up a regular English lunch or coffee break

18. Talk to yourself

19. Make a video walkthrough of your company

20. Script and film a Why my company is the best video

21. Make a Welcome to our company video for visitors from far away

22. Talk around the topic

23. Use fillers

IV. Listening

24. Listen on the move

25. Subscribe to business news podcasts

26. Listen to American English and British English audio and video

27. Listen to business-related audiobooks

28. Practise your listening skills

V. Business Writing

29. Write useful business tips for visitors

30. Let Word do the work

31. Summarise your work calendar

32. Write a magazine profile

33. Identify the key skills for your job

34. Apply for your dream job

35. Write to yourself

VI. Workplace Language

36. Use the language of interests and hobbies for business purposes

37. Try your native language

38. Annotate a photo of your workplace

39. Collect useful standard phrases

40. Collect email hellos and goodbyes

41. Use standard business email phrases

42. Collect words and phrases

43. Record and keep business language while you are out

44. Retell an article using key words

VII. Business Skills

45. Sign up for Continuing Professional Development courses

46. Sign up for a business MOOC

47. Sponsors, sponsorship, and sponsoring

48. Summarise and retell business