What Is Business English?

What Is Business English?

Business English is a specialized area of English relating to the language used in business. Every year more and more people are studying courses in Business English to improve their chances of getting a good job.

In a Business English course you learn the vocabulary used in business and perform different business tasks to practice applying it. These include, for example, how to do a business presentation in English, how to negotiate and business writing. Other topics include how to conduct meetings, how to give opinions, and writing letters and emails.

Working Abroad

A great reason to study Business English is for living abroad in an English speaking country such as the UK, United States, Canada and Australia. There are many jobs that you can start after you have studied English to Advanced or Upper Intermediate level. You don’t need to have studied Business English to work in a bar or restaurant, for example! For many office based jobs it is best to be able to understand English business terms and to have carried out business tasks before in English, such as presenting a company and writing e-mails.. Later on we will give you some advice about how to find a job in the UK while you are still studying and after you’ve finished your course.

Exercises

a)Read the text quickly, from beginning to end. What is it about?

b) Take a look at the information given right after the title. What does it say about the text?

c) There are two subtitles in the text: What is business English? and Working abroad. What are the subjects each of these subtitles introduce ?

Under the subtitle What is business English we have the definition of the term:”Business English is a specialized area of English relating to the language used in business”

Under the subtitle Working abroad we have information about then advantages of studying English to live abroad.

d) Find 3 cognates in the text

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