Let's Talk Business - INTERMEDIATE 1

In this unit, you'll explore strategies for effective time management in the workplace. The lesson features listening exercises, useful time-related vocabulary, a video, roleplay, and practical idiomatic expressions.

In this unit, you'll explore the key elements of effective communication. You'll watch a video on synchronous and asynchronous communication and engage in a discussion about its content. The lesson also features listening activities, phrasal verbs, and idiomatic expressions, with a grammar focus on direct and indirect questions.

In this lesson, you learn how to discuss career development. You'll watch a video about career breaks, which introduces new vocabulary and sparks a discussion on the topic. The lesson also includes a grammar focus on the linkers though, although, and However.

This unit focuses on stress—how to talk about it and strategies for managing it. In this lesson, you'll also learn how to expand your vocabulary effectively using collocation dictionaries. Additionally, you will watch a video introducing the benefits of stress, followed by a discussion on this arguement. You will also learn how to describe and analyze charts and graphs using appropriate vocabulary and sentence structures.

In this unit, you will learn how to discuss teamwork effectively. The lesson includes a listening activity on teamwork and diversity, as well as a video about a team-building activity. The grammar focus is on using "despite" and "in spite of" as linking words. The unit concludes with a team-building game and a further reading assignment from Forbes magazine.

This unit is designed to ensure you are progressing effectively through the first half of the course.

In this unit, you will explore different management styles. You’ll expand your vocabulary, learn the grammar of relative clauses, and watch a BBC video that draws lessons on management from the natural world. The unit concludes with management scenarios that allow you to apply the language and concepts you’ve learned.

What is digital marketing? In this unit, you will explore its definition and discover how it benefits organizations. You’ll expand your vocabulary, learn the grammar of reduced relative clauses, and watch a beginner’s guide to digital marketing. The unit also features case studies on various marketing strategies, along with idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs. A short writing task at the end allows you to consolidate what you’ve learned.

In this unit about project management, we look at different phases and approaches to managing a project. Learn the grammar of using the modal verbs for unreal pasts and watch a video on a project management story that includes multiple new words and expressions. A section on Idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs enriches the unit. Some practice on project management problems helps the learners to put all the content into practice.   

This unit on email writing offers a variety of activities to help learners enhance their vocabulary related to workplace communication and master commonly used email phrases. It also develops interpretation skills through reading and watching videos on annoying email habits. Additionally, the unit fosters conversation and critical thinking by encouraging learners to analyze their own experiences with email-related situations. By the end of the unit, students will feel more confident and comfortable writing professional emails.