This unit aims primarily the trainees in the tertiary and offshoring dies, it’s an entirely new work as it intends to support the technical learning by providing the necessary background in business English.
To keep the unit within the context of tertiary learning, the unit threats the essential functions of business English communication within the company, like telephoning and reporting information, describing and analysing companies trends, writing business letters….
A list of irregular verbs and a business glossary have been listed at the end of the unit to help trainees working as they can use the English/French glossary or the French/English one.
It is recommended to reach the real aim of this unit, to let trainees communicate in English so that at every step of the unit incite them to speak, to discuss and to express their point of view.
We invite all the interested readers to give us their feedback concerning any side of the unit ( the presentation, the structure, the contents…..)
Plan :
I- MEETING PEOPLE………………………………………...……….5
II- TELEPHONING…………………………………………….………10
III- COMPANIES………………………………………………………...29
IV- REPORTING………………………………………………………..37
V- SOCIALIZING………………………………………..……………..44
VI- MEETINGS…………………………………………….……………47
VII- MAKING ARRANGMENTS……………………………………….50
VIII- DESCRIBING TRENDS…………………………………………….57
IX- BUSINESS TRAVEL………………………………………………..63
X- READING TEXTS……………………………………………………67
BUSINESS GLOSSARY……………………………………………………………..73
• ENGLISH/FRENCH
• FRENCH/ENGLISH
LIST OF USUAL IRREGULAR VERBS…………………………………………86
BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………………89