GENERAL AND BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE CONSISTS OF FOUR CORE MODULES
General
English
A course graduate will improve the most important areas of a language which are grammar, vocabulary and most importantly - speaking.
Unit 1
Grammar: basic tenses revision part 1, Vocabulary: travelling verbs part 1
Unit 2
Grammar: basic tenses revision part 2, Vocabulary: travelling verbs part 2
Unit 3
Grammar: present perfect tense, Vocabulary: at the airport, in a restaurant
Unit 4
Grammar: past continuous tense, Vocabulary: at the hotel
Unit 5
Grammar: conditionals part 1, Vocabulary: emergency situations
Unit 6
Grammar: conditionals part 2, questions, Vocabulary: more verb phrases
Unit 7
Grammar: comparisons, mix tenses practice, Vocabulary: phrasal verbs part 1
Unit 8
Grammar: modal verbs, mix tenses practice, Vocabulary: phrasal verbs part 2
Unit 9
Grammar: passive voice, mix tenses practice Vocabulary: phrasal verbs part 3
Unit 10
Grammar: all lessons revision, Vocabulary: irregular verbs
Business English
A course graduate will present the most practical and useful language skills that are used at work, both spoken and written.
Unit 1
Company, Products and services Business small talk, Business e-mails
Unit 2
Company structure, Jobs, Job benefits, Business e-mails
Unit 3
Telephone conversation, Public presentation
Unit 4
Describing a product, Customer service part 1
Unit 5
Customer service part 2, Business trip: at the airport
Unit 6
Business visitors, Orders
Unit 7
Sales, Advertisement, Meetings
Unit 8
Business meeting at a restaurant, Crisis
Unit 9
Time management, Negotiation and problem solving
Unit 10
Performance, Career development
Business
coaching
A course graduate will learn the fundamentals of motivation and will find out what motivates them at work personally. One will understand the importance of motivation at work and how to avoid burnout. One will be able to use modern self-motivation techniques and strategies incl. time management and work-life balance. Thanks to that, one will work more efficiently and will present better work energy.
Unit 1
Motivation at work: concepts 1
Unit 2
Motivation at work: concepts 2
Unit 3
Motivation at work: burnout and perfectionism
Unit 4
Motivation at work: inside and outside motivators
Unit 5
Motivation at work: producing high quality work and the concept of FLOW
Unit 6
Motivation at work: colleagues I like working with
Unit 7
Motivation at work: colleagues I do not like working with – how to be assertive
Unit 8
Motivation at work: emotional intelligence (EQ) - stress and conflict management
Unit 9
Motivation at work: Time management – Prioritizing
Unit 10
Motivation at work: Time management – Planning and dealing with distractions
Language coaching
A course graduate will know how to study effectively and use learning techiniques and strategies. One will be able to plan and prioritize their language development years after the course is completed.
Unit 1
Why do I want to study?, How to study speaking
Unit 2
What stops me from studying a language?, Dealing with speaking barriers
Unit 3
Where am I now and how much I want to invest? How to study vocabulary part 1
Unit 4
Setting up my studying goals, How to study vocabulary part 2
Unit 5
Scheduling my day-to-day studies, Creating my own vocabulary repetition system
Unit 6
Motivation checklist, Passive listening technique
Unit 7
Time management in studying languages, Prioritizing, How to study reading a writing
Unit 8
Planning techniques: to-do list, How to learn grammar
Unit 9
Getting well organized, Dealing with multitasking and distractions, Using grammar in speaking
Unit 10
Putting my English into active practice, Inside and outside motivation