All the topics covered in Business English for the 2024/2025 academic year.
Materials: market leader upper intermediate 3rd edition
| Unit 1 | Topics | Note copied |
| Communications | Communications — What makes is a good communicator — Important factors in communication Vocabulary — Describing a good and bad communicator with vocabulary and phrasesSpeaking / reading — How can business use communication in a good and bad ways.Language review -Idioms related to communication. | -Definition of communication — Types of Communication — Process of communication. |
| Unit 2 | Topics | Note copied |
| International marketing | Speaking -Class discussion about international brands Vocabulary -Marketing word partnership.- Phrasal verb related to marketing.Reading —Italian luxury brands Listening -How to market internationally Language review -Compound noun and noun phrases | Definitions of:Global marketing International marketing Marketing mix Market segmentation Market adaptation Marketing plan Marketing strategies Market positioning Customer profileMarket placement Customer base |
| Unit 3 | Topics | Note copied |
| Building relationships | Introduction-Business relationships How can businesses build a strong relationship with their customers?Vocabulary-Vocabulary for describing relationships.-Positive and negative Listening-Building business partnership Reading -Business network in chinaLanguage review Multi-words verb | |
| Unit 4 | Topics | Note copied |
| Success | Successful people -What makes people successful Indicators of individual level of success.Vocabulary —Prefixes Listening Successful business Reading Text about Carlos slimLanguage review Present and past tenses | Prefixes |
| Unit 5 | Topics | Note copied |
| Job satisfaction | Factors that make people satisfied on their job -Phrases about job satisfaction Vocabulary -Synonym and word-building. SpeakingWhat can motivate you to work harder?Listening Staff motivation ReadingWorking for the best companiesLanguage review Passive | Vocabulary |
| Unit 6 | Topics | Note copied |
| Risk | Speaking Are you a risk taker?VocabularyWords related to describing risks in business. Types of risks Listening Risk management Reading Insuring trade risks Language review.Adverb of degree | Types of risks |
| Unit 7 | Topics | Note copied |
| Management styles | Speaking -Roles of a manager in an organisation Vocabulary-Management qualities-Types of management -Who is a manager Listening -Successful manager.Reading Management styles Language review Text reference | -Types of management style.- Theory x and y |
| Unit | Topics | Note copied |
| Team building | Speaking—What makes a good teamVocabulary Prefixes Listening -Building a successful teamReading New ways of team building Language reviewModal perfectSkills Resolving conflicts |
