G3 Business English

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G3: Low
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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

BUSINESS
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Course Outline

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At Work PICTURE
Lesson 1 Introducing Yourself at Work
Lesson 2 Meeting Your Colleagues
Lesson 3 Talking About Your Responsibility
Lesson 4 Getting to Know Your Company
Lesson 5 Making Small Talk
Lesson 6 Review and Practice

At the Office
Lesson 7 Office Objects
Lesson 8 Getting Around the Office
Lesson 9 Media
Lesson 10 Facilities
Lesson 11 Hanging Out After Work
Lesson 12 Review and Practice

Interactions At Work
Lesson 13 Welcoming a Guest
Lesson 14 Checking Information
Lesson 15 Asking for a Favour
Lesson 16 Clarifying Information
Lesson 17 Suggesting an Idea
Lesson 18 Review and Practice

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BUSINESS ENGLISH
Course Outline

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Meetings PICTURE
Lesson 19 Making an Appointment
Lesson 20 Opening a Meeting
Lesson 21 Sharing Opinions
Lesson 22 Agreeing and Disagreeing
Lesson 23 Closing a Meeting
Lesson 24 Review and Practice

Telephoning
Lesson 25 Making a Call
Lesson 26 Purpose of the Call
Lesson 27 Leaving a Message
Lesson 28 Receiving a Call
Lesson 29 Checking Information
Lesson 30 Review and Practice

Negotiation
Lesson 31 Starting a Negotiation
Lesson 32 Negotiating
Lesson 33 Closing a Deal
Lesson 34 Delaying the Offer
Lesson 35 Accepting and Declining an Offer
Lesson 36 Review and Practice

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Lesson 3
Talking About Your Responsibility
Contrastive Analysis-based Lesson

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Role Play

Rachel is in the second round of her interview for a creative designer position. In this
round, she meets with the marketing manager and learns about the job duties of a
creative designer. Let the coach be Rachel and the student be the Marketing
Manager.

Marketing Manager: Before we begin, I’d like to congratulate you for making it to the
second round of your interview!

Rachel: Thank you. I appreciate you giving me the opportunity for possible
employment.

Marketing Manager: Of course. Let’s begin, shall we? What do you know about the
roles and responsibilities of a creative designer in our company?

Rachel: According to the research I’ve done, creative designers are mainly in charge
of designing ad campaigns.

Marketing Manager: Yes. To go further into detail, a creative designer has to prepare
all advertising projects and assist the team in developing new ideas for marketing.
You would also have to organize B2B meetings with other businesses that will print
our finished products.

Rachel: I see.

Marketing Manager: As a manager, I look after the marketing team and provide
guidance to each employee whenever necessary. Before you take any further action,
I will also need to check all the designs. Do you have any questions?

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Let’s talk about the role play

● According to the role play, what are the roles and responsibilities of a
creative designer?
● According to the marketing manager, why would a creative designer have to
organize B2B meetings with other businesses?

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● What are the roles and responsibilities of the marketing manager?

Contrastive Analysis

a. Employee vs. Employer

i. Employee (n): a person who is paid to work for a company. E.g. I am an

employee at Marriott Hotel.
ii. Employer (n): the person whom you work for—your boss.

b. Employment vs. Unemployment

i. Employment (n): the state of having a paid job. E.g. It is difficult to find
employment when the economy is not good.
ii. Unemployment (n): the state of not having a paid job. E.g. The
unemployment rate increased when the economy was in decline.

Fill in the blanks

employee / employer / employment / unemployment

1. Because the economy is bad at the moment, not a lot of _______(s) are hiring
new _______(s). This is causing an increase in _______ because there aren’t a lot
of _______ opportunities available.

Challenges

1. What is your job position? What are you mainly in charge of? If you are a
manger, how many people do you look after?
2. Who is your employer?
3. What is your employer in charge of?

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Definitions

a. Employee (n): a person who is paid to work for a company. E.g. I am an

employee at Marriott Hotel.

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b. Employment (n): the state of having a paid job. E.g. It is difficult to find
employment when the economy is not good.

c. In charge of (phrase): to be responsible for something. E.g. A consultant is in

charge of offering advice to organisations to help them improve their business
performance.

d. Look after (v): another way to say that you are ‘responsible for’ something/
to take care of something. E.g. As a regional manager, I look after all the stores
that are within my region.

e. Mainly (adv): describes an action that is the most important. E.g. Even though
human resources managers have many duties, they are mainly responsible for
hiring new employees.

f. Prepare (v): to get ready for something. E.g. Are you prepared for the
presentation tomorrow?

g. Organize (v): to arrange an event or activity. E.g. The government organized a

meeting to discuss about tax regulations.

h. Assist (v): to help someone do something. E.g. My colleague was assisting me

with the preparation of my presentation.

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