Pre-intermediate Business Power
A 60-hour course for business English students(A2) Pre-intermediate, Code: 20906
Exercises: 220 / 60 Hours
Introduction
Pre-Intermediate Business Power is an online course, consisting of 50 units of English, and providing approximately 60 hours of study for students.
Course aims
- To give students at Pre-Intermediate, CEFR A2 level practice in general and business-oriented language required for general business contexts at this level. The course blends grammatical structures necessary for this level, with vocabulary, reading, listening, writing and speaking.
Grammar
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- use present perfect to talk about connections between the past and the present
- compare adjectives and adverbs using comparative and superlative forms.
- describe quantities using some, any, much, many and a lot of
- talk about future intentions and predictions using will and going to
- use the modal verbs may and might to talk about possibility
- use the modal verbs must and should to talk about obligation
- identify location using prepositions of place
Vocabulary
By the end of the course students will have learnt approximately 400 lexical items, including nouns, verbs and adjectives, phrasal verbs, idiomatic language and lexical sets.
Skills
By the end of the course students will have had exposure to and practice in reading and hearing formal and informal English from a variety of business contexts, including cultural differences
Unit summary
| Module | Unit focus | Notes |
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Entry test |
A 50-question test which will be used for comparative purposes with the end of course exit test. |
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Module 1 |
Grammar |
Some or Any? |
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Vocabulary |
Opposites |
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Reading |
Eating in different countries |
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Grammar |
Much, Many or A lot of? |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 06 |
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Listening |
Ordering in a restaurant |
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Spelling |
Spelling |
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Vocabulary |
Company departments |
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Functions |
Entertaining |
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Grammar |
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Revision |
Material from module 1 |
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Module 2 |
Grammar |
Comparatives and superlatives |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 07 |
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Reading |
The computer revolution |
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Grammar |
Prepositions of place |
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Vocabulary |
Confusing words |
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Listening |
Learning on the job |
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Grammar |
Possessive pronouns |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 3 |
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Functions |
Meetings: presenting |
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Grammar |
Material from module 3 |
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Grammar |
Comparatives and superlatives |
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Revision |
Wordbuilding 07 |
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Module 3 |
Grammar |
May and Might |
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Vocabulary |
Computer vocabulary |
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Reading |
Business trip details |
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Grammar |
Must and should |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 08 |
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Listening |
Travel bulletin |
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Spelling |
Spelling |
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Vocabulary |
Make and Do |
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Functions |
Meetings: giving your opinion |
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Revision |
Material from module 3 |
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Module 4 |
Grammar |
Will and Going to - intention |
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Vocabulary |
Electronic items |
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Reading |
Short-staffed |
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Grammar |
Will and Going to - prediction |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 09 |
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Listening |
Human Resources Management |
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Vocabulary |
People in business |
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Functions |
Interviews in English |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 4 |
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Revision |
Material from module 4 |
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Module 5 |
Grammar |
Present Perfect Simple - Past experience |
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Vocabulary |
In the office 2 |
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Reading |
A company history |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 10 |
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Functions |
On the telephone |
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Vocabulary |
Abbreviations |
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Listening |
Organising a meeting |
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Spelling |
Spelling |
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Revision |
Material from module 5 |
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Exit test |
A 50-question test which covers the same areas as the entry test, thereby giving students an accurate measure of their progress through the course. |
Follow-up
Students completing the Pre-Intermediate Business Power course should feel confident in tackling any intermediate course, including our Intermediate Business Power course.