Timetable for Business English Courses

Presentations module

Discuss purpose of
presentations

introduction to types
of presentation
budget presentation
company presentation

Presentations module

discuss problems of yesterday

students prepare
self-presentations using prepared notes

feedback & language input if necessary

Presentations module
further language input

work on introductions-formal & informal

work on stating the purpose of the presentation

from a proforma handout students invent a company
as basis of pair presentation

Presentations module
Students in pairs work on their company profiles
with tutor guidance

Explain that they will be giving a presentation on
Friday - the purpose being to get financial backing for their company

Students start to plan
presentations-in terms of intro/main points/conclusion

Presentations module
Students finish
planning presentations

Students give their
presentations to other sts and other members of staff

Feedback on the
presentations and the week as a whole

Discussion of week ahead including incorporating
any elements that sts would particularly like
to cover

Coursebook
LANGUAGE INPUT
Theme- a new project Tense review
Action and state verbs

Coursebook
VOCABULARY
Personal Information file
Learning Vocabulary

Coursebook
SKILLS FOCUS
Reading Europeans - united by differences

Review of Monday & Tuesday input

Coursebook
LANGUAGE INPUT
Theme-Ways of working
Past simple and Present
Perfect Review
used to + infinitive
Coursebook
VOCABULARY
work file & dictionary skills

Coursebook
SKILLS FOCUS
Listening
Company and job profile

Coursebook
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
welcoming visitors
making and changing
appointments

Coursebook
LANGUAGE INPUT
Theme- World Cities
Comparative and
superlative adjectives

Review of Wednesday &
Thursday input

No coursebook
video work
self-access centre
authentic materials

* video work:
taking part in meetings

authentic materials:
discussion of a
company report

Review of the week

Introduction & needs analysis discussion

Lead-in to topic
Cultures

Focus on ...Speaking
expressing opinions
agreeing & disagreeing

Error correction
review key errors & pronunciation

Lead-in to topic
Social Trends

Key Language
verbs & nouns for describing trends

Adjectives and Adverbs
to modify key language

Focus on…Listening
Extract from news programme
on social trends in Britain

Review Monday & Tuesday input

Focus on…Speaking
Prepare mini-presentation
on chosen topic - recent trend in own country

Give presentation which is recorded

Error correction
review key errors &
pronunciation

Focus on…Grammar
Conditionals

Key Language
Common phrases in
negotiations

Prepare a negotiation role-play
Role-play (recorded)

Error correction
review key errors & pronunciation

Lead-in to topic
The Perfect Meeting

Key Language
Giving information
Asking questions
Asking for clarification

Focus on…Listening
Authentic brainstorming
session

Review of the Week

Focus on…Grammar
Past simple vs Present Perfect

Discuss life experiences

Pronunciation work
Review key sounds

Pronunciation work
Phonemic Chart

Focus on problem sounds
Listening

Word Stress

Focus on…Writing
Emails

Common expressions
Formal vs Informal style

Focus on…Speaking
Current Affairs

Article from today's newspaper
Summarising
Collocations

Pronunciation work
Sentence stress and
intonation

Connected speech

Recommendations for future study