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• Video class: Business English Lesson 1 - Business English for Meetings | Business English Conversation

  08m

• Exercise: Read the following questions. Then, check the option that contains only formal phrases. I. How do you feel about that, Cecilia? II. Could you please share your thoughts on that, Sam? III. What’s your view on this? IV. Don’t you think that that’s a little early?

• Video class: Business English Course - Lesson 2: Making Suggestions in English | Business English Conversation

  10m

• Exercise: There are many ways of making suggestions in English, which one of the following do you think would not be appropriate to use in a work environment?

• Exercise: Concerning the use of “how about” and “what about” to make suggestions, check the right alternative:

• Video class: Business English Meetings: Responding to Suggestions in English | Business English Course

  10m

• Exercise: Check the option that best describes the meaning of the expression "kill two birds with one stone" in the sentence below. 'What if I find one person to do both Charles and Miguel’s jobs? That way, we would kill two birds with one stone.'

• Video class: Telephone English - BEP 69A: Answering the Telephone in English | Business English Conversation

  12m

• Exercise: What are some important information to say when answering the phone in a business setting?

• Video class: English Conversation Lesson - How to Greet People in English | 925 English Lesson 1

  11m

• Exercise: When introducing yourself in a business setting, which of the following phrases you must not use?

• Video class: English Conversation Lesson - How to Start a Conversation in English | 925 English Lesson 2

  12m

• Exercise: There are some ways of starting conversation in business settings, and asking questions is one of them. Read the following questions and judge whether they are appropriate or not. I - Can you believe how much we’re getting? II - Do you think women and men should earn the same amount of money for the same job? III - So, where are you off to today?

• Exercise: Which tag question is supposed to come after the following sentence? 'A pleasure, Shelly. Quite the set up here…'

• Video class: English Conversation Lesson - How to Keep a Conversation Going in English | 925 English Lesson 3

  10m

• Exercise: Read the following dialogue. What is John trying to do? Anna: I was in Italy last week, that’s why I skipped work. John: Is that right? Wow, I hear it’s beautiful this time of year.

• Video class: 925 English Lesson 4 - Talking about your Job in English | English Conversation

  07m

• Exercise: What is important that you tell people when you want them to know about your job and what you do there?

• Video class: Learn English with 925 English Lesson 5: Talking about your Work in English | English Conversation

  08m

• Exercise: When talking about your current work, which of the following sentences is most adequate?

• Video class: Learn English with 925 English Lesson 6 - Talking about your Company in English | ESL Conversation

  08m

• Exercise: When talking about your company you should include some important information. Check the option that best describes this information.

• Video class: Learn English with 925 English Lesson 7 - Likes & Preferences in English | ESL English Conversation

  08m

• Exercise: Which one of the following sentences is not an acceptable way of expressing preferences?

• Video class: 925 English Lesson 8 - Talking about Dislikes in English | ESL English Conversation Lessons

  10m

• Exercise: There are many ways of expressing dislikes, which one of the following is not one of them?

• Video class: 925 English Lesson 11 - How to Disagree with Ideas in English | Business English Conversation

  10m

• Exercise: What are some ways of disagreeing with someone in a business setting without offending anyone?

• Video class: 925 English Lesson 12 - How to Talk about Where you Live & Home | English Conversation Lesson

  08m

• Exercise: Read the statements below and check the right option. I - If someone asks you where you are from you can answer telling them your country of origin or the place you live in now. II - The sentence “I’m originally from France” is not a valid answer to the question “Where are you from?”. III - You can answer “I’ve got a place in…” to indicate that you live in that place, but is not necessarily the place where you are from.

• Video class: 925 English Lesson 13: Talking about your Education in English | ESL Conversation Lesson

  08m

• Exercise: Read the dialogue below. What could Jack add to his speech to make it more complete. Interviewer: So, Jack. What is your educational background? Jack: I went to Harvard.

• Video class: 925 English Lesson 16 - Talking about Similarities in English | Business English

  08m

• Exercise: Read the following sentences and decide which one is not an adequate way to indicate similarities:

• Video class: 925E 025 – Asking for and Giving Directions

  08m

• Exercise: Which of the following if not a polite way to ask for directions?

• Exercise: What do the expressions “across from”, “to the left of”, “at the corner” and “between” indicate?