Creating Opportunity Worldwide

Business Intensive Skills Courses

For people who wish to activate their Business English fast.

On the course you will:

• practise speaking in different business situations
• revise and increase your business vocabulary (including common idioms)
• revise important language for business with a focus on using it when speaking
• review language structures for better accuracy
• practice the skills of telephoning, meetings, negotiations, presenting; business writing and emailing
• develop your awareness appropriate ways of speaking & writing
• developing a vocabulary bank of essential words & expressions for business usage

Method

Practical classroom sessions which are both task and skills based.

Level

The course will be aimed at people with an upper-intermediate (B2) or above level of English. If you are unsure of your level, please contact us for a level test.

Schedule

Programme

Price

6,500 CZK per person including all materials

Payment

100% payment is required 7 days before the start of the course. Payment can be made by cash, credit card or by bank transfer to our Citibank account, number 2048040203/2600.

Please include your name as a reference when you make your payment.

Contact

Contact Jenny on jenny.wilde@britishcouncil.cz for more information.

• This service is for individuals or groups who cannot make our Regular Public Courses but who require English for their professional development.

• Our courses can lead towards an internationally recognised exam.

• Training times and frequency can be flexible according to your needs.

• Corporate courses can take place at the British Council teaching centre or in your offices.

• Before training, your employees complete a 30-60 minute placement test, which is used in all of our Teaching Centres around the world. It provides our clients with the information they need to monitor their staff’s progress and ensures the training is at the appropriate level.

• During the training programme students are evaluated through continuous assessment, including written homework, by their teacher.

• We can send you detailed reports at agreed intervals (usually after every 30 hours of tuition), which summarise the attendance and progress of the students.

• To suit the needs of employees’ in a specific employment sector.

• Before training we test your employees’ level of English and carry out needs analysis. We consult with you throughout the process to ensure the programme meets your business needs.

• As well as covering the major elements of English grammar and vocabulary, the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking are developed within a business context.

• Skills are developed in areas such as presentations, negotiations, language of meetings and business correspondence (reports, business letters, e-mails).

• This training can also be delivered in intensive one or two day workshops.

• Focusing on communication and developing reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.

Our Business and General English Courses (usually) lead to an appropriate (Cambridge ESOL) exam.

• Both Business and General English courses can lead to internationally recognised exams which tie in with the Common European Framework and will enable you to assess your employees’ level of English.

• For law students and practising legal professionals

• English used in civil law, with particular emphasis on developing vocabulary and writing skills

• Main topics include the English legal system, contract law, commercial law, tort, employment law and more

• The course leads towards the ILEC (International Legal English Certificate)

• Qualified and experienced native speaker trainers.

• Free level testing for all potential students.

• Free access to the Internet and British Council English language learning computer software in our multi-media Study centre.

• Free access to past exam papers and the learning materials.