Premium Business English at LAL Torbay
Marketed as Executive Business English in 2011.
Lessons per week: | 20 lessons = 15 hours |
Lesson length: | 45 minutes |
Lesson schedule: | Mornings |
Class size max: | 6 students |
Course length: | 1 week + |
Starting dates: | Every Monday |
Levels: | Intermediate (CEF B1) or higher |
This mornings only course is for those students who wish to communicate effectively in everyday business situations and also gain a sound understanding of the principles of the English language.
The lessons are designed around a business course book and provide you with the opportunity to improve the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as enhancing and increasing active / working vocabulary and grammar knowledge related to various aspects of business. By the end of their stay you can expect to have improved not only your communicative competence, through the study of ‘survival’ English and ‘everyday’ English but will have also achieved a new level of learner autonomy and confidence in business situations.
The smaller class size enables the teacher to design the lessons more easily around the needs of the students.
You can buy or hire course books at LAL Torbay.
Sample timetable
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
| 8.30 – 10.00 | Testing, placement and induction, Needs analysis, Social programme analysis | Social English, Interviews | Finance vocabulary, Interview with auditor | Marketing vocabulary, interview with Marketing Director | Presentations, comparing and contrasting |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 10.30 – 12.00 | Correspondence | Meetings, key phrases, Chairing | Finance exercises and terminology | STEP / PEST AIDA Research | Internet research |
