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B2Upper intermediate· 3
B2 First preparation
45 lesson plans in the exam's own format, and a week-by-week course
I'd Be Grateful If…: professional emails for requests, chasing and replies
Students learn how to open, request, chase and close in professional emails, and write a polite but firm chasing email to a supplier.
Skills focusBusiness English
Sorry to Interrupt: agreeing, disagreeing and interrupting
Students learn the language for running and taking part in a meeting (agreeing, disagreeing and interrupting politely) and write a follow-up email with action points.
Skills focusBusiness English
Tell Me About a Time When…: job interviews
Students learn to answer common job interview questions, talk positively about their strengths and weaknesses, and structure "Tell me about a time when…" answers with Situation, Task, Action and Result.
Skills focusBusiness English
C1Advanced· 4
Careful Claims: Hedging in reports
Students learn to hedge claims with cautious language like tend to and it would appear, then write a careful report on a student survey.
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Getting the Tone Right: Formal and informal register
Students learn to switch between informal and formal register in complaints and emails, then write a formal complaint about a faulty product.
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The Price of a View: Linking contrast and concession
Students practise linking words for contrast and concession, like whereas and albeit, to debate tourism and conservation, then write a balanced essay.
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Would You Be Prepared To…? Negotiating diplomatically: softening, proposals and conditions
Students learn to negotiate diplomatically (softening, making proposals, setting conditions and closing a deal) and write an email confirming agreed terms.
Skills focusBusiness English
C2Proficiency· 5
Cut the Clutter: Editing for concision
Students learn to edit for concision by cutting redundancy and wordiness from a council report, then rewrite a sentence and argue a case succinctly.
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From Notes to Paper: Academic style and nominalisation
Students learn the features of academic style, especially nominalisation, by studying a volunteering report, then turn informal notes into an academic abstract.
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Same Story, Two Papers: Journalistic style
Students compare broadsheet and tabloid styles in news reports about library closures, then write one story in both styles.
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Say It Differently: Paraphrasing and summarising
Students practise paraphrasing without changing meaning and summarising the main points of a text, then write a short summary for a newsletter.
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Words That Move: The rhetoric of speeches
Students analyse rhetorical devices, like the rule of three and rhetorical questions, in a graduation speech, then write a short speech of their own.
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