The course focuses on the following aspects:

• Overcome some of the problems associated with business writing in English, in particular layout, language and accuracy
• Lay out the most important forms of business writing
• Write in a natural, concise and readable style in English, and in an appropriate tone
• Produce all the common forms of writing for the workplace, including business correspondence, e-mails and memos, reports, minutes, notices and websites
• Develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in a vocational context
• Build up confidence in using English
• Become a more independent language learner
• Familiar with the directions for IELTS
• Use relevant strategies / skills that help them score well on IELTS

Module 1 On to Business

• Enquiries
• Replies to Enquiries
• Sales Correspondence
• Orders
• Payment Demands
• Payment
• Complaints
• Replies to Complaints
• Job Applications
• Requests for References
• References
• Goodwill Correspondence
• E-mail and Memoranda
• Business Reports
• Minutes
• Notices
• Web writing
• Layout
• Business Writing Style
• Tone in Business Writing
• Language Review
• Punctuation
• Spelling
• Planning and Checking

Module 2 IELTS Preparation
Listening

• Listening for Classifications
• Listening for Comparisons and Contrasts
• Listening for Negative Meaning
• Listening for Chronology
• Listening for Time
• Listening for Frequency
• Listening for Similar Meanings
• Listening for Emotions
• Listening for an Explanation
• Making Assumptions
• Understanding Numbers
• Understanding the Alphabet
• Listening for Description

Writing

• Organizing Your Writing
• Writing a Paragraph
• Writing the Introduction
• Writing with Variety
• Writing for a Specific Audience
• Completing the Task
• Determining the Task
• Developing a Thesis Statement

Reading

• Using the First Paragraph to Make Predictions
• Using the Topic Sentence to Make Predictions
• Looking for Specific Details
• Analyzing the Questions and Answers
• Identifying the Tasks

Speaking

• Describing Yourself
• Describing Your Family
• Describing Your Home or Hometown
• Describing Your Occupation or School
• Describing Your Hobbies or General Interests
• Describing a Topic
• Responding to Follow-up Questions
• Discussing an Issue in Depth