Business English For Schools Marina Ayrapetyan Business English
Business English For Schools Marina Ayrapetyan
Business English for Schools
The aim of the course l l l To enlarge the vocabulary in the sphere of economics and business To develop the pupil’s speaking activities To study the main ideas and definitions of business To discuss the ways of making up a business plan To hold a market research To form business correspondence skills
PROJECTS l l l Projects involving hobbies, interests, skills are extremely fruitful for English conversation groups, provided that only English is spoken during a given activity. A project that provides abundant material for conversation is an imaginary activities. Pupils can write compositions about their future professions, jobs, careers, etc. Project is a creating situation where pupils can learn from their own experiences.
Project “GET A JOB YOU WANT” “Climb every mountain until your dreams come true…”
Where to work? l l l Which of us hasn’t asked this question? Which of us has found an appropriate place or has already chosen a job? Many roads open before us after school, but it’s not easy to make the right choice. It’s very important to choose a profession that suits your own interests and preferences.
What is a career? Can you imagine, even the Romans had this word and thought about it, but for them the term CARRIERA was “running”, “life road”. And, really, now for many people who want to build their future career, a job is almost the most important thing, the aim of their life, their “LIFE ROAD”.
Choosing a career “If we didn’t think about future, we couldn’t have it” John Galsworthy Choosing a career and getting a job are two of the most important things any person does in a lifetime. When you leave school you understand that the time to choose your future career has come. It’s not an easy task to make the right choice of a job. It’s good when you get satisfaction from your job. It’s very important to choose a profession that suits your interests. A job should be interesting and socially
An opinion poll My pupils have hold an opinion poll among their peers to find out what they are going to be when they finish school or university. They’ve asked 40 children at random. Most of them want to be a businessman (36%). They explain their choice, saying that it is a very prestigious job. The second place takes a career of a lawyer(21%). Children say that it is a very well-paid kind of job. The third place in their list takes a job of a designer(14%). The children who have chosen these jobs characterize them as creative, skillful and often rewarding.
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Creative materials We can put pupils in situations where they discover for themselves how effective or ineffective they are. Pupils learn most effective when they are actively involved in the learning process, not passively observing. I believe that 90 per cent of pupils are creative. Many of them with great pleasure involve the presentation preparation.
The first steps l l Producing a business plan. (Why is it necessary? What to include in it? What should it be like? ) Looking for funding. (Where to go to find funding? ) Advertising your business. (How? ) Creating a web page to describe your company. (Why is it useful? )
Questions l l l Do you know any people of your age who have their own business? Would you like to start your own business? Why not? What kind of business could you start in the place where you live?
Project 1: Restaurant “BAMBUCHO” Maria Emelina
WE MARK OUR WORKER’S BIRTHDAYS, DIFFERENT PARTIES AND FESTIVALS! TO OUR BAR WOULDWELCOME YOU LIKE TO EAT TASTY FOOD, COME TO OUR RESTAURANT
Project 2: Soft drinks factory “LIVING JUICE” It was done by Klaudia Victorova Kate Klimova Anna Sheyanova Ksenia Kopchenko
It is important Hello, dear friends! We run a soft drinks factory. It’s our business. We’ve been in this business for a year only, so we are just beginners. Would you like to meet my companions? This is Victoria. She is responsible for our production department. Let me introduce Julia. She does the secretarial work. This is our sales manager, Olga. And I’m in charge of the accounts department. I believe we are energetic and efficient. We also have Marketing, Personnel, Research in our company. We produce ecologically -pure juices and soft drinks. We employ highly qualified workers and we believe our factory will flourish. Look at our Trade Mark! Would you like to taste our best product? You see we are beginners, but we hope in the future our firm will be one of the most profitable.
Project 3: Russian Electronics “ROBOTALK” It was done by Dmitriy Khristophorov Nikita Dmitriev Ivan Bolshukhin
The name of our business enterprise is “Russian Electronics”. We believe it will be our business, but we are going to find partners in different branches of industry and science. Our company’s staff is not big at present: 8 -10 people. But if it flourishes, we’ll recruit more workers. As it’s our business, I am at the head of it. My friends Dima and Ivan are managers, and Kate is responsible for the accounts department. Also we employ some engineers and workers. Now we would like to present our product. On the basis of the latest improvement and the newest technology we have designed our Robotalk. Robot, computer-controlled machine that is programmed to move, manipulate objects, and accomplish work while interacting with its environment. Robots are able to perform repetitive tasks more quickly, cheaply, and accurately than humans. The term “robot” originates from the Czech word “robota”, meaning “compulsory labor. ” It was first used in the 1921 play R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by the Czech novelist and playwright Karel Capek. The word “robot” has been used since to refer to a machine that performs work to assist people or work that humans find difficult or undesirable. Our product offers potential customers a set of new qualities. To be more specific, Robotalk is equipped with a new generation brain. It says more than 200 words, moves in all directions, opens and closes its eyes, claps its hands, chuckles, when a secret tickle spot is touched. Robotalk is equipped with a thermometer and a timer, so it can tell the time and temperature. It’s an attractive doll. It operates from batteries.
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