Curso Avanzado de Inglés de Negocios

LOS CURSOS DE INGLES GRATIS PREFERIDOS POR LOS HISPANOHABLANTES

 

OM COMPANY COURSE PLAN
 (cada día de trabajo corresponde a una lección del curso)
   

DAY 1:

THE FACTORY EXTENSION MEETING
(REUNION DE EXPANSION DE LA PLANTA INDUSTRIAL)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: Use of Present Perfect and Past Simple.
STEP 5: Activity: Much more than oral health (Colgate Company).
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A, B and C.
STEP 8: Documents: Minutes of a meeting.

DAY 2:

APPOINTING THE NEW ADVERTISING MANAGER
 (NOMBRAMIENTO DEL NUEVO GERENTE DE PUBLICIDAD)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: Use of Present Simple and Present Continuous..
STEP 5: Activity: A French executive speaks (Techno Profile).
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A and B.
STEP 8: Documents: A job advertisement and a letter of application.

DAY 3:

COMPLAINT FROM AN ANGRY CUSTOMER
 (QUEJA DE UN CLIENTE ENFADADO)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: The article.
STEP 5: Activity: A policy of honesty (Perrier Mineral Water).
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A, B and C.
STEP 8: Documents: Reply to a customer's complaint.

DAY 4:

AN ACCIDENT IN THE FACTORY
 (UN ACCIDENTE EN LA PLANTA INDUSTRIAL)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: Gerund and/or infinitive.
STEP 5: Activity: A popular drink worldwide (Coca-Cola Company).
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A and B.
STEP 8: Documents: A memo about safety precautions.

DAY 5:

THE ADVERTISING MANAGER AT WORK
 (EL GERENTE DE PUBLICIDAD EN ACTIVIDAD)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns.
STEP 5: Activity: General statements.
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A, B and C.
STEP 8: Documents: A press release about a new product.

DAY 6:

AUDITING THE ACCOUNTS
 (AUDITORIA CONTABLE)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: Expressing obligation with modal verbs.
STEP 5: Activity: Doing business in Germany.
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A and B.
STEP 8: Documents: A director's report.

DAY 7:

COLLECTING BAD DEBTS
 (COBRANZA DE DEUDAS ATRASADAS)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: The passive voice.
STEP 5: Activity: Business and the environment.
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A and B.
STEP 8: Documents: Demands for payment.

DAY 8:

PATENTS AND TRADE MARKS
(MARCAS Y PATENTES)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: First, second and third conditional.
STEP 5: Activity: General statements.
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A and B.
STEP 8: Documents: Market research - A marketing report.

DAY 9:

INSURANCE POLICIES
 (POLIZAS DE SEGUROS)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: Relative clauses.
STEP 5: Activity: General statements.
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A and B.
STEP 8: Documents: Application for cover.

DAY 10:

NEW MARKETS ARE VITAL
(LOS NUEVOS MERCADOS SON IMPRESCINDIBLES)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: Adjectives of nationality.
STEP 5: Activity: General statements.
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A and B.
STEP 8: Documents: Letter of introduction to a foreign embassy.

DAY 11:

PRODUCTIVITY: A WORK STUDY SURVEY
(PRODUCTIVIDAD: ANALISIS DE DESEMPEÑO LABORAL)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: Use of Make and Do.
STEP 5: Activity: General statements.
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A and B.
STEP 8: Documents: An inter-office memo about productivity.

DAY 12:

THE PENSION FUND MEETING
(REUNION DE FONDO DE PENSIONES)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: Should Have and Could Have.
STEP 5: Activity: Neroni Notebooks (Marcos Neroni)
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A and B. Grammar: Intonation of questions and tag questions.
STEP 8: Documents: An inter-office memo about retirement advice.

DAY 13:

DEALING WITH AN IMPORTANT NEW MARKET
(A CARGO DE UN NUEVO MERCADO)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: Structure Adjective + Preposition
STEP 5: Activity: General statements.
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activities A and B.
STEP 8: Documents: Special sightseeing programme for a foreign executive.

DAY 14:

THE COMPANY EXPANDS
(LA EMPRESA SE EXPANDE)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: Reported Speech.
STEP 5: Activity: The Chinese Market (United Tobacco).
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activity A.
STEP 8: New Factory Extension: Official Opening (Ampliación de Planta: Ceremonia Oficial) 
STEP 9: Activity B.

DAY 15:

THE FUTURE IS HERE: JAPAN
(EL FUTURO ESTA AQUI: JAPON)
STEP 1: Reading for comprehension. Phrasal verbs, expressions and bilingual glossary.
STEP 2: Listening for gist. General Comprehension.
STEP 3: Listening and checking with transcription. Bilingual glossary and notes.
STEP 4: Grammar: Expressing Contrast: although, even (though), despite (the fact that), in spite of.
STEP 5: Activity: Japanese and the business world.
STEP 6: Audio Practice with Drills
STEP 7: Activity A. Doing Business with the Japanese.
 STEP 8: Documents: An email about management seminars in Japan.