Course Content
Week 1 – storytelling, talking about experience
This week the focus is on past tenses and expressions used to talk about past experience. Watch the video lessons and do tasks. To make learning more effective, set yourself a specific time and place to learn each day. This way you start creating micro learning habits, which will make the learning process long lasting and easier to maintain.
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Lesson 1 – Past Simple and Past Continuous
02:43
Lesson 2 – used to and would (expressing past habits)
Lesson 3 – The Past Simple and the Present Perfect for talking about experience
04:12
Lesson 4 – Linking the Past and the Present
Week 2 – routines, job descriptions, states and all that’s called “general present” vs dynamic, actions, temporary situations and nearest future plans
This week we're going to revise the, what we call, present. How we talk about routines and state, the stative verbs and how to differentiate them from dynamic, temporary actions and plans for the nearest future.
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Lesson 1 – the routine lover – Present Simple and the “inging” guy – Present Continuous
02:12
Lesson 2 – staying organized – your routine
Lesson 3 – The Perfect tenses – Simple and Contunuous
04:41
Lesson 4 – SUMMING UP
Week 3 – perfect tenses
This week we are going to talk about experience and that's why Perfect Tenses are crucial to use. Watch the videos and do the micro tasks. Ask any questions you want!
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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Week 4 – expressing the future
This week we're revising different ways of expressing the future. As it involves various actions, plans, reactions etc. there will be lots and lots to talk about.
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Lesson 1 – The Future Simple (will do) and Future Continuous (will be doing)
Lesson 2 – HR lingo
Lesson 3 – HR lingo in practice
Lesson 4 A 4 day working week, reality or a pipe dream?
Week 5 – discussing different communication tools
This week we'll be talking about communication tools.
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Lesson 1 – LinedIn, the worlds largest professional network
Lesson 2 – working with vocabulary
Lesson 3 – Talking about salary and pay
Lesson 4
week 6 – let’s talk business!
This week you'll have a chance to revise or learn some business lingo. Let's go!
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Lesson 1 – Good boss/ bad boss
Lesson 2 – Video listening
Lesson 3 – Follow-up
Lesson 4 – video listening for specific information
Week 7 – job satisfaction – important or just a buzzword?
This week we're talking about "what makes the job satisfying and if job satisfaction (or the lack of it) can be a reason to change jobs."
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Lesson 1 – Which is which?
Lesson 2 – Video lesson on job satisfaction
Lesson 3 – The Job Satisfaction Survey
Lesson 4 – TED talk – job satisfaction
Week 8 – AI in business communication
This week we'll be discussing AI used in business (but not only) written communication.
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Lesson 1 – AI writing tool
Lesson 2 – Video listening “AI writing all emails”
Lesson 3 – Prompts and emails
Lesson 4 – Writing your own prompts in English
Module 1
Hello and welcome after summer break! Let's go! Remember to do micro lessons regularly, otherwise the whole course won't bring the expected results!
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Business English — Team Meeting Communication
Team-Meeting Habits
Follow up
Module 2
This lesson series is about using AI tools in everyday life and work. You will learn how to talk about what people use AI for, how often they use it, and how it helps them. You'll have a chance to share your AI and HR expertise, too!
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Introduction to lesson on various AI tools
Module 3 – afternoon slump
Tonnes of idioms, collocations and useful vocabulary!
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Idioms and collocations 1
idioms and collocations 2
Module 4 – From a 9-to-5 job to entrepreneur
We'll weigh the pros and cons of both worlds.
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Lesson 1 – The pros and cons
Lesson 2 What if…
Module 5
Recurring Micro Payments - how to manage them.
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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Module 6 – Organisation culture
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Lesson 1 – Intro to organisation culture
Lesson 2 – follow-up
Module 6 – the likability in the workplace.
Is it important to be liked in the workplace? Or perhaps it's totally irrelevant? Find out this week.
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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Module 7 – dress to impress
This week we're discussing dress codes - are they a relic of the past or the real thing?
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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Module 8 – Things we want to do – how to get organized.
This week we'll talk about the things we want/have to do - the bucket list.
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Lesson 1
The bucket list – a bit of vocabulary to remember
Protected: Fluency Booster 2.0 – micro habits

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Choose one of the types of emails (A–E) below and read it.

  • Go to the next page and follow the steps.

🔲 A. Inquiry About Bulk Product Order
Hi Mr. Reynolds, I hope you’re doing well. I’m reaching out because our company is interested in placing a bulk order for branded company supplies and merchandise, specifically custom notebooks, pens, and folders for an upcoming corporate event. Could you provide details on your pricing and turnaround time? Additionally, do you offer any discounts for large orders? Looking forward to your response. Thank you in advance for your assistance. — Sophia Martinez

🔲 B. Request for Clarification, Information, or Help
Hello Ms. Chen, I’ve reviewed the contract you sent me for your IT support services, and I’d like to ask for some clarification on the response times for technical support. What is the average time it takes for your tech team to respond to and resolve issues? Also, are there additional fees for urgent requests outside regular business hours? I’d like to make sure that we fully understand the terms before finalizing the agreement. Looking forward to your response. Thank you kindly. — Daniel Foster

🔲 C. Follow-Up Email on a Job Application
Dear Mr. Oliveira, I hope you’re doing well. I’m writing to follow up on my application for the Project Coordinator position at Teknera, which I submitted on March 10th. I’ve also attached the application here in the email for your reference. I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to your team and I would love to know if there are any updates regarding the next steps in the hiring process. If you need any further information from my side, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I look forward to your response and appreciate your time and consideration. — Isabelle Carter

🔲 D. Declining an Offer/Request
Hello Mr. Benitez, Thank you for taking the time to present your proposal for your digital marketing services. We appreciate the effort you put into understanding our needs and providing a tailored solution. After careful consideration, we have decided to proceed with another provider that more closely aligns with our current requirements and budget. However, we’ll certainly keep your company in mind for future opportunities. Once again, we truly appreciate your time and understanding, and we wish you continued success. — Margit Abenius

 

  • Imagine you are the recipient of the email you chose.

  • Write a short prompt for an AI writing assistant to generate a reply to the email.

  • Give at least 3 different instructions to the AI writing assistant!

  • You can use some of the following verbs/phrases in your prompt, or others.

🔹 Verbs / Phrases:
Request... – Propose... – Respond... – Keep it... – Apologize for... – Express... – Deny... – Let [person] know...

✍️ Write your short prompt for the AI writing assistant and create an email (send it for feedback with information which email you’re responding to)

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