Booklet Business English Exercises
Booklet Business English Exercises
Booklet Business English Exercises
Communication .............................................................................................................. 5
Emotions..................................................................................................................... 6
Feelings at work ......................................................................................................... 6
Stress .......................................................................................................................... 8
Effective communication ........................................................................................... 8
Communication model ............................................................................................... 9
Empathy ................................................................................................................... 10
Useful words ............................................................................................................ 11
Work skills ............................................................................................................... 11
Communication expressions..................................................................................... 12
Useful words ............................................................................................................ 12
Body language .......................................................................................................... 14
Positive feelings ....................................................................................................... 15
Synonyms of feelings ............................................................................................... 16
Acronyms ................................................................................................................. 16
Communication styles .............................................................................................. 17
Business ethics ............................................................................................................. 18
Activities of Facebook application ........................................................................... 23
Core values ............................................................................................................... 23
Ethical duties of a manager ...................................................................................... 24
Business ethics rules................................................................................................. 24
Corruption in Business ............................................................................................. 25
Business ethics ......................................................................................................... 26
Ethics today .............................................................................................................. 27
ICT ............................................................................................................................... 28
Useful words ............................................................................................................ 28
How well do you know your hardware?................................................................... 33
Icons ......................................................................................................................... 36
Internet and social media vocabulary ....................................................................... 38
Search engine optimization ...................................................................................... 40
Jobs ........................................................................................................................... 45
Equipment at work ................................................................................................... 47
In the office .............................................................................................................. 51
Communication
We invite high school students participating in the project
"International partnership to improve the quality of teaching in
vocational schools" to participate in the training of Communication!
The aim of the course is to improve the knowledge of students. We
ensure that the practical application of the Communication
vocabulary presented during the tasks will improve your knowledge.
You will find out useful phrases which will help you with your future
work.
Emotions
Please familiarize yourselves with the names of emotions expressed by people
and then name every picture with a proper emotion. Match the right emotion
from the box with a photo.
Picture 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Word
Stress
Match answers to the questions.
1. What are three harmful effects of stress? 1.
2. What are three causes of stress? 2.
3. What are some other causes of stress? 3.
4. What are some other effects of stress? 4.
Effective communication
The dialogue below represents effective communication using open questions,
paraphrase and solution searching. Put the mixed dialogue into the right order
from 1 to 6.
I prepared for four hours last night, and I made notes of all my recent projects.
But I just couldn’t concentrate. I kept yawning.
So, you stayed up late, you got up early, and you couldn’t concentrate – is that
right?
I couldn’t remember what to say. It was like my brain was frozen. I’m so
discouraged.
Hmmm. Let’s think. Do you feel qualified for the jobs you are interviewing
for? Or is there some other kind of work you’d rather focus on?
Of, dear. Did you feel like you were getting sick? Did you get enough sleep?
Yes, I am exhausted. I’m not sleeping well, and I feel totally run down. I’m
getting nowhere.
Communication model
Familiarize yourself with the communication model shown below. Match
concepts to their examples.
Assuring the other person that you are listening to them and you are interested
in what they are telling you.
Getting in touch with one’s emotions in order to truly connect with another
person’s feelings.
Avoiding making hasty evaluations and publicly expressing them. Resisting
constant temptation to criticize. Instead, focusing on trying to understand the
person you are listening to.
Attempting to empathize with the point of view of the other person. This
allows you to understand the things that we did not see from our perspective.
Useful words
Read/study the expressions below. Match the words with their definitions.
clamour …………… (noun)a clear difference between things
Work skills
Read/study the expressions below. Match the words with their definition.
1. Active Listening 5. Proper Etiquette Tips
2. Business Letters 6. Reading Techniques
3. Communication 7. Reports
4. Memorandums 8. Speaking
Useful words
Read/study the expressions below. Match the words from the box with their
definition.
appearance distance gesture statement
conflicting facial expression stare verbal
angry
crazy
condensed
confused
dreamy
focused
happy
hungry
mad
melancholy
sad
satisfied
shocked
scared
sleepy
Body language
Study the graphics below and answer the following questions.
What position should your body take while speaking in public?
a. straight
b. leaning forward
c. leaning back
What is the most important aspect of the eyes while speaking in public?
a. colour
b. expression
c. shape
What are the elements of communication?
a. verbal and non-verbal
b. spoken and gesticulated
c. verbal
How should your hands act?
a. moving excessively
b. not moving
c. moving moderately
Positive feelings
Arrange these terms in the right order.
Which terms are the least and which are the most important in the matter of
communication? ..............................................................................................
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Synonyms of feelings
Match the synonyms.
1. rich a. inquisitive 1.
2. expensive b. witty 2.
3. shy c. unattractive 3.
4. ugly d. furious 4.
5. exciting e. dreadful 5.
6. angry f. well-mannered 6.
7. curious g. industrious 7.
8. polite h. reserved 8.
9. amusing i. dear 9.
10. wicked j. evil 10.
11. hard-working k. wealthy 11.
12. stubborn l. obstinate 12.
13. terrible m. uninteresting 13.
14. sad n. thrilling 14.
15. boring o. unhappy 15.
Acronyms
Are you familiar with any of these acronyms? Match the acronyms to their
meanings.
THX best friends forever
BFF in my honest opinion
AFK by the way
BRB as soon as possible
FYI away from keyboard
ASAP oh my God
BTW laughing out loud
ROTFL what the fuck
WTF for your information
IMHO be right back
LOL thanks
OMG rolling on the floor laughing
Communication styles
Analyse the styles of communication.
Write down which of them you represent and give 2 examples that will support
your choice.
You style of communication - .........................................................................
Examples - .......................................................................................................
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Business ethics
Please read the article about Fair Trade and answer the following questions.
Fair play and working conditions for vulnerable farmers and
1.
producers.
2. Encourages environmental sustainability.
3. Protects children.
4. Empowers marginalized workers.
5. Safe.
6. Supports communities.
7. Trade farmers and artisans can rely on.
8. Connects you with other cultures.
9. Sustainable local economies.
10. What you buy matters.
Fair Trade Products
Tea & Coffee Chocolate/Cocoa Sugar
Tea and Coffee are the 9,924 tonnes of fair trade U.S. consumers have
original fair-trade hot chocolate were drank purchased over 32
products. in the UK in 2011 – that’s million pounds of Fair
Over 500 brands of about 1.5 million of us Trade Certified sugar
fair trade tea and sitting down to cup of hot since 2005.
coffee are widely chocolate every day.
available.
Fresh Fruit Flowers Honey
Bananas, mangos, Flower farms are Farmer cooperatives
pineapples and infamous for exposing receive the Fair-trade
grapefruits are now workers to dangerous price directly. This
often available as Fair pesticides that can have eliminates the
Trade. devastating impacts on producers’ dependence
their health. Fair Trade on local middlemen,
flower farms ban the use who often only pay for
of dangerous a fraction of the
agrochemicals and train honey’s real value.
workers in safe handling
of approved pesticides.
What is „fair trade”?
a. Trading partnership
b. Health programme
c. Marketing campaign
What are the profits of respecting „Fair trade” policy?
a. A
b. B
c. C
What are ethical aspects of this policy?
a. A
b. B
c. C
Where can „fair trade” policy be used in Polish reality?
a. A
b. B
c. C
Why should we buy „fair trade” products?
a. A
b. B
c. C
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Core values
Main core ethical values presented in the graphics below.
Add your own values that you believe are missing. (max. 3)
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Ethical duties of a manager
Look at the graphics below.
What are the duties of a manager who works according to the business ethics
rules?
a. taking responsibility for one’ actions, respecting code of conduct
b. respecting others, obeying the law, caring for the environment
c. taking care of appearance and hygiene, active listening to superiors and
subordinates
d. answers a and b
Write your own opinion answering the question: Which solution in the matter of
perceiving ethics is the best in your opinion?
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ICT
1. ............................................................................................................................
2. ............................................................................................................................
3. ............................................................................................................................
Match the words to the pictures
1
8 2
Card Reader
Printer 3
7
External Hard Drive
Keyboard
Thumb Drive
Cordless Mouse
DVD Writer
6 LCD Monitor
4
5
Match the words. Some words may be used more than once.
check
connect photos
download an e-mail account
open online games
play a computer
plug in to the Internet
send your e-mail
surf music
upload a thumb drive
use
Say what you can see in the pictures.
1. RAM memory
2. mouse
3. keyboard
4. typing
5. screen
6. screenshot
7. icon
8. processor
9. emoticon
1. .........................................................................................................................
2. .........................................................................................................................
3. .........................................................................................................................
4. .........................................................................................................................
5. .........................................................................................................................
Name the icons/pictures
1. 22.
20.
21.
23.
2. 3.
19.
4.
5.
6. 18.
7. 8.
17.
11.
13. 15.
10.
9.
12.
14. 16.
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What can you do with a computer? Write down at least three things.
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Describe the picture. Write down at least three things.
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Read the social media vocabulary. Answer the question “What is social
media?”, using the words from the graph. (at least 3 sentences)
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Search engine optimization
Read 14 ways of how to spot a Bad and Good SEO agency – choose 3 and indicate the
ways, thank to which you would deal with that (e.g. no 1 – ask why in some of their
Facebook posts there are mistakes and graphics were made in the ‘Paint’ programme;
also ask how it relates to the quality of their service).
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Read about 7 ways of how to spot a Bad and Good SEO agency – choose 2 and write a
few sentences which you would say at the meeting with such an agency in order to
start a cooperation with them.
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Read the SEO alphabet. Create 3 fan page posts using the information given in
the following industries: a) food sector b) education c) automotive
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Jobs
artist clown pilot soldier
astronaut doctor plumber taxi driver
businessman farmer reporter teacher
cashier fireman sailor truck driver
chef maid scientist waiter
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9.
11. 12.
10.
13. 14. 15
..
17.
16.
18. 19.
20.
Equipment at work
Read the Names of the devices and answer questions below:
In the office
1. reception area 10. computer 17. waste receptacle 26. receptionist
workstation
2. coat rack 11. water cooler 18. supply room 27. typist
3. coat closet 12. coffee cart 19. storage room 28. file clerk
4. message board 13. office 20. conference room 29. secretary
5. mailbox 14. mailroom 21. conference table 30. administrative
assistant
6. file cabinet 15. postage 22. whiteboard/ dry 31. office manager
machine/postage meter erase board
7. supply cabinet 16. copier/ (photo) 23. employee lounge 32. office assistant
copy machine
8. storage cabinet 24. coffee machine 33. employer/boss
9. workstation 25. soda machine
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