BUSINESS ENGLISH - RESOURCES & PRACTICE: Role Play

Role Play – Group 4
(4a) You are the manager of a busy company. One of your employees wants to talk with you.

(4b) Your boss has been forcing you to work more and more overtime every week. You have also been given many extra responsibilities that do not fall under your job description. You haven’t been able to spend much time with your family, and your husband/wife is threatening to divorce you. Please talk to your boss.

Ten Quick Tips on Writing a Professional Email

1) Always fill in the subject line with a topic that means something to your reader. Not "Decals" or "Important!" but "Deadline for New Parking Decals."
2) Put your main point in the opening sentence. Most readers won't stick around for a surprise ending.
3) Never begin a message with a vague "This"--as in "This needs to be done by 5:00." Always specify what you're writing about.
4) Don't use ALL CAPITALS (no shouting!), or all lower-case letters either (unless you're the poet e. e. cummings).

5) As a general rule, PLZ avoid textspeak (abbreviations and acronyms): you may be ROFLOL (rolling on the floor laughing out loud), but your reader may be left wondering WUWT (what's up with that).
6) Be brief and polite. If your message runs longer than two or three short paragraphs, consider (a) reducing the message, or (b) providing an attachment. But in any case, don't snap, growl, or bark.
7) Remember to say "please" and "thank you." And mean it. "Thank you for understanding why afternoon breaks have been eliminated" is prissy and petty. It's not polite.
8) Add a signature block with appropriate contact information (in most cases, your name, business address, and phone number, along with a legal disclaimer if required by your company). Do you need to clutter the signature block with a clever quotation and artwork? Probably not.
9) Edit and proofread before hitting "send." You may think you're too busy to sweat the small stuff, but unfortunately your reader may think you're a careless dolt.
10) Finally, reply promptly to serious messages. If you need more than 24 hours to collect information or make a decision, send a brief response explaining the delay.

EBC Audios

EBC 1A

Cultural Diversity and socializing

Welcoming visitors

1) 8:26 - Unit 2. Part 2. Culture & Entertainment

2) 15:40 - Module 2. Telephoning. (P. 16)

EBC 1B

1) Unit 4. Part 1. Ex. 1

Telephone arrangements (p. 24)

2) 10:51 - Unit 5. Part 2. Ex. 1. Problem solving on the telephone (P. 35)

3) 19:15 - Module 3. PRESENTATIONS (p. 45).

4) 20:53 - Unit 6. Part 3. Ex 2 (P. 47). Presentation - intro.

5) 24:18 - Unit 7. Part 2. Ex. 2 (P. 54)

EBC 2A

6) Unit - Midlle of the Presentation (P. 62)

7) 9:25 - Unit 9. End of the Presentation (P. 72)

8) 14:32 - Module 4. MEETINGS (P. 80)

EBC 2B

Negotiations

(just audio)

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EMAIL PRACTICE - תרגול, תבניות ודוגמאות

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Role Play – Group 4