Business+English

This page is for those who are teaching business English:

These are some topics for debate/discussion

3. We need a minimum wage so that companies don’t take advantage of their employees.
====4. Human Resources shouldn’t be allowed to ask questions about an applicant’s marital status, religion, age, medical history, or immigration status. ====

====30- It doesn't matter whether you enjoy your job or not as long as it's a well-paid job 31- Self-employment is more stimulating than working for a large organisation. ====

32- Modern communication practices are essential to the success of a company today:
teleconferencing, video conferences, social networking, etc. 33- Innovation is different from invention.

34-In the
future all companies will be internet companies. 35-Anyone who has contact with a customer is a salesperson - and that includes the person who answers the phone!

36-Small companies can adapt more quickly to changes in the
marketplace than big companies. 37-Companies become more efficient as they grow in size.  38-More time is wasted during meetings than during any other business activity.

39-It is impossible to have a successful career and a happy family life.
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;">You have to choose one or the other. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;">40-It is impossible for young people to find a (good) job today without help from someone. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;"> 41-A successful salesperson knows the strengths and weaknesses of competing products. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;">42-Small companies cannot offer employees opportunities for promotion. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;">43-There is more creativity in multinational companies than in small firms. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;"> 44-Qualifications are more important today than ever before.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;">Taken from: [|LearnEnglish]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;">Samples of Business lessons. It has very good ideas for business teachers. It has four levels. [|Macmillian Books]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;">This is another website for business English resources. It's a good one as well. [|This is a jounal that has many activities.]

Another website for business English activities [|business English]

This website has many topics for discussion for business students [|Study Mafia]

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 712.5px; width: 1px;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?**

> > > > > **teleconferencing, video conferences, social networking, etc.** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **You have to choose one or the other.** > > > > > > > **It will be even further developed for business in the future.** > > > > > >
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**It doesn't matter whether you enjoy your job or not as long as it's a well-paid job.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**Self-employment is more stimulating than working for a large organisation.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**Modern communication practices are essential to the success of a company today:**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**Innovation is different from invention.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**In the future all companies will be internet companies.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**Anyone who has contact with a customer is a salesperson - and that includes the person who answers the phone!**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**Small companies can adapt more quickly to changes in the market place than big companies.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**Companies become more efficient as they grow in size.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**More time is wasted during meetings than during any other business activity.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**It is impossible to have a successful career and a happy family life.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**It is impossible for young people to find a (good) job today without help from someone.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**A successful salesperson knows the strengths and weaknesses of competing products.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**The internet is already an essential communication tool in today's world.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**Small companies cannot offer employees opportunities for promotion.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**There is more creativity in multinational companies than in small firms.**
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2d2e2e; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; line-height: 15.6px;">**Qualifications are more important today than ever before.**