Lesson 1

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome!

English Book

We use this method for English

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You need the book + the online access to MyEnglishLab!

Please make sure you can access 

the online part and have the book!

You also need a notebook!!!

Explanation

Every term I will make a study guide with which chapters we're going to do. I will show you in a moment.

This method is completely in English!

It will be very different from what you know. It's filled with business-, finance- and  marketing terms - so exactly right for your education!

Study Guide

You can find the whole thing on Teams and on www.missabels.wordpress.com

Short Quiz

Please take out your mobile phone and follow the steps on the next slide.

Please fill in your own name!

The car company is ......... its latest model due to a defective electrical system.

1. recalling
2. repealing
3. resisting

We're trying to decrease the manufacturing costs in order to get a better profit ......... on this product.

1. limit
2. margin
3. surplus

Don't worry about the cost of meals on a business trip; the company will ......... you for them.

1. recognize
2. reimburse
3. restore

An education company and a technology company are discussing a possible joint .........: creating an app to help people learn.

1. voyage
2. venue
3. venture

The board of directors voted ......... to change the policy. Everyone was in agreement.

1. anonymously
2. inflexibly
3. unanimously

Some companies visit universities and try to ......... the most promising students to work there after graduation.

1. absorb
2. convert
3. recruit

The dress ......... at my job doesn't allow us to wear sleeveless shirts.

1. code
2. rule
3. trend

Let's both gather some information, and we can ......... tomorrow afternoon.

1. keep in touch
2. touch and go
3. touch base

Sorry, I can't help you with that. It's not my area of .........

1. competence
2. excellence
3. expertise

Last month, the company couldn't pay its suppliers due to cash ......... problems.

1. flood
2. flow
3. flux

Now that you've done this short quiz,
how do you feel about 'Business English'?

That's it for now...

Please make sure that you bring this book (as you see on the rignt) and a notebook to class next week!

Have a great weekend everybody!!!