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Business English (B1) – Lesson 8 Self-study

This is the self-study guide for this lesson.

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  1. The exam is based on what we have done in our lessons and the homework set during the course. So to prepare for the exam, you need to use:
 
  • your coursebook (including the online exercises)
  • the lesson material (Präsenzskript) provided in the course Lernmedien in the FOM Online Campus
  • the activities in the Self-study pages (1 - 8)
  • the coursebook Word list (See here below).
  1. Don't forget to prepare a final draft of your student consulting text, which you can then reproduce in the exam. Remember that you need
  • keep to the word limit: 275 - 300 words
  • use a clear simple structure (see Lesson 4)
  • use a formal writing style (see Lesson 4)
  • use correct paragraphing (see Lesson 5).
  1. Use this page to see details of the final exam and to read advice on how to prepare: Exam preparation guide.

To continue your acquisition of new business and general vocabulary, do the following:

 
  1. Look at your notes for Lesson 8 and use your preferred method (e.g. the Quizlet app, the Cornelsen Vokabeltrainer app, or simply a vocabulary notebook or cards) to learn the course vocabulary.
  1. Use this page to review some common vocabulary problems: False friends

Here are the answers to the Lesson 7 listening activities.

Page 63, Section 7

Activity AActivity B
  1. happens, want
  2. there’s, asks
  3. has, passes
  4. get, look
  1. Oluchi got her job through a recommendation of a friend who was working at the company.
  2. Job adverts are not the most effective way to get a job because the competition is highest in this channel.
  3. Oluchi thinks that connections are often very important, but she also knows of many cases where connections have not mattered at all.
  4. Internal recruitment is an important channel when one project finishes and another begins.
  5. Possible answer: Expats living abroad will probably receive a higher salary and more incentives in terms of travel and expenses, whereas local staff and expats already living in Nigeria will be paid less and will not enjoy the same incentives.

Here are the answers to the Lesson 7 activity.

Page 69, Section 23

 
  1. promotion
  2. vacancies
  3. position
Word list

If you have not already done so, download the complete word list for the Simply Business B1+ coursebook here: Word-list.pdf (2819 downloads)

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