Essential Business English – Lesson 3 Self-study

Use this link - Online exercises - to do the following Career Express (B2) 2nd Edition online activities:

• Unit 2: Vocabulary (1 - 5)
• Unit 2: Grammar (1 - 5)
• Unit 2: Work skills: Getting the right email style (1 - 3)

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

1. Make a list of new vocabulary from Unit 2. Use the word list at the back of your coursebook Career Express (B2) 2nd Edition (page 134).

2. Use your preferred method for learning the new vocabulary (e.g. the Quizlet app, a vocabulary notebook or cards).

3. Use this page to read about and practise False friends.

Use your coursebook - Career Express (B2) 2nd Edition - to do the following:

1. Go to page 17, Section 7: How it works: Employee engagement.

2. Do the reading activities A and B.

3. Use the Answer key below to check.

4. Do activity C and make a note of your questions to discuss them in class.

Exercise A

1. C
2. E
3. A
4. D

Exercise B

1. Furthermore, employee engagement aids staff retention, ... (paragraph 1)
2. ... employees who are truly committed tend to find ways of innovating and driving the business forward, instead of just doing what’s expected of them. (paragraph 1); An engaged employee cares about the organization and its goals and wants to make a contribution. (paragraph 2)
3. None
4. None
5. To do this successfully, a company clearly
   needs managers who can empower employees to fulfil their potential, ... . (paragraph 5)

To continue our review of email writing, use this activity Formal or informal?.