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Business English Listening – Boeing and Financial Engineering
In this listening comprehension lesson, you will listen to a broadcast by The Indicator From Plant Money (NPR). The podcast explores the history of Boeing and why today’s problems might come from a change in the company’s culture a couple of decades ago.
LVMH
The session focuses on LVMH, a leading luxury goods company known for brands like Louis Vuitton and Dior. Discussion includes the impact of luxury on society, consumer behavior, and LVMH’s recent financial challenges amidst declining demand from Chinese consumers. Key themes are luxury branding, market trends, and investor insights.
C1-Level Reading. The Impact of China’s Automotive Industry
This C1-level reading activity discusses the Chinese automotive industry's impact on the global car industry. The post includes some comprehension questions, a vocabulary-building task and discussion questions. These questions are designed for class discussion but...
Wind Farms In The UK B1.2 English Lesson
Wind farms in Britain became the primary source of electricity for the first time in the first three months of this year. This milestone was achieved with the activation of numerous new wind turbines, which generated 32.5% of the country's electricity. Gas-powered...
US Student Loan Forgiveness B2 Business English
Student Loans US Student Loan Forgiveness - Business English Lesson Reading and listening to business and economic news will help you move your business English to the B2 level and beyond. This level is the minimum requirement if you want to study business or...
Common English Pronunciation Mistakes -Part Two
Welcome to English for Business Studies and Economics episode seven, common pronunciation mistakes part two. In this episode, we're going to look at four pairs of words that sound similar but are subtly different. And people often mispronounce these. Interestingly,...
Long-form Listening Comprehension Exercise – The Advertising Industry
The Advertising Industry Long-form Listening Comprehension Exercise This week we have a long-form listening comprehension exercise. The aim of this exercise is to help students develop the notetaking skills they will need to follow lectures at an English speaking...
Common Pronunciation Mistakes
In this video, I examine some of the pronunciation mistakes I heard this week. These mistakes were made by German students, so they might not necessarily be the type of mistakes that you make. Nevertheless, I hope you find the video useful....
Cheap and cheaper
Cheap and cheaper: English level: A2 and higher Many students have a problem when using the terms price and cost with the word cheap. Using cheap or cheaper with price is incorrect. Using cheap with costs is not strictly wrong, but it sounds unpleasant to my ear. Here...
Podcast Listening Comprehension – Ad Tracking
In this podcast listening comprehension exercise, students will hear a program from the Wall Street Journal. The suggested level for this is CEFR English level B2.2 and above. This level corresponds to upper-intermediate or advanced English learner level. We would...
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