ID de réservation
18077389
Quand ?
20th August 2025
Horaire ?
09:30am - 10:00am
Notes
Business English Podcasts for professionals Relationship-building
We discussed the school holidays in France.
Business Situations: We explored how professionals build relationships through networking, meetings, and informal conversations.
Subject or Topic: The focus was on developing trust and rapport in business settings.
Language Functions: Bruno practiced introducing himself, asking polite questions, and showing interest in others.
Units: We worked with a British Council podcast episode and role-played realistic business scenarios.
Vocabulary:
Rapport: A friendly, harmonious connection between people, built through mutual understanding, respect, and good communication.
Trust: Confidence in someone's reliability, honesty, and integrity.
Networking: The process of creating and maintaining professional relationships to exchange information, support, and opportunities.
Mutual Interests: Shared goals, values, or hobbies that help people connect and collaborate more effectively.
Phrases / Expressions: Bruno learned expressions like “Let’s keep in touch” and “It’s great to meet you.”
Grammar: We reviewed present perfect for experience and modal verbs for polite requests.
Pronunciation: Bruno practiced intonation in polite questions and linking sounds for fluency.
Other: We discussed cultural differences in relationship-building across global business contexts.
Progress: Bruno showed growing confidence in initiating conversations and using new expressions.
Feedback: He’s improving in pronunciation and natural speech, and should keep practicing small talk.
Homework: Listen again to the podcast and write a short dialogue using five new expressions. I will send your a link to review in your own time.
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/business-english/business-magazine/agile-working
https://youtu.be/p1reZ75Dn8c?si=tFahhX9ouzCpEFd2