ID de réservation
18530242
Quand ?
13th November 2025
Horaire ?
11:00am - 12:00pm
Notes
JOB TITLE: Management controller
BUSINESS SITUATIONS: Jean-Marie needs English for work as he deals with international clients. Usually in more in writing (emails), as he deals with clients globally and there is often a time difference. Jean-Marie wants to feel more comfortable speaking English fluently. Learning English is important to him, both from a professional and personal perspective. He would like to live in London for a year or more. Level B1. Jean-Marie enjoys Travelling, hiking especially in the mountains and walking for exercise.
SUBJECT OR TOPIC: Introductions and Common Expressions
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS: Idioms, common expressions in business English
UNITS: Completed intro and LH common expressions parts 1&2.
VOCABULARY:
Unpredictable
Proposed ideas
Potential ideas
PHRASES / EXPRESSIONS:
(to put on a ) brave face
Talking fast or talking quickly (instead of talking quick)
Bridging the gap
Make people feel welcome / to welcome people
cut your losses
think outside the box
start off on the right foot
keep someone on their toes
go back to square one
bring something to the table
get the ball rolling
hit the nail on the head
GRAMMAR:
present simple & continious
PRONUNCIATION:
Rules - ˈruːlz
OTHER: Continue with common expressions next lesson
PROGRESS: N/A (first class)
FEEDBACK: Good flowing conversation, good pronunciation
HOMEWORK: write about a time when you’ve had to do one of the following:
* Think outside of the box
* Cut your losses
* Go back to square one