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Interactive Exercises for Students |General Business English Resources | Resources for Teachers
Interactive Exercises for Students
Business English--A great site for business students! It's hosted by English International. There are lots of interactive exercises, including grammar, reading, and vocabulary. There are also games (Hangman and Trivia) and a business English discussion list you can subscribe to.
Business Meetings (Michael Vallance)--"Business Meetings has been designed for students who wish to review English structures associated with business meetings." This activity is a fun way to practice some functional expressions. You could try visiting this page with a friend or classmate.
Listening: Hello. May I help you? (Randall S. Davis)--An easy listening comprehension quiz. It's about a telephone conversation. Requires Real Audio.
Listening: A Business Meeting (Randall S. Davis)--A difficult listening comprehension quiz. Requires Real Audio.
Listening: Guidelines for Safe Investing (Randall S. Davis)--A difficult listening comprehension quiz with video. Requires Real Audio.
General Business English Resources
BBC World Service - English Learning: Open for Business--Materials for students and teachers to supplement BBC broadcasts. "The Open For Business web site is based on a series of radio programmes broadcast by the BBC World Service... It combines interviews with successful African entrepreneurs and experts with a drama about Teresa, a young woman setting up her own business. Each unit is accompanied by a fact sheet which explains difficult business language in English and gives further business information." Intermediate and above.
Business Correspondence--Advice for ESL learners from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Dictionary of Business-Related Terms and Idioms--A sample dictionary of business-related terms and idioms, created for native speakers. This source provides sample sentences from business-related publications.
Business Help Page--Ruth Vilmi's great page of business links.
Journals & Magazines: Select@BRINT--This great resource provides links to hundreds of business magazines and journals.
WebEc--WWW Resources in Economics--A native speaker resource with lots of links to economics-related web sites.
Harvard Business School: Baker Library--HSB's homepage. Lots of information resources of interest to business students. Unfortunately, you need to be an alumni to access certain services. Nevertheless, it's worth a visit.
UC Berkeley: Thomas J. Long Business & Economics Library--Well, I couldn't put Harvard on this page and neglect my own alma mater. (I majored in English, though, not business.) You'll find some good business resources here, including on-line tutorials for accessing some serious business information. Go Bears!
Stanford GSB: Jackson Library--Okay, so long as we're at it, I may as well be fair to my brother. (He got his MBA from this illustrious institution.) Once again, adequate business resources and information.
International House Barcelona--Teacher Resources--Printable worksheets for teachers of business English.