Topic Name Description
Page Useful Links Section

You can find useful web links related to learning English here.

Unit 1: Introduction Page Unit 1: Tutor greeting - Audio
File Navigation in the classroom - Video

Introductory video for the navigation in our classroom.

Page Course Content and Goals

Unit 1: Course Content and Goals

Page Course Task Types
Page Unit 1: Introduction

Unit 1: Introduction

Page Unit 1: Tasks of the Week

Unit 1: Tasks of the Week

Page Unit 1: Homework Tasks

Unit 1: Homework Tasks

Unit 2: E-Mail/Informal Writing Page Unit 2: Introduction

Unit 2: E-Mail/Informal Writing

Page Unit 2: Tasks of the Week

Unit 2: E-Mail/Informal Writing

 

Page Unit 2: Homework Tasks

Unit 2: E-Mail/Informal Writing

Activities & Resources - Introduction File Introduction to listening and note-taking skills - Handout

Use this handout for useful information about listening skills and note-taking.

Page Videos: Note-taking skills
File Vocabulary building - Handout

You can find useful information about vocabulary building here.

URL Top 10 Terms Project Managers Use

Watch the video provided by www.projectmanager.com. It gives a comprehensive overview of useful project management terms.

File General overview of formal and informal language use

This document outlines some of the indicators for formality or informality.

File Audio: Intro - What does international project management mean to you?

Mike, Stefan, Larissa, Rolf, Bill, Robert, Bob, Michael and Wolfgang all were asked what international project management means to them.

File Audio: General questions - English team
Page Video Task: Introduction to project management (by NOLSKAPE)

This task gives you a brief overview of the main topics within project management.

Activities & Resources - Communication Across Borders File Audio: Email - English team
File Vocabulary of an e-mail

This document outlines a variety of vocabulary used in e-mailing. The text covers both formal and informal vocabulary.

File Communication for virtual teams

This document describes advantages and disadvantages of various forms of communication within virtual teams.

File Use of modal verbs

This document provides a list and description of modal verbs.

URL What is an e-mail?

Watch this 5 minute description of issues in e-mailing people. Identify and discuss with the class in the forum, which points the speaker refers to that have been discussed elsewhere in this unit. 

URL Giving a great presentation - for project managers

Watch this video from ProjectManager.com and identify the aspects which are essential for a successful presentation. The video will be followed by a quiz.

File Presentation vocabulary

This document provides common vocabulary found in various stages of presentations.

File Audio: Presentations - Interview with Wolfgang Knöppel
File Audio: Presentations - English team
File Teleconferences and telephoning in international projects

This document provides useful information for successful teleconferences and telephone calls.

File Audio: Interview with a head of R&D and an engineer working in R&D

Interview with a head of R&D and an engineer working in R&D:

Dealing with challenges in teleconferences and phone calls

Directions:

Listen to the interview and take notes during the listening.

File Introduction of functional language for telephoning

This document describes formal and informal vocabulary used in many telephone settings.

File Introduction of functional language for teleconferences

This document provides common vocabulary found in various stages of a
teleconference call.

File Audio: Telephoning - Interview with English trainers and project participants
File Handout: Cause and effect vocabulary

Follow this link to find information about useful cause and effect vocabulary.

Page Listening task: British Council podcast - Teleconferences

Listen to part of a conference call organized by a company called Softcell Incorporated.