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ArticleBusiness News Lessons: Artificial or human intelligence: Which will drive future innovation?
June 2020: In this lesson, available at two levels, students research an innovative area of technology and present its current state and possible future development.
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Business News Lessons: Will we be eating meat-free burgers?
May 2020: In this lesson, available at two levels, students discuss starting a new business and how to market its product or products.
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Business News Lessons: The changing image of Goldman Sachs
April 2020: In this lesson, available at two levels, students will read a business article and learn or revise some business collocations.
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Business News Lessons: Debate skills for women in the workplace
March 2020: In this lesson, available at two levels, students will read a business article and look at the language necessary to understand and talk about the article.
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Business News Lessons: How a sabbatical can benefit you — and your employer
February 2020: In this lesson, available at two levels, students read an authentic article from the Financial Times and look at the language associated with the benefits of taking time off work.
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Business Spotlight: Your plan for 2020
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, offers 20 tips that can help everybody further their career.
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Business Spotlight: Manna from heaven?
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about quantitative easing (QE) and what effects it could or might have on individuals and industry.
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Business News Lessons: Gig economy app seeks to balance workers and employers
January 2020: In this lesson, available at two levels, students read an authentic article from the Financial Times and look at the language necessary to understand and talk about recruitment, technology, law and trade unions.
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Business Spotlight: How to deal with imposter syndrome
This lesson based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about the psychological phenomenon of imposter syndrome and how it can affect people in their work.
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Business News Lessons: How start-ups have used Instagram to build $1bn businesses
December 2019: In this lesson, available at two levels, students read an authentic article from the Financial Times and learn language associated with marketing, advertising and social media marketing.
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Business Spotlight: Communication to arrange communication is now normal
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about how our ways of communicating have changed over the past few years, as a result of electronic communication.
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Business News Lessons: Smaller car groups face battle for survival
November 2019: In this lesson, available at two levels, students read an authentic article from the Financial Times about how smaller car companies may struggle to adapt to industry changes.
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Management questions
A group or pairwork activity to think of advice for basic business problems.
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Make a decision
A groupwork speaking activity to decide on a course of action in various business situations.
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Jobs, salaries, cars
A pairwork speaking activity to exchange information with a partner about a group of managers.
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In the office
A pairwork speaking activity to describe the location of furniture in an office.
