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Welcome to BEST4Engineers,
your Business English Scenario Training for the engineering sector!This is an online course with no face-to-face interaction.
Even though we do not meet in person, you will find this course highly interactive.
During the six units of the two scenarios, you will practice the four skills of
reading, writing, listening, and speaking within an everday business context.Every week, you will start a new unit and receive new content and language input
with tasks to work on.Click here
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SCENARIO 1
A TECHNICAL VISIT
As you can see in the overview below, this first scenario consists of six units
and simulates several typical steps in arranging and making a technical visit.It includes an e-mail request and response, several phone calls and e-mails
concerning date and travel arrangements, small talk at a joint business dinner
as well as follow-up e-mails after the visit.For the main tasks in each unit, you can choose if you want to play either
the GUEST's or the HOST's role.
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You can start working on the first unit of scenario 1
on Monday, xx October 20xx.
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Unit 1.1
Addressing Requestsstarts 12 October 20xx
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In order to do your tasks in this unit, use the table on OPENING AND CLOSING PHRASES which you can
download here
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1. Introduction and Structuring E-mails (5 mins)
2. Using Opening & Closing Phrases (10 mins)
3. Writing E-mails Politely (10 mins)
You are writing an e-mail request to a new customer. Learn what to write.
After you have completed the preparatory exercises, attend to the main tasks of this unit.
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After you have finished watching the videos, return here to your moodle course
and choose either the GUEST’s role or the HOST’s role for your assignment.Then download your detailed instructions below and write or answer the e-mail request.
GUEST (Michael Frank): Download your instructions here
.HOST (John Bull): Download your instructions here
.After writing the e-mail, you should upload your text file.
To do so, use the following submission link.
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The assignment must be handed in
by Wednesday, xx April 20xx.
After this date, you will find the master solutions,
a video podcast, and a collection of relevant phrases here.
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SCENARIO 2
A SALES SITUATION
As you can see in the overview below, the second scenario also consists of six units.
It simulates several typical steps in an ordering procedure and includes
a product inquiry with responses containing professional advice,
a small talk situation at a trade fair, a quotation with subsequent order
as well as a customer complaint.For the main tasks in each unit, you can choose if you want to play either
the BUYER's or the SELLER's role.
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You can start working on the first unit of scenario 2
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SCHRIFTLICHE ABSCHLUSSKLAUSUR
Tag, Datum, Uhrzeit
Hochschule Aschaffenburg, Raum
