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  • Logo BEST4Engineers Logo Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern

     

    • 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 PDF logo to download the course syllabus
      with submission dates for your main tasks.

       

    • FORUMS

    • This is where your teacher posts announcements for you.

       

    • Here you can post any questions relating to the content of the course.


  • 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.
     
    Contents of Scenario 1


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    You can start working on the first unit of scenario 1
    on Monday, xx October 20xx.

  • Icon Mail Unit 1.1
    Addressing Requests
    starts 12 October 20xx
    ends 21 October 20xx

     

    • 1 Master Your Phrases

    • In order to do your tasks in this unit, use the table on OPENING AND CLOSING PHRASES which you can
      download here PDF Logo.


      Open the following file and 
      work through the following three lessons to do your PREPARATORY EXERCISES.

    • 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.



    • 2 Write / Answer an E-mail Request

      Watch the following video on the main tasks in this unit.


       
       

    • 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 PDF Logo.

      HOST (John Bull): Download your instructions here PDF Logo.


      After writing the e-mail, you should upload your text file.

      To do so, use the following submission link.

    • Icon Reminder The assignment must be handed in
      by Wednesday, xx April 20xx.

      Icon Reminder After this date, you will find the master solutions,
      a video podcast, and a collection of relevant phrases here.
    • 3 Review this Unit

  • Icon Call Unit 1.2
    Exchanging Contact Details
    starts 19 October 20xx
    ends 28 October 20xx

     

  • Icons Call and Mail Unit 1.3
    Fixing Appointments
    starts 26 October 20xx
    ends 4 November 20xx

     

  • Icons Mail and Call Unit 1.4
    Rescheduling Appointments
    starts 2 November 20xx
    ends 11 November 20xx

     

  • Icon Small Talk Unit 1.5
    Enjoying Dinner Talk
    starts 9 November 20xx
    ends 18 November 20xx

     

  • Icon Mail Unit 1.6
    Expressing Appreciation
    starts 16 November 20xx
    ends 25 November 20xx

     


  • SCENARIO 2

    A SALES SITUATION




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    You can start working on the first unit of scenario 2
    on Monday, xy November 20xx.

  • Icon Mail Unit 2.1
    Finding Suitable Equipment
    starts 30 November 20xx
    ends 9 December 20xx

     

  • Icon Mail Unit 2.2
    Talking Numbers
    starts 7 December 20xx
    ends 16 December 20xx

     

  • Icon Small Talk Unit 2.3
    Visiting Trade Fairs
    starts 14 December 20xx
    ends 23 December 20xx

     

  • Icon Mail Unit 2.4
    Offering and Ordering
    starts 21 December 20xx
    ends 13 January 20xx

     

  • Icon Mail Unit 2.5
    Handling Complaints
    starts 11 January 20xx
    ends 20 January 20xx

     

  • Icon Call Unit 2.6
    Solving Problems
    starts 18 January 20xx
    ends 27 January 20xx

     

  • SCHRIFTLICHE ABSCHLUSSKLAUSUR

    Tag, Datum, Uhrzeit

    Hochschule Aschaffenburg, Raum

     

    • Die schriftliche Abschlussklausur findet am
      Samstag, den xx.xx.20xx (xx bis xx Uhr) 
      an der Hochschule Aschaffenburg
      (Gebäude ..., Raum ...) statt.

      Ein kurzes Merkblatt zur Klausur finden Sie hier PDF Logo.

      Eine Anfahrtsbeschreibung finden Sie hier PDF Logo,
      einen Lageplan des Zentralcampus hier PDF Logo.