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Business English Vocabulary for English for Special Purposes

Business English vocabulary reference lists for advertising, banking and stocks, bookkeeping and financial administration, business and commercial letters, human resources, insturance, legal, logistics, marketing, production and manufacturing and sales and aquisitions.
Collocation Examples
Examples and worksheets focusing on key collocation for English learners in various TESOL settings, as well as for self-study. Each sheet includes a number of collocation examples.
Collocations with Money
Collocations used with the noun money including an example sentence for each strong collocation pair.
ENG - What does ENG mean?
A short reference article discussing the current usage of the language code eng
EN - What does EN mean?
A short reference article discussing the current usage of the language code en
Sales and Aquisitions English Glossary
Sales and Aquisitions English Glossary - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
Production and Manufacturing English Glossary
Production and Manufacturing English Glossary - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
English for Marketing Glossary
Marketing Glossary - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
Logistics Management English Glossary
Logistics Management English Glossary - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
Legal English Glossary
Law - Legal English Glossary - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
Insurance Industry English Glossary
Insurance Industry English Glossary - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
Human Resources English Glossary
Human Resources English Glossary - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
Book Keeping and Financial Administration Glossary
Book Keeping and Financial Administration Glossary - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
Writing Business Letters
Writing Business Letters - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
Banking and Stocks Glossary
Banking and Stocks Glossary - English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
Advertising
Advertising glossary- English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary
Banking and Business Abbreviations
Handy interactive tool to look up meanings of abbreviations often used in business correspondence. By your About.com ESL guide.
Emphatic Expressions - Strong Collocations
A guide to strong collocating emphatic expressions used in formal written and spoken English for English learners and ESL classes.
Idiom and Expression Resources
Idiom learning and teaching resources including quizzes, reference sheets, idiom themes for the ESL classroom.
Improve Your Vocabulary
A guide to a number of methods to help you improve your vocabulary.
Customer Service - Dealing with Complaints
Key vocabulary and phrases for customer service representatives dealing with customer complaints for English as a Second Language learners.
Driver Education - DMV - Key Vocabulary
Many ESL speakers and learners are required to take driver education courses to obtain their driver license from the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles). Study these key words to help you or your classes better understand driving manuals and driver education courses.
Job Interview Vocabulary
This final section provides a list of appropriate vocabulary for use in your cover lover, resume and during the interview. The focus is on using verbs to express responsibilities and tasks performed and adjectives for describing your skills.
Leading a Meeting
Appropriate phrases and vocabulary used when leading a meeting: From opening the meeting, to introducing participants, introducing new items, setting the date for the next meeting and more.
Linguarama Business English Magazine
A truly fantastic English zine that focuses on business English. Quizzes, reading, specific business vocabulary and much more.
Participating in a Meeting
Appropriate language used to actively participate in business meetings. Language includes useful language for expressing your point of view, making objections, asking for opinions and more.
Phrasal Verbs: MONEY
A look at the most common phrasal verbs used in speaking about one of the world's favorite subjects: MONEY
Vocabulary Building Books
A guide to top vocabulary building books to help you improve and expand your English vocabulary skills.

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