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Business Reading Comprehension Exercises Business English

Business reading comprehension exercises for business English classes and students. Each reading comprehension includes follow up quiz.
Business English - Happy Shareholders
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - Sales Terminology
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - Placing an Order
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - Funds Transfer and Deposits
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - Looking for a Bookkeeper
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - Discussing Ideas at a Meeting
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - Tomorrow's Meeting
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - WebVisions Conference
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - Hardware Deductions
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - How to Use an ATM
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - Directions to a Meeting
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - Putting Someone Through
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - Taking a Message
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Business English - Deliveries and Suppliers
Business English dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
English for Medical Purposes - Troubling Symptoms
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
English for Medical Purposes - Patient Details
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on Patient Details.
English for Medical Purposes - Helping a Patient
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on Helping a Patient.
English for Medical Purposes - Feeling Queasy
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on Feeling Queasy.
English for Medical Purposes - A Prescription
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on A Prescription.
English for Medical Purposes - Pain that Comes and Goes
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on Pain that Comes and Goes.
English for Medical Purposes - A Physical Examination
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on A Physical Examination.
English for Medical Purposes - Joint Pain
Intermediate level English for Medical Purposes dialogue with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice focusing on Joint Pain.
Hooking Up My Computer
Intermediate level English dialogue focusing on computer technology related vocabulary and present perfect, with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
New Home Theater System
English dialogue focusing on technology related vocabulary with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Reading Tips
Reading Tips for English language learners to help improve pronunciation, vocabulary, conversational skills, grammar and listening skills.
Taking an Order
Intermediate level English reading focusing on vocabulary used in restaurants with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
A Drink at the Bar
Intermediate level English reading comprehension focusing on vocabulary associated with working in a bar with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Cleaning Staff
Intermediate level English focusing on the service industry with follow up multiple choice questions for in-class use and reading comprehension practice.
Dialogue: The Presentation
Dialogue for roleplay with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on the present perfect.
Dialogue: What were you doing?
Dialogue for roleplay with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on the combined use of the past continuous and past simple.
Dialogue: What's in your office?
Dialogue for roleplay with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on the use have got, office vocabulary, the use of there is and there are.
Effective Presentation Tips
The business English reading comprehension focuses on making effective presentations. Key vocabulary and a follow-up quiz is included at the end of the reading selection.
Improve Reading Skills
This short description of four basic reading skills are aimed at improving reading skills and include skimming, scanning, intensive and extensive reading.
Understanding Newspaper Headlines
Newspaper headlines can be difficult to understand. This guide to newspaper headlines provides help on understanding common forms used in newspaper headlines.
Applying for a Job - Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension for lower intermediate level students focusing on matching a number of job advertisments to the appropriate applicants.
Check Cashing - Deposit Policies
Intermediate level business English reading comprehension with follow quiz concerning check cashing and deposit policies.
Comprehension Dialogues - Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
ESL Reading Comprehension Dialogues for Speaking and Reading Comprehension Practice - Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced level quizzes with target structures and language functions for speaking practice as well as follow-up comprehension quizzes.
Dialogue Reading Comprehension: Client Problems
This reading focuses on problems with an excellent client in a manufacturing company.
Financial Profile
Intermediate level business English reading comprehension with follow quiz concerning the financial profile of a computer company.
Financial Services
Intermediate level business English reading comprehension with follow quiz concerning a financial services company advertising its client services.
Reading Comprehension: A New Office
Beginner level reading comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on making offers and speaking about objects in an office.
Reading Comprehension: Telecommunication
Three intermediate level reading comprehension quizzes which focus on "Globalcall Communications". These reading comprehensions are rich in technological vocabulary and excellent practice for business English classes.
Reading Comprehension: The Meeting
Beginner level reading comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on times of the day and using the present continuous for future plans.
Sample Receipts Explained
Sample receipt with explanation of common symbols and expressions used on receipts for English learners.
Tourist Accomodation
Intermediate level reading comprehension that focuses on the tourism industry, in particular on vocabulary related to accomodations.

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