🧾 What is Business English?

Business English is a form of English used in professional and workplace settings. It focuses on the vocabulary, expressions, and communication styles needed in business situations like meetings, negotiations, presentations, emails, and formal reports.

✴️ Key Features:

• Formal Tone: Polite, respectful, and professional language.

• Specific Vocabulary: Words like revenue, deadline, client, proposal, etc.

• Clear Communication: Direct and effective writing/speaking to avoid confusion.

• Cultural Awareness: Understanding how business is done across cultures.

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✅ Where Business English is Used:

• Writing professional emails and reports

• Attending or leading meetings

• Phone or video calls with clients or teams

• Job interviews and presentations

• Negotiating deals or contracts

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📌 Example Comparison:

🎯 Why Learn Business English?

• Improves career opportunities

• Boosts confidence in professional settings

• Helps you work with international clients or teams

• Makes communication more polished and effective

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Here’s a 30-day Business English Learning Routine designed to build your skills step by step—covering vocabulary, speaking, writing, and listening. Each day takes about 20–40 minutes and includes short tasks.

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✅ 30-Day Business English Learning Plan

📌 Bonus Tips:

• Keep a Business English Journal.

• Use tools like Grammarly, Google Translate (for checking meaning), and YouGlish for pronunciation.

• Practice 5–10 minutes speaking or writing daily.

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📅 Day 1: Introduction to Business English

🎯 Goal:

• Understand what Business English is.

• Learn 10 commonly used business terms.

• Practice pronunciation and usage.

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✅ 1. What is Business English?

Definition:
Business English is a specialized form of English used in professional environments—like offices, meetings, negotiations, emails, and presentations.

Key Features:

• Formal and polite tone

• Industry-specific vocabulary

• Clear and concise communication

▶️ Watch (5–7 mins):
YouTube: What is Business English? (BBC Learning English)

Listen carefully and note down 3 points about how it differs from everyday English.

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✅ 2. Learn These 10 Common Business Words

👉 Write 5 original sentences using any of these words.
👉 Say each word aloud and repeat the example sentence for pronunciation.

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📅 Day 2: Formal vs Informal English (Business Context)

🎯 Goal:

Understand the difference between formal and informal English in professional communication—especially in emails and conversations.

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✅ 1. Why It Matters in Business

In the workplace, your tone should be respectful, polite, and clear. Formal English is used when speaking with:

• Clients
• Managers
• New colleagues
• Official documents or reports

Informal English is okay for casual chats with close coworkers.

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✅ 2. Examples: Formal vs Informal Sentences

Informal	Formal
Can you send me the file?	Could you please send me the file?
I need this now.	I would appreciate it if you could send it at your earliest convenience.
What do you want?	May I ask what you require?
Sorry, I can’t come.	I’m afraid I won’t be able to attend.
Thanks a lot.	Thank you very much.

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✅ 3. Task: Rewrite Informal Sentences

Rewrite the following informal sentences into formal ones:

1. I can’t make it to the meeting.
2. Send me the report.
3. Got your email.
4. Can we meet tomorrow?
5. I don’t agree.

✍️ Write your answers in your notebook or blog.

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✅ 4. Bonus Video (Optional):

▶️ Formal and Informal English – Oxford Online English

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📅 Day 3: Business Vocabulary – Meetings

🎯 Goal:

Learn 10 essential English words and phrases used in business meetings, and practice using them correctly.

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✅ 1. Key Vocabulary for Meetings

Word/Phrase	Meaning	Example Sentence
Agenda	A list of topics for the meeting	Let’s start with the first item on the agenda.
Minutes	Written record of what happened in the meeting	Could you please take the minutes today?
Chairperson	The person who leads the meeting	The chairperson welcomed everyone.
Brainstorm	To generate ideas quickly	Let’s brainstorm ideas for the new product.
Motion	A formal suggestion in a meeting	I’d like to put forward a motion to extend the deadline.
Consensus	General agreement	We reached a consensus on the proposal.
Action item	A task assigned during the meeting	My action item is to prepare the presentation.
Adjourn	To end the meeting	The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 PM.
Follow-up	Action or discussion after the meeting	Let’s schedule a follow-up next week.
Quorum	Minimum number of people needed to hold a valid meeting	We can’t start; we don’t have a quorum yet.

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✅ 2. Practice Task

Write short sentences using any 5 words from the list above.

Example:
✔️ We need to reach a consensus before we proceed.
✔️ The agenda includes three main topics.

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✅ 3. Bonus Speaking Practice

Try saying these sentences aloud. Focus on clarity and pronunciation.
You can also record your voice and compare with native speakers on YouGlish.

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✅ 4. Optional Video Resource

▶️ Business English Vocabulary: Meetings

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