Activity 1
Assessing One’s Needs in Business English

Task: The students will tick the areas provided on the board by the instructor that they see as very significant to advance their grasp or command in business English.
_____ Reading skills for business purposes
_____ Vocabulary
_____ Grammar and syntax
_____ Writing skills
_____ Graphics and technical aids
_____ Practical applications of the language in varied business contexts
Correspondence
Telecommunications
Conferences, business meetings
Other public address situations
Activity 2
Writing about One’s Purpose for Studying Business English
Task: In a brief paragraph (5 – 15 sentences), the students will write about the topic: “Why you see your own need to study Business English.” They will use separate paper for this and will submit to the instructor.
Activity 3
Let’s Fill This Out!
Task: The students will complete the list of subject areas by writing the keywords on the spaces provided.
1. Reading and __________ (understanding what we read)
2. Vocabulary (building our data of __________ we know and can use correctly)
3. Grammar and __________ (the art and science of fitting the words of a language together so as to enhance both spoken conversation and written correspondence by ensuring that the
__________ for that language have been correctly followed).
4. Practical __________ of the language in a variety of __________ situationscorrespondence, reports, telecommunications, public-address situations, etc.
5. The use of __________ aids to enhance the written words and to make more concrete oral mode of presentation through graphics, statistics, etc.

Activity 4
Needs Analysis
Task: The students will reflect on the list of subject areas for Business Communication along side with their skills, talents, difficulties, and problems. They will label a number on the blank provided