Course outline
LEVEL 5
Course description
Level 5 Business English is a course for third year Bachelor students.
It includes five units. In this course, students expand their e-commerce
knowledge and develop their studying abilities to explore tricky aspects
such as : IT solutions, online marketing, online payments and online
security.
In addition to these units , a series of grammar consolidation exercises
and a list of research topics for class presentation are included.
Besides class work, there are homework activities and classroom
presentations as mini- projects assigned to encourage students to develop
communication abilities.
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Course outline
UNIT 1. IT in business
Lesson 1.
Section1.Reading comprehension: Read to learn about the main concepts related to the use
of IT in business and their implications.
Section2. Video-based listening comprehension .Listen to understand the use and importance
of IT in business for innovation
Lesson 2.
Section1 .Language focus: Review and practise using modals
Section 2. Writing : -use models to write emails to clients and suppliers. (order-request-
inquiry-thanking-complaint- apology -)
UNIT 2. Implementation of IT Solutions
Lesson 1.
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Section1 Reading comprehension: Read to understand the importance of system integration
for the success of e-commerce
Section2 Video-based listening comprehension. Listen to identify the features of a complete
IT solution for a small business.
Lesson 2.
Section1 Language Focus .Practise with adjective/adverb, verb/ noun derivation.
Section 2. Writing - make a professional profile of a company employee
UNIT 3. . Online Marketing
Lesson 1.
Section1 Reading comprehension . Read about online marketing strategies and understand
different pricing models in online marketing.
Section2 Video-based listening comprehension. Listen to learn about online forms of
advertising.
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Lesson 2.
Section1 Language focus : Review and use in context Past tenses: simple past, past
progressive, past perfect
Section 2. writing . -Write an advertising copy following models
UNIT 4. . Online Payments
Lesson 1.
Section1 Reading comprehension. Identify the different payment types in e-commerce.
Section2 Video-based listening comprehension. Listen and learn about the main players in
the process of an online payment
Lesson 2.
Section1. language focus. Practise with structures to express cause –effect relationships
Section 2. writing. Write a descriptive paragraph using information
provided
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UNIT 5. Online Security
Lesson 1.
Section1 Reading comprehension. Read about the main risks and understand the importance
of data security in online business.
Section2 . Video-based listening comprehension. Listen to identify and understand the main
security threats and online attacks .
Lesson 2.
Section1 . language focus. Countable and uncountable nouns
Section 2. writing. Write for a professional purpose ( reservation).