Thank you for your interest in the Business English Conversation Course. This course is now full. Please email us if you would be interested in attending the Business Course in October. If we get 6 people interested we’ll start another one on Thursdays. Alternately you may be interested in our General English Conversation Course which starts at 3pm on September 20th.

Business English Conversation Course

About the Business English Conversation Course The focus of the course is to help you improve your Business English conversation and business communication skills in the Australian workplace. Adult English School’s Business English Conversation course is great for anyone who has intermediate to advanced English but has problems communicating in the workplace. Learn business expressions, idioms, slang, phrasal verbs, jargon and other conversation vocabulary and techniques. Learn about business writing in letters and emails. Explore telephone communication techniques and improve your mobile conversation skills. The business English conversation course not only includes business English expressions. We also include some tips on writing letters, emails and memos, using the computer and the internet, reading the newspaper and other business related subjects. The Business English Conversation Course consists of 20 modules given over 10 Tuesday evenings. The lessons are 2 hours each (including a short break in the middle) and help you to learn particular Business and office English in a friendly environment. You will be given a certificate of completion at the end of the course. Business English Conversation Course Lesson Plan Overview This timetable is a guide and the actual delivery may change slightly on the day, depending on how long it takes to get through each module Lesson 1 7/09 Lesson 6  12/10 Module 1 Meeting and greeting. Formal, informal and casual language Module 2 Pronunciation – schwa, syllable stress, Australian English differences. Discussion. Module 11 Advertising, selling, marketing and promotion language. Being a sales person. Cold calling. Module 12 Negotiation, networking, correcting pronunciation Lesson 2  14/09 Lesson 7  19/10 Module 3 Using the phone. Making and receiving calls. Voice projection. Module 4 Pronunciation – word stress, running words together, soft and hard sounds. Discussion Module 13 KPI Interview vocabulary and skills. Performance appraisals and meetings. Module 14 Telephone conferencing. Running a meeting. Prevarication. Importance of end consonants. Lesson 3  21/09 Lesson 8  26/10 Module 5 Giving presentations and public speaking 1. Different ways of presenting your presentation. Module 6 Phrasal verbs, idioms, ed sound. Discussion Module 15 Body language for better communication. Advice on the effect body odour has on communication. Module 16 Credit cards and accounting language. Pronunciation Lesson 4  28/09 Lesson 9  02/11 Module 7 Giving presentations and public speaking 2. Plus language for presenting graphs. Module 8 Shortened words in emails and txts. Polite language in emails. Communicating with IT support. Module 17 Managing and motivating staff. Delegating. Linking words and question tags. Module 18 Funny situations in the work place. Avoiding embarrassing situations. Office gossip language. Puns in memos and papers. Lesson 5  05/10 Lesson 10  09/11 Module 9 Getting a raise, promotion, losing your job. Finding another job. Interview techniques Module 10 Language used in resumes and cover letters. Collocations, Tautologies, contractions. Module 19 Review. Exercises encompassing the first 18 modules Module 20 Discussion plus short open-book test. Bring all your materials on this day! Certificate presented. We also discuss other issues. Classes are small. Most classes contain between 6 and 8 students so space is limited. Sounds great, doesn’t it!?! To register for the next course, please click here

We look forward to seeing you at the next lesson

If you would prefer to have a private English tutor instead, please visit our private English tutor page to find out more

Thank you for your interest in a fun and friendly conversational English course. Unfortunately the course is now full. The next course will be in late September 2010.

In the meantime you may be interested in having a private English tutor help you with your English. You can find out more about our tutors here

The next course starts on Monday 15th March and costs just $88 for 5 x 2 hour lessons. Not only that but if you register online for the course you can get 5 additional lessons free during the following week.

The course is run by Adult English School in their classroom in Sydney city. Suite 601, level 6, 250 Pitt Street Sydney. If you’d like to find out more you can email us – enquiries@australianenglishschool.com or visit our administration office – suite 807, level 8, 250 Pitt Street Sydney.

More information about the course below:

About the General English Conversation Course

• Learn casual English
• Learn idioms, slang, linking words and more
• Enjoy conversations with your classmates

Do you have problems with spoken English?
Is it difficult to understand people on the phone?
Have you had trouble recognising some expressions people use?

The General English Conversation Course explores many areas of spoken English including expressions and pronunciation. The course is presented in a fun, friendly environment with a main teacher and several trainee teachers on hand to help you learn quickly.

Be able to speak confidently with your classmates and your teacher in a relaxed atmosphere. Meet new people and make friends. Students are usually from all over the world.

Every lesson is different. Some of the things you’ll learn include:

• Conversational Australian English expressions
• Conversational Business English expressions
• Formal, informal and casual speaking
• Euphemisms, phrasal verbs, idioms, collocations and more.

We also look at

• The schwa sound
• Syllable Stress and word stress
• Common pronunciation mistakes
• Contractions, the ‘th’ sounds, and much more!

About the Trainee English Teachers from TEFL International

• Undergoing TESOL training – while you learn
• Must work hard to pass their assessment – so they’ll work hard for you!
• Lots of energy and enthusiasm!

Special Price! Normally $399.95. As we’re using trainee teachers the price is only $88.00. Trainee teachers include new information in addition to the standard course. The trainee teachers want you to succeed so, if there is something that you’d like them to do a lesson on, you can ask. They may prepare something for you for the second week!

Why it’s so cheap.
You get lessons with an English teacher in training. Sometimes you get 3 or more teachers at the same time! It’s a fun way to spend an afternoon! As a special offer you can get 5 bonus lessons absolutely free. The bonus lessons are specially written by the new TESOL trainees so there’s something different every time the course is run. The bonus lessons take place in the following week. To receive the 5 bonus lessons you must pay for your seat before Thursday March 11, 2010.

Overseen by TEFL International Sydney’s TESOL trainer Katrina Freno. She will be on hand to make sure that all the trainee teachers perform to the best of their ability and will give advice where necessary. She will teach the first lesson.

Sounds great, doesn’t it!?! To register for the next course, please click here

We look forward to seeing you at the next lesson

Are you working, or planning to work in Sydney? Do you have trouble understanding all the strange terms that people use in the office environment? Do you work in a cut throat industry where the bottom line is that if you’re not coining it in then heads will roll?

You need our Business English Conversation Course to get you up to speed on casual business English in the workplace.

This course is for intermediate to advanced students who find business expressions go over their heads. If you find that not understanding workplace lingo is preventing you from scaling the corporate ladder, this course is for you.

While business conversation is the focus, we do include other areas to help you get a more rounded feel for the ins and outs of workplace chatter.

This post refers to the course that started on the 2nd February. For more updated information, please visit our latest course page here

Sounds great doesn’t it!

You can register online here. Maximum 8 students in a class so space is limited.

We look forward to seeing you in the course.

Please visit our updated General English Conversation Course page here to find out more about our $88 course starting 15th February. Thank you.

Thank you for your interest in the January course. This course is now full and we’re taking registrations for a repeat of the course starting on February 15th at 4pm. If you’d like to register for the 15th February course you can do so here

The following information is for the January 18th course which is now full

The Intermediate General English Conversation Course is back! The next course starts on Monday 18th January and costs just $88 for 5 x 2 hour lessons. Not only that but if you register online for the course you can get 4 additional lessons free during the following week.

The course is run by Adult English School in their classroom in Sydney city. Suite 601, level 6, 250 Pitt Street Sydney. If you’d like to find out more you can email us – enquiries@australianenglishschool.com or visit our administration office – suite 807, level 8, 250 Pitt Street Sydney.

More information about the course below:

About the General English Conversation Course

• Learn casual English
• Learn idioms, slang, linking words and more
• Enjoy conversations with your classmates

Do you have problems with spoken English?
Is it difficult to understand people on the phone?
Have you had trouble recognising some expressions people use?

The General English Conversation Course explores many areas of spoken English including expressions and pronunciation. The course is presented in a fun, friendly environment with a main teacher and several trainee teachers on hand to help you learn quickly.

Be able to speak confidently with your classmates and your teacher in a relaxed atmosphere. Meet new people and make friends. Students are usually from all over the world.

Every lesson is different. Some of the things you’ll learn include:

• Conversational Australian English expressions
• Conversational Business English expressions
• Formal, informal and casual speaking
• Euphemisms, phrasal verbs, idioms, collocations and more.

We also look at

• The schwa sound
• Syllable Stress and word stress
• Common pronunciation mistakes
• Contractions, the ‘th’ sounds, and much more!

About the Trainee English Teachers from TEFL International

• Undergoing TESOL training – while you learn
• Must work hard to pass their assessment – so they’ll work hard for you!
• Lots of energy and enthusiasm!

Special Price! Normally $399.95. As we’re using trainee teachers the price is only $88.00. Trainee teachers include new information in addition to the standard course. The trainee teachers want you to succeed so, if there is something that you’d like them to do a lesson on, you can ask. They may prepare something for you for the second week!

Why it’s so cheap.
You get lessons with an English teacher in training. Sometimes you get 3 or more teachers at the same time! It’s a fun way to spend an afternoon! As a special offer you can get 4 bonus lessons absolutely free. The bonus lessons are specially written by the new TESOL trainees so there’s something different every time the course is run. The bonus lessons take place in the following week. To receive the 4 bonus lessons you must pay for your seat before Friday January 15, 2010.

Overseen by TEFL International Sydney’s TESOL trainer Katrina Freno. She will be on hand to make sure that all the trainee teachers perform to the best of their ability and will give advice where necessary. She will teach the first lesson.

Sounds great, doesn’t it!?! To register for the next course, please click here

We look forward to seeing you at the next lesson

Welcome to “Australian English School” in Sydney, Australia

In Sydney, we’re known as Adult English School

Learn Real English!

Short courses and private tuition with a focus on improving spoken English
We can also help you improve your IELTS skills

Please watch our introductory video to find out more about us and how to contact us.
Thank you.

If you would like private English lessons in the heart of Sydney, contact us at:
enquiries@australianenglishschool.com to find out more.