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You can now view the December 2006 issue of Workplace English Training E-Magazine.

In our business speaking section this month we're focusing on telephone skills. The topics include requesting information and speaking to the boss.

Don't forget that each of the speaking topics is accompanied by a podcast audio lesson. The lessons are very language-focused and will help you to grasp the main points covered in each speaking topic. It's a good idea to print out the podcast lesson transcripts and read them before you start listening. Also try to find a quiet place and practice saying aloud the phrases you hear in the lessons until you're happy with your intonation and pronunciation.

In the writing skills section our main topic is about using vertical lists in your business documents. It's easy to create a list but have you ever considered whether your list is 'parallel'? In other words, are all the items in the list of the same grammatical form? If you follow a few basic rules, you'll soon be creating grammatically-perfect vertical lists.

Our first reading article concerns how Chinese tourists in Hong Kong are being forced to shop in order to generate sufficient commission for the tour guides and travel companies. Recently, a tour group from China was abandoned for not spending enough money! This led to widespread negative publicity for Hong Kong's tourist industry. Our second article asks whether we're in the middle of a new dotcom boom after the recent acquisitions of Skype, MySpace and YouTube by some of the big Internet players. Both articles will test your listening and include lots of useful vocabulary.

We encourage you to email us with any feedback you have about Workplace English Training E-Magazine. It's through your feedback that we continue to improve your learning experience.

Best regards

Tania Roberts
Editor
Workplace English Training E-Magazine

About

03 Jan 2015

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Workplace English Training E-Platform was launched in 2005 by the same team that published “The Language Key” printed magazine between 1994 and 2005. The same management team has been in place since 1994.

Production Team

Workplace English Training E-Platform is produced by a highly professional and experienced team of writers and technical experts spread across the world from Hong Kong, China, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.

The E-Platform

Workplace English Training E-Platform is an online business English training resource for non-native speakers of English who want to develop and improve their business English. The E-Platform provides continuous yet flexible learning at any time from any location.

The E-Platform is available by corporate and individual subscription. With a corporate subscription, all company staff within a given location can access the content of the site.

Content

Workplace English Training E-Platform contains a comprehensive archive of business English lessons accessible through a content management system. Content can be accessed directly from the Learning Centre. Content can also be quickly found through the keyword search or the content database. In summary, the site includes:

  • Business English Level Check
  • Archive of level-based business speaking, writing, grammar,  vocabulary and reading lessons with interactive exercises including audio and video
  • My Learning Path module (users can select what they need to study according to level or topic area and save a Learning Path under their sub-account).
  • My Courses module (users can select a level-based business speaking or writing course or a more specialized business speaking or writing course and save the course under their sub-account).
  • Database of sample business documents
  • 2600+ Downloadable Training Resources
  • Workplace English podcast lessons (audio lessons)
  • Business word/phrase of the day
  • Business English tip of the week
  • Student Helpline (users can post questions about English to the helpline and one of WETE’s English experts will post a reply).

Contact Us / Free Trial

If you have any questions or would like a free trial of WETE for your company (maximum 15 days), please feel free to contact us.

 

Student Helpline Mobile App

03 Jan 2015

Business English Helpline (Student Helpline) is a bulletin board where users can post questions about workplace English for our experts to answer. Users are encouraged to get involved in board discussions. Our experts will try to answer all questions within 24 hours.

Business English Helpline app is available free of charge. However, only members of Workplace English Training E-Platform (WETE) may post questions to the board. Guests may view all postings but cannot post questions or get involved in board discussions.

To access Business English Helpline from your PC or laptop, go here:

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NOTE FOR ANDROID USERS:
Your device may not allow installation of non-market app. You can enable it by following the instructions here.

 

Individual Subscriptions

30 Nov 2011

You can purchase individual student and teacher subscriptions for periods of 1, 2 and 5 years, and teacher + multiple student subscriptions lasting 2 years.

Student subscriptions include access to the Student’s Area of the website only. Teacher subscriptions include access to both Teacher’s Area and the Student’s Area of the website. Teacher subscriptions are priced slightly higher than student subscriptions.

Student Subscriptions (1, 2 and 5 years)

  • Full access to the Student’s Area including the Learning Centre, Courses Module and Learning Paths Module for a period of 1, 2, or 5 years depending on your selected subscription period.
  • The Learning Centre includes 100s of business English lessons with interactive exercises including audio and video, 120 issues of ‘The Language Key’ magazine, 1000s of model business documents.
  • Unlimited access to the Student’s Helpline.
  • 500 free business document templates from Business in a Box.
  • Unlimited technical support.

Teacher Subscriptions (1, 2 and 5 years)

  • Full access to the Teacher’s Area, including the 2,600+ resources in the business English resource repository.
  • Unlimited access to the Teacher’s Forum
  • 100 resource downloads from the Teacher’s Area (afterwards gaining 4 additional download points for every successful upload)
  • Free use of all teaching resources in lessons, courses, etc.
  • Full access to the Student’s Area including the Learning Centre, Courses Module and Learning Paths Module for a period of 1, 2, or 5 years depending on your selected subscription period.
  • The Learning Centre includes 100s of business English lessons with interactive exercises including audio and video, 120 issues of ‘The Language Key’ magazine, 1000s of model business documents.
  • The content of the Teacher’s Area replicates the learning content available in the Student’s Area, although in a downloadable and editable format.
  • Unlimited technical support.

Teacher + Student Subscriptions (2 years)

  • Includes all the above for each subscription type
  • Allows teachers to supplement face-to-face lessons with online work

 

NOTE: if you have a discount coupon code, type the code into the appropriate box in the subscription form.

Once your subscription payment has been processed, we will email you the login details to access the member’s area.

 

LEARNING MAP - Secretaries & Personal Assistants

04 Feb 2008

SECRETARIES & PERSONAL ASSISTANTS 

Business Telephone Skills

  • Dealing with Persistent Callers [ more... ]
  • Making Business Appointments [ more... ]
  • Passing on Messages [ more... ]                                                               
  • Using Standard Telephone Phrases [ more... ]

 

Business Speaking Skills

  • Handling Difficult Requests [ more... ]
  • Saying 'No' in the Right Way [ more... ]

 

Business Speaking Functions

  • Making Polite Requests [ more... ]
  • Giving Advice and Making Suggestions [ more... ]
  • Accepting and Refusing Business Invitations [ more... ]

 

Customer Service Skills

  • Dealing with Angry Customers   [ more... ]
  • Customer Service by Telephone [ more... ]
  • Handling Difficult Requests [ more... ]

 

Business Writing Skills

  • Business Letter Layout and Organisation [ more... ]
  • Business Letter Writing Basics / Letters of Enquiry/Requests + Replies [ more... ]
  • Using Standard Expressions in Business Correspondence [ more... ]
  • Using Standard Expressions for Ending Correspondence [ more... ]
  • Starting and Finishing Business Letters, Emails and Memos [ more... ]
  • Business Writing Punctuation Rules [ more... ]

 

 
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