Everyday Business English

The English that work actually uses — email, phone, meetings, requests.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Where workplace English differs from school English
2. 1.2 Formal, neutral and informal registers
3. 1.3 The vocabulary that comes up everywhere
4. 1.4 Confidence when working in a second language
1. 2.1 Opening and closing an email
2. 2.2 Making a request politely
3. 2.3 Replying, confirming and following up
4. 2.4 The standard phrases, and when each fits
1. 3.1 Answering, and introducing yourself
2. 3.2 Asking someone to repeat or slow down
3. 3.3 Taking and leaving a message
4. 3.4 Coping with a bad line
1. 4.1 Following fast speech in a meeting
2. 4.2 Interrupting and joining in politely
3. 4.3 Agreeing, disagreeing and suggesting
4. 4.4 Checking that you understood correctly
1. 5.1 Small talk that is not awkward
2. 5.2 Greeting visitors and clients
3. 5.3 Apologising, and explaining a delay
4. 5.4 Giving and following instructions
1. 6.1 The tenses used most at work
2. 6.2 Articles, prepositions and countable nouns
3. 6.3 Modal verbs, and how they soften a request
4. 6.4 Word order and question forms
1. 7.1 Reading documents efficiently
2. 7.2 Writing a short report or update
3. 7.3 Filling in forms accurately
4. 7.4 Proofreading your own English
1. 8.1 Pronunciation, and being understood
2. 8.2 Building vocabulary in your own field
3. 8.3 Practising outside the classroom
4. 8.4 Making mistakes without losing confidence

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Job-ready from the first module Everything here is a task you will actually be asked to do at work, not theory you will never use.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.