Business English for levels B2-C1
September 2023
✦ 4 weeks English crash course in a group of 2/3
✦ for architects who want to sound good in English
✦ to build business vocabulary and confidence for communication with a potential client/employer
✦ for architects who want to sound good in English
✦ to build business vocabulary and confidence for communication with a potential client/employer
Confident communication with client
Course plan
Week 01
Identifying mistakes
CONTENT
1. Identifying mistakes via initial self-introduction.
2. Analysing mistakes and correcting them together.
3. Identifying red flags that scare away potential clients or employers.
4. Learning expressions that build trust.
RESULT
✦ After the first two sessions, you will know what NOT to say to potential clients or employers.
1. Identifying mistakes via initial self-introduction.
2. Analysing mistakes and correcting them together.
3. Identifying red flags that scare away potential clients or employers.
4. Learning expressions that build trust.
RESULT
✦ After the first two sessions, you will know what NOT to say to potential clients or employers.
Week 02
Building up confidence
CONTENT
1. Apply new knowledge in the first role games to start building the confidence.
2. Learning technics and business expressions to sound more professional.
3. Describing your career path and achievements in a job interview.
RESULT
✦ By the end of the week, you will be confident to describe your career path and general achievements.
1. Apply new knowledge in the first role games to start building the confidence.
2. Learning technics and business expressions to sound more professional.
3. Describing your career path and achievements in a job interview.
RESULT
✦ By the end of the week, you will be confident to describe your career path and general achievements.
Week 03
Learning technical vocabulary
CONTENT
1. Focusing on the technical issues and design methods.
2. Learning essential vocabulary about building elements and design stages to have a conversation about construction projects.
3. Practising describing your past or current projects and coordination issues.
RESULT
✦ By end of this week, you will be able to talk about the most common construction methods and design solutions.
1. Focusing on the technical issues and design methods.
2. Learning essential vocabulary about building elements and design stages to have a conversation about construction projects.
3. Practising describing your past or current projects and coordination issues.
RESULT
✦ By end of this week, you will be able to talk about the most common construction methods and design solutions.
Week 04
Practice, practice, practice
CONTENT
1. Applying new vocabulary in the series of role games and simulations of real-life situations.
2. Practising presentation of projects from your portfolio.
3. Answering questions that can potential clients or employers ask after the presentation.
4. Getting further individual recommendations and technics for self-study.
RESULT
✦ You will be ready to have a conversation with a potential client or employer and make outstanding first impression.
1. Applying new vocabulary in the series of role games and simulations of real-life situations.
2. Practising presentation of projects from your portfolio.
3. Answering questions that can potential clients or employers ask after the presentation.
4. Getting further individual recommendations and technics for self-study.
RESULT
✦ You will be ready to have a conversation with a potential client or employer and make outstanding first impression.
Course objectives
WEEK 1
Identifying mistakes and red flags in Business communication
Correcting essential errors in speech and self-presentations.
Correcting essential errors in speech and self-presentations.
WEEK 2
Building up the confidence by learning tips on successful business communication and practice via role games and first short presentation training.
In parallel, widening vocabulary about design solutions from the actual projects from students.
In parallel, widening vocabulary about design solutions from the actual projects from students.
WEEK 3
Building up business vocabulary used in construction and design.
Continue widening technical vocabulary when describing the project and design.
Continue gaining more confidence through presenting design solutions to your peers.
Continue widening technical vocabulary when describing the project and design.
Continue gaining more confidence through presenting design solutions to your peers.
WEEK 4
The final week is dedicated to giving design presentations and playing role games simulating dialogues with potential clients/project architects.
This week you apply all the knowledge obtained in the previous three weeks to make sure that you are ready to face your boss, client or annoying colleague.
This week you apply all the knowledge obtained in the previous three weeks to make sure that you are ready to face your boss, client or annoying colleague.
- IrynaProject architect • Russia/TurkeyMy goal during this course was to speak and write more confidently and professionally while working and job searching. Anastasia is an architect and teacher opened to dialogue and can explain all the terminology with attention to detail.
Now I'm comfortable discussing design and architecture. Our lessons were held in a positive atmosphere without fear of making mistakes. - AdrianaInterior architect • MexicoI like to practice my speaking and to be able to talk about architectural topics. This is why I paid attention to Anastasia's courses initially. I can chat with someone in English, but I struggle a lot to express my ideas or communicate because of the lack of proper vocabulary when it comes to architectural topics.
I can find a way to convey my thoughts to other English professors. But I know that the vocabulary I'm using is not how we (architects) call certain things and that it may be a "proper" way to say certain things.
Now I feel more confident about speaking about architectural topics as I've learned new vocab. Also, with Anastasia's help, I've detected some mistakes that don't make me sound confident. - PriscilaProject architect • SpainI found Anastasia months ago searching on Instagram, and then I started following her stories. What I found most interesting is how she explains complicated things simply. It helps to learn new things while you are on this app.
Now I am taking a private coaching programme, and thanks to that, my initial stress after first meeting with a British client about the private house is gone!
Course creator
ANASTASIA DENISOVA
@English4Architects
✦ TEFL Certificate (Spain)
✦ BA Architecture (Russia)
✦ MA Urban Design (United Kingdom)
✦ 3 years of teaching English as a second language (Spain)
✦ 10 years of working as an architect and project coordinator (Russia/United Kingdom)
✦ BA Architecture (Russia)
✦ MA Urban Design (United Kingdom)
✦ 3 years of teaching English as a second language (Spain)
✦ 10 years of working as an architect and project coordinator (Russia/United Kingdom)
Course tutor and curator
DIANA TSVETKOVA
@Salite_Parachute
✦ Communications expert with 15 years of experience
✦ Focus on Business English, speaking classes, and professional language.
✦ Worked in international companies (Alcatel-Lucent, Kapsch, etc.)
✦ Lived and worked in China for 2 years.
✦ Focus on Business English, speaking classes, and professional language.
✦ Worked in international companies (Alcatel-Lucent, Kapsch, etc.)
✦ Lived and worked in China for 2 years.
Frequently asked questions
The price of one session is within the market prices in Spain, even though the content is custom and has not analogous.
Education is an investment. I offer you a unique opportunity to upgrade your language skills and confidence in the context of a highly demanding and very technical industry. Communication skills can be hardly undervalued when an architectural project is a team effort of various specialists and stakeholders.
Education is an investment. I offer you a unique opportunity to upgrade your language skills and confidence in the context of a highly demanding and very technical industry. Communication skills can be hardly undervalued when an architectural project is a team effort of various specialists and stakeholders.
Group sessions are 1 hour long. There is a maximum of three students to ensure that everyone will have a chance to practice speaking and I will be able to give my feedback and recommendations.
Lessons are provided online via Google meet. This platform doesn't require any additional software installation on your computer, which makes it easy to use.
Prior to every scheduled call, you will receive an invitation email with a link.
In this email, there will be all details about the date and time of the call, which were agreed upon in advance.
Prior to every scheduled call, you will receive an invitation email with a link.
In this email, there will be all details about the date and time of the call, which were agreed upon in advance.
There are two options for the time (CEST - Central European Summer Time):
TBD
Please check against your time zone. In Europe, there are 3 time zones in total.
Ireland, The UK and Portugal - GMT/UTC
Central and Western Europe - CEST
Eastern Europe - EET
TBD
Please check against your time zone. In Europe, there are 3 time zones in total.
Ireland, The UK and Portugal - GMT/UTC
Central and Western Europe - CEST
Eastern Europe - EET
Our lessons are interactive and focused on the architectural profession. You will be able to learn the concrete meanings of terms and expressions related to construction, design and business at the same time.
I follow the latest teaching and coaching techniques so you will not forget the vocabulary after completing the course and, moreover, will start using it without mistakes during the course.
I follow the latest teaching and coaching techniques so you will not forget the vocabulary after completing the course and, moreover, will start using it without mistakes during the course.
Before every session, you will receive an email with tasks in order to revise information from the previous lesson and prepare for the next one.
In addition to that, after every session, every student will get a file with notes which I will be making during the call. I will be writing these notes based on the discussions covered in each lesson.
In addition to that, after every session, every student will get a file with notes which I will be making during the call. I will be writing these notes based on the discussions covered in each lesson.
Yes, you will have tasks for self-preparation (to watch a video or read short text) in order to be ready to use tips and vocabulary in the next session. That way the sessions will be most efficient and productive.
The aim of giving you a task beforehand is to start practising new knowledge through role games and presentations. So by the end of the course, you will be confident that you can face the client and communicate in English.
The aim of giving you a task beforehand is to start practising new knowledge through role games and presentations. So by the end of the course, you will be confident that you can face the client and communicate in English.
The full price of the Crush course is paid before the first session.
The platform that proceeds a transaction is PayPal, which guarantees its safety.
The platform that proceeds a transaction is PayPal, which guarantees its safety.
Provided that you will be completing all the homework tasks, and actively practising during the sessions, by the end of the course you will be able to have a conversation with the potential client and will significantly increase your chances to secure a project.
You will be able to make a great first impression on the potential client or a colleague by confidently explaining your work and design methods.
You will be able to make a great first impression on the potential client or a colleague by confidently explaining your work and design methods.
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