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Business English Discussion Questions
- 1.Describe your ideal work email. What makes an email professional and easy to read?
- 2.Have you ever had to deliver bad news at work — to a client, a colleague, or a manager? How did you handle it?
- 3.How do you make a polite request in English at work? Can you give an example of a formal and an informal version of the same request?
- 4.Think about meetings in your culture. Are they formal or informal? How does this compare to meeting culture in English-speaking countries?
- 5.Have you ever misunderstood something in a professional English context — or been misunderstood? What happened?
- 6.English uses many euphemisms in business. For example, 'let someone go' means 'fire them'. Can you think of other examples? Why do you think businesses use softer language?
- 7.How important is it to follow up after sending an email or making a request? What phrases can you use to follow up without sounding aggressive?
- 8.What business collocations do you find most useful in your work? Are there any collocations in your language that do NOT translate to English?
- 9.How do you report progress to your manager or team? What tenses and phrases do you use?
- 10.Have you ever had to disagree with a colleague or client in English? How did you express your disagreement politely?
- 11.In what situations would you use 'could you' instead of 'can you'? Why does the modal verb choice matter in business communication?
- 12.How has working remotely changed the way people communicate in English at work? What new phrases or challenges have appeared?
- 13.What do you think is the most important skill in business English — writing emails, speaking in meetings, giving presentations, or negotiating? Why?
- 14.How do you prepare before sending an important business email in English? Do you use any tools, templates, or strategies?
- 15.If you could give one piece of advice to someone who wants to improve their business English, what would it be?
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Professional English
Business English Discussion Questions
15 questions60 minutes
- 1.Describe your ideal work email. What makes an email professional and easy to read?
- 2.Have you ever had to deliver bad news at work — to a client, a colleague, or a manager? How did you handle it?
- 3.How do you make a polite request in English at work? Can you give an example of a formal and an informal version of the same request?
- 4.Think about meetings in your culture. Are they formal or informal? How does this compare to meeting culture in English-speaking countries?
- 5.Have you ever misunderstood something in a professional English context — or been misunderstood? What happened?
- 6.English uses many euphemisms in business. For example, 'let someone go' means 'fire them'. Can you think of other examples? Why do you think businesses use softer language?
- 7.How important is it to follow up after sending an email or making a request? What phrases can you use to follow up without sounding aggressive?
- 8.What business collocations do you find most useful in your work? Are there any collocations in your language that do NOT translate to English?
- 9.How do you report progress to your manager or team? What tenses and phrases do you use?
- 10.Have you ever had to disagree with a colleague or client in English? How did you express your disagreement politely?
- 11.In what situations would you use 'could you' instead of 'can you'? Why does the modal verb choice matter in business communication?
- 12.How has working remotely changed the way people communicate in English at work? What new phrases or challenges have appeared?
- 13.What do you think is the most important skill in business English — writing emails, speaking in meetings, giving presentations, or negotiating? Why?
- 14.How do you prepare before sending an important business email in English? Do you use any tools, templates, or strategies?
- 15.If you could give one piece of advice to someone who wants to improve their business English, what would it be?