Calgary Study Vacation is for employees or students who require intermediate and advanced Business English.
The Business English study vacation program is designed to provide training in Calgary, Canada and is also offered to companies, groups or private students.
Calgary Study Vacation Business English includes business theory and business vocabulary: formal business English and informal business idioms and expressions, business conversations including formal introductions, inquiries, discussions, negotiations, informal business conversations, business specialties economics, finance, accounting, marketing, sales, advertising, communications, logistics, production, manufacturing, transportation, packaging and environmental practices.
Business training includes presentation skills, report writing, public speaking, letter writing, business presentations, sales presentations, product introductions, writing press releases, writing public relations articles, power point presentations, creating web pages, creating and updating blogs and internet research.
Canadian American British cultural awareness and office protocol are also included in the classroom sessions. Field trips help students get used to business life and business situations in the English speaking workplace.
Teaching materials are about 20% Market Leader business audio and video vocabulary from business cases, about 40% from trade magazines, business correspondence and industry periodicals, about 20% from daily business newspapers, and about 20% from skills text books which includes communications, writing, and business skill specialties.
Business topics will last one week. Students can study business English vocabulary for economics, finance, accounting, marketing, sales, advertising, communications, logistics, production, manufacturing, transportation, packaging and environmental practices.
Groups are given free English language skill level assessments.
Students can study 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks or up to 14 weeks. The programs is designed to be 25 hours each week with extra field trips and class meetings.
Please use the registration forms for inquiries or registrations - the link is below.
Globe & Mail Report on Business
The most authoritative news from the world of business featuring articles from The Globe and Mail, breaking news coverage, national news, international news, sports, weather, Report on Business.
Market Leader Textbooks
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The course book provides the main part of the teaching material, divided into topic-based units. The topics have been chosen following research among teachers to establish which are the areas of widest possible interest to the majority of their business English students.
The Course Book provides input in reading, speaking and listening, with guidance for writing tasks. Every unit contains vocabulary development activities and review of essential English grammar. There is a focus on key business functions, and each unit ends with a case study enabling students to practise language they have worked on during the unit.
A typical unit consists of the following sections:
Starting up
Students have the opportunity to think about the unit topic and to exchange ideas and opinions with each other and with the teacher. There is a variety of stimulating activities such as answering quiz questions, reflecting on difficult decisions, prioritizing options and completing charts. Throughout, students are encouraged to draw upon their life and business experience.
Vocabulary
Essential business vocabulary is presented and practiced through a wide variety of creative and engaging exercises. Students learn new words, phrases and collocations, and are given tasks which help to activate the vocabulary they already know or have just learnt. A Vocabulary File at the end of the book gives students the opportunity to revise core vocabulary from the Course Book units under topic headings. There is further vocabulary practice in the Practice File.
Discussion
There are a number of discussion activities which are designed to build up students confidence in expressing their views in English and to improve their fluency. Discussion topics include: ‘Talk about your favourite brands’, ‘Rank a list of unethical activities’ and ‘Discuss the importance of cultural awareness in business’ (Market Leader Intermediate) among many others.
Reading
Students read new articles from the Financial Times and other business sources. They develop their reading skills and acquire essential business vocabulary. The texts provide a context for language work and discussion later on in the unit.
Listening
The authentic listening texts are based on interviews with business people and experts in their field. Students develop listening skills such as prediction, listening for specific information, and note-taking.
Language Review
These sections develop students’ awareness of the language problems common to their level of English. They focus on accuracy and knowledge of key areas of grammar. Students can use the Grammar reference at the end of the Course Book and there is further practice in the Practice File and in the Business Grammar and Usage book.
Communication Skills
This section helps learners to develop their communication skills in the key business areas of presentations, meetings, negotiations, telephoning and social English. Each section contains a Useful Language box which provides students with the support and phrases they need to carry out the business tasks in the regular role play activities.
Case study
The Market Leader case studies are linked to the business topics of each unit. They are based on realistic business problems or situations and encourage students to use the language and communication skills they have developed while working through each unit. They give students plenty of opportunities to practise speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in realistic contexts. Each case study ends with a follow-up writing task. These tasks reflect the real world of business correspondence and will also help those students preparing for Business English exams. A full writing section is provided in the Market Leader Practice File.
Review units
Each review unit is designed to recycle and revise material covered in the preceding Course Book units.
Practice File
This gives extra practice in the areas of grammar and vocabulary, together with a complete section in business writing. In each unit students work with text models and useful language, then do a writing task to consolidate the learning. The practice File provides regular self study pronunciation work (with an audio CD and exercises), and a valuable Business English survival language section.
Audio materials
All the listening activities from the Course Book (interviews with business practitioners) and the Practice File (pronunciation exercises) are available on cassettes and audio CDs, depending on users' preference.
Test File
A free Test Master CD ROM provides an entry test, some progress tests and an exit test, which reviews the work done throughout the course.
Video
The Market Leader Videos offer students the opportunity to see the Business English they have been studying presented in real context, and the situations and characters in the films also enable them to gain an insight into business issues and working relationships. Each video is accompanied by a set of photocopiable worksheets and a transcript.
Calgary Attractions and Events
Calgary is located on the banks of the Bow River near Alberta's majestic Rocky Mountains. Calgary, Alberta attractions, include the Calgary Stampede, Glenbow Museum, Calgary Tower, Canada Olympic Park, Calgary Zoo, Heritage Park Historical Village, Spaceport, Aero Space Museum, Calaway Park, and Fort Calgary.
The Calgary Stampede is Calgary's best-known visitor attraction. The Calgary Stampede is often referred to as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth" features a large parade and world-class rodeo and draws more than a million visitors each year. Stampede Park also features a midway, a grandstand stage spectacular, lots of free entertainment, and interesting Western and Cowboy displays.
The Calgary Glenbow Museum boasts over a million artifacts and some 28,000 works of art in its vast collections and is one of the largest museums in Canada. The Glenbow Museum continues their commitment to preserve western heritage while simultaneously providing visitors with a glimpse of the world beyond. Museum exhibits feature Native culture, Western settlement, early farming, and the oil industry. Art exhibits on the second floor with a research library located on the 6th floor.
Canada's largest historical village "Heritage Park" invites you to step back in time and experience Western Canada during 1864-1914. Ride a horse drawn wagon, sail on the SS Moyie, experience the early thrills of an antique midway or ride the powerful steam train. Visit the Alberta Bakery or the Old Fashioned Candy store to enjoy the treats! The staff are happy to explain the challenges and hardships faced by the Canadian pioneers who helped settle Western Canada.
Calgary SpacePort is a unique education and entertainment facility focusing on space and aeronautics. The Calgary SpacePort features the latest computer, simulation and communications technology, hands-on exhibits and displays. SpacePort features a soaring aluminum prototype of NASA's space shuttle orbiter, interactive displays from the Canadian Space Agency, flight and motion simulators, a moon rock exhibit and many more exciting interactive space and aviation adventures. Calgary SpacePort is open 9 AM to 9 PM every day and admission is free.
Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden and Prehistoric Park houses over a thousand animals, including several rare and endangered species. The Prehistoric Park exhibits 22 life-size models. The outdoor botanical gardens showcase a variety of annuals, cactuses, and rainforest plants.
Canada Olympic Park is the site of 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games events including: bobsleigh, luge, ski jumping, freestyle skiing. Guided bus tours and 90-metre ski jump tower elevations available daily. Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum features bobsleigh and ski-jump simulators.
Fort Calgary Historic Park is the historical site of the 1875 North West Mounted Police fort. Fort Calgary Historic Park at the merge of the Bow and Elbow Rivers has an interpretive centre, with ongoing excavation and reconstruction of the original fort. Fort Calgary is where the settlement of Calgary began. Displays in the interpretive centre cover the life of Natives, early pioneers, and the North West Mounted Police, Canada's world-renowned Mounties, who arrived in 1875 to establish law and order.
Calaway Park is Western Canada's largest outdoor family amusement park, with 23 rides. You can also catch a live rainbow trout or play a round of mini-golf. Musical productions are presented daily by the resident entertainment troupe, "Calaway Live". It also has an RV park, campground for travelers and beautiful view of the Rockies.
Calgary Tower was built as a centennial project in 1967. The Calgary Tower is a navigation "center" of the city and stands 191 metres (626 ft) high and provides a 360-degree view of Calgary and Rocky Mountains to the west of the city.
The Calgary Science Centre brings science to life with hands-on exhibits and unique demonstrations. The Discovery Dome is one of the best multimedia theaters in North America, with shows and wide-screen films throughout the year.
The Calgary Aero Space Museum features 58 aircraft including:
World War One - Sopwith Triplane; World War Two - Avro Lancaster Mk X, Hawker Hurricane MK IIB - Pending Restoration, de Havilland DH 98 Mosquito PR35 - Pending Restoration, de Havilland Tiger Moth Avro Anson Mk II, Cessna T50 "Crane" - Pending Restoration, North American "Harvard", Taylorcraft "Auster" Mark VII, Post World War II Military, Avro CF-100 "Canuck" Mk III, de Havilland DH 100 Vampire F Mk. III, McDonnell Douglas CF-101B Voodoo, and
F86 Sabre.
Other Calgary Aero Space Museum exhibits include Civil aircraft engines and film.
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