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BULATS preparation - English

Course description

BULATS stands for the Business Language Testing Service.
The test is carefully designed to be suitable for a wide range of people at work – technicians,
secretaries or managers, in banking, in education or in manufacturing, in administration, research or marketing. It does not require any previous business experience, and so it is also suitable for students who may need to use the foreign language in the future.What topics and situations are covered?
1. The office, general business environment and routine

Arranging appointments/meetings
Planning future events and tasks
Asking for and giving permission
Giving and receiving instructions
Predicting and describing future possibilities
Asking for and giving opinions
Agreeing and disagreeing
Making, accepting and rejecting suggestions
Expressing needs and wants
Discussing problems
Making recommendations
Justifying decisions and past actions
Entertainment of clients, free time, relationships with colleagues and clients
Discussing interests and leisure activities
Inviting, accepting and refusing offers and invitations
Thanking and expressing appreciation
Apologising and accepting apologies
2. Travel
Making enquiries, reservations, requests and complaints
3. Health
Health and safety rules in the workplace
Leisure activities, interests and sports
4. Buying and selling
Understanding and discussing prices and delivery dates, offers and agreements
5. Products and services
Asking for and giving information about a product or service
Making comparisons, expressing opinions, preferences, etc.
Making and receiving complaints
Results and achievements
Descriptions and explanations of company performance and results, trends, events and changes
6. Other topic areas
A number of other topics in areas of general interest, such as food and drink, education (training, courses), consumer goods, shopping and prices, politics and current events, places, weather, etc. may be included.