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Training courses

Have you ever attended any training course?

What kind of skills for your future job are you learning at the moment in your place of study?

What kind of life/professional skills do your studies not provide you with?

AData warehouse, n. – a large amount of data which comes from different parts of a business and which is stored togetherImplement, v. – to make something start to happen or be usedAttend,v. – to be present at an event

BComplete, v. – to finish making or doing somethingTake advantage of – o make use of something well; to make use of an opportunityRefresher course, n. – a short period of training to improve your skills or to teach you about new ideas and developments in your jobProve, v. – to use facts, evidence, etc. to show that something is true

Reading, pg. 108C

Financial statement, n. – a printed record of money paid, received, etc.

Balance sheet, n. – a written statement showing the amount of money and property that a company has and listing what has been received and paid out

D

Emotional intelligence, n. – the ability to understand your emotions and those of other people and to behave appropriately in different situations

Assess, v. – to make a judgement about the nature or quality of somebody/something

Impact, n. – the powerful effect that something has on somebody/something

Suite, n. – a set of rooms, especially in a hotel

Convenience, n. – the quality of being useful, easy or suitable for somebody

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www.coursera.org

MOOC (massive open online course)

1000 courses119 institutions

13.026.242 users

How long does the course last?

How many hours a week does it take, on average?

What is the official language of the course?

About the courseCourse SyllabusRecommended BackgroundCourse Format

I Opening phrase

A Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss Smith,

B Dear Sir(s)/Madam(s),

II Saying why you are writing

I am writing to book a course ...

I would like to ...

III Giving details (e.g. How many members of staff you want to book for; Dates you prefer etc)

To be precise, I would like to ...

We are interested in booking for ...

We would be available to start on (April 19th) ...

IV Requesting a booking form

Would you please send us a booking form?

We would like you to send us ...

It would be great if you could send us ...

Writing n e-mail to book a course

V Asking for the fee

Could you tell us what the fee would be?

I wanted to ask about the fee ...

We would be grateful if we could get a corporate rate.

VI Positive ending remark

We are looking forward to (-ing)...

We wish you all the best...

We hope you will...

VII Closing phrase

A Yours sincerely,

B Yours faithfully,

Best regards,

Thank you for listening!