ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONALS

WHY ENGLISH BECAME OUR

UNIVERSAL LANGAUGE?
Prepared by: Kristelle Lou S. Combater, LPT, MAEd
 WHY ENGLISH BECAME OUR
UNIVERSAL LANGAUGE?
• Hollywooding Away!
• Bussiness and English are Partner in Crime
• Talk and Sing in English
• Books, books!
• Simplicity is Bliss
• English is the Jack of all Trades
• Versatility is Key
• Internet Wins
• English is a Funny Language
• Its Official!
Why is English Important to You?
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO
LEARN ENGLISH?
• Practice Makes Perfect
• Internet Could be Your Go- to Buddy
• Music Heals and Hepls!
• To Err is Human
• Until the Next Speedbreaker
• Books are your Best Friend
• Read Aloud
 ENGLISH AS OUR UNIVERSAL
LANGAUGE: THE PROS AND THE CONS
PROS
• Unites the World
• Eases Communication
• Allows People to Engage and Share in Art and Science
• It is Simple to Learn
CONS
• Affects Local Languages
• Sometimes Difficult to Pronounce
• It Hinders Cultures
 VARIETIES OF WRITTEN AND SPOKEN
ENGLISH
AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH VS. AMERICAN ENGLISH
VS. BRITISH ENGLISH
PRONUNCIATION

• AMERICAN- Clear /r/ sound

• AUSTRALIAN/BRITISH- Lose /r/ sound in the last syllable

AMERICAN AUTSRALIA
N/BRITISH

Water
Vapor
Slippers
Morning
smarter
VOCABULARY
• (USA) candies
• (UK) sweets
• (AU) lollies
SPELLING
GRAMMAR
BUSSINESS ENGLISH
WHAT IS BUSINESS ENGLISH?
• Business English is the type of English used in business contexts, such as international trade, commerce, finance,
insurance, banking, and many office settings

• CLARITY IN BUSINESS WRITING

• SHORT, DIRECT VOCABULARY
• Avoid using the ff:
• Cliches: Ex. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure
• Proverbs: The early bird gets the worm.
• Idioms: He hit a home run with that project!
• Phrasal verbs: (“blow up”)
• Long verbs: (“utlize”)

SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE, GRAMMAR

Tips ti Improve your Business English
• SET REALISTIC GOAL
• IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE LANAGUGE
• SIGN UP FOR CLASSESS
• PRACTICE,PRACTICE, PRACTICE
• ENJOY THE PROCESS
Formal and informal English
• Formal English is used in “serious” texts and situations — for example, in official documents, books,
news reports, articles, business letters or official speeches. Informal English is used in everyday
conversations and in personal letters.

• FORMAL ENGLISH
As the price of five dollars was reasonable, I decided to make the purchase without further thought.

• INFORMAL; ENGLISH
It was, like, five bucks, so I was like “okay”.
FORMAL ENGLISH
Differences between formal and informal
Used in official, literary, academic, etc. content
English
Typically used in careful, edited writing
Sentences are longer and more complicated,
“Toyota’s US sales bounced back in March as substantial
discounts helped to win back customers who had been shaken Did you see Toyota’s sales figures? Looks like the discounts
by the firm’s mass safety recalls”
The standard of correctness is higher
A huge number of words and phrases are used mainly in
formal English
nevertheless, to disclose, to constitute, to undertake,
daunting, impervious, anew, truly, solace, to
Many (but not all) phrasal verbs are avoided.
INFORMAL ENGLISH
used in everyday, personal conversations.
Typically used in “improvised” speech
Sentences are simpler and shorter,
have actually worked.
huge number of words and phrases are used mainly in
informal English.
Example: dude, freaking, uhhuh, nope (= no), to puke, trashy,
grownup, awesome, to chill out, stuff, hard-up, to tick
somebody off, to sell like crazy.
FOUND OUT INSTEAD OF DISCOVER
GOT AWAY INSTAED OF ESCAPE