Free Business English Resources for Non-Native Professionals
Use English more confidently in meetings, emails and everyday situations at work.
Choose a free guide, quiz or tool below. Each resource helps with a specific situation you may face when you work in English.
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25 English Phrases for Work
Sometimes you need to ask for clarification, give an update, disagree, raise a concern or explain a delay. Finding the right words quickly can be difficult when English is not your first language.
This free guide gives you 25 natural phrases for common situations at work, with examples and clear notes on when to use them.
Free PDF · 37 pages
How to Answer Unexpected Questions at Work
Someone asks you a question you weren’t expecting. You may know the answer but need a moment to put it into English. You may need to check a figure or confirm a detail before you reply.
Get 8 natural phrases for unexpected questions, so you can respond clearly even when you need time to think, check a figure or confirm the answer.
Free PDF · 1 page · 8 phrases
Find the Phrase You Need for Your Meeting
You have meetings in English and want to prepare a few phrases before the meeting starts, especially for the moments you find difficult.
Choose one meeting situation at a time, such as interrupting, disagreeing or asking for clarification. The interactive tool gives you two phrases to practise before your next meeting.
Free interactive tool
Check how you would handle common situations in English at work
Choose a short test and see which answers sound natural, clear and professional.
Test Your Meeting English
What would you say if you needed to interrupt, disagree, ask someone to explain something or give yourself more time to think?
Answer 8 questions based on real meeting situations and see how strong your meeting English is.
Free · 8 questions · About 2 minutes
Email Tone Checker
Writing an email in English can be difficult when you are not sure how your message will sound to the other person. It may sound too direct, too formal or more apologetic than you intended.
Take the short Email Tone Checker and see how you handle tone in common work email situations.
Free · About 4 minutes
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Start with 25 English Phrases for Work. It gives you useful English for meetings, emails, delays, problems and other common situations at work.
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