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Did You Know? The word 'shire' means something which has been shorn off, or separated. The district of Gloucester was shorn off from the great territory of the Mercians, and became Gloucestershire. |
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Did You Know? The nickname 'Unready' is derived from the word 'un-raed' which meant 'lack of council' or 'ill-advised'. It seems that 'King Ethelred the Unready' was either easily persuaded or made bad decisions, or both! |
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Did You Know? Mercia was originally an Anglo-Saxon kingdom centred on the valley of the River Trent in what is now the Midlands. By 1007 it was a province of Saxon England. |
Business English Courses
English is the most popular language on earth with well over one billion speakers. However, only one third of them actually have English as their mother tongue, which means that nearly seven-hundred million people choose English as their second language.
Why? Really, there are several reasons. To begin with, English is the most popular language on the planet, and the second most popular, Mandarin Chinese, is mostly relegated to one country. By comparison, English is the official recognised language of over 50 sovereign nations.
Another reason that people choose to learn English is to give them greater flexibility and more opportunities when it comes to their careers. Few would dispute the assertion that English is the language of business. And if you want to succeed in overseas commerce and trade then you must master Business English Courses .
One of the best things about English courses and programs of study is that they can be found just about anywhere, even online. In fact, it takes only a matter of minutes for an interested student to sign up for an online course.
While online courses work for some people, most still prefer to learn the old-fashioned way – in a classroom with a teacher. For these students there are English language schools that are available in almost any large or even medium-sized city. Some of the most popular classes at these schools include: Commercial English, Legal English, Financial English, and general Business English.
