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In our series on confusing words, we focus on words that look very similar, but are very different. Can you use subsidiary and subsidy correctly? What about debate and discussion?

Making a telephone call in English is an important business skill. This exercise will help you to make those necessary business calls.

Brainstorming sessions are about generating new ideas. People should be encouraged to think differently about their areas of work and about the work of others. Learn some new expressions to get the session going!

In Skill Up! (3), our Small Talk section focuses on the language you will need for dining out. In this test, we look at a typical dialogue at the start of a business dinner.

This test is on idioms connected with problems. Do you know how to talk about an issue at work? Many people use idioms to make it easier to talk about problematic situations.

Surprise your colleagues — use South African English during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This language is unique. It uses  words from Afrikaans — which is similar to Dutch — as well as from the country’s many African languages.

Are you one of the lucky people to be doing business in South Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup? If you're not, you can still have fun doing our quiz on South African English. Do you know if our advice is true or false?

Some business English words are easily confused. We can help you to understand the differences — and to use them correctly in the future. 

There's no need to be confused! We focus here on words that you shouldn't confuse. Would you know when to use economic and when to use economical? Find out by doing our short exercise.

In business situations, you will often have to explain what you do in detail. We focus on verbs you can use to do this with confidence.