vocabulary building

Multiple meanings

There are many words that we use in business which have both a general meaning and a business English meaning. Do you know both meanings of these words?

Green words in business

Did you know you could use your "green" vocabulary to talk about business activities, as well as talking about green lifestyles?

Personal banking

Here are some more ideas on using Skill Up! (2) in the classroom for vocabulary-building exercises.

Skill Up! in the classroom and online

Here are some more ideas on using Skill Up! in the classroom and online.

Top Ten Wise Words

You can’t avoid the top ten lists at this time of year. These are my favourite Wise Words that I focused on in 2009. Try to learn them — they’re bound to be useful in 2010, too.

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The production process is an important part of many businesses. Make sure you know how to talk about the different aspects. We look at words that collocate with the word production in this exercise.

Compound crimes

Computer crime is not only a topical subject, it’s also a compound noun – two words used together to describe one thing. We test your knowledge of some compound nouns.

Understanding the newspaper headlines

Newspaper headlines are often puzzling — even to native speakers. In this exercise, you'll learn words that are typically used in business headlines. If you can rearrange the letters in red to create the missing words you won't find the headlines so puzzling anymore.

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Credit combinations

It's not easy to get credit these days, but we can show you how to use this word in different types of Wortpaare. In this exercise, you choose the best combination.

word partnerships

Do you have a goal?

What happens if you find a word on our website that hasn’t been glossed, and you don't know its meaning? You can look it up in a dictionary. Using a dictionary isn’t exactly new, but there are now new types of dictionaries available online that make language learning more fun — and interactive.

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