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1 Business English intermediate BE4, LCCI level 2

1.1 UNIT 1 - YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Did you have any unpleasant experiences when you first fulfilled your duties?
• Your professional career so far
• The compromise between your professional and personal interests

1.2 UNIT 2 - ORAL EXAMINATION SAMPLES

• Wages & salaries
• Night & day shopping
• Use of cars

1.3 UNIT 3 - ORAL EXAMINATION SAMPLES

• The importance of the internet in business
• The promotion of tourism in your country
• Health & safety at work, college or school

1.4 UNIT 4 - ORAL EXAMINATION SAMPLES

• Problems in developing countries - the need for aid & trade
• Money & the traveller
• The importance of travel to the individual

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2 Business English upper intermediate BE5 (LCCI3)

2.1 UNIT 1 - A NEW POLISH MARKET

• Poland's economic transition
• Why is teamwork encouraged in your company?
• Changing consumer habits

2.2 UNIT 2 - YOUR EXPERIENCE OF COMPUTERS

• Are you satisfied with your work environment?
• Business applications of Information Technology
• The growing role of computers in today's society

2.3 UNIT 3 - ORAL EXAMINATION SAMPLES

• Employer / employee relationship - staff appraisal
• Ownership of public transport in your country
• The internet

2.4 UNIT 4 - ORAL EXAMINATION SAMPLES

• Professional skills required in the business world
• Personal qualities expected in the business world
• The qualifications, skills, and personal qualities required for employment in the travel & tourism industry

2.5 UNIT 5 - INSURANCE ISSUES

• Shy penetration of the Polish insurance market
• General description of whole life assurance products
• Insurance products for business use

2.6 UNIT 6 - ORAL EXAMINATION SAMPLES

• Transport of goods
• Education for a career in business or commerce
  The value of newspapers

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3 Business English advanced BE6

3.1 UNIT 1 - RUNNING A BUSINESS

• Advantages & drawbacks of various workplaces
• Management styles
• Outline of a mobile phone company
• SWOT analysis of a telecommunication company

3.2 UNIT 2 - LEASING INTRICACIES

• Is the banking sector of Poland competitive?
• SWOT analysis of a leasing bank
• Outline of a bank's leasing subsidiary
• Impact of the car industry slowdown on a leasing bank

3.3 UNIT 3 - THE INSURANCE BUSINESS

• Outline of an insurance company's activities
• SWOT analysis of an insurance company
• General description of whole life assurance products
• Polish - English vocabulary sheet re. social security

3.4 UNIT 4 - THE BUILDING INDUSTRY

• SWOT analysis of a building company
• Environmental concerns in building projects
• New technologies available for the building industry
• Projected development of an exemplary urbanised capital

3.5 UNIT 5 - RETAIL TRADE

• The struggle to purchase land for green-field investment
• Privatisation & concentration of Polish retail trade
• Impact of foreign trade on Poland's retailers and buyers
• Transfer of real property rights for corporate ventures

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4 Conversational & Business English pre intermediate CBE3

4.1 UNIT 1 - HOME, SWEET HOME

• Describe your home town
• Give reasons why you like and dislike Paris
• Recommend some interesting places in Poland

4.2 UNIT 2 - HOPES & DESIRES

• Describe your favourite sport or entertainment
• Which country would you like to visit?
• Checking in a hotel

4.3 UNIT 3 - JOB DESCRIPTIONS

• Present & future duties of a secretary
• Curriculum Vitae of a doctor
• Portrait of a bookkeeper
• Interpersonal qualities of a personnel officer

4.4 UNIT 4 - JOB DESCRIPTIONS

• Portrait of an IT specialist
• Portrait of a commercial analyst
• Portrait of a sales director
• Portrait of a spokesperson

4.5 UNIT 5 - DAILY ROUTINE

• Difficulties to run a meeting
• Going out for business
• Threats of poor delivery

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5 Conversational English intermediate CE4

5.1 UNIT 1 - YOUR SURROUNDINGS

• Advantages & disadvantages of living in the countryside
• Your favourite or ideal means of transportation
• Housing in Poland

5.2 UNIT 2 - A SAFER LIFESTYLE?

• Is the crime rate in Poland worrying?
• Should everyone be able to carry a gun?
• Are you for or against capital punishment?

5.3 UNIT 3 - A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE?

• Should smoking in public places be prohibited?
• Are you keen on genetically modified food?
• Green issues in Poland

5.4 UNIT 4 - A BETTER LIFESTYLE?

• Is Polish education satisfying?
• Suggest positive & negative roles for television
• Racism & anti-Semitism in Poland

5.5 UNIT 5 - POLAND'S STEP-STONES

• Changes in the National Health Service
• Poland's turning points
• Advantages & threats of Poland's membership to the EU

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6 Conversational English upper intermediate CE5

6.1 UNIT 1 - WARMING UP

• People's approach to music
• The role of a radio station in improving people's approach to music
• The role of soap operas
• Sky diving through clouds at 3400m

6.2 UNIT 2 - A NEW SOCIETY

• The role of fairy tales in today's society
• The internet: a curse or a useful tool
• The role of businesses in improving world life conditions

6.3 UNIT 3 - HINTS OF A MELTING POT

• Foreigners in Poland
• Tourism in Poland
• Some elements of Polish culture, tradition & customs

6.4 UNIT 4 - NEW WORK CONDITIONS

• A good boss and his new team
• Attitude to work in Poland and other countries
• Corruption & professional ethics

6.5 UNIT 5 - SCORCHING SOCIAL TENSIONS

• The rate of inflation & costs of living in Poland
• Unemployment in Poland
• Minorities & tolerance

6.6 UNIT 6 - HOT ISSUES

• Are you for or against cloning?
• Globalisation: threat or chance?
• The new face of terrorism

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7 Conversational English advanced CE6

7.1 UNIT 1 - TODAY'S SOCIETY

• Music as the echo of cultural changes
• The sound of money
• Is marriage an obsolete institution?

7.2 UNIT 2 - A NEW POLISH ENVIRONMENT

• Changes in our daily lives
• Quo vadis Poland?
• Poland's position within the EU

7.3 UNIT 3 - THE SEARCH FOR SPIRITUAL VALUES

• Are you for or against euthanasia?
• Why should abortion be legalised in Poland?
• The role of religion in today's society

7.4 UNIT 4 - A BRAVE, NEW WORLD

• The North / South growing conflict
• Never-ending conflict in the middle east
• Threats of new technologies

7.5 UNIT 5 - IS GLOBALISATION AMERICAN?

• Do we need war to keep peace?
• Portrait of a cowboy with white gloves
• Do we want globalisation?

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8 Economics Level 5 Upper intermediate Conversations

8.1 UNIT 1 - GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES

• The role of the state
• Growing social discontentment - Unemployment issues
• Growing social discontentment - Health care
• Taxation

8.2 UNIT 2 - GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT

• How to become a civil servant
• Seminar in Greece
• How to pass a bill

8.3 UNIT 3 - MACRO ECONOMICS

• Agricultural issues
• New technologies
• Energy issues in Poland
• Transport issues

8.4 UNIT 4 - MICRO ECONOMICS

• How to improve the competitiveness of your firm?
• Competition between Polish & foreign trade
• Deluding forays of Polish share holders

8.5 UNIT 5 - SOCIAL ISSUES

• Demographic changes in Poland
• Changing consumer habits
• Do you think income tax in Poland is too high?
• Does corruption account for the damage of Polish society?

8.6 UNIT 6 - THE CAPITAL MARKET

• What is the capital market?
• Origin & development of the capital market in Poland
• Future of the Polish capital market

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9 Economics Level 7 Proficiency level Conversations

9.1 UNIT 1 - POLISH MACRO ECONOMICS

• The Republican heritage
• Privatisation in world trends of the economy
• The role of the services sector in Poland

9.2 UNIT 2 - POLISH MICRO ECONOMICS

• Legal forms of conducting businesses in Poland
• Is the banking sector in Poland competitive?
• Is Polish taxation a disincentive to the development of SMEs?

9.3 UNIT 3 - DEVELOPMENT PREREQUISITES

• Principles of subsidiarity
• Is democracy a prerequisite to a free market economy?
• How to reduce the balance of trade deficit?

9.4 UNIT 4 - MONETARY ISSUES

• History of the foreign currency market in Poland
• Why is reducing the trade of balance deficit relevant to EU membership needs?
• Monetary policy vs. fiscal policy

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10 Ecology oriented conversations - advanced

10.1 UNIT 1 - INTRODUCTION TO GREEN ISSUES

• Excusable causes of pollution in Poland & Western Europe
• Convenient ignorance?
• Town planning year 2222

10.2 UNIT 2 - ECO-FRIENDLY LIFESTYLE

• Growing concerns for a healthier lifestyle
• Are you keen on GM food?
• Projected development of an exemplary urbanised capital

10.3 UNIT 3 - STATE INTERVENTION

• Impediments to & opportunities of water protection
• Relevance of donations, grants and subsidies
• Poland's stance to climate convention & the Kyoto Protocol

10.4 UNIT 4 - ENERGY ISSUES

• Restructuring and privatisation of the energy sector
• Energy consumption & market
• Generating capacity & sectors of energy in Poland

10.5 UNIT 5 - URGE FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES

• Development of renewable energy sources
• Fuel switching
• Benefits of using bio-mass

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11 KSAP oral examination upper intermediate - advanced

11.1 UNIT 1 - A NEW SOCIETY

• Changes in our everyday lives
• The role of women in contemporary society
• New technologies in the workplace
• National identity in the area of globalisation

11.2 UNIT 2 - INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES

• Mass media in Poland
• Tourism in Poland
• Some elements of Polish culture, tradition & customs
• Roles and stereotypes in societal life

11.3 UNIT 3 - NEW WORK ENVIRONMENT

• A good boss and his new team
• Attitude to work in Poland and other countries
• The internet: curse or useful tool?
• Corruption & professional ethics

11.4 UNIT 4 - TEETHING SOCIAL TENSIONS

• The rate of inflation & costs of living in Poland
• Foreigners in Poland
• Minorities & tolerance

11.5 UNIT 5 - A NEW LIBERAL MARKET

• The current political situation in Poland
• Globalisation: threat or chance?
• Differences between Poland, W. European countries & US

11.6 UNIT 6 - RULING POLAND

• The Polish government
• Poland's administration system
• Problems faced by public administration

11.7 UNIT 7 - THE SCRAMBLE FOR POWER

• The main Polish political parties
• Poland's political system
• The Polish Parliament

11.8 UNIT 8 - PRINCIPLES OF SUBSIDIARITY

• Restructuring of the Polish administration
• The future of civil service
• The future of local government in Poland

11.9 UNIT 9 - BELOVED REFORMS

• The system of education in Poland - Reforms
• The health service
• The top three policy priorities for Poland's future

11.10 UNIT 10 - DILEMMAS

• Unemployment in Poland
• Poland's agriculture
• Transport & communications in Poland

11.11 UNIT 11 - GREEN AND RURAL LAG

• Ecological problems in Poland
• Problems faced by towns & villages in Poland

11.12 UNIT 12 - BOUND BY ALLIANCES

• The Polish community abroad & relations with Poland
• Poland & its neighbours
• Polish - American relations

11.13 UNIT 13 - NEW ALLIES

• Poland & the EU
• Poland & NATO
• Poland's foreign policy

11.14 UNIT 14 - ACRIMONIOUS DEBATES

• Charity & welfare
• The new face of terrorism
• War and peacekeeping 2002

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12 STANAG 2 Everyday English & Military Conversations

12.1 UNIT 1 - CHIT CHAT (option)

• Give reasons why you like and dislike Paris
• Which country would you like to visit?
• Describe your favourite sport or entertainment

12.2 UNIT 2 - SOCIAL ISSUES 1 / 2

• Is the crime rate in Poland worrying?
• Should everyone be able to carry a gun?
• Are you for or against capital punishment?

12.3 UNIT 3 - YOUR MILITARY EXPERIENCE

• Did you have any unpleasant experiences when you first joined up?
• Is the life of a Polish officer difficult?
• Why is sport encouraged in the army?

12.4 UNIT 4 - POLISH MILITARY ENVIRONMENT

• Is discipline in the army a necessity?
• Employment opportunities in the army
• Which in your opinion is better: a conscript or a professional army?

12.5 UNIT 5 - WOMEN IN THE POLISH ARMY

• Recruitment & employment of women
• Roles played by women in the Polish army today
• Opportunities for career development of women in the Armed Forces

12.6 UNIT 6 - SOCIAL ISSUES 2 / 2

• Suggest positive & negative roles for television
• Changes in our daily lives
• Sexual harassment in the Polish Army

12.7 UNIT 7- THE NATO MILITARY ENVIRONMENT

• Should Poland be a member of NATO?
• Is NATO an effective military environment?
• What is NATO's peacekeeping role?

12.8 UNIT 8 - INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

• The new face of terrorism
• Is biological warfare efficient?
• Do we need war to keep peace?