Business English at Rexroth

Summary

Student Level: B1-B2 (Intermediate)

This lesson focused on workplace English at Rexroth, a company founded in 1990. The session began with students discussing the company’s history and current employee count (100 people at their location). Students practiced introducing colleagues and describing their daily work routines in various departments including logistics, sales, and administration.

The class covered essential business vocabulary related to company operations, with particular emphasis on logistics terminology (trucks, deliveries, storage), trade fairs, and customer relations. Students described their typical workdays, including tasks like checking emails, coordinating deliveries, managing calendars, and visiting customers.

A significant portion of the lesson involved role-playing business phone calls, where students practiced making inquiries about trade fairs and arranging meetings. The instructor provided corrections for common mistakes, particularly with phrasal verbs and business-specific expressions.

The session concluded with homework assignments requiring students to prepare at least 30 questions for the next class and work on business correspondence exercises.

New Vocabulary

founded/set up	gegründet
location	Standort
deliveries	Lieferungen
storage/warehouse	Lager
trade fair	Messe
invoice	Rechnung
billing	Rechnungswesen
order confirmation	Auftragsbestätigung
punctually	pünktlich
appointments	Termine
contracts	Verträge
assign tasks	Aufgaben zuteilen
currently	derzeit/aktuell
faulty parts	fehlerhafte Teile
quitting time	Feierabend

Grammar Points

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous for Work Routines

The lesson emphasized using present simple for regular work activities (“I check emails every morning”) versus present continuous for temporary or ongoing situations (“We are currently working on a project”). Students practiced this distinction when describing their daily routines.

Example: “Every day I check the calendars” (regular routine) vs. “We are having 100 people at this location” (current situation).

This grammar point is essential for professional communication as it helps speakers clearly distinguish between habitual work activities and current projects or situations.

Adverbs vs. Adjectives (Current vs. Currently)

The instructor explained the difference between adjectives and adverbs, specifically using “current” (adjective) and “currently” (adverb). Adjectives describe nouns while adverbs describe verbs or other adjectives.

Example: “The current problems” (adjective describing the noun “problems”) vs. “I am currently teaching” (adverb describing the verb “teaching”).

Understanding this distinction helps students construct grammatically correct sentences in professional contexts, especially when describing ongoing situations or time-sensitive information.

Modal Verbs for Business Communication

Students practiced using modal verbs like “can,” “could,” and “must” in business contexts. The lesson covered polite requests (“Could you tell me…?”) and expressions of ability or obligation (“I must check the emails”).

Example: “How can I help you?” (offering assistance) vs. “Could you say me please…?” (making a polite request – though this needs correction to “Could you please tell me…”).

Modal verbs are crucial for professional English as they help express different degrees of politeness, certainty, and obligation in workplace communication.

Latest Homework – Rexroth – 30.10

Business English at Rexroth

Summary

New Vocabulary

Grammar Points

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous for Work Routines

Adverbs vs. Adjectives (Current vs. Currently)

Modal Verbs for Business Communication

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