English for the Oil and Gas Industries

Helping industry professionals with specialised language

This one-week course will help professionals working in the oil and gas industries to communicate more accurately, fluently and confidently in a range of professional situations. On the course you will practise the specialised language learned in role-plays and scenarios that are relevant to your working life.

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Group size:

Maximum 6

Course level:

Levels 5 - 8 on the school's level scale

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Fees:

2013
£1150/week

Participants age:

Minimum age: 23

Course length:

1 week course
Fixed start dates

Hours per week:

30 hours per week
09.00 - 17.00 Monday - Friday

Location:

Holland Park Gardens

Who's it for?

This course is for anyone working in the oil and gas industries who needs to use English to communicate effectively with both clients and colleagues.

The benefits

You can expect to improve your English in the following ways:

communicate more confidently
speak more accurately and fluently
participate more successfully in meetings
improve your written English, including emailing
expand your professional vocabulary
improve your understanding of grammar
socialise and network with greater confidence
work successfully in a cross-cultural environment

In addition to the benefits above you can expect to communicate more confidently with both clients and colleagues specifically in the oil and gas industries. We will help you to simplify your language to make your message clearer and more effective.

Course content

The course is designed to develop participants’ language and communication skills in a professional context.

The key language skills and communication strategies you will learn in the course include:

meetings and discussions
specialised vocabulary for the oil and gas industries
presenting data and numbers
explaining data in simple terms
explaining technical concepts in simple terms
referring to charts, diagrams and numbers
negotiations
writing emails and formal letters
writing reports
speaking on the telephone
hosting visits, socialising, meeting and greeting

When professional people are speaking with their counterparts, discussion often turns to broader matters. The course reflects this with practice in the context of a range of topical issues such as: