Authentic, relevant and engaging infinite practice for all four language skills with real-time personalized feedback to ensure efficient learning
Compelling storytelling experienced through simulated audio and video calls and text messages
Applied speaking, writing and listening skills in A2 to B1+ CEFR / 30 to 59 GSE English
Okay, so your teams have learned how to get to the seaside and ask for the bill. Now what?
They need more than the basics. English is the language that enables and empowers global business. Employable English is the key that unlocks growth.
Our chat interface drops users into realistic workplace experiences where they feel like they’re actually participating in projects. They’ll be negotiating deals, securing sales, and overseeing tasks in English like a pro.
In Employable English, take part in 17 projects, each built around one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Learn transferable workplace skills whilst interacting with a range of characters representing colleagues, clients and partners.
Suitable for candidates looking to progress their English to intermediate level (A2 to B1+ CEFR / 30 to 59 GSE).
Projects Include:
– Jobs Against Poverty (Goal 1)
– Zero Food Waste (Goal 2)
– Good Health (Goal 3)
– Future of Education (Goal 4)
– Filming Equality (Goal 5)
– Clean Water (Goal 6)
– Marine Streetlights (Goal 7)
– Career Near You (Goal 8)
– Global Connection (Goal 9)
– Interviewing Equality (Goal 10)
– Furniture Rebellion (Goal 11)
– Recycling Fashion (Goal 12)
– Driving Change (Goal 13)
– Sustainable Art (Goal 14)
– Cooking Evolution (Goal 15)
– Nature’s Lawyer (Goal 16)
– Partners for Good (Goal 17)
The Agency helps one of its tech clients with a proposal. The client wants to be able to supply mobile internet hubs to cities across Africa. If the project is successful, then the Agency will have been instrumental in providing free public wi-fi to millions of people.
Working with the Agency’s partnerships manager and its chief scientist, learn how to describe different product features, practice professional communications, and discuss future plans and intentions in a business context.
A famous female film director needs assistance from the Agency. She’s shooting a new movie and wants to make sure the contracts for the cast and crew guarantee equal pay for all genders.
Learn employment-related vocabulary as you collaborate with the Agency’s producer and the project manager. Through reported speech and modals, get to grips with some amazing workplace skills such as writing reports, summarizing action points and discussing payment terms.
The Agency helps a fashion brand become sustainable. The Agency’s plan is to suggest that one of its other clients works with the brand because that client has found a way to create high quality fabrics using waste materials.Teaming up with the Agency’s partnerships manager and the project manager, learn how to talk about environmental issues, and use the present simple passive to discuss work and task related problems and outline key issues.
The Agency is throwing a networking retreat for its clients and partners. This will be a carbon-neutral event, with plans for a schedule of mixers, presentations and workshops.Working closely with the Agency's project manager and the head of events, understand how to ask direct and indirect questions in the present simple passive. Get involved in organizing events, using business planning vocabulary and reporting information.
Hollywood Storytelling
Welcome to the Agency, a global consultancy where no two days are the same. In this fast-paced workplace, collaborate with innovative enterprises to find profit for good solutions to urgent global sustainability problems. Managing complex situations and working with a range of personalities, the team will need to hustle to get projects over the finish line.
Expert Knowledge
Developed by world-leading experts in English-language learning and delivered through BoxPlay’s edutainment style.
Interactive Learning
An audio-visual experience takes you through the process of becoming an intermediate English speaker (A2 to B1+ CEFR / 30 to 59 GSE). Beautiful graphics and engaging gifs help support the more complex vocabulary and grammar examples.
Assessments
Listen-and-repeat exercises provide detailed pronunciation feedback, helping to improve and aid practice. Reading and writing is measured at regular intervals, plugging knowledge gaps. Key parts of the target language are highlighted to reinforce learning and build knowledge, while a variety of activities stimulate engagement.
It felt realistic because of the video and audio calls, like I was really speaking with the characters and participating in the projects.
The interactions and how the topics were presented make it different from other products.
I loved it!