B2: Upper-intermediate English – micro-ressources

Digital Collaboration Tools at Work CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first In our company we use several digital collaboration tools every day …

Cybersecurity Basics: Using Your Work VPN CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first On Monday morning, Claire connected to her company VPN at …

Process Improvement & Lean Methods CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Marie works in the IT support team of a small company …

Quality Control & Quality Standards CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first During a routine quality meeting, Sara reviewed last week’s inspection reports …

Project Budgeting & Forecasting: Explaining Cost Changes CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first During our weekly project review, Marta opened the budget …

Quality Control & Safety Requirements CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Yesterday our team inspected a flight simulator that had just received …

Explaining Technical Failures with New Equipment CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Yesterday we ran a long test on the simulator with …

Writing Clear Customer Support Messages CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Last week a frustrated customer wrote to our support team because …

Presenting a Clear Value Proposition CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first When I present our new battery upgrade to the military client, …

Pitching a Product/Service: Simulator Upgrade CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Our company provides a complete upgrade service for your flight simulators …

Reporting an Issue or Incident at Work CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Yesterday afternoon we ran a routine test on the …

Cross-Cultural Communication at Work CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Last month our French team visited our British partner’s office for a …

Negotiating Deadlines & Priorities for a Technical Project CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Last week our project team discovered a serious …

Internal Communication in a Factory Setting CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Yesterday afternoon our production manager called an urgent meeting on …

Workplace Skills & Competency Levels CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first At the weekly production meeting, Nadia reviewed her team’s skills matrix …

Managing Busy Schedules at Work CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first This week at the factory has been intense. My boss is …

Easy Days, Big Gains: 80/20 Marathon Training CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first On Monday evening, I meet my friend Lucas outside …

Wildlife by the Sea – Pheasants & Deer CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Last summer we rented a small wooden house …

PechaKucha Prep: A 10-Minute AI Talk CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Next week I’m giving a ten minute PechaKucha talk about …

Giving a short AI presentation in English at work CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Next Thursday, I have to give a …

Life in a seaside holiday house with friends CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Two summers ago I rented a small wooden …

Talking about prices and paying by card in Denmark CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Last month I spent a week by …

Putting the human back into human resources CEFR: B2     Show full transcript Who here has heard the term …

A plane you can drive CEFR: B2     Show full transcript What is it about flying cars?We’ve wanted to …

Jonas Eliasson: How to solve traffic jams CEFR: B2 Show full transcript Hi. I'm here to talk about congestion,namely road …

The single biggest reason why start-ups succeed CEFR: B2   Show full transcript I’m really excited to share with you …

Learning to be awesome at anything you do, including being a leader CEFR: B2   Show full transcript When was …

The power of listening CEFR: B2   Show full transcript There’s an ancient and well-known philosophical riddle that asks: “If …

Rethinking nuclear energy CEFR: B2     Show full transcript Download the full transcription here:https://knowledge.insead.edu/print/pdf/node/29606 ⚡ Learning goals Understand arguments …

Innovate the way you communicate CEFR: B2     Show full transcript you know when I was a boy um …

The 7 secrets of the greatest speakers in history CEFR: B2   Show full transcript It’s 1903, and this extraordinary …

Looks aren’t everything. Believe me, I’m a model. CEFR: B2 Show full transcript Hi. My name is Cameron Russell, and …

Breaking the Habit of Smalltalk CEFR: B2     Show full transcript So last year, on a sunny summer morning, …

Ten Meters of Thinking: The ABC of Communication CEFR: B2     Show full transcript Success is not a point …

This computer will grow your food in the future CEFR: B2 Show full transcript Food crisis. It's in the news …

Talk to strangers CEFR: B2     Show full transcript who knows that you’re here I’m not asking some deeper …

How to spot a liar CEFR: B2     Show full transcript Okay, now I don’t want to alarm anybody …

How to speak so that people want to listen CEFR: B2 Show full transcript The human voice: It’s the instrument …

Reporting Work Updates: orders, budgets, and suppliers CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first Our team met this morning to review pending orders …

Gerunds vs infinitives for plans, preferences and reactions CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first I kept planning our break but delays continued …

Setting budget targets and reading a simple KPI dashboard CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first During Monday’s budget huddle, our manager opened …

Quoting reference numbers and serials accurately CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first “Tech support, Priya speaking.” — “Hi, my monitor shows an …

Dictating URLs and meeting IDs without errors CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first “Meeting support, Omar here.” — “Hi, I can’t join …