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Simmonds Business English, brick by brick.
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Starting a Meeting
"Right, thanks everyone for joining — shall we get started?"
Good. Now you open the meeting — one line is enough.
The Lego principle
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Every lesson stays small on purpose: context, rule, picture, practice, production, and a short test.
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CEFR levels
Start where the grammar starts to wobble.
A1First forms
A2Core tenses
B1Useful accuracy
B2Nuance
C1Style
C2Mastery
Featured lesson · A2
Present Simple, without the tears.
Habits, facts, routines — and the famous he/she/it -s.
Open lessonBrick 05 · Fill the blank
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