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Business Conversation
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Business Readings and Questions American Business Culture: Conversation Starters When you attend a business social, it is wise to “make the rounds.” This means talking to many different people. Have a small conversation with a group of people, then move to another group. Once…
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Business Profit
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Business Readings and Questions American Business Culture: Profit In the long run, your usefulness to a company is shown by your contribution. Are you part of a team that makes money? Are you part of a team that leads to growth for the company?…
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Business Formality
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Business Readings and Questions American Business Culture: Formal vs. Informal In most modern American offices, successful people are those who know how to be formal in their work performance while appearing to be informal on a social level. Degrees of this vary based on…
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Business Culture Member-Only Pages
Learn new English rules with these Member-only pages. Return to Main Page Business Formality Business Profit Business Conversation American Slang Business Hierarchy Business Listening 750 Business Words Business Culture * http://www.speakmethod.com is a part of I.E. Tutoring, Seattle, WA, which holds the copyright to all materials. Subscribers may print images and pages for individual use, but…
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Syllable Stress Listening Test
Return to Main Page Unit 4 Review Listening Test: Syllable Stress Listen and choose the stressed syllable. 1. Decisivea. deb. cic. sive 2. Depreciationa. deb. prec. cid. ae. tion 3. Dominatea. domb. ic. nate 4. Eliminatea. eb. limc. id. nate 5. Foundationa. founb. dac. tion 6. Housekeepinga. houseb. keepc. ing 7. Multi-levela. mulb. tic. levd.…
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X Listening Test
Return to Main Page Unit 4 Review Listening Test: X Sounds Choose the sound of X in each word, either GZ or KS. 1. Excessa. GZb. KS 2. Exacta. GZb. KS 3. Spandexa. GZb. KS 4. Excerta. GZb. KS 5. Exerta. GZb. KS 6. Exacerbatea. GZb. KS 7. Extraa. GZb. KS 8. Expecta. GZb. KS…
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-AGE and -ACE Listening Test
Return to Main Page Unit 4 Review Listening Test: AGE and ACE Choose the sound that you hear on AGE and ACE in each word. 1. Imagea. Short Ib. Long A 2. Enrageda. Short Ib. Long A 3. Salvagea. Short Ib. Long A 4. Encouragea. Short Ib. Long A 5. Engagea. Short Ib. Long A…
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Word Stress in Casual Sentences
Return to Main Page -ED Ending: Casual Word Stress in Sentences Here we will practice the same sentences, but more casually. When speaking this way, you will use less stress, pause less often and let the words flow together more. When you see “same,” this means that there are no extra points of casual English…
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Word Stress in Formal Sentences
Return to Main Page -ED Ending: Formal Word Stress in Sentences As you repeat the following sentences, practice the main techniques of word stress: – stress important words– reduce small words– speak in phrases and pause between phrases– let words flow together Use the video to listen and repeat. Achievement 1. I have achieved success…
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