Tag: english-grammar
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Business Casual with Idioms
Review the business conversation with idioms. Then understand their meanings and answer questions with them. Project Strategy and Acquisition Talk Setting: A mid-day meeting between Alex (VP of Strategy) and Ben (Head of R&D). Alex: Thanks for meeting, Ben. I want to shift our focus to the big picture for Q4. Project Firefly is moving…
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Business Vocabulary for Speaking
Review the word list to see which words you know and actively utilize and which you do not. Then use the conversation below to improve your intonation and examine appropriate usage of these words. Word Pronunciation 1. adverse ad-VERS 2. abroad u-BRAHD 3. abrupt u-BRUPT 4. disrupt dis-RUPT 5. haphazard hap-HA-zurd 6. agile A-jile 7.…
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Spoken Grammar
Most professionals know written grammar very well, but spoken grammar can be a different story, especially for those in career fields that do not involve speaking. However, like any challenge, spoken grammar is definitely fix-able! All you have to do is isolate grammar points and work on them. Simple Present Third Person We add -s…
