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{:en}   Watch this video from Robert Dennis, founder of BigBusinessEnglish.com, filmed in Sicily, where the temperature is around 28° C. For British people that's quite hot!   If you say warm in English it means the temperature is quite high , but it's not really hot. But British English ...
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Leila and Pavel are in Shake Shack having a chat about where to go this evening. Leila: So, what do you fancy doing tonight? Pavel: Hmm, I'm not sure really. It looks like it's going to rain. I might stay in and watch McMafia on Amazon. Leila: What?! You can ...
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In this WhatsApp conversation, Colm O’Connor of WorldTech solutions chats with his colleague, Grant Prentice, about an email that he sent. Grant has been busy, so he hasn’t replied to the email yet, but in this conversation they discuss the main points of the original message. You can read Colm’s ...
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Watch the video of Sara's Day. She does the same things every day: she wakes up, goes to work and has lunch. Then she goes home and cooks dinner. How to form the Present Simple This is the Present Simple of the verb work: I work You work He / ...
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We use the timeline to explain some important grammar concepts about the past, present and future. We can show all the tenses in English on the timeline, such as the Present Simple and Continuous, the Past Simple and Continuous, the Present Perfect, Past Perfect and Future tenses. (These will all ...
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There are a lot of different tenses in English. We use them to talk about the past, present and future. Let’s look at the Present Continuous. We use the Present Continuous to talk about things that are happening now. To form the Present Continuous we need a main verb and ...
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  Read this article about Adebowale's daily routine...   Adebowale usually wakes up around seven o'clock. He gets up and goes downstairs to have breakfast. He normally has a slice of toast and a glass of orange juice. He listens to the radio while he gets dressed and leaves the house ...
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Read this email from a dissatisfied customer complaining about a holiday he booked with Fly By Night Tours, a travel company... From: t.wendell@emailprovider.co.uk To: info@flybynight-tours.com Re: Problems with Scottish Highlands holiday Dear Sir / Madam, I am writing to you regarding the holiday I booked with your company on May ...
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Read this reply from the Customer Service Team Leader of Fly By Night Tours to a dissatisfied customer... From: t.jenkins@flybynight-tours.com To: t.wendell@emailprovider.co.uk Cc: customer-service@flybynight-tours.com Re: Problems with Scottish Highlands holiday Dear Mr Wendell, Thank you very much for your email. On behalf of Fly By Night Tours, I would like ...
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There are thousands of abbreviations in common use, and with the increased use of computer technology, social media (such as chatting) and the proliferation of organisations, legislation and professional jargon, the number of acronyms and shortened forms of words and expressions that you need to know can seem mind-boggling (totally ...
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Read this email from Colm to his colleague Grant: From: c.oconnor@worldtech.an To: g.prentice@worldtech.an Re: Cologne conference Hi Grant, I've been trying to contact you by phone but you always seem to be busy. Did you get my messages about the conference in Cologne next week? I don't think I'll be ...
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A name that is very familiar to readers of the financial press, Trueforth Shaw plc is one of the UK’s blue-chip companies. Based in Teppingham and Atlantica, Trueforth Shaw is a conglomerate with interests ranging from manufacturing to finance. It also has an industrial division and interests in energy and ...
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{:en} Feng Mian is talking to Karim at work. Feng Mian: Look, I have to send this parcel to WorldTech Solutions by tomorrow morning. What do you think's the best way to send it? Karim: What is it? Feng Mian: It's some samples of our corporate merchandising - there's a ...
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{:en} By Robert Dennis, Big Business English Of course you know how to say “Hello!” in English! It’s the first thing you learn, isn’t it? But making a good impression when you meet a new contact or colleague is not as simple as it seems. In this article, I will give you ...
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{:en} [1000_Word]In English‏‎ every sentence starts with a Capital Letter (or Uppercase) and usually ends with a period or full stop. For example these are all wrong: * the meeting has finished. * where is she? * in 1975 Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded Microsoft * an asterisk at ...
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{:en} Talking on the telephone is a fundamental business English skill. Learn what to say and then practise using these phrases. The more you use them, the easier it will become to communicate on the phone! Saying hello Depending on how formal or informal you want to be, you can ...
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[1000_Word]In English‏‎ every sentence starts with a Capital Letter (or Uppercase) and usually ends with a period or full stop. For example these are all wrong: * the meeting has finished. * where is she? * in 1975 Paul Allen and Bill Gates started Microsoft * an asterisk at the ...
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Feng Mian is talking to Karim at work. Feng Mian: Look, I have to send this parcel to WorldTech Solutions by tomorrow morning. What do you think's the best way to send it? Karim: What is it? Feng Mian: It's some samples of our corporate merchandising - there's a baseball ...
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If someone expresses an opinion or makes a suggestion you might want to agree with them. In this article we will look at different ways you can do this in English. The most basic way of saying that you agree with someone is: Yes, I agree with you. Govinda: I ...
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When native speakers are talking about a topic they often use phrases and language patterns which balance two ideas against each other. Here’s an example: Look, I like your ideas about introducing the new working practices, but I’m just not sure that now is the right time to do it ...
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Tony: So, what are you doing tonight? Margot: I've got a step class. Tony: Where's that? At the gym? Margot: Yeah, that's right. What about you? Tony: There's a parent teacher evening at my daughter's school. Margot: Oh, how old is she? Tony: She's fourteen. Margot: How's she getting on? ...
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Craig and Jenny are old friends. They were at university together and like to keep in touch. In this conversation, they grab a quick coffee during their lunch hour and catch up on all the news... Scene: a busy café in London’s West End. Craig spots some people leaving and ...
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Sometimes in business you don't want to say exactly how much something costs or give a precise answer as to when a project or product, for example, will be ready. In situations like these we use words and phrases which give an approximate or rough idea, but without making a ...
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In this article we will look at some related terms used to talk about what a person or company owns. All of these terms contain the word asset. What is an asset? The technical name for the things a company or a person owns are their assets. Assets are expected ...
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  Patricia McKenzie is talking to Rivka Bar-Hillel about her career. Read the conversation...   Patricia: So, how long have you been working at Glendale's? Rivka: Just over two years. Patricia: And how's it going? Rivka: Well, you know, Glendale's is a great company. I was really excited about joining ...
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