Rounding out the vote for the most popular lesson is BEP 129 – Meetings: Pitching an Idea (Part 1). This post contains the PDF study notes and links to the online English quizzes for BEP 129.
FREE Links: PDF Transcript | QuizzesComing in second in the vote for the most popular lesson is BEP 83 – Job Interviews: Discussing Previous Experience. This post contains the PDF study notes and links to the online English quizzes for BEP 83.
FREE Links: PDF Transcript | QuizzesThe votes are in and the most popular lesson, as voted for by listeners, is BEP 126 – Problem Solving Meetings. This post contains the study notes PDF and links to the online English quizzes for BEP 126.
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In today’s Business English Pod episode, we’re going to look at language for showing a visitor around your office or factory.
There are many reasons that someone might visit a factory and take a tour. They might be a prospective client who wants to see where the products are made, or perhaps someone from head office is on an inspection tour, or it could be an official inspection to make sure you are following government or internal standards. If it’s your job to give the tour, you’ll want to make sure everything goes smoothly. So in today’s episode we’ll looking at language for guiding people on a tour and pointing out areas of interest.
We’ll be listening to Ingrid taking Carl on a tour of a factory where GC cleaning products are produced. Carl is from the head office of GC and he’s inspecting the factory where Ingrid works. His job is to make sure that the company’s factories are all up to standard and capable of handling future orders. As the dialog starts, Carl has already arrived at the factory and met Ingrid, who is ready to start the tour.
Listening Questions
1) What time of day does Carl arrive for his tour?
2) What is the problem with the detergent production line?
3) What role does newspaper play in the production of detergent in this factory?
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In this Business English Pod episode we’re going to look at making a project progress report during a meeting.
All managers need written progress reports from their staff, but it is often necessary to make a verbal progress report during a meeting. A verbal report can be thought of as a combination of a presentation and a question and answer session.
When making a progress report, you’ll need to start with the overall status of the project, and then go on to explain how much of the work has been completed, at what stage the work is now, what remains to be done and, of course, what problems might have arisen. Because the format is “live”, people may interrupt to ask questions or make comments and you should be sure of your facts when you go into the meeting.
We’ll be listening to Angela, who works in the Operations department of her company. Blaine & Co. They plan to move to a new head office and the renovation, or preparation, of their space is currently underway. Angela has visited the new office and spoken with the key people on-site. As the dialog starts, she is called upon to give a verbal report on the progress of the renovation.
Listening Questions
1) What did Angela do to prepare for this meeting?
2) Will Blaine & Co. be able to move as planned?
3) Where will Blaine & Co. get money to cover the extra costs?
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