Witamy ponownie w Business English Pod na dzisiejszą lekcję Angielskie kolokacje used to discuss change management.

In the 21st century the pace of change is very fast. And businesses have to fight to keep up, to adapt to changes in both the world and the economy. In meeting rooms around the world, people are debating issues of change. How do we attract and retain millennials? How do we make good use of emerging media? How do we become more efficient? How can we outsource? The list of questions goes on and on.

W dzisiejszej lekcji, we’ll listen to a meeting in a company that has experienced a lot of growth. But with success comes growing pains. They’re talking about restructuring their company, and trying to figure out exactly how to go about it.

Podczas ich dyskusji, you’ll hear many English expressions that we call “collocations.” Kolokacja to naturalne połączenie słów. Na przykład, you’ll hear people talking about making a “smooth transition.” We don’t say “soft” transition or “clean” transition. Native English speakers always say “smooth transition” because that’s what they grew up hearing, so now it’s a natural collocation.

Even if you didn’t grow up with English, you can learn these natural expressions. Przez studiowanie biznesowe angielskie kolokacje, poprawisz swoje słownictwo i będziesz mówić płynniej. Podczas słuchania okna dialogowego, spróbuj wybrać niektóre z tych kolokacji, a omówimy je później w podsumowaniu.

W oknie dialogowym, we’ll hear Lauren, Finn, and Jake. They’re trying to determine how to take the company they founded to the next level. W szczególności, they’re talking about how to involve company employees in their discussions about change.

Pytania do słuchania

1. According to Finn, what do they need to show employees rather than just telling them?
2. Besides talking to employees, what does Lauren think they will need to assess?
3. What does Jake say they will do during the “discussion phase” of the process?

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Witamy ponownie w Business English Pod na dzisiejszą lekcję Angielskie kolokacje for discussing change management.

Zmiana jest stała. Nowhere is this more true than in business. Just look at the list of Fortune 500 companies from 50 Lata temu. You might be surprised by how many of those well-known companies are now gone. So what’s the difference between a company that survives and one that dies? A lot of it is about how they manage change.

W tej lekcji, we’ll listen to a meeting featuring three colleagues who are trying to figure out how to restructure their company. Podczas dyskusji, you’ll hear lots of useful expressions that we call “collocations.” And what is a collocation? Dobrze, it’s just a group of words that go together naturally. You heard me use the expression “restructure a company.” That’s a collocation. The words go together as one expression.

Native speakers learn collocations naturally. They simply repeat expressions that they’ve heard hundreds of times. If English is your second language, jednak, it might not come so automatically. Ale, by studying collocations, you can improve your vocabulary and sound more fluent at the same time. Podczas słuchania dzisiejszej rozmowy, spróbuj wybrać niektóre z nich biznesowe angielskie kolokacje a omówimy je później w podsumowaniu.

W oknie dialogowym, we’ll hear Jake, Finn, and Lauren. The company they founded has grown, and now they need to carefully manage the transition to a larger company.

Pytania do słuchania

1. What does Finn think is required to manage change in their company?
2. What does Lauren say is the first step in change management?
3. What does Jake believe is driving change in the company?

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