BEP 304 – Colocações de inglês para negócios para enfatizar (1)

BEP 304 - Colocações de inglês para negócios para enfatizar 1

Bem-vindo de volta ao Pod de inglês para negócios para obter a lição de hoje sobre colocações de inglês para negócios used to emphasize a point.

If you want to make an impact when you speak, you need to learn the importance of emphasis. Quero dizer, if sales increased, that’s great. But what if they increased a lot? Or you might be concerned about something, but what if you’re very concerned? “A lot” and “very” are used for emphasis. But you don’t want to only use “a lot” and “very.” If you use any word or expression too much, it will lose its impact.

Nesta lição, we’ll listen to the end of a presentation about the financial performance of an airline. The speaker is talking about what the company can expect to see in the coming year. And during the presentation, as well as during the question and answer session, the speakers give emphasis to their ideas using “collocations.”

A collocation is just a pair or group of words that go together naturally. Por exemplo, instead of saying something “increased a lot,” you can say it “increased sharply.” The words “increase” and “sharply” often go together. And if you want to say you are “very concerned,” you can say “deeply concerned.” That’s a natural way of emphasizing the idea of being “concerned.”

Native speakers use these word combinations naturally. And if you want to sound natural, it’s a good idea to learn these collocations. Enquanto você ouve a caixa de diálogo, try to pick out some of these collocations, e falaremos sobre eles mais tarde no debrief.

Na caixa de diálogo, we’ll hear Leo, the presenter, talking about some of the key financial indicators the airline uses to track its performance. We’ll also hear two managers, Rita and Mike, ask questions at the end of the presentation.

Perguntas de escuta

1. What does Leo say the company has achieved in terms of costs?
2. How does Rita feel about the positive attitude concerning profits?
3. What does Leo say about non-fuel cost growth in their company, compared to other companies?

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BEP 293 – Colocações em inglês para implementar um plano (2)

Business English Pod 293 - English Collocations for Discussing How to Implement a Plan 2

Bem-vindo de volta ao Pod de inglês para negócios para obter a lição de hoje sobre Colocações em inglês relacionado a implementing a plan.

Everyone knows that you have to plan for the future. But many “plans” are only that: they are just plans. But a plan is only useful if it leads to action. Ou, as a wise man once said: a plan without action is a dream wasted. In order to not waste that dream, we need to implement the plans we create.

Na lição de hoje, we’ll hear a discussion about how to implement a marketing plan. And you’ll hear lots of common expressions we use when talking about implementation. These expressions are called “collocations,” which just means a set of words that usually go together. Por exemplo, have you heard the expression “put something into action?” That’s a common collocation that means “to implement.” We don’t say “make something into action” or “activate something.” It’s always “put something into action.”

You can learn these natural combinations of words used by native speakers. Studying Colocações em inglês will help you sound more natural and expand your active vocabulary. Enquanto você ouve o diálogo de hoje, try to catch some of these collocations, and we’ll go over them later in the debrief.

Na caixa de diálogo, we’ll rejoin Carlos, Viv, Byron, and Marion, who are discussing how to implement a marketing plan. In the last lesson, they talked about some of their online marketing activities. Hoje, they’re going to talk about some other parts of the plan, including the timeline.

Perguntas de escuta

1. Why does Carlos mention that Marion is a strong writer?
2. What does Carlos say about the importance of the CRM?
3. What does Viv think about the timeline on the CRM activities?

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BEP 292 – Colocações em inglês para implementar um plano (1)

Business English Pod 292 - Módulo da lição

Bem-vindo de volta ao Pod de inglês para negócios para obter a lição de hoje sobre Colocações em inglês related to implementing a plan.

Em negócios, good planning is important, whether you’re talking about a long-term strategy or a short-term project. But a plan itself means nothing without action. It’s not what you decide to do that matters, but what you actually do. And what you actually do with a plan is called “implementation.” Implementing a plan is all about deciding who will do what, and when they will do it.

Nesta lição, we’ll listen in on a meeting about how to implement a marketing plan. Durante a discussão, you’ll hear lots of useful expressions that we call “collocations.” A collocation is a natural combination or group of words. Por exemplo, I’ve already used the collocation “to implement a plan.” We don’t say “do a plan” or “activate a plan.” The natural expression is “to implement a plan.”

Native speakers use collocations like this automatically, and you can learn to use them as well. Através do estudo Colocações em inglês, você vai melhorar seu vocabulário e soar mais fluente. Enquanto você ouve a caixa de diálogo, tente escolher algumas dessas colocações e as discutiremos mais adiante no relatório.

Na caixa de diálogo, we’ll hear Carlos, Viv, Byron, and Marion. The small company they work for has just had a new marketing plan developed by a consulting company. Now they are meeting to figure out how to implement the plan.

Perguntas de escuta

1. Carlos asks for volunteers on one aspect of the plan. What exactly does he want the volunteers to do?
2. As there’s lot to do on the website, what does Byron need to do as the lead?
3. What is Carlos going to do in three weeks time?

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Notícias de inglês para negócios 37 – Brexi

Notícias de inglês para negócios 37 - Brexi & EU Referendum

Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that the people of the UK woke up on June 24 to learn that they had voted in favour of leaving the European Union, otherwise know as Brexit. After an emotional campaign, 33.5 million votes were cast in the referendum with 17.4 million voting for Leave, e 16.1 million for Remain. Months of warnings from both camps focused on both the political and economic ramifications and rewards.

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BEP 282 – Vocabulário Inglês para entrevistas de emprego (2)

Colocações em inglês para entrevistas de emprego 2

Bem-vindo de volta ao Pod de inglês para negócios para obter a lição de hoje sobre Colocações em inglês você pode usar para causar uma boa impressão em um Entrevista em inglês.

Uma entrevista de emprego é uma oportunidade e um desafio. E de frente para um Entrevista em inglês com confiança requer certas habilidades e linguagem. Na lição de hoje, ouviremos dois entrevistados demonstrar algumas dessas habilidades e linguagem. They’ll use chunks of natural language that we call “collocations” to talk about their abilities.

Mas o que exatamente é uma "colocação?” Well it’s a combination of words that often go together. Em vez de sempre aprender palavras individuais, você pode aprender esses pedaços naturais de linguagem. Think about the noun “career.” Do you say “follow” a career “at” something? Não, we say “pursue a career in something.” That’s a collocation, e você deve aprender essas palavras juntas como uma combinação natural.

Enquanto você ouve as duas entrevistas diferentes nesta lição, tente escolher algumas dessas colocações e as discutiremos mais adiante no relatório.

Na primeira entrevista, ouviremos Dale entrevistando Carla para um trabalho de contabilidade em uma companhia de seguros. Dale está perguntando a Carla sobre suas fraquezas e seus planos de carreira, duas perguntas difíceis de entrevistas comuns. Na segunda entrevista, ouviremos Sofia entrevistando Joseph para um trabalho de gerenciamento. Ela pede que Joseph fale sobre suas habilidades interpessoais e de liderança, e sua atitude em relação ao desenvolvimento pessoal.

Perguntas de escuta

1. Qual é o objetivo final de Carla no setor de seguros?
2. O que Joseph diz sobre seu relacionamento com subordinados diretos?
3. Quais são as duas qualidades que Joseph diz que o ajudam nos papéis de liderança?

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