Archive for March, 2007
BEP 40 ADV - Job Interviews: First Round Interview (Part 1)
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Today’s Business English Podcast lesson is the first in a two-part series that follows job applicant William Chow through his first interview at an international bank.
In this podcast you’ll learn how to deal with some typical first round interview questions. Along the way you’ll also practice some great new vocabulary and useful phrases.
In the dialogue we’ll listen as William gets interviewed for a position in the business development department of the main Hong Kong branch of Mercantile International. Mike Warner, a HR manager at Mercantile International Hong Kong, is conducting the interview.
VideoVocab 03 (Transcript): Marketing
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This is the transcript for Video Vocab 003 - Marketing 1, which introduces 10 commonly used English vocabulary related to the marketing:
Marketing, Advertising, Brand, Launch, Consumer, Market research, Brand Identity, Public Relations or PR, Position and Campaign.
VideoVocab 03: Marketing
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This episode of Video Vocab by Business English Pod introduces 10 commonly used English vocabulary related to the marketing:
Marketing, Advertising, Brand, Launch, Consumer, Market research, Brand Identity, Public Relations or PR, Position and Campaign.
Go to the Video Vocab page to download a Quicktime (.mov) version of this podcast.
BEP 39 INT (Transcript & Exercises) - Reporting on Progress
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In today’s intermediate Business English Podcast episode you’ll practice reporting on progress. That means informing your boss or colleagues about your current work. This is also called updating someone on the status of a project.
Reporting on progress happens in formal settings, such as at meetings, but often also in informal settings, such as around the water cooler or maybe even over a drink after work.
Today’s listening provides an example of this very common kind of informal project update. It takes place in the offices of AirMech Services, a company that specializes in the maintenance, repair and modification of Passenger Loading Bridges, which are commonly called jetways. You’ll hear Rudi, a project manager, update his boss, Wolfgang, on the status of one such project. They meet each other during a break in the coffee room.
As you listen, pay attention to both the vocabulary and the verb tenses Rudi and Wolfgang use to discuss the progress of the project.
Answers to the listening comprehension questions will be published on this page: Listening Quiz.
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BEP 38 INT (Transcript & Exercises) - Describing a Procedure
Today’s Business English Podcast episode focuses on explaining a procedure. We’ll also look at some common computer vocabulary.
In our jobs, we often have to tell people about procedures and processes - explaining how to do something. This can be more formal - for example giving government visitors a demonstration of a production line - or informal - for example showing a colleague how to use the photocopier.
Today’s dialogue is a common situation where describing a procedure is useful - giving someone help. It takes place at Elektra, a fashion design company. You’ll hear Sandy, an accountant, call Felipe, who works in the IT department. Sandy is having a problem with her computer and Felipe describes to her the procedure for fixing it.
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