This is the second in our 3-part Video Vocab series on the law. Today we focus on the vocabulary used to describe the actions and people involved in a court case.
In dieser Episode von Video Vocab werden wir uns mit dem Grundvokabular des Gesetzes befassen. Dies ist der erste Teil einer dreiteiligen Serie: Teil 1 deckt grundlegende rechtliche Begriffe ab, Teil 2 wird Wörter im Zusammenhang mit einem Gerichtsverfahren und einem Teil betrachten 3 wird sich mit dem Vokabular zum Handelsrecht befassen.
This is the second in atwo-part intermediate Business English Pod lessonon the basics of socializing and networking. Last time you learned ways to start and finish a conversation appropriately. Today you’ll be studying how to keep a conversation going by maintaining interest.
The listening continues on from dialogue 1 from last time: Wie Sie sich erinnern werden, it takes place at the Asia-Pacific HR conference for Multi-Fresh, a global producer of health beverages. Penny””an HR officer from Kuala Lumpur””has struck up a conversation with George””the regional learning and development manager. Where we left off last time, Penny had just used a tag question”-Interesting speech, wasn’t it?” – to help get the conversation started.
Wie du zuhörst, Versuchen Sie, die folgenden Fragen zu beantworten. The answers will be posted in a few days on theHörquizpage.
1) Near the beginning of the dialogue, Penny changes the subject. What was the old subject and what is the new subject? 2) Where has Penny seen George before? 3) What is George’s hobby? 4) What does George mean when he says “It’s not really such a big deal.” 5) Is Penny going to join George in next year’s event?
Today’s Business English Pod lesson is the first in atwo-part series on the basics of social English: starting a conversation, keeping it going, and finishing it appropriately. Successful conversation is an important part of networking – the skill of building up a network of contacts and relationships.
In dieser Lektion, you’ll be learning skills and language for starting and finishing a conversation appropriately. In the next, you’ll practice how to keep a conversation going.
The conversations take place at the Asia-Pacific HR conference for Multi-Fresh, a major global producer of health beverages. A beverage is a drink.
You’ll hear two dialogues. In der ersten, Penny, an HR officer from Malaysia, strikes up a conversation with George, the Asia-Pacific learning and development manager. “To strike up a conversation” means to start a conversation, usually with someone you don’t know too well.
In the second dialogue, Klopfen, an HR officer from Australia, then tries his best to strike up a conversation with George.
This is an enhanced version of the first intermediate Business English News podcast on Reebok’s new marketing campaign. Now you can view pictures and text related to the article on your computer or video iPod (you should also be able to see the images on most video MP3 players and phones).
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