BEP 58 – Charla sobre enfriadores de agua: Modismos deportivos (2)

Modismos deportivos 2, es parte de una serie que se enfoca en conversaciones informales o pequeñas conversaciones – charla enfriador de agua. Continuamos donde lo dejamos la última vez en BEP 57. Jan y Jen, empleados de la principal empresa estadounidense de telecomunicaciones Ambient, están conversando sobre un evento reciente en la industria: Acento, una empresa europea de telecomunicaciones, se ha hecho cargo de TelStar, uno de los competidores estadounidenses de Ambient.

Ultima vez, Jen acababa de hablar de cómo estaba sorprendida de que TelStar decidiera jugar a la pelota., eso es cooperar, con Accent porque los accionistas habían estado “atascado por el tiempo,” o retrasar, por meses. ¿Cómo responde Jan??

Preguntas de escucha

1) ¿Quién es McConnel y qué piensan Jan y Jen de él??
2) ¿Qué dicen Jen y Jan sobre el futuro de Accent en el mercado estadounidense??

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BEP 57 – Charla sobre enfriadores de agua: Modismos deportivos (1)

This Business English Podcast lesson is the first in an ongoing series where we’ll listen in on some typical chitchat around the office water cooler. You’ll find a water cooler in offices around the worldusually in the break room where employees gather to drink a cup of coffee or tea and take a rest from work.

And during these breaks, you might meet with a colleague and exchange words about life, your jobs, your company, Deportes, politics or whatever. Entonces “water cooler chichathas come to refer to all types of informal communication that take place at the office.

We’ll be listening in on Jan and Jen, who work in the same office of Ambient, an American telecoms company, gossiping around the water cooler. They are discussing the latest industry news: Acento, a major European player in the market, has just announced the takeover or buy out of Ambient’s main competitor,TelStar.

Preguntas de escucha

1) Do Jan and Jen think Accent’s takeover of TelStar was a good idea?
2) Why was there a delay in the takeover?

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Noticias de negocios 11 – Lanzamiento de iPhone

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Hoy, were talking about Apple’s new mobile phone: the iPhone. Actually it’s a combination of phone, iPod and internet browser all rolled into one gadget. We’ll be looking at the hypeor massive publicitysurrounding the launch of the iPhone and taking a closer look at the marketing vocabulary we use to describe product launches and the retail market.

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BEP 56 – Viajes de negocios 2: Aduana e inmigración

Continuing our series on ESL for business travel, we rejoin Alan and Honesto on their business trip to the USA. En BEP 55 – Airport Departures and Take Off, alan, the main character in our story, and Honesto, his colleague, have left Hong Kong for San Francisco. There they will go through immigration, collect their bags, and change planes to Michigan, which is where their company, Ambiente, is headquartered.

Immigration is the process you follow to enter a foreign country. So in today’s ESL lesson, you’ll learn helpful travel vocabulary and phrases you can use when you enter the U.S. or other countries.

Preguntas de escucha

1) What is an I-94 form?
2) How much money can you bring into the U.S.?
3) Where does Alan want to go sightseeing?
4) What does Alan mean byjust pulling your leg?”

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BEP 55 – Viajes de negocios: Salida y despegue del aeropuerto

This Business English Podcast lesson is the first in a series of shows that will follow an employee of a manufacturing company on a training trip to the U.S. Over the series, we’ll practice many situations that will be useful for you on your business trips overseas, including going through immigration, renting a car, checking into a hotel, using wireless internet and so on.

The main character in our story is Alan Chen. He works for a major multinational electronics manufacturer, Ambiente, which is headquartered in Michigan in the USA. Having recently received a promotion, Alan is going to America to learn 6 Sigma, which is a system for improving quality.

Today’s episode starts at the beginning of the business trip withboarding the airplane.

Preguntas de escucha

1) What row are Alan and Honesto sitting in?
2) What should passengers turn off before the plane takes off?
3) What does Alan mean bymurder a scotch.

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