In BEP 34, we talked about clarifying what was said , per esempio, “What did you just say? I didn’t catch that.”

In quello di oggi Lezione di inglese commerciale, we’ll look at clarifying what was meant, per esempio, “What do you mean by that?” O “What I’m trying to say is…” Clarifying the meaning is an important part of all communication because it helps us avoid misunderstanding.

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Questo è il primo in due parti Podcast di inglese commerciale series on clarifying. To clarify means to make clear.

Today we’ll look at phrases and skills for clarifying what was said. Per esempio, “I didn’t quite catch that. Could you say that again?” This is useful when you don’t hear clearly or when someone speaks too fast. Poi, in the second podcast (BEP 35), we’ll be looking at language for clarifying what was meant, for instance “What exactly do you mean by that?”

The listening today is from a shipping company. You’ll hear Wim Zeldenhuis and Andre De Vries in Rotterdam call their American colleague Benny McClenahan in Boston.

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Questo Lezione di inglese commerciale is the second part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions in English. In the first episode, we looked at how to make suggestions. In questo episodio, we’ll cover appropriate ways to reject and accept suggestions in English. Accept means to agree to a suggestion and reject means to disagree.

Come ricorderai, the listening takes place at a sports shoe company called Stratos. You’ll be listening to Karen, a marketing manager, meet with three members of her team, Charles, Sven and Miguel. They are choosing a celebrity spokesperson for a new product.

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