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Business English Travel Lessons

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Learn travel English with Business English Pod lessons on English for travel.

Business English Pod offers English for travel lessons that cover various travel English topics, such as airport check-in, hotel reservations, ordering food, and making small talk with locals. These lessons provide practical vocabulary and phrases for different situations, helping learners communicate effectively while traveling.

Our travel English lessons are listed by published date with the newest lessons first.

BEP 295 – Viaggio di lavoro 4: Ispezione in fabbrica

Inglese commerciale, Viaggio / novembre 5, 2016

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on conducting a factory inspection in English.

In the global economy, a company might have its headquarters in Germany, but outsource production to China and technical support to India. Or you might find a Korean company that contracts out to one factory in Malaysia and another in Vietnam. In ogni caso, to make the right decision on production facilities, you’ll most likely need to conduct a factory inspection.

So if you’re flying halfway around the world to tour a factory or another facility, what kind of questions should you ask? And how can you make sure the factory is the right fit for your needs? Bene, you’ll definitely want to ask questions about quality control to make sure the factory can meet your expectations. You might also ask about production capacity so you know they can handle the work properly. And you might ask about their approach to standards, to make sure they’re in line with your values.

Ovviamente, talk is cheap. You might find a factory manager makes claims that are a bit unbelievable. In these situations, you’ll want to show skepticism, or doubt, and ask for evidence. This is all part of the due diligence necessary to make sure you’re making the right choice.

Nella finestra di dialogo di oggi, we’ll hear Cam and Vanessa, who work for an American clothing company. They want to find a new production facility, so they’re touring a factory in China. You’ll also hear Chen, a factory manager who’s giving Cam and Vanessa a tour of the facility. Cam and Vanessa want to find out if Chen’s factory is a good fit for their company.

Domande d'ascolto

1. How does Vanessa react to Chen’s claim that they have a .25% defect rate?
2. What important issue does Cam say their company is very serious about?
3. What kind of proof does Vanessa want to see of the factory managers’ training?

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BEP 294 – Viaggio di lavoro 3: Discussione riservata

Inglese commerciale, Comunicazione, Viaggio / ottobre 29, 2016

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on having a confidential discussion during a business trip.

If you’ve got colleagues or clients in other parts of the world, you probably rely a lot on email and the phone. But meeting in person continues to be important for building relationships and trust, and for discussing important issues. That’s one reason, ovviamente, why the overseas business trip remains important.

And there’s one type of discussion that can be especially difficult: discussing a confidential matter. Perhaps you need to deliver bad news, or share sensitive information or tell someone about an important change. Meeting face-to-face in these types of situations is often the best way to break the news.

So what’s the best way to go about this? Bene, to begin, it’s important to set a positive tone to put the other person at ease. Il prossimo, you might want to ask him or her how things are going. Questo può aiutare a rompere il ghiaccio, and the other person might actually mention the topic you want to discuss. Once you’ve started this way, you can introduce the sensitive information you want to deliver. And because the information is sensitive, you need to ask for discretion. Finalmente, depending on the nature of the discussion, you might also have to provide reassurances. Dopotutto, after we hear important information, we might wonder how it will impact us.

Nella finestra di dialogo di oggi, we’ll hear Cam, who works for an American clothing company. He’s visiting the head of the company’s Chinese office, David. The company manufactures some of its clothing in China, and has been considering how to expand their retail activities in Asia. Cam needs to have a confidential discussion with David to share some important news.

Domande d'ascolto

1. How does Cam ask for David’s perspective on the current situation?
2. Cam needs to tell David about a decision regarding retail in China. What point does Cam mention to introduce this decision?
3. How does Cam reassure David near the end of the conversation?

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BEP 284 – Viaggio di lavoro 2: Dare indicazioni e spostarsi

Inglese commerciale, Viaggio / February 28, 2016

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on giving directions and getting around a city. This lesson is part of a larger series that looks at the Inglese commerciale you need for a successful overseas business trip.

Getting from point A to point B in a city isn’t always simple. Even with a map, there are lots of opportunities for confusion. First of all, a map doesn’t include the names of every little shop or house. And even though a map might show you where some major things are, it won’t tell you how to get there. Per queste ragioni, we still rely on people for advice on getting around. And whether you’re traveling and need to understand someone’s directions, or whether someone asks you for directions, you need the right language.

This is what we’ll look at in today’s lesson. We’ll learn language and techniques for describing a location, suggesting the best travel option, and describing distance. We’ll also look at how to give basic directions, how to explain a change of course, and how to ask a stranger for help on the street.

Nella finestra di dialogo, we’ll rejoin Cam and Vanessa, who have traveled to Shanghai on business. They’re talking to the concierge at their hotel, who is explaining to them how to get to a specific coffee shop in the city’s Pudong business district.

Domande d'ascolto

1. What does the concierge recommend as the best travel option?
2. How does the concierge describe the distance to Hengshan Lu Station?
3. When Cam approaches a stranger in the street, what is the first question he asks?

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BEP 283 – Viaggio di lavoro 1: Prendere un taxi

Inglese commerciale, Viaggio / February 21, 2016

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on taking a taxi. This will be part of a larger series that looks at the Inglese commerciale you need for a successful overseas business trip.

When you travel to another city for business, what’s the easiest way to get around? Usually by taxi. You don’t have to interpret a subway map or a bus schedule. And you can be delivered directly to your destination with little confusion, though it will cost you more of course.

sì, I said “with little confusion,” though that’s not always the case. Taxi drivers might not always understand what you want, or what you’re saying. You’ve still got to communicate clearly, directly, and politely with the taxi driver. Your fate is in his – or her – hands, and so you need to make sure you’re understood.

This is exactly what we’ll learn today. We’ll cover some important types of requests during a taxi ride, including asking for a destination, requesting a specific route, and asking for a change of course. We’ll also learn how to ask to be let out and request a receipt.

In questa lezione, we’ll hear Cam and Vanessa, who have just arrived in Shanghai on a business trip. They’ve passed through immigration and collected their bags, and now they want to take a taxi to their hotel.

Domande d'ascolto

1. What is the travelers’ destination, and where is it located?
2. Vanessa asks for a change of course to get to a bank. How does she describe how to get there?
3. How does Vanessa ask to be let out of the taxi?

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BEP 26c – Viaggio: Affrontare i problemi

A2, Inglese commerciale, Viaggio / gennaio 25, 2015

Bentornato a Business English Pod per la lezione di oggi su come affrontare i problemi che potresti incontrare quando viaggi in aereo.

Questo Lezione di inglese commerciale fa parte della nostra nuova serie di nuove interpretazioni di alcune delle nostre lezioni più vecchie. Abbiamo mantenuto lo stesso dialogo ma abbiamo nuove spiegazioni e esercitazioni per i nostri studenti di livello inferiore.

Quando viaggi per lavoro, hai mai avuto problemi che sembrano fuori dal tuo controllo?? Come quando ti presenti in aeroporto e il tuo volo viene cancellato. O quando il tuo volo è in ritardo e non puoi arrivare a destinazione in tempo? Queste situazioni possono essere frustranti e difficili da affrontare. Ma ci sono alcune tecniche linguistiche che puoi imparare per aiutarti a risolvere i tuoi problemi.

In questa lezione, vedremo alcune di queste tecniche, come attirare l'attenzione di qualcuno, usare domande negative per le richieste, e accettando a malincuore. Tratteremo anche i rifiuti educati, correggendoti, e chiedendo del pagamento. Queste sono tutte cose che potresti dover fare o capire mentre risolvi un problema di viaggio.

Nella finestra di dialogo ascolterai un viaggiatore chiamato Robert. Se hai sentito la nostra ultima lezione, potresti ricordare che Robert era in viaggio verso Nizza ma si è fermato prima a Parigi. In questa lezione, ascolterai Robert all'aeroporto di Parigi. Ha perso la coincidenza per Nizza e ora sta cercando un modo per arrivare a destinazione in tempo per un incontro il giorno successivo.

Domande d'ascolto

1. Quand'è il prossimo volo disponibile per Nizza??
2. Perché il prossimo volo disponibile non è accettabile per Robert??
3. Cosa vuole Robert al posto del prossimo volo disponibile per Nizza??
4. Che tipo di posto dice l'agente è l'unico tipo disponibile?

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