925 英語 – レッスン 2: 会話を始める

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今日では 925 英語レッスン, we’re going to learn all about how to start a conversation in English.

Sometimes we call starting an 英会話 “breaking the ice.” You can think of the “ice” as that initial silence between people. It could be between strangers on a plane or coworkers in a lunch room. And when we “break” the ice, we say something friendly to start a conversation. どうやってそれをやるの? あなたは何を言っていますか? And what topics are best?

925 英語 will be a new business English podcast for beginner and intermediate learners. 925 English lessons will focus on chunks of language and English expressions that you can use in work and business. 各 925 English lesson will feature English phrases you can use in different situations and advice on why and how we use them in ビジネス英語.

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925 英語L001 – こんにちはと言う方法 (ビデオ)

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This is the video version of our first 925英語レッスン, a new series we’ll launch next year. Our first 925English lesson is about how to say hello to colleagues and customers in English. We look at three different situations: How to greet someone you don’t know, how to respond to a greeting and how to informally greet a colleague or friend. For each situation we provide lots of examples and you can practice the language with some short role-plays.

925English is a new business English series for beginners and lower intermediate learners that we’ll launch early next year. 925English lessons will focus on chunks of language and English expressions that you can use in work and business. We’ll look at language you can say in different situations and advice on why and how we use it.

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925英語 – レッスン 1: 英語で挨拶する方法

925English Lesson 1 - 英語で挨拶する方法

This is a preview lesson from 925 英語, a new series we’ll launch next year. 適切に十分, we’re kicking off with a 925 英語レッスン on how to greet and say hello to colleagues and customers in English.

925English a new business English series for beginners (CEFR A1-A2) and lower intermediate (B1) 英語学習者. 925 英語のレッスンは、仕事やビジネスで使用できる言語のチャンクと英語の表現に焦点を当てています. We get straight to the point with lots of examples. We give you phrases you can say in different situations and advice on why and how to use them.

そう, it’s pretty easy to greet someone in English, そうじゃない? We can say “good morning” or “hello” or just “hi.” And we might add something like “my name is Tim Smith,” or a question like “how’s it going?” But what’s the difference? How do we choose which greeting to use? 良い, ビジネスで, like in life, it depends on the situation. That includes who we’re talking to and where we’re having the conversation. So let’s go through three situations and practice some appropriate ways of saying hello.

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BEP 263 – オフィスパーティーでの付き合い 2

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on socializing at an office party.

Office parties can be fun, but have you ever stood there with a colleague and felt like you don’t know what to say? Maybe you’ve got a great working relationship, but outside the office it feels like a different game? 実際には, good working relationships are supported by good personal relationships. The more we know our co-workers, the better our work can be. And the office party can be a great chance to get to know them better and build that relationship.

そう, how do we do that? What are some techniques for socializing at office parties? 今日のレッスンで, we’ll look at paying, or giving, someone a compliment, declining a drink, and gossiping. We’ll also learn how to change the topic and introduce two people who haven’t met before.

In the dialog, アンバーが聞こえます, who works for a pharmaceutical company. At a company Christmas party she runs into one of her colleagues Max. Max and Amber chat for a while before Finn, a new colleague of Amber’s, shows up on the scene.

リスニングの質問

1. What compliment does Amber give to Max?
2. What reason does Amber give for not wanting a drink?
3. Max and Amber are talking about work colleagues when Amber changes the topic. What topic does she ask about?

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BEP 262 – オフィスパーティーでの付き合い 1

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on socializing オフィスパーティーやイベントで.

オフィスパーティーは、通常の作業環境の外で同僚と知り合う絶好の機会です。. しかも, 格言が行くように, “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.But have you ever found yourself at a party, 手で飲む, 会話を始める方法がわからない? たぶん、別の部署で実際に会ったことがない人と一緒にテーブルにいる. あなたはアイコンタクトをします, スマイル, そして何? あなたは何を言っていますか?

同僚との付き合いは、良好な関係を構築するための重要な部分です, でも言葉に困ったら困ります. Fortunately, あなたが学び、練習できるこの状況にはいくつかの素晴らしいテクニックがあります. 今日のレッスンで, 氷を解き、一般的な知識のポイントを使用して会話を開始します. また、会話を相手に向ける方法も学びます, 興味を示す, 会話を終わらせたいときに去る口実を作る.

In the dialog, アンバーが聞こえます, 製薬会社のマーケティングに携わっている方. 彼女はスタッフのクリスマスパーティーにいて、シェリーと話していることに気づきます, 営業担当者. アンバーとシェリーは実際に会ったことがありません, アンバーは会話をしたい.

リスニングの質問

1. アンバーが会話で最初にコメントすること?
2. アンバーはシェリーでどのような仕事トピックを持ち出しますか?
3. アンバーが去る理由は何ですか?

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