{"id":51,"date":"2007-07-23T17:40:21","date_gmt":"2007-07-23T09:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/07\/23\/bep-57-58-water-cooler-chitchat-sports-idioms\/"},"modified":"2007-08-21T21:22:50","modified_gmt":"2007-08-21T13:22:50","slug":"bep-57-58-water-cooler-chitchat-sports-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/07\/23\/bep-57-58-water-cooler-chitchat-sports-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 57 &#038; 58 (Transcript &#038; Activities) &#8211; Water Cooler Chitchat: Sports Idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The idiomatic expressions we feature in Sports Idioms 1 &amp; 2 relate to popular sports in the USA, particularly baseball and American football. In business, competition is often understood in terms of athletic competition. That&#8217;s why there are so many sports idioms in business English.<\/p>\n<p><B><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/08\/13\/bep-61-pp-american-sports-idioms-in-a-business-meeting\/\">You can also check out the new practice pod on sports idioms (BEP 61) to hear these idioms being used in a different context &#8211; a business meeting. <\/a><\/B><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"120\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" height=\"30\"><strong>Premium Members <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/aMember\/signup.php\">(Sign up for access)<\/a>:<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><strong>Online activities:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"25%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_pdf2_1.gif\" height=\"53\" width=\"45\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/StudyNotes\/BEP057SN-Sports_Idioms1.pdf\">BEP 57 Study Notes<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"25%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_MP3_1.gif\" height=\"53\" width=\"45\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/PhraseCasts\/BEP057PC.mp3\">BEP 57 PhraseCast <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP57-58QIZ.html\">BEP 57 &amp; 58: Sports Idioms &#8211; Quiz<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP57-58CLZ.html\"> BEP 57 &amp; 58: Sports Idioms &#8211; Gap-fill<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" height=\"30\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"25%\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_pdf2_1.gif\" height=\"53\" width=\"45\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/StudyNotes\/BEP058SN-Sports_Idioms2.pdf\">BEP 58 Study Notes<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_MP3_1.gif\" height=\"53\" width=\"45\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/PhraseCasts\/BEP058PC.mp3\">BEP 58 PhraseCast <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP57-58LAN1.html\">BEP 57 &amp; 58: Sports Idioms &#8211; Language 1<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP57-58LAN2.html\"> BEP 57 &amp; 58: Sports Idioms &#8211; Language 2<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP57-58LAN3.html\"> BEP 57 &amp; 58: Sports Idioms &#8211; Language 3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><script> function showhide(id){ \tif (document.getElementById){ \t\tobj = document.getElementById(id); \t\tif (obj.style.display == \"none\"){ \t\t\tobj.style.display = \"\"; \t\t} else { \t\t\tobj.style.display = \"none\"; \t\t} \t} } <\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Listening Quiz<\/strong> (Click a question to see the answer):<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/07\/15\/bep-57-water-cooler-chitchat-sports-idioms\/\">BEP 57 &#8211; Sports Idioms 1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('200'); return(false);\"> <strong>1)<\/strong>\tDo Jan and Jen think Accent&#8217;s takeover of TelStar was a good idea?<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"display: none\" id=\"200\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> They seem to have a little disagreement on this issue. <strong>Jan says Accent &#8220;hit a home run,&#8221; that is scored a big success. Jen thinks the deal was &#8220;overpriced,&#8221; or too expensive.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('201'); return(false);\"><strong>2)<\/strong>\tWhy was there a delay in the takeover?<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"display: none\" id=\"201\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong> Apparently the shareholders were &#8220;stalling for time,&#8221; that is, using delaying tactics to get a better deal.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/07\/22\/bep-58-water-cooler-chitchat-sports-idioms-2\/\">BEP 58 &#8211; Sports Idioms 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('202'); return(false);\"> <strong>1)<\/strong>  Who is McConnel and what do Jan and Jen think of him? <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"display: none\" id=\"202\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong>McConnel is the new CEO of Accent.<\/strong>  They use three idioms two describe him: He has &#8220;stepped up to the plate,&#8221; &#8220;made a great pitch&#8221; and &#8220;keeps his eyes on the ball.&#8221; Discussed in detail in the debrief, these three idioms all have a positive meaning. <strong>We get the feeling that McConnel is energetic, dynamic, and has taken the initiative. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('203'); return(false);\"><strong>2)<\/strong>\tWhat do Jen and Jan say about Accent&#8217;s future in American market? <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"display: none\" id=\"203\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong> They have a little bit of a disagreement. 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