{"id":8,"date":"2007-06-13T01:09:14","date_gmt":"2007-06-13T08:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/06\/13\/bep-52-int-strategically-using-vague-language-part-2\/"},"modified":"2007-07-19T14:37:23","modified_gmt":"2007-07-19T06:37:23","slug":"bep-52-int-strategically-using-vague-language-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2007\/06\/13\/bep-52-int-strategically-using-vague-language-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 52 INT (Transcript &#038; Exercises) &#8211; Strategically Using Vague Language 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the second in our two-part Business English Pod series on using vague language, we&#8217;ll work on referring to vague numbers and learn language you can use when you don&#8217;t remember the name of someone or something. You&#8217;ll also practice some more strategic uses of vague language, such as avoiding socially inappropriate or impolite topics.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td height=\"30\" colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><strong>Premium Members <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/aMember\/member.php\">(Sign up for access)<\/a>:<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><strong>Online activities:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_pdf2_1.gif\" width=\"45\" height=\"53\" \/><br \/>\n    <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/StudyNotes\/BEP052SN-Vague2.pdf\">Study Notes<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/icon_MP3_1.gif\" width=\"45\" height=\"53\" \/><br \/>\n    <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/PhraseCasts\/BEP052PC.mp3\">Phrases &amp; Practice<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP51-52QIZ.html\">BEP 51 &#038; 52: Vague Language &#8211; Quiz<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Exercises\/BEP51-52CLZ.html\">BEP 51 &#038; 52: Vague Language &#8211; Gap-fill<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><script>\nfunction showhide(id){\n\tif (document.getElementById){\n\t\tobj = document.getElementById(id);\n\t\tif (obj.style.display == \"none\"){\n\t\t\tobj.style.display = \"\";\n\t\t} else {\n\t\t\tobj.style.display = \"none\";\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Listening Quiz:<\/strong> (Click a question to see the answer)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onClick=\"showhide('16'); return(false);\"><strong>1)<\/strong>\tWhy doesn&#8217;t Mike want to come to the party if Tracy is there?<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\" id=\"16\">\n<font color=\"#ff0000\"><strong> It&#8217;s hard to say. <\/strong>Mike is very vague about this, perhaps because he thinks it&#8217;s inappropriate or embarrassing to talk about. 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