БЭП 32 – Встречи: мозговая атака & Обсуждать идеи

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БЭП 32 A – English for Discussing Solutions to a Problem (1)
БЭП 32 B – English for Discussing Solutions to a Problem (2)

In this Business English Podcast lesson we take another look at the language used to suggest and discuss ideas in meetings and teleconferences. We’ll also provide further language for diplomatic disagreement and agreeing action points at the end of the meeting.

The teleconference is run by Jim as a type of meeting called a “Brainstorming” meeting, which is useful for gathering and openly discussing ideas as the format is more relaxed.

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БЭП 31 – Встречи: Accepting and Rejecting Suggestions

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This Business English lesson 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. В этом эпизоде, we’ll cover appropriate ways to reject and accept suggestions in English. Accept means to agree to a suggestion and reject means to disagree.

Как вы помните, 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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БЭП 30 – Встречи: Making Suggestions in English

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Today’s intermediate Business English lesson is part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions in English. В этом уроке, we’re focused on the language used to introduce your ideas and make suggestions.

The dialog 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. Celebrity means a famous person and spokesperson is someone who gets paid to be in an advertisement for a product.

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Деловые новости 06 – Offshoring

This Business English News podcast examines the topic of offshoring jobs. “Offshoringmeans to move part of a company’s operations (usually supporting functions such as finance or HR) to another countryliterallyoff shore.Another commonly used term related to this topic isoutsourcing” – this means to use a different company to handle some supporting tasks. The key difference is that outsourcing doesn’t necessarily mean the work is done in a different country.

The topic of offshoring, or outsourcing work overseas, is certainly a popular one these days, and many people in Western Europe and North America are quite concerned that this practice will lead to less job opportunities in their countries. Однако, our story details a report from a well know management consultancy that concludes these concerns may be exaggerated oroverblown.

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БЭП 29 – Встречи: Disagreeing in English

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In the previous episode (БЭП 28) of this 2 part series, we looked at expressing agreement. We practiced four ways of agreeing: Using standard phrases, using synonyms, giving an example and making a general comment.

В этом Деловой английский подкаст, we’re going to focus on disagreement. We’ll learn different ways to disagree in English, from polite to strong.

Как вы помните, the listening takes place in the R&D department of PharmaTek, a pharmaceutical company. Pharmaceutical means medicine (or drug). This meeting is between Gene, the head scientist, and Louis and Karina, two researchers. They are talking about the results of a new trial. Here, “пробный” meanstest” – the test of a new medicine on animals or patients. The new medicine is called Zorax.

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