925 英语 – 课 2: 开始对话

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在今天的 925 英语课, we’re going to learn all about how to start a conversation in English.

Sometimes we call starting an 英语对话 “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. 那你该怎么做? 你说什么? And what topics are best?

925 英语 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. 每 925 English lesson will feature English phrases you can use in different situations and advice on why and how we use them in 商务英语.

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925 英文L001 – 怎么说你好 (视频)

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This is the video version of our first 925英语课, 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英语 – 课 1: 如何用英语打招呼

925英语课 1 - 如何用英语打招呼

This is a preview lesson from 925 英语, a new series we’ll launch next year. 恰到好处, we’re kicking off with a 925 英语课 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) 英语学习者. 925 英语课程侧重于您可以在工作和商务中使用的大量语言和英语表达方式. 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.

所以, it’s pretty easy to greet someone in English, 不是吗? 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? 出色地, 在业务, 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 – 在办公室聚会中社交 2

欢迎回到Business English Pod,今天的课程 社会化 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? 实际上, 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.

所以, how do we do that? What are some techniques for socializing at office parties? 在今天的课程中, 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.

在对话框中, 我们会听到琥珀, 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.

听力问题

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 – 在办公室聚会中社交 1

欢迎回到Business English Pod,今天的课程 社会化 在办公室聚会或活动中.

办公室聚会是在正常工作环境之外结识同事的绝好机会. 除了, 俗话说, “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.But have you ever found yourself at a party, 手喝, 一直不确定如何进行对话? 也许您正在与其他部门的人见面. 你眼神交流, 微笑, 然后什么? 你说什么?

与同事交往是建立良好关系的重要组成部分, 但是如果您不知所措会很尴尬. 幸好, 在这种情况下,您可以学习和练习一些很棒的技术. 在今天的课程中, 我们将着眼于打破僵局并利用常见的知识点开始对话. 我们还将学习如何与其他人进行对话, 展示兴趣, 当你想结束谈话时,请找个借口离开.

在对话框中, 我们会听到琥珀, 在一家制药公司从事市场营销工作的人. 她正在参加员工圣诞晚会,发现自己正在与雪莉交谈, 从事销售工作的人. 琥珀和雪莉之前从未见过面, 和琥珀想聊天.

听力问题

1. 琥珀在谈话中首先评论了什么?
2. 琥珀与雪莉提出什么工作主题?
3. 琥珀给人什么理由离开?

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