Posts Tagged ‘The Business world’
Trust me. I’m a robot
Trust me. I’m a robot information on the phrase ‘Trust me. I’m a … Robot safety: As robots move into homes and offices, ensuring1 that they do not injure people will be vital2. But how?IN 1981 Kenji Urada, a 37-year-old Japanese factory-worker, climbed over a safety-fence at a Kawasaki plant to carry out3 some maintenance…
Read MoreJargon in the workplace – Writing, exercise A
Jargon in the workplace – exercise A Firstly, can you pick out these terms from the introduction?a) What is the jargon term used meaning the way people describe interviewing and employing people?b) What phrase tells you have to interpret this information realistically and with some scepticism?c) Can you write down the expression which lets you…
Read MoreGetting people to do things
Useful phrases you might need when working with others
Read MoreBranding – Writing exercise
What is branding? A key concept in marketing defined here.
Read MoreEmail – Reading passage
This may make you smile! It is the sort of email you might receive from friends or colleagues, as an in-joke between people who are fairly IT-literate and competent. If you don’t find it funny – that’s quite normal! It may mean you don’t use email or computers much!
Read MoreUnlocking the mysteries of architecture
The vaulted roof of King’s College chapel in Cambridge was built using architectural knowledge some of which has been lost. These principles may prove very important in the buildings of the future.
Read MoreAn exchange with a bank manager 1
Some business English terms and a good use of irony!
Read MoreProtest at Wind Turbine Plant on the Isle of Wight – exercise
In July 2009 workers staged an occupation of a wind turbine factory to protest against the imminent closure of the plant and the loss of hundreds of jobs. About 25 workers entered the administration block of the Danish-owned factory Vestas Wind Systems in Newport on the Isle of Wight and vowed to remain there until…
Read MoreSilly Job Interview
Watch this Youtube silly job interview and answer the questions to improve English language listening skills and learn new English vocabulary
Read MoreWhere would Scotland be without the English? Step 1
Firstly please read the concerns and opinions that some Scots have about England and the English and check you understand what they mean! 1 Money is no object for the English. (To be no object – to be no problem at all, because there is plenty of it.)2 For centuries England has taken money that…
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