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Business English: Finance
Before we jump into this, some quiet time sounds good. Check out the photo and then explain what you see in it. Alright, good fun! Now it’s back to today’s business! Let’s start filling in those gaps… 1. The global central banks want to keep interest rates at ___________________ ( = unnaturally) low levels. …
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Reading Exercise: Atitlán Lake in Guatemala
An ancient volcano’s crater “The most beautiful lake in the world” Alexander Von Humboldt The famous, world explorer considered Lake Atitlán the most beautiful lake in the world. It is positively an impressive lake, dotted with small picturesque villages on its shores. Most of the communication between its lakeside villages…
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Ines’ multicolored parasols
The weekend niece. from the book, Searching for treasures When Dora arrived, she would immediately look for Ines, knowing very well that she would be there, waiting for her, with an affectionate smile on her face and a kiss to welcome her. Dora understood that her grandmother was concerned with her paternal grandparent’s attitude…
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Business English Employment and counter offers
Employment and counter offers Counteroffer (counter offer, counter-offer) A situation in which a company or organization offers an employee more money or a better job in order, for example, to try to prevent them moving to another company or organization where they have been offered a job: When they realized that he was about to quit, they made a counter-offer, which he politely rejected. Before we jump into this, some quiet time sounds good. Check out the photo and then explain what…
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Tickling the anemones
Chapter 5… Of poor lovesick poets His mother would spend the day in the Costa Azul District, in the port of Corinto, where she owned a restaurant. Costa Azul (The Blue Coast) was a well-known quarter of the town, and it was largely famous for the assorted fresh seafood offered in the restaurants.…
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Business English The Information tech.
The Information technology Before we jump into this, some quiet time sounds good. Check out the photo and then explain what you see in it. Alright, good fun! Now it’s back to the grindstone! Let’s start filling in those gaps… 1. Some believe that the open source era is coming to ______________. =…
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Business English. Common phrasal verbs
Common phrasal verbs Before we get down to business, let’s look at a photo and relax our mind. Discuss this photo and what it makes you feel. Now let’s cut to the chase! Pick the right word to fill in the gap: 1. We __________________________ up with a new marketing approach. = We developed/created…
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Complementary vocabulary for: A glimpse into Bolivia And Argentina
These are different words and expressions that may be used to describe the photographs. Lake Titicaca Dark skies. The sky is bright. Magnificent clouds. A spectacular, dramatic, contrasting sky. In the late afternoon or the early evening. A stunning, charming panoramic view of a lake. It is a…
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Speaking exercise: A glimpse into Bolivia and Argentina
Speaking practice for IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC exams Look carefully at each photo. Describe the photo using the two words at the bottom of the photo. You have 30 seconds preparation time and 45 seconds response time. You can do this, trust yourself! lake, boats park, people market, fruits clouds, city blue,green Man, Woman …
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A house by sea
Chapter 5… Of poor lovesick poets Grandfather’s parents owned a lovely weekend house. “We had lived in Chinandega, a small and quiet city. Naturally the beach house was a chance to escape from the hustle and bustle of León, for us a big city.” It was located on one of the most beautiful…