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Category Archives: Business Themes
0410, 2021
Use of the verbs Suggest and Recommend and their differences in meaning
When we are suggesting something, we are endorsing it as a promising idea only. There is no obligation on the third party to follow through. When we are recommending something, we are advising what should be done in a particular situation which would benefit the third party. It holds more weight than suggest and makes the receiver sit up and take note.
1509, 2021
Useful verbs to describe trends in Business and the Economy
A trend signifies a situation that is developing or changing. There are three specific changes I wish to highlight in this blog:
1) Financial (Sales, profits, costs, budgets)
Sales fell slightly last quarter.
Profits have risen 3% year-on-year.
2) Marketing (Market share)
We saw some growth in market share last year
Sales in the Asian market dropped by 10% last year
3) Economy (Inflation, interest rates, unemployment, house prices)
There has been a steady rise in inflation.
Unemployment has increased this year
House prices went up last year
2904, 2021
Back to the real world
Glued to our screens and using all the digital tools available to interact with our colleagues, virtual work is moving us more and more away from human contact.
1102, 2021
The benefits of learning English online
There is no question that working and learning from home is the new era we live in today. Covid-19 has caused us to close the doors to our businesses and schools and those of us who remain open are obliged to follow strict norms so as not to infect or be infected.
2610, 2020
Crime Vocabulary can help you read or listen to News in English
Apart from the daily topic of Covid-19, a typical news story will start with a crime of some sort. It may be petty, stealing someone’s handbag or it may be more serious i.e. killing a person in a bar fight. Each crime carries a punishment which can be serious depending on the level of the crime.
2209, 2020
Job Satisfaction in the Workplace
Employees are as vital to any business as worker bees are for their queen, but people do not serve any employer or company with blind loyalty. They are more discerning than that. They are far more likely to consider the following factors to assess the level of job satisfaction they have achieved so far.
1308, 2020
How well does your company perform?
A company has key performance factors that it needs to achieve to remain viable. These are specific and measurable and can indicate the success or failure of a company. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will be accountable for the following eight factors.
1208, 2020
How we add and contrast information in English
The word and is said to be the most common word in English to add information both for natives and non-natives alike. We see it in schools ´Read and Write´, we see it in car magazines ´Buy and Sell´, we see it in bars ´Gin and Tonic´, we see it in condiments ´Salt and Pepper.´ So how can we add information to avoid having to monopolise this little three little word and?
0207, 2020
Do you like being corrected?
Error correction is a well-worn topic and much has been written about it. In this blog, I don´t intend to reinvent the wheel but maybe throw some fresh light on it. In truth nobody likes to be corrected but unfortunately in language learning it is all part of the process. It is impossible to advance without learning from our mistakes.
0406, 2020
I need to get my hair cut!
There is no doubt that we can all identify with this need after so many weeks of confinement! Our hair has become unmanageable with blonde highlights turning dark and tints turning grey. Once Phase 1 came into operation, the hairdresser became the priority of the day!
0303, 2020
Words that go together like pepper and salt
The word ‘collocation’ sounds like a clumsy word and sometimes hard to pronounce for non-natives but unfortunately in English we cannot get away from them as they come up everywhere! Simply put, collocations are words that are found together.
0702, 2020
Communication through Language
Language is simply a means of communication. It is our way of conveying what it means to be human.
0601, 2020
The importance of mental health in the workplace.
World Mental Health Day started in 1992 and is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health.