Деловые приемы и встречи на английском: визиты, сотрудничество и профессиональные контакты - [22]
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The vocabulary is too complicated.
He keeps using.expressions and then leaves the end off.
What's the problem, what Is the remedy?
Even in a complete sentence, he doesn’t say all the words.
That word sounds like French, but the meaning doesn’t fit the context. I didn’t understand what he said.
I can’t really hear what you say.
The speaker does not seem to know his subject.
This presentation is really not very clear.
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| e) Could you say that more clearly, please? | f) I couldn’t quitefollow you there.^ >t J | |
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| r > g) Could you explain“vitrify” to me, please?V _ . _ J | r > h) Oh, I don’t knowthat expression.C J | |
To do:
a) Find yourself a list of the most common expressions (but they change all the time!).
b) Move closer to the speaker, or buy a hearing aid!
c) Ask for documentation or a summary at the end of the meeting.
d) Look through a list of false friends, particularly those which apply to your job. !
e) Learn more vocabulary!
f) Suggest that another speaker intervenes on the same subject. j
g) Either a vocabulary problem, or his accent! Think of the context.
h) Check out your grammar so you can automatically replace the missing words.
You cannot hear
The meaning is unclear
What's he talking about?
The speaker doesn’t know
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I a) Pm a little mad. 1 >ь>*и e’s got a flat.
Where are you from -the USA or the UK?
с) Put it in the back of the truck.
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[ d) Do you need a one-way or a round trip? j e) Don’t walk on the pavement.
: f) Let’s get some gas for the automobile.
g) His office is on the first floor.
h) Take the freeway to the seventh exit.
i) I’d like to make a collect call.
j) Put your bags in the trunk.
k) I need the rest room.
l) They’ll give you one fourth of the profits.
m) Turn right at the intersection.
n) He’ll be here at ten after nine.
o) I think we should look at that on the tube.
p) Take the elevator to go up to the office.
q) I like the fall best.
г) I think we should stand in line.
s) Where’s the schedule?
t) Let’s take the subway.
u) You’ll need tidy pants for the meeting.
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I. mutton dressed as lamb 3. to dress up
5. overdressed 7. Sunday best 9. a smoking jacket
II. come casual
Clothing
signals
2. dressed up to the nines 4. power dressing
6. underdressed
8. a dinner jacket
10. a morning suit 12. mufti
a) Everyone else is in a suit — you’re in scruffy jeans.
b) A person of a certain age dressed up in “teenage” gear.
c) Relaxed, weekend clothes — everything is relative!
d) A bow tie, special black jacket and trousers.
e) Civilian clothes for someone who usually wears a uniform.
0 Tidy clothes you might go to church in.
g) For a woman, a smart suit — dress to impress.
h) A grey tailcoat (фрак), trousers and maybe even a top hat.
i) Really smartened up — almost too much.
j) A velvet jacket with a satin collar — for the smoking room of course!
k) You’ve really overdone it this time!
l) To disguise yourself, for example for Halloween.
