Best Collocations Podcasts (2024)

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Syncope, or throwing away an unneeded syllable 28:58

4h ago28:58

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Syncope (loss of unstressed vowels after a stressed syllable.) Example “chocolate” [CHAWK-uh-luht] becomes [CHAW-kluht] 1- I like to eat chocolate. [CHAW-kluht] 2- She visits her mother every weekend. [EV-ree] 3- He bought a new camera. [KAM-ruh] 4- We go for a walk in the evening. [EEV-niŋ] 6- Are you interested in ancient history? [HIS-tree] 7- W…

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Water Worlds 55:14

8h ago55:14

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One of the science podcasts I listen to regularly is Astronomy Cast hosted by Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay. In today’s lesson, you’ll hear a short excerpt from Episode 705: Water Worlds - Looking for Life Beyond Earth. First you’ll hear a clip from their podcast, and then I’ll break their speech into shorter fragments so you can listen and repeat…

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BEP 406 – Financial English 4: Pitching a New Opportunity 22:47

8d ago22:47

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP-406-Financial-English-4-Pitching.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson, the fourth in our series on financial English. In this lesson, we’ll focus on pitching a new opportunity to a client. In certain ways, selling financial services is just like selling any other kind of product. Y…

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Cold calling Part One 30:39

6d ago30:39

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The phone rings and it's a stranger trying to sell you something. This is part one of a multi-podcast series based on a real script. Have fun! Hi, this is Barry calling from Scam-O-Rama Car Services. I’m calling regarding your 2016 Chevrolet Survivor. How is your 2016 Chevy Survivor running? Do you know the approximate current mileage? Great! I’m c…

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Business English News 56 – Deglobalization 5:58

17d ago5:58

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEN56-Deglobalization.mp3 In this Business English News lesson on the trend toward deglobalization, we look at business English vocabulary related to economics and global trade. The past few years have been a very interesting time for the world economy. A pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of global su…

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Linking Sounds Lesson 1: Y and W glides 49:52

20d ago49:52

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This is the first in a series of lessons about connected speech. One of the ways in which we link syllables and words together is with "glides" -- for example a Y sound is added between "be" and "able" so it sounds like "bee yable". Listen to the sentences and you'll get the idea of these glides. Y glides: /iy/ 1) I would like to be able to speak f…

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Talking about grammar - gerunds! (suitable for CEFR level A2 and above) 9:15

27d ago9:15

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The gerund finishes with -ing - but it is not a verb. What is it and how can we use it? Find out with Kari and Tom in this excellent podcast. Support the showBy VivaLing

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Improved mood and cognition: should you be eating 50 g of chocolate a day? 😁 37:16

25d ago37:16

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Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach. Why 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just a translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself and share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, mindset, use of targ…

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Practice with some fancy six-syllable words. 37:07

1M ago37:07

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Here are some sentences with six-syllable words. 1- In the 1960s people experimented with hallucinogenic drugs. 2- Covid 19 has resulted in the hospitalization of too many people. 3- Please do NOT eat mushrooms which are not identifiable as safe and harmless. 4- Alien organisms might not be easily categorizable. 5- After lengthy reconsideration of …

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Mini-podcast: A tough course 14:56

1M ago14:56

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Crazy English. We pronounce "ough" in too many ways... I thought microbiology was a tough course, but my professor was a thorough teacher. I studied hard throughout, and in the end I learned what he taught even though it was a challenge. 1- I thought microbiology was a tough course… 2…but my professor was a thorough teacher. 3- I studied hard throu…

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Never cut your hair! Please have it cut! (Suitable for CEFR level A2 and above) 10:40

1M ago10:40

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Last week we were talking about the passive voice - this episode is an extension of that - looking at a specific passive voice structure that many students have difficulty with 0 the causative! Support the showBy VivaLing

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Exercises for early simultaneous 59:17

1M ago59:17

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Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach. Why 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just a translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself and share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, mindset, use of targ…

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BEP 34c – Clarifying and Confirming What Was Said 14:12

1M ago14:12

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP034c-Clarifying-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on how to clarify what was said during a conversation. Communication is rarely easy. There’s so much that can go wrong in a conversation, especially on the phone. We might not hear someone well, we might hear them incorrectly, a…

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Sentences about parachutes 50:25

1M ago50:25

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1- Do you think you know what a parachute looks like? 2- Guess what: There are tons of parachute types out there, and you probably don’t know ’em all! 3- Here’s a rundown of several of the normal and not-so-normal types of parachutes… 3a- …that help skydivers (and far-flung cargo) make their way softly back down to terra firma. 4- Round parachutes …

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Talking about grammar - the passive voice (suitable for CEFR level A2 and above) 12:03

1M ago12:03

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It's important to be able to use a variety of grammar when you are speaking and writing - Kari and Tom give some excellent tips on the difference between the passive and active voices. Support the showBy VivaLing

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Types of Parachutes 6:18

1M ago6:18

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What parachute types are there? Do you think you know what a parachute looks like? Guess what: There are tons of parachute types out there, and you probably don’t know ’em all! Here’s a rundown of several of the normal and not-so-normal types of parachutes that help skydivers (and far-flung cargo) make their way softly back down to terra firma. 1. …

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Habituation: a tactic for reducing performance and exam stress 26:01

2M ago26:01

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Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach. Why 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just a translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself and share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, mindset, use of lang…

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Supper, Dinner or Tea? (suitable for CEFR level A2 and above) 11:53

1M ago11:53

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In British and American English we have different words for different meals and courses. Join Kari and Tom as they steer through this minefield to help you undertsand which words to use. Support the showBy VivaLing

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How to make your writing less wordy and clearer 24:19

1M ago24:19

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Hey there, welcome back to the Art of Business English podcast. Your podcast to help you get the English language skills to excel in business. Today we will be looking at the art of writing. Writing is a powerful tool that can make or break your communication efforts. Whether you're crafting a sales pitch, sending an email, or creating social media…

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Exploring collocations to improve your B language 35:19

2M ago35:19

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Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach. Why 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just a translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself and share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, mindset, use of lang…

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Skills 360 – What is DEI: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 6:36

2M ago6:36

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.96-ESG-2.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast for today’s lesson on the impact and implications of DEI – or diversity, equity, and inclusion – on the workplace. As part of the “social” aspect of ESG, DEI has exploded in importance in recent years. Over 50% of employees in the US be…

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What's cooking? (Suitable for CEFR level A2 and above) 11:05

2M ago11:05

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Not only will you learn how to cook vegetable stir fry with Kari's recipe, but you will also learn new words for food and cooking techniques. What could be better than that? Support the showBy VivaLing

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Is your practice lazy or deliberate? 50:55

2M ago50:55

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Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach. Why 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just a translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself and share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, mindset, and marketi…

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A maiden voyage in heavy rain - fun with collocations! (Suitable for CEFR level B1 and above) 12:34

2M ago12:34

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Have you ever wondered what collocations were - and why you should study them. Learn some examples of adjective/noun collocations and see if Kari and Tom can fit them into a short story!! Support the showBy VivaLing

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Collocations with "back" 38:18

2M ago38:18

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1 - Gymnasts have broad, muscular backs. 2 - I worked in the garden all morning and now my back aches. 3 - He broke his back in a terrible car accident. 4 - Have you ever read The Hunchback of Notre Dame? 5 - My dog always stretches his back and yawns when he wakes up. 6 - My cat arched his back and hissed loudly at the neighbor’s dog. 7 - She lean…

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Interpreting a speaker with a strong accent 48:03

2M ago48:03

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Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach. Why 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just a translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself and share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, mindset, use of targ…

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Skills 360 – What is ESG: Environmental, Social and Governance 6:00

2M ago6:00

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.95-ESG-1.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast for today’s lesson on “ESG,” or the environmental, social, and governance commitments companies make. Along with DEI, which we’ll talk about next time, ESG is one of those acronyms that seems to be everywhere these days. Some companies …

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Valentine's Day - culture and history. 10:18

2M ago10:18

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February 14th is a romantic day - it is Valentine's Day but what do British and American people actually do, and what do you know about the culture and history behind this tradition. Join Tom and Kari to find out more! Support the showBy VivaLing

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How to eat for energy! 31:12

2M ago31:12

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Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach. Why 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just a translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself and share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, mindset, and marketi…

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PER-fect? Per-FECT? Both? 30:49

3M ago30:49

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There are some words in English which change their meaning when you change the stress. Here’s an example: Perfect - free of mistakes, problems, errors. 1 - The teacher said my homework was perfect. (PER-fect) 2 - She got a perfect score on the exam. 3 - Your pronunciation is perfect. 4 - It’s hard to be perfect all the time. 5 - That painting looks…

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Make and Do - what's the difference? (Suitable for CEFR level A2 and above) 7:53

3M ago7:53

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The difference between make and do can be tricky but there are good explanations and examples here to help you understand. Support the showBy VivaLing

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Practice with reflexive verbs 30:27

2M ago30:27

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1 - I enjoyed myself when I visited Mexico. 2 - She hurt herself playing basketball. 3 - You’re working too hard. Don’t kill yourself! 4 - John is going to make himself a sandwich. 5 - We encourage ourselves to practice English every day. 6 - I own my own small company. I pay myself four thousand dollars per month. 7 - It is important for children …

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Starting simultaneous? 5 bad habits to avoid 38:38

3M ago38:38

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Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach. Why 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just an interpreting or translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself and share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, min…

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BEP 405 – English Idioms about Animals (2) 22:29

2M ago22:29

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP405-Animal-Idioms-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod the second part of our series on English idioms related to animals. English can be a difficult language to learn. One reason, which you’ve likely discovered, is that there are so many different ways to say something. It’s not just a variety of i…

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Impossibly immature and unexpectedly inexpensive - the power of prefixes (Suitable for CEFR level A2 and above) 8:52

3M ago8:52

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Tom and Kari follow up last week's episode on suffixes with an episode on the opposite - prefixes! Support the showBy VivaLing

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How to overcome your lizard brain 32:03

3M ago32:03

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Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach. Why 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just a translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself and share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, mindset, and marketi…

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Job Scams 47:15

3M ago47:15

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The full text of this podcast along with additional information about job scams can be found on the US Federal Trade Commission website. Here are some sentences to use for pronunciation practice. They are at the end of the podcast. 1- Scammers advertise jobs the same way honest employers do — online (in ads, on job sites, and social media), in news…

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Brighten up your day - by strengthening your knowledge (suitable for CEFR B1 and above) 10:10

3M ago10:10

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Join Kari and Tom on their mission to help you improve your vocabulary - not by learning new words - but by adding prefixes and suffixes to the ones you already know. This week - suffixes. Support the showBy VivaLing

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One (sim) interpreter, several speakers: letting the audience know a new speaker is beginning 22:53

3M ago22:53

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Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach. Why 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just a translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself and share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, mindset, use of lang…

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BEP 404 – English Idioms about Animals (1) 22:59

3M ago22:59

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP404-Animal-Idioms-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on English idioms related to animals. Like all our lessons, this one is focused on language that you can use at work and in business. When you work like a dog, you can’t waste your time learning expressions you’ll never use. A…

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What's in a word? - Pain 41:01

3M ago41:01

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There are many collocations in English using the word “pain”. Here are a few to practice with. 1) He immersed himself in the music and for a little while forgot the pain of losing his father. 2) She took medications for a few days to ease the pain in her leg. 3) It took me a long time to get over the pain of getting divorced. 4) We shared both the …

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Little Red Riding Hood - a retelling 13:23

3M ago13:23

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Once upon a time there was a little girl who lived with her mother in a small house at the edge of a big forest. The girl had a bright red cape with a hood and it was so striking that everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood. One day her mother said, "Sweetie, I'm preparing a basket of treats for your dear grandmother. She's not feeling well and …

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How to manage discussions when chairing a meeting 14:00

3M ago14:00

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In this episode of the Art of Business English podcast, "How To Manage Discussions When Chairing A Meeting," I dive into the essential strategies for effective meeting facilitation. This episode is crafted for professionals ready to steer discussions with confidence and ensure everybody’s voice is heard. I share the importance of creating clear gui…

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Winter Vocabulary Quiz (suitable for CEFR level A2 and above) 7:12

3M ago7:12

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We're back! And as this is a new year it is also a new season. Our first episode in 2024 is an excellent chance to check how much winter vocabulary - you know. Join Kari on her tour of a winter wonderland! Support the showBy VivaLing

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How to set goals that stick in 2024 31:02

3M ago31:02

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Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach. Why 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just a translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself and share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, mindset, and marketi…

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What's in a word? - Exercise 39:19

3M ago39:19

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1) Our teacher gave us some grammar exercises for homework. 2) The translation exercises were difficult. 3) I do yoga exercises every morning. 4) His doctor recommended some exercises to strengthen his back. 5) Learning a new language is a good mental exercise. 6) Mary does daily breathing, stretching, and relaxation exercises. 7) I like to listen …

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Business English News 55 – 2024 Global Economic Outlook 6:03

3M ago6:03

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEN55-2024-Outlook.mp3 In this Business English News lesson on the economic outlook for 2024, we look at business English vocabulary related to the global economy and finance. At the start of every year, economists love to make predictions. But in such a volatile world, predictions are tough to make accurate…

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What's in a word? - Extravagant 41:18

4M ago41:18

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1) We go to dinner at a fancy restaurant when we’re feeling extravagant. 2) Spending $200 on a pair of shoes seems extravagant to me. 3) She’s only extravagant when she’s on vacation and then she throws caution to the winds. 4) After winning the lottery, he became the most extravagant person I know. He spent millions on his new house. 5) The lifest…

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Happy sentences to end 2023 15:57

4M ago15:57

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Some sentences with "happy": 1) He has a successful business with many happy customers. 2) Meeting you here in the airport was a happy accident. 3) The boy was whistling a happy tune. 4) That movie had a happy ending. 5) Alex and Joanna are a very happy couple. 6) My grandson has had a happy childhood. 7) I have happy memories of my first trip to E…

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Betty Botta (or Betty Botter)-- a well-known tongue twister 11:10

4M ago11:10

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Betty Botta bought some butter; “But,” said she, “this butter’s bitter! If I put it in my batter It will make my batter bitter. But a bit o’ better butter Will but make my batter better.” Then she bought a bit o’ butter Better than the bitter butter, Made her bitter batter better. So ’twas better Betty Botta Bought a bit o’ better butter. Intro & O…

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