The 7 Days of the Week

Sending this out to my Chinese friends learning English. Good way to memorize the days of the week. ♫ http://zuosa.net/ujck.u

语言点 biz - 商业英文第35课 retainers vs commissions

Business Card for a writer/ English professor

Business Card for a writer/ English professor
Originally uploaded by Duck Arrow Types

♫ Songs for Sunday through Saturday

Here are some songs that you can play and thereby use to memorize the days of the week - Sunday through Saturday.

"Manic Monday" by the Bangles - ♫

"Friday, I'm in Love" by the Cure - ♫

语言点 biz - 商业英文第34课 – making an appointment for a car tune-up

Example conversation:

A: Hello, Toyota.

B: Hi, yes, umm … this is Fred Smith.

A: Ah, yes, Mr. Smith, what can I do for you?

B: Umm, I think my car needs a tune-up.

A: A tune-up?

B: Yes, my car needs a tune-up. It’s been… ahh … six months since I’ve had any sort of maintenance.

A: Oh, Mr. Smith! That’s too long! Our records … show that you should have come in for a tune-up two months ago.

B: Two months ago?

A: Yes.

B: Oh, my word. When can I come in?

A: Well, we’re busy today. How about tomorrow morning at 8:30am? We can make an appointment for your car tune-up.

B: 8:30am tomorrow? Why sure! See you then.

A: OK See you then, Mr. Smith. Good bye.

B: Bye-bye.





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ESL in Second Life Classroom @ the English Village

ESL in Second Life Classroom @ the English Village
Originally uploaded by ESL-SecondLife

Has anyone investigated this resource? If so, comment.

语言点 biz - 商业英文第33课 – at the exhibition

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YuYan.biz # 33 - 语言点 biz - at the exhibition @ Yahoo! Video

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YuYan.biz Metacast # 1

JenniferESL - Lesson 2 - "Easy" - English Vocabulary

Fruits & Vegetables - Open English Lesson 1

JenniferESL - Advanced English 1a - Vocabulary - Olympic Games

JenniferESL - Lesson 1 - "Outdoors" - English Vocabulary

Twitter + Chinese clones

My micro-blogging addresses. Feel free to follow me:

www.twitter.com/BoydJones

www.zuosa.com/BoydJones - Chinese site.

http://fanfou.com/boyd - Chinese site.

Obama/Biden or McCain/Palin?

秧秧教英语之《教你发美音》篇 - world

语言点 biz - 商业英文第32课 – to get my head around

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YuYan.biz for Mobile!

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对移动电话定做的商业英文.

In iTunes (finally)!

You can now download the lessons in MP3 format directly via iTunes:


Here.

(以上按就可以通过 iTunes 下载课程的).

BECS # 31 - 语言点 biz - 商业英文第31课 – Climbing the corporate ladder

Key phrases and vocabulary:

corporate ladder

to climb the corporate ladder

entrepreneur

free agent

Example conversation:

JOHN: Debbie, how are you?

DEBBIE: Fine. How are you, John?

JOHN: Great! Hey, what’s up with Mark?

DEBBIE: Mark?

JOHN: Yes. Last time I heard he was really climbing the corporate ladder very well. He had made it to Executive Vice President?

DEBBIE: Yes, he had. But he felt there were business opportunities back in his home country of China.

JOHN: In China?

DEBBIE: Yes, there are a lot of business opportunities in China now.

JOHN: So he went back to China? With a company?

DEBBIE: No! Mark is no longer climbing the corporate ladder.

JOHN: He’s no longer climbing the corporate ladder?

DEBBIE: No, he’s an entrepreneur. A free agent. Taking similar software solutions to companies in China.

JOHN: Wow. I really need to send Mark an e-mail to him to stay in touch.

DEBBIE: Yes, you sure do.








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BECS # 30 - 语言点 biz - 商业英文第30课 – Excuse me wild turkey!

Key phrases and vocabulary:

Excuse me = pardon me

to excuse ≠ to accuse

"Excuse me! Don't hit me!"

wild turkey








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