Business English Topics for Discussion1. What can you say about the present economic situation?

2. Compare the economic situation of today with the situation 2 years ago.

3. Do you think that unemployment will increase or decrease in the next few years?4. What can we do with people who have been laid off and who have no real chance of finding another job?5. Has the computer created or killed jobs?6. Describe the current business situation in your company.

7. Has your company ever laid off employees?

8. Do you have flexitime in your company? What are the advantages and disadvantages?9. Which business areas have a bright future, in your opinion?10. Should every European country join the European Union?Useful Phrases :Well, in my opinion, .......There are two sides to this question, .......On the one hand ......., on the other hand ........Most people would agree that ........I'm convinced that ........I'm not really convinced that ...----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Business Expressions 1Az rlap teteje1. I thought this time things were going to be better. Losing the contract was ........ to swallow.a. bottom lineb. blue collarc. a bitter pilld. back to the drawing board.e. blow-by-blow

2. We've lost the contract thanks to your incompetence. You really ........ , didn't you?a. back to the drawing board.b. bottlenecksc. bottom lined. blue collare. blew it

3. I'd be better off stopping my legal job and doing jobs for cash. The ........ is the only way to make money these days.a. blow-by-blowb. back to the drawing board.c. bottlenecksd. black economye. bottom line

4. The product didn't work in the States. As they say there, it really ........ .a. back to the drawing board.b. bottlenecksc. bombedd. blow-by-blowe. bottom line

5. However, the same product sold really well in England. As they say there, it ........ .a. back to the drawing board.b. bottlenecksc. bottom lined. blue collare. went like a bomb

6. He used to work on the factory floor. Yes, he really started out as a ........ worker.a. blue collarb. back to the drawing board.c. bottlenecksd. bottom linee. blow-by-blow

7. There are many reasons why this should be a success. However, the ........ is that it has been a big flop.a. bottom lineb. back to the drawing board.c. bottlenecksd. blow-by-blowe. a bitter pill

8. Production has been unable to keep pace with demand. We are doing our best to eliminate the ........ .a. blow-by-blowb. back to the drawing board.c. blew itd. a bitter pille. bottlenecks

9. We'll have to start again on this one -it's time to go ........ .a. blow-by-blowb. blew itc. black economyd. bombede. back to the drawing board.

10. Don't leave out any details. I want a full ........ account of what happened in the meeting.a. blow-by-blowb. blew itc. black economyd. bombede. went like a bomb-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN:CEO MANAGING DIRECTORMORTGAGAEHOUSING LOANP.I.T.V.A.T.TURNOVEROVERHEADSSHOOT UPPLUMMETBEAR MARKETBULL MARKETDEBIT CARDCREDIT CARD?ARE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE?

1. HUNGARY IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WHERE DOUBLE-ENTRY BOOK KEEPING IS USED.2. AUDITING IS A PROCESS WHEN THE EXACTNESS OF RECORDS OF A COMPANY ARE CONTROLLED3. THIS MEANS THAT EVERY TRANSACTION IS A CREDIT- DEDUCTION IN AN ACCOUNT AND DEBIT ADDITION IN ANOTHER.4. BOOKKEEPERS RECORD THE COMPANYS DAILY TRANSACTIONS5. AN EXTERNAL AUDIT IS PERFORMED BY A COMPANYS OWN ACCOUNTANTS.6. WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF MONEY?7. WHAT SERVICES CAN YOU GET FROM A BANK?8. WHAT IS A BALANCE SHEET?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. When someone "brings something to the table", it means that they _____________________.have something to offerhave nothing to offerbuy everyone lunch

2. HP is one of Dell's main _____________________.computerscompetitorscontrollers

3. It's pretty hard to _____________________ against big, established companies.competecompletecompetition

4. James _____________________ last year.changed his jobschanged jobsmade a change in jobs

5. It's not good to _____________________ yourself entirely to your career.denigratedetonatededicate

6. Bill, I need your _____________________ on this. What do you think of this design?intakeinstallinput

7. I thought you _____________________ at the conference.did a really good jobreally did a jobdid really a good job

8. We've got a meeting in 10 minutes. Do I have to _____________________? Yes, you do.atoneattendattain

9. I'd like you to do a little _____________________ on investment strategies.presentpresentingpresentation

10. He's away ______________________ at the moment, but he'll be back in a secondfrom his deskfrom a deskfrom the desk---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Az rlap teteje1. Let's have lunch on Thursday = Let's _____________________ on Thursdaydo lunchluncheat lunch

2. Generally speaking, a good manager ____________________ a smooth production process.ensuresmakes sureis sure

3. Good time management skills are ____________________ ( = very important) to maintaining a smooth workflow.critiquecriticizedcritical

4. I was ____________________ with my other tasks to finish the report.very busytoo busyexcessively busy

5. I'd like to have that by ____________________ Friday.end of the dayendingend of day/ the end of

6. I'm happy to inform you that we've reached another ____________________ ( = significant completion point) with the successful completion of user testing.milestonemilemarker

7. After you visualize, and plan a project, you have to ____________________ it.implementimplyimplode

8. In the modern business world, "assigning multiple resources to a single activity" means:spending lots of money to do a taskgetting one person to do a taskgetting two or more people to do a task

9. We need someone who knows how to use offline advertising to ____________________ ( = increase) online sales.gaindriveget

10. These issues could ______________________ ( = endanger) the completion of this project.jeopardyjeopardizedanger

BUSINESS ENGLISH TOPICS1. WHAT TYPES OF COMPANIES DO YOU KNOW?2. WHAT TYPES OF COMPANIES ARE COMMON IS HUNGARY?3. WHAT TYPES OF TAXES DO YOU KNOW?4. WHAT BENEFITS DO YOU GET FROM YOUR COMPANY?5. WHAT TYPES OF MANAGERS ARE THERE IN YOUR COMPANY?6. WHAT ARE THE MAIN INDUSTRIES OF YOUR COMPANY?7. WHAT SERVICES DO YOU OFFER?8. WHICH COMPANIES DO YOU HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH?9. WHICH COMPANIES ARE YOUR SUPPLIERS?10. WHICH COMPANIES ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS?11. WHAT ARE THE TOP PRODUCTS?12. WHAT IS THE SITUATION OF THE MARKET IN HUNGARY?13. WHAT SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR YOUR POSITION?14. WHAT ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES?15. HOW DO YOU SEE YOURSELF PROFESSIONALLY IN 10 YEARS?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What word goes best with these verbs?

1. book

a)a factory

b)a deal

c)a room

d)a business

2. set up

a)a room

b)a customer

c)a book

d)a meeting

3. make

a)competition

b)a book

c)a room

d)a deal

4. open

a)a market

b)a competitor

c)a manager

d)a new branch

5. break into

a)a market

b)a competition

c)a deal

d)a TV show

6. face

a)a room

b)competition

c)a factory

d)love

TOPIC:Talking about work (casual) 1Choose the best (most logical) response to complete each of the following sentences:Az rlap teteje1. This job is too(stressed-out/stressful).

2. There's a lot of work, but I can(deal/handle)it.

3. I was(hired/heard)last month.

4. They(fired/failed)two of my co-workers, and I'm afraid I might be next.

5. I work(at/in)sales.

6. My(commute/communion)(= the time it takes me to get to work) isn't so bad.

7. The company has a reputation for treating their(employees/employed)well.

8. I usually don't eat in the(lunchroom/lunch-zone). I go out to eat.

9. The dress(code/cut)is casual.

10. I'm thinking about(quitting/stopping)my job.

TOPIC:Talking about work (casual) 2Choose the best (most logical) response to complete each of the following sentences:Az rlap teteje1. I get along well with most of my(colleagues/employees)(= co-workers).

2. I got a(premonition/promotion)last year.

3. He's not very(producing/productive). He just chats to his friends on Facebook all day.

4. I'm pretty(content/contained)(= happy) with the way things are going.

5. Everyone seems to have gotten a(raise/boost)( = an increase in salary) except me.

6. We don't have(assess/access)to that information.

7. The(upper/up)management people are not very well liked by the rest of us.

8. I'm taking a week(off/of)to go on vacation.

9. the work load isn't too(dense/heavy).

10. They provide us with a good benefits(pack/package).Topic:General Business Terms 11. You always have to make ________ with prospective employers.eye contacteyeschat

2. What do you do? I work ________.by advertisingin advertisingadvertising

3. "________" is a common way of saying "functions or features".FunctionalityFlavorScope

4. A ________ is an outside company with whom your company has a business relationship.bendervendorlender

5. IBM provides a variety of networking ________ for its clients.salutessolventssolutions

6. If you own a lot of stock in a company, you are considered one of its major ________.share keepersshare takersshareholders

7. In business, ________ is either a period when some kind of machinery isn't working, or a slow period.downtimedown periodsleep time

8. One of our corporate objectives is to develop ________ relationships with key customers.staticstrategicstrategy

9. You have to be less competitive and more ________.cooperatingcooperationcooperative

10. Our goal is to provide customers with high-quality products at ________ prices.competitivecompletecompetent

1. How good are you at ________? I'm great at it! I can do seven things at the same time.multiple task makingmultitaskingmultijobbing

2. If someone asks you about your "time ________ skills", they want to know how well you manage your time (at work).restraintadvertisingmanagement

3. Did Robert leave you a message? I don't know, I haven't checked my ________.voice postvoice mailvocal mail

4. David, Mr. Suzuki called. He would like you to ________ as soon as you can.call him backcall back to himlender

5. I'd like to speak to Mr. Kim. This is ________ (= about) his credit card application.regardingregardsguarding

6. We have to develop a ________ to get more clients.strategiesstrategic thinkingstrategy

7. Do you work in marketing? No, I'm in ________.salessellingsalesperson

8. ________ (= building connections) is very important in business.NetworkingNettingNet

9. A "team ________" likes working with other people and sharing ideas with them. Someone who doesn't like working with other people is not a team ________.playplayerperson

10. To "reevaluate" something means ________.to complete one's workto judge somethingto revise one's assessment of somethingAz rlap aljaAz rlap alja

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