Students from across the globe are taking Business English lessons and the reasons are obvious. In today’s globalized world, English is the language of choice when it comes to conducting business. Moreover, those who speak English, and speak it well, often have a competitive advantage over their business rivals. A combination textbook-workbook on Business English, Conversation and Correspondence for students of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) or ESL (English as a Second Language) Armando Aceituno M. Business English and Conversation for the EFL-ESL Classroom. Academic and business world speak at sales fairs and / or conferences, and sales personnel sell their product when making a pitch. Now, your learner may be an experienced public speaker in their first language. However, that doesn’t mean they will find it easy to do so in English.
Curtis: Or an unmarked car. An unmarked car.
Curtis: And right away, he turned on his lights that were on his dashboard and the front of his car and his siren. And he was mad. Curtis: But I got lucky 5 on that one too. Even though he was mad, he didn’t give me a ticket. Sometimes they let you off.
They–like they let you off the hook 6 or I don’t know. They give you, what is it? Curtis: A warning 7 Amy: Yeah, they give you a warning.
Don’t do it again. It’s a written warning. And it goes on record that you’ve been warned about this.
But they don’t actually give you a fine. Curtis: Yeah. He kept track of it for sure.
Phrase Explanations: • Pulled over: Stopped by the police • Tailgating: Driving very closely to the vehicle in front of you • Ghost car: A police car with no lights or markings. Also known as an unmarked car. • Sneaky: Doing something in a secret, unfair or not obvious way • I got lucky: To have good luck unexpectedly • Let you off the hook: When you get caught doing something wrong or illegal and you don’t get punished for it. ‘Let you off’ is the short way of expressing this. • Warning: An official notice that you have been warned not to do something again The full of lesson of ‘Driving’ is available when you join as a Free Member!
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