태뽕이의 자기계발 & 경력개발

65일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 1. TALKING ABOUT AWKWARD SITUATIONS - [Expressing disbelief and shame] some things you just don't talk about Everybody knows this. I am a little ashamed of myself. What I did was unacceptable. I really put my foot in my mouth. What an idiot. For heaven's sake! Why on earth would she leave? I'm so embarrassed. ※ Expressing disbelief and shame *Here are ..

64일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 1. TALKING ABOUT AWKWARD SITUATIONS - [Review: auxiliary verbs] ※ Review: auxiliary verbs *You can use the irregular verb be as both a main verb and an auxiliary verb. As an auxiliary verb, be is used with a main verb in continuous and passive tenses. They were getting along very well until he told an offensive joke. She was embarrassed by him and left..

63일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 1. TALKING ABOUT AWKWARD SITUATIONS - [Awkward situations] [EMMA] When you bring your boyfriend home to meet your parents for the first time, there are some things you just don't talk about. [NANCY] But Emma brought this new boy home to meet Bob and I, and then Bob was talking about them getting married. [BOB] Yeah, well, I really put my foot in my mou..

61일차~62일차. ♣ Unit 4. Business communication - LESSON 4. NEGOTIATING A PURCHASE - [Is that your final offer?]~[Negotiating a deal] B. Thank you. I appreciate your flexibility on the price.

60일차. ♣ Unit 4. Business communication - LESSON 4. NEGOTIATING A PURCHASE - [Negotiating] ※ Expressions for negotiating *An important part of negotiating is for you to be able to refuse an offer politely, then make a reasonable counter-offer. So, you're saying $285 per unit? I'm sorry, but that's just too high. Perhaps you'd consider another model. Thanks, but I think we'll talk with other vendo..

59일차. ♣ Unit 4. Business communication - LESSON 4. NEGOTIATING A PURCHASE - [Negotiating vocabulary] [MARGRET] Yeah. You know, I really like your ergonomic chairs, especially the Super Comfort X9 model. • ergonomic /ˌɜːrɡəˈnɑːmɪk/ -designed to make people’s working environment more comfortable and to help them work more efficiently : 인체 공학의 e.g.) ergonomic design 인체 공학적 디자인 an ergonomic keyboard..

58일차. ♣ Unit 4. Business communication - LESSON 3. COMMUNICATING ACROSS CULTURES [Cross-cultural experiences] There are similarities between the cultures you mentioned and mine. In my culture, it is impolite to stare at someone, so you have to be careful with eye contact. We use few gestures. We don’t ever point. You really have to be careful! People in my country are very comfortable with silen..

57일차. ♣ Unit 4. Business communication - LESSON 3. COMMUNICATING ACROSS CULTURES [Cultural tendencies] ※ Explaining cultural tendencies *When talking about a people or culture, you can make what you say less direct by using phrases like these. We tend to avoid conflict in my culture. We have a tendency to think first and talk later. People here have a way of speaking with their hands. Some peopl..

56일차. ♣ Unit 4. Business communication - LESSON 3. COMMUNICATING ACROSS CULTURES [Cross-cultural communication] ※ Cross-cultural communication *Understanding cross-cultural communication is important any time you're operating in a diverse group or in different cultural settings. Cultural sensitivity is important any time you're operating in a different culture. In some cultures, it's considered ..

55일차. ♣ Unit 4. Business communication - LESSON 2. WRITING AN EFFECTIVE EMAIL - [Emailing a friend] Writing effective emails Dear Kim, Here are some tips for writing effective emails: • Use bullet points. • Make subject lines clear and concise. • Check any attachments before you hit ‘Send.’ A good expression to use is ‘Please find attached….’ • Use the expressions ‘I’m forwarding …’ and ‘Please ..