{"id":10348,"date":"2017-05-06T17:10:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T01:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=10348"},"modified":"2023-01-07T07:26:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T15:26:34","slug":"bep-304-business-english-collocations-for-emphasizing-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/06\/bep-304-business-english-collocations-for-emphasizing-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 304 &#8211; Business English Collocations for Emphasizing 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10348-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP304-Emphasizing1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP304-Emphasizing1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEP304-Emphasizing1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 304 Lesson Module - Business English Collocations for Emphasizing 1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP304POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-304-LESSON-Business-English-Collocations-for-Emphasizing1-600x259.jpg\" alt=\"BEP 304 - Business English Collocations for Emphasizing 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"259\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-304-LESSON-Business-English-Collocations-for-Emphasizing1-600x259.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-304-LESSON-Business-English-Collocations-for-Emphasizing1-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-304-LESSON-Business-English-Collocations-for-Emphasizing1-200x86.jpg 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-304-LESSON-Business-English-Collocations-for-Emphasizing1-400x173.jpg 400w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-304-LESSON-Business-English-Collocations-for-Emphasizing1.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod for today&#8217;s lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/english-collocations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">business English collocations<\/a> used to emphasize a point.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to make an impact when you speak, you need to learn the importance of emphasis. I mean, if sales increased, that&#8217;s great. But what if they increased a lot? Or you might be concerned about something, but what if you&#8217;re very concerned? \u201cA lot\u201d and \u201cvery\u201d are used for emphasis. But you don&#8217;t want to only use \u201ca lot\u201d and \u201cvery.\u201d If you use any word or expression too much, it will lose its impact. <\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, we&#8217;ll listen to the end of a presentation about the financial performance of an airline. The speaker is talking about what the company can expect to see in the coming year. And during the presentation, as well as during the question and answer session, the speakers give emphasis to their ideas using \u201ccollocations.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A collocation is just a pair or group of words that go together naturally. For example, instead of saying something \u201cincreased a lot,\u201d you can say it \u201cincreased sharply.\u201d The words \u201cincrease\u201d and \u201csharply\u201d often go together. And if you want to say you are \u201cvery concerned,\u201d you can say \u201cdeeply concerned.\u201d That&#8217;s a natural way of emphasizing the idea of being \u201cconcerned.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Native speakers use these word combinations naturally. And if you want to sound natural, it&#8217;s a good idea to learn these collocations. As you listen to the dialog, try to pick out some of these collocations, and we&#8217;ll talk about them later in the debrief.<\/p>\n<p>In the dialog, we&#8217;ll hear Leo, the presenter, talking about some of the key financial indicators the airline uses to track its performance. We&#8217;ll also hear two managers, Rita and Mike, ask questions at the end of the presentation. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhat does Leo say the company has achieved in terms of costs?<br \/>\n2.\tHow does Rita feel about the positive attitude concerning profits?<br \/>\n3.\tWhat does Leo say about non-fuel cost growth in their company, compared to other companies?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP304SN-Emphasizing1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP304QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP304PC.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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