{"id":14275,"date":"2019-11-10T15:10:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T23:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=14275"},"modified":"2022-12-22T06:37:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T14:37:56","slug":"bep-350-idioms-for-describing-relationships-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2019\/11\/10\/bep-350-idioms-for-describing-relationships-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 350 &#8211; Idioms for Describing Relationships (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14275-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP350-Relationship-Idioms1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP350-Relationship-Idioms1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP350-Relationship-Idioms1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 350 - Business English Idioms for Relationships (1)\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP350POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-14280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-350-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-for-Relationships-1-600x259.jpg\" alt=\"BEP 350 - Business English Idioms for Describing Relationships (1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-350-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-for-Relationships-1-600x259.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-350-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-for-Relationships-1-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-350-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-for-Relationships-1-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-350-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-for-Relationships-1-200x86.jpg 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-350-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-for-Relationships-1-400x173.jpg 400w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-350-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-for-Relationships-1-800x346.jpg 800w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-350-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-for-Relationships-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hello and welcome back to Business English Pod. My name&#8217;s Edwin, and I&#8217;ll be your host for today&#8217;s lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-idioms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">business English idioms<\/a> for talking about relationships.<\/p>\n<p>They say that success in business is all about relationships. Certainly, your success in a particular workplace is greatly dependent on how you relate to those around you. That includes your colleagues, your collaborators, your staff, and your bosses. If you don&#8217;t develop good relationships, then it probably doesn&#8217;t matter how great your work is.<\/p>\n<p>Relationships aren&#8217;t just important, they&#8217;re also interesting. What do you and your colleagues talk about when you chat socially? A lot of your conversations are probably about the people at your workplace. Who isn&#8217;t getting along, who is getting along a little too well, who doesn&#8217;t like who, and who is being a bit too nice to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever kind of relationships you&#8217;re talking about, there are hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-idioms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English idioms<\/a> you can use. If you listened to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2019\/10\/30\/925-english-lesson-31-describing-people-characteristics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">925 English lesson on describing people<\/a>, then you learned some useful basic expressions. In this lesson, we&#8217;ll take that to the next level with some great idioms for describing relationships.<\/p>\n<p>In the dialog, we&#8217;ll hear a conversation between three colleagues: Brooke, Mark, and Ivan. They work for an insurance company that has just put together a new team to work on a new product. The three colleagues are keen to talk about the complex web of relationships among the people on this team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What is the relationship between Chuck and Dave?<br \/>\n2. What does Brooke think will change between Dave and Anna?<br \/>\n3. What&#8217;s the relationship between Becky and Dave?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP350SN-Relationship-Idioms1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP350QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP350PC.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PhraseCast<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP350POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Module<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a 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