{"id":17534,"date":"2021-12-12T10:10:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T18:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=17534"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:42:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T19:42:55","slug":"bep-381-english-collocations-discussing-a-partnership-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2021\/12\/12\/bep-381-english-collocations-discussing-a-partnership-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 381 &#8211; Collocations for Discussing a Partnership (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17534-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP381-Partnership-Collocations-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP381-Partnership-Collocations-1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP381-Partnership-Collocations-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 381 - Business English Collocations for Discussing a Partnership (1)\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP381POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP381-LESSON-English-Collocation-about-Partnerships-1.jpg\" alt=\"BEP 381 \u2013 English Collocations for Discussing a Partnership (1)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"646\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP381-LESSON-English-Collocation-about-Partnerships-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP381-LESSON-English-Collocation-about-Partnerships-1-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP381-LESSON-English-Collocation-about-Partnerships-1-600x258.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP381-LESSON-English-Collocation-about-Partnerships-1-768x331.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod for today\u2019s lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/english-collocations\/\" title=\"Business English collocations\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">English collocations<\/a> related to business partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>The world of business is highly competitive. But does this mean companies never cooperate? Of course not! In fact, partnering with other companies can be a great way to achieve your business goals. That might mean cooperating with a company in the same industry or in a completely different industry. <\/p>\n<p>But good partnerships take a lot of work. And before you get to the actual partnership stage, there\u2019s a lot of discussion. In this lesson, we\u2019ll hear a discussion about a potential partnership between two companies. And during this conversation, the speakers use a lot of useful expressions related to partnerships. The type of expression you\u2019ll hear is called a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/english-collocations\/\" title=\"English collocations\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">collocation<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A collocation is just a natural combination of words. For example, we talk about \u201ccultivating\u201d or \u201cnurturing a relationship.\u201d But we don\u2019t say \u201cmake\u201d or \u201ccreate a relationship.\u201d It\u2019s not a rule of grammar. It\u2019s just a common and natural pattern for native speakers. And if you want to sound more natural, you should learn these collocations. <\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s dialog, we\u2019ll hear Carlos and Miranda, who work for a wine producer called Pineview Wines. They\u2019re talking with a consultant named Rolland about a possible partnership with a hotel chain called Visser. During their conversation, they use lots of English collocations we can use to talk about partnerships. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhat have Carlos and Miranda asked Rolland to sign before their discussion?<br \/>\n2.\tAccording to Miranda, fostering collaboration with hotels is a good way for their winery to achieve what goal?<br \/>\n3.\tWhat does Rolland emphasize two companies must share in order to work together?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP381SN-Partnership-Collocations-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP381QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a 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