{"id":188,"date":"2007-09-22T18:24:17","date_gmt":"2007-09-23T02:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/09\/22\/bep-67-int-travel-morning-greeting-and-chat\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T06:06:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T14:06:02","slug":"bep-67-int-travel-morning-greeting-and-chat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2007\/09\/22\/bep-67-int-travel-morning-greeting-and-chat\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 67 &#8211; Socializing with Colleagues at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-188-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP067INT-Morning_Chat.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP067INT-Morning_Chat.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP067INT-Morning_Chat.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>This is the fourth in a series of intermediate business ESL podcasts that focus on business travel. In this series we&#8217;re following a group of trainees who work for the telecommunications company Ambient as they visit their head office in Michigan in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>How do you make friendly chat with your colleagues? What kinds of topics can you talk about? We&#8217;ll be looking at some answers. In particular, we&#8217;ll cover informal greetings and how to chat about movies. As almost everyone loves to go to the cinema, movies are usually a good topic for small talk.<\/p>\n<p>As our listening begins, it&#8217;s Monday morning. 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