{"id":386,"date":"2009-07-26T01:53:31","date_gmt":"2009-07-26T09:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=386"},"modified":"2023-01-11T10:51:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T18:51:01","slug":"bep-138-int-sailing-idioms-company-performance-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2009\/07\/26\/bep-138-int-sailing-idioms-company-performance-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 138 &#8211; Sailing Idioms: Company Performance (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-386-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP138INT-Sailing_Idioms1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP138INT-Sailing_Idioms1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP138INT-Sailing_Idioms1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>In this Business English Pod episode, we&#8217;re going to look at how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-idioms\/\">business idioms<\/a> related to ships and sailing can be used to describe company performance.<\/p>\n<p>The image of a ship is a powerful one in business. The ship is like a company &#8211; a huge entity that must be steered toward success, maintained properly, and carefully guided away from dangers like storms and rocks. Employees are often seen as a crew of sailors, a group that must work together as a team. So sailing idioms frequently appear when we discuss business in English.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s episode starts a two-part series on sailing idioms. Lakisha and Warren are two colleagues discussing the decline of Trussock&#8217;s, an engineering firm that has been faltering since a new CEO took over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1)\tWhat are the major differences between Trussock&#8217;s old CEO and the new CEO?<br \/>\n2)\tWhat do Lakisha and Warren think will help change the situation at Trussock&#8217;s?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/transcripts\/BEP138SN-Sailing_Idioms1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP138-Pub\/BEP138-player.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Online Practice<\/span> <\/a>| <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/phrasecasts\/BEP138PC.mp3\"><span style=\"color: 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