{"id":4545,"date":"2013-05-26T06:02:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T14:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=4545"},"modified":"2023-02-06T15:52:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T23:52:12","slug":"bep-231-discussing-the-economy-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2013\/05\/26\/bep-231-discussing-the-economy-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 231 &#8211; Discussing the Economy (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4545-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP231-Economy1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP231-Economy1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP231-Economy1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod today&#8217;s lesson on discussing the <a title=\"Business English for Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/finance-accounting\/\">economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the news, the politicians, or your coworkers, and what do you hear them talking about? The economy. It&#8217;s up or it&#8217;s down. It&#8217;s good or it&#8217;s bad. Conditions are improving or getting worse. And it&#8217;s important to us because as the economy goes, so goes our business and careers.<\/p>\n<p>But what do people mean when they say the economy? Is there only one economy? Well, in this global age, the economy often refers to the world economy. But we also say the economy to talk about a specific country, whether it&#8217;s our own or another country we&#8217;re doing business with. In this lesson, you&#8217;ll hear about a few different economies and you&#8217;ll learn some common expressions used to discuss economic conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Before we listen, let&#8217;s talk a little about <a title=\"Business English Collocations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/english-collocations\/\">collocations<\/a>. A collocation is a group of words that native speakers often use together. A correct collocation sounds natural, while an incorrect collocation sounds unnatural. For example, in English we say \u201cgo online\u201d to talk about using the Internet. But we can&#8217;t say \u201cproceed online\u201d or \u201ctravel online,\u201d even though \u201cproceed\u201d and \u201ctravel\u201d mean \u201cgo.\u201d Those simply aren&#8217;t natural expressions.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll hear many useful collocations in today&#8217;s dialog. As you listen, try to pick out these natural combinations of words. Then we&#8217;ll explain what they mean and how to use them in the debrief.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re going to hear a conversation between David and Gordon, two expats working in Southeast Asia. David has been around for several years and is familiar with the economic situation. Gordon is new to the region and has recently completed a tour of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Burma.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What does David say the government of Vietnam has done well?<br \/>\n2. What is happening to the labor force in Vietnam?<br \/>\n3. 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