Lesson 188 - Food for thought
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Lesson 188 - Food for thought
ACT Advanced Corporate Training od ponad 12 lat specjalizuje się w szkoleniach z zakresu ogólnych i specjalistycznych umiejętności językowych, rozwoju osobistego, coachingu oraz NLP dla środowiska biznesowego z całej Polski, ciesząc się zaufaniem renomowanych klientów. Wyróżnia się jakością szkoleń oraz wieloletnim doświadczeniem w podejściu do potrzeb klienta biznesowego. Kontakt: www.act.edu.pl; [email protected] FOOD FOR THOUGHT During a break two colleagues are having a conversation about a meeting: A: How was the meeting then? I heard a lot of shouting. What happened? B: Well Dave had a beef about something and he was arguing with Sue. A: Which Sue? There are two in your department. B: Sue Thomson, the one with the plummy voice. A: Oh, right. So come on then! Spill the beans! What went on? B: Dave wasn’t happy that Sue had been given the new retail project. He seems to think that Neil should have been given the project. They had a big argument and he ended up saying that the project wasn’t a big deal anyway and wouldn’t be challenging enough for Neil. A: Why on earth would he say that? Sounds like sour grapes to me. B: I know but ever since Neil helped Dave with his sales problem he seems to think that Neil’s the best thing since sliced bread. A: What was the sales problem? B: Dave was in a bit of a pickle. Sales for some key products were falling and Neil helped him with some marketing ideas. He turned the situation round and now they’re selling like hot cakes. A: Is that what Dave said? I’d take that with a pinch of salt if I were you. Neil doesn’t know the first thing about marketing. B: What are you implying? A: Let’s just say that Dave and Neil know each other from way back. I think there’s more to this than meets the eye. B: Well that’s interesting. You’ve given me some food for thought. Match the expressions from the dialogue with their definition in the table below. 1. a beef a. describes a voice or accent which sounds upper class 2. plummy b. to not completely believe sth you are told because you think it’s not true 3. spill the beans c. a complaint 4. sour grapes d. something excellent or outstanding 5. the best thing since sliced bread e. sell quickly and in large numbers 6. to be in a pickle f. 7. sell like hot cakes g. to make sb think seriously about something 8. take sth with a pinch of salt h. to be in a difficult situation 9. give sb food for thought i. to tell people secret information when you criticize sth simply because you can’t have it Key: 1-c, 2-a, 3-f, 4-i, 5-d, 6-h, 7-e, 8-b, 9-g --------------------------Graham McCabe jest trenerem języka angielskiego, z powodzeniem prowadzącym kursy biznesowe od ponad dziesięciu lat. Graham jest Szkotem z wykształceniem ekonomiczno-prawniczym oraz kwalifikacjami w zakresie nauczania języka angielskiego, potwierdzonymi dyplomem TEFL. Doświadczenie zdobywał pracując w Wielkiej Brytanii, Czechach, Izraelu, a od wielu lat również w Polsce. Współpracę z ACT rozpoczął w 2010 roku i w bardzo krótkim czasie stał się jednym z najbardziej pożądanych lektorów, cenionym za kompetencje, zorganizowanie oraz profesjonalizm.