http://www.businessenglishace.com/bear38 - Listen to Business English Ace Radio Ep 38 to improve your English grammar and vocabulary. In today’s lesson, you learn about the following:  Erroneous English Question of the Week – Do you know the correct Reported Speech? *Business English Vocabulary Word of the Week – Hiatus *Business Phrasal Verb of the Week – Draw Up *Twisted Business English of the Week – Red Lobster Parent Feels the Pinch Get more English tips direct to your inbox - join Business English Ace Academy at http://www.businessenglishace.com/1

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BUSINESS ENGLISH ACE RADIO PROGRAM NOTES
Episode #38
Date of Episode: February 23, 2016
SEGMENT I : Introduction
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Hello and Welcome to Episode 38 of Business English Ace Radio
I am H. E. Colby, a seasoned English instructor and author of the Business
English Ace blog at http://www.businessenglishace.com/.
Thanks for choosing Business English Ace Radio today to improve your
career by enhancing your English skills.

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You’re tuned into the podcast devoted to helping you boost your Business
English and enhance your success one episode at a time!
Increase your confidence using Business English skills for success in the
global economy right here on the podcast.
In today’s lesson, you learn about the following:
 Erroneous English Question of the Week –Do you know the correct
Reported Speech?
 Business English Vocabulary Word of the Week – Hiatus
 Business Phrasal Verb of the Week – Draw Up
 Twisted Business English of the Week – Red Lobster Parent Feels the
Pinch
Get ready for knowledge packed lessons to improve your English.
Thank you – wherever you live in our giant world – for listening to Business
English Ace Radio every week to enhance your career with fluent Business
English.
Now, let’s get started with your Business English.
Welcome to my classroom.
Class is now in session.
SEGMENT II - Erroneous English Question
We begin our show with our segment on Erroneous English.
Think of the Business English Ace Radio show as your weekly English
lesson.
Now, before our Tuesday podcast, I post the Erroneous English
Question on BusinessEnglishAce.com.

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In Episode 37, your last Erroneous English Question helped you
decide between People and Persons.
You can go back and listen to Episode 37 at
www.businessenglishace.com/bear37.
Our Erroneous English question this week is about Reported
Speech and asks – Which is correct English – people or persons?
Michael said, "I am taking an English class."
What did he say?
A) He said (that) he was taking an English class.
or
B) He said (that) he had taken an English class.
Stay tuned.
I answer the question at the end of our class.
SEGMENT III: Business English Ace Vocabulary
Our next segment helps you build a strong business vocabulary.
It’s a fact. People with a high vocab are able to understand better and
faster.
Having a large affects how you are perceived by others, allows you to
express yourself more precisely, and just plain permits you to understand
more of the world around you.
Join me every week on the podcast to strengthen your Business English
lexicon.
Our Business English Word of the Day is – hiatus.
Hiatus is a noun that means: an interruption or gap of continuous
time.

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Example: The series “Friends” went on hiatus for several months during
the summer months.
Hiatus is a noun that means: an interruption or gap of continuous
time.
Remember every fifth word, you have a quiz. So make sure you study your
vocabulary words each week.
If you want to rapidly increase your vocabulary, check out my eBook -
Grow Your Word Power: 301 Useful Vocabulary Terms.
Check it out at www.businessenglishace.com/301.
Tune into Business English Ace Radio every week for a new Business
English Ace vocabulary word to boost your word power.
Tell your friends so they can build their word power, too.
SEGMENT IV Business English Ace Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, Collocation
Tune in every week to increase your knowledge about business phrasal
verbs, idioms, or collocations.
Phrasal verbs are one of the most difficult subjects for non-native speakers
of English.
Today you are going to learn the business phrasal verb – draw up.
Draw up has a few meanings and that is what makes phrasal
verbs so difficult.
For our purposes, in the business context, to draw something up
means to prepare something in writing, usually for official purposes.
Ex: The human resources manager had the company’s attorney to draw
up a contract for the new sales vice-president of Latin America.
So now you can use the business collocation – get experience - in your
business conversations or while reading financial news.

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Continue to expand your vocabulary with every episode of the
podcast.
Don’t forget to tell your friends to tune into Business English Ace Radio so
they can also increase their business vocabulary, too.
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SEGMENT V
Business English Ace Twisted English
Twisted English is when you and I examine an actual business news
headline in English.
But these news headlines have a twist.
You do ready financial news in English, right?
The Twisted English series helps you read financial news.
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Headline writers often use expressions in the title of their articles – what I
call Twisted English.
In the last episode, Episode 37, you learned about the phrase: Rekindling
Interest in Coal
You may go back and listen to Episode 37 at
http://www.businessenglishace.com/bear37.
Today’s headline in our Twisted English series is: Red Lobster Parent
Feels the Pinch
What does the expression “feel the pinch” mean?
Well, Red Lobster is a chain of seafood restaurants in the US.
And lobsters have big claws that, well, can pinch you.
The headline writers use the “pinch” sensation of lobsters in the title of the
news story to attract your attention.
If you “feel the pinch,” that means that you have money problems.
The headline could be translated so to speak to – Red Lobster Parent
Has Money Problems
Make sure that you visit the notes for this episode. Access the Class Notes
at www.businessenglishace.com/bear38. You can download the Class
Notes.
And that’s your Twisted English lesson of the week – feel the pinch.
Stay tuned for more Twisted Business English right here every week on
Business English Ace Radio.
SEGMENT VII – Erroneous English Question Answer
Ok, it´s time to answer our Erroneous English Question.

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Our Erroneous English question this week is about Reported
Speech.
For example…
Michael said, "I am taking an English class."
What did he say?
A) He said (that) he was taking an English class.
or
B) He said (that) he had taken an English class.
Reported speech is when you relay, tell, or communicate what another
person has said.
Students often are confused by the correct verb tense to use in Reported
Speech.
However, if you know the formula, you can easily remember which verb
tense to use.
In our example, Michael speaks using the Present Progressive or Present
Continuous tense – “I am taking an English class.”
In Reported Speech, the Present Progressive or Continuous is changed to
the Past Progressive or Past Continuous.
Thus…if you answered A) He said (that) he was taking an English
class go to the head of the class. You’re exactly right!
You can find out more in the Class Notes at
http://www.businessenglishace.com/bear38.
Avoid Erroneous English.
Remember to tune in every week for a new Business English Ace Radio
episode to boost your English grammar skills.

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And tell your friends about Business English Ace Radio, too!
SEGMENT VIII/ Close
Ok, we’ve reached our final segment of Episode 38 of the Business English
Ace Radio.
Thanks for enhancing your Business English with me today on the podcast.
Send your comments to bearadio@businessenglishace.com.
Remember, if you can, please support Business English Ace Radio with a
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www.businessenglishace.com/1 for English lessons in your inbox.
I’m so glad you chose to improve your English today on the podcast with
me today.
I am H. E. Colby. Now, I’ve got to go plan my classes for the next week.
You are invited to listen to Episode 39.
Until next week, Class Dismissed.

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Study these 10 expressions by definitions and sample sentences:
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Study these 5 expressions by definitions and sample sentences:
bring up, lead off, run over, sort out, take down
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rip off, sell off, set up.
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