Today’s podcast continues our series on business vocabulary, with a special focus on collocations or word partnerships. By focusing on words that are commonly used together you can improve your vocabulary and also your ability to understand your English-speaking colleagues.

When you think of “office administration”, what are the first things that come to mind? They might be things like paperwork, filing, copying, and other boring and repetitive tasks. Most people probably don’t think of an office manager’s job as a crucial service that supports the successful running of a company and, therefore, its ability to make money.

Well, today we’re about to meet Thomas, who’s going to tell us about the role he plays as office manager at the Mexican subsidiary of a multinational chemical company.

Listening Questions:
1) How does Thomas summarize his role as Office Manager?
2) What characteristics does Thomas list as important qualities of an office manager? 3'10''
3) According to Thomas, what is a common misunderstanding about the best way for an office manager to do his job?

Think about the following questions:

1. What is a business card? What are the functions of cards in business world?

2. What kind of information are usually contained in a business card?

Think about the following questions:

1. What is a business card? What are the functions of cards in business world?

2. What kind of information are usually contained in a business card?

Think about the following questions:

1. What is a business card? What are the functions of cards in business world?

2. What kind of information are usually contained in a business card?

series [´siəri:z]   n.连续；系列；丛书   (初中英语单词)

vocabulary [və´kæbjuləri, vəu-]   n.词汇；词汇量   (初中英语单词)

ability [ə´biliti]   n.(办事)能力；才干   (初中英语单词)

running [´rʌniŋ]   a.奔跑的；流动的   (初中英语单词)

therefore [´ðeəfɔ:]   ad.&conj.因此；所以   (初中英语单词)

manager [´mænidʒə]   n.经理；管理人；干事   (初中英语单词)

mexican [´meksikən]   n.&a.墨西哥人(语)的   (初中英语单词)

chemical [´kemikəl]   a.化学的 n.化学制品   (初中英语单词)

commonly [´kɔmənli]   ad.一般地；通常   (高中英语单词)

summarize [´sʌməraiz]   vt.概括，总结；摘要   (英语六级单词)

misunderstanding [,misʌndə´stændiŋ]   n.误解；隔阂   (英语六级单词)