The first of our regular business English news podcasts for English learners looks at how people communicate at work and the different factors that can effect how communication takes place. The news story is followed by a discussion of the key English vocabulary and an explanation of the meaning of the words in the context of this article.

We suggest that you first listen to the reading and make a note of any words you are not familiar with. Then read a copy of the article and see if you can guess the meaning of the words by looking at how it is used. Finally, listen to the explanation and discussion of the vocabulary and see if you guessed correctly. You can get a transcript of the story in the Archives ‘Transcripts’ section

 

communication [kə,mju:ni´keiʃən]   n.通信；通讯联系   (初中英语单词)

discussion [di´skʌʃən]   n.讨论；辩论   (初中英语单词)

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

explanation [,eksplə´neiʃən]   n.解释；说明；辩解   (初中英语单词)

reading [´ri:diŋ]   n.(阅)读；朗读；读物   (初中英语单词)

communicate [kə´mju:nikeit]   vi.通讯；传达；传播   (高中英语单词)

correctly [kə´rektli]   ad.正确地；恰当地   (高中英语单词)