Anglais d’affaires: Accounting 4
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Business English word of the day: to embezzle
to embezzle : détourner (fonds) embezzlement : détournement de fonds My boss was fired last week because he was caught embezzling the company’s finances. Corrupt politicians are often involved in embezzlement scandals. This strange word actually has its origins in Old French. The word was ‘bésillier’, meaning to ‘torment’ or ‘destroy’. The anglo-saxon prefix ‘em’ [...]
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Exchanging personal information
Write down the following information: telephone number: man’s e-mail address: make and model of car: car’s registration number: Woman’s e-mail address:
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The Role of Business in Tomorrow’s Society (documentaire)
You can download a worksheet for this video here. Subscribers only. Use the password that you received in your welcome e-mail. Please don’t hesitate to leave your comments on this video. I read them all!
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Business English word of the day: Overtime
overtime : heures supplémentaires You can say ‘to do overtime’ or ‘to work overtime’ Examples: “I won’t be home till late tonight, I have to do overtime” “It’s a great job, nine to five and no overtime!” “Work more to earn more is a good idea in principle, but if your employer won’t give you [...]
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business conversation: the boss is looking for you!
Here is a fairly typical conversation between two colleagues. Can you name the tenses used? Where (1) have you been? (2) I’ve been looking for you everywhere! Oh (3)I just popped out to get some lunch. Well, (4) I was looking for you because (5)the boss wants to see you this afternoon Do you know [...]
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Business English: PLC
you see, this company is a P L C. That stands for Public Limited Company. It’s called a public company because anyone can buy shares in it. Limited means that its liability is limited. Shares are bought and sold at the stock exchange. If you want to buy shares in a company you need the [...]
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