Working Abroad: Language

Intermediate Business English Resource



Learn about some of the different ways that language creates difficulties and get some advice on how to overcome these difficulties.
Cost: Free
Format: Reference, Activity
Skills: Vocabulary, Listening
Target Age: Adult
Date Added: 2007-06-06
Last Updated: 2007-06-20 00:00:00

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MisunderstandingsListen to these stories of misunderstandings and see if you can tell where the misunderstandings happened. In the second part of this lesson learn a few ideas to help communicate with others.
AccentsA person`s accent can make it difficult to understand what they are saying. Listen to two audio files where the speaker tells of some difficulties that they have had understanding accents.
Tone, Volume, StressListen to a specialist tell about one of the most common mistakes related to tone, volume, and stress that people make when abroad. In the second part of the lesson listen to an explanation of the ways that stress is added and why it is important. Final
Tips and LinksListen to some final advice to help you work through language difficulties.


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