English for Business.

We don’t want your business anymore.

We don’t want to say no to your request.

We think your request was impolite.

You should make arrangements to meet them face-to-face, not over Skype.

It’s an international customer which means you have to travel by air to meet them

You must use Imperial measurements (i.e. miles, yards) not metric ones (i.e. kilograms, kilometers) with this client.

It was accepted by the boss.

You should get a shot (i.e. a chance) to prove it will be successful.

It was written down for later consideration.

Giving up.

Winning.

Fighting dirty.

To learn about how the rope industry works.

To learn about how to tie up a meeting.

To relearn something in a more effective way.

Tired that your colleague has used all the drinking straws in the office kitchen.

Happy that your colleague's last project was a great success.

Happy that your colleague has successfully negotiated a great contract on supplying straws,

He was a good salesperson but he took too many work breaks.

It was tough being on a break with Ben as he didn’t communicate much.

It was good that Ben quit because now she has a chance to be the top salesperson.

We should use more drawings and images in our presentations.

We don’t need to use text, only images.

Let’s take a break.

To read about how to do something before we try doing it ourselves.

To get an alternative opinion on a business idea from an author of a business book.

To set up a new way of doing the company accounts. .