Are you using these 8 essential business English phrases?

Come valutare opzioni in un meeting - Business English For Italian Professionals

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Daniel Tanner
February 02, 2025

The English Breakfast ☕️ 

Good morning!

È arrivato il momento che ormai aspetti con ansia ogni settimana: la nuova edizione di The English Breakfast—la rubrica settimanale di consigli e trucchi di Business English pensata appositamente per i professionisti italiani.

Oggi impariamo 8 frasi indispensabili per il tuo prossimo meeting. Ti saranno utili quando dovrai valutare diverse opzioni per raggiungere un accordo. Le trovi in grassetto nella trascrizione qui sotto. Le conoscevi già tutte?

"Alright, team, today we’re deciding on the next big perk for our employees. We’ve got three solid options: gym memberships, extra vacation days, or free snacks in the office. All of them have equally high appeal, but we need to pick the best one.

Now, gym memberships would be invaluable for keeping our team healthy, and a healthy team means fewer sick days. But is it worth way more than an extra week off to relax? I’m not so sure.

Some of you argue that gym memberships are as valuable as vacation days because both improve well-being. Fair point. But let’s be honest—an extra week in the Maldives sounds every bit as important as an hour on the treadmill.

And then there’s the snack option. Unlimited snacks are fun, but they’re nowhere near as appealing as a holiday in Italy. Let’s face it, free granola bars can’t compete with a beach.

If we’re talking about long-term impact, extra time off is infinitely more beneficial than a vending machine full of protein bars. It’s also the most effective in keeping employees happy.

So, extra vacation days it is! Now, let’s discuss the real issue: should they be taken all at once or spread throughout the year?"

Hai visto tutte e otto le frasi? Ora vediamo se conosci il loro significato! Riesci ad abbinarle (1-8) ai significati (A-H)? Dai, proviamoci!

Super-cool phrases:

  1. Equally high

  2. Invaluable for

  3. Worth way more than

  4. As valuable as

  5. Every bit as important as

  6. Nowhere near as appealing as

  7. Infinitely more

  8. Effective in

Meanings:

A. Extremely useful for a particular purpose
B. Just as important as something else
C. Having the same high level as another thing
D. Much better or more important than something else
E. Useful in achieving a goal or solving a problem
F. Not nearly as attractive, interesting, or good as something else
G. worth as much as, or as desirable as something else
H. A lot more of something, to a much greater extent

The answers! 👀 

1 - C
2 - A
3 - D
4 - G
5 - B
6 - F
7 - H
8 - E

Challenge 🏆️ - Riesci a trovare un esempio delle frase way more in questo articoli dalla BBC? Rispondi a questa mail e dimmi cosa trovi 😀

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Something to listen to 🎧️ 

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Challenge 🏆️ Try to summarise the main idea in the video into just 1 or 2 sentences and reply to this email with your answer.

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Daniel Tanner

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