The English Breakfast ☕
Hi there,
Welcome back to The English Breakfast — the newsletter for Italian professionals who want to feel more confident in English at work.
5 essential business English phrasal verbs with “make”
How would you say intestare an invoice in English?
You’ll need a phrasal verb that starts with make…
Try this week’s quiz to find the answer and learn 4 more essential phrasal verbs that all start with make.
Do you know them all? Let’s find out!
Can you understand real English?
Native speakers don’t always speak the way you expect. When we speak quickly and naturally, pronunciation changes — sounds disappear, words link together, and everything becomes more “relaxed.”
That’s why real conversations can sound so different from what you learned.
Watch this week’s mini-lesson to see if you can understand these 5 examples.
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Let me draw your attention to this graph
OK, so graphs aren’t the most exciting thing in the world, but a lot of clients come to me to help them prepare for important presentations or meetings and a common theme is the need to describe trends, e.g. sales are going up, costs are going down (in an ideal world!)
Here are some common verbs and phrases you can use next time there’s a graph or chart in your presentation.
📈 Upward movement
soar → impennarsi
surge → aumentare bruscamente / impennarsi
jump → saltare / (i prezzi) aumentare improvvisamente
rise → salire / aumentare
📉 Downward movement
fall → scendere / calare
plummet → crollare
➡️ Other useful trend language
boost → aumentare / dare una spinta a
decline → diminuire / calare
increase → aumentare
decrease → diminuire
Now see if you can find all these terms in this article from the BBC. Ready? Let’s give your English a boost.
All right, that’s it for this week’s edition.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I’ll see you next time!
All the best,
Dan
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