Business Idioms J-M
BUSINESS IDIOMS J-M
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- Have you ever seen a company jack up prices suddenly? How did it affect you as a customer?
어떤 회사가 갑자기 가격을 크게 올린 적을 본 적이 있나요? 소비자로서 어떤 영향을 받았나요? - If you started your own business, what would you do to make a go of it?
만약 자신의 사업을 시작한다면, 성공시키기 위해 어떤 노력을 하시겠어요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Reading
jack up
- make a price higher
The steel companies decided to jack up the price of steel at the beginning of the year.
keep books
- keep records of money gained and spent
The new assistant to the sales manager has no experience keeping books and has made many mistakes.
keep track of
- keep a count or record, stay informed
They have been making a great effort to keep track of the number of visitors to their store.
kickback
- money paid illegally for favorable treatment
The construction company was taken to court for giving kickbacks to the local politicians.
make a go of
- produce good results, succeed
Although he works very hard in his small business he has been unable to make a go of it and may soon go out of business.
mean business
- be serious
Our boss means business when he tells everyone to try and work harder.
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어로 '기록을 추적하다'라고 하면 관사 'a'를 넣고 싶어지지만, keep track of는 관사 없이 쓰는 고정 표현입니다. 마찬가지로 keep books도 'keep the books'가 아닌 관사 없는 형태가 자연스럽습니다. 숙어는 하나의 덩어리로 외우는 것이 중요합니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: BUSINESS IDIOMS J-M
Level: Vocabulary (VOC)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!