The Adventures of LOLA BADIOLA - Chapter 5: The Apple

Chapter 5: The Apple

02/09/22 • 19 min

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JJ Thomson and his associates at JBlock await the arrival of Lola Badiola, their new Commercial Director. But somebody in the company is already spreading rumours about her.
Let’s discuss the term OFFICE POLITICS. Is it something that you have experienced in your workplace? Did it impact you in any way?
Let’s also discuss the purpose of a company’s MISSION STATEMENT. And let’s look at some examples of effective mission statements.
And finally, we explain a couple of business expressions. Have you ever found yourself OPERATING IN A VACUUM? Do you expect your new recruits to HIT THE GROUND RUNNING?
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Chapter 4: JJ Thomson

Meet JJ Thomson, the American founder of JBlock, the tech start-up that Lola is going to join as the new Commercial Director.
Let’s make sure you are familiar with these three common phrasal verbs. Do you always react immediately when your alarm clock GOES OFF? Do you have a Monday morning meeting where you RUN THROUGH the objectives of the week? How many difficult people do you have to DEAL WITH on a daily basis?
We also have a couple of idioms that you might find useful. If you feel like you don’t belong in a certain environment, you might be a ROUND PEG IN A SQAURE HOLE. If you don’t accept the traditional way of doing things, then you are a person that likes to CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO.
Finally, we discuss the concept of a company’s CORE VALUES. Do you know what this term really means? Do you know your own company’s core values?
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Chapter 6: The Programmers

Meet the team of international coders behind JBlock’s technology. And find out why they think salespeople, like Lola and Cayetano, are a waste of space.
We focus on the pronunciation of words within the pharmaceutical sector such as BIOTECHNOLOGY, ANTIBIOTICS, PARACETAMOL and VIRUS.
In the vocabulary section we make a clear distinction between a DEGREE and a CAREER and between FREAKS and GEEKS. We also consider whether a person from the United States should be described as US citizen or an AMERICAN citizen.
Finally we cover a couple of important business concepts. Do you know what a P.O.C. is? Do you know what makes a good corporate SLOGAN?
We hope you enjoy the diverse and relevant content in this chapter. When you are ready for more, please sign up to live and interactive classes with Marina and me, right here:
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And gain the language skills and confidence to succeed in international communication.

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