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Tuesday
Dec202011

“We're seeing our retail marketing efforts really pay off.”

English Lesson: We're seing our retail marketing efforts really pay off.

Your company has started to advertise your product in stores. You're getting more sales as a result. You're announcing this at a meeting. You say:

We're seing our retail marketing efforts really pay off.

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Saturday
Jun042011

“Sales have been steadily increasing since the launch.”

Sales have been steadily increasing since the launch.

You're giving a presentation about the sales results of a product which your company recently started selling. The company has been selling more and more of the product each week. You say:

Sales have been steadily increasing since the launch.

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Friday
May062011

“We're very pleased with the initial results.”

We're very pleased with the initial results.

Your group at work recently started a new advertising campaign. The campaign has just started, but it seems to be going well. You're giving a short presentation in a meeting to tell everyone about the status of the campaign. You say:

We're very pleased with the initial results.

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Friday
Mar112011

“First and most importantly, you need to make sure that all your students are accounted for.”

Make sure that all your students are accounted for.

You're an administrator at a school. You're giving a presentation to the teachers about your school's plan for what to do in an emergency. You start by telling them the most important point:

First and most importantly, you need to make sure that all your students are accounted for.

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Monday
Feb072011

“As you can see, the advantages of the new site are, one, it's personalized.”

Advantages

You're giving a presentation of your company's newly redesigned website. You want to list the good points of this new site, so you say:

As you can see, the advantages of the new site are, one, it's personalized.

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Sunday
Feb062011

“Next up is Steve. He's going to walk us through the new homepage redesign.”

You're in charge of a meeting at work. One of your coworkers is going to give a quick presentation for everyone. You introduce him by saying:

Next up is Steve. He's going to walk us through the new home page redesign.

Next up is (someone)

This phrase introduces the next person who's going to speak at a meeting, the next performer in a theater, or the next set of athletes who are going to compete in a sports tournament:

Next up is a man who needs no introduction. Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Trey Faust!

Next up is the champion, Marla Needham, against newcomer Erin Spanner.

walk (someone) through (something)

When you "walk through" something, you talk about it step-by-step. In the example above, the speaker says that his coworker is going to walk everyone through a new home page. That means that he's going to show them each new feature of the site. Some other examples of "walking through" something include:

  • When you're preparing for a wedding, you usually walk everyone through what to do during the ceremony.
  • You should walk your children through what to do in case of an emergency like a fire.

a home page redesign

The "home page" of a website is the first page that you see when you visit that site.

A "web page redesign" is when someone changes how a web page looks or works.

Sunday
Jan302011

“Hmm. That's a good question.”

That's a good question.

You've given a presentation, and now you're answering questions about it. One of the audience members asks you a question that's tough for you to answer. You say:

Hmm. That's a good question.

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Sunday
Jan302011

“Yes, the woman over there in the gray suit.”

You gave a presentation at an event for people to practice giving speeches in English. Now you've opened the floor for questions. A few different people have raised their hands to ask a question, and you need to pick one of them. You point to one woman in the crowd and say:

Yes, the woman over there in the gray suit.

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Sunday
Jan302011

“So now I'll open the floor for questions.”

You've just finished giving a 15-minute presentation at an event for people to practice giving speeches in English. Now you want to give the audience a chance to ask you questions. You say:

So now I'll open the floor for questions.

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Thursday
Sep302010

“The ultimate goal is to have it available to the public by the end of the year.” 

You're working on a project at work to create a mobile phone application. You're making a presentation on how the work for the application is going. After explaining each of the steps you're going to do, you want to tell everyone when it will be finished. You say:

The ultimate goal is to have it available to the public by the end of the year.

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