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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم


كورس محادثة خاص بالعمل والتعامل اليومي في المكتب


كورس محادثة صوتي خاص بممارسة اللغة الانجليزية في العمل و التعامل في المكتب

مع الزملاء والعملاء



الكورس يحتوي علي:

English for Office & Business Conversations


Daily Routines الروتين اليومي


Communication in The office التعامل في المكتب


Handling Printed Materials التعامل مع الاوراق والمفات المطبوعة


Postal-Express Mailing كتابة وارسال الايميلات


Using Telephones and Faxes الرد علي التليفونات وارسال الفاكسات


Using Computers & Other Office Machines استخدام الكمبيوتر والالات المكتبية مثل جهاز الفاكس

Money Matters المواضيع المتعلقة بالنقود


Maintaining The Office التعامل مع المكتب وصيانته


اتمني ان يفيدكم

للتحميل

Planning a Business Luncheon

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Planning a Business Luncheon

One of my co-workers, Betty, was retiring this month after working for the company 23 years. I was put in charge of planning a retirement lunch in her honor at a restaurant nearby. The company was picking up the tab and it was up to me to set a day and time. After asking the people in the department and finding out their availability , I called the restaurant to make a reservation.

Manager: Bruno's.

Ahmed: Hi, I'm calling from Nika Corporation. We would like to hold a business lunch at the restaurant.

Manager: Oh, certainly. I'm Linda, the manager. I can help you with that. How many will there be in your party?

Ahmed: There will be about 18 people.

Manager: Okay. For a party that size, we have a separate banquet room in the back.

Ahmed: Is there an extra charge to reserve the room?

Manager: No, as long as you can guarantee at least 15 guests, there is no extra charge.

Ahmed: That's great. I'd like to go ahead and reserve the room, then, for Friday, December 2, at around noon. This is a retirement party and we???d like to bring a cake for the guest of honor and some bottles of champagne. Will that be acceptable?

Manager: The cake is no problem at all, but we do charge a corkage fee of $15 a bottle for any alcohol not purchased from the restaurant.

Ahmed: Oh, that's fine.

Manager: Great. I have the banquet room reserved for a luncheon for Nika Corporation on the 2nd of December. May I have your name and contact information?

Ahmed: Sure. I'm Ahmed McQuillan and my number is 323-555-6840, extension 42.

Manager: Thanks, Mr. McQuillan. I'll give you a call a week in advance to confirm the arrangements.

Ahmed: Sounds good. Thanks for your help.

Manager: Thank you for choosing Bruno's. We look forward to seeing you on the 2nd

 

retiring    تقاعد

put in charge of :you are the leader    كلفت ب

in her honor    علي شرفه
   
picking up the tab: to pay for (tab: bill)    تدفع لــ (فاتورة)

up to me :depend on me: my decision    القرار لي

availability    اتاحة

to hold a business lunch : to have lunch
لتناول الغذاء
 

we use the verb (hold) with the events   

Party: group    مجموعة

banquet room: private room for events   

an extra charge to: cost more money    تكلفة اضافية

guarantee    يضمن - ضمان

guest of honor    ضيف الشرف

corkage fee    ثمن المشروبات( زجاجات الكحل)

extension    تحويلة

in advance    مقدما

arrangements    ترتيبات

Sounds good    حسنا

Correcting Misunderstandings at Work

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Correcting Misunderstandings at Work

 
I work in our company’s Toledo office and I was meeting with my counterpart in our Raleigh office. I was trying to explain to her our new proposal to make some changes in the corporate structure. But, it wasn’t going very well.

A: So, with the new plan, the managers would report directly to the CEO?

B: That’s not quite right. The local managers would report to the regional managers, and the regional managers would be supervised by the COO. That would give the COO more oversight than he has now.

A: You’re saying, then, that the managers aren’t being well supervised now?

B: No, that’s not what I meant. We were actually thinking that the new plan would free up the CEO to work on attracting new business.

A: So, you think that the problem is with the CEO. He’s not doing his job.

B: No, that’s not it at all. What I’m trying to say is that we need this new plan because our office has expanded so much in the past year.

A: Well, I don’t really agree with you. I think that both the CEO and COO are doing a fine job now.

B: I think we may have our wires crossed. Let’s set up a meeting for next week to talk more about it.

A: Okay. That’s fine with me

counterpart    نظير - مثيل (له نفس المهنة في مكان اخر)
 
proposal: offer: plan    عرض - خطة
 
corporate structure: company organization    ادارة الشركة (الهيكل التنظيمي للشركة)
 
it wasn’t going very well    لم تكن جيدة جدا (متوسطة)

report directly to    يبعث تقرير مباشر لــــ

CEO: chief executive officer    غالبا يكون رئيس الشركة
 
That’s not quite right : it means you made a mistake

    ليس صحيحا بشكل كامل (هناك خطأ)
 
local    محلي
 
regional    اقليمي
 
supervised    يشرف عليه
 
COO: chief operating officer    اعلي شخص و لكن بعد رئيس اشركة
 
oversight: more control    مراقبة 
 
that’s not what I meant    هذا ليس ما اعنيه
 
We were actually thinking: its means you made a mistake here is what is right    كنا بالفعل نفكر ان (لقول الشيء الصحيح بدلا من الخطأ)
 
attracting    جذاب - مغري
 
that’s not it:you are wrong    طريقة مهذبة لاخبار شخص انه خاطيء
 
What I’m trying to say is    هذا هو الصحيح
 
have our wires crossed    مختلفين في الرأي ( لا نفهم بعضنا)
 
That’s fine with me    هذا مناسب

 

.๑. My SMS .๑.

اكتب الرسالة هنا

 

A Bad Boss

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A Bad Boss

A: I wonder how much longer we’ll have to put up with Dennis. He is the most incompetent boss I’ve ever worked for.
B: He’s not that bad, is he? I don’t have much contact with him.
B: Are you kidding? He’s always sleeping on the job. The other day, he was supposed to keep an eye on the supervisors visiting from Salt Lake City. Instead, I heard that he went to a baseball game and the supervisors ended up stranded at the downtown office.

B: It’s hard to believe that he’d fall down on the job like that.
B: It’s not only that. He’s always passing the buck. Every time something goes wrong at the factory, he blames everyone but himself.

B: If he’s as bad as you say he is, he must be on his way out. But, you know what they say: “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.”
A: Yeah, I know, but I’m willing to take my chances

 

 

 how much longer: how much more time    كم من الوقت الاضافي

put up with: tolerate    يتحمل - يصبر علي


incompetent     غير كفء - غير مؤهل


He is the most incompetent boss I’ve ever worked for
   
contact with    علي علاقة بـــ - علي اتصال بـــــــ


   باللغة العامية (معرفوش اوي)I don’t have much contact with him   


Are you kidding?    هل تمزح


sleeping on the job    لا يفعل ما هو مطلوب منه (لا تعني النوم في العمل)


keep an eye on: watch    يراقب - يلاحظ


ended up: resulting    ينتج عنه


stranded :to left withp    يرحل بدون مواصلات


fall down on the job: sleeping on the job    لا يفعل ما هو مطلوب منه


It’s not only that    ليس فقط ذلك


passing the buck     يحمل شخص مسئولية شيء خاطيء


blames    يلوم


but : except    ما عدا


must be on his way out: leaving soon    لابد ان يرحل قريبا


you know what they say:    تعرف ما يقولونه


Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t  عدو تعرفه خير من حليف لا تعرفه   


take my chances: risk    يجازف

 

Asking for Clarification in a Business Meeting

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Asking for Clarification in a Business Meeting

I was negotiating a contract with a new business partner, and we had a meeting to clarify the terms.

A: If I understand the terms correctly , the length of the contract would be one year with a one-year option. Is that correct?

B: Do you mean the contract for equipment rental or the one for training?

A: I was under the impression that both contracts had the same terms.

B: Yes and no. Let me see if I can clarify that. The terms are the same except that the contract for training has a clause that allows for the cancellation after the first six months.

A: Could you elaborate on that?

B: Sure. What I mean is that either side could cancel the training contract after the six months as long as it's in writing.

A: Let me see if I have that right. This contract is for six months of training, but if it isn't cancelled, continues for another six months. Is that right?

B: Yes, that's right.

A: Okay, that's clear enough. Let's move on to the other terms

 

negotiating a contract     يتفق علي عقد

clarify the terms    توضيح البنود

If I understand the terms correctly    اذا كان فهمي للبنود صحيحا

the length of the contract    مدة العقد

with a one-year option    قابلية تجديده سنة اخري بعد انتهائه

I was under the impression that     ما فهمته هو....

Let me see if     دعني اري اذا ما كان

clause    بند -شرط (مختلف عن باقي الشروط)

cancellation    الغاء

elaborate    يعطي تفاصيل اكثر عن-يشرح-يوضح

Could you elaborate on that?    ممكن ان تخبرني اكثر عن

What I mean is that     طريقة لتقديم شرح شيء ما

in writing    مكتوب

that's clear enough    انه واضح بما يكفي

Let's move on to the other terms     دعنا ننتقل للبند الاخر

فلاش يقيس مستواك في اللغة الانجليزية

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فلاش  يقيس مستواك في اللغة الانجليزية

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

أقل مايمكن أن يقال فى هذا الفلاش أنه رائع جدا ..
يختبر قدرتك في اللغه الانجليزيه والأروع من ذلك انه في حال الاخطاء يمكن إعاده الأختبار ..

وتستطيع من خلاله ان تتعلم من خلال الاختبار بالدخول إلى درس معين تحس بالضعف فيه
 
يقيس مستواك في اللغة الانجليزية  

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Asking for and Giving Instructions

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Asking for and Giving Instructions

The supervisor at my work asked me the other day to help out one of the new employees. She needs some basic orientation on how to login to our network. So I made an appointment with her to come to my cubicle for a little training session.

A: Hi, B, how are you settling in?

B: Just fine thanks. I appreciate you taking the time to help me out with this software. May I ask you what we will be covering today?

A: Sure. Before I do that, could you tell me if you've worked with this program before? That will help me figure out how to proceed .

B: I've done a little work with it, but not much.

A: Well, it's a good idea to have the manual ready, since it can get a bit hairy. You should start by logging in with your username and password.

B: How do I do that?

A: You can just click on the button in the corner. Be sure to enter the password you created. You can write it down until you memorize it, but you might want to keep it in a safe place.

B: Okay. Then what?

A: Well, then just select the network you want to work with, and you're all set.

B: Great, thanks for your help, A. May I trouble you to show me how to print reports out from the program?

A: Sure. I'll do what I can to help

the other day     قبل يوم او يومين

help out: help    ياتي حرف الجر للتاكيد علي الفعل))يساعد

orientation (on)    توجيه

login    يسجل دخول

cubicle: small office    مكتب صغير (يكون مع عدة مكاتب في الغرفة الواحدة وليس مكتب منفصل)

how are you settling in?    

settling in:adjusting:adapting    متكيف مع

I appreciate you taking=thank u taking    متشكر علي

May I ask you what we will be    طريقة مهذبة للسؤال

could you tell me if    
proceed: to keep going    يواصل - يباشر

it's a good idea to = you  should do this
   
hairy: difficult    صعب

Be sure to    تأكد انك

but you might want to = it’s a good idea
   
Then what?    وبعد ذلك؟

May I trouble you to  ممكن اطلب منك ايضا(طريقة مهذبة لطلب شيء اخر)   

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