Mister Lloyd

02/10/2026

CORPORATE COLLOCATION...
🇬🇧TO COME UP WITH (AN IDEA / PLAN)
🇪🇸inventarse, ocurrise
CONTEXT: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22come%20up%20with%22
PRONUNCIATION: https://youglish.com/pronounce/come_up_with/english
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Write a paragraph with this collocation and 2 others you've learned recently.

02/10/2026

YOUR TWO CENTS ON...
PITCHING AN IDEA
Your company / department is looking for ways to improve its business or deliver better results. You've come up with an idea that you think could make the company more successful.
Listen to the podcast and discuss (max. 150 words).
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You should:
-explain what your idea is
-explain why the company should consider it
-describe the main benefits
-explain how the company could put the idea into practice
-persuade your manager that it is worth trying
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Try to use some of the following business English collocations:
-come up with an idea (inventarse, ocurrirse)
-address a problem (abordar)
-meet a need (cumplir)
-add value
-give us a competitive advantage
-I'd suggest that...
-This would allow us to...
-I'd recommend that we...
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Learn to share your ideas at work

28/09/2026

EVERYDAY ADJECTIVE...
🇬🇧THOUGHT-PROVOKING
🇪🇸que hace pensar, que da que pensar
IN CONTEXT: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22thought-provoking%22
PRONUNCIATION: https://youglish.com/pronounce/thought-provoking/english

25/09/2026

CORPORATE COLLOCATION...
🇬🇧TO BUILD RAPPORT /ra-POR/
🇪🇸establecer vínculos
CONTEXT: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22build%20rapport%22
PRONUNCIATION: https://youglish.com/pronounce/build_rapport/english
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Write a paragraph with this collocation and 2 others you've learned recently.

25/09/2026

YOUR TWO CENTS ON...
BONDING
What 3 questions would you ask someone in a professional enivornment to try to bond closely with them (estrechar lazos). How would you answer each question yourself?
Read the article and discuss (max. 150 words).
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Try to use some of the following business English collocations:
-build rapport /ra-POR/ (compenetración)
-build a relationship
-establish a connection
-develop a relationship
-strengthen relationships

The right questions can help us connect with strangers – and create closer bonds between parents and children.

20/09/2026

EVERYDAY ADJECTIVE...
🇬🇧EFFECTIVE
🇪🇸eficaz
IN CONTEXT: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22effective%22
PRONUNCIATION: https://youglish.com/pronounce/effective/english

18/09/2026

CORPORATE COLLOCATION...
🇬🇧TO DELIVER RESULTS
🇪🇸conseguir/obtener resultados
IN CONTEXT: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22deliver%20results%22
PRONUNCIATION: https://youglish.com/pronounce/deliver_results/english
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Write a paragraph with this collocation and 2 others you've learned recently.

18/09/2026

YOUR TWO CENTS ON...
Effective communication is one of the most important skills for business success. To what extent do you agree?
Read the article and discuss (max. 150 words).
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Try to use some of the following business English collocations:
communicate clearly
get your message across
convey information
avoid misunderstandings
build trust
maintain good relationships
provide feedback
share ideas
add value
improve efficiency
achieve objectives
deliver results

Every strategy, decision, and transformation begins as a conversation. Yet leaders rarely think intentionally about how those conversations unfold. The highest-performing teams steward conversation through three elements—goals, roles, and soul—creating greater clarity, stronger trust, and better...

14/09/2026

EVERYDAY ADJECTIVE...
🇬🇧OBLIVIOUS /o-BLI-vi-es/
🇪🇸inconsciente, sin darse cuenta
IN CONTEXT: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22oblivious%22
PRONUNCIATION: https://youglish.com/pronounce/oblivious/english
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13/09/2026

COLLOCATION THROWBACK...
🇬🇧TO SERVE NO PURPOSE, TO BE USELESS,
TO BE OF NO USE, TO BE GOOD FOR NOTHING
🇪🇸no servir para nada
🇬🇧TO SERVE A PURPOSE, TO BE USEFUL
🇪🇸servir (de algo)

COMMON COLLOCATION...
🇬🇧TO SERVE NO PURPOSE, TO BE USELESS,
TO BE OF NO USE, TO BE GOOD FOR NOTHING
🇪🇸no servir para nada
🇬🇧TO SERVE A PURPOSE, TO BE USEFUL
🇪🇸servir (de algo)
IN CONTEXT: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22serve%20no%20purpose%22
PRONUNCIATION: https://youglish.com/pronounce/serve_no_purpose/english
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Now write a paragraph with this collocation and two others that you have learned recently.