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I want to cover some phrases which can help you to obtain patterns of speech, especially it will be business language. Not going to keep in secret, I took this sentences from TAE (Talk About English BBC Podcast). Let’s get down to them.
Situation: a new employee has his first day in the company. The HR manager is trying to describe a situation, introduce him to his colleague.
— I will give you a quick wiz round.
This phrase is very colloquial. ‘Wiz’ comes from ‘wizard’ and in this case means ‘a quick observation of the office’. The meaning of the sentence is ‘I will show you the office’.
Next set:
— If you need to use it, give me a call.
— If you need anything, take it from there.
— If you need any help, just call me.
— Feel free to call me.
— Don’t worry about calling me.
These phrases have the common sense. Everyone knows that the first day in a new team is very hard. If we want to show our friendly attitude to this person, and demonstrate good intentions, these patterns are very convenient to use. The general meaning is ‘I will help you at any time, just let me know’.
That’s all for today ;) Next time I am going to consider some helpful phrases about an interview and applying for a job.