If you learn English, and want to improve your English, it is important to enrich your vocabulary and learn new words regularly. In this blog post You will learn new words in English, that are from Lower and Upper Intermediate levels of English language. In the European framework these levels are B1 and B2.
There are many different topics in the English language which are important for people who want to learn and speak English well. Action words or verbs are important to know for effective communication in business English.
If you need English for work, then you should know the following 10 English verbs from Intermediate Level for business English and communication:
Advertise – to tell people about a product or service on the internet, in a newspaper, in a radio or in other places.
As an English teacher I need to advertise my services all the time.
Gucci started advertising their products on YouTube.
Head – to be a leader in an organisation or a group.
Microsoft was headed by Bill Gates until 2014.
Maybe Jim will head the company starting from next year.
Manage – to control a shop, a team or a group of people.
My niece manages a small store in Glendale.
Lucy manages the department, she doesn’t head the office.
Manufacture – to make or produce products, usually in large numbers.
If you want to manufacture smartphones, you will need a big team and place for doing that.
Our furniture was manufactured in Italy.
Open – to start a business officially.
A new Walmart supermarket will open in our district next week.
Nare plans to open her own brand shop.
Operate – to work or make something work.
Our company operates in seven countries.
The main task of the manager is to successfully operate the business.
Promote – to advertise.
If you want to successfully promote your business, you have to make short videos on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook on a weekly basis.
Joanne Rowling promotes her new book at Barnes & Noble.
Retire – stop working somewhere, because of old age.
Women retire in Armenia at the age of 63.
I want to earn my first $1.000.000, when I am 45 and retire early.
Strike – stop working for a short period of time (days or weeks) in order to get better working conditions, higher salary or demand (want).
The workers of the post office are on strike.
The firefighters may start a new strike over their pay.
Transfer – change your place of study or work.
Martin wants to transfer to a different university.
Joana had already been transferred to a different location, when I started working at Trader Joe’s.
Through the following interacting exercises make these words part of your vocabulary.
10 Intermediate Action Words (Verbs) about Work
Here is a good online exercise to learn more B1-level verbs (action words): test-english
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