Without much ado

COLLOCATIONS

Collocations are words that can be together.

Examples are

Address(VERB) a gathering
Address challenges (Relever des defis)
Address a problem
Address an issue

SENTENCES
I can hardly/scarcely hear you
The burden of proof

1.The CEO is looking for strategies to address

the challenges facing the company.
2. The government worked hard to address the
Coronavirus disease.
3. Lawyers are looking for arguments to address
the problem for their client

Implement (mettre en oeuvre)

Implement strategies, decisions
Implement policies, solutions(IT)
TIC - ICT
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Implement ideas, projects
Implement collocations

1.The company shall implement the new pay

policy next year.
2.The Senegalese Health Minister is looking
forward to implement strategies to deal with
The Coronavirus.
3. The Minister of Sports in Italy just
implemented a new rule (loi) against gambling
in football.

Adopt strategies
Adopt measures
Adopt policies

M
Bread, spread
Meat
Dear fear

SENTENCES
1.The Senegalese government is adopting
measures to prevent the Coronavirus disease
from spreading.
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 2. The Minister of Environment adopted
measures to save our landscape.

3.The Senegal Revenue Authority/ Senegal

Internal Revenue Service is adopting new
strategy for collecting taxes from companies
profit.
Chiffre d’affaire - turnover
Maximize revenue, efficiency, effectiveness

Ndeye 2000xof efficient

effective
Maximize profit
Maximize output (rendement)

SENTENCES
1.If we maximize profits, we can easily increase
our employees allowances (primes).

Minimize debt(dette)
Minimize losses (des pertes)
Minimize lateness (retard)

SENTENCES

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1.The director is putting in place measures to
minimize the bank’s losses.

Provide (fournir,pourvoir)
Provide incentives (motivation)
Provide resources
Provide technical support
Provide medical assistance

SENTENCES
The IT Department will provide any technical
support we need.

Issue arrest warrant

Issue a check / cheque
Issue a statement
Issue a receipt( un recu)

SENTENCES
1.We issue receipts whenever we sell our
products to customers.

Identify weaknesses (faiblesses)

Identify objectives, threats, force
Identify opportunities, losses (pertes)

SENTENCE
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1.The research will focus on identifying
opportunities that can help our business grow.
Waste time
Collect data
Data collection
Collect information
Collect waste (ramasser les dechets)

SENTENCES

1.The students were asked to collect data for the

research.

recruit more efficient employees

recruit more technology-oriented collaborators
recruit more staff
recruit more workers
computer savvy

recruit collocations

beyond recruit
new recruit
These guys are beyond recruit

DIALOGUE ON COLLOCATIONS

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 DIALOGUE 1
CEO: Mr. Morgan, I have realized from the 2018 report that subscription
to the premium bouquet has reduced drastically. This is a problem I have
identified and it needs to be treated with the urgency it deserves.
MG: That is perfectly right, Sir.
CEO: I will soon call a meeting that will seek to resolve this issue.
Subscription (abonnement) to the premium bouquet must not reduce this
much.
MG: I am of the view that the meeting should be called as soon as
practicable.
CEO: Well, I called you so that, before the general meeting, we identify
any possible reasons that may account for this problem, and draft
measures that could be implemented in order to retain our customers.
MG: I think one way will be to, at least, considerably reduce the
subscription cost for the premium bouquet.
CEO: You are absolutely right, Mr. Morgan. I think when that is done, we
will generate more income for DStv, maximize profit because we will
win back our defected customers and many new customers will subscribe
(s’abonner). When we implement this idea, we can possibly minimize the
rate of customer defection.
MG: It is obvious, sir, that this will be a wonderful idea to start with
during the meeting.

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DIALOGUE 2
CEO: Hello, Mr. Morgan on the line. How are
you?
MD: Alright Sir, I am fine.
CEO: Do you think we need to recruit more
employees next year?
MD: Well, I feel that would not be necessary
now. We have the numbers.
CEO: You think so?

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MD: Yes Sir. We only need to implement
strategies that can help our company to
maximize profits. I am of the view that we task
the Marketing Department to take care of that.
CEO: Sounds perfect.
MD: The department ought to work hard at
identifying opportunities that can maximize
revenue for our company.

CEO: Then ensure they do that. You have my

support.
MD: It is very necessary because we face keen
competition from other similar companies.
CEO: You are perfectly right.
MD: If anything at all, I think we should provide
additional incentive packages to our employees
so they can work harder, especially the
Marketing Department.
CEO: Well noted and thank you.
MD: You are welcome.
Clash of cultures

Indisposed

CEO: See you in the meeting then by 12p.m.

tomorrow.
MD: Alright Sir. Goodbye.
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