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Practice English phrases for every meeting in your week
A pack of phrases for each meeting in a working week, from the stand-up to the retro, for software engineers, product managers, designers and every other role. Every phrase is heard in real videos.
The work packs
One pack for each meeting, with every phrase, its moments and its credits on its own page.
Mon 9:30 AM · 15 minStand-up
Stand-ups and updates
- I'm working on
- I've been working on
- I just finished
Mon 2:00 PM · 1 hrTeam meeting
Speak up in meetings
- can I just
- I was going to say
- if I may
Tue 10:00 AM · 30 min1:1
Interviews and one-to-ones
- passionate about
- I graduated
- I'm interested in
Tue 3:00 PM · 45 minBrainstorm
Explain your idea
- first of all
- here's the thing
- the problem is
Wed 2:00 PM · 1 hrProject review
Disagree, politely
- that's true
- I get that
- to be fair
Thu 10:30 AM · 15 minCoffee
Small talk at work
- nice to meet you
- good to see you
- good morning
Fri 11:00 AM · 30 minDemo
Run a demo or pitch
- I want to talk about
- today I'm going to
- let's start with
Fri 3:30 PM · 45 minRetro
Give and take feedback
- great job
- well done
- I really like
Word packs
Each pack has its own page with every word, its source and its moments.
- Packs
- 9
- Words
- 7,0845,182 different words
- Moments
- 19,335
- Videos
- 1,862the moments come from
- Academic EnglishWords for essays, lectures and talks.959 words · 10 unitsMoments from 1,084 videosSee the words
- Everyday conversationThe words that matter most when people talk.721 words · 8 unitsMoments from 395 videosSee the words
- Work & businessMeetings, money, emails and office talk.1,744 words · 18 unitsMoments from 1,308 videosSee the words
- Workplace EnglishEveryday work words: travel, customers, offices and services.1,250 words · 13 unitsMoments from 1,208 videosSee the words
- Medical EnglishWords and phrases for talking with patients and doctors.656 words and phrases · 7 unitsMoments from 602 videosSee the words
- Sport & fitnessTraining, the body, health and sport.597 words · 6 unitsMoments from 755 videosSee the words
- Science & techWords from science, space, engineering and computing videos.320 words · 29 topicsMoments from 481 videosSee the words
- Travel phrasesAirports, hotels, directions, cafes and shops.260 words and phrases · 25 topicsMoments from 414 videosSee the words
- British soundsHear where British and American English sound different.577 words · 6 soundsMoments from 638 videosSee the words
Hear how the packs work
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- Breaking the language barrier | Tim Doner | TEDxTeen 2014
How to practice with a pack
- Try any word or phraseTap a word or phrase to hear it and play its moments from real videos. No account needed.
- Start a packPick 5, 10 or 20 new words and phrases a day. Talk adds them to your daily review, after the ones you have due.
- Keep what you needKeep a word or phrase to practice it, or mark one you already know. A kept word or phrase comes back over the days ahead, with another of its moments.
Where the words come from
| Pack | Words from | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Academic English | New Academic Word List 1.2 by Browne, C., Culligan, B. & Phillips, J. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Everyday conversation | New General Service List-Spoken 1.2 by Browne, C. & Culligan, B. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Work & business | Business Service List 1.2 by Browne, C. & Culligan, B. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Workplace English | TSL 1.2 by Browne, C. & Culligan, B. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Medical English | Medical Oral English List by Chartrand, R. & Dilenschneider, R. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Sport & fitness | Fitness English List 1.2 by Browne, C. & Culligan, B. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Science & tech | Picked by Talk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Travel phrases | Picked by Talk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| British sounds | Picked by Talk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Questions
Are these packs free?
Yes. Every pack is free to read and hear, and the lists are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0, so you can reuse them if you credit them and share alike.
Do I need an account to use these packs?
No. You can read every word or phrase, hear it and play its moments without signing in. A free account is only for starting a pack: Talk then adds 5, 10 or 20 of its words and phrases a day to your review and keeps your progress.
Where do the work phrases come from?
Talk picked them for the meetings of a working week; each pack's page says how.
Is there a pack for my role?
The work packs are the same for every role, because the meetings are. Pick a role on the week and its meetings take that role's names, such as a code review for a software engineer or a design crit for a designer. The phrases stay the same.
Where do the words come from?
6 of the 9 word packs adapt published word lists from the NGSL Project, each credited on its own page. Talk picked the other 3 (Science & tech, Travel phrases, British sounds) from the words its videos say.
What is a moment?
A moment is one caption line from a real video in which the word or phrase is said. Tap one to play it: the video plays just that line and stops.