Learn English with Alex - Speak like a Pro! 12 High-Level Phrases | Advanced English

Do you work in a professional English environment? There is a good chance your colleagues and bosses use these 12 phrases in emails, official documents, and meetings. These phrases include on the grounds of, in order to, with regard to, in relation to, in the event of, on behalf of, and more. What do these phrases have in common? They all start with prepositions. This lesson is perfect for upper-intermediate (B2) and advanced (C1) English learners. After watching, do the quiz to make sure you can understand and use the phrases yourself. https://www.engvid.com/speak-like-a-pro-12-prepositional-phrases-for-b2-c1-learners Get more English resources on my website: https://EnglishAlex.com Watch more of my videos about prepositions in English: https://youtu.be/USPE4NTvWWA https://youtu.be/s_VjtqfAdX0 In this lesson: 0:00 12 Professional English Prepositions 0:45 at the ______'s request 1:16 at the request of ________ 1:41 in order to __________ 2:37 on the grounds of ________ 3:47 with regard to & in regard to 5:13 in relation to _________ 6:19 in the event of ________ 7:05 on behalf of ________ 8:21 in line with ________ 9:35 due to ________ 10:02 as a result of _______ Transcript: If you work in a professional environment, you know that the English you hear inside your office can be different than the English you hear outside your office. Whether you are reading an email, an official company document, or you are participating in a video call with your boss, the English you hear or you read in those situations is specialized. In this video, I'm going to teach you twelve prepositional phrases. Don't worry, prepositional phrases just means there is a preposition at the beginning of the phrase. Let's go back. Twelve prepositional phrases that you can use in a professional environment. The first phrase that we will learn is "at the request of someone" or "at someone's request." For example, "The meeting was cancelled at the director's request." This means that the director asked for the meeting to be cancelled. Maybe the director got stuck in traffic or maybe he had a family emergency. He called, he cancelled the meeting. It was cancelled at his request. Next, "At the request of the client, we cancelled the order." Maybe the client realized they didn't have enough money or they didn't want the product anymore. They asked for the cancellation of the order. And that's how you use "at the request of" and "at someone's request." See, I told you, it wouldn't be so bad. Our next phrase is "in order to" or "in order to do something." This means so that we can do something or for the purposes of doing something. For example, "In order to avoid confusion, please use the file naming system in the attached PDF." This might be an email from someone who wants you naming your files using a specific format so that files are easy to find in a folder. Next, "We'll skip the next topic in order to save time." So that we can save time, we are going to skip the next topic in the meeting. Maybe we talked about the previous topic for too long, and this topic can be an email instead. Next, we have "on the grounds of." This means "for the reason of." This is used when you have an official reason for a decision, an action, or a judgment. Usually, there are negative consequences for someone when you see or use this phrase. Usually, it's used in an official document, like a firing document, for example, or in an official email. Let's look at two examples. "He was terminated on the grounds of poor performance. Because of his poor performance, he was fired. This is the reason for his termination. He was terminated on the grounds of poor performance." Next, "The complaint was dismissed on the grounds of insufficient evidence." So maybe one of your colleagues accused you of doing something bad to them, but no one saw it. So the complaint that your colleague made was dismissed. The next two phrases are "with regard to" and "in regard to." So these are just fancier ways to say "about something" or "concerning something." For example, "I'm writing in regard to your vacation request." You can also say, "I'm writing about your vacation request." This is a common email that you might receive from your HR department about a vacation request. Next, "With regard to your email, you will receive a response by Friday." So concerning your email, about your email, like saying this, "You will receive a response by Friday. I have not forgotten that you sent me an email." You can use one or the other, "with regard to" or "in regard to." Just don't say "in regards to." If you add an S, "regards" are positive wishes. You can end an email with "regards." For example, "Regards, Alex." That's fine. But don't type or don't write "with regards to." It's "with regard to" or "in regard to." […]