In these times of international business, many movers and shakers find it important to be able to speak English! In today’s episode, we talk about people who have ambition and drive, and can make things happen. Some people are really motivated to innovate, make changes, and work hard, so we’ve got names for them. Check out this episode to learn some terms that describe these kinds of people. Are you a go-getter?

Andrew:

Usually we call people who are very successful, who are rich or good businessmen or politicians, these are movers and shakers. These are, like, really big figures in society.

Harp:

Yeah. Rich and powerful people. We call them movers and shakers. And with this expression, when I think of a mover and a shaker, I think of someone who’s really energetic and actually physically moving a lot to try to get things done.

Andrew:

Yeah. And we should warn you that when you use this expression, you have to use both mover and shaker together. You have to say somebody is a mover and a shaker. If you say they’re just a shaker or just a mover, it doesn’t work. Both together.

Expressions from this episode included in the Learning Materials:

An outlet

A mover and a shaker

To move (on) up the ladder

Drive

A go-getter

To give your all

What a/an…

Quicker or more quickly

To float around

To pick up

A self-starter

Thanks for having me

To pull the trigger

Podcast/Learning Materials: Culips English Podcast, Image AMC Mad Men