Business collocations key

Introduction

In this lession,we will be learning collocations with the word 'key' that are used in the business world.Collocations are word that native speaker usually put together naturally because they grow up always hearing them together .To an ESL student .these combinations might not sound natural.The meaning of the two separate words might not match up but together they create a new meaning

Vocabulary

central bank--a national bank that does business with the government and control amount of money available and the general system of banks

formal--a formal event is important that people who go to it ,wear special clothes and behave very politely

launch--to start something,usually something big and important

janitor--someone whose job is to look after a school or other large  building

PIN(personal identification number)--a number you use when you get money from  a machine using a plastic card

 

(The) key to

the key to something is how it should be done or the best way to do it

eg:The key to success is  to work hard and repect all people.

key(something) to

when we type something on an electronic device using a keyboard ,we key it in

eg:You need to key in your  password whenever you come into the building.

key rate

The key  rate refers to rates that central bank charge other banks when they lend money to them /

eg:The key rate of our central bank is 12%

Low-key

Something that is low-key does not attract much attention

eg:Our launch was a low-key,but formal event and it invite-only

Master key

A master key is one key that can open all the doors in a  certain place

eg:We all have our own keys to our own offices,but only the CEO has the master key.

key(something) to (something)

When one thing is keyed to another.it means that  they are connected,This in case of prices,values,and levels.

eg:The price of petrol(汽油) is keyed  to the price of oil

collocation practice

1.The price of orange is keyed to the season.

2.The key to successful sale is to always be friendly

3.The central bank pushed up their key rate

4.It was a very low-key event,It was not even in newspapers

5.The janitor has a master key to open and clean all the offices

6.Key in your PIN number to access your account.

Dialog practice

What do you think is the key to learn a new language?