The Past
Before Corona, all employees __________ (work) in the office. These days, many employees work from home.
worked
Name 3 appropriate small talk topics.
Job, hobbies, the weather, sports, news, media.
True or false: Carol Beer, the tour guide in the British comedy show, is played by a woman.
False! It's a man dressed up as a woman.
I draw pictures of cute animals.
I'm Or!
Give the opposite for these three words:
exciting
delicious
amazing
boring, gross, awful/terrible/horrible
__________ you at the staff meeting this morning?
Were
Name 3 inappropriate small talk topics.
Money, politics, religion, intimate family details, etc.
True or False:
1) There is a time limit to return things that you borrow from the Borrowing Shop.
2) A list of who borrowed what is recorded in the computer in the shop.
1) False! There is no time limit. You can keep something for as long as you need it.
2) False! Everything is recorded in a notebook.
Leni was at my wedding.
I'm Tanya!
How do you call a big store with lots of different departments?
A department store.
Say these three words in the past:
go, have, think
went, had, thought
Name 3 ways to open an email.
Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening, Hello, Hi, Dear Mr. X...
The Chilean Miners were stuck underground for __________ days.
1) 69 2) 35 3) 49
69
I recently ran into Leni at the bakery.
I'm Alexei!
Name 3 ways you could say what you want/plan to do in the future.
I am going to...
I will...
I would like to...
I'm hoping to...
I'm expecting to...
I'm planning to...
____ you ____ (see) the news last night? No, I ______ ______ the news. We _______ a movie.
Did you see the news last night? No, I didn't see the news. We saw a movie.
Name 3 reasons why small talk is a key business skill and 5 places where we use it.
It Breaks the ice, builds relationships, creates social connections, avoids awkward situations, makes people feel comfortable.
The coffee station, before a meeting, in the hallway, in the smoking area, at a social event, in the elevator, at a party or bar.
Name 3 things you can borrow from the Borrowing Shop in Berlin.
a helmet
a coffee maker
power tools
ice skates
a mixer
a baby car seat
DVDs
Books
Toys
Not like most people, I don't like to talk about myself.
I'm Yuri!
Read this date correctly:
2/22/22
February twenty-second, two thousand twenty-two.
If you _______ this question would be extremely hard because it's worth 500 points, you ______ wrong!
though, were
Name the 6 steps in writing a professional email.
1) say hello
2) refer to previous contact
3) main point
4) extra information
5) refer to future contact
6) say goodbye
Match the years with the actions:
1) First man on the moon
2) Google started
3) The Japanese tsunami
4) Nelson Mandela died
a) 1998 b) 2011 3) 1969 4) 2013
First man on the moon - 1969
Google stared - 1998
The Japanese tsunami - 2011
Nelson Mandela died - 2013
I met Bob Swan and spoke to him in English.
I'm Alex!
Name 6 activity gifts you could give someone.
A cooking class.
A Spa day.
Skydiving.
Hot air balloon trip.
Theatre tickets.
Dinner for two.
Formula 1 driving session.
Chocolate-making class.
Sushi class.
A sightseeing trip.
An escape room.