Business travel
What's the difference between the words trip, travel and journey?
Trip: short, Travel: verb/general concept, Journey: the process of traveling/long trip
For example "hold a meeting"
set up, call off, put off, adjourn, skip, etc
What’s a synonym for launch a product?
What is a trade fair?
bring out, introduce a product
An exhibition where companies show products/services
Which word means "a result or effect of an action"?
a. proxy b. impact c. outcome d. resultadit
c. outcome
Email vocabulary: Which phrase is more formal? “Thanks for your email” or “I am writing in reference to your email”?
I am writing in reference to your email
OTHER PLACES
Complete with one word: "Most of the engineers prefer coffee, ______________ Mario thinks tea is far better than coffee."
whereas/while
(Sorry, Mario. While tea is good, coffee is significantly better.)
Which preposition fits? Sales increased ___ 20% last year.
by
Complete with one word: "If we lower the price, sales ___ increase."
will, might, could
What's the comparative of "common" and "easy"?
more common, easier
You missed your flight because you left home late. Complete with 3 words: You ____ _____ ___ earlier.
You should have left earlier.
Rephrase without repetition → The conference was successful. The conference helped us make deals.
The conference was successful and it helped us make deals → It was successful and helped us…
Choose the correct form: We decided ___ (launch / launching) the new app in September.
to launch
Complete the sentence with your own idea: "Juan Carlos and Alex should finish the task on time provided that..."
... they remain focused and have all the information they need."
Make a sentence using "slightly" and a comparative.
Employees feel slightly more tired on Tuesdays than on Mondays.
With access to competing online deals, guests care less about brand loyalty and more about ________ for money.
a. worth b. value c. benefit d. profit
b. value for money
Make a sentence using the words "put off", "whereas" and the name of one of your classmates.
Correct structure of the sentence.
Choose the correct form: Angel is considering ___ (to skip / skipping) the meeting about finances.
skipping
would
Complete with a word: "Laura thinks Malcom in the Middle is not __________ as funny as Friends."
nearly
Use a modal + perfect form: Talk for a minute about mistakes a traveler made and what they should/could have done differently.
Speak for about a minute using target grammar correctly.
Choose a partner. Persuade your partner to attend a meeting at 7am using formal language. You have 1 minute.
Correct use of persuasive language.
Choose a partner. Talk about a minute using conditional sentences about launching a product. You can only use conditionals.
(e.g. If we launched it in Asia, sales would grow fast)
Speak for about a minute using conditionals.
Choose an object from your desk. Convince a partner to invest in that product using at least 2 conditional sentences. You have one minute.
Use language correctly.
Correct use of the language