Business Vocab
A regulation about the clothing you should and should not wear to work.
A dress code
Name one linking word used to give further information.
Many answers are correct. A few are: and, also, furthermore, and moreover
What is the only thing Mariah Carey wants for Christmas?
You
You should do this underneath the mistletoe.
Give a kiss
The Grinch stole all of the presents from this town.
Whoville
A fixed period of time when somebody takes an agreed break from their job.
A sabbatical
Put the words into the proper order to create a sentence:
Christmas / this / tree / won't / We / year. / probably / a / buy
We probably won't buy a Christmas tree this year.
Which band sings "Last Christmas"?
Wham!
This holiday treat is shaped like a shepherd's staff.
Candy Cane
Name one other holiday celebrated at the end of December (other than Christmas and New Years!)
Kwanzaa or Hanukkah
Non-technical abilities (or general traits not specific to any job) relating to how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work.
Soft Skills
Fill in the blank with a suitable verb (tense):
If ___________________, we would enjoy December much more!
Many answers are possible. The simple past must be used! E.g. "If the weather were better,"
Bing Crosby sings about this kind of Christmas
A white Christmas
The gingerbread house came from this country.
Germany
Rephrase the sentence using a modal in the passive voice:
It is possible to acheive this.
This can be acheived.
To help a person or a company that is in deep financial difficulty (i.e. close to bankrupt).
to bail someone out
Rephrase the sentence using a modal in the passive voice:
It is necessary that we develop a plan of action.
A plan of action needs to be developed.
It's fun to ride in this as we jingle all the way.
A one-horse open sleigh
This popular, alcoholic drink is only available around Christmas.
Egg Nog
Something that is used as a standard by which other things can be judged or measured
Benchmark
Name 3 adjectives that can be derived from the verb "to irritate"
irritable, irritating, irritated, irritative
Fill in the blank with the proper tense of the verb in parentheses:
In 3 years time, I ____________ (finish) my Bachelor's degree.
will have finished
This is the most recorded Christmas song ever.
Silent Night
People who go door to door singing Christmas songs are called this.
Christmas Carolers
This cartoon character brings a tiny, little tree to his friends to decorate.
Charlie Brown