Grammar
Correct this sentence:
I am working here since 2021.
I've been working here since 2021 / I've worked here since 2021.
Give me two pieces of polite advice:
I have a bad cold.
You might want to think about..ING
Have you tried...ING
What about ...ING
Perhaps you could...
A person who does things carefully, with great attention to details is ??
meticulous / attentive / detail-oriented
List three common interview questions
Tell me about yourself.
Why do you want this job?
Tell me about a time you...
What are your strengths/weaknesses?
Restate using a modal:
There's a chance it will rain tomorrow.
It might rain tomorrow.
List three ways to interrupt a conversation politely.
Can I add something here?
Could I jump in?
Sorry to interrupt...
I'd just like to add that...
What idiom means go back to the beginning:
go...??
go back to square one
What is the STAR technique?
• S – Situation: Where were you? What was happening?
• T – Task: What did you need to do or accomplish?
• A - ???
• R – ???
A – Action: What did you do? How did you do it?
R – Result: What happened in the end? What did you learn or feel?
Make a passive sentence: “They delivered the package yesterday.”
The package was delivered yesterday.
List two ways to check if someone understand you
Does that make sense?
Is that clear?
Are you with me?
Do you follow me?
What does “in the same boat” mean?
To be in the same situation as someone.
How could you buy time in a job interview?
You could say "Hmmm..."
You could say "That's an interesting question."
Which one is correct:
I don't know what I'll do if I lose my passport.
I don't know what I'd do if I lost my passport.
I don't know what I'd do if I lost my passport.
give the 'strong' adjectives for the following:
embarrassed
tired
embarrassed - humiliated
tired - exhausted
the ability to understand and the share the feelings of another is ??
Give an example!
empathy
I'm so sorry.Oh that's awful. That must be/have been -ed.
What is the difference between 'fact' and 'opinion'?
Give an example for each!
Facts can be proven
Opinions can't be proven / are subjective.
Complete the sentence (3rd conditional):
If they ________ (leave) earlier, they ________ (catch) the first bus.
If they had left earlier, they would have caught the first bus.
How would you respond:
I spent hours working on a Power Point presentation, and my computer crashed! I lost all of my work!
That must have been so frustrating!
You must be so frustrated!
That's awful!
Complete with the correct prepositions:
1. I completed my Engineering degree ____ 1999.
2. I did the Culinary Arts program ____ VCC.
3. I have a Master’s Degree _____ McGill University.
1. in
2. at
3. from
What are FIVE note-taking strategies to use when listening to a longer lecture or speech?
give your notes a title
listen for signal words
use key words not whole sentences
use abbreviations
use symbols
have a method to organize clearly (ex. bullets)