Business expressions
What do you do during your downtime at work?
downtime = have a break from work
Show me the right posture for job interviews
...
Name 4 qualities for a chairperson
calm
impartial
open-minded
well-organised
attentive
encouraging
self-disciplined
domineering
What can you do if your interlocutor doesn't budge?
Budge = to move / to move slightly
What does "to get hold of" mean?
to contact
What does it take to be a good firefighter off-hand?
off-hand = to give info without preparation
Find the words in English:
- indulgent
- être direct
- se mettre en avant
- raisonnement
Also, find 3 synonyms of the word important.
- indulgent
- to be franck
- make yourself noticed
- reasoning
- key, crucial, paramount, essential, major
How do you pronounce these words:
- strengthen
- calm
- overwhelmed
- /ˈstreŋ.θən/
- /kɑːm/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈwelmd/
What does 'harsh' mean?
e.g. hardball tactics = strategies that are harsh
Hard / difficult to manage
Find the missing preposition:
It went _____ the roof!
through
dull / tedious / wearisome
Pronounce this word correctly:
"comfortable"
/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/
Correct the grammar mistakes:
- They are used to be late
- I would have leaved the room
- The main point they describe about
- they are used to being
- I would have left
- describe (no prepositions)
How important is it today to back up your wage increase request with facts showing you have made the company prosper?
wage = a particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee
Find the missing verbs:
- to _____ down = loose value with time
- to ____ over = buy a company
- to ___ downhill = get worse
- to ____ off = to delay
- to write down
- to take over
- to go downhill
- to put off
What do these expressions mean:
- to get the ball rolling
- hit the nail on the head
- keep someone on their toes
to get the ball rolling = get a process going
hit the nail on the head = to do or say something that is exactly right
keep someone on their toes = make sure someone is ready to do something unexpected or with very little warning
What would be the name of your biography?
Be creative :)
Find the missing words:
- We're getting _____ here (not sticking to the agenda)
- we'll have to finish ___ here
- let's ty and ____ things up a bit (accelerate)
- I would like to ___ things up now (faire un résumé)
side-tracked
off
speed
sum
Pronounce this word correctly " jeopardize"
/ˈdʒep.ə.daɪz/
Are these sentences correct?
- If you don't turn out to your English classes, HR might cut your bonus.
- It turned up that we had better results than our competitors.
No.
- If you don't turn up to your English classes, HR might cut your bonus.
- It turned out that we had better results than our competitors.
Which prepositions are missing in these business expressions? Also, give an explanation of the meaning for each of these expressions.
1. ___ the ground up
2. ___ in the air
3. ___ the book
4. ___ of the game
1. from the ground up = From the very beginning
2. up in the air = uncertain or iffy
3. by the book = by the rules
4. ahead of the game = ahead of one's competitors or peers in the same sphere of activity.
What's your weakness?
Give a skill that you can improve
Finish the sentences accordingly
a) I’d like to get your feedback ...
b) I’m afraid that’s out the ...
c) I think you’re onto something ...
d) Let’s move on ...
e) What ideas have you come ...
a) on
b) scope of this meeting
c) with this idea
d) to
e) up with
What do these expressions in negotiations mean?
1. pull the wool over your eyes
2. You drive a hard bargain!
3. We have reached a stalemate
4.I'm bending over backwards to meet their demands
5. There were a couple of sticking points that we weren’t able to get over
1. trying to deceive you
2. to strongly defend a position that is very much to your advantage when reaching an agreement
3. a situation in which neither side in an argument or contest can make progress
4. try extremely hard to help
5. an obstacle to progress towards an agreement or goal.
Give 6 phrasal verbs with GET + their meanings
- get at: criticize
- get through to : get a messahe through to someone
- get rid of : to throw away
- get up to: to do
- get over: to be better after a difficult period
- get away with : avoid something you don't want to do
- get off lightly : get less suffering than expected
- get wound up : be angry
- get on : continue
etc