Business 1
What does it mean 'to cut corners'?
To complete a job fast and carelessly.
What does 'under the weather' mean?
To not feel like your regular self, maybe a bit ill.
To make sense
When you understand something.
What does 'outsourcing' mean?
To hire workers, usually outside of your country, to do a job for a lower amount.
Use and explain the meaning of this IDIOM 'blow off steam'
Doing something to get rid of the stress.
What does 'reach out to someone' mean?
To get in contact with someone.
What does 'sit tight' mean?
To stay where you are and wait.
To make up your mind.
To make a decision.
Normally, physical stores and sales websites that play a vital part in selling goods to the end customers.
Retail shops
What do you drink wine out of?
A glass (not a cup)
Extra: How do you call a 'copa' in English?
Answer:
To do or say a few last final things to finish or end something.
(i.e. a phone call, a meeting, etc.)
What does it mean when someone says 'let's get the ball rolling'?
Let's begin.
Let's start.
To make a difference
To change something in a significant way.
Where would 'retail' shops get their products from?
Wholesalers
Use an appropriate modal: 'You _________ come into work before 9 o'clock, the company allows flexitime.'
Don't have to / needn't / mustn't / can / may.
What does 'call it a day'. mean?
To give up on something, or to quit something to end the session.
To be competent, alert and quick to understand new things
To make a killing.
To earn a LOT of money.
What is it called when a shop or restaurante uses an existing model and pays a fee to use the name and sell the same products? McDonald's is one.
A franchise
Name 3 nouns that are countable in Spanish but UNCOUNTABLE in English.
Popcorn, cereal, spaghetti, macaroni, advice, furniture, homework, news
What does it mean if your boss tells you he/she want's to 'touch base' with you?
To talk to someone briefly/quickly.
To keep someone up to date with information.
What does 'drop the ball' mean?
That someone made an important error.
To make do
To manage with the resources available.
“Sorry, I forgot to buy paper towels. We’ll just have to make do with napkins.”
Is it good or bad to be dependable?
Good. Dependable means that people can depend on you, they can trust you.
(Not to be confused with dependant.) He/she is 35 and is still dependent on his/her parents.
Say 2 words you can make by adding prefixes or suffixes to the word: ORGANIZE
preorganize, disorganize, organization, organizer, to