Idioms
Definition: A situation where success is achieved without difficulties
Sentence: Once our largest competitor went out of business, it was __________.
Smooth sailing
improve vs. improvement
Good job!
anxious
[ang-shis]
I'm agree with this
I agree with this
Engage in small talk for 2 minutes
Awesome!
Definition: To make contact with someone.
Sentence: I will ____ with you later today.
Touch base
angry vs. anger
Great!
answer
[an-ser]
It’s not bother them
It doesn’t bother them.
Of the 4 quadrants for productivity, which should you try to eliminate?
Q4 - not important, not urgent
Definition: To rely on only one thing to bring success
Sentence: It’s not smart to only invest in American tech stocks and ____________________.
Put all one’s eggs in one basket
argue vs. argument
Sweet!
debris
[da-bree]
It’s two different persons
It’s two different people.
What are the 5 conflict management styles?
competitive, collaborative, accommodating, avoiding, and compromising
Definition: A very inexact estimate
Sentence: To give you a _____, how much the border wall to Mexico is going to cost, I’d say about 30 million dollars.
Ballpark Figure/number
confused vs. confusing
Wonderful!
exhilarating
[ex-il-er-a-ting]
You don’t know nothing
You don’t know anything OR You know nothing
What are the 5 sources of power?
Coercive, referent, legitimate, expert, reward
Definition: To end a relationship
Sentence: We had to________ with several suppliers due to poor product quality.
Sever ties
perfectionism vs. perfectionist
Marvelous!
legitimate
[le-git-i-mit]
It also depend of the person
It also depends on the person
Who is your favorite English teacher?
Madina...I hope ;)