Grammar
Agree with the sentences.
1. John doesn't like Canadian weather.
2. I didn't enjoy the concert last night.
3. I dislike coffee.
Neither do I.
Neither did I.
So do I.
Synonym for "diplomatic"
tactful
During the business meeting.
Good morning. Shen. Thanks for meeting with me today. It would be great if we could _____ the ____ ____ ( start )of our next phase of the project.
get the ball rolling
Our supervisor asked us to ____ ____ our phones before the meeting.
turn off
1. Seeing the norther light was an ______ experience. (amazed/ amazing)
2. The lecture on history was _____ and made me feel __________. (boring/bored)
1. amazing
2. boring/bored
Unjumble the sentences.
1. mind / Would / you / me / with / shifts / switching?
2. was / I / work / wondering / Monday / you / overtime / on / if / could?
1. Would you mind switching shifts with me?
2. I was wondering if you could work overtime on Monday?
During the business meeting
I believe everything is progressing smoothly and it would be good to check in and make sure we are ___ ____ ____ ____ (agree )with our next step for a new project.
Rafael _____ _____ ____ the flu, so she couldn't join the meeting yesterday.
came down with
1. I remember _____ to the beach when I was a child. ( to go / going )
2. My grandmother stopped _______ when she was 75 years old. ( to drive / driving )
1. going
2. driving
Unjumble the sentences.
1. a / this / There / with / to / seems / order / be / problem
2. had / paper / I / trouble / ideas / your / in / following / the
1. There seems to be a problem with this order.
2. I had trouble following your ideas in the paper.
During the business meeting,
Hmm, yeah, I can see ___ ___ ___ ____ ____ ( I understand your point), but I'm afraid that there is not enough budget for that.
where you are coming from
We're _______ ______ the approval from the finance department before making the purchase.
waiting on
Say the sentences in the passive form.
1. The mechanic was repairing my car for a week.
2. The mechanic has fixed my car.
3. The mechanic is fixing my car now.
1. My car was being repaired for a week.
2. My car has been fixed.
3. My car is being fixed now.
You are a manager. Make it diplomatic.
1. You don't work well with others!
2. You don't check your emails enough so you often misses important updates.
1. It seems that you sometimes have trouble collaborating with other team members.
1. You might want to collaborate with your teammates so that it can build strong working relationship.
2. I was wondering if you could check your emails more regularly so that you don't miss important updates.
2. Would it be possible to check your emails more often so that you don't miss important updates?
During the business meeting.
I was _____ _____ ( very impressed ) by the sales results this quarter.
blown away
If you have any idea, feel free to ____ ____ during the brainstorming session.
jump in
Combine the sentences using relative clauses.
1. The proposal received unanimous support. The committee reviewed it last week.
2. My supervisor has worked here for 25 years. She is retiring next month.
3. Many young professionals moved to Vancouver. Housing costs are extremely high there.
4. The scientist made a groundbreaking discovery. Her research was funded by the government.
1. The proposal which/that the committee reviewed last week received unanimous support.
2. My supervisor, who is retiring next month, has worked here for 25 years.
My supervisor, who has worked here for 25 years, is retiring next month.
3. Many young professionals moved to Vancouver where housing costs are extremely high.
1. Hard version: I disagree.
Soft version: Is there ____ ____ we could look at this issue?
2. Hard version: We must extend the deadline.
Soft version: We _____ ______ extend the deadline.
1. another way
2. could probably
might want to
During the business meeting
Is there any _____ _____ ( room for adjustment / flexibility)in the timeline?
wiggle room
Our team has had to _____ ____ _____ outdated software for months, but we are finally getting a new system.
put up with