Vocabulary
If you _____ the right image, people will treat you with respect from the start.
project
Is this sentence correct? "I'm working for EPAM for 2 years".
No. You can either say 'I'm working for EPAM'. OR 'I'VE BEEN WORKING for EPAM for 2 years'.
Restore the Small Talk questions:
What have you been __ to?
____'s the weather like?
How's your week been __ ___? (=up to now)
What have you been UP to?
WHAT's the weather like?
How's your week been SO FAR? (=up to now)
Where is the stress in the following words? "Hotel", "discuss", "support", "colleagues".
hotEl, suppOrt, discUss, cOlleagues
I'm going in vacation on the next week. (2 mistakes)
I'm going ON vacation _ _ next week.
It is really important in a job interview to think about how you ______ across ____ other people.
come across to
Is this sentence correct? "I have graduated from university last year"?
No, present perfect is not used with past time reference.
When would you use the following sentence "So, to wrap up,...." ? What are synonyms?
At the end of a meeting to summarize the main points.
Synonyms: to sum up, to summarize, to recap
Does the stress change in any of these nouns when they are used as verbs? "Access", "impact", "effect", "update"
In "access" and "effect" (v.affect) - no
In "impact" and "update" - yes
/ˈɪmpækt/ - noun; /ɪmˈpækt/ - verb
/ˈʌpdeɪt/ - noun; /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/ - verb
What he really love about his job that it gives him opportunities to training. (=3 mistakes)
What he really loveS about his job IS that it gives him opportunities FOR training. (=3 mistakes)
What do we call a period when a person learns on-the-job and is paid less than a normal employee?
apprenticeship / internship (1 option is enough)
Is this sentence correct? "We have got over 100 new users in the past month?"
Yes, "in the past month" indicates a time period up till now.
Restore the phrases for Giving/Asking for updates:
We're __ track.
Things aren't running as ________as I'd hoped.
How's the campaign coming _____?
We're ON track.
Things aren't running as SMOOTHLY as I'd hoped.
How's the campaign coming ALONG?
Read the following words correctly:
dislike
expertise
reward
/dɪSˈlaɪk/
/ˌekspɜːˈtIːz/
/rɪˈwɔːd/
You had to work at the office last week, hadn't you? Yes, I hadn't. (2 OR 3 mistakes)
You had to work at the office last week, DIDN'T you? Yes, I DID. / No, I DIDN'T.
What can happen to employees if the company cuts back on staff, often because of financial problems?
They are made redundant / get laid off (1 option is enough)
What future tense is used to make on-the-spot decisions? Give an example.
Future Simple
e.g. It sounds interesting! I'll join the course.
Restore the phrases for Making Decisions:
The numbers are here in _____ and _____. (=are written)
What you're getting __ is ...
Jane, could you start us ___, please?
The numbers are here in BLACK and WHITE. (=are written)
What you're getting AT is ...
Jane, could you start us OFF, please?
How do you pronounce the following words? (pay attention to the stress)
profile
deadline
discount
upfront
PROfile
DEADline
DIScount
upFRONT
1 mistake in each sentence:
I've been in Asia 3 times.
Could you tell me you've been there?
We're highly likely finish this course this week.
I've been TO Asia 3 times.
Could you tell me IF/WHETHER/WHEN you've been there?
We're highly likely TO finish this course this week.
Why don't you take __ the challenge?
How are you planning to get _____ the problem?
They've already carried ___ a lot of tests.
If I had more money I'd set UP my own business.
Why don't you take UP the challenge?
How are you planning to get ROUND the problem?
They've already carried OUT a lot of tests.
What types of conditionals can be mixed in the same sentence to talk about imaginary situations? Give an example.
Conditional 2 and 3.
e.g. If Alex hadn't joined our team, we would be really understaffed now.
What 2 patterns are used with "suggest" and "recommend"? Give examples.
suggest/recommend + Ving
suggest/recommend (that) you (should) do smth
e.g. I suggest meeting once again.
I suggest (that) we (should) meet once again.
When do we pronounce the ending -ed as /id/?
Give examples.
When the verb finishes with "t" or "d" (decided, collected)
1 mistake in each sentence:
I didn't used to use this tool in my previous job.
Have you already used to the new schedule? (=got accustomed)
I can't get used to have have so many meetings.
I didn't USE to use this tool in my previous job.
Have you already GOT used to the new schedule?
I can't get used to HAVING so many meetings.