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".
Yes, but only if it is a temporary situation for you.
What's the purpose of small talk in business communication?
To establish good rapport, break the ice, get used to each other's accents before moving on to serious topics.
Where is the stress in the following words? "Hotel", "discuss", "support", "colleagues".
hotEl, suppOrt, discUss, cOlleagues
What punctuation marks can be used after the greeting in an email?
a comma, an exclamation mark (very seldom, in informal style), a colon (in AmE , formal style)
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 the university last year"?
No, present perfect is not used with past time reference.
When would you use the following sentence "So, to wrap up,...." ?
At the end of a meeting to summarize the main points.
Name 3 pairs of words where the stress changes depending whether it's a noun or a verb.
A record- to record
A present- to present
An impact- to impact etc
When do we use commas with conditionals? Give an example.
When you start with an if-clause (If you have any questions, just let me know).
What do we call a person who learns on-the-job and is paid less than a normal employee?
an apprentice, an intern
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.
What patterns are used with "suggest" and "recommend"? Give examples?
suggest/recommend + V + ing
suggest/recommend that (you) (should) do smth
Read the following words correctly: ostentatious , negotiation, advancement, apprenticeship.
/ˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs/
/nəˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
/ədˈvɑːns.mənt/
/əˈpren.tɪs.ʃɪp/
Is the punctuation correct here?
Regarding your question./Although I didn't have much time./Following up our call from yesterday.
No, they are not complete sentences and should be followed by a comma.
What can happen to employees if the company cuts back on staff, often because of financial problems?
They are made redundant, get laid off.
What future tense is used to make on-the-spot decisions?
Future Simple
Name at least 3 language tools to sound more polite and soften a message.
Indirect questions, modal verbs (could, might), softeners (I'm afraid, unfortunately), rephrasing a negative word or phrase (unhappy = not really happy)
What letters are not pronounced in the following words? chocolate, focused, softener
/ˈtʃɒk.lət/, /ˈfəʊ.kəst/, /ˈsɒf.ən.ər/
Give examples of linking words that are usually followed by a comma.
In addition/Moreover/However
A very profitable offer or a suggestion, usually in business
a commercially-viable proposition
Name all narrative tenses and explain their meanings.
1. Past Simple (single facts in the past, regular activities in the past, a chain of past events)
2. Past Continuous (actions in progress at a definite period of time in the past or around that time, background actions)
3. Past Perfect (actions that happened before another past actions)
Name at least 5 more equivalents of the phrase "I think".
In my opinion
If you ask me...
The way I see it...
I tend to believe... etc
When do we pronounce ed-ending as [id] in past forms of regular verbs? Give examples.
When the verb finishes with "t" or "d" (decided, collected)
Does adding the commas change the meaning in the following sentence? "My sister, who lives in London, works for a bank".
Yes, the commas show that the info inside them is additional and can be omitted. So you only have one sister. If there are no commas, all info is important because you need to specify which sister you are talking about - maybe there's more than one.