Grammar
The phrase : "So nice to see you" is used to:
- open a conversation
-maintain a conversation
- close a conversation
Open a conversation
Read the sentences and think about the idiom in italics. What do you think it means?
Pedro, did you sign up for the baking class this year?
-No, I already have a full plate.
I already know how to bake.
I am very busy.
I am very busy
How many hours of sleep are recommended to maintain good health?
7-8 hours
Is it premature to ask questions about salary or benefits at a job interview?
Yes, it is . You can ask these questions only if you are offered the job.
Hanukkah is celebrated by which people:
a. Christians
b. Budhists
c. Jewish
d. Muslims
c. Jewish
Replace the word "got " in the following sentence with a more formal one:
" I hope you got the package I sent last week."
I hope you received the package I sent last week.
Read a list of expressions and select the ones that you can use to show that you don’t understand something.
I don't think so.
I didn't do that.
I'm having trouble understanding.
I'm a bit lost.
I'm not following.
I'm having trouble understanding.
I'm a bit lost.
I'm not following.
Give example of one healthy and one unhealthy life style habit
Healthy: exercise regularly
Unhealthy: eat junk food
When do interviewers make small talk?
after the interview
when the candidate seems nervous
at the beginning of the interview
at the beginning of the interview
Explain who or what is a "party animal"?
a person who enjoys parties and goes to as many as possible
Fill in the missing conjunction:
"I can neither concentrate ____ work when I’m tired."
nor
Read this email message to a manager and change it to a more formal one: I’ll let you know about the time of the meeting."
I will inform you about the time of the meeting.
Name three things you can do when you feel stressed
Listen to music, go for a walk, talk to a friend
Give example of people who can be your references.
past supervisors, managers, colleagues, or teachers
What kind of holiday is Christmas?
a. secular
b. religious
c. both
both
Second conditional sentences are useful for expressing outcomes that are completely unrealistic or will not likely happen in the future.Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct tense:
"“If I (have) a million dollars, I ( buy) a house.”
If I had a million dollars, I would buy a house.
"I was not informed about the change in the schedule" is a formal sentence. Can you change "I was not informed" with another expression to make in informal.
Nobody told me
What's the meaning of the idiom: "as fit as a fiddle"?
to be very healthy
There are different types of interview questions - about your experience, your skills, or to imagine a scenario.
What type of question is the following:
"Give me an example of how you worked in a team?"
Experience
Which of the festivals / celebrations below are not winter celebrations:
Christams, Noruz, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Easter, Halloween
Noruz, Easter, Halloween
__________ an hour a day is good not only for your physical health but also your mental health.
Walking / Running/ Doing yoga / Exercising
Related to college or university, describe in your own words what an open house is.
an event where the school is open to everyone to visit
Can you explain what metabolism is?
Metabolism is a chemical reaction in
the body which transforms food into
energy.
Give examples of at least 2 different types of job interviews
One-on-one; phone interview; panel interview; lunch or dinner interview; group interview
What does it mean to crash a party?
go to a party without an invitation