Veronica's Yearly Recap

Emails

100

Name 2 phrases used in emails that are considered irritating and clichéd.

as per my last email / can you do it ASAP? / I hope this email finds you well / thanks in advance, etc.

200

Fix a mistake: Following down on this to check if there’s any new information. 

following UP...

300

Improve the phrase:

Please let us know of any questions! 

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

400

Find 2 spelling mistakes:

Could you please review the response package witch is located hear?  

Could you please review the response package which is located here?

500

Name at least 1 polite way to check with someone on the progress of a task.

1. I wanted to follow up and see if there’s any progress on this.
2. I hope everything is going smoothly—do you need any further input from me?

Persuading

100

What do you call a persuasion technique when you use repetitive consonants? e.g. Live your life like you live only once!

Alliteration.

200

What word means to persuade someone gently to do something or go somewhere, by being kind and patient, or by appearing to be? 

coax (Perhaps you could coax your father into taking you to the station.)

300

True or false? You should include at least 5 facts to make your statement persuasive. 

Nope. 3 is enough!

400

Identify the persuasion technique here: Sunday are me-time. When you have enough me-time, your inner battery never goes out of charge.

Repetition of key words (me-time)

500

Make this statement sound more persuasive: Cats should dominate the world.

(demonstrate using alliteration / rhetorical questions / using pronouns / using metaphors and vivid imagery)

Grammar snack

100

Complete the sentence: She stopped ___ (drink) coffee in the evenings because it kept her awake.

drinking (ger)
stop + ger = finish the action completely

200

I need to ___ my car repaired before the weekend.
a) have
b) make
c) get

have / get

get/have smth done

300

What’s the difference between:
a) She tried eating less sugar.
b) She tried to eat less sugar.

a. as an experiment 

b. ...but it was difficult

400

Paraphrase the sentence using a causative construction: I paid  a cleaner to take care of my house before the holidays.

I had a cleaner take care of my house. or: I had my house cleaned.

500

Fix the sentence: How can he get away to speaking to his mom like that?

get away WITH smth = do something bad and not get punished / caught

Rebus

100

1

agenda

200

2

blueprint 

300

3

incentive

400

4

board games

500

5

irrational

Misc

100

Make a request out of the following: checking / me / file / for / mind / this / would / you?

Would you mind checking this file for me?

200

True or false? To get over a situation means to move on and forget about it.

True! Example: It took her months to get over Michael when he ended the relationship. 

300

True or false? Mad and met are pronounced in the same way, but mean different things.

False. Can you comment on the sound difference, though? :)

400

choose the best word to complete the sentence:

The other visitors in the room look on in stunned silence: They've never witnessed such a ---- before.

scene or stage?

scene

500

Fix the phrase: I tried to find the decision, but nothing seems to work.

I tried to find the SOLUTION...