I want my team/making most of our decisions/because/to feel motivated/I involve them in
• Because I want my team to feel motivated, I involve them in making most of our decisions.
• I involve my team in making most of our decisions because I want them to feel motivated.
They often enjoy ___ experts as well. (consult)
consulting
I can't get used to this new seating arrangement.
Yes, we needed it. It's been so dry for the last few months.
I know. It brought down a lot of trees.
I know. It brought down a lot of trees.
Can you drop me a line this summer?
Sure. I'll send a postcard from my vacation.
Oh, I don't know. I'm not very good at drawing.
Sure. I'll send a postcard from my vacation.
At first I didn't want to take on the new project, but my boss was very independent / persuasive / complicated about it.
persuasive
my colleagues about/because/smaller issues in the office/I don’t consult/I like to save time
• Because I like to save time, I don’t consult my colleagues about smaller issues in the office.
• I don’t consult my colleagues about smaller issues in the office because I like to save time.
Team decision makers wait ___ everybody’s opinion first. (hear)
to hear
What are the immediate effects of this medicine?
Well, within about a half an hour, you'll feel less pain.
Over the next few months, you should start to feel more energy.
Well, within about a half an hour, you'll feel less pain.
Hector quit his job out of the blue.
Wow, I wonder what happened!
I guess he was planning to quit for a while.
Wow, I wonder what happened!
I'm somewhat / dramatically / wholly confused by these directions. I understand most of them but not all.
somewhat
Because/when I’m asking for advice/to get upset/I always tell them/I don’t want anybody
• Because I don’t want anybody to get upset, I always tell them when I’m asking for advice.
• I always tell them when I’m asking for advice because I don’t want anybody to get upset.
They seem __________ a lot of attention to industry experts. (pay)
to pay
Cynthia acquired a very rare painting last weekend.
Will she go to the museum a lot to see it?
How much did she pay for it?
How much did she pay for it?
I can show you how to use that camera. It's a snap.
Oh, it's pretty easy?
How complicated is it?
Oh, it's pretty easy?
I prefer to read the news than to listen to it because newspapers give a better analysis / demonstration / circumstances . They examine a story more carefully.
analysis .
I regularly ask for/because/my colleagues’ help with marketing/I’m not a marketing expert
• Because I’m not a marketing expert, I regularly ask for my colleagues’ help with marketing.
• I regularly ask for my colleagues’ help with marketing because I’m not a marketing expert.
Even when they might appear ___ your suggestions, in reality they are listening. (ignore)
to ignore
What were the circumstances surrounding her decision to leave?
She was unhappy with her job and she wanted to go back to school.
She made the decision last week.
She was unhappy with her job and she wanted to go back to school.
Is there something you need to get off your chest?
No. I've said everything I need to say.
Yes. This sweater is too hot.
No. I've said everything I need to say.
Working from home gives him outcome / independence / pleasure from fixed office hours.
independence
open communication/ the most important component of/ I don’t like secrets in our team/because/ the Cooperative decision-making style/is
• Because the most important component of the Cooperative decision-making style is open communication, I don’t like secrets in our team.
• I don’t like secrets in our team because the most important component of the Cooperative decision-making style is open communication.
Some leaders need to practice __________ patient if they want to become Creative decision makers. (be)
being
The excitement about the new instructor is already beginning to wear off.
The students are bored again?
I know. It's so nice to see the students so interested.
The students are bored again?
When I was talking to Amal, Rasha was all ears.
Was she listening to your conversation?
Has she seen a doctor?
Was she listening to your conversation?
In my class, we're conducting / associating/ demonstrating a survey to find out what students think about their classes.
conducting