Jobs & Motivation Basics
Product Development & Market Research
Motivation & Performance Management
Business Communication
All about Companies
100

❓ a document you send when you want to get a job.


CV / résumé

100

❓ What does “compact” mean? Explain in English and give an example

✅ Answer: small and easy to carry.
compact carry on

100

❓ Define “recognition.”

✅ Answer: praise or acknowledgement for good work.

100

❓ Give three possible phrases to start small talk at a conference.

✅ Answer: Hi, I don’t think we’ve met. I’m…

Hi, how do you like the speaker?

Excuse me, do you know where...?

100

❓ Which company originally started as a small DVD-by-mail rental service before becoming one of the world’s biggest streaming platforms?

✅ Answer: Netflix.

200

❓ Extra money you get at work at the end of the year.

bonus
200

❓ Translate: Они запустили новый продукт два года назад.

✅ Answer: They launched a new product two years ago.

200

❓ Translate: Руководитель команды подумывает о том, как поднять моральный дух команды.

✅ Answer: The teamlead is thinking about the ways to boost the team’s morale.

200

❓ Complete the tag question:
You’ve never been here before, ______?

✅ Answer: have you?

200

❓ Which global sportswear brand was created after two brothers had a serious argument and split their original family business into two competing companies?
(You get the point if you name one of the two companies.)

✅ Answer: Adidas or Puma.

300

❓ Make a Present Simple question: you / have / any benefits?

Do you have any benefits?

300

❓ Fill the gap:
The company ______ market research last year.
(a) did (b) made (c) took

✅ Answer: did.

300

❓ Explain the difference between “achievement” and “performance.”

✅ Answer:

  • Achievement = something completed successfully.

  • Performance = how well someone works over time.

300

❓ Translate:
Извините, что перебиваю, но я хотел спросить, знаете ли вы этого докладчика.

✅ Answer:
Sorry to interrupt, but I wanted to ask if you know this speaker.

300

❓ Which fast-food company became the world’s largest toy distributor because of the number of toys it includes with its kids’ meals every year?
(They distribute more toys annually than Hasbro or Mattel!)

✅ Answer: McDonald’s.

400

❓ Translate: Компания ищет кандидата с опытом.

✅ The company is looking for a candidate with experience.

400

❓ Describe product trials in two sentences.

✅ Possible answer:
Product trials are tests of a new product before it is sold. Companies check if people like it and if it works well.

400

❓ Fill the gap:
Our company offers several incentive ______ for top performers.

✅ Answer: schemes.

400

❓ Make an indirect question:
Where did they launch the product?

✅ Answer: Could you tell me where they launched the product?

400

❓ Which online company transformed traditional hospitality by letting people rent out their homes to travelers, creating a new “sharing economy” model?
(Hint: It started with renting an air mattress.)

✅ Answer: Airbnb.

500

❓ Explain “motivated employee” in 2–3 simple sentences.

✅ A motivated employee wants to work well and improve. They feel interested in their job and try to achieve good results.

500

❓ Translate: Продукт был недорогим, но очень хорошо спроектированным.

✅ Answer: The product was cheap but very well-designed.

500

❓ Make a Present Perfect sentence using: morale, motivation, reward.

✅ Possible answer:
The new reward system has improved staff morale and motivation.

500

❓ Make 2 indirect questions using different phrases:
Where did they launch the product?

✅ Answer:
Could you tell me when they launched the product?

I was wondering when they launched the product.

500

❓ Which Japanese company created the world’s first “just-in-time” manufacturing system, which later became the global standard for production efficiency?
(Hint: Their system inspired lean management.)

✅ Answer: Toyota.