VOCABULARY
A person who prefers to work alone and avoids team activities.
a lone wolf
doesn't agree
" a trip down ___________ ________"
This expression means "to remember the past nostalgically."
memory lane
By next June, I __________ (work) here for ten years.
will have been working
We __________ (wait) for over an hour before the manager finally arrived.
past perfect continuous (had been waiting) or
Past perfect simple (had waited)
What is an ulterior motive?
A hidden reason for doing something.
If I hadn't been ill, ______ have gone to the party.
I would
"to throw a ___________ in the works"
complete and define.
You bought a cake, but someone else had already bought one.
You....
needn't have bought it
CORRECT THE MISTAKE
How do you call the object to charge the phone?
what
say 3 phrasal verbs related to RELATIONSHIPS and LOVE
get along, break up, split up, get on, hit it off, fall for, ask out
I'm used to work from home. I actually kind of like it
used to WORKING
If you don't change your arguments and you refuse to change your beliefs or decisions, you...
S_________ to your G__________
stick to your guns
I prefer to eat pasta tonight.
Rewrite using "RATHER"
I'd rather eat past tonight
It __________ John who left the door open – he was the last one in the office.
modal verb of deduction (must have been)
the person who saw a crime take place
witness
I cannot assist the meeting, I'm sorry.
attend
complete work by the required date
M___________ the D__________
meet the deadline
REWRITE:
I didn't work on the weekend and that was a mistake.
I should..........
__________ the technical challenges, the team managed to launch the product on time.
complex preposition (Despite / In spite of)
A mistaken belief caused by focusing only on evidence that supports your opinion.
a confirmation bias
Not only he was late, but also forgot the report.
Not only WAS HE late...
To contact someone just to check in:
To T________ B___________
touch base
The decision will depend __________ the results of the survey.
preposition following "depend" (on)
I've never tried sushi, but my brother __________ – he lived in Tokyo for two years.
auxiliary verb (has)