meetings
Asking opinions (3 questions)
1. Where do you stand on this?
2. Any responses?
3. What do you think?
4. What´s your point of vew?
Choose the correct preposition:
What´s in/on/up?
up
Rephrase in a more polite way:
Can you help me?
(wonder)
I wonder, if you could help me?
Fill in:
...........strong wind, we couldn´t go hiking.
because of/due to
Giving opinion (2 examples)
1. As I see it...
2. The way I see it....
3. To my mind, it´s like this.
Choose the correct preposition:
I´m russhed in/off/at my feet.
off
Rephrase in a more polite way:
When is our boss comming back?
(happen/know)
Do you happen to know, when our boss is comming back?
............ all the problems, we managed to get home in time.
in spite of/ despite
Disagreement (2 expressions)
1. I wouldn´t say that.
2. I´m afraid, but I can´t agree.
3. I´m afraid, it´s not as simple as that.
Fill in the correct preposition:
I´m trying to sorth things........ .
out
Rephrase in a more polite way:
Don´t mention this to anyone else.
(could/ ask you)
Could I ask you not to mention this to anyone else?
Fill in:
Many marriages fail. ............, people continue to get married.
Nevertheless/ however
Give 2 expressions a chairperson can say to manage time.
1. Let´ms try and speed things up a bit.
2. We are a bit short of time, so let´s wrap this up.
Fill in the correct preposition:
I can´be ....... of range.
out
Say in more polite way:
Is it okay to leave early today?
(do/ mind/ if)
Do you mind if I leave early today?
Fill in:
.............staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.
Owing to/ as a result of
Give two expressions for organising voting.
1. All those in favour?
2. We ´ll take a vote on...
Fill in the correct preposition:
I´m really snowed ....... .
under
Rephrase in a more polite way:
Can you lend me 50 dollars?
(Don´t suppose/could you)
I don’t suppose you could lend me €50 until Friday,
could you?
............the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing.
Whereas/while