Lesson 15

Phrases for meetings

100

stick to the agenda

avoid unscheduled discussions

200

a lot to get through = discuss all the points

a lot to get through = many things to deal with

300

look into

investigate

400

run over

take longer than planned

500

learn, discover

find out

Startup

100

пристосуватись

adapt, adjust

200

bring someone on board

запросити у команду

300

вигідний

beneficial

400

Iteration

повторення

500

коротка презентація стартапу

pitch deck

Describing technology

100

зручний

cutting-edge

200

not in use anymore, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable

obsolete

300

too important not to have; necessary

indispensable

400

able to be easily hurt, influenced, or attacked

vulnerable

500

untidy, not organized, and covered with a lot of things

cluttered

Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Cont

100

I ____ (cycle) and my legs are really tired now.

have been cycling 

have been cycled  

I  have been cycling and my legs are really tired now.

200

How long ___ you (know) Peter? 

have you known 

have you been knowing

How long have you known Peter? 

300

They _____ (travel) for months, and they _____ (visit) three countries so far. 

have been traveling/have visited

have traveled/have been visiting

They have been traveling for months, and they have visited three countries so far.

400

I (read)__________ the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.

I have read the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.

500

You look tired. (You/ work) __________ hard?

You look tired. Have you been working hard?

Conditionals

100

We’ll need more office space ... 

• if we continue to grow.
• if we would continue to grow.
• if we will continue to grow.
• if we did continue to grow.

We’ll need more office space if we continue to grow

200

If I didn’t know so many people in the industry...

• I will not have my current job.
• I won't have my current job.
• I wouldn't have my current job.
• I mightn't have my current job.

 

If I didn’t know so many people in the industry I wouldn't have my current job.

300

Choose the sentence that is grammatically incorrect. 

I will do some freelance work if I had more time. 

I might do some freelance work if I had more time. 

If I have more time next year, I'll start doing some freelance work. 

If I had more time, I could do some freelance work.

I will do some freelance work if I had more time.

400

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence. 

If I ______ my own business, I ______ more stressed.

•  had/might be
•  had/will be
•  didn't have/won't be

If I had my own business, I might be more stressed.

500

Choose a sentence that is grammatically correct.

If I was there, I would have defended you. 

If I had been there, I would have defended you.

If I would have been there, I would have defended you.  

If I had been there, I would have defended you.