Negotiations
Form a verb from the noun pressure.
pressurise
Which elements can't be changed in reported speech?
a) may
b) might
c) past perfect
d) present perfect continuous
b) might
c) past perfect
Guess the verb from its definition.
fit in with the wishes or needs of somebody
accommodate
When can these exclamations be used?
a) hear, hear!
b) ta-ta!
a) when you strongly agree with what someone else has just said
b) when you want to say goodbye
Explain the meaning of the following words in English.
a) bottom line
b) comply
c) deadlock
a) the most important thing you have to consider or accept, the essential point in a discussion
b) act in accordance with rules, wishes etc.
c) a situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made
Correct the following sentences.
a) I asked them why hadn't they done anything to help her.
b) If he were braver, he would ask that girl out yesterday.
c) We suggested that she goes to bed earlier.
a) I asked them why they hadn't done anything to help her.
b) If he were braver, he would have asked that girl out yesterday.
c) We suggested that she go to bed earlier.
What words are missing in the following phrases?
a) ... ground - opinions or interests shared by each of two or more parties
b) ... customer - a person who has purchased something from your company once before and decide to buy from you again
c) ... and conditions - rules that you must agree to when you make a contract or an official agreement
d) ...-off - a situation in which you accept something bad in order to have something good
a) common ground
b) return / returning customer
c) terms and conditions
d) trade-off
Translate the following phrases into English.
a) być nic nie wartym, bezwartościowym (in American slang)
b) zachwalać produkt
c) zostać skazanym za przestępstwo
d) zwolnić kogoś (w ramach redukcji etatów)
a) be for the birds
b) tout a product
c) be convicted of a crime
d) make somebody redundant
Translate the following words and phrases into English.
a) negocjować (not bargain 😛)
b) partner negocjacyjny
c) ustępstwo
d) wykorzystać coś jak najefektywniej, wywierać nacisk na kogoś
e) zawyżać ofertę
a) haggle
b) counterpart
c) concession
d) leverage
e) high-ball
Translate the following sentence into English.
Gdybyś nie odmówił pracy w Globitellu, być może zajmowałbyś dziś jakieś ważne stanowisko.
For example:
If you hadn't refused to work at Globitell, you might hold some important position today.