Practical Grammar and Vocabulary in the Workplace. Пособие по бизнес-английскому

Can’t you see that?

You can demonstrate your attempts toВ bottle itВ up

1В You are fortunate that IВ have such self-control.

2В IВ have every right toВ be upset rightВ now!

3В IВ must admit being furious

WHAT WOULD YOU DO AND WHAT WOULD YOUВ SAY

INВ THESE SITUATIONS?

Situation 1В :

Your co-worker has been very moody recently and it has been affecting the work ofВ all the team. You are trying toВ be empathetic, but you also want toВ make her realise how her problems are affecting her performance.

Which ofВ the phrases would you choose toВ start this tough conversation?

Situation 2В :

You are trying to get some important work done to meet the deadlines, but some other employees have been horsing around near the water cooler for a long time talking and laughing very loudly. You have already asked them politely to be quiet but it doesn’t seem to help. What phrase would be the most appropriate here?

SituationВ 3:

You are the boss. You are extremely worried about the current project, for which the deadline is the end ofВ the week.

The progress has been slow so far and you want everyone toВ work late until things are back on track. But everybody wants toВ call it aВ day and go home. What phrases would be perfect inВ this situation?

SituationВ 4:

You work very closely with one particular co-worker. However, your colleague is not aВ good listener. He tends toВ brush off your suggestions and dominate with his own ideas / byВ the way, not very bright ones/.

You need toВ discuss this with him toВ persuade him that your ideas are appreciated more. How would you sayВ it?

SituationВ 5:

You are aВ manager with aВ few dozen employees working under you. One day, you come across one ofВ your employees lazing about and doing nothing with his feet up on his desk. This employee is considered toВ be brilliant and highly valued byВ the management. How would you start your conversation?

Vocabulary exercises

1.

Read the definition and choose the most appropriateВ word

1.to have serious financial or economic problems —

a) toВ flip-flop b) toВ flounder c) toВ hang inВ there

2. toВ accept responsibility for something you have done-

a) toВ glitch b) toВ face the music c) toВ see room for improvement

3. showing willingness toВ end aВ disagreement; or trying toВ make someone less angry

a) conciliatory b) relaxing c) violent

4.