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

toВ reduce costs at the expense ofВ quality

a) toВ get across an idea b) toВ cut corners c) toВ face the music

5. toВ do something badly or make aВ big mistake

a) toВ screw up b) toВ hang inВ there c) toВ revisit

6.aВ heavy or oppressive burden

a) load b) aВ dead weight c) aВ glitch

7.toВ change plans completely

a) to revisit b) to step on anyone’s toes c) to flip-flop

8.toВ communicate effectively toВ convey theВ idea

a) toВ get across an idea b) toВ delegate c) toВ have aВ heart-to heartВ talk

9.

a) forewarned b) underbaked c) half-baked

10. something that might be very dangerous forВ you

a) at your advantage b) at your peril c) heart-breaking

2. Put aВ missing word inВ aВ gap

1. I want to help you out on this project, but I know it’s your brain-child, so I don’t want to step on your ***** in any way.

2. It’s obvious that some politicians ignore this issue at their *****

3. More and more firms are ***** because ofВ the recession.

4. He knows that you used toВ be aВ ***** employee and so he is trying toВ supportВ you

5. Don’t worry. ***** there and we’ll see the light in thee tunnel sooner or later

6. You’ll have to ***** the music eventually after messing everything up

7.More redundancies have been inВ the ***** recently.

8. It was extremely difficult toВ get ***** myВ idea

9. There’s a temptation to ***** corners when you’re pushed for time, but it’s not worth it.

10. Thank you for your constructive criticism, now we see the room for *****.

3. Rephrase the sentences using the new vocabulary

1. We have toВ go through this proposal again as soon as the budget is clearer.

2. Were I you, I wouldn’t take such decisions on your own hook.

3. IВ noticed her blowing her lines during the presentation

4. Having realised the prospects ofВ developing further, everybody agreed toВ start again from scratch

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6. I wouldn’t recommend you to rely on the person who can make a hash in a second

7.Don’t give up and believe we will weather the storm

8.He is known toВ have problems taking decisions and change his mind all theВ time

9. IВ admit having an unprepared proposal but IВ can reassure you that it will workВ well

10. IВ am afraid you will have toВ accept the criticism on yourВ own

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