Buzzword: Business

1. Buzzword: Business

2. Buzzword: Business Describe the employees : • Victor takes care when making decisions in order to avoid unnecessary risk. He is • a)Prudent b) Eager • Patricia works hard and she makes an effort to do her tasks well. She is • Diligent b) Versatile • John is an excellent newspaper editor because he pays great attention to detail and he is careful to ensure that everything is formatted perfectly. He is • Resourceful b) Meticulous • Like usual, Paul made the decision with little hesitation. • Decisive b) modest • Robert, the new boss, fired four people in his first week. He’ll do whatever he has to in order to turn the failing company around. • a) Punctual b) Ruthless

3. Buzzword: Business Match each word on the left to a word on the right with an opposite meaning:

4. Buzzword: Business Choose the best response for each one: 1. Well you've really got to hit the _____________________, Matt ( = to start working hard immediately). There's no time to waste! a)  ground running  b)ground falling  c)floor running 2. Mary, I don't feel like we're on the _____________________ here.     a) same boat b) same wave c) same page 3. Let's _____________________ ( = talk) tomorrow. a) intermingle b)  interface c) interfere 4. I'm super busy right now, I'll _____________________ with you tomorrow.  a) touch base  b) touch bars c) touch face 5. I don't have the _____________________ ( = time) to take this on right now.  a) bandwidth b)  band-aid c) banner

5. Buzzword: Business 6. Let's all meet and get our _______________________. ( = make sure we're well organized/ efficient)   a) ducks in a row b) dogs in a row c)ducks in a lake 7. Well, that's a pretty good idea. Let's send it _______________________. ( = let's show it to upper management)    a)up the flagpole b) up the river b)up the creek 8. Presently, anyone who uses the word _______________________ to mean "enthusiastic", "active", etc., can easily become a laughing stock.   a)reactive b) attractive c)proactive 9. In the modern business world, people aren't used, they're _______________________.  a)  leveraged b) leveled c) led-on

6. Buzzword: Business How do we express: play catch-up, uphill battle, pay a premium, snap up, bullish on, mass market optimistic about a market: to make a big effort to overcome a late start; when you are behind and you have to take actions to get to the level of your competition: to pay a higher price for something (because it's better quality or has a better brand, for instance): to buy quickly, or in large quantities (this term implies that the product is very desirable, so that many people are buying it): a difficult fight:  produced in large numbers and sold through retail outlets, such as supermarkets

7. Buzzword: Business Complete the conversation: You’ve got to snap out of it , I know it’s difficult… I’m not going to get into a discussion about… ,Clearly…,What you need to do…, But bearing in mind… ,I expect you to… ,It’s important that you… ,I’m not happy with the effort that you’ve made ,I really want to see some improvement Sean: Okay, well,______________ who deserved to get the job.______, the person who was appointed was the right person for the job. _________is look at your work and what you’re doing and where that’s taking you in your career._________ that you are still employed to do a job and _________do that job with a certain attitude. You’re meeting members of the public quite regularly - ____________aren’t unhappy, or at least that you don’t show it. This meeting is really just to let you know______________ Michelle: Okay … Sean: ….and ______________. ___________ I know that it’s depressing not to get a job, but _____________, you’ve got to get on with the job that you’re doing now.