Practical Grammar and Vocabulary in the Workplace. Пособие по бизнес-английскому. Larisa Lubimova
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| Автор произведения | Larisa Lubimova |
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4. to reduce costs at the expense of quality
a) to get across an idea b) to cut corners c) to face the music
5. to do something badly or make a big mistake
a) to screw up b) to hang in there c) to revisit
6.a heavy or oppressive burden
a) load b) a dead weight c) a glitch
7. to change plans completely
a) to revisit b) to step on anyone’s toes c) to flip-flop
8. to communicate effectively to convey the idea
a) to get across an idea b) to delegate c) to have a heart-to heart talk
9. not planned or considered carefully enough
a) forewarned b) underbaked c) half-baked
10. something that might be very dangerous for you
a) at your advantage b) at your peril c) heart-breaking
2. Put a missing word in a 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 of the recession.
4. He knows that you used to be a ***** employee and so he is trying to support 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 in the ***** recently.
8. It was extremely difficult to get ***** my 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 to 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. I noticed her blowing her lines during the presentation
4. Having realised the prospects of developing further, everybody agreed to start again from scratch
5. We regret to say good-bye to our most useful worker.
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 to have problems taking decisions and change his mind all the time
9. I admit having an unprepared proposal but I can reassure you that it will work well
10. I am afraid you will have to accept the criticism on your own
4. Choose the correct preposition
1 *** the pipeline
a on
b in
c at
2.hang *** there
a in
b up
c over
3.to screw ***
a up
b over
c off
4 *** your peril
a of
b out of
c at
5 to face *** the music
a —
b to
c up
6 to see room *** improvement
a for
b of
c with
7.to step *** anyone’s toes
a —
b on
c in
8 to ask a neutral outsider *** the opinion
a about
b for
c on
9 to get *** an idea
a with
b from
c across
10 *** one’s depth
a in
b from
c out of
5. Translate the sentences using new vocabulary
1.Однако некоторые фирмы, которые плохо управляются и не стремятся к чему-то большему, чем стагнация, сильно отстают в своей работе.
2. Даже при проведении реформ они часто оказываются непродуманными до конца из-за необходимости компромисса между конкурирующими интересами труда и капитала.
3. Любые сбои в работе операционных систем будут устранены по мере прохождения пилотного года.
4. Не откладывайте это, иначе придется за это заплатить. Предупрежден – значит вооружен!
6. Хотя его примирительный жест был одобрен боссом, его все равно уволили.
7. Если бы я был на твоем месте, я бы не принимал такое серьезное решение только на свой страх и риск.
8.