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65 lines
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- [[English Lesson]]
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- to have a head start - to start with an advantage
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- it's been a smooth morning
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- Susan's article
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- Helping a colleague renovating [....] was exhilarating, meaningful, and all-consuming.
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- Biking in door [....] didn’t quite live up to my expectations.
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- [.......] reminds me of …..
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- **exhilarating** - joyful, making you extremely happy
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- **all-consuming** - taking all of your time and attention
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- **to pick sth. up**
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- to **refurbish** > have a refurb - to renovate
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- **to do a flat up** - to upgrade
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- **unplugged / to unplug** - to disengage
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- it's been overcast - clouded over
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- **REMIND SB OF STH**
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- I never wear grey because it reminds me of my old school uniform. (it brings my school to my mind)
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- You remind me of someone I used to know.
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- I liked her immediately because she reminded me of Sally.
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- He reminds me of my dad.
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- Something about her manner reminds me of an old school teacher I used to have.
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- **business English checkup: **
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- what is critical to your daily work? (=most important)
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- can you have/do lunch in the office?
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- who makes sure that there are enough stationery supplies?
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- BUSINESS ENGLISH PART 2
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- 1. Let's have lunch on Thursday. = Let's _____________________ on Thursday.
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**do lunch**
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lunch
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eat lunch
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- 2. Generally speaking, a good manager ____________________ a smooth production process.
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**ensures - makes sure about**
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makes sure
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is sure
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- 3. Good time management skills are ____________________ ( = very important) to maintaining a smooth workflow.
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critique
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criticized
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**critical TO**
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- 4. I was ____________________ with my other tasks to finish the report.
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very busy
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**too busy**
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excessively busy
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- 5. I'd like to have that by ____________________ Friday.
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end of the day
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ending
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**end of day/ the end of**
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- 6. I'm happy to inform you that we've reached another ____________________ ( = significant completion point) with the successful completion of user testing.
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**milestone**
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mile
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marker
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- 7. After you visualize and plan a project, you have to ____________________ it.
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**implement**
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imply
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implode
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- 8. In the modern business world, "assigning multiple resources to a single activity" means:
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spending lots of money to do a task
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getting one person to do a task
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getting two or more people to do a task
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- 9. We need someone who knows how to use offline advertising to ____________________ ( = increase) online sales.
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gain
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drive
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get
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- 10. These issues could ______________________ ( = endanger) the completion of this project.
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jeopardy
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jeopardize
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danger |