What is the key difference between 'resign' & 'lay-off'?
Resign - stop working at a company by telling your employer that you are leaving. Lay-off - fire someone usually when there is not enough work for them to do
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When you want to tell about an activity that went on up to a specified moment in the past, you use ......
Past Perfect Continuous
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When telling a story, how would you use Past Simple, Past Perfect, and Past Continuous?
Past Simple - for main events, Past Continuous - for setting background, Past Perfect - for an action that happened before another action in the past.
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What is wrong with the sentence? - I had been owing him some money by the time we graduated from the university.
I had OWED (state verb) him some money by the time we graduated from the university.
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What is 'sweatshop'? Make an example sentence.
sweatshop - a workshop where employees work long hours under bad conditions for low wages
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After years of enduring the relentless d_____ g_____, she finally took a sabbatical to travel and rediscover her passion for photography.
daily grind
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Give some examples how a company can 'go green'.
Switch to renewable energy, start recycling, design eco-friendly products, reduce carbon footprint etc.
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When I saw Clara, I realised that she ______ (not, change) much in all those years.
hadn't changed
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A disadvantage or the negative part of a situation is called ...