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There are lots of people ....... the street today because of the fireworks.

in

The numbers are ..... the bottom of the page 7

at

We spent the whole day playing volleyball .... the beach

on

She tagged me ...... a photo ..... Instagram

in, on

Guess who have I ran into .... the bus today?

on

They moved and now their office is ....... 62 Geraldo Street

at

What was the latest fake news you read …. the Internet?

on

The car was parked .... the corner of the street

at

Quedemos en la esquina del bar

at the corner

Is his office ___ the second floor?

on

Let's sit ...... that table

at

What is one professional skill you're currently working on?

....

What are some specific things that good managers do? What are some specific things that good managers avoid doing?

....

Why do you think bad managers are given management positions?

....

What do you say when somebody sneezes?

bless you!

Nice to meet you - ....

You too/ Likewise

You guests arrive to your house and sit at a table. There are many dishes and you want to say that everybody can put whatever they like on their platesWhat do you say?

Help yourselves!

SPEAK.What are currently working on? What will you do if you run into problems?

...

The report remains unfinished as of ......

yet

To give you a ........... figure, how much the project in Mexico is going to cost, I’d say about 30 million dollars.

ballpark

Congratulations ..... passing the exam! You surely deserved it

on

You want to say that your team still hasn't discovered how to cut corners (FIGURE)

We still haven't figured out how to cut corners

You want to thank a client for contacting you (REACH)

thank you for reaching out to me

You apologize for not being able to come to the Friday meeting (MAKE)

I am sorry, but I won't be able to make it to Friday meeting

Actually, I could ........ a hand with analysing this research. There’s a lot more than we anticipated.”

use

Name 3 ways of disagreeing with smb

...

You want to offer a colleague of yours to have lunch together (BITE)

let's grab a bite/ do you feel like grabbing a bite?

This is a great phrase for when you actually do know something but you just can't remember it right in that moment (TIP)

it's on the tip of my tongue

If a friend is telling you that they fell ill and will not be able to meet with you tonight, you can say "it's a ......" and tell him to "...... better soon"

shame/ bummer ........ get betterr

No, no, put your credit card away! This is ..... me

on

If somebody asks you "Hi Daniel! What have you been up to?" what will you reply?

not much/ i have been working a lot this week / I just came back from a vacation

Let's ...... this question and come back to it later

skip

You want to say that you will pay for a coffee of your colleagues (ON)

thee coffee is on me, guys

Do you know, ..... chance, where I can find the ATM?

by

If you want to interrupt a speaker politely you can aske "Do you mind if I ...... in?"

jump

We might have to do some overtime. ......... said that, I would like to remind you that we’re not going to ask you to cancel the holidays.

having

If you want to say that you were almost leaving the office when the client called, you can say "i was ...... to leave the office, when the client called

about

You would like to ask your colleague to have a meeting one hour ealier (FORWARD)

can we bring forward the meeting by one hour?

When you want to interrupt what your colleague is saying (jump

can i jump in for a second?

You want to tell a client that you would love to help but you are extremely busy this week (have)

i have a lot on my plate

If your collegue gave you a short update about how the project is developing, you can say "Thanks for the ...... up"

heads

Last year you got invited to the party and you met lots of interesting people there. Make a conditional sentence.

If I hadn't gone to that party, I wouldn't have met lots of interesting people

Yesterday your friend arrived late to airport and missed his flight. Make a conditional sentence

If he had been on time, he wouldn't have missed his flight

You can't afford the mortgage because the prices are too high. Make a conditional sentence.

If the prices were lower, we would take a mortgage

The weather is raining now. You can't sit on the terrace because of that. Make a conditional sentence

If it wasn't raining, we would/could sit on the terrace

You didn't buy the suit because you didn't know it was 50 percent off. Make a conditional sentence

If I had known .... I would have bought

What do you do when you come ........ a colleague/ client on the street and you don't remember his name?

across

If somebody asks a question that has nothing to do with the topic of the meeting (Scope)

I am afraid this is outside the scope of this meeting

..... the record, I was against this, but they outvoted me

for

You want to interrupt a colleague politely by adding some information (jump)

Can I jump in?

Why don’t you reinstall the program? (TRIED)

Have you tried reinstalling the program?

Can you send me the report by Friday? (GREAT)

It would be great if you could send me the report by Friday

Please help me with this report. (MIND)

Would you mind helping me with this report?

You want to ask your new colleague if it's the first time that he works with the system (before)

Have you ever worked with the system before?

He has an broad/ extensive experience in team management

extensive experience

If you don't remember what was the original topic of the conversation or why you are talking about something, you can say this (train)

I lost my train of thought

We can discuss that further ..... the end of the meeting

at

If somebody tells you that it was very nice to meet you and talk to you, you can say "L.........."

likewise

Let's put a ......... in it for now and discuss this at next month’s meeting. That is a great question that we can talk about later.

We shouldn't ...... told them about the flexibility in prices, now they will want a discount

have

In ...... words, we need to focus on the website's interface

other

What changes have you made to your lifestyle since you started your new job?

...

How long .......(he/work) here? - I am not sure, but not very long

has he been working

You want to say that you have a lot of work to do and issues to resolve since one of the supervisors quit last week ( up)

I have been tied up since last week

Is "quit" the same as "lay off"?

.....

In a nutshell, what is your role with your company?

.....

Do a lot of business transactions occur UNDER THE TABLE in your country? Have you ever worked under the table? Do you think it’s wrong to pay employees under the table? When is it okay?

....

A friend mentions you the name of an actor and you haven't heard it before. ( ring)

it doesn't ring a bell

I need to work ..... how much tax I will have to pay.

out

CTM: Thank you for remembering me about the lesson

reminding me

CTM: I will run this through my teamlead first and then tell you the detaails

run this BY

CTM: Sounds interesting! I didn't hear about this before

I haven't heard about this before

You tell you colleague that the event has been cancelled because many people wouldn't be able to attend it (called)

it was called off

I often lose my track of time when I ......

...

Do you procrastinate a lot? What type of things do you put off doing? What do you put these things off?

...

The last time I turned down an invitation was .....

...

I have always found it curious how .....

...

Off the top of my head, I would say ......

...

The last event that was called off was......

...

I get frustrated when....

...

Do you think that you have a better work-life balance compared to last year?

...

Have you ever heard about "quiet quitting" phenomenon? is it present in your culture?

...

Do you think cryptocurrencies will lose their popularity in the following year?

...

What are the biggest challenges small businesses and startups face?

...

Is it easy to lay off an employee in your company?

...

How important is feedback in a presentation?

...

Do you agree that every crisis is a brilliant opportunity?

...

Do you think people will still attend job interviews in the future or will technology take over completely?

...

What has been the most challenging and the most fun part of this week?

...

I am so glad that he spoke ..... my behalf, I feel terrible for not being able to make it to the event

on

I’m going to ........... us off the meeting by asking everyone to introduce themselves.

start

Would you prefer to upskill a junior employee or hire someone senior straight away?

As of yet, we have no plans to hire a Social Media Manager. "As of yet" means

at the moment

since today

up till now

To “keep me/you/her/him/them in the loop” means

keep someone involved and updated about developments

keep asking me more questions

Don’t hesitate to .......... out to Helen if you have any questions.

reach

“Right team, we’ve made plenty of progress, I think it’s time to FINISH FOR TODAY!”

call it a day

He never gives you a straight answer. He's always ____________ around the __________

beats around the bush

It's a very complicated system, but TO EXPLAIN IT BRIEFLY it works exactly like a big kettle.

to put it in a nutshell/ in a nutshell

I suggest ................... off the meeting till Monday since not all of us can be here today

putting

Could you GIVE ME MORE DETAILS, please?

Could you elabortate on that, please?

I go to the client's office FREQUENTLY (regular)

on a regular basis

I can't remember why I was telling you that; I've ....... my ......... of .........

lost my train of thought

The client has asked to ............ the meeting forward from Friday to Thursday.

bring

When somebody tells you an unfortunate piece of news you can say “What a ......!”

pity. shame

When you want to make sure that you understood each other correctly you can say “ I just want to make sure that we are ..... the same ......”

on....page

Three ways of expressing your opinion: ...... my point of view/ ...... my opinion/ the .... I see it

from/ in/ way

If you want to say that something happens frequently, you can say it happens “........ a regular ........”

on .....basis

Three ways of finishing the meeting: ....... conclusion/ ...... conclude/ to sum ......

in, to, up

When you say you would prefer to meet earlier, you say “I would .......... meet earlier”

rather

You say “I think we're getting ___ ______ “ when you are digressing from the main subject of your discussion

off topic

“Let's ........ ......to business'” is a typical thing that you can use after small talk or when you are about to start your meeting

get down

if you ask other member ideas / opinions in a meeting you can say" What are you ........ on this?"

thoughts

if you can't understand the speaker you might ask " Would you .............. repeating that, please? "

mind

if you need to cancel the meeting you can apologize and say that something urgent or unexpected "....... up"

came

you use this phrase when you need to check something first before replying to a client "I will ...... into this matter and get ..... to you”

look / back

When you want to sum up what happened you can say :”in a ...............”

nutshell

you use these phrases when you need to check something first "I will ....... up with you" or "I will get ......to you"

follow/ back