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

Let's grab a bite/ feel like grabbing a bite?

When you want to disagree with someone politely, you can say "I ....... your point, but I am afraid I have a different opinion"

see

Congratulations ..... getting married!

on

You want to say that the event was cancelled because not many people could attend it (off)

called off

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

They didn't mention the deadline and that's why you accepted the offer. Make a conditional sentence

If they had mentioned the deadline before, we wouldn't have accepted the offer

I would be grateful if everyone could be ..... brief ..... possible

as ..as

I will ------- to you after I check all the details (GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU)

get back

..... the record, I was in favour of firing him

for

How much do you think we will get? _ ...... the top of my head, I would say five thousand each

off

Arrive ..... time to the meeting

on

To be honest, his promotion is long........, he has the best results in the department and is the most hard-working guy I've ever met

overdue

You want to say that your team still hasn't discovered how to move the furtniture from the old flat into the new one (FIGURE)

We still haven't figured out how to move the furniture

If you want to improve, you need to ...... an effort

make

John is going away on Friday so we have to ---- the meeting to today (

bring forward

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

on

I'm going to have to cancel our class, an urgent thing has ........ up.

come

We need to ------- the details before we make a decision (INVESTIGATE)

Look off

Look into

Look up

Is there such thing as “too much praise”? How often to you get and give credit/ thanks for doing things? Is it important for you?

credit

SPEAK: What was the last issue that you had to deal with/sort out?

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

Can we bring forward the meeting by one hour?

You want to say that you need to consult your team first before taking any decision (BY)

run this by my team

We need to ------- the details before we make a decision (INVESTIGATE)

Look into

I hope we can --------- this ..........(SOLVE)

Work this off

Work this out

Work this on

CTM: I have no key how to fix this problem

I have no CLUE

You would like to remind your team about the deadline (MIND)

Please, keep in mind/ bear in mind

SPEAK.What is the worst decision you have ever made in your professional life? What would have happened if you had made a different decision? How would your life be different now if you hadn’t made that decision?

....

You worked really hard and got promoted because of that. Make a conditional sentence

If I hadn't worked hard, I wouldn't have been promoted

I will see you at 10.00 am ........... (EXACTLY)

sharp

Is it a normal practice for German people to set aside money for ...... payment of major purchases such as a house or a flat. Has it become easier in the past couple of years?

down

SPEAK. If you could eliminate one company policy, what policy would you eliminate? What would the result be? If you could implement one company policy, what policy would you implement? What would the result be?

...

I need to --------- my emails, there are too many of them after I came back from my holidays

Catch up with

You say that your team has been pretty busy this week with the project (UP)

We have been tied up this week

We need to ....... up all the pros and cons first, and then decide what option would benefit us the most

weigh

CTM: Thank you for remembering me to bring my ipad with me

REMINDING

Please, keep it ......., I am trying to concentrate

down

Paul won't ask for the loan because the interest rate is too high. Make a conditional sentence

If the interest rate wasn't so high, he would ask for a loan

I know I am close to a burnout when.......

....

A friend offered you a ticket to a concert, but you're not a fan of the band playing and had to SAY NO. What do you tell your friend?

turn down the tickets/ the offer

You should carefully weigh up all the pros and cons before you .........

....

SPEAK: Are you a perfectionist? Does your industry attract a lot of people who are perfectionists?

....

I hope we can --------- the solution to the problem

figure out

John is going away on Friday so we have to ---- the meeting to today (MAKE IT HAPPEN SOONER)

bring off

bring forward

bring on

When you want to interrupt politely what your colleague is saying (in)

Could I jump in for a second?

CTM: We will miss the deadline if the shipment will be delayed

if the shipment IS delayed

We're too busy, let's ---- the meeting (CANCEL)

call in

call off

call on

Your colleague was veery lazy and that's why got fired. Make a conditional sentece

If he hadn't been so lazy, he wouldn't have been fired

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

...

How often do people at your workplace accept/ acknowledge the mistakes when they make them?

acknowledge

Before .......... they should always run it by me

....

We only have ten minutes left, so let's ..... ........ and clarify any doubts you have before we leave

wrap up

I need to --------- my emails, there are too many of them after I came back from my holidays

Catch over

Catch up with

Catch on with

We're too tied up, let's ---- the meeting (CANCEL)

call off

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

skip

I'm not sure what to do, let's ----- the advantages and disadvantages

Weigh off

Weigh on

Weigh up

You tell your client that you are sorry about the problem and you will investigate what happened (look)

look into

It not a PROBLEM , you can hand in the file tomorrow (BIG)

it's not a BIG DEAL

When you want to say that you hate it when people are unpunctual (STAND)

I can't stand unpunctual people

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

We must ------- the client before we proceed (ASK THE CLIENT FIRST)

Run this by

Run this over

Run this off

SPEAK: "Work hard, play hard". Is this statement true about you?

...

If you want somebody to repeat the sentence they said because you didn't understand them (CATCH)

I didn't catch that, would you mind repeating it, please?

You should ___ up the advantages and disadvantages of each type before buying..

WEIGH UP

The meeting was quite long and everybody was bor.....

ed

When you need to need to find a solution to a problem with the app, you say that you need to _____________ what's wrong with the app (WORK)

work out

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

by

If a person asks you to SPEAK UP, he wants you to .....

speak louder

Let's call it a day means

let's finish and go home

let's talk about how our day went

Name 3 ways of agreeing with smb

Something has ----- so I cannot attend the party (HAPPENED)

come up

come on

come off

You want to thank people for coming and say that now is the perfect time to start talking about work issues (DOWN)

Now that everybody is here, let's get down to business

I am afraid we don't see ..... to ......

eye/eye

When you tell your team member that you want to receive regular updates on how the project goes (posted)

keep me posted about the project

CTM:Are you witing for a long time?

Have you been waiting for a long time?

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

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

jump

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

The coffee is on me, guys

If somebody is talking really loud and keeps bothering you, what can you say? ( DOWN)

Would you mind keeping it down, please?

I’d like to .......... responsibility for the action points we’ve agreed to several people from our team

allocate

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

yet

Ask Tim. He is ..... top of the issue

on

"I'll ......... to you when I've heard something about the interview. (telephone someone again

get back

We must ------- the client before we proceed (ASK THE CLIENT FIRST)

Run this by

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

Not much/ Working as usual/ I have had a pretty relaxing week/ We have just got back from our vacation

You want to say that the dates of the launch of your website is still uncertain (AIR)

It is still up in the air

You would like a client to give you more details about the issue (on)

elaborate ON this

Why are we talking about Israel? I wanted to tell you something.....Wait, I've lost my ______of _______

train of thought

SPEAK: Do you think there are advantages in meeting clients socially?

...

You can always ----- me (RELY)

Count up

Count over

Count on

If you cancel the class 20 min prior to its start, you might text me " I am sorry for having to call off the class on such .... ......"

short notice

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

it's on the tip of my tongue

The last time I had to push back the meeting was ......

....

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

hand

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

thank you for reaching out to me

We're really busy today so let's ----- the meeting until tomorrow

Put off

We're really busy today so let's ----- the meeting until tomorrow (POSTPONE)

Put off

Put over

Put on

To be honest, I think that's ......... the scope my expertise, I think my colleague might be able to answer this question better

beyond

Can you think of a sportsperson who started off being quite average, but through hard work and dedication was able to make/do great progress?

make

When you want your team to vote on whether they prefer to have a meeting on Tuesday or Thursday (hands)

by a show of hands, let's see who prefers to have a meeting on Tuesday

Describe a hobby or interest you temporarily put on .......... due to other commitments. Do you plan to reintegrate it into your life in the future?

hold

You thank your client for mentioning this topic because you wanted to talk to him about it (up)

thank you for bringing it up

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

ballpark

I will ------- to you after I check all the details

get back

get on

get over

SPEAK: At what age do you think people should retire from work? When is it official in your country?

...

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

it's pity/bummer ....... get better

Name 3 ways of disagreeing with smb

....

CTM: When I am in the job I switch off my mobile phone

at work

Fingers crossed that next week I .........

...

Let's REPEAT what we have agreed on (GO)

GO OVER

You want to ask to move a meeting from 13.00 to 11.30, so you can get to the train station on time

Could we bring forward a meeting from 13.00 till 11.30?