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  • What are these people doing?
    haggling / bartering
  • Fill in the gap in this sentence with a word or phrase which means "in demand/desired": Soft skills such as leadership and time management are extremely _________ in today's market.
    sought-after
  • Which word means "strange or exceptional to the point of being unnatural"? Hint: It's used in the name of a phenomenon related to AI-generated images
    uncanny
  • Correct the mistakes in these sentences: 1. There isn't a parking near my office, so it's preferable to commute on public transport. 2. My kids are always winding each other out. They drive me up the wall!
    1. There isn't a car park / there is no parking 2. winding each other UP
  • Fill in the gaps in these sentences: 1. He threw his boss a ________ when he suddenly announced he was resigning. 2. These new findings have turned the most widely accepted theory on its __________.
    1. curveball 2. head
  • Make a sentence for each of these phrasal verbs: 1. kick sb out 2. walk sb through sth
    Helen will listen and check!
  • What is this?
    Slot machine
  • Correct the mistakes in these sentences: 1. By staying above the curve, the company was able to secure a lucrative new contract. 2. Monty Python pulled the envelope of TV comedy in the 1970s.
    1. ahead of the curve 2. pushed the envelope
  • Correct the mistake in this sentence: Asking a client to extend a deadline by more than 24 hours should only be done as a last resource.
    as a last resort
  • Make 3 sentences, each one containing one of these phrasal verbs: 1. rack up 2. toy with 3. live up to
    Helen will listen and check!
  • What is this woman doing?
    Channel hopping
  • Which expression describes a system in which people working in a shared office space don't have a fixed place that they work at?
    Hot desking
  • Which expression means "a creative/innovative brainstorming process"?
    blue sky thinking
  • Which adjective describes someone who is confused, agitated or nervous?
    flustered