Practical Grammar and Vocabulary in the Workplace. Пособие по бизнес-английскому. Larisa Lubimova
b) relaxing c) violent
4. to reduce costs at the expense of quality
a) to get across an idea b) to cut corners c) to face the music
5. to do something badly or make a big mistake
a) to screw up b) to hang in there c) to revisit
6.a heavy or oppressive burden
a) load b) a dead weight c) a glitch
7. to change plans completely
a) to revisit b) to step on anyone’s toes c) to flip-flop
8. to communicate effectively to convey the idea
a) to get across an idea b) to delegate c) to have a heart-to heart talk
9. not planned or considered carefully enough
a) forewarned b) underbaked c) half-baked
10. something that might be very dangerous for you
a) at your advantage b) at your peril c) heart-breaking
2. Put a missing word in a gap
1. I want to help you out on this project, but I know it’s your brain-child, so I don’t want to step on your ***** in any way.
2. It’s obvious that some politicians ignore this issue at their *****
3. More and more firms are ***** because of the recession.
4. He knows that you used to be a ***** employee and so he is trying to support you
5. Don’t worry. ***** there and we’ll see the light in thee tunnel sooner or later
6. You’ll have to ***** the music eventually after messing everything up
7.More redundancies have been in the ***** recently.
8. It was extremely difficult to get ***** my idea
9. There’s a temptation to ***** corners when you’re pushed for time, but it’s not worth it.
10. Thank you for your constructive criticism, now we see the room for *****.
3. Rephrase the sentences using the new vocabulary
1. We have to go through this proposal again as soon as the budget is clearer.
2. Were I you, I wouldn’t take such decisions on your own hook.
3. I noticed her blowing her lines during the presentation
4. Having realised the prospects of developing further, everybody agreed to start again from scratch
5. We regret to say good-bye to our most useful worker.
6. I wouldn’t recommend you to rely on the person who can make a hash in a second
7.Don’t give up and believe we will weather the storm
8. He is known to have problems taking decisions and change his mind all the time
9. I admit having an unprepared proposal but I can reassure you that it will work well
10. I am afraid you will have to accept the criticism on your own
4. Choose the correct preposition
1 *** the pipeline
a on
b in
c at
2.hang *** there
a in
b up
c over
3.to screw ***
a up
b over
c off
4 *** your peril
a of
b out of
c at
5 to face *** the music
a —
b to
c up
6 to see room *** improvement
a for
b of
c with
7.to step *** anyone’s toes
a —
b on
c in
8 to ask a neutral outsider *** the opinion
a about
b for
c on
9 to get *** an idea
a with
b from
c across
10 *** one’s depth
a in
b from
c out of
5. Translate the sentences using new vocabulary
1.Однако некоторые фирмы, которые плохо управляются и не стремятся к чему-то большему, чем стагнация, сильно отстают в своей работе.
2. Даже при проведении реформ они часто оказываются непродуманными до конца из-за необходимости компромисса между конкурирующими интересами труда и капитала.
3. Любые сбои в работе операционных систем будут устранены по мере прохождения пилотного года.
4. Не откладывайте это, иначе придется за это заплатить. Предупрежден – значит вооружен!
6. Хотя его примирительный жест был одобрен боссом, его все равно уволили.
7. Если бы я был на твоем месте, я бы не принимал такое серьезное решение только на свой страх и риск.
8.