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Match the expressions used for pointing out with their German translations.
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durch die Tรผr gehen
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Da unten
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Check three words/expressionsย on the list that have the same meaning as the word in bold in the following sentence:
“That shop over there is closed now. Apparently it went bust!”
“There is one issue that really needs to be addressed.“
Check 3 words/expressions that have the same meaning as “addressed”
Arrange these expressions in order of directness so that the least direct (and therefore most professional) is at the top.
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Demand for tourist flights inside the EU usually “bottoms out” in the second half of November.
Check three expressions which have the same meaning as “bottom out”.
Which of these expressions would you use the change the subject of the conversation and add in something that just pops into your mind?
Person 1: ย So, I think if we want to increase sales in 2023, we invest more in IT. ย Oh! ___________ is your laptop working again?
Person 2: ย Oh yeah! It’s working again. ย They reinstalled the OS for me.
“I would add 15 minutes of buffer time between the end of the meal and the first speaker to be on the safe side. ย Just in case we have problems connecting up with the wifi or getting microphones working.”
Check 3 expressions which have the same meaning as buffer time:
Complete the reformulation
At the moment, some people are worried about the performance of the company.
Concerns expressed at the moment regard to the performance of the company.
The first word has three letters starting with “a”, the second five, is a gerund and starts with “b”. ย The third has four, starts with “w” and ends with “h”.
Two of these expressions have ย the oppositeย meaning to the word in bold here?
“Are you against the proposal?”
Sales of a particular product had zig-zagged for years, but have now levelled off.
Check three expressions here that have the same meaning as “levelled off”.
Sort these expressions starting with the most polite at the top.
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Arrange these ways of expressing your opinion from most tentative (diplomatic) to strongest from top to bottom:
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Most economies started to show strong signs of promise during 2021, which then began to take a downward turn in February 2022 with the outset of war in eastern Europe.
Check three expressions which have the same meaning as “show signs of promise”.
A: In the 4th quarter then, we are going to install the new servers, right?
B: I think we need to “take a rain check” on that! Otherwise we are going to be way over budget for this year.
Check 3 expressions on this list that have the same meaning as “take a rain check”.
Enter the missing word:
If we more money on marketing, we would sell more.
It has five letters and starts with “s”.
Enter the missing word:
If 911 never happened, the level of airport security we are familiar with today wouldn’t exist.
3 letters beginning with “h”.
If we can’t refill completely today, we _____________ enough garments for the pick tomorrow.
Your English grammar ___________ if you don’t have someone to correct you when you are speaking.
The “first” interview is also called the ________________ interview.
If you apply for a job, you might be shortlisted for an initial …