This exercise focuses on the general business vocabulary that forms the backbone of professional English communication. Ideal for ESL learners who are just getting started with workplace language.
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Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.
1. We had to __________________________ some money to expand our business.
Correct answer: borrow.
2. Victoria is very wealthy. She and her husband made a ____________________ in real estate.
Correct answer: fortune.
3. I can't invest in your business because I can't ___________________ (meaning: find/gather) the money to do that.
Correct answer: come up with.
4. A ___________________ executive is someone with a very high position within a company.
Correct answer: top-level.
5. Tom is not popular, but he is ___________________ by all the employees.
Correct answer: respected.
6. My manager almost never ____________________ my work. He is always very happy with the way I do things.
Correct answer: criticizes.
7. Another way of saying "he was fired" is "he was ___________________."
Correct answer: shown the door.
8. You didn't know he was going to quit? No, I guess I missed all the ___________________ signs. (meaning: signs that something was wrong)
Correct answer: warning.
9. Do you think it's ___________________ to buy things online?
Correct answer: safe.
10. A company that has not been operating for very long is often called a ____________________.
Correct answer: startup.
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📚 Important Words to Know click-through rate (CTR) — the percentage of people who click on a link or advertisement after seeing it funnel — a model representing the stages a potential customer goes through, from awareness to purchase content marketing — a strategy focused on creating and distributing valuable content to attract and retain a defined audience KPI (key performance indicator) — a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives market share — the portion of total sales in a market captured by a particular company or product customer retention — a company's ability to keep its existing customers over a specified period of time product lifecycle — the progression of a product through introduction, growth, maturity, and decline stages demographic — statistical data relating to a population, such as age, gender, income, and education level psychographic — characteristics relating to consumers' attitudes, interests, values, and lifestyle choices upselling — encouraging a customer to purchase a more expensive or upgraded version of the product they are considering