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Topic: General Business English Terms 4

This exercise has a broad range of general terms, ones that are often heard in an office setting. Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.

1. John isn't a permanent employee; he's a ___________________.
  temp
  part-time
  hired

2. ___________________ means that someone gets hired as a temporary employee, and then, in time, has the chance to become a permanent employee.
  Temp-to-full
  Temp-to-hire
  Temp-to-non-temp

3. I won't be able to meet up for lunch. I have an important meeting ___________________ ( = I have to attend).
  I can't get out
  I can't get out from
  I can't get out of

4. Make sure you ___________________ with Nancy about what we all discussed this morning.
  follow-up
  follow
  converse

5. He's got a really positive ___________________. He'll do well at this company.
  look
  sense
  attitude

6. A "micromanager" wants to ___________________.
  let his employees work independently
  have total control over everything
  bankrupt the company s/he works for

7. You should always wear your name ________________. ( = a little piece of paper with your name that you wear on your shirt) when you're at work.
  tag
  paper
  patch

8. Tony, can you ___________________ these documents and see if there's anything in them about the Dell contract?
  observe
  look through
  look

9. P1: Can we meet at 2:00 PM? P2: Let me check my ___________________.
  requirement
  schedule
  clock

10. Marketing really dropped the ___________________ on this one. ( = really made a big mistake)
  balls
  bowl
  ball

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TOP TIP! - Best ways to learn new business vocabulary

Here is another practical tip to help you learn basic Business English vocabulary effectively, especially if you are a beginner:

Set a weekly business vocabulary goal
Learning too many words leads to overload. Small, consistent goals are more effective.
Recommended goal:
• 10-15 business words per week
Weekly challenge:
• Write a short email using those words.
• Speak for 1 minute about a business topic.
• Review all collocations and sentences.
Example weekly task:
Write an email updating a manager about progress using at least 8 new words.

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