the
an
5. James always does __________________________ well. job working his job
6. You should always call the customer by their __________________________, not their first name. last name/surname second name
familiar name
7. I remember faces very well = I'm __________________________ good with faces good at faces
good in faces
8. Do you have any __________________________ on you? cards of business work cards business cards
9. Another word for colleague is __________________________. compatriot co-worker GENERAL BUSINESS TERMS
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10. Our business is __________________________. We have to hire two more people. slowing down growing
growing up
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1. Many companies require you to wear a nice shirt and a __________________________ to work. tie hat
belt
2. Lowest paying jobs = __________________________ jobs Small wage Minimum wage
Little wage
3. I always have a __________________________ attitude. ( = I'm always optimistic) positive negative
pleased
4. I want to __________________________ for this seminar. sign sign up sign in
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15 minutes late
6. To be __________________________ means to always be on time. punctured punctuated
punctual
7. The amount of work that you have to do is called your __________________________. workload job-load
work-heap
8. Please let me know __________________________. through email by email
with email
9. I'm sorry, he just __________________________ ( = left the office). He'll be back in half an hour. stormed out walked stepped out
10. He is always __________________________ to help me. willing GENERAL BUSINESS TERMS
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wailing
Business English Basics 3
1. I need a new chair. This one is not very __________________________. common comfortable
comforting
2. He __________________________ his time very well. counts takes manages
3. There's no rush. __________________________ your time. When you finish the report, let me know. Make Take
Count
4. My __________________________ is $50,000 per year. salary sale
celery
5. In Canada, __________________________ are higher than in the United States. taxes
tax
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6. 25% of my __________________________ goes to taxes. cash incoming cash income
7. I'm __________________________ right now, can we talk in one hour? busy occupied
business
8. My __________________________ is very important to me. career workload
working
9. These days I almost have no __________________________. fun time free time
good time
10. We have to __________________________ ( = discuss/review) this report. go get over go over Business English Basics 4
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