E6F unit 5

You are a project manager. You want to get an estimate of how much the new office supplies will cost. What can you ask?

• Can you give me the number for that?

• Can you give me an exact figure, please?

• Can you give me a ballpark figure, please?

• Can you give me a final figure, please?

Your friend asks you if you want to go to Jubail this weekend. Express your ambivalence to him.

• That sounds great. Let’s do it!

• No chance. We went last week.

• I mind.

• I don’t mind.

“Could you deal with this request?” is an example of:

• Asking for an estimate

• Expressing ambivalence

• Talking about provisionality

• Discussing workload

You want to know whether the agenda for the meeting has been finalized.

You can ask:

• Can you tell me roughly when the minutes will be finalized?

• Do you have time to finalize the agenda for the meeting?
  

• Has the agenda been finalized?

• Do you have mixed feelings about the agenda?

Your colleague wants to know what time you would prefer to meet. Express your ambivalence to him.

• However. It’s up to you.
  

• Whoever. I don’t mind.

• Whenever is best for you.

• Whichever one you prefer.

Asking for an estimate means:

• Asking for an exact measurement
  

• Asking for an quick measurement

• Asking you to give an approximation

• Asking you to measure something carefully

Sami: “How do you feel about the new project?”

Moath: “____________________. On the plus side, it’s something different, but on the minus side, I’m not sure how effective it is.”

• I hate it.
  

• I think it’s fantastic.

• I wholeheartedly agree with it.

• I have mixed feelings about it.

You want one of your colleagues to finish the report you are working on. Before you request anything, what could you say to check his workload?

• Could you give me a ballpark figure of how long it will take you to finish this report?

• What do you think about this report?

• I’m not busy at all.

• Do you have time to finish this report?

This is Stephen. Which sentence best describes Stephen’s workload?

• I’m not busy at all.

• I’m free just now.
  

• I’m pretty busy.

• I’m really busy.

If something is provisional, it is:

• Ready
  

• Finished
  

• Fixed

• Not finalized