E5CTO Functions Unit 2 Review v.B

If I want to return to an earlier point, which sentence is the best option?

• If I can return subject, do you think your team will win this year?

• Going back to what you were saying, I think your team has a great chance of winning this year.

• Going to your earlier point, this team has potential.

• I agree with what you said now, that team can win the championship.

Welcome back from leave! Let me brief you on what happened when you were away.

The sentence above is an example of:

• Returning to an earlier point

• Inviting questions

• Giving a briefing

• Using a checklist

Which item isn't used for talking about checklists?

• Have you done ________?

• Make a checklist

• Check it off

• Please fill us in on...

You have finished presenting your safety message and want to invite questions. What can you say?

• Please, no questions! The answers are on the handout.

• I'll be happy to answer your questions now.

• This is off-topic, but do you wear your seat belt?

• I will give the floor over to Sameer now for the next part of the presentation.

Your colleague has finished your unit's monthly safety inspection. He checked off all the items on the list and didn't report any safety violations.

Which of the sentences below is not accurate?

• It means everything is fine.

• Nothing is missing from the checklist.

• Another safety inspection is not needed to complete the checklist.

• You have to order new fire extinguishers and fix the fire alarms.

You want to expand on the subject your colleague is talking to you about. What can you say?

• This is off-topic, but

• Speaking of...

• Changing the subject,....

• Over to you...

Could you bring me up to speed?

The above is an example of:

• Using a checklist

• Inviting questions

• Returning to an earlier point

• Giving briefings

I have now finished my part of the presentation. Mohammed, it is over to you.

The above is an example of:

• Giving briefings

• Returning to an earlier point

• Expanding on a subject

• Giving over the floor

If I want to make sure I have done everything on my to-do list, what can I do?

• check the items off one by one

• brief somebody on it

• return to an earlier point

• ask questions that are off-topic

I am in a meeting with my colleagues. They got distracted from the topic at hand when someone mentioned the latest football match score.

Go back to a previous point.

• Why don't we make a checklist of everything we mentioned so far?

• If I can return to the subject of our meeting, I think we should...

• I will give the floor over to Alan.

• I will be happy to take questions now.