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Business Idioms

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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“We showed the president 20 ideas for new products, but she didn’t like any of them – so we had to go back to the drawing board.

ask other people for advice

start again from the beginning

reuse a good idea from the past

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“Our sales estimates were way off the mark. We’d projected sales of $15M, but the actual numbers were closer to $9M.”

too optimistic

higher than average

very wrong/inaccurate

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“The text for the article is almost perfect. I just want to tweak one or two sentences.”

remove

make small adjustments

make longer

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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“I need to submit a weekly report on this project, so please keep me in the loop.

informed / updated

working hard

in the office

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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“Three people from my department are on vacation, so I’ve got a lot on my plate at the moment.”

I have a lot of responsibilities

I wish I was on vacation, too

I have nothing to do

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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“The rule of thumb is to reinvest no more than 30%, but it’s OK if you go over that number occasionally.”

minimum amount

strict limit

general practice

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“Bob said I missed the deadline, but I want to set the record straight – I submitted my work on time, but he didn’t check his e-mail.”

correct a mistake and say the truth

express a different opinion

get permission

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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