EXPRESIONES DE NEGOCIOS

1. Even though the project faced several unexpected delays, the team worked overtime to ______ with the original schedule.

• stay within budget

• catch up

• receive updates

• delegate tasks

After hiring three more engineers and solving the software issues, the project was finally back

​ ​ (a)  

The manager asked everyone to focus because the company could not afford to miss the client’s final delivery date:

The team needed to ______.

• meet the deadline

• fall behind schedule

• allocate resources

• get on with the task

Our supervisor receives weekly ______ from each department to monitor progress.​ ​ (a)  

Because the company wanted to stay within budget, they decided not to hire additional staff for the project.

What does “stay within budget” mean?

• Spend less time than expected

• Finish the project early

• Avoid spending more money than planned
  

• Delegate financial tasks

The manager delegated tasks effectively so that each employee could focus on a specific responsibility instead of waiting for instructions from others:

The main purpose of delegating tasks was to improve ______.

• confusion

• efficiency

• delays

• budgeting

The manager noticed that one department had too much work while another had very little to do, so she decided to allocate ______ more effectively.​ ​ (a)  

After falling behind schedule in March, the team improved communication and productivity in order to catch up before the final deadline.

What was the team’s goal?

• To spend more money

• To recover lost time before the deadline

• To delegate the entire project

• To cancel the project

. The director delegated tasks to different departments so the project could move faster and more efficiently.

• To delay the project

• To reduce communication

• To increase costs

• To avoid doing all the work alone

The manager asked the employees to get on with the task immediately instead of wasting more time discussing small details.

What does “get on with the task” mean?

• To postpone the work

• To start or continue working

• To delegate responsibilities

• To monitor expenses