COMMUNICATIVE IV - MIDTERM 2

Complete this talk by a communication expert with the verbs from the box. Verbs: listen, digress, interrupt, explain, engage, clarify, confuse, ramble. 'Good communicators really ... _______ ... to people and take in what is said. They maintain eye contact and have a relaxed body language, but they seldom ... _______ ... and stop people talking. If they don’t understand and want to ... _______ ... something they wait for a suitable opportunity.' What is the correct verb for the first blank?

• listen

• digress

• interrupt

• ramble

Complete this talk by a communication expert with the verbs from the box. Verbs: listen, digress, interrupt, explain, engage, clarify, confuse, ramble. 'Good communicators really ... listen ... to people and take in what is said. They maintain eye contact and have a relaxed body language, but they seldom ... _______ ... and stop people talking. If they don’t understand and want to ... _______ ... something they wait for a suitable opportunity.' What is the correct verb for the second blank?

• interrupt

• ramble

• clarify

• digress

Complete this talk by a communication expert with the verbs from the box. 'When speaking, effective communicators are good at giving information. They do not ... _______ ... their listener. They make their points clearly. They will avoid technical terms, abbreviations or jargon.' What is the correct verb for the third blank?

• confuse

• entertain

• interrupt

• ignore

Complete this talk by a communication expert with the verbs from the box. Verbs: listen, digress, interrupt, explain, engage, clarify, confuse, ramble. 'If they do need to use unfamiliar terminology they ... _______ ... by giving an easy to understand example.' What is the correct verb for the fourth blank?

• explain

• confuse

• ramble

• interrupt

Complete this talk by a communication expert with the verbs from the box. 'Furthermore, although they may ... _______ ... and leave the main point to give additional information and details where appropriate, they will not ... _______ ... and lose sight of their main message.' What is the correct verb for the fifth blank?

• digress

• interrupt

• summarize

• repeat

Complete this talk by a communication expert with the verbs from the box. 'Furthermore, although they may digress and leave the main point to give additional information and details where appropriate, they will not ... _______ ... and lose sight of their main message.' What is the correct verb for the sixth blank?

• ramble

• focus

• clarify

• summarize

Complete this talk by a communication expert with the verbs from the box. Verbs: listen, digress, interrupt, explain, engage, clarify, confuse, ramble. 'Really effective communicators who have the ability to ... _______ ... with colleagues, employees, customers and suppliers are a valuable asset for any business.' What is the correct verb for the seventh blank?

• engage

• digress

• ramble

• confuse

Match the items which are similar in meaning.Match the items which are similar in meaning.

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• appraisal
• pay

• remuneration

• burnout

Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in parentheses. 1. The new software _______ (install) yesterday.

• was installed

• is installed

• will be installed

• has installed

Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in parentheses, using a variety of tenses.
2. The documents _______ (prepare) right now.

• are being prepared

• were prepared

• is being prepared

• have been prepared