Bitesize Business English #15: Avoid

The video tutorial explains the concept of 'avoid' as staying away from or preventing something. It provides examples, such as avoiding a client or a financial disaster, and introduces the idiom 'avoid like the plague', which means to seriously stay away from something.

What does it mean to avoid something?

• To ignore a problem

• To confront someone directly

• To stay away from someone or something

• To embrace a new opportunity

Which of the following is an example of avoiding a client?

• Scheduling a meeting with them

• Calling them frequently

• Sending them a gift

• Leaving the office to not see them

What might a company say if they narrowly avoided financial disaster?

• They achieved record profits

• They barely escaped a financial crisis

• They expanded their business

• They hired more employees

What does the idiom 'avoid like the plague' mean?

• To consider something as a minor issue

• To casually ignore something

• To seriously stay away from something

• To embrace something wholeheartedly

If someone is making every effort not to see you, what are they doing?

• They are trying to meet you

• They are indifferent towards you

• They are planning a surprise for you

• They are avoiding you like the plague