WorksheetsHow to Change Basic English into Business English
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. "I would like to talk about my stock options with you."
What sounds more professional than the sentence above and keeps the same meaning? Pick the BEST answer.
I would like to speak about my stock options with you.
I would like to discuss my stock options with you.
I would like to inform you about my stock options.
1. "Could you please give us some more information about your proposal?"
How could you ask this question more professionally?
Could you please repeat the information about your proposal?
Could you please contact us about your proposal?
Could you please elaborate on your proposal?
1. "When will they get the documents?"
Improve on this question.
When will they discuss the documents?
When will they inform us about the documents?
When will they receive the documents?
1. "I think I might need your help on this project."
Which of the following is the best way to express this idea more professionally?
I think I might require your assistance on this project.
I think I might provide some help on this project.
I think I might need some assistance on this project.
1. "Do you have the manager's email? How can I get in touch with her?"
Express this idea in a more business-like way.
How can I ensure her?
How can I explain to her?
How can I contact her?
1. "Do you have any idea how to fix the problem?"
Rephrase this more professionally.
Do you have any idea how to solve the problem?
Do you have any idea how to explain the problem?
Do you have any idea how to discuss the problem?
1. "Could you please tell the HR manager I have arrived for my interview?"
Express the same idea in a more business-like fashion.
Could you please repeat to the HR manager I have arrived for my interview?
Could you please ensure the HR manager I have arrived for my interview?
Could you please inform the HR manager I have arrived for my interview?
1. "Please make sure you arrive on time. The meeting starts at 10:00 on the dot."
How could you rephrase this?
Please provide that you arrive on time.
Please ensure that you arrive on time.
Better be sure you arrive on time.
Arrive on time... or else!
1. "Could you please give each customer a copy of the brochure?"
Which of the following options expresses the same idea more formally?
Could you please provide each customer with a copy of the brochure?
Could you please require each customer has a copy of the brochure?
Could you please contact each customer with a copy of the brochure?
1. "Can you tell me why we did not get the contract?"
Which option below expresses the same idea in the most professional language?
Could you tell me why we did not get the contract?
Could you explain why we did not get the contract?
Could you explain why we were not awarded the contract?
Why... why... WHY?!
