Phrases and idioms:
P67
1.He will do more manual job if they need to be done.
2.Likes to be in control of every little detail (almost to the point of obseion); cannot delegate easily.
3.Tries to do too many things at the same time.
4.Challenges you (verbally).
5.Does not take into account of the arguments or suggestions you present.
6.To have a good relationship with.
7.The company’s interests are not her principal concern.
P68
1.Too involved with the detail to be able to see the wider picture.
2.Doesn’t want to be publicly embarraed by being shown to be wrong.
3.Only focus on one thing, and ignore other considerations.
4.Take on a task that they don’t have the time or capacity to do alone.
5.Too many managers and people giving orders and not enough people to carry out the work.
6.To take an easy route to a solution that may compromise quality, safety or legality.
7.To think you can solve a problem by spending money when it actually needs more careful planning and thought.
8.Begin a task or start a discuion which may lead to endle problems and difficulties.
9.Do everything that you are asked to do without questioning it.
P90
1.An obstacle.
2.Begin at the very beginning
3.Create sth that has already been created.
4.Progre without any difficulties.
5.Gone up and up without apparent limits.
6.Inevitable problems that you get when you implement sth new.
7.Compromise.
8.Goes wrong.
Module 10 (10.2, P102, exercise 4)
First proposal:
well laid out and organised; clear identification of main problems.Tone is appropriate; good use of language and expreions.
only one concrete proposal (headphones) otherwise adds nothing useful to the discuion, i.e.it doesn’t really answer the manager’s request.
Second proposal:
examples given are much more concrete and the recommendations are more thoughtful/ original.It would be much more useful to the manager than C’s proposal.The tone is le formal than C’s but is acceptable.
greatly.Also it isn’t clear if he has consulted other staff --- using “I” in the opening sentence is stylistically wrong (too subjective).
P110
Exercise 5: 1.Not many places can offer such good conditions.
2.Things that are brought into the country are not taxed.
3.An opportunity not to be mied.
4.A relaxed feeling in the place.
5.To be there at the beginning, before other people get involved and push prices up.
P111
Exercise 7: 1.An incentive.
2.To be convenient.
3.Not to stop to reconsider.
4.To rise very gradually
5.To do sth (usu a big step) without further hesitation.
6.To have all the benefits of sth without any of the disadvantages.
