Business

International

Study Guide
th
6 Semestre IUNP

By. Prof. Pedro Salinas

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Write the correct word (from the list on the right) to describe each picture:

suit
desk
cell
receptionist
tie
skyscraper
laptop
office
chart
blackberry
cubicle
printer
cooler

1.

2.

3.

4. water

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5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10. phone (*called a "mobile" in British English)

Write the correct word (from the list on the right) to describe each picture:

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coins
projector
credit
presentation
bank
handshake
board
rolodex
briefcase
laptop
monitor
bills
files

1.

2.

3.

4.

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5.

6.

7. room

8.

9.

10.

Write the correct word (from the list on the right) to describe each picture:

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ATM – form – briefcase – badge – cabinet – interview – cooler – credit - factory
billboard – notes – binder - pencil

1. file

2.

3. to take

4. / name tag

5.

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6.

7.

8.

9.

10. card

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Write the correct word (from the list on the right) to describe each picture:

board
call
park
calculator
meeting
brands
notepad
clips
keyboard
staples
card
lounge
stapler

1.

2.

3. paper

4.

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5. business

6. office

7.

8.

9. center

10.

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Write the correct word (from the list on the right) to describe each picture:

exchange
stapler
sign
safe
cabinet
register
CEO
photocopier
salary
post
binder
vending
envelope

1. to

2. rate

3.

4. machine

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5.

6. cash

7.

8.

9.

10. -its

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QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. He is the head of the accounting department = He's __________________________ of

the accounting department.
in charge
charge
in control

2. I'd like to __________________________ you to Lisa, our database specialist.

introduce
meet
assist

3. I'm __________________________ manager at Disney. (There are many managers

there)
the
an
a

4. I'm __________________________ CEO of Herbalife International. (There is only one

CEO)
a
the
an

5. James always does __________________________ well.

job
working
his job

6. You should always call the customer by their __________________________, not their
first name.
last name/surname
second name
familiar name

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7. I remember faces very well = I'm __________________________
good with faces
good at faces
good in faces

8. Do you have any __________________________ on you?

cards of business
work cards
business cards

9. Another word for colleague is __________________________.

compatriot
co-worker
acquaintance

10. Our business is __________________________. We have to hire two more people.

slowing down
growing
growing up
11. Many companies require you to wear a nice shirt and a __________________________ to
work.
tie
hat
belt

12. Lowest paying jobs = __________________________ jobs

Small wage
Minimum wage
Little wage

13. I always have a __________________________ attitude. ( = I'm always optimistic)

positive
negative
pleased

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14. I want to __________________________ for this seminar.
sign
sign up
sign in

15. Victoria was __________________________ today.

late 15 minutes
late by 15 minutes
15 minutes late

16. To be __________________________ means to always be on time.

punctured
punctuated
punctual

17. The amount of work that you have to do is called your __________________________.
workload
job-load
work-heap

18. Please let me know __________________________.

through email
by email
with email

19. I'm sorry, he just __________________________ ( = left the office). He'll be back in half an
hour.
stormed out
walked
stepped out

20. He is always __________________________ to help me.

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 willing
wants
wailing

21. I need a new chair. This one is not very __________________________.

common
comfortable
comforting

22. He __________________________ his time very well.

counts
takes
manages

23. There's no rush. __________________________ your time. When you finish the report, let me
know.
Make
Take
Count

24. My __________________________ is $50,000 per year.

salary
sale
celery

25. In Canada, __________________________ are higher than in the United States.

taxes
tax
taxation

26. 25% of my __________________________ goes to taxes.

cash
incoming cash
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 income

27. I'm __________________________ right now, can we talk in one hour?

busy
occupied
business

28. My __________________________ is very important to me.

career
workload
working

29. These days I almost have no __________________________.

fun time
free time
good time

30. We have to __________________________ ( = discuss/review) this report.

go
get over
go over

31. Can you finish this __________________________ 5:00 PM today?

by
in
until

32. I don't think he's __________________________ ( = here) today.

alone
around
along

33. My __________________________ change all the time. ( = what I have to do changes all the
time)
duty

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 responses
duties

34. It's a manager's job to __________________________ duties to an employee.

assign
assist
assail

35. Could you please __________________________ ( = help) me with this?

assail
assign
assist

36. He is always very __________________________.

helping
helpful
help-giving

37. This has to be done __________________________.

as soon as possible
as soon as probable
as soon possible

38. I got pregnant and was on __________________________ for six months.

live
(maternity) leave
maternal

39. We were unable to come to an __________________________. ( = We were unable to agree)

agree
agreement
action

40. I don't work full-time. I work __________________________.

partly

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 part-schedule
part-time

41. George doesn't have a job. He's __________________________.

unaware
unknown
unemployed

42. It's a lot of work, but I can __________________________ it.

hand
handle
answer

43. Every meeting has an __________________________. This is a list of things that you have to
discuss (go over) during the meeting.
agency
agenda
agent

44. There is no __________________________ on this = Not everyone agrees about this.

consensus
census
complaint

45. If something is mandatory, __________________________.

it does not have to be done
it is has to be done by a manager
it has to be done

46. I think I should __________________________ ( = take part) in these discussions.

participate
part
control
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47. I'm sorry, but could you please __________________________ ( = explain) what you mean by
that?
clarify
clear
clear out

48. Most meetings are held in the __________________________.

lunch room
stairwell
boardroom

49. You and I make a __________________________! = You and I work really well together!
great duo
great team
great friends

50. I'd like to hear your __________________________ about this. ( = I'd like to know what you
think about this)
opinion/ thoughts
speech
brainstorming

51. We had to __________________________ some money to expand our business.

burrow
borough
borrow

52. Victoria is very rich. Her and her husband made a ___________________ ( = a lot of money) in
real estate.
fort
fortune
sale
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53. I can't invest in your business because I can't ___________________ ( = find/gather) the
money to do that.
come down with
come up with
come to

54. A ___________________ executive is someone with a very high position within a company.
top-level
top-notch
tip-top

55. Tom is not popular, but he is ___________________ by all the employees.

respectfully
respect
respected

56. My manager almost never ___________________ my work. He's always very happy with way I
do things.
criticizes
criticism
praises

57. Another way of saying "he was fired" is "he was ___________________."
shown the door
kicked out the door
cleaning the door

58. You didn't know he was going to quit? No, I guess I missed all the ___________________ signs.
( = signs that something was wrong)
billboard
stress
warning

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59. Do you think it's ___________________ to buy things online?
safety
safe
safely

60. A company that hasn't been around very long (a new company) is often called a
___________________.
start-up (company)
green company
newbie business

61. We need the board of directors to _____________ ( = support) this proposal.

get in
get up
get behind

62. I have to take Friday _____________. ( = I can't come to work on Friday)

away
off
free

63. I had a _____________ convincing the CEO to support my proposal.

bad luck
hard time
hard luck

64. Our company _____________ ( = makes) bottle caps.

b+c
produces
manufactures

65. We're the biggest _____________ of fireworks in the country.

distribute

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distributor

66. I can't ___________________ the meeting today ( = I won't be able to attend) - I've got an
important project that's due this afternoon.
make
go
assist

67. I recommend that we hire another web developer. John can't ___________________ all the
work by himself.
handle
hand
pursue

68. Let's start = Let's get ___________________

on
start
started

69. Let's ___________________ = Let's continue

move up
move on
get some things straight

70. Veronica, could you please get ___________________ with Bob ( = contact Bob) this
afternoon?
in touch
touch
speaking

71. We _____________ ( = finished) this contract last month.

completed
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complimented

72. You have $100 _____________ ( = that you have to pay) on your account.
outlandish
outstanding
outspoken

73. I had a _____________ convincing the CEO to support my proposal.

hard time
bad luck
hard luck

74. I learned from this experience = It was a _____________ experience

learned
learning
learn

75. You will receive 50% _____________ ( = before you do the work), and the rest when you finish
the contract.
uptown
upscale
upfront

76. I have never ___________________ ( = had experience with) these types of clients.
enticed
assumed
dealt with

77. How do I _____________ doing this? = What are the steps I should take in order to do this?
go about
go around
go out
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78. He spent a great _____________ ( = a lot) of time and money.
dole
deal
dial

79. I'm not sure which loan I should _____________.

apply
apply to
apply for

80. It's _____________ that you'll get rejected = You probably will not get rejected
unlikely
unlike
unliked

81. Following months of ________________________ a successful strategy, we finally succeeded.

trying to get developed
trying to develop
try developing

82. With ________________________ ( = As for) Jim's project - let's leave that for the next
meeting.
requirement for
renowned for
regard to

83. We plan to implement this in the ________________________ months. ( = in the near future)
arriving
coming
close

84. There's ________________________ ( = It's very clear) that he is unhappy working here.
little doubt
a little doubt

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85. He ________________________ two examples = He gave/showed two examples

cited
sided
said

86. If something is ________________________, it gives you the wrong idea.

misled
misunderstood
misleading

87. Digital media is ________________________ changing the marketing world. ( = it is causing big
changes)
dramatically
ecstatically
respectfully

88. We don't ________________________ this = We agree that this is true

dispute
dissolve
discuss

89. This product never saw the ________________________. ( = it was never launched/released)
daylight
light of day
moonlight

90. This serves to ________________________ us that we should never neglect our core
customers.
remember
recall
remind

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91. We haven't been very ________________________ in promoting our products. ( = we haven't
been promoting our products too much)
action
acting
active

92. We're investing money in areas where we think we can grow and be
________________________.
profit
profitable
profiting

93. The inflation rate has been ________________________ higher by rising food and energy
costs.
put
pushed
increased

94. The ________________________ results surprised everyone.

better-than-expected
better-than-thought
beat expectations

95. I expect this to become the next big ________________________. ( = popular thing)
trendy
trend-setter
trend

96. Job opportunities are sometimes referred to as "job ________________________."

prospects
offers
training

97. We expect this to ________________________ ( = change) in the months ahead.

turn around

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turn

98. They are the world's largest ________________________ of anti-inflammatory drugs.

produce
production
producer

99. We used to make these cups from glass, but we ________________________ to plastic in
2004.
swapped
switched
altered

100. Our factory is inspected on a ________________________. ( = regularly)

regular basis
scheduled visit
time to time

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