Welcome back from your summer break. Hope that all of you had
great quality time with your families.
How to use the language effectively in any
business context is something important that we all need to consider. Idioms
and slang are part of effective communication.
Read the sentences below and do the following:
First, define all the underlined phrases.
Second, check with two of your peers to make sure that you have
the right answer.
Third, divide yourself into small groups (2 or 3 max) and use these
expressions in sentences of your own.
a. I’m still not clear on what you’re
driving at. Do you mind if I sleep on it and we can talk it
over again tomorrow?
b. I can’t understand these accounts at all. Would you try
your hand at them? Perhaps you can throw some light on the
situation?
c. You’re totally responsible. If anything
goes wrong, there’s to be no passing the buck.
d. This is off the record, but one
of the managers is leaving the company soon and you could be in line
for his job.
e. The meeting was a dud. There wasn’t enough common
ground between the two clients to draw up a contract.
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ReplyDeletenot clear= unclear
ReplyDeleteyou are driving at= you are taking about
I sleep on it=I need more time for thinking
take it over=explain a gain; speak about a gain
at all in any way(emphasizes in negative and question)
try your hand at them:try
Throw some light on the situation=clear ; clear mean
passing the buck= pass the blame
off the record=private-it is not public-
could be in line for=could be in list
dud=no value
enough common ground =not common opinion
draw up a contract=prepare an agreement