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Vocabulary
To the full/fullest (phrase) To the greatest degree or extent; thoroughly.
Put effort into something (phrase) Use physical or mental energy needed to do
something
Line manager (noun) a manager at a higher level than you who is in charge of the work
that you do
Take place (verb) happen
Get on something (phrasal verb) to get into a bus, plane, or train
Take something into serious consideration (phrase) To think carefully or a lot about
things
Prevalent (adj) very common in a particular place or among a particular group
Scenario (noun) a situation that could possibly happen
For simplicity’s sake (phrase) in order to make something simpler and easier
Slip away (phrasal verb) To lose possession of something
Berate someone for something (verb) To say something, or to speak to someone in an
angry way
Open one’s eyes to something (phrase) to make someone understand something for the
first time and know how difficult or unpleasant it is
At any price (phrase) no matter what expense, sacrifice, or difficulty is involved.
QUESTIONS FOR PART 3
26.1. How often do you make appointments?
I think it depends on what I have to do at the time. For example, when I was a first year
student, I didn’t have a part-time job, nor did I join any clubs at university, so I didn’t
have to make many appointments. But 2 years later when I became a member of the
Marketing Club, I had to make appointments every week for club meetings or my own
department’s meetings.
26.2. Is it important to be punctual in your country?
Yes, of course it is, but most of the time, people just don’t realize the importance of
being punctual. When someone is late for an appointment, they’re hardly judged
because it’s most likely that other people are late too. And gradually, one just forgets
the importance of punctuality and starts to think that being late is normal, until one has
a taste of one’s own medicine.
26.3. Is it easy to make an appointment in your country?
Well, it depends on the type of people you’re making appointments with, and
sometimes your social class as well. For example, if you’re an ordinary person and you
need to schedule an appointment with a top business executive, the process is gonna
be long and hard and the chances are that you won’t be able to meet him at all. Like
you have to get through to his secretary first and that secretary will have to squeeze
you in a time slot when the businessman has no schedule. But it’s a different case if
you’re an important partner or major client of that company, and then of course the
process will be much easier.
VOCABULARY
To judge [v] to express a bad opinion of someone's behaviour, often because you
think you are better than them:
e.g. You have no right to
judge
other people because of what they look like or what
they believe.
Punctuality [n] the fact of happening or doing something at the agreed or correct
time and not being late
e.g. He insists on regular attendance and
punctuality
.
A taste of one’s own medicine [idiom] the same bad treatment that you have
given to others
e.g. Let the bully have
a taste of his own medicine
.
Social class [expression] position in the society:
e.g. People tend to judge each other based on their
social class
.
Get through (to smb) [phrasal verb] make contact with somebody by phone:
e.g. I couldn’t
get through to him
, his phone was always busy.
Squeeze smb/smt in [phrasal verb] to give time to somebody/something,
although you’re very busy:
e.g. If you come this afternoon, the doctor will try to
squeeze you in
.
27. Describe a team project for study or entertainment
You should say:
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What that project was
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What was your role in that project
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Who did you do it with
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What was the result
Being a senior at university, I have to say that team working is a commonplace
assignment that we need to complete in almost every module. Despite doing projects
like a thousand times, each new team working gives me various experiences and
lessons. Among those, the most memorable one would be the time that I was engaged
in during my second year at college.
I would like to start by highlighting some points about our main duty as well as the
group’s structure. Well, the team, which consists of 5 members, has to cooperate with
a local business to research and establish a plan for expanding their market. The final
report and presentation will be assessed by the company’s management board and our
professor. Since this project accounts for a substantial part in our final module
assessment, it took us quite a great deal of time to planning and seeking for the
appropriate approach. The very first thing we did was dividing the team into two smaller
groups. We had been delegated to a company that manufactured a wide range of
bicycle accessories, therefore, two members in my team would spend some time
getting an insight into the company’s activities and operation, while the other group
took charge of doing research into market and competitors. After that, the team came
together and analyzed all the info, statistic, data that we had collected in order to come
up with a brand-new sales module and promotional campaign for the company. In the
end, we finished our presentation with flying colors and it was very well – evaluated by
the company we worked with. I have to say that the projects like this one is precious
opportunities for me to gain more realistic experience and rules of thumbs that are
usually non – transferable in conventional classroom. It also the time for us to apply all
the business theory to the real practice of the corporate world.
Vocabulary
Commonplace (adj) not unusual
Engage in (verb) join in; participate
Account for (phrasal verb) supply or make up a specified amount or proportion of
Delegate (verb) entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is
less senior than oneself
Take charge of (phrase) to take control and become responsible for someone or
something
Get/gain an insight into something (phrase) get a chance to understand something or
learn more about it
Come up with something (phrasal verb) think of something such as an idea or a plan
Brand new (phrase) completely new
Promotional campaign (noun) a campaign designed to encourage the sale of (a product)
by advertising or securing financial support
In the end (phrase) finally
With flying colors (phrase) very successfully
Rule of thumb (phrase) Systems and methods for doing things
Conventional (adj) Ordinary and normal, traditional
QUESTIONS FOR PART 3
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