Essential Business English Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises

1.1 Job Characteristics

• Routine / Fun
• Rewarding / Good
• Demanding / Glamorous
• Varied / Dull
• Stressful / Depressing
• Challenging / Worthwhile

1.2 Matching Exercises

7C, 8F, 9D, 10E, 11B, 12G, 13A

1.3 Vocabulary in Context

Oversee, deal, handle, tell, sounds, responsible, charge, involve

1.4 Professional Inquiries

• Do you work in Quebec?
• Can I ask who your main supplier is?
• Which parts of the world does your company supply?
• How many hours do you work a week?

1.5 Daily Work Routines

• The phone rings all the time.
• We hardly ever leave the office.
• I'd say I play tennis about three times a week.
• Normally, there's a staff meeting on Mondays.

2.1 Project Management Terms

Deadline, schedule, track, resources, budget, tasks, updates, objectives, skills, job

2.2 Question Formation

How, what, where, can, why

2.3 Sequence

14, 15, 13, 11, 12

2.4 Prepositions and Pronouns

Is, with, to, your

2.5 Verb Tenses

Is taking, need, emailing, understand, think, are interviewing

3.1 Adjectives for Experiences

Exciting, boring, relaxing, exhilarating, interesting, frightening, enjoyable, tiring

3.2 Conversational Questions

• How do you find our country?
• How often do they visit head office?
• What sort of film do you like?

3.3 Prepositions

In, of, on, about, about, on, back

3.4 Contact Information

007 393 110 294; michela-13@enterprise_1.fi

3.5 Present Perfect and Past Simple

Have, met, came, was, have never been, have you ever been, did you go, went, was, have put

4.1 Service Qualities

User-friendly, up-to-date, immediate, convenient, efficient, personal, time-saving

4.2 Multiple Choice

E, A, C, B, D

4.3 Prepositions

To, in, in, of, on, on

4.4 Comparative Adjectives

More stressful, fast, friendly, more complicated, longer, more convenient

4.5 Modifiers

Slightly, isn't nearly, the better, great, little

5.1 Business Terminology

Guarantee, service, monitor, satisfaction, requirement, expectation, assistant, careful, provide

5.2 Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs

In, little, with, about, possible, how, suit, make

5.3 Verb Usage

Bring, prefer, good

5.4 Professional Correspondence

• I'm writing to confirm our meeting on Friday 4th.
• We are meeting at 10 a.m. in my office.
• The bus to our company leaves from the train station every fifteen minutes.
• Please note that our head of sales is also joining us.
• I look forward to seeing you.

6.1 Travel and Hospitality

Trip, journey, travel, check, facilities, speciality, entertainment, excursion, sightseeing, hospitality, nightlife

6.2 Phrasal Verbs

Up, up, around, in, up, out

6.3 Matching

A, H, F, E, B, G, D

6.4 Modal Verbs of Obligation

Have to, need, supposed, mustn't, allowed, don't need

7.1 Cybersecurity Terms

Safety, security, password, breach, access, pass, prevent, safeguard, monitor

7.2 Matching

C, F, A, H, B, G, D, I, E

7.3 Present Perfect Continuous

Have you heard, has happened, has resigned, has been doing, have never seen, haven't they fired, have been talking

7.4 Conjunctions

Consequently, so that, so, because of

8.1 Business Alliances

Responsibility, complementary, forces, alliance, player, ground, closely, venture

8.2 Future Planning

Next step, intend to, likely that, timescale on, the deadline, going to, planned to, well done, chances are, I expect

8.3 Prepositions

In, by, over/in, by, in, on

8.4 Future Predictions

Should, will, 're going to, might, 'll, should