Lesson: 594962293

Date: 20/08/2022 23:58:43

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Exercise:

Activity 1
8 Ways to Becoming a Better Leader

1. high employee ...

2. one in ...

3. the vast ...

4. a heavy - handed, ...

5. low ...

6. a family ...

7. a forward - thinking ...

8. in other ...


A. .... order - giving manager

B. ... emergency

C. .... majority

D. ... turnover

E. ... a million

F. ... words

G. ... business leader

H. ... morale



Activity 2
8 Ways to Becoming a Better Leader

1. to be a born ...

2. to bring ...

3. to exhibit ....

4. to adopt new ...

5. to introduce ...

6. to set ....


A. ... a new business model

B. ... leader

C. ... empathy and mutual respect

D. ... policies and procedures

E. ... the standard

F. ... down the defensive walls



Activity 3
8 Ways to Becoming a Better Leader

1. to move ...

2. to make it ...

3. to have ....

4. to be ....

5. to speak ...

6. to bolster ...

7. to be at ....

8. to stay ....


A. .... volumes

B. ... forward

C. ... crystal clear

D. .... your skills

E. ... abreast

F. ... the forefront of

G. ... someone's back

H. ... reprimanded


Activity 4
8 Ways to Becoming a Better Leader

1. to dread

2. to pursue

3. to derail

4. top-notch

5. willing

6. to reprimand, a reprimand


A) of the highest quality, first-rate, of a very high standard

B) to make efforts to achieve something, often over a long period of time; to follow or chase

C) be happy to do something if it is needed; ready, eager or prepared to do something

D) a formal expression of disapproval; strong official criticism of a person or their behaviour; to rebuke severely or formally

E) to feel worried or frightened about something that has not happened yet

F) to come off the track on which it is running; to hinder someone, divert a process from going in its intended direction; to stop something from succeeding

Activity 5
8 Ways to Become a Better Leader

A) to dread

B) to pursue

C) to derail

D) top-notch

E) willing

F) to reprimand, a reprimand

1. If you don't want the job, there's no end of people ..... to take your place.

There are, of course, questions which she will not be .... to answer.

How much are they .... to pay?

Get a bike, find a .... friend, and explore the bike trails.

She'd be ... to take a job someplace else.

I'm .... to give it a try.


2. I .... to think about what they might next.

I ... to think what they say about me behind my back.

The prospect of working full-time fills me with .... .

I live in a .... of bumping into her in the street.

I ... the day I have to leave my friends.

3.
I was lucky and got myself a job with a .... company.

The hotel offers .... service.

She sure had a .... motive.

He'd recently employed a deputy who was doing a .... job.


4.
She was .... by her teacher for biting another girl.

His boss gave him a severe .... for being late.

He was severely ..... for his unsuitable behaviour.

Officials were .... for poor work.

5.
Investors are very concerned that a new crisis could ... the economic recovery.

Analysts identified five factors which could ... the hi-tech markets.

His plans for becoming a professional football player were .... by several injuries in college.

The incident threatened to ... her career.

6.
She is ruthless in .... her goals.

He is leaving the company to .... his own business interests.

You have to be dedicated to ... a career in medicine.

David left the company to .... his political ambitions.


Vocabulary

* to bolster - to support, strengthen, reinforce or improve; to boost

* credentials - skills and experience that show you are suitable for a particular job or activity; papers, documents that prove who you are.

* to interface - to communicate with someone, especially in a work-related situation; to interact or coordinate harmoniously

* to bring down - to cause someone to fall down; to lessen, to reduce, to cause to be in low spirits, depress

* to keep abreast - stay informed about new developments in a subject; to stay up-to-date

Collocations:

to keep abreast
to keep abreast with the times
to keep abreast of the latest developments in computers

to bolster the morale
to bolster one's confidence
to bolster one's spirits

to pursue a career in politics/ medicine
to pursue one's goals
to pursue one's own (business) interests

to derail one's career
to derail one's economy

top-notch service
top-notch education
a top-notch company
a top-notch job
a top -notch motive

willing to give it a try
a willing friend
willing to believe the worst
to be willing to admit
willing to take a job
willing to face a little competition
willing to change