APP3.1 Cards

Question 1

Describe Trying to Achieve Goals in Terms of The Context of the Following:

SHORT-TERM
MEDIUM-TERM
LONG-TERM

Question 2

What Is a Tall Order?

Answer 2

A Difficult Task

Question 3

Which Tenses Do You Use for The Following Situations:

Arrangements
Timetabled events
Intentions

Give Examples

Question 4

Make a List of Different Departments in a Company. List what each Departments Does

Answer 4

Possible Answers:

SALES
MARKETING
BUYING/PURCHASING
ACCOUNTS/ACCOUNTING
FINANCE
PRODUCTION
DESIGN
AFTER SALES SERVICE /
CUSTOMER SERVICE
HUMAN RESOURCES
TRAINING
IT
R&D
LEGAL

Question 5

What Do Managers Do? List and Describe Their Tasks

Question 6

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement below? Say why.

“Exchanging opinions is at the very heart of business communication, in the sense that it’s of
central importance, and in the sense that it’s a passionate process.”

Question 7

In essence, what is an opinion? Think of other words and expressions with a similar meaning.

Question 8

Discuss typical behavior with regard to opinions. How quickly do people form opinions? How
easily do they change their views during the debates that lead to decisions?

Question 9

“If you agree all the time, you won’t be taken seriously. So, sometimes, you
should disagree even if, in reality, you don’t.”

Do You Agree with The Statement Above?

Question 10

“Culture has a major influence on how acceptable it is to disagree, and on the way
disagreement is expressed. This makes it at best difficult, and at worst impossible
for individuals from different cultures to engage effectively in opinionated
exchanges.”

Do You Agree with The Statement Above?

Question 11

List All the Adverbs of Frequency You Know

Question 12

Which of the Following Take the Infinitive or Gerund?

LIKE
ENJOY
ADORE
LOVE
DISLIKE
HATE
DETEST
LOATHE
DESPISE
PREFER
CAN’T STAND

Question 13

Create Example Sentences with All of the Following Phrases:

TEND (NOT) TO
HAVE A TENDENCY (NOT) TO
HAVE A HABIT OF
GET/BE USED TO
AVOID

These All Describe Behaviour

Question 14

Think of an Innovative Product or Service. Describe It and Explain Why It Is Creative

Question 15

Give an Example Sentence Using All of The Following Grammar:

1st Conditional
2nd Conditional
3rd Conditional

Question 16

What Is Your Favourite Decade?

Question 17

Compare This Decade to an Earlier Decade Using the “Used to” Structure

Question 18

What is the Difference Between the Past Simple and Present Perfect Tense? Give Examples

Question 19

Describe Your Schedule

Question 20

Reword the Following Dates with Approximate Times:

1. December 29
2. July 12
3. March 2
4. September 1 (earliest date)
5. May 31 (latest date)
6. October or November
7. January, February or March

Question 21

Describe Your Workload

Question 22

Think of Someone You Know and Describe their Personality

Question 23

Describe and Define What Is Consumer Society

Question 24

Define These Terms:

FROM TIME TO TIME
ALL THE TIME
ONCE IN A WHILE
(EVERY) NOW AND AGAIN
(EVERY) NOW AND THEN
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

Question 25

Describe a Workplace Procedure
Try to Use the Passive Voice

Question 26

Think of a Vehicle and Describe how It Moves

Question 27

What is the Difference between these Modal Verbs:

Can
Could
May
Might
Should
Must
Mustn’t
Have to
Don’t have to

Question 28

Describe the Safety Precautions at Your Workplace

Question 29

Explain the Meaning of these Words:

CHARACTERISTICS
PERFORMANCE
DIMENSIONS
SPECIFICATION
MATERIALS
COMPONENTS
QUALITY
RELIABILITY
RELIABLE
APPLICATION(S)
SUITABILITY
SUITABLE FOR (…ING)
UNSUITABLE FOR (…ING)
(IN)EFFECTIVE
(IN)EFFICIENT
EFFECTIVENESS
EFFICIENCY

Question 30

Describe the Meaning of these Words

1. dirt cheap
2. costs peanuts
3. costs an arm and a leg
4. prohibitively expensive
5. affordable
6. reasonably priced
7. big money
8. overpriced
9. pricey
10. serious money
11. costs next to nothing