BEP 149 - Working in multicultural teams

Question 1

poor manners

Is it *** to avoid shaking hands when I have a cold?

Answer 1

bad form

Question 2

1. To refresh one’s memory.

2. To renew a skill.

Answer 2

to brush up

Question 3

finishing a deal

Answer 3

closing the deal

Question 4

ancestry

Our boss is of Jamaican ***

Answer 4

descent

Question 5

check again, verify

Answer 5

double check

Question 6

dress fashionably

The cocktail party will be quite fancy. We should all ***

Answer 6

dress to impress

Question 7

start working immediately

We’ve had enough chatting. Let’s ***

Answer 7

get down to business

Question 8

start immediately

There was no introduction. Sam just *** presentation.

Answer 8

jump right into

Question 9

a society that includes a mix of different cultures

The U.S. is sometimes called a ***

Answer 9

melting pot

Question 10

friendly remarks or comments

Part of making small talk is exchanging ***

Answer 10

pleasantries

Question 11

To study or learn by reading
do background reading on

*** the places you plan to visit before you travel.

Answer 11

to read up on…

Question 12

to give or do something in return

We always invite the neighbors and they never ***

Answer 12

reciprocate

Question 13

impaired through disuse or neglect.

having lost agility or alertness; out of practice.

Answer 13

rusty

Question 14

an impartial entity

I’d like to have a *** look this over before we proceed.

Answer 14

third party

Question 15

1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force; To make rise or swell
   * ** the box of books onto the table
2. To vomit (something)

Answer 15

to heave