Practical Grammar and Vocabulary in the Workplace. Пособие по бизнес-английскому

5. If I /know/ him better, I /delegate/ some of my responsibilities to him

6. If I /see/ him at the meeting, I /advise/ him to look at it from a new perspective

7. If I / have/ a better mentor, I / learn/ all the ropes in this business

8. I / do/ it if I / give/ a free hand

9. I / not say/ that he had pulled figures out of the air if he /not take/ all the kudos.

10. He / not let/ him show me the ropes if I / not ask/ about it mysel

4. Insert a missing word

1. I would ***** finished the report if none of you had bothered me with stupid memes

2.***** you come a bit earlier you would have met our seagull boss

3. if his wife hadn’t given him fake-aways, he ***** have spent a fortune in their office canteen

4. But ***** him, they would have lost that tender

5. If you ***** delegated a few responsibilities, you would have managed to finish the project in time

6. If you had thought twice before doing it, we ***** have had to face the music.

7. If we ***** seen the light at the end of the tunnel, we would have left the company long ago.

8.We would have been back on track ***** you had agreed to cut corners.

9.***** he not called it a day, we would have protested.

10. If he hadn’t mitigated the effects of our poor negotiations, we would have ***** fired immediately.

5. Translate the sentences using past hypothetical conditionals

1. Если бы не ты, меня бы вчера уволили. Мой босс устраивает скандал каждый раз, когда я опаздываю.

2. Если бы тогда вы приняли во внимание мои комментарии, наша работа не была бы уничтожена одним махом / In one fell swoop/.

3. Если бы мы тогда заморозили /put something on hold/ эту сделку, бы мы не понесли такие убытки.

4. Если бы нашу программу не заморозили /put smth on ice / в самом начале, мы бы смогли начать свой бизнес.

5. Если бы вы предупредили нас заранее, мы бы смогли исправить ситуацию.

6. Если бы ты действовал решительно /take the bull by the horns/, мы бы смогли договориться с ними.

7. Если бы ты создал условия / pave the way for/ для нашего развития с самого начала, нас бы пригласили для участия в этом тендере.

8. Если бы вы поторопились, то этот проект уже давно бы перешел из стадии разработки в стадию завершения.

9. Если бы он не вывел компанию из того критического положения, где она оказалась во время пандемии, его бы никогда не поставили во главу /at the helm. /

10. Если бы они поняли раньше в каком тупике /a blind alley / окажутся, они бы отказались от этого рискованного проекта, но тогда они были готовы на все.

Unit 4:

Workplace Difficulties

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

    – Michael Jordan

Almost everybody must have already experienced at least one difficulty at their work-place. If not, it means you are at the very bottom of your career ladder and are likely to have at least one of the difficult issues in the near future. The most common problems involve bullying, lack of motivation, miserable salaries, work-related stress, redundancies, interpersonal conflicts, harassment and misunderstanding. We spend nearly half of our lives at work, and workplace issues are a common source of stress for many of us. It is impossible to imagine having any workplace without conflicts. Most issues may cause negative psychological consequences like decrease in performance and productivity, termination, loss of satisfaction, stress and a wide variety of mental health issues.

Vocabulary related to difficulties at workplace

1.To tackle- to attack or to deal with something

Решать

The company decided to tackle the issue of low employee morale by implementing a new team-building program.

2.Rota- a list which gives details of the order in which different people have to do a particular job

График

The manager created a rota to ensure that all employees had fair and equal shifts.

3.To give priority to – to give an advantage to

Уделять приоритетное внимание

The CEO gave priority to increasing diversity and inclusion within the company.

4.In the doghouse – in a state of disfavour because of something done wrong.

В немилости т к что-то сделал не так

After making a major mistake, the sales manager found himself in the doghousewith the company’s leadership.

5.Surveillance — monitoring, control of something

Наблюдение, надзор

The company installed surveillance cameras to monitor employee behavior in the workplace.

6.In the works – in the process