Breech Back
part of a given barrel
Brigand Member
of a band of robbers
Broach Open
and start using
Brocade Fabric
woven in a raised pattern
Brooch An
ornamental hinged pin fastened - a clasp
Browbeat Intimidate
Browse Read
or look around casually
Bruit Spread
rumors
Brusque Abrupt
or offhand
Buffoon Who
plays the fool
Bullion Gold
or silver or bulk
Bureaucracy Govt.
by un-elected officials
Burlesque Comically
exaggerated imitation
Burnish Polish
by rubbing
Butte Sandwich
in
the red- losing
money, unprofitable
The
company began to go into the red when the price of oil began to rise rapidly.
in
the works-in
preparation, being planned or worked on
The
camera company has a new automatic camera in the works but nobody knows about
it yet.
keep
books-keep records of
money gained and spent
The
new assistant to the sales manager has no experience keeping books and has made
many mistakes.
keep
track of- keep a
count or record, stay informed
They
have been making a great effort to keep track of the number of visitors to
their store.
1)Would
you rather die peacefully among friends at age 50, or painfully and alone at
age 80? Assume that most of the last 30 years would be good ones.
2)If
you discover that your closest friend was a heroin dealer, what would you do?
3)Is
it easy for you to accept help when you need it? Will you ask for help?
4)If
you were helping to raise money for a charity and someone agreed to make a
large contribution if you would perform at the upcoming fund raising show,
would you? If so, what would you like to perform? Assume the show would have an
audience of about 1000.
5)Would
you have your fingers surgically removed if it somehow guaranteed immunity from
all major diseases?
Q1
- Whenever he felt cross, he ......... bite his nails will might had would
Q2
- Phoning at ........ rate costs more than in the evening. full high top peak
Q3
- It is the first time I ............. eaten squid eat have eaten should
eat had eaten
Q4
- The opposition expect to get elected ......... the poor results of today's
opinion poll
despite nevertheless apart in spite
Q5
- There's been a lot of concern about the environmental ......... of the new
oil refinery
affect pollution impact emission
Q6
- I'm getting the manufacturers ....... it with a new one
replace replacing be replaced to replace
Q7
- The new laws will become ....... as of Friday in effect efficient affective effective
Q8
- Weren't you .... to have completed the work by now? supposed
reckoned told managed
Q9
- As ...... as I am concerned, that was all finished ages ago well far good much
Q10
- I only caught a ........ of her glance
look glimpse glimmer
Q11
- They were .......... to justice years ago made done taken brought
Q12
- I read a newspaper every day to stay in touch with ......... affairs
current news actual modern
Q13
- There wasn't any milk so we'll have to make ...... with powder
up do
over use
Q14
- He can't be so keen ...... that he's never on time judging
seeing viewed
noted
Q15
- He found ....... his horror that his car had been stolen for from to by
Role-play 7
A: You’re in
Malaysia and you’ve fallen in love with South East Asia. Now you really want to
go to Thailand because you’ve heard they’ve got the best beaches in the world.
Try and convince your friends to come with you.
B: You’re in Malaysia and feel quite happy. Your
two friends have got very different ideas about where to go next. Listen to
your friends and then tell them what you would like to do.
C: You’re in Malaysia but you want to leave. You
are tired of traveling and you miss your home and your home cooking. Try and
convince your friends to come home with you.
Role-play 8
A: Your team is very much interested in taking
special varieties of food. You are now in a restaurant and have ordered for a vegetarian dish. But
the waiter brought you a non-vegetarian dish instead and you came to know only
after taking little bit of the dish. How will your team react to the
situation.( One steward, F&B Manager and the team)
B: Your team is very much interested in taking
special varieties of food. You are now in a restaurant and have ordered and finished taking food.
You found that the food was very tasty and delicious. Your team is interested
in thanking the hotel staff and management. ( One F&B Manager and the
team(Speak individually) )
C: The restaurant ambience and the food service
was extremely good and different from your country. You are now thinking to
promote such a hotel in your country. Discuss the possibilities of business
ties with the management. ( First team discussion, one Mgmt Rep., team leader)
1)What
is the name given to a flock of geese? a)herd b)gaggle c)pride
2)The
area of influence of the stars on human affairs is called a)astrology
b)astronomy c)teleology
3)What
is the character ‘&’ the abbreviation of and called? a)addition
2)ampersand 3)addenda
4)The
nautical pronunciation of leeward would be? a)lee-waard b)lee-ward c)loo-ward
5)What
is single blessedness? a)single child b)bachelorhood c)sole heir
6)What
do we mean by ‘below stairs’ gossip? a)gossip amongst servants
b)gossip
among children c)gossip of ladies of
what they heard while under the stairs
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