ID de réservation
18479553
Quand ?
10th November 2025
Horaire ?
16:00pm - 17:00pm
Notes
JOB TITLE: Technical Manager
BUSINESS SITUATIONS: Needs to read English. Needs to speak and comprehend English in meetings with other non-native speakers.
SUBJECT OR TOPIC: Common expressions
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS: Idioms, common expressions.
UNITS: LH Common expressions 5-8 (completed worksheet)
VOCABULARY:
Niece - female
Nephew - male
Finalize - US
Finalise - UK
PHRASES / EXPRESSIONS:
I prefer to do everything by the book
To tend to agree (a tendency to agree)
In the morning (not at the morning)
We work hard
We work a lot
Word of mouth marketing
Does something in their own way
on the ball
from the ground up
in the loop
by the book
on the same page
ahead of the game
behind the scenes
up in the air
raise the bar
word of mouth
twist someone’s arm
go the extra mile
all in the same boat
the ball is in your court
cut corners
GRAMMAR: past perfect, present perfect
PRONUNCIATION:
Build - bɪld
Tough - tʌf
Scenes - siːnz
OTHER: Next class start LH conflict of interest worksheet
PROGRESS: Good, grasping the expressions and using them well in conversation.
FEEDBACK: Great work on the listening task. Yannick sent his completed homework prior to the class
HOMEWORK:
Each sentence below contains an incorrect use of an idiom. Please rewrite it correctly.
1. The project manager likes to do everything on the ball, so she always follows the rules.
2. Our plans for the new office are still on the same page, so we can’t make any final decisions yet.
3. If you want to understand how this company works, you need to learn it by the ground up.
4. Don’t worry, I’ll keep you on the loop about any changes.
5. Marketing has been working ahead of the scenes to make sure the launch goes smoothly.
6. The CEO prefers to do things by the game, always trying to predict what competitors will do next.