Business English B2+

Question 1

assignment

Answer 1

task given as a part of your studies or your job

Question 2

Copycat

Answer 2

similar to smth else and considered to be a copy of it

Question 3

ASAP

Answer 3

as soon as possible

Question 4

Side-panel

Answer 4

a flat part of a box or other object that can be removed

Question 5

Bird’s-eye view

Answer 5

a good view of something from a high position

Question 6

Patch

Answer 6

a piece of software that you add to a computer program to improve it or remove a fault

Question 7

to chase

Answer 7

to try hard to get something you want

Question 8

rumour

Answer 8

unofficial information that may or may not be true

Question 9

armoury

Answer 9

a set of skills, equipment or powers that is available for someone if they need it

Question 10

trigger

Answer 10

to make something happen

Question 11

Come again?

Answer 11

used for asking someone to repeat what they have just said

Question 12

write-off

Answer 12

a vehicle or machine that is so badly damaged that it cannot be repaired

Question 13

initiative

Answer 13

the ability to think of ideas and take decision independently

Question 14

Distracting

Answer 14

preventing you from concentrating on something

Question 15

get behind with

Question 16

deteriorate

Answer 16

to become worse

Question 17

Blueprint

Answer 17

a drawing that shows how to build something

Question 18

altruism

Answer 18

a way of thinking and behaving that shows you care about other people and their interests more than you care about ypurself

Question 19

mail order

Answer 19

a way of buying goods in which you order them by post or by telephone and they are posted to you

Question 20

civil servant

Answer 20

someone who works for a government department

Question 21

due dilligence

Answer 21

investigation of a company’s activities and finances before investment

Question 22

takeover bid

Answer 22

an offer to but the shares in a company and take control of it

Question 23

quit

Answer 23

to leave job or project

Question 24

jet-lagged

Answer 24

feeling tired after a long flight

Question 25

consensus

Answer 25

an opinion that all members of group agree with

Question 26

word of mouth

Answer 26

information communicated by people speaking informally to each other

Question 27

flip cover

Answer 27

part of a mobile phone which folds over the keypad

Question 28

foolproof

Answer 28

very well designed and easy to use so that it cannot fail and you cannot use it wrongly

Question 29

no frills

Answer 29

used for something which is good enough but has no unnecessary extra features

Question 30

workhorse

Answer 30

a very useful piece of equipment that you use a lot