Parts of the body in Business English

A. Note down the word or phrase under the picture corresponding to its meaning

a head office a headset a handset

letterhead paper face-to-face word-of-mouth

ahead of schedule a handout a footnote

a headhunter hands-on experience a right-hand man

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B. Complete the sentences using the words from exercise A, changing the form if necessary

1. ………………………………………. are useful, as providing helpful supplementary information and

citations at the bottom of a page of text.

2. Essentially, a professional ………………………………………… is a highly skilled industry expert, who

is employed by a major company (the client company) to seek out a ‘difficult to find’
individual.

3. The construction is set to be completed Oct. 28, but work is running ……………………………………
and it could open much sooner.

4. I have …………………………………………………. with a range of computer applications and I work

well with others in stressful situations.
 5. ………………………………….. meetings give us the chance to talk with and listen to each other.

6. The role of the …………………………………..………… is to add a different perspective, get things

done and smooth over awkward situations.

7. The best Bluetooth …………………..…………. allow you to take calls, stream music and pair
multiple phones and audio players simultaneously and wireless.

8. There’s no need for you to take notes. At the end of the presentation, I’ll give a complete set
of ………………………………………… containing all the important points.

9. Why spend hundreds of dollars on expensive …………………….…………… paper and envelopes,

when you can make it yourself using word processing?

10. The customer then receives a signature request on his mobile …………………………………….. and
validates it by entering his PIN.

11. In my last blog we established the importance of ……………………………………. in building your

brand. You can have a great product or service, but if people don’t know about it, then it
does no good.

12. Danske Bank's ………………………………………….. is located in the centre of Copenhagen

C. Parts of the body can also turn into verbs. Complete these sentences with FACE – HAND or
HEAD to check how it works.

1. If the text is detailed, it is better to ………………………….. it out it after your presentation.

2. A great many employees of major European industrial groups ……………………… redundancy

plans in the context of mergers and restructuring.

3. Is the U.S. economy …………………….ing towards another recession?

D. Parts of the body in idioms: a) Is there an equivalent in your own language for the idioms
below? Do they also related to the body in your language? Use a dictionary if necessary.

To be caught red-handed Achilles heel To put your foot down

b) Make your own sentences using each of the above idiom.