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Business-English-excercises_March
Budżet
budget shortfall - deficyt budżetu
Due to unexpected expenses our department is facing a budget shortfall this quarter.
Ze względu na nieoczekiwane wydatki, nasz dział zmaga się z deficytem budżetu w tym
kwartale.
deep dive - dogłębna analiza lub badanie, często używane w kontekście skupienia
się na szczegółach lub problemach
Let’s take a deep dive into this subject.
Zanurzmy się głębiej w ten temat
move the needle - podjęcie działań, które mają istotny wpływ na osiąganie celów
biznesowych
The new strategy helped move the needle on our sales figures.
Nowa strategia przyczyniła się do zwiększenia naszych wyników sprzedaży.
take this offline - przenieście dyskusji poza bieżące spotkanie, aby uniknąć
zakłóceń lub skupić się na innych zagadnieniach
We should probably take this discussion offline.
Może lepiej przenieść tę rozmowę na inne spotkanie.
Exercise 1: Match the first half of each expression (1,2,3) with the
corresponding second half (A,B,C).
1. allocate A. constraints
2. stay B. margin
3. budget C. expenses
4. streamline D. over budget
5.profit E. within budget
6. go F. funds
Exercise 3: Read the text and select the appropriate words that best fit the
context.
As someone who manages finances for my small business, I always aim to be
(1)cost-effective/cost-efficient and stick to my budget. However, sometimes
unexpected expenses come up, and I find myself facing budget
(2)bandwidth/constraints. Recently, I tried to (3)allocate/streamline expenses
by renegotiating contracts with our suppliers to get better deals. Despite my
efforts, we still managed to go (4)within/over budget due to some unforeseen
circumstances. It's frustrating, but I know I need to keep finding ways to be more
efficient in the future.
Bonus
Exercise 4 Listen to the recording under the link below and mark the words
you can hear.
Recording
1. match / March
2. bird / bed
3. bought / boat
4. fool / full
5. desert / dessert
6. walk / work
7. yacht / ought
Answer key
Exercise 1:
1. F F
2. E E
3. A A
4. C
5. B
6. D
Exercise 2
1. dive
2. bandwidth
3. synergy
4. needle
5. offline
Exercise 3
1. cost-effective
2. constraints
3. streamline
4. over
Exercise 4
1. March
2. bed
3. bought
4. full
5. dessert
6. walk
7. yacht