Lesson 02 Vocabularies.Lesson 02 Vocabularies.

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1. How’s YOUR DAY?

2. VOCABULARY

3. vocabulary

4. VOCABULARY In a nutshell Get down to business Take the floor Breathe down (someone’s) neck Sucking/Kissing up Hot desking Unwritten rule Cut-throat Gossiping

5. In a nutshell to sum up In short To make the long story short To make it simple To make it clear clear

6. In a nutshell, the owners thought they knew best.   The boss expect s us to present our p ower point in a nutshell. The boss expects us to present our report in a nutshell.

7. Get down to business  to start working  to start doing what needs to be done

8. Get down to business "Let's get down to business and start discussing the project details. "It's time to get down to business and finalize the budget proposal."

9. Take the floor Start presenting To begin/start speaking

10. Take the floor "In today's conference, she takes the floor to present the latest research findings." "During the meeting, the manager took the floor to outline the new strategy for the upcoming quarter."

11. Take the floor "In today's conference, she takes the floor to present the latest research findings." "During the meeting, the manager took the floor to outline the new strategy for the upcoming quarter."

12. Take the floor During the meeting, Ken took the floor and shared his ideas to the team. During the meeting, Ken took the floor and shared his ideas with the team.

13. Breathe down (someone’s) neck "Ever since the new manager arrived, she's been breathing down our necks, checking every little detail of our work."

14. Breathe down (someone’s) neck means to closely monitor or supervise someone in a way that feels intrusive or overbearing It implies a sense of pressure or discomfort caused by constant observation or scrutiny.

15. Breathe down (someone’s) neck "Her boss was breathing down her neck all day, making her feel stressed and uneasy." When I took an exam, my teacher was breathing down my neck in the classroom.

16. Breathe down (someone’s) neck While I was presenting my report, the client was breathing down my neck and it made me feel nervous.

17. Breathe down (someone’s) neck I often noticed my employees not working seriously so I started breathing down their necks. I noticed a lack of focus among my employees, so I began breathing down their necks to ensure productivity improved.

18. Sucking/kissing up excessively flattering, ingratiating, praising someone often in a way that is insincere or exaggerated

19. Sucking/kissing up Despite his lack of qualifications, he attempted to advance in the company by sucking up to the CEO with constant flattery and gifts.

20. Sucking/kissing up She got the promotion by constantly kissing up to her boss. My workmate is always kissing up to my boss.Maybe /perhaps because he wants to be promoted.