ESL Vocabulary: Business Competition

ESL Vocabulary (Importance of Competition)

1. Inevitable - adjective - certain to happen unavoidable 

2. Ecosystem - noun - a complex network or interconnected system 

3. Reassurance - noun - the action of removing someone's doubts or fears

4. Enhance - verb - intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, the value, or extent of  something or someone 

5. Detract - verb - diminish the worth or value of something or someone 

6. Breed - verb - cause something to happen, to occur, typically over a period of time 

ESL Vocabulary: Business Travel

ESL Vocabulary ( Business Travel ) 

1. Bleisure - noun - the practice of combining business travel and leisure into one

2. Spouse - noun - a husband or wife 

3. Hybrid - noun/adjective - a thing made by combining two different elements; a mixture 

4.  Keen - adjective - a highly developed sense 

5. Deter - verb - discourage someone from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences 

6. Trend - noun - a general direction in which something is developing or changing 

ESL Vocabulary: Worklife

ESL Vocabulary: (Failing Up)

1. Fail up - phrase - the ability to advance in your career despite demonstrating mediocre talent 

2. Lackluster - adjective - lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring 

3. Seduce - verb - to attract someone to a belief or course of action that is inadvisable 

4. Hubris - noun - excessive pride or self confidence 

5. Visible - adjective - able to be seen 

6. Privilege - noun/verb - a special right or advantage available only to a particular person or group 

ESL Conversation Questions: Work Appraisals

1. What is a work appraisal? 

2. How important are work appraisals for an employee? 

3. What do your performance reviews cover? 

4. How would you feel if you received a good appraisal? 

5. How often should employees in your industry receive feedback about their work? 

6. What advice would you give to someone who has just received a bad performance review? 

ESL Grammar: Cuba

 

Instructions: Answer the questions and ask your teacher a question with the given verb tense that relates to the picture in anyway. 

1. Which man looks the youngest in the picture? 

2. Present Perfect 

1. Would you drive an antique car on a regular basis? 

2. Simple Past 

1. Do you enjoy live music performances? 

2. Present Progressive 

ESL Vocabulary: Cuba

ESL Vocabulary (Cuba Travel) 

1. Creak - noun/verb - a harsh scraping or squeaking sound 

2. Pothole - noun - a natural whole in the ground formed by the erosion of rock usually caused by water; usually seen on streets

3. Contentious - adjective - causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial 

4. Turmoil - noun -  a state of great disturbance, confusion or uncertainty 

5. Paradox - noun - an absurd statement that when reviewed actually makes sense or is true

6. Abundant - adjective - existing or available in large quantities; plentiful  

ESL Conversation Questions: Cuba

1. What comes to your mind when you think of Cuba? 

2. After the end of the Cuban Revolution in 1958 the economic relationship between the United States and Cuba became very bad. In your opinion is it better for a country to be economically prosperous, but heavily under the influence of a stronger country or to have complete autonomy, but as a result suffer economically? 

3. "The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall." - Che Guevara. Do you agree or disagree with this quote? 

4. According to some websites, they say that Cuba is one of the best destinations for solo female travelers. What does this say to you about Cuba? 

5. The literacy rate in Cuba is 99.8%. What can a high or low literacy rate tell you about a country? 

6. If you visited Cuba for a week would you rather stay in a resort near the beach or in a hotel in the middle of the the biggest city, Havana.