Term Definition
A. The total payment, including salary and
1. Attrition benefits, provided to an employee for their
work.
B. A discussion aimed at reaching an
2. Onboarding
agreement between two or more parties.
C. A trial phase during which an employee's
3. Employee engagement performance is evaluated before offering a
permanent contract.
D. The level of emotional commitment and
4. Client retention motivation an employee feels toward their
work
E. The specific group of consumers a business
5. Dismissal
aims its products or services at.
F. The process of integrating a new employee
6. Probation period
into an organization.
G. The ability of a company to keep its
7. Sales pipeline
customers over time.
H. The act of terminating an employee's
8. Target market contract due to performance or company
needs.
I. A visual representation of the stages involved
9. Negotiation
in converting prospects into customers.
J. The gradual reduction of a workforce through
10. Compensation
voluntary exits, such as retirements.
Lesson 7
1. Warm-up
Answers
1. J
2. F
3. D
4. G
5. H
6. C
7. I
8. E
9. B
10. A
2. Parts of speech
Noun: A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., employee,
city).
Pronoun: A word that replaces a noun (e.g., he, they).
Verb: A word that expresses an action or state of being (e.g., run, is).
Adjective: A word that describes a noun (e.g., big, red).
Adverb: A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb (e.g.,
quickly, very).
Preposition: A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun)
and other words (e.g., on, in).
Conjunction: A word that connects clauses or sentences (e.g., and, but).
Interjection: A word or phrase that expresses emotion (e.g., wow, oh).
Part of speech Example
Noun (e.g., "employee, project")
Pronoun (e.g., "he, she, it")
Verb (e.g., "to hire, to negotiate")
Adjective (e.g., "profitable, engaged")
Adverb (e.g., "quickly, efficiently")
Preposition (e.g., "in, on, with")
Conjunction (e.g., "and, but, because")
Interjection (e.g., "oh, wow")
3. Parts of a sentence
SVOCA is a structure used to describe the components of a sentence:
1. Subject (S): The doer of the action or the topic of the sentence
(e.g., "The manager").
2. Verb (V): The action or state of being (e.g., "approves").
3. Object (O): The receiver of the action (e.g., "the proposal").
4. Complement (C): Additional information about the subject or
object, often describing a state (e.g., "successful").
5. Adverbial (A): Extra details about the action, often indicating time,
place, manner, or reason (e.g., "quickly").
An example sentence: "The manager (S) approves (V) the proposal
(O) as successful (C) during the meeting (A).
"The sales team exceeded their targets for the quarter."
Subject: The sales team
Verb: exceeded
Object: their targets
"The marketing department launched a new campaign last month."
Subject: The marketing department
Verb: launched
Object: a new campaign
"The CEO approved the budget for the upcoming project."
Subject: The CEO
Verb: approved
Object: the budget
"Our clients appreciated the exceptional service we provided."
Subject: Our clients
Verb: appreciated
Object: the exceptional service
"The HR manager organized a training session for the employees."
Subject: The HR manager
Verb: organized
Object: a training session
4. Tense Recap
1. The team is negotiating with the client. Present continuous
2. We hire new employees every year. Simple present
3. Melinda will attend the conference next month. Simple
future
4. Bence closed a big deal last quarter. Simple past
5. The company has expanded over the last year. Present
Perfect
1. We ___ (hire) new talent for the past 5 years. (Present
Perfect)
Answer: we have hired
2. Melinda ___ (negotiate) a contract right now. (Present
Continuous)
Answer: is negotiating
5. Irregular Verbs
Base Form Past Simple Past Participle
Begin Began Begun
Choose Chose Chosen
Come Came Come
Deal Dealt Dealt
Find Found Found
Base Form Past Simple Past Participle
Get Got Gotten/Got
Give Gave Given
Know Knew Known
Make Made Made
Sell Sold Sold
Take Took Taken
Teach Taught Taught
These verbs can be useful for discussing experiences, responsibilities, and outcomes in their
respective roles.
6. Conditionals
Zero Conditional: “If employees are engaged, productivity increases.”
First Conditional: “If I close the deal, I will get a bonus.”
Second Conditional: “If I were the HR manager, I would increase training programs.”
Third Conditional: “If we had submitted the proposal earlier, we would have won the
bid.”
7. Modal Verbs and preposition
"Melinda can provide feedback on the new policy."
"Bence should prepare the presentation for the meeting."
"The team has to finalize the contract by Friday."
"We should discuss the budget in the next session."
8. Phrasal Verbs and Idioms
The manager will bring up the new project during the meeting.
We need to go over the sales report before the deadline.
Let’s cut to the chase and focus on the main issue.
Could you fill in the missing details in the document?
Please keep me in the loop regarding any updates on the proposal.
9. Communication in Meetings
Status update meeting:
Past: Last week
Present: Currently
Future: Next week
