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CONVERSATION: Unfinished sentences - Business English

Statements relating to business and work to start a conversation.

UNFINISHED SENTENCES - Business and Work
Students are asked to suggest an ending to the following sentences and explain their choice..
Particularly useful for one-to-one online or telephone lessons.

What I would like to change in my office is ..............................................................
The most important quality for a manager is ...........................................................
If I were transferred abroad, the country I would prefer to be sent to is ..................
If I could change the way my company was run, I would .........................................
I'd like to run my own business because .................................................................
The best type of business to start at the present time is .......................................
An online business is the easiest type of business to run because …...................
I would like to have an opportunity to ......................................................................
Every employee should know ..................................................................................
Every manager should be able to............................................................................
The key ingredients of good customer service are .................................................
Work would be more fun if ......................................................................................
The best way to relax after a tiring day is ..............................................................
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Appearance is important at work but.....................................................................
Candidates nowadays should ................................................................................
The most difficult job interview I ever attended was ..............................................
The thing that irritates me most in my company is ................................................
If I had the time I would .........................................................................................
It would be a good idea if all companies ..............................................................
Travelling is tiring but ............................................................................................
If I had to attend fewer meetings I could ...............................................................
If I were sent to work in another country, what I would miss most is ...................
What I would like to find in an airport is ................................................................
The ideal retirement system would be ..................................................................
What's beneficial about learning English is ...................................................................

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