Business C1 · Unit 1 · Workbook

1A. Workbook — The first ninety seconds

Homework · consolidation · discursive practice

Vocabulary

Executive presence — review

8 min
  1. Choose the best synonym for 'gravitas' in a business context.

  2. 'Signalling' most closely refers to:

  3. A candidate 'lacking polish' likely:

  4. 'Self-possession' most naturally collocates with:

Word bank — drag or tap, then tap a gap
  1. There was a rare  drop _ in the way she answered the hostile question — she paused, smiled, then answered.
  2. The whole panel had technical depth; none of them had  drop _.
  3. Her  drop _ at the town hall — walking into the room a minute early — did more than any slide.
  4. What people remember about him is not the numbers; it's the  drop _.
  5. Under an aggressive line of questioning, his  drop _ was almost unnatural.
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